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Privacy Policy
1) Information about collecting personal data and contact details of the controller
1.1 We are delighted that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we provide information about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally.
1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Ameliena Flintrose, CATS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED, 6 Fern Road, Sandyford, D18 FP98, Dublin, Ireland, phone: +35 085 819 1561, e-mail: info@catsprofessionals.com. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
1.3 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser line.
1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Ameliena Flintrose, CATS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED, 6 Fern Road, Sandyford, D18 FP98, Dublin, Ireland, phone: +35 085 819 1561, e-mail: info@catsprofessionals.com. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
1.3 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser line.
2) Data collection when visiting our website
When 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 our server (so-called “server log files”). When you visit 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 of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/reference from which you accessed the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.
3) Hosting & Content-Delivery-Network
Hosting by Ecwid
We use the website builder system provided by Ecwid, Inc., 144 West D Street, Suite 103, Encinitas, CA 92024, USA (“Ecwid”) for the purpose of hosting and displaying the website on the basis of processing on our behalf. All data collected on our website is processed on Ecwid's servers.
Further information on Ecwid's data protection can be found on the following website: https://www.ecwid.com/eu-privacy-policy
The scope of the processing of personal data is described below. Further processing on servers other than those mentioned above from Ecwid only takes place within the scope specified below.
We use the website builder system provided by Ecwid, Inc., 144 West D Street, Suite 103, Encinitas, CA 92024, USA (“Ecwid”) for the purpose of hosting and displaying the website on the basis of processing on our behalf. All data collected on our website is processed on Ecwid's servers.
Further information on Ecwid's data protection can be found on the following website: https://www.ecwid.com/eu-privacy-policy
The scope of the processing of personal data is described below. Further processing on servers other than those mentioned above from Ecwid only takes place within the scope specified below.
4) Cookies
In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your device for longer and enable page settings to be saved (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find the storage period in the overview of your web browser's cookie settings. If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR either for the performance of the contract, pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR in the case of consent, or pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site 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 to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general.
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
5) Contact
When you contact us (e.g. via the contact form or email), personal data will be processed solely for the purpose of processing and responding to your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose. The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted if it can be inferred from the circumstances 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 Art. 6 (1) (b) 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. The data required to open an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website. You can delete your customer account at any time by sending a message to the above address of the controller. After deleting your customer account, your data will be deleted provided that all contracts concluded via this account have been fully processed, there are no legal retention periods to the contrary, and we have no legitimate interest in continuing to store the data.
7) Use of customer data for direct marketing
7.1 Registration for our email newsletter
When you register for our email newsletter, we will send you regular information about our offers. The only mandatory information required to send you the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. We use the double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter, which ensures that you will only receive the newsletter once you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive it by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you provided.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by your 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 collected by us when you register for the newsletter will be used strictly for the specified purpose. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a message to the controller mentioned above. After 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 statement.
7.2 Sending the email newsletter to existing customers
If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services from our range that you have already purchased by email. In accordance with Section 7 (3) UWG (German Unfair Competition Act), we do not need to obtain your separate consent for this. Data processing in this regard is based solely on our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If you initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you any emails. You are entitled to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by notifying the controller named at the beginning. You will only incur transmission costs according to the basic rates for this. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately.
7.3 Newsletter distribution via MailChimp
Our email newsletters are distributed by the technical service provider The Rocket Science Group, LLC d/b/a MailChimp, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA (http://www.mailchimp.com/), to whom we pass on the data you provided when registering for the newsletter. This transfer is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR and serves our legitimate interest in using an effective, secure, and user-friendly newsletter system. Please note that your data is usually transferred to a MailChimp server in the USA and stored there.
MailChimp uses this information to send and statistically evaluate the newsletters on our behalf. For evaluation purposes, the emails sent contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which are single-pixel image files stored on our website. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked on. With the help of web beacons, Mailchimp automatically generates general, non-personal statistics about the response behavior to newsletter campaigns. Based on our legitimate interest in the statistical evaluation of newsletter campaigns to optimize advertising communication and better target recipient interests, the web beacons also collect data from the respective newsletter recipient (email address, time of retrieval, IP address, browser type, and operating system) and used. This data allows individual conclusions to be drawn about the newsletter recipient and is processed by Mailchimp for the automated creation of statistics that show whether a specific recipient has opened a newsletter message.
