Privacy Policy

 

Privacy at a glance

General Information

The following notices provide an overview of how your personal data is processed and used when you visit this website. Any data which can personally identify you is considered personal data. Detailed information relating to data protection is found in our privacy policy below.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for collecting data on our website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact under section “Information relating to the responsible“ in this privacy policy

How do we collect your data?

All data that you provide to us is collected. For example, data that you enter into the contact form.

Further data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT-systems when you visit our website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This type of data collection occurs automatically when you visit our website.

How do we use your data?

Some data is collected to ensure the smooth and error free functioning of our website. Data may also be used to analyse user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your personal data?

At any time, you have the lawful right to receive information about the origin, recipients, and the legal purpose of the data we have stored about you free of charge. You also have the lawful right to request a correction or deletion of the personal data we have processed about you. If you have given consent to the processing of your personal data, you can withdraw this consent at any time. Additionally, under certain circumstances you may have the right to request a restriction of the processing of your personal data. Should you feel like we have not handled your personal data with the adequate care, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

If you have any questions regarding your rights, or any other questions in relation to privacy and data protection, please contact us at any time.

Analytical tools and third party-tools

Your browsing behaviour may be analysed statistically upon visiting our website. This is mainly done via analysis programs.

A detailed explanation outlining the use of analysis programs is found further along this privacy policy.

2. Hosting

The following provider hosts the contents of our website:

Hetzner

Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen hosts our website (subsequently referred to as “Hetzner”).

The privacy policy and information regarding data protection can be found under the following link: https://www.hetzner.com/de/rechtliches/datenschutz.

Hetzner processes data based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is as reliable as possible If consent has been requested to process personal data and obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art.6 (1) (a) GDPR und § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar the consent entails the storage of Cookies or access to information on the user’s end device. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data processing agreement

We have entered into a DPA for the use of the abovementioned service. We have entered into a data processing agreement for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection laws to ensure that this service only processes the personal data of the visitors on our website in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these websites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and process it in compliance with the legal data protection requirements and this data privacy policy.

When you visit and use this website, different types of personal data are collected. Personal data is data with which you can be identified personally. This privacy policy outlines and explains what data we collect and what we use personal data for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to highlight that data transfer over the internet (for example communication by email) can have security weaknesses and gaps. Full protection of data against unauthorised third-party access is not possible.

Notice regarding the data controller of this website (the responsible):

The data controller for the processing of information on this website is:

DS DATA SYSTEMS GmbH
Pfälzerstr. 96
38112 Braunschweig

Email: datenschutz@datasystems.de

The data controller is a natural person, or legal entity that is fully or jointly responsible for the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.), as well as defining the purpose and means for its processing.

Storage

Unless specific storage periods have been defined elsewhere in this privacy policy, your personal data will be stored until the purpose of its processing no longer exists. If you make use of your right to request a deletion or revoke consent to the processing of your personal data, your data will be deleted unless we are under a legal duty to store your personal data (e.g. legal retention periods as required by tax or commercial law). Should this apply, your data will be deleted after these legal retention periods have exhausted (no longer apply).

General information in relation to the lawful processing of data on our website

If you have provided consent, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) if special categories of data are processed according to Art.9 1 GDPR. Should you have provided express consent to have your data transferred to third countries, data may also been sent to third countries outside the EU based on Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR. If you have consented to have your cookies stored or to access of information on your end device (e.g. device fingerprinting), data is additionally processed in accordance with §25 (1) TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your personal data is required to fulfil contractual obligations, or carry out pre-contractual measures, the lawful basis for processing your data is Art.6 (1) (b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your personal data should it be required to fulfil a legal obligation under Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Additionally, we may process personal data on the basis of a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Information regarding the applicability of the relevant lawful purposes and their use cases are outlined in this privacy policy.

Data protection officer

We have named a data protection officer.

Izabela Salewski-Bartsch

DS DATA SYSTEMS GmbH
Pfälzerstr. 96
38112 Braunschweig

Phone: 0160/4726146
Email: datenschutz@datasystems.de

Notice regarding the transfer of data to the USA and other third countries.

Some of the tools we use are from companies that are based in the USA or other third countries that are not deemed as secure under data protection laws. When these tools are in use, your personal data may be transferred to third countries and processed there. We inform you that no level of data protection comparable to the protections within the EU can be guaranteed in these so-called third countries. For example, US companies may be obliged to hand over personal data to the authorities. As a data subject you cannot take legal action against your personal data being handed over. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. their intelligence service) processes, evaluates and permanently stores your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. To this extent, we have no influence over these processing activities.

Withdrawal of consent

In a lot of cases data processing can only take place, if you provide your express consent. You can withdraw consent at any time. The legality of the processing carried out until the withdrawal of consent remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to the collection and processing of data in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

If your data is being processed based on Art. 6 (1) (e or f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time due to reasons of your particular situation. This also applies to profiling. The corresponding grounds on which the processing is based can be found in this privacy notice. If you object to having your data processed, we will no longer process your personal data unless there are compelling sufficient grounds for the processing of personal data which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing of data is for the purpose of asserting, exercising and defending legal claims. (Right to object according to Art. 21 (1) GDPR.

If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object to the processing of such marketing at any time. This also applies to profiling which is directly linked to direct marketing. If you object, your data will no longer be used for the purposes of direct marketing. (Right to object Art. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to complaint to the responsible supervisory authority

In the unlikely event that there are GDPR breaches, data subjects (you) have the right to complain to a supervisory authority, in the member state of their place of ordinary residence, their place of work or the place the alleged breach has occurred. The right of complaint exists independently of other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

Data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or for the fulfilment of a contract can be handed to you or a third party in a understandable, machine-readable format. If you request to have your data transferred to another data controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Right of access, deletion and correction

You have the right to request free access about the personal data we store about you, its origin, recipient, and the purpose for which we are processing the data. If applicable, you also have the right to correction and deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time to make use of your abovementioned rights, or for any further questions relating to the processing of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request a restriction of the processing of your personal data. To make use of this right, you can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you believe the personal data we store about you is inaccurate, we usually require time to check this. For the duration of the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data occurred/ is being conducted in an unlawful manner, you can restrict to have the data processing restricted, instead of its erasure.
  • – If we no longer need your personal data, but you need this data to exercise, defend, or enforce legal claims, you have the right to request the restrict the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balancing act between our interests and your interests is carried out. If it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request a restriction on the processing of your personal data.

Once the processing of your personal data is restricted, apart from being stored, your personal data is only allowed to be processed to exercise or defend legal claims of a natural person or legal entity, or for reasons of important public interests of the EU or a member state without your explicit permission.

SSL – or TLS encryption

This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons, and to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as orders or enquiries that are sent to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection in the website address line in the browser as “https:” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated the data transmitted to us cannot be seen by unauthorised third parties.

Objection to advertising emails

Using the contact data published in the legal notice to send us advertising unsolicited information that has not been expressly requested is hereby strictly forbidden. The operators of this website reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information, such as spam emails.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our website uses Cookies. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They may either be stored temporarily for the duration of a session (Session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit to this website. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies that originate from us are also known as first-party cookies, cookies from third-party companies are called third-party cookies. Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payments).

Cookies have varying functionalities. Many cookies are technically necessary to uphold certain website functions (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required (necessary cookies) to facilitate the online communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. shopping cart), or for the optimization of the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, unless another legal basis has been specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for ensure an optimised and error free provision of its services. Insofar as consent for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been demanded and granted, the processing of Cookie data is wholly based on consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and §25(1) TTDSG). Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

You can choose to set your browser to be alerted about the use of cookies and only allow cookies on a case-by-case individual bases. This also means you can exclude the acceptance of a Cookie request in certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you choose to deactivate cookies, the functioning of this website might be limited.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy notice.

Consent Complianz

Our website uses the technology of Complianz to obtain your consent regarding the storage and use of certain cookies on your end-device, or to obtain consent regarding to use of certain technologies and to document these in line with data protection requirements. The developer and provider of this technology is Complianz B.V., Kalmarweg 14-5, 9723 JG Groningen, Netherlands (henceforth referred to as “Complianz”).

Complianz is hosted on our servers, meaning no connection is made with the servers of Complianz as a provider. Complianz stores a cookie in your browser to identify you with the consents and rejections you have made regarding Cookies. The data which is collected and stored during this procedure will be saved until you make a request to delete this data to us, the Compliance-Cookie is deleted itself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer exists. Statutory retention and storing obligations remain unaffected by this.

Complianz is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of Cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.

Contact Form

If you use our contact form to send us enquiries, the personal data entered into the contact formula, including the contact details you provide will be stored by us to process your enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass this data on to other parties without your consent.

The processing of the contact formula data is done according to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, if your request is related to pre-contractual negotiations, or for the performance of a contract. In all remaining cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest to effectively process the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art.6 (1)(a) GDPR), if consent has been requested. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data entered into the contact form is stored with us until your consent to have it saved is withdrawn, or until the purpose of storing the data no longer applies (i.e. after we have completed processing your enquiry. Mandatory legal provision, particularly regarding retention periods, remain unaffected.

Enquiries and requests by email, phone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your enquiry including all the therein contained personal data (name, enquiry, etc.) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry. We will not pass this data on to other parties without your consent.

The processing of the contact formula data is done according to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, if your request is related to pre-contractual negotiations, or for the performance of a contract. In all remaining cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest to effectively process the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art.6 (1)(a) GDPR), if consent has been requested. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data that you have sent to us via one of the above-mentioned mediums will be stored until you request to have it deleted, you withdraw your consent, or the lawful purpose to store the data no longer exists. (e.g. after processing your enquiry). Mandatory legal provision, particularly regarding retention periods, remain unaffected.

Social Media

Facebook

Elements of the social media platform Facebook are integrated with this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Please note that according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries in terms of the GDPR.

You can find an overview of the Facebook social media elements here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Facebook server. Facebook then receives the information that you have visited the website with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website on your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our website with your user account. We would like to advise you that we do not have any knowledge of the content that is transmitted to Facebook or its use. You can find more information about Facebook’s privacy policy here: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

Insofar as consent has been obtained to process personal data, the above-mentioned service is provided on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time. Insofar as no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility in social media.

If personal data is collected on our website with the help of the described tools by Facebook and data is sent to forwarded to Facebook, both us and Meta Platforms Ireland, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited to the collection of data and sending it to Facebook. The processing by Facebook post transmission is not part of the joint responsibility, but Facebook’s legal duty. The obligations and duties we are under have been set out in a joint processing agreement. Our responsibilities and the joint controllership agreement can be found under the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this joint agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook toll and to ensure the data protection compliant and secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. You can make use of your data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you make use of your rights and make requests with us, we are obliged to forward them to Instagram/Facebook.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 und https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

Instagram

This website integrates function of Instagram. These functions are supplied by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Instagram server. Instagram then receives information about your visit on this website.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We inform you that we as the provider of this website, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.

Insofar as consent has been obtained to process personal data, the above-mentioned service is provided on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time. Insofar as no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility in social media.

If personal data is collected on our website with the help of the described tools by Instagram and data is sent to forwarded to Instagram, both us and Meta Platforms Ireland, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited to the collection of data and sending it to Instagram. Processing by Instagram subsequently occurs and is not part of our responsibility scope (or our part of the joint responsibility). The obligations and duties we are under have been set out in a joint processing agreement. Our responsibilities and the joint controllership agreement can be found under the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this joint agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Instagram toll and to ensure the data protection compliant and secure implementation of the tool on our website. Instagram is responsible for the data security of the Instagram products. You can make use of your rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed directly with Instagram. If you make use of your rights and make requests with us, we are obliged to forward them to Instagram/Facebook.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 und https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

For more information, please see Instagram’s privacy policy:https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

LinkedIn

This website uses elements of LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Every time our website is visited that contains elements of LinkedIn, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn will be informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, it is possible for LinkedIn to match your visit to this website with your and your user account. We would like to inform you that we do not have any knowledge or insight into the content of the data transmitted or its use by LinkedIn.

Insofar as consent has been obtained to process personal data, the above-mentioned service is provided on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time. Insofar as no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility in social media.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/62538/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz?lang=de

For more information, please see LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

6. Analytics Tools and Advertisement

Google Tag Manager

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

Google Tag Manager is a tool that enables us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or conducts any independent analysis. It is only used for the administration and dynamic presentation with the tools that are integrated via the Google Tag Manager. However, the Google Tag Manager records your IP address, which may also be sent to Google’s parent company in the United States.

The legal basis for the use of the Google Tag Manager is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in a quick and uncomplicated integration of various tools on this website. If consent has been requested to process personal data and obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art.6 (1) (a) GDPR und § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar the consent entails the storage of Cookies or access to information on the user’s end device. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Google Analytics

This website uses elements and functions of the web-analysis-service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives user data, for example website views, length of visit on the website, operating systems used, and the origin of the user. This data is assigned to the end device of the suer. There is no assignment of a User ID. There is no assignment of a User ID.

Furthermore, Google Analytics can be used to track and record mouse and scroll movements, and clicks. Google Analytics uses various modelling methods to supplement the data gathered and uses machine learning (AI) for data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies can recognise the user for the purpose of analysing the user’s behaviour (e.g. Cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The legal basis for the use of Google analytics is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR und § 25 (1) TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Browser Plugin

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

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

Google Signals

We use Google Signals. We use Google Signals. When you visit our website, Google Analytics collects your location, search history and YouTube history, as well as demographic data (visitor data) among other data. This data can be used for personalised advertising with the help of Google signals. If you have a Google account, the visitor data from Google Signal will be linked to your Google account and used for personalised advertising messages. The data is also used to create anonymised statistics about the users’ behaviour of our users.

Data processing agreement

We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google and apply the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising programme of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google ads enables us to place advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain key words or search terms in Google (keyword targeting). Targeted advertisements can be made to target groups on the basis of the user data held by Google (e.g. location data and interests). As the website operators, we can evaluate this data quantitively, by analysing which search terms have led to our advertisement and how many advertisements have led to corresponding clicks for example.

The legal basis for the use of Google analytics is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR und § 25 (1) TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Meta Pixel (previously Facebook Pixel)

This website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook/Meta for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Please note that according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries in terms of the GDPR.

This allows the behaviour of page visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider’s website by clicking on a Facebook ad, allowing the effectiveness of the Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and to optimise future marketing initiatives.

The data which is gathered on our website is anonymized for us, we cannot determine or draw any conclusions about the identities of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile can be made and Facebook uses this data for its own advertising purposes in line with its own data usage policy. https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/) This enables Facebook to display advertisements on Facebook as well as outside of Facebook. The use of this data cannot be influenced by us as a website operator.

The legal basis for the use of Google analytics is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR und § 25 (1) TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.

If personal data is collected on our website with the help of the described tools by Facebook and data is sent to forwarded to Facebook, both us and Meta Platforms Ireland, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited to the collection of data and sending it to Facebook. The processing by Facebook post transmission is not part of the joint responsibility, but Facebook’s legal duty. The obligations and duties we are under have been set out in a joint processing agreement. Our responsibilities and the joint controllership agreement can be found under the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this joint agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook toll and to ensure the data protection compliant and secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. You can make use of your data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you make use of your rights and make requests with us, we are obliged to forward them to Instagram/Facebook.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

You can find more information about protecting your privacy in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can also deactivate the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function in the ad settings section, if you follow the link: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can disable Facebook’s usage-based advertising on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website:http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

Facebook Conversion API

We have integrated Facebook Conversion API on our website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Please note that according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries in terms of the GDPR.

Facebook Conversion API allows us to record the interaction between our website and our website and forward there to Facebook in order to improve our marketing performance on Facebook.

For example we may collect data about the time the website was opened, which page of the website was opened, your IP address and your user agent, and in some cases other specific data (e.g. bought products, the value of your shopping basket and currency). Full details of the data collected can be found by clicking on the following link: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/conversions-api/parameters.

The legal basis for the use of Google analytics is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR und § 25 (1) TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.

If personal data is collected on our website with the help of the described tools by Facebook and data is sent to forwarded to Facebook, both us and Meta Platforms Ireland, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited to the collection of data and sending it to Facebook. The processing by Facebook post transmission is not part of the joint responsibility, but Facebook’s legal duty. The obligations and duties we are under have been set out in a joint processing agreement. Our responsibilities and the joint controllership agreement can be found under the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this joint agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook toll and to ensure the data protection compliant and secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. You can make use of your data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you make use of your rights and make requests with us, we are obliged to forward them to Instagram/Facebook.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

You can find more information about protecting your privacy in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Data processing agreement

We have entered into a DPA for the use of the abovementioned service. We have entered into a data processing agreement for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection laws to ensure that this service only processes the personal data of the visitors on our website in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

7. Plugins und Tools

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This website uses Google Fonts to display a coherent and uniform website. Google fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers.

For more information about Google fonts visit: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and the data privancy notice of Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Adobe Fonts

Web fonts from Adobe are used to uniformly display fonts on this website. The provider of this is Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe).

When you open this website, your browser loads the required fonts directly from Adobe in order to be able to display them correctly on your end device. In doing so, your browser establishes a connection to Adobe’s servers in the USA. This discloses your IP address to Adobe to show you have accessed the website. According to Adobe no Cookies are used when supplying the fonts.

The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art.6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest to present its website fonts uniformly. If consent has been requested to process personal data and obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art.6 (1) (a) GDPR und § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar the consent entails the storage of Cookies or access to information on the user’s end device. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html.

For more information on Adobe Fonts, please visit:https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.

Adobe’s privacy policy can be found here: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html

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