Datenschutz

Rechtlicher Haftungsausschluss

Privacy Policy

Personal data (usually referred to just as „data“ below) will only be processed by us to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its contents, and the services offered there.

Per Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the „GDPR“), „processing“ refers to any operation or set of operations such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment, or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction performed on personal data, whether by automated means or not.

The following privacy policy is intended to inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis for the processing of such data either under our own control or in conjunction with others. We also inform you below about the third-party components we use to optimize our website and improve the user experience which may result in said third parties also processing data they collect and control.

Our privacy policy is structured as follows:

I. Information about us as controllers of your data
II. The rights of users and data subjects
III. Information about the data processing

I. Information about us as controllers of your data

The party responsible for this website (the „controller“) for purposes of data protection law is:

GLOBAL FIT ASSOCIATION
Jimmy Andrew
Vierhausst. 92
44807

Telefon: 004923443623
Telefax: [Faxnummer]
E-Mail: Kontakt@scotfit.de

II. The rights of users and data subjects

With regard to the data processing to be described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right

to confirmation of whether data concerning them is being processed, information about the data being processed, further information about the nature of the data processing, and copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR);
to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 GDPR);
to the immediate deletion of data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 DSGVO), or, alternatively, if further processing is necessary as stipulated in Art. 17 Para. 3 GDPR, to restrict said processing per Art. 18 GDPR;
to receive copies of the data concerning them and/or provided by them and to have the same transmitted to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
to file complaints with the supervisory authority if they believe that data concerning them is being processed by the controller in breach of data protection provisions (see also Art. 77 GDPR).

In addition, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom it discloses data of any such corrections, deletions, or restrictions placed on processing the same per Art. 16, 17 Para. 1, 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Nevertheless, users have a right to information about these recipients.

Likewise, under Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the controller’s future processing of their data pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permissible.

III. Information about the data processing

Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for its storage ceases to apply, provided the deletion of the same is not in breach of any statutory storage obligations or unless otherwise stipulated below.

Follow-up comments

If you make posts on our website, we also offer you the opportunity to subscribe to any subsequent follow-up comments made by third parties. In order to be able to inform you about these follow-up comments, we will need to process your email address.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You may revoke your prior consent to this subscription under Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR with future effect. All you have to do is inform us that you are revoking your consent or click on the unsubscribe link contained in each email.

Cookie Manager

To obtain consent for the use of technically unnecessary cookies on the website, the provider uses a cookie manager.

When the website is called up, a cookie with the settings information is stored on the end device of the user so that the request for consent does not have to be made on a subsequent visit.

The cookie is required to obtain legally compliant user consent.

You can prevent cookies from being installed by adjusting the settings on your internet browser.

Cookies

a) Session cookies

We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies stored on your computer by your browser. These cookies process certain specific information about you, such as your browser, location data, or IP address.

This processing makes our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure, allowing us, for example, to display our website in different languages or to offer a shopping cart function.

The legal basis for such processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, insofar as these cookies are used to collect data to initiate or process contractual relationships.

If the processing does not serve to initiate or process a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

When you close your browser, these session cookies are deleted.

b) Third-party cookies

If necessary, our website may also use cookies from companies with whom we cooperate for the purpose of advertising, analyzing, or improving the features of our website.

Please refer to the following information for details, in particular for the legal basis and purpose of such third-party collection and processing of data collected through cookies.

c) Disabling cookies

You can refuse the use of cookies by changing the settings on your browser. Likewise, you can use the browser to delete cookies that have already been stored. However, the steps and measures required vary, depending on the browser you use. If you have any questions, please use the help function or consult the documentation for your browser or contact its maker for support. Browser settings cannot prevent so-called flash cookies from being set. Instead, you will need to change the setting of your Flash player. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the Flash player you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or consult the documentation for your Flash player or contact its maker for support.

If you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, not all of the functions on our site may be fully usable.

Contests

We offer you the opportunity to take part in contests on our website. If you participate in one of our competitions, the data you provide when you enter will be processed without your further consent, but only to run the contest.

As part of the competition, we will pass on your data to the transport company entrusted with the delivery of the goods or to a financial service provider if the transfer is necessary for the delivery or payment of your winnings. If you win and your information is to be published, you will be informed of this in the declaration of consent.

The legal basis for the transfer of this data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Your consent to the processing of your data for participation in our competitions may be exercised in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR with future effect. All you have to do is inform us that you are revoking your consent.

Contact

If you contact us via email or the contact form, the data you provide will be used for the purpose of processing your request. We must have this data in order to process and answer your inquiry; otherwise we will not be able to answer it in full or at all.

The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Your data will be deleted once we have fully answered your inquiry and there is no further legal obligation to store your data, such as if an order or contract resulted therefrom.

If you register for our free newsletter, the data requested from you for this purpose, i.e. your email address and, optionally, your name and address, will be sent to us. We also store the IP address of your computer and the date and time of your registration. During the registration process, we will obtain your consent to receive this newsletter and the type of content it will offer, with reference made to this privacy policy. The data collected will be used exclusively to send the newsletter and will not be passed on to third parties.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

You may revoke your prior consent to receive this newsletter under Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR with future effect. All you have to do is inform us that you are revoking your consent or click on the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter.

User posts, comments, and ratings

We offer you the opportunity to post questions, answers, opinions, and ratings on our website, hereinafter referred to jointly as „posts.“ If you make use of this opportunity, we will process and publish your post, the date and time you submitted it, and any pseudonym you may have used.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You may revoke your prior consent under Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR with future effect. All you have to do is inform us that you are revoking your consent.

In addition, we will also process your IP address and email address. The IP address is processed because we might have a legitimate interest in taking or supporting further action if your post infringes the rights of third parties and/or is otherwise unlawful.

In this case, the legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in any legal defense we may have to mount.

Online job applications / publication of job advertisements

We offer you the opportunity to apply for jobs with our company via our website. In the case of these digital applications, we collect your application data electronically in order to process your application.

The legal basis for this processing is §26 Para. 1 S. 1 BDSG in conjunction with Art. 88 Para. 1 GDPR.

If you are hired as a result of the application process, we will store the data you provide during the application process in your personnel file for the purpose of the usual organizational and administrative process, naturally in compliance with further legal obligations.

The legal basis for this processing is §26 Para. 1 S. 1 BDSG in conjunction with Art. 88 Para. 1 GDPR.

If we do not hire you, we will automatically delete the data submitted to us two months after the final decision is made. We will not delete the data, however, if we must store the data for legal reasons such as evidence of equal treatment of applicants, until any legal action is concluded, or four months.

In this case, the legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR and §24 Para. 1 No. 2 BDSG. Our legitimate interest lies in any legal defense we may have to mount .

If you expressly consent to a longer storage of your data, e.g. for your inclusion in a database of applicants or interested parties, the data will be processed further on the basis of your consent. The legal basis is then Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time with future effect per Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR with future effect.

Credit checks and scores

If you accept any offer we make for you to pay for goods or services on account, we reserve the right to run a credit check with a credit bureau (such as Creditreform, Schufa, Bürgel, or infoscore) to obtain credit information determined on the basis of mathematical-statistical methods. For this purpose, any data you provide that is relevant to the contract, such as your name and address, will be forwarded to the credit bureau. We then use the information obtained about the statistical probability of default to decide whether we will offer you payment on account.

The legal basis for such processing is our legitimate interest to avoid default on our account per Art. 6 Para.1 lit. f) GDPR.

Server data

For technical reasons, the following data sent by your internet browser to us or to our server provider will be collected, especially to ensure a secure and stable website: These server log files record the type and version of your browser, operating system, the website from which you came (referrer URL), the webpages on our site visited, the date and time of your visit, as well as the IP address from which you visited our site.

The data thus collected will be temporarily stored, but not in association with any other of your data.

The basis for this storage is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality, and security of our website.

The data will be deleted within no more than seven days, unless continued storage is required for evidentiary purposes. In which case, all or part of the data will be excluded from deletion until the investigation of the relevant incident is finally resolved.

Order processing

The data you submit when ordering goods and/or services from us will have to be processed in order to fulfill your order. Please note that orders cannot be processed without providing this data.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

After your order has been completed, your personal data will be deleted, but only after the retention periods required by tax and commercial law.

In order to process your order, we will share your data with the shipping company responsible for delivery to the extent required to deliver your order and/or with the payment service provider to the extent required to process your payment.

The legal basis for the transfer of this data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Facebook

To advertise our products and services as well as to communicate with interested parties or customers, we have a presence on the Facebook platform.

On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland.

The data protection officer of Facebook can be reached via this contact form:

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

We have defined the joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR. This agreement, which sets out the reciprocal obligations, is available at the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

The legal basis for the processing of the resulting and subsequently disclosed personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication, sales, and promotion of our products and services.

The legal basis may also be your consent per Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR granted to the platform operator. Per Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, you may revoke this consent with the platform operator at any time with future effect.

When accessing our online presence on the Facebook platform, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited as the operator of the platform in the EU will process your data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.).

This data of the user is used for statistical information on the use of our company presence on Facebook. Meta Platforms Ireland Limited uses this data for market research and advertising purposes as well as for the creation of user profiles. Based on these profiles, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited can provide advertising both within and outside of Facebook based on your interests. If you are logged into Facebook at the time you access our site, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited will also link this data to your user account.

If you contact us via Facebook, the personal data your provide at that time will be used to process the request. We will delete this data once we have completely responded to your query, unless there are legal obligations to retain the data, such as for subsequent fulfillment of contracts.

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited might also set cookies when processing your data.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. The instructions to do this depend on the browser and system being used. For Flash cookies, the processing cannot be prevented by the settings in your browser, but instead by making the appropriate settings in your Flash player. If you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, not all of the functions of Facebook may be fully usable.

Details on the processing activities, their suppression, and the deletion of the data processed by Facebook can be found in its privacy policy:

https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

It cannot be excluded that the processing by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited will also take place in the United States by Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025.

Instagram

To advertise our products and services as well as to communicate with interested parties or customers, we have a presence on the Instagram platform.

On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland.

The data protection officer of Instagram can be reached via this contact form:

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

When accessing our online presence on the Instagram platform, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited as the operator of the platform in the EU will process your data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.).

This data of the user is used for statistical information on the use of our company presence on Instagram. Meta Platforms Ireland Limited uses this data for market research and advertising purposes as well as for the creation of user profiles. Based on these profiles, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited can provide advertising both within and outside of Instagram based on your interests. If you are logged into Instagram at the time you access our site, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited will also link this data to your user account.

If you contact us via Instagram, the personal data your provide at that time will be used to process the request. We will delete this data once we have completely responded to your query, unless there are legal obligations to retain the data, such as for subsequent fulfillment of contracts.

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited might also set cookies when processing your data.

Details on the processing activities, their suppression, and the deletion of the data processed by Instagram can be found in its privacy policy:

https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

It cannot be excluded that the processing by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited will also take place in the United States by Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025.

We maintain an online presence on LinkedIn to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. LinkedIn is a service of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.

We would like to point out that this might cause user data to be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the United States. This may increase risks for users that, for example, may make subsequent access to the user data more difficult. We also do not have access to this user data. Access is only available to LinkedIn.

The LinkedIn privacy policy can be found here:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

YouTube

We maintain an online presence on YouTube to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. YouTube is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA.

The YouTube privacy policy can be found here:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

General introduction

General linking to third-party profiles

The provider includes a link on the website to the social media listed below.

The legal basis for this is Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest of the provider is to improve the quality of use of the website.

The plugins are integrated via a linked graphic. The user is only forwarded to the service of the respective social media by clicking on the corresponding graphic.

After the customer has been forwarded, information about the user is recorded by the respective social media. This is initially data such as IP address, date, time and page visited. If the user is logged into his/her user account of the respective social media at the same time, the social media operator can, if required, assign the information collected from the user’s specific visit to the user’s personal account. If the user interacts via a “Share” button of the respective social media, this information can be stored in the user’s personal user account and, if required, be published. If the user wants to prevent the collected information from being directly assigned to his/her user account, the user must log out before clicking on the graphic. It is also possible to configure the respective user account accordingly.

The following social media are linked by the provider:

Facebook

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland.

Instagram

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland.

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA.

YouTube

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

Facebook plug-in

Our website uses the plug-in of the Facebook social network. Facebook.com is a service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland.

In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.

Further information about the possible plug-ins and their respective functions is available from Facebook at

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your browser will download an icon for the plug-in from Facebook’s servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Facebook to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website will also be recorded.

If you are logged in to Facebook while visiting one of our plugged-in websites, the information collected by the plug-in from your specific visit will be recognized by Facebook. The information collected may then be assigned to your personal account at Facebook. If, for example, you use the Facebook Like button, this information will be stored in your Facebook account and published on the Facebook platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or use an add-on for your browser to prevent the Facebook plug-in from loading.

Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in Facebook’s privacy policy found at

https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Visit analysis and newsletter by means of Emarsys

a) Registration

If the user registers for the free newsletter of the provider, the data requested in the input mask (email address) will be processed by a service provider – see Sending below. In addition, the IP address and the date and time of registration are saved. As part of the registration process, the consent of the user is obtained and the content is specifically described. At the same time, reference is made to this privacy policy.

b) Sending

The provider uses “Emarsys” to send newsletters. “Emarsys” is a service of Emarsys eMarketing Systems AG, Munich.

More information on privacy at Emarsys:

https://www.emarsys.com/de/datenschutzrichtlinie/.

c) Visitor and newsletter analysis

The newsletters sent by the provider via “Emarsys” contain technologies that allow the provider to recognize in the analyses whether and when an email was opened and which links in the newsletter the user followed.

Emarsys also uses cookies. These cookies are used to recognize the user, so that movements on the website of the provider can be recognized and the success of certain marketing measures can be recorded.

The newsletters sent by the provider via “Emarsys” also contain technologies that enable the provider to recognize in the analyses whether and when an email was opened and which links in the newsletter the user followed.

These analysis data are stored by the provider in addition to the technical data (system data and IP address) so that the newsletter can be tailored in an optimum way to the wishes and interests of the user. Accordingly, the data collected in this way are used to improve the quality of the newsletter constantly.

d) Legal basis

The legal basis for sending the newsletter and the analysis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a. GDPR.

e) Revocation

The user can revoke their consent to the processing of data when registering for the newsletter for the future at any time in accordance with Article 7 para. 3 GDPR by notifying the provider or by using the unsubscribe link contained in the newsletter.

According to Article 7 para. 3 GDPR, the user can revoke the consent regarding the analysis cookies for the future at any time through the settings in the cookie management.

Facebook Pixel – Conversion Tracking

We use the Facebook visitor action pixel on our website, a web analysis and conversion measurement service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Meta Platforms Inc., 1601 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA, hereinafter referred to as “Facebook”.

The Facebook visitor action pixel helps us analyse user behaviour on our website and promote our services on the Facebook platform. The basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The user can revoke consent to use at any time for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR via the settings of the Consent Manager (“cookie settings”) on our website.

The visitor action pixel establishes a connection to Facebook’s servers in the USA. Facebook records the IP address and information about the user’s browser. In addition, an individual pixel ID is stored along with the user’s associated website activities.

Meta Platforms Inc. is part of the “Data Privacy Framework”, for which the EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list

Thanks to this data processing, Facebook can show the user personalised advertising from us on Facebook or on third-party sites. Conversion measurement also enables us to analyse and evaluate user behaviour after clicking on a Facebook ad and then being redirected to our website in order to increase the effectiveness of our Facebook ads.

In this context, we are jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland, within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR.

The joint controllers have defined their respective obligations under the GDPR in an agreement. This agreement can be viewed at the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

The data protection officer of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited can be reached via a contact form:

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

Detailed information on data processing by Facebook as well as on the rights and protection options of users are described in Facebook’s privacy policy:

https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics on our website, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

Google Analytics helps us analyse website usage and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The user can revoke consent to the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR at any time for the future via the “Cookie Settings” on our website.

Information such as time, location and frequency of website visits as well as interactions with the website (e.g. click paths, ads seen/clicked, clicks on links) including the user’s IP address are transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there for a maximum of 2 months.

Google LLC is part of the “Data Privacy Framework”, for which the EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision in accordance with Art. 45 GDPR:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list

Google also records “demographic characteristics” and can create statistics that allow statements to be made about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This is done through the automated analysis of advertising and information from third parties.

If the user has activated personalised ads in their Google account and agrees to Google Analytics, Google can analyse usage behaviour across devices – that is, across all devices that the user has linked to their Google account. Google creates models for cross-device conversions; only anonymous statistics are sent to us, no personal data.

If the user wishes to deactivate this cross-device analysis, he or she can deactivate the “Personalised Advertising” function in the settings of his or her Google account using the following link:

https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de

We use Google Analytics with an anonymisation function. As a result, Google will shorten the user’s IP address within the EU member states or in other contracting states to the EEA Agreement.

Google uses the data collected to evaluate the user’s visit to the website and to compile reports on website activities for us. The data are also used to provide other services related to website and internet usage. Google may transfer this information to third parties where required by law, or where such third parties process the data on Google’s behalf.

According to Google, under no circumstances will the user’s IP address be linked to other Google data. Google offers further information and options for preventing data usage here:

https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners

If the user does not agree to the collection, he or she can also prevent it by installing the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics.

Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager to integrate various functions on our website. This product comes from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

The Google Tag Manager is used exclusively to integrate certain content into our website and to enable the management of these functions via an interface provided by Google.

When you access the website, the corresponding functions are loaded from a Google server, which may also be located in the USA. The user’s IP address is processed in order to provide the functions.

The functions used are listed in our privacy policy. Any consent not granted by the user for certain functions will also be respected when using the Google Tag Manager.

Google LLC is also part of the “Data Privacy Framework”, for which the EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list

The legal basis for use is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimisation and economic operation of our website.

IONOS Tracking MYWEBSITE

We use MyWebsite on our website. This is a service of 1 & 1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, hereinafter referred to as „MyWebsite“.

MyWebsite stores tracking cookies on your device via your internet browser, which are based on the Snowplow Analytics technology from Snowplow Analytics Limited, 32-38, Scrutton Street, London, United Kingdom.
With the help of these cookies, it can be evaluated e.g. how often you visit our website or which (sub) pages of our website are accessed. 1 & 1 IONOS SE states that no personal data will be recorded.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser. You can find more information on this under “Cookies” above.

IONOS WebAnalytics

We use WebAnalytics on our website. This is an analysis service from 1 & 1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany, hereinafter referred to only as “WebAnalytics”, with which we can analyse the use of our website.

For analysis, data is collected on the type and version of your internet browser, your operating system, the type of your device, the website from which you came to our site (referrer URL), the page(s) of our website that you visit or the files that you request, the date and time of the relevant access and the anonymized IP address of the internet connection from which the use of our website is made.

Jetpack – WordPress Stats

Our website uses Jetpack with the WordPress Stats extension. This is a web analysis service provided by Automattic Inc, 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, hereinafter referred to as „Automattic“.

The Jetpack: WordPress Stats services is used to analyze how our website is used. In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our site.

Jetpack: WordPress Stats stores cookies on your device via your browser in order to analyze how you use our site.

Data such as your IP address, the pages you visit, the website from which you came (referrer URL), the duration of your visit, and the frequency of your visits will be processed. The data collected will be stored on an Automattic server in the USA. However, your IP address will be made anonymous immediately after processing and before it is stored.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser. Further details can be found in the section about cookies above.

Matomo (formerly: PIWIK)

Our website uses Matomo (formerly: PIWIK). This is open-source software with which we can analyze the use of our site. Data such as your IP address, the pages you visit, the website from which you came (referrer URL), the duration of your visit, and the frequency of your visits is processed.

Matomo stores a cookie on your device via your browser in order to collect this data. This cookie is valid for one week.

We use Matomo with the „Automatically Anonymize Visitor IPs“ function. This anonymization function truncates your IP address by two bytes so that it is impossible to assign it to you or to the internet connection you are using.

In addition, you have the option of terminating the analysis of your usage behavior by opting out. By confirming the link

[HERE ADD INSERT IFRAME FROM MATOMO WITH OPT-OUT-COOKIE]

a cookie is stored on your device via your browser to prevent any further analysis. Please note, however, that you must click the above link again if you delete the cookies stored on your end device.

Pinterest Pixel

We use the Pinterest visitor action pixel on our website, a web analysis and conversion measurement service provided by Pinterest Europe Limited (hereinafter referred to as: „Pinterest“), 2nd Floor, Palmerston House, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

The Pinterest visitor action pixel helps us analyse the use of our website and promote our services on the Pinterest platform. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The user can withdraw consent in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR via the settings of the Consent Manager (“cookie settings”) on our website.

By using the visitor action pixel, a connection is established to the Pinterest server. Pinterest records the IP address and information about the user’s browser. Pinterest also stores an individual pixel ID and the user’s associated website activities.

This data processing enables Pinterest to show the user personalised advertising from us on Pinterest or on third-party sites.

Pinterest processes these data under its own responsibility.

Transfers to third countries are possible. To ensure appropriate guarantees, so-called standard contractual clauses were adopted in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR. For third countries for which an adequacy decision exists, this adequacy decision also applies.

For further information:

https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy

TikTok Pixel

We use the TikTok Pixel on our website, a web analysis and conversion measurement service provided by TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as “TikTok”).

We use the TikTok pixel to analyse website usage and to promote our services on the TikTok platform. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The user can withdraw consent in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR via the settings of the Consent Manager (“cookie settings”) on our website.

By using the TikTok Pixel, a connection is established to the TikTok server. TikTok records the IP address and information about the user’s browser. TikTok also stores an individual pixel ID and the user’s associated website activities.

Transfers to third countries are not excluded:

https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/transferee-countries/de

Appropriate safeguards have been provided through standard contractual clauses in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR. This also applies to third countries for which an adequacy decision has been adopted.

This processing enables TikTok to show the user personalised advertising from us on TikTok or on third-party sites. Conversion measurement also helps us to record and evaluate the behaviour of users after they click on our TikTok ad and are redirected to our website. This allows us to optimise our TikTok ads further.

We are jointly responsible with TikTok Technology Limited within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR for this processing for so-called insight reporting and for the collection and transmission of event data .

The joint controllers have set out their respective obligations under the GDPR in an agreement. This agreement is available at the following link:

https://ads.tiktok.com/i18n/official/policy/jurisdiction-specific-terms

The data protection officer of TikTok Technology Limited can be reached via a contact form:

https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/DPO

Detailed information on the collection and use of data by TikTok as well as on the rights and protection options of users are described in TikTok’s privacy policy:

https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/privacy-policy/de

Criteo web analytics

We use Criteo on our website for analytics and custom display of advertising. Criteo is a service of Criteo SA, 32 Rue Blanche, 75009 Paris, hereinafter referred to as „Criteo“.

Information about your visit to our website and your activities on the websites of our advertising partners is collected via tracking cookies and similar storage techniques. This information includes, for example, the number of sub-pages, advertisements, and products you view, the search function you use, information about your device (type, operating system, version), and/or your location, in order, for example, to advertise only regionally available products or services. Criteo uses a technical ID that records the products you look at and your search behavior. According to Criteo, however, this does not identify you as a person; only anonymous information about your possible interests is determined.

After evaluation of the collected information, Criteo places individual advertisements on our website or on the websites of our advertising partners („publishers“).

These publishers can use cookies stored on your device via your browser to determine whether an advertisement from the

Criteo advertising network should be displayed.

Criteo processes your complete IP address exclusively for the following purposes:

– to detect fraud, i.e. visits not due to human behavior;

– give credit for sales (conversions);

– provide marketing reports with aggregated data.

https://www.criteo.com/de/privacy/

you find further data protection information as well as information about the analysis and advertisements.

You can also use the above link to prevent the analysis of your visit by means of an opt-out cookie. A cookie will be stored on your device via your browser to prevent any further analysis. Please note, however, that you must click the above link again if you delete the cookies stored on your end device.

etracker web analytics

We use etracker on our website. This is a web analytics service provided by etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstr. 1, 20459 Hamburg, hereinafter referred to as „etracker“.

etracker is used to analyze how our website is used. In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our site.

To analyze usage behavior, etracker stores cookies on your device via your browser and creates a pseudonymous usage profile. However, the data processed in this way will not be used to identify you personally without your separate consent nor will this data be merged with other personal data.

In addition, you have the option of terminating the analysis of your usage behavior by opting out. By confirming the link

http://www.etracker.de/privacy?et=V23Jbb

a cookie is stored on your device via your browser to prevent any further analysis. Please note, however, that you must click the above link again if you delete the cookies stored on your end device.

Hotjar web analytics

We use Hotjar on our website. This is a web analytics service provided by Hotjar Ltd, Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta, Europe, hereinafter referred to as „Hotjar“.

Hotjar is used to analyze how our website is used. In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our site.

Hotjar allows us to monitor your usage behaviour on our website, such as logging and evaluating your mouse movements or mouse clicks. However, your visit to our website will be anonymized. In addition, information about your operating system, your internet browser, incoming or outgoing links, the geographical origin of your access, and the type and resolution of the device you are using are evaluated by Hotjar and processed for statistical purposes. Hotjar can also obtain direct feedback from you. Hotjar offers further information about its data protection practices at

https://www.hotjar.com/privacy

In addition, you have the option of terminating the analysis of your usage behavior by opting out. By confirming the link

https://www.hotjar.com/opt-out

a cookie is stored on your device via your browser to prevent any further analysis. Please note, however, that you must click the above link again if you delete the cookies stored on your end device.

ADITION web analytics service

We use ADITION on our website. ADITION is a provider of technology solutions for automated, data-based digital advertising across all channels. ADITION is operated by Virtual Minds GmbH, Ellen-Gottlieb-Straße 16, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau.

ADITION is used to display digital advertising content on our website. In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization of our online offers and our marketing measures.

To provide digital advertising content, ADITION stores cookies on your terminal device via your Internet browser. This data is transmitted to ADITION for marketing and optimization purposes. Thus, ADITION receives information of a technical nature, which makes it possible to track how frequently certain advertising content is displayed.

You can block the setting of such cookies at any time by means of appropriate settings in your Internet browser and thus permanently prevent the setting of cookies. Further details can be found above under “Cookies”. Such settings of your Internet browser prevent ADITION from setting a cookie on your system. The option also exists to delete cookies already set by ADITION via the settings of your Internet browser.

In addition, you have the option to object to the collection of such data by ADITION and to prevent such collection in the future. To do this, you must set an “opt-out” cookie. The objection only applies to the device on which the corresponding cookie was set. As soon as you delete this cookie, data will be transmitted again.

You can access ADITION’s data protection information at https://www.adition.com/datenschutz-plattform/.

Amobee web analytics service

We use Amobee on our website. Amobee is a provider of technology solutions for the delivery of advertisements, primarily on mobile devices. Amobee is operated by Amobee Inc., 901 Marshall Street, Suite 200, Redwood City, CA 94063, United States.

Amobee is used to display digital advertising content on our website. In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization of our online offers and our marketing measures.

To provide digital advertising content, Amobee stores cookies on your terminal device via your Internet browser. This data is transmitted to Amobee for marketing and optimization purposes. Thus, Amobee receives information of a technical nature, which makes it possible to track how frequently certain advertising content is displayed. This data can also be used to create user profiles, which are then used for advertising activities.

You can block the setting of such cookies at any time by means of appropriate settings in your Internet browser and thus permanently prevent the setting of cookies. Further details can be found above under “Cookies”. Such settings of your Internet browser prevent Amobee from setting a cookie on your system. The option also exists to delete cookies already set by Amobee via the settings of your Internet browser.

In addition, you have the option to object to the collection of such data by Amobee and to prevent such collection in the future. To do this, you must set an “opt-out” cookie at the URL http://www.amobee.com/trust/consumer-opt-out/. The objection only applies to the device on which the corresponding cookie was set. As soon as you delete this cookie, data will be transmitted again.

It cannot be excluded that data will be processed by Amobee in third countries.

To maintain an adequate level of data protection according to Article 44 ff GDPR, there are so-called standard contract clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries: https://www.amobee.com/trust/gdpr/.

You can access Amobee’s data protection information at https://www.amobee.com/trust/privacy-guidelines.

Econda web analytics service

We use econda on our website. It is a web analytics service of econda GmbH, Zimmerstraße 6, 76137 Karlsruhe, hereinafter referred to only as “econda”.

econda is used to analyze user behavior on our website. In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our site.

Through econda, we are able to log and to evaluate the usage behavior on our website, such as, for example, from which websites visitors come to our website (so-called referrers), which specific subpages of our website are accessed or how often and for how long a subpage is visited.

To analyze usage behavior, econda stores cookies via your browser on your terminal device. This data is transmitted to econda for marketing and optimization purposes. Thus, econda receives information which is used to create pseudonymous usage profiles. These pseudonymous usage profiles are used to analyze the behavior of visitors to our website with the aim of designing the website in the best possible way. However, the data processed in this way will not be used to identify you personally without your separate consent. Nor will this data be merged with other personal data.

You can block the setting of such cookies at any time by means of appropriate settings in your Internet browser and thus permanently prevent the setting of cookies. Further details can be found above under “Cookies”. Such settings of your Internet browser prevent econda from setting a cookie on your system. The option also exists to delete cookies already set by econda via the settings of your Internet browser.

In addition, you have the option to object to the collection of such data by econda and to prevent such collection in the future. To do this, you must click on the button below “Object to Econda-Tracking”. To implement your objection, a cookie with the name “emos_optout” will be set on your device. The objection only applies to the device on which the corresponding cookie was set. As soon as you delete this cookie, data will be transmitted again.

You can access econda’s data protection information at https://www.econda.de/datenschutz-dsgvo-eprivacy/.

Lotame web analytics service

We use Lotame on our website. Lotame is a data management platform of the firm Lotame Solutions, Inc., 8850 Stanford Blvd, Suite 4000, Columbia, MD 21045, hereinafter referred to only as “Lotame”.

Lotame serves a cross-device approach to our visitors on both stationary as well as mobile devices. For this purpose, Lotame uses so-called unique identifiers (UIDs), which can be used to determine which different technologies are used by a visitor to our website. Lotame therefore also offers corresponding analysis options. In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our site.

For this purpose, Lotame stores cookies on the terminal device of the visitor. Every time you visit our website, data is transmitted to Lotame for optimization purposes, which enables Lotame to create usage profiles. The usage profiles created in this way enable us to determine which devices a visitor uses to access our website, in order to optimally design our advertising activities.

You can block the setting of such cookies at any time by means of appropriate settings in your Internet browser and thus permanently prevent the setting of cookies. Further details can be found above under “Cookies”. Such settings of your Internet browser prevent Lotame from setting a cookie on your system. The option also exists to delete cookies already set by Lotame via the settings of your Internet browser.

In addition, you have the option to object to the collection of such data by Lotame and to prevent such collection in the future. To do this, you can perform an opt-out via the URL https://www.lotame.com/about-lotame/privacy/privacy-manager-opt-out/#, which will set an opt-out cookie. The objection only applies to the device on which the corresponding cookie was set. As soon as you delete this cookie, data will be transmitted again.

It cannot be excluded that data will be processed by Lotame in third countries.

You can access Lotame’s data protection information at https://www.lotame.com/about-lotame/privacy/.

Web analytics service mapp (formerly Webtrekk)

We use mapp (formerly Webtrekk) on our website. mapp is a web analytics and marketing service of Mapp Digital Germany GmbH, Sandstr. 3, 80335 Munich, hereinafter referred to only as “mapp”.

mapp is used to analyze usage behavior of our website for marketing and optimization purposes. In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our site.

Through mapp, we are able to log and to evaluate the usage behavior on our website.

To analyze usage behavior, mapp stores cookies via your browser on your terminal device. This data is transmitted to mapp in order to improve and to design our Internet offer according to demand. Thus, mapp receives information which is used to create pseudonymous usage profiles. These pseudonymous usage profiles are used to analyze the behavior of visitors to our website with the aim of designing the website in the best possible way. However, the data processed in this way will not be used to identify you personally without your separate consent. Nor will this data be merged with other personal data.

You can block the setting of such cookies at any time by means of appropriate settings in your Internet browser and thus permanently prevent the setting of cookies. Further details can be found above under “Cookies”. Such settings of your Internet browser prevent mapp from setting a cookie on your system. The option also exists to delete cookies already set by mapp via the settings of your Internet browser.

Further, you have the option to object to the collection of such data by mapp and to prevent such collection in the future. To do this, you must click on the button below “Object to mapp-Tracking”. To implement your objection, a cookie is set on your device. The objection only applies to the device on which the corresponding cookie was set. As soon as you delete this cookie, data will be transmitted again.

You can access mapp’s data protection information at https://documentation.mapp.com/1.0/de/datenschutz-grundverordnung-dsgvo-verordnung-eu-2016-679-12560182.html.

Pixel tags from Verwertungsgesellschaft WORT (VG WORT)

On our website we use the so-called tracking pixel of VG WORT, Untere Weidenstraße 5, 81543 Munich, in the form of the METIS procedure. The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website and the preservation of our copyright interests with regard to the contents of our site.

The pixel code is a graphic placed on our website to collect key statistical data. This makes it possible to calculate the likelihood of content being copied based on the number of hits and the nature of the contents itself. This data is collected anonymously. In order to be able to count hits and return visits, either a so-called session cookie is stored on your device by your browser or a signature is created from various information in your browser (e.g. user agent, screen resolution, etc.). However, your IP address will only be processed in an anonymized form. As an individual user, you cannot be identified at any time.

Adobe Typekit

External fonts from “Adobe Typekit”, a service of Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24 Republic of Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Adobe”, are used to display the font design.

When the website of the provider is called up, a connection to the Adobe server is established in order to enable the display of the font or to update it. Under certain circumstances, data may be transmitted to servers in the USA.

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In the opinion of the data protection supervisory authorities, however, the USA does not currently have an adequate level of data protection. There are therefore so-called standard contractual clauses between the provider and Adobe for the transfer of data to third countries:

https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html

These are private law agreements, however, and therefore have no direct impact on the access options of the authorities in the USA.

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The legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest of the provider is the optimization and economic operation of the website.

Through the connection, Adobe can recognize from which website a request is sent and to which IP address the display of the font is transmitted.

Adobe offers further information, in particular on the possibilities of preventing the use of data, under the following links:

https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy.html

https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html

Amazon CloudFront

To optimise the retrieval speed and presentation of our content, we use the Content Delivery Network (CDN) “CloudFront”, a service of Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, a subsidiary of Amazon Web Services Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210.

CloudFront provides copies of website data on Amazon Web Services (AWS) servers distributed worldwide, resulting in shorter loading times, increased reliability, and protection against data loss. This may result in a server outside the EU recording the user’s IP address.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) must ensure that data processing only takes place in countries that are approved under the GDPR, e.g. through an adequacy decision by the EU. For transfers to the USA, processing is carried out on the basis of the “Data Privacy Framework”:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list

The legal basis for use is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in optimising the user quality and loading speed of the website. Further information on data processing at Amazon Web Services can be found here:

https://aws.amazon.com/de/compliance/germany-data-protection/

Current privacy policy of Amazon Web Services:

https://aws.amazon.com/de/privacy/

To block JavaScript code completely, a JavaScript blocker can be used (e.g. [NoScript](www.noscript.net) or [Ghostery](www.ghostery.com)). However, blocking may result in limited functionality of the website.

YouTube

We use YouTube on our website. This is a video portal operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland, hereinafter referred to as „YouTube“.

We use YouTube in its advanced privacy mode to show you videos. In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the advanced privacy mode means that the data specified below will only be transmitted to the YouTube server if you actually start a video.

Without this mode, a connection to the YouTube server in the USA will be established as soon as you access any of our webpages on which a YouTube video is embedded.

This connection is required in order to be able to display the respective video on our website within your browser. YouTube will record and process at a minimum your IP address, the date and time the video was displayed, as well as the website you visited. In addition, a connection to the DoubleClick advertising network of Google is established.

If you are logged in to YouTube when you access our site, YouTube will assign the connection information to your YouTube account. To prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our site or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube account.

For the purpose of functionality and analysis of usage behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your device via your browser. If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser. Further details can be found in the section about cookies above.

Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in Google’s privacy policy found at

https://policies.google.com/privacy

WIX

a) Use of the Wix Shop Software

The provider uses the “WIX” shop system from Wix.com Ltd., Namal 40, 6350671 Tel Aviv, Israel, to display the offers, to process the contract and for hosting.

The legal basis for this is the initiation of a contract and/or the execution of the contract in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Due to the international branches of WIX, it cannot be ruled out that processing will also take place outside the EU. WIX has to ensure that the processing by Wix and its subcontractors only takes place in third countries in which processing is permitted under the GDPR, for example by means of an EU adequacy decision or so-called standard contractual clauses.

“WIX” processes the following user data on behalf of the provider:

Name, email address, delivery and billing address, payment data, company name, telephone number if applicable, IP address, information about orders, as well as information about the device and browser used.

b) Web analysis WIX

Through the use of WIX, cookies for web analysis are also used on the website. Information such as time, place and frequency of the website visit of the user is transmitted to a WIX server and evaluated via the cookies.

In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest consists in the analysis, optimization and the economic operation of the website.

If the user does not agree to the storage of the cookie, it is possible to prevent or terminate the installation of the cookie by setting the browser accordingly.

Further information about data processing by WIX can be found under the following link:

https://de.wix.com/about/privacy

Adcell affiliate network

We use Adcell on our website. Adcell is a German affiliate network of Firstlead GmbH, Rosenfelder St. 15-16, 10315 Berlin, hereinafter referred to only as “Adcell”.

Affiliate marketing is a special form of distribution, which enables commercial operators of websites (“referred to as “merchants” or also “advertisers”) to display advertising, which is mostly remunerated via commissions, on websites of distribution partners (referred to as “affiliates” or “publishers”). The merchant releases advertising materials via the affiliate network, e.g., in the form of advertising banner, which can then be integrated by an affiliate on its own website.

In addition to our own content, we are also interested in showing you advertisements that are as interesting as possible. Therefore, we also make our website available as an advertising space for third parties and receive many contacts to advertisers via the Adcell affiliate network. Thus, we are able to place topic-specific ads on our website and receive a commission for successful transactions (leads, sales).
In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization of our online offers and our marketing measures as well as the processing of commission payments with Adcell.

For this purpose, Adcell stores cookies on your terminal device via your Internet browser. The cookies thus set by Adcell do not store any personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate is stored, as well as the order number of the visitor to a website and the advertising material clicked. This data is then used to process commission payments between a merchant and the affiliate, which are settled via the affiliate network, i.e., Adcell.

You can block the setting of such cookies at any time by means of appropriate settings in your Internet browser and thus permanently prevent the setting of cookies. Further details can be found above under “Cookies”. Such settings of your Internet browser prevent Adcell from setting a cookie on your system. The option also exists to delete cookies already set by Adcell via the settings of your Internet browser.

You can access Adcell data protection information at https://www.adcell.de/agb

Amazon Associates (PartnerNet)

Our website participates in the Amazon Associates program, known as PartnerNet in German. This is a service provided by Amazon Europe Core S.à r.l., 5 Rue Plaetis, 2338 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Advertisements from Amazon.de are placed on our website via the Amazon Associates program. If you click on one of these advertisements, you will be redirected to the corresponding offer on the Amazon website. If you subsequently decide to purchase the advertised product there, we will receive a commission from Amazon.

Amazon uses cookies to allow this service to work. With the help of these cookies, Amazon can verify that you were forwarded from our website to its website.

Amazon offers further information about data protection at this link:

https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909010.

Digistore affiliate program

The provider advertises its own digital products and seminars on the website, which the user can purchase via “Digistore”, a service of Digistore24 GmbH, St.-Godehard-Strasse 32, 31139 Hildesheim.

For this purpose, the provider uses an application which, when activated, redirects the user to the respective offer of “Digistore”. The purchase of the product or the booking of the seminar takes place from the seller Digistore24 GmbH. Digistore24 GmbH also processes user data. More information can be found in the privacy policy of Digistore24 GmbH:

https://www.digistore24.com/info/privacy?language=de

If the user subsequently makes a purchase, the provider receives an “agency fee” from Digistore24 GmbH. Cookies are used in order to be able to trace the origin of the orders. These cookies enable Digistore24 GmbH to recognize that the user has clicked on an affiliate link on the website of the provider.

In case you have granted your consent to this processing the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest consists in selling own products and processing commission payments with Digistore24 GmbH.

If the user does not agree to this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of the cookie by setting the browser accordingly.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense on our website to integrate advertisements. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland (hereinafter: Google).

Google AdSense stores cookies and web beacons on your device via your browser. This enables Google to analyze how you use our website. In addition to your IP address and the advertising formats displayed, the information thus collected will be transmitted to Google in the USA and stored there. Google may also share this information with third parties. Google states that it will not connect your IP address to other data.

In addition, Google offers an opt-out add-on at

https://policies.google.com/privacy

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

in particular on options for preventing the use of data.

Microsoft Bing Ads

Our website uses Bing Ads for remarketing and follow-up. This is a service of Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052 – 6399, USA, hereinafter referred to as „Microsoft“, based on so-called Universal Event Tracking (UEN).

If you click on an advertisement placed by us on the Bing search engine, Microsoft stores a cookie on your terminal device to track your activity via your browser. This cookie expires after 180 days and is not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, both Microsoft and we may recognize that you have clicked on an advertisement placed by us at Bing and have been forwarded to our website from there.

Microsoft uses the information collected by the tracking cookie to compile visit statistics for us. This provides us with information on the number of hits triggered by the advertising placed on Bing and which pages on our site were subsequently accessed. However, we do not receive any information that could be used to identify you personally.

In addition, Microsoft may be able to track your user behavior across multiple devices using cross-device tracking. This enables Microsoft to display personalized advertising across all devices.

If you have a Microsoft account, you can also change the settings for personalized advertising there at http://choice.microsoft.com/de-de/opt-out.

Microsoft also provides additional information about Bing Ads, the collection and use of data, and your rights and disclosures about how you can protect your privacy at https://help.bingads.microsoft.com/#apex/3/de/53056/2 and https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

Use of OKOMO for video and text chat

For communication by video and text chat, the provider uses a component from Okomo AG, Sihleggstrasse 23, 8832 Wollerau, Switzerland, hereinafter referred to as “Okomo”. There is an adequacy decision by the European Commission for the transfer or processing of personal data in Switzerland (third country).

In this context, Okomo automatically saves a cookie on the device of the user, which allows the user to contact the provider and conduct a conversation.

This cookie stores the name, email address and chat ID. This cookie is only stored locally on your device and you can delete it yourself at any time.

The legal basis for processing is consent in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 clause 1 lit. a GDPR. The user can revoke their consent to this at any time for the future in accordance with Article 7 para. 3 GDPR by disabling the cookie in the cookie management of the website.

No data are saved during an audio or video call, nor is the call recorded. Okomo stores anonymized telemetry data on the server for the use and improvement of the service, and suggested appointments if the user uses the appointment making function.

These data are automatically deleted after a period of 12 months. All data are transmitted and stored in encrypted form.

OKOMO offers further information, in particular on the possibilities of preventing the use of data, under the following link:

https://okomo.com/datenschutzerklaerung

MailChimp – Newsletter

We offer you the opportunity to register for our free newsletter via our website.

We use MailChimp, a service of The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means Street, Suite 404, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA, hereinafter referred to as „The Rocket Science Group“.

In addition, the Rocket Science Group offers further information about its data protection practices at

http://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

If you register for our free newsletter, the data requested from you for this purpose, i.e. your email address and, optionally, your name and address, will be processed by The Rocket Science Group. In addition, your IP address and the date and time of your registration will be saved. During the registration process, your consent to receive this newsletter will be obtained together with a concrete description of the type of content it will offer and reference made to this privacy policy.

The newsletter then sent out by The Rocket Science Group will also contain a tracking pixel called a web beacon. This pixel helps us evaluate whether and when you have read our newsletter and whether you have clicked any links contained therein. In addition to further technical data, such as data about your computer hardware and your IP address, the data processed will be stored so that we can optimize our newsletter and respond to the wishes of our readers. The data will therefore increase the quality and attractiveness of our newsletter.

The legal basis for sending the newsletter and the analysis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

To establish contact, the provider enables the customer, among other things, to make contact via the messenger service WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a service of WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as WhatsApp, a subsidiary of Facebook.

When the user communicates with the provider via WhatsApp, both the provider and WhatsApp receive the mobile phone number of the user and the information that the user has contacted the provider.

The abovementioned data are also forwarded by WhatsApp to Facebook servers in the USA and are processed by WhatsApp and Facebook in accordance with the WhatsApp privacy policy, which also includes processing for their own purposes, such as improving the WhatsApp service.

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In the opinion of the data protection supervisory authorities, however, the USA does not currently have an adequate level of data protection. However, there are so-called standard contractual clauses:

https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/about-standard-contractual-clauses

These are private law agreements, however, and therefore have no direct impact on the access options of the authorities in the USA.

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More information about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing of these data by WhatsApp and Facebook as well as related rights and setting options for protecting privacy are contained in privacy guidelines from WhatsApp:

https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.

The legal basis for this processing and the transmission to WhatsApp is Article 6 para. 1 clause 1 b. GDPR, insofar as the establishment of contact relates to an existing contractual relationship or serves to initiate such a contractual relationship. If contact is not made for the above purposes, the legal basis is Article 6 para.1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest of the provider is to improve the quality of service.