If you wish to deactivate data analysis for statistical evaluation purposes, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. MailChimp may also use this data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of its own legitimate interest in the needs-based design and optimization of the service and for market research purposes, for example to determine the countries from which the recipients come. However, MailChimp does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to contact them itself or pass it on to third parties. To protect your data in the USA, we have concluded a data processing agreement with MailChimp based on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses to enable the transfer of your personal data to MailChimp.
If you are interested, this data processing agreement can be viewed at the following Internet address: https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum
You can view MailChimp's privacy policy here:https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
7.4 Advertising by post
Based on our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your postal address, and—insofar as we have received this additional information from you within the framework of the contractual relationship – your title, academic degree, year of birth, and your professional, industry, or business designation in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and use them to send you interesting offers and information about our products by post. You can object to the storage and use of your data for this purpose at any time by sending a message to the controller.
7.5 If you cancel your purchase with us before completing your order, you have the option of receiving a one-time email reminder of the contents of your virtual shopping cart. The only mandatory information required to send this reminder is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. We use the double opt-in procedure for sending emails, which ensures that you will only receive a notification once you have expressly confirmed your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you provided.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR for the purpose of sending a shopping cart reminder. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by your 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 collected by us when you register for our email notification service will be used strictly for this purpose. You can unsubscribe from shopping cart reminders at any time by sending a message to the controller mentioned above. After 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 statement.
When you register for our email newsletter, we will send you regular information about our offers. The only mandatory information required to send you the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. We use the double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter, which ensures that you will only receive the newsletter once you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive it by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you provided.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by your 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 collected by us when you register for the newsletter will be used strictly for the specified purpose. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a message to the controller mentioned above. After 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 statement.
7.2 Sending the email newsletter to existing customers
If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services from our range that you have already purchased by email. In accordance with Section 7 (3) UWG (German Unfair Competition Act), we do not need to obtain your separate consent for this. Data processing in this regard is based solely on our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If you initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you any emails. You are entitled to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by notifying the controller named at the beginning. You will only incur transmission costs according to the basic rates for this. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately.
7.3 Newsletter distribution via MailChimp
Our email newsletters are distributed by the technical service provider The Rocket Science Group, LLC d/b/a MailChimp, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA (http://www.mailchimp.com/), to whom we pass on the data you provided when registering for the newsletter. This transfer is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR and serves our legitimate interest in using an effective, secure, and user-friendly newsletter system. Please note that your data is usually transferred to a MailChimp server in the USA and stored there.
MailChimp uses this information to send and statistically evaluate the newsletters on our behalf. For evaluation purposes, the emails sent contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which are single-pixel image files stored on our website. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked on. With the help of web beacons, Mailchimp automatically generates general, non-personal statistics about the response behavior to newsletter campaigns. Based on our legitimate interest in the statistical evaluation of newsletter campaigns to optimize advertising communication and better target recipient interests, the web beacons also collect data from the respective newsletter recipient (email address, time of retrieval, IP address, browser type, and operating system) and used. This data allows individual conclusions to be drawn about the newsletter recipient and is processed by Mailchimp for the automated creation of statistics that show whether a specific recipient has opened a newsletter message.
If you wish to deactivate data analysis for statistical evaluation purposes, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. MailChimp may also use this data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of its own legitimate interest in the needs-based design and optimization of the service and for market research purposes, for example to determine the countries from which the recipients come. However, MailChimp does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to contact them itself or pass it on to third parties. To protect your data in the USA, we have concluded a data processing agreement with MailChimp based on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses to enable the transfer of your personal data to MailChimp.
If you are interested, this data processing agreement can be viewed at the following Internet address: https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum
You can view MailChimp's privacy policy here:https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
7.4 Advertising by post
Based on our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your postal address, and—insofar as we have received this additional information from you within the framework of the contractual relationship – your title, academic degree, year of birth, and your professional, industry, or business designation in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and use them to send you interesting offers and information about our products by post. You can object to the storage and use of your data for this purpose at any time by sending a message to the controller.
7.5 If you cancel your purchase with us before completing your order, you have the option of receiving a one-time email reminder of the contents of your virtual shopping cart. The only mandatory information required to send this reminder is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. We use the double opt-in procedure for sending emails, which ensures that you will only receive a notification once you have expressly confirmed your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you provided.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR for the purpose of sending a shopping cart reminder. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by your 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 collected by us when you register for our email notification service will be used strictly for this purpose. You can unsubscribe from shopping cart reminders at any time by sending a message to the controller mentioned above. After 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 statement.
8) Data processing for order fulfillment
8.1 Insofar as necessary for the execution of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. 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 placing your order (name, address, email address) to inform you personally about upcoming updates within the legally prescribed period via a suitable means of communication (e.g., by post or email) in accordance with our legal information obligations under Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of communicating updates owed by us and will only be processed by us to the extent 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 execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transferred to these service providers in accordance with the following information.
8.2 Use of payment service providers (payment services)
PayPal
When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – “purchase on account” or “installment payment” via PayPal, we will pass on your payment details to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”). The transfer is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing. PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “purchase on account” or “installment payment” via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit check in relation to the statistical probability of default for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit check may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit check, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things, but not exclusively, is included in the calculation of the score values.
For further information on data protection, including the credit agencies used, please refer to PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy- full
You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal.
However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
9) Online-Marketing
9.1 Facebook Pixel for creating custom audiences (with cookie consent tool)
Our online offering uses the “Facebook Pixel” from the social network Facebook, which is operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”). If a user clicks on an advertisement placed by us that is displayed on Facebook, Facebook Pixel adds an addition to the URL of our linked page. If our page allows Pixel to share data with Facebook, this URL parameter is written to the user's browser via a cookie, which is set by our linked page itself. This cookie is then read by Facebook Pixel and enables the data to be forwarded to Facebook.With the help of the Facebook pixel, Facebook can determine the visitors to our online offering as a target group for the display of advertisements (so-called “Facebook ads”). Accordingly, we use the Facebook pixel to display the Facebook ads we place only to those Facebook users who have also shown an interest in our online offering or who have certain characteristics (e.g., interests in certain topics or products, which are determined based on the websites visited) that we transmit to Facebook (so-called “custom audiences”). With the help of the Facebook pixel, we also want to ensure that our Facebook ads correspond to the potential interests of users and do not appear intrusive. This allows us to further evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by tracking whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (so-called “conversion”).
The data collected is anonymous to us, meaning we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, allowing it to be linked to the respective user profile and enabling Facebook to use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). The data may enable Facebook and its partners to place advertisements on and outside of Facebook. The data processing associated with the use of the Facebook pixel is carried out exclusively with your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.
Die erhobenen Daten sind für uns anonym, bieten uns also keine Rückschlüsse auf die Identität der Nutzer. Allerdings werden die Daten von Facebook gespeichert und verarbeitet, sodass eine Verbindung zum jeweiligen Nutzerprofil möglich ist und Facebook die Daten für eigene Werbezwecke, entsprechend der Facebook- Datenverwendungsrichtlinie (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/) verwenden kann. Die Daten können Facebook sowie dessen Partnern das Schalten von Werbeanzeigen auf und außerhalb von Facebook ermöglichen.
Die mit dem Einsatz des Facebook Pixels einhergehenden Datenverarbeitungen erfolgen ausschließlich bei Vorliegen Ihrer ausdrücklichen Einwilligung gemäß Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO. Sie können Ihre erteilte Einwilligung jederzeit mit Wirkung für die Zukunft widerrufen, indem Sie diesen Dienst in dem auf der Webseite bereitgestellten „Cookie-Consent-Tool“ deaktivieren.
9.2 Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense, a web advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). Google AdSense uses cookies, which are text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of your use of the website. In addition, Google AdSense also uses so-called “web beacons” (small invisible graphics) to collect information, which can be used to record, collect, and evaluate simple actions such as visitor traffic on the website. The information generated by the cookie and/or web beacon about your use of this website (including your IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there. This may also involve transmission to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Google uses the information obtained in this way to evaluate your usage behavior with regard to AdSense ads. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google AdSense is not merged with other Google data. The information collected by Google may be transferred to third parties if required by law and/or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. All processing described above, in particular the reading of information on the end device used via cookies and/or web beacons, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, Google AdSense will not be used during your visit to the website. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.
Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
Google Ads Conversion-Tracking
This website uses the online advertising program “Google Ads” and, as part of Google Ads, conversion tracking from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). We use Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising material (known as Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data from the advertising campaigns. Our aim is to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you, and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.
The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. These cookies usually expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.
When using Google Ads, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads conversion tracking and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sitesAlle The processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.
You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available from Google at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=deBitte Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may be limited if you have disabled the use of cookies. Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
Google Ads Conversion-Tracking
This website uses the online advertising program “Google Ads” and, as part of Google Ads, conversion tracking from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). We use Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising material (known as Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data from the advertising campaigns. Our aim is to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you, and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. These cookies usually expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. When using Google Ads, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
The processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.
You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available from Google at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de
In order to address users whose data we have received in the context of business or business-like relationships in a manner that is even more tailored to their interests, we use a customer matching function within Google Ads. To do this, we electronically transmit one or more files containing aggregated customer data (primarily email addresses and telephone numbers) to Google. Google does not receive access to clear data, but automatically encrypts the information in the customer files during the transmission process using a special algorithm. The encrypted information can then only be used by Google to assign it to existing Google accounts that the data subjects have set up. This enables personalized advertising to be displayed across all Google services linked to the respective Google account. Customer data is only transferred to Google if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
You can revoke this consent at any time with future effect. Further information on Google's data protection measures in relation to the customer matching function can be found here: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6334160? hl=en&ref_topic=10550182Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
Google Ads Conversion-Tracking without Cookies
This website uses the online advertising program “Google Ads” and, as part of Google Ads, conversion tracking from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). We use Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising material (known as Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data from the advertising campaigns. Our aim is to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you, and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.
This website uses Google Ads conversion tracking exclusively without the use of cookies, which means that the service does not set cookies on your device at any time. Instead, your browser's local storage is used to store an individual ID assigned by Google, which enables an analysis of your use of the website. For this purpose, certain user information is processed via the ID. The ID is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. If the user visits certain pages of this website, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected in this way is used to generate conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. When using Google Ads, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads conversion tracking and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
If the information collected is personal, it is processed in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical evaluation of the success of our advertising campaigns.
Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
HubSpot
This website uses the services of HubSpot, a software-based marketing service provided by HubSpot Ireland Ltd., 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland.
HubSpot allows various customer service and customer management services to be digitally synchronized and processed via a central user interface. HubSpot enables the generation of leads, centralized email and newsletter marketing, contact management via the classification of user groups with the help of CRM, and the management of contact forms. To perform its various functions, HubSpot uses cookies, which are 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 collect certain information, such as your IP address, location, time of page view, etc. Information collected by HubSpot is stored on HubSpot servers and evaluated on our behalf. All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. Other legal bases for data processing that apply in the context of specific HubSpot services (such as the need for explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR when sending newsletters) remain unaffected by this.
We have entered into a data processing agreement with HubSpot, which obliges HubSpot to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties.
Our online offering uses the “Facebook Pixel” from the social network Facebook, which is operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”). If a user clicks on an advertisement placed by us that is displayed on Facebook, Facebook Pixel adds an addition to the URL of our linked page. If our page allows Pixel to share data with Facebook, this URL parameter is written to the user's browser via a cookie, which is set by our linked page itself. This cookie is then read by Facebook Pixel and enables the data to be forwarded to Facebook.With the help of the Facebook pixel, Facebook can determine the visitors to our online offering as a target group for the display of advertisements (so-called “Facebook ads”). Accordingly, we use the Facebook pixel to display the Facebook ads we place only to those Facebook users who have also shown an interest in our online offering or who have certain characteristics (e.g., interests in certain topics or products, which are determined based on the websites visited) that we transmit to Facebook (so-called “custom audiences”). With the help of the Facebook pixel, we also want to ensure that our Facebook ads correspond to the potential interests of users and do not appear intrusive. This allows us to further evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by tracking whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (so-called “conversion”).
The data collected is anonymous to us, meaning we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, allowing it to be linked to the respective user profile and enabling Facebook to use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). The data may enable Facebook and its partners to place advertisements on and outside of Facebook. The data processing associated with the use of the Facebook pixel is carried out exclusively with your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.
Die erhobenen Daten sind für uns anonym, bieten uns also keine Rückschlüsse auf die Identität der Nutzer. Allerdings werden die Daten von Facebook gespeichert und verarbeitet, sodass eine Verbindung zum jeweiligen Nutzerprofil möglich ist und Facebook die Daten für eigene Werbezwecke, entsprechend der Facebook- Datenverwendungsrichtlinie (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/) verwenden kann. Die Daten können Facebook sowie dessen Partnern das Schalten von Werbeanzeigen auf und außerhalb von Facebook ermöglichen.
Die mit dem Einsatz des Facebook Pixels einhergehenden Datenverarbeitungen erfolgen ausschließlich bei Vorliegen Ihrer ausdrücklichen Einwilligung gemäß Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO. Sie können Ihre erteilte Einwilligung jederzeit mit Wirkung für die Zukunft widerrufen, indem Sie diesen Dienst in dem auf der Webseite bereitgestellten „Cookie-Consent-Tool“ deaktivieren.
9.2 Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense, a web advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). Google AdSense uses cookies, which are text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of your use of the website. In addition, Google AdSense also uses so-called “web beacons” (small invisible graphics) to collect information, which can be used to record, collect, and evaluate simple actions such as visitor traffic on the website. The information generated by the cookie and/or web beacon about your use of this website (including your IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there. This may also involve transmission to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Google uses the information obtained in this way to evaluate your usage behavior with regard to AdSense ads. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google AdSense is not merged with other Google data. The information collected by Google may be transferred to third parties if required by law and/or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. All processing described above, in particular the reading of information on the end device used via cookies and/or web beacons, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, Google AdSense will not be used during your visit to the website. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.
Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
Google Ads Conversion-Tracking
This website uses the online advertising program “Google Ads” and, as part of Google Ads, conversion tracking from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). We use Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising material (known as Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data from the advertising campaigns. Our aim is to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you, and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.
The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. These cookies usually expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.
When using Google Ads, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads conversion tracking and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sitesAlle The processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.
You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available from Google at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=deBitte Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may be limited if you have disabled the use of cookies. Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
Google Ads Conversion-Tracking
This website uses the online advertising program “Google Ads” and, as part of Google Ads, conversion tracking from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). We use Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising material (known as Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data from the advertising campaigns. Our aim is to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you, and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. These cookies usually expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. When using Google Ads, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
The processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.
You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available from Google at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de
In order to address users whose data we have received in the context of business or business-like relationships in a manner that is even more tailored to their interests, we use a customer matching function within Google Ads. To do this, we electronically transmit one or more files containing aggregated customer data (primarily email addresses and telephone numbers) to Google. Google does not receive access to clear data, but automatically encrypts the information in the customer files during the transmission process using a special algorithm. The encrypted information can then only be used by Google to assign it to existing Google accounts that the data subjects have set up. This enables personalized advertising to be displayed across all Google services linked to the respective Google account. Customer data is only transferred to Google if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
You can revoke this consent at any time with future effect. Further information on Google's data protection measures in relation to the customer matching function can be found here: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6334160? hl=en&ref_topic=10550182Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
Google Ads Conversion-Tracking without Cookies
This website uses the online advertising program “Google Ads” and, as part of Google Ads, conversion tracking from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). We use Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising material (known as Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data from the advertising campaigns. Our aim is to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you, and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.
This website uses Google Ads conversion tracking exclusively without the use of cookies, which means that the service does not set cookies on your device at any time. Instead, your browser's local storage is used to store an individual ID assigned by Google, which enables an analysis of your use of the website. For this purpose, certain user information is processed via the ID. The ID is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. If the user visits certain pages of this website, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected in this way is used to generate conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. When using Google Ads, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads conversion tracking and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
If the information collected is personal, it is processed in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical evaluation of the success of our advertising campaigns.
Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
HubSpot
This website uses the services of HubSpot, a software-based marketing service provided by HubSpot Ireland Ltd., 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland.
HubSpot allows various customer service and customer management services to be digitally synchronized and processed via a central user interface. HubSpot enables the generation of leads, centralized email and newsletter marketing, contact management via the classification of user groups with the help of CRM, and the management of contact forms. To perform its various functions, HubSpot uses cookies, which are 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 collect certain information, such as your IP address, location, time of page view, etc. Information collected by HubSpot is stored on HubSpot servers and evaluated on our behalf. All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. Other legal bases for data processing that apply in the context of specific HubSpot services (such as the need for explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR when sending newsletters) remain unaffected by this.
We have entered into a data processing agreement with HubSpot, which obliges HubSpot to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties.
10) Web analytics services
Google (Universal) Analytics
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). Google (Universal) Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your device to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your abbreviated IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there; this may also involve transmission to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics exclusively with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”, which ensures anonymization of the IP address by truncation and excludes direct personal reference. The extension means that your IP address is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google LLC server in the USA and truncated there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide us with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google (Universal) Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Google Analytics also enables the creation of statistics with statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors based on an evaluation of interest-related advertising and with the use of third-party information via a special function known as “demographic characteristics.” This allows the definition and differentiation of user groups on the website for the purpose of target group-optimized marketing measures. However, data records collected via “demographic characteristics” cannot be assigned to a specific person.
Details on the processing initiated by Google Analytics and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
All processing described above, in particular the setting of Google Analytics cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, Google Analytics will not be used during your visit to the website. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google for the use of Google Analytics, which obliges Google to protect the data of our website visitors and not to pass it on to third parties. For the transfer of data from the EU to the US, Google refers to the European Commission's standard data protection clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the US. Further information on Google (Universal) Analytics can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). Google (Universal) Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your device to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your abbreviated IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there; this may also involve transmission to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics exclusively with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”, which ensures anonymization of the IP address by truncation and excludes direct personal reference. The extension means that your IP address is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google LLC server in the USA and truncated there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide us with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google (Universal) Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Google Analytics also enables the creation of statistics with statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors based on an evaluation of interest-related advertising and with the use of third-party information via a special function known as “demographic characteristics.” This allows the definition and differentiation of user groups on the website for the purpose of target group-optimized marketing measures. However, data records collected via “demographic characteristics” cannot be assigned to a specific person.
Details on the processing initiated by Google Analytics and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
All processing described above, in particular the setting of Google Analytics cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, Google Analytics will not be used during your visit to the website. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google for the use of Google Analytics, which obliges Google to protect the data of our website visitors and not to pass it on to third parties. For the transfer of data from the EU to the US, Google refers to the European Commission's standard data protection clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the US. Further information on Google (Universal) Analytics can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de
11) Retargeting/Remarketing/Referral Advertising
Google Ads Remarketing
Our website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing, which we use to advertise this website in Google search results and on third-party websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). For this purpose, Google places a cookie in the browser of your device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you have visited. Any further data processing only takes place if you have agreed to Google linking your internet and app browsing history to your Google account and using information from your Google account to personalize the ads you see on the web. In this case, if you are logged into Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. To do this, your personal data will be temporarily linked to Google Analytics data by Google in order to form target groups. When using Google Ads remarketing, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Remarketing and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sitesYou can permanently opt out of Google Ads Remarketing cookies by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in available at the following link:https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996? Further information and the privacy policy regarding advertising and Google can be found here:https://www.google.com/policies/ technologies/ads/All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. 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.
Our website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing, which we use to advertise this website in Google search results and on third-party websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). For this purpose, Google places a cookie in the browser of your device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you have visited. Any further data processing only takes place if you have agreed to Google linking your internet and app browsing history to your Google account and using information from your Google account to personalize the ads you see on the web. In this case, if you are logged into Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. To do this, your personal data will be temporarily linked to Google Analytics data by Google in order to form target groups. When using Google Ads remarketing, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Remarketing and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sitesYou can permanently opt out of Google Ads Remarketing cookies by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in available at the following link:https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996? Further information and the privacy policy regarding advertising and Google can be found here:https://www.google.com/policies/ technologies/ads/All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. 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.
12) Page functionalities
12.1 Use of YouTube videos
This website uses the YouTube embedding function to display and play videos from the provider “YouTube,” which belongs to Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). The extended data protection mode is used here, which, according to the provider, only starts storing user information when the video(s) is/are played. When the playback of embedded YouTube videos is started, the provider “YouTube” uses cookies to collect information about user behavior. According to YouTube, this serves, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent abusive behavior. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account when you click on a video. If you do not want this information to be associated with your YouTube profile, you must log out before clicking on the button. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, but you must contact YouTube to exercise this right. When using YouTube, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Regardless of whether the embedded videos are played, a connection to the Google network is established each time this website is accessed, which may trigger further data processing operations beyond our control. All processing described above, in particular the reading of information on the device used via the tracking pixel, