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1) Introduction and contact details of the person responsible

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below we will inform you about how your personal data is handled when you use our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The person responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is koziol »ideas for friends GmbH, Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 90, 64711 Erbach, Germany, Tel.: +49 6062/ 604-0, Fax: +49 6062/ 604-245, Email: service@koziol.de. The person responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

1.3 The person responsible has appointed a data protection officer, who can be reached as follows: "Amir Zeervi, koziol »ideas for friends GmbH, Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 90, 64711 Erbach, datenschutz[at]koziol.de"

2) Data collection when you visit our website

2.1 If you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the site server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

Our visited website
Date and time at the time of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/reference from which you came to the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if necessary: in anonymized form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the person responsible), this website uses SSL or. TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser bar.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

Shopify

To host our website and display the page content, we use the system of the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland (“Shopify”)

Data will also be transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

All data collected on our website is processed on the provider’s servers. We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When data is transferred to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

4) Cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after you close the browser (so-called “session cookies”), while some of these cookies remain on your device for a longer period of time and enable you to save page settings (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find out the storage period in the overview of the cookie settings in your web browser.

If personal data is also processed through individual cookies we use, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR either to implement the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

5) Contact us

5.1 Trusted Shops

For review reminders, we use the services of the following provider: Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15c, 50823 Cologne, Germany

We transmit your email address and, if necessary, other customer data to the provider exclusively on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR so that they can contact you with a review reminder by email.

You can revoke your consent to us or the provider at any time with future effect.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

5.2 WhatsApp Business

We offer visitors to our website the opportunity to contact us via the WhatsApp messaging service of WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. For this we use the so-called “business version” of WhatsApp.

If you contact us via WhatsApp for a specific transaction (e.g. an order placed), we store and use the mobile phone number you use on WhatsApp as well as - if provided - your first and last name in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b. GDPR to process and respond to your request. On the same legal basis, we may ask you via WhatsApp to provide additional data (order number, customer number, address or email address) in order to be able to assign your request to a specific process.

If you use our WhatsApp contact for general inquiries (e.g. about the range of services, availability or our website), we will save and use the mobile phone number you use on WhatsApp and - if provided - your first and last name in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit . f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the efficient and timely provision of the requested information.

Your data will only ever be used to answer your request via WhatsApp. A disclosure to third parties does not occur.

Please note that WhatsApp Business receives access to the address book of the mobile device we use for this purpose and automatically transfers telephone numbers stored in the address book to a server of the parent company Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA. To operate our WhatsApp business account, we use a mobile device in whose address book only the WhatsApp contact details of those users who have contacted us via WhatsApp are stored.

This ensures that every person whose WhatsApp contact details are stored in our address book is able to transfer their WhatsApp phone number from the address books of their chat contacts in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR has consented. A transmission of data from users who do not use WhatsApp and/or have not contacted us via WhatsApp is therefore excluded.

The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by WhatsApp as well as your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in WhatsApp's data protection information: https://www.whatsapp.com /legal /?eea=1# privacy policy

As part of the above-mentioned processing, data may be transferred to Meta Platforms Inc. servers in the USA.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US data protection framework (EU-US Data Privacy Framework), which ensures compliance with European data protection levels on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

5.3 When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email), personal data is processed - exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted if the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary.

6) Data processing when opening a customer account

In accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of the GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary if you provide it to us when opening a customer account. You can find out which data is required to open an account in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.

Your customer account can be deleted at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above address of the person responsible. After your customer account has been deleted, your data will be deleted provided that all contracts concluded regarding it have been completely processed, there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary and we have no legitimate interest in further storage.

7) Use of customer data for direct advertising

7.1 Registration for our email newsletter

If you sign up for our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. Providing further data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. To send the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive the newsletter once you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address provided

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. We store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when registering for the newsletter is used strictly for a specific purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a message to the person responsible mentioned at the beginning. Once you have unsubscribed, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

7.2 MailChimp

Our email newsletters are sent via this provider: The Rocket Science Group, LLC d/b/a MailChimp, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provided when registering for the newsletter to this provider in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR so that they can send the newsletter on our behalf.

Subject to your express consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR, the provider also carries out a statistical evaluation of the success of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the emails sent, the opening rates and specific interactions with the content of the newsletter can be measured. Device information (e.g. time of access, IP address, browser type and operating system) is also collected and evaluated, but is not merged with other data sets.

You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with future effect.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits passing it on to third parties.

7.3 WhatsApp newsletter

If you sign up for our WhatsApp newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers via WhatsApp. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your mobile phone number.

To send the newsletter, please include our mobile phone number in the address contacts of your mobile device and send us the message “Start” via WhatsApp. By sending this WhatsApp message, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR for the purpose of sending newsletters. We will then add you to our newsletter distribution list.

The data we collect when you register for the newsletter will be processed exclusively for the purposes of advertising via the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by sending us the message “Stop” via WhatsApp. Once you have unsubscribed, your mobile phone number will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

Please note that WhatsApp receives access to the address book of the mobile device we use to send newsletters and automatically transfers telephone numbers stored in the address book to a Facebook server in the USA.

To send our WhatsApp newsletter, we therefore use a mobile device in whose address book only the WhatsApp contact details of our newsletter recipients are stored. This ensures that every person whose WhatsApp contact details are stored in our address book is able to transfer their WhatsApp phone number from the address books of their chat contacts in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR has consented. A transmission of data from users who do not use WhatsApp and/or have not contacted us via WhatsApp is therefore excluded.

As part of the above-mentioned processing, data may be transferred to Meta Platforms Inc. servers in the USA.

7.4 Goods availability notification via email

For items that are temporarily unavailable, you can sign up to receive email inventory availability notifications. We will send you a one-off email informing you about the availability of the item you have selected. The only mandatory information for sending this notification is your email address. Providing further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send emails, which ensures that you only receive a notification once you have expressly confirmed your consent to this by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. We store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for our email notification service about product availability is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from availability notifications at any time by sending a message to the person responsible mentioned at the beginning. Once you have unsubscribed, your email address will be immediately deleted from our mailing list set up for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration .

7.5 Shopping cart reminders via email

If you cancel your purchase with us before completing the order, you have the option of receiving a one-time email reminder of the contents of your virtual shopping cart.

The only mandatory information for sending this reminder is your email address. Providing further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send emails, which ensures that you only receive a notification once you have expressly confirmed your consent to this by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR to send a shopping cart reminder. We store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for our email notification service is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from shopping cart reminders at any time by sending a message to the person responsible listed at the beginning. Once you have unsubscribed, your email address will be immediately deleted from our mailing list set up for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration .

8) Data processing for order processing

8.1 Transmission of image files for order processing via upload function

On our website we offer customers the opportunity to order the personalization of products by sending image files via an upload function. The submitted image motif is used as a template for personalizing the selected product.

Using the upload form on the website, the customer can send one or more image files from the memory of the device used to us directly via automated, encrypted data transfer. We then collect, save and use the transmitted files exclusively to produce the personalized product in accordance with the respective service description on our website. If the transmitted image files are passed on to special service providers for the preparation and processing of the order, you will be explicitly informed about this in the following paragraphs. No further transfer will take place. If the transmitted files or the digital motifs contain personal data (in particular images of identifiable persons), all of the processing operations just mentioned are carried out exclusively for the purpose of processing your online order in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR.

After the order has been processed, the transmitted image files will be automatically and completely deleted.

8.2 To the extent necessary for contract processing for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data we collect will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we will process the contact details you provided when ordering (name, address, email address) in order to provide you with our legal information obligations in accordance with Art. 6 Para 1 lit. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of communicating updates owed by us and will only be processed by us for this purpose to the extent that this is necessary for the respective information.

To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the implementation of concluded contracts. Certain personal data will be transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

8.3 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers

- German postal service

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße 20, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We will pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit have given consent. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The data will only be passed on to the extent that this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect from the person responsible above or from the provider.
- DHL

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect from the person responsible above or from the provider.

8.4 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

-Paypal

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: PayPal (Europe) Sarl et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

If you choose a payment method from the provider with which you pay in advance, the payment data you provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR passed on. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of processing payments with the provider and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose.

If you choose a payment method in which we pay in advance, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, if applicable) during the ordering process an alternative means of payment).

In order to protect our legitimate interest in determining your ability to pay in such cases, we will forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment history), the provider checks whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

The credit report can contain probability values (so-called score values). To the extent that score values are included in the results of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
- Shopify Payments

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

If you choose a payment method from the provider with which you pay in advance (e.g. credit card payment), the payment details you provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be sent to them passed on in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of processing payments with the provider and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose.

9) Online marketing

9.1 HubSpot

This website uses the software-based marketing service of the following provider to provide and synchronize various customer management services: HubSpot Ireland Ltd., 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland

The service enables the automated processing of feed activities, the control of advertising in the marketing channels used and the analysis of the success of marketing measures as well as central email marketing and contact management.

To fulfill the various functions, cookies are used, i.e. small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your web browser on your device and enable us to analyze your use of the website. The cookies record certain information, such as the IP address, the location and the time of the page access.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies to read information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to this in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service in the “cookie consent tool” provided on the website.

Other legal bases for data processing that are used within the scope of specific service functions (such as the need for express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR when sending newsletters) remain unaffected.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

9.2 Microsoft Dynamics 365

This website uses the software “Microsoft Dynamics 365”, a cloud-based marketing service from Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA

With the help of Microsoft Dynamics 365, various marketing activities can be controlled and synchronized via a central user interface. Microsoft Dynamics 365 enables lead generation, central email and newsletter marketing and effective contact management in the form of user segmentation. To fulfill the various functions, Microsoft Dynamics 365 uses cookies, small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your web browser on your device and enable us to analyze your use of the website. The cookies record certain information such as the IP address, location, time of page access, etc. Information collected using Microsoft Dynamics 365 is stored on Microsoft servers and evaluated on our behalf. This may also involve transfers to Microsoft in the USA. All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies to read information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to this in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service in the “cookie consent tool” provided on the website.

You can find further information about Microsoft's data protection regulations at the following Internet address: https://privacy.microsoft.com /de-de /privacystatement

9.3 AWIN Performance Advertising Network

We participate in the affiliate program of the following provider: AWIN AG, Eichhornstraße 3, 10785 Berlin, Germany

In this context, we have placed links on our website that lead to offers on websites of the provider or third parties (“partner sites”).

To measure the success of an affiliate link, the evaluation of orders generated via such a link and the corresponding billing of commission payments, the provider uses cookies and/or comparable technologies, which are generally set on the partner sites and for which we are not responsible under data protection law . The provider also regularly processes the IP address and, if necessary, other device information.

All processing described above, in particular the reading or storage of information on the device you are using, will only take place if you have given your express consent for this in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by using the cookie consent management options on the partner sites.

10) Web analytics services

Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which enables an analysis of your use of our website.

By default, when you visit the website, Google Analytics sets 4 cookies, which are stored as small text modules on your device and collect certain information. The scope of this information also includes your IP address, which, however, is shortened by Google by the last digits in order to exclude any direct personal reference.

The information is transferred to Google servers and further processed there. Transfers to Google LLC based in the USA are also possible.

Google uses the information collected on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for us and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. The shortened IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. The data collected as part of the use of Google Analytics 4 is stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the device used, will only take place if you have given us your express consent for this in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service using the “cookie consent tool” provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with Google that ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further legal information about Google Analytics 4 can be found at https://policies.google.com /privacy ?hl=de &gl=de and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Demographic characteristics
Google Analytics 4 uses the special “demographic characteristics” function and can use it to create statistics that make statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This is done by analyzing advertising and information from third parties. This allows target groups for marketing activities to be identified. However, the data collected cannot be assigned to a specific person and will be deleted after being stored for a period of two months.

Google Signals
As an extension of Google Analytics 4, Google Signals can be used on this website to create cross-device reports. If you have activated personalized ads and have linked your devices to your Google account, Google can, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR, analyze your usage behavior across devices and use database models, including cross-device data Conversions, create. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you want to stop cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the "Personalized advertising" function in your Google account settings. To do this, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com /ads /answer /2662922 ?hl=de Further information about Google Signals can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com /analytics /answer /7532985 ?hl=de

UserIDs
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, the “UserIDs” function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google Analytics 4 in accordance with Article 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, have set up an account on this website and log in with this account on different devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices become.

11) Retargeting/remarketing and conversion tracking

Meta Pixel with advanced data matching

Within our online offering, we use the “Meta Pixel” service from the following provider in the extended data comparison mode: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Quare, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Meta”)

If a user clicks on an ad we place on Facebook or Instagram, the URL of our linked page is expanded by a parameter using “Meta Pixel”. After redirection, this URL parameter is then entered into the user's browser by a cookie that our linked page sets itself. In addition, this cookie records specific customer data such as the email address, which we collect on our website linked to the Facebook or Instagram ad during processes such as purchasing, account logins or registrations (extended data matching). The cookie is then read and enables the data, including specific customer data, to be transmitted to Meta.

We use “meta pixels” with advanced data comparison to make our advertisements (so-called “ads”) on Facebook and/or Instagram more effective and to ensure that they correspond to the interests of users or have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or Products that are determined based on the websites visited) that we transmit to Meta (so-called “Custom Audiences”).

We also analyze the effectiveness of our advertisements by tracking whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on an advertisement (conversion). Compared to the standard version of "Meta Pixel", the advanced data matching feature helps us better measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns by recording more attributed conversions.

All transmitted data is stored and processed by Meta so that an assignment to the respective user profile is possible and Meta uses the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Meta's data usage guidelines ( https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ ) can use. The data may enable Meta and its partners to place ads on and off Facebook.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

The information generated by Meta is usually transferred to a Meta server and stored there; In this context, there may also be a transfer to Meta Platforms Inc. servers in the USA.

12) Page functionalities

12.1 Youtube

This website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data can also be transmitted to: Google LLC., USA

If you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers in order to load the plugin. Certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If the playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior, create playback statistics and prevent abusive behavior.

If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your site visit, your data will be assigned directly to your account when you click on a video. If you do not want it to be associated with your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

All of the aforementioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies to read information on the device used, will only take place if you have given us your express consent to this in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service using the “cookie consent tool” provided on the website.

12.2 Facebook Connect

On our website we provide a single sign-on function from the following provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland

In addition to transmitting data to the above-mentioned provider location, data can also be transmitted to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA

If you have an account with the provider, you can use this account data to create a user account or register on our website.

When you visit this page, this login function can be used to establish a direct connection between your browser and the provider's servers, even if you do not have an account with the provider or are not logged into one. The provider thereby receives the information that you have visited our site. The information collected in this respect (including your IP address, if applicable) is transmitted from your browser directly to the provider's server and stored there. However, the information will not be used to identify you personally and will not be shared with third parties.

These data processing operations are carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly and interactive design of our online presence.

If you press the registration button to register with the provider on our website using the data from your account, the provider will only transmit the general and publicly accessible information stored in your account based on your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (user ID, name, address, email address, age and gender) to us.

We store and use the data transmitted by the provider to set up a user account with the necessary data (title, first name, last name, address details, country, email address, date of birth), provided you have released this to the provider. Conversely, based on your consent, we can transfer data (e.g. information about your surfing or purchasing behavior) to your account with the provider.

The consent given can be revoked at any time with future effect.

12.3 Google Sign In

On our website we provide a single sign-on function from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

In addition to transmitting data to the above-mentioned provider location, data can also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA

If you have an account with the provider, you can use this account data to create a user account or register on our website.

The consent given can be revoked at any time with future effect.

12.4 Login With Amazon

On our website we provide a single sign-on function from the following provider: Amazon EU Sa rl, 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg

In addition to transmitting data to the above-mentioned provider location, data can also be transmitted to: Amazon.com Inc., USA

If you have an account with the provider, you can use this account data to create a user account or register on our website.

The consent given can be revoked at any time with future effect.

12.5 Trusted Shops Trustbadge

Graphic elements from the following provider are integrated into our website to display external customer reviews and/or an externally awarded quality mark: Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne, Germany

When you access a page on our website that contains such graphic elements, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers in order to load the elements properly. Certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If personal data is also processed, this is done in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our offering and the attractive design of our website.

If you order from us online, further processing may take place.

Depending on your express consent in accordance with Article 6 Para. 1 lit to check existing registration for the provider's services (in particular the "Buyer Protection") and, if necessary, to enable a new registration.

In the event of an established existing registration or in the event of a new registration with the provider for its services (in particular buyer protection), your order information (order total, order number, purchased product) and your email address will be processed based on the contractual agreement with the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR is transmitted to them and further processed by them in order to provide the services (in particular buyer protection).

We are jointly responsible with the provider for the processing described above in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. The agreement on joint responsibility can be viewed here: https://help.etrusted.com /hc /de /articles /4402587369105-Vertrag-%C3%BCber-die-gemeinsame-Verkehrigkeit-nach-DSGVO

12.6 Google reCAPTCHA

On this website we use the CAPTCHA service of the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data can also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA. For the visual design of the Captcha window, the provider uses “Google Fonts”, i.e. fonts downloaded from the Internet by Google. Further information is processed than that mentioned above, which is already transmitted to Google via the ReCaptcha functionality it is not here.

The service checks whether an entry is made by a natural person or improperly through machine and automated processing, and blocks spam, DDoS attacks and similar automated malicious access. In order to ensure that an action is carried out by a human and not by an automated bot, the provider collects the IP address of the device used, identification data for the type of browser and operating system used, as well as the date and duration of the visit and sends these to for evaluation Provider server.

The legal basis is our legitimate interest in determining individual personal responsibility on the Internet and avoiding misuse and spam in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

12.7 Applications for job advertisements via email

We advertise currently vacant positions in a separate section on our website, for which interested parties can apply by email to the contact address provided.

Applicants must provide all personal data necessary for an informed assessment, including general information such as name, address and contact details, as well as performance-related evidence and, where applicable, health-related information. Details on how to apply can be found in the job advertisement.

Once the application has been received by email, the data will be stored and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application. If we have any questions, we use either the applicant's email address or telephone number. The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of the GDPR (or Section 26 Paragraph 1 of the BDSG), in the sense of which going through the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.

If special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 Para. 1 GDPR (e.g. health data such as information about severely disabled status) are requested from applicants as part of the application process, processing takes place in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. b. GDPR, so that we can exercise the rights under labor law and social security and social protection law and fulfill our obligations in this regard.

Cumulatively or alternatively, the processing of special categories of data may also be based on Article 9 Paragraph 1 Letter h of the GDPR if it is for the purposes of preventive health care or occupational medicine, for assessing the applicant's ability to work, for medical diagnostics, care or Treatment is carried out in the health or social sector or for the management of systems and services in the health or social sector.

If the applicant is not selected or if an applicant withdraws their application prematurely, their submitted data and all electronic correspondence, including the application email, will be deleted after a corresponding notification at the latest after 6 months. This deadline is based on our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions regarding the application and, if necessary, in being able to meet our obligations to provide evidence under the regulations on equal treatment of applicants.

In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be processed on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR (when processed in Germany in conjunction with Section 26 Paragraph 1 BDSG) for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

13) Tools and miscellaneous

Cookie consent tool

This website uses a so-called “cookie consent tool” to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The “cookie consent tool” is displayed to users when they access the page in the form of an interactive user interface on which consent can be given for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications by checking a box. By using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user gives their consent by checking the box. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the user's device if consent has been given.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to store your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed here.

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in doing so legally compliant, user-specific and user-friendly consent management for cookies and therefore a legally compliant design of our website.

Another legal basis for processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR. As those responsible, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of cookies that are not technically necessary dependent on the respective user consent.

If necessary, we have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further information about the operator and the setting options for the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

14) Rights of the person concerned

14.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of information and intervention) towards the person responsible with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the legal basis listed for the respective exercise requirements:

Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR;
Right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
Right to deletion in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR;
Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
Right to information in accordance with Art. 19 GDPR;
Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
Right to revoke consent given in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR;
Right to complain in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

14.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS PART OF A BALANCE OF INTERESTS BASED ON OUR OVERWHELMING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

IF YOU USE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING IS RESERVED IF WE CAN PROVE COMPLEX REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT ARE worthy of protection, which OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU MAY EXERCISE YOUR OPT-OUT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU USE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.

15) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of storage of personal data is determined based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and - if relevant - additionally based on the respective legal retention period (e.g. commercial and tax law retention periods).

When processing personal data on the basis of express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data that are processed within the framework of legal or transaction-like obligations on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit and/or we have no legitimate interest in further storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 1 of the GDPR, unless we can provide compelling legitimate reasons for this demonstrate that the processing outweighs your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct advertising on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 2 of the GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration about specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

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2) Data collection when you visit our website

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

4) Cookies

5) Contact us

6) Data processing when opening a customer account

7) Use of customer data for direct advertising

8) Data processing for order processing

9) Online marketing

10) Web analytics services

11) Retargeting/remarketing and conversion tracking

12) Page functionalities

13) Tools and miscellaneous

14) Rights of the person concerned

15) Duration of storage of personal data

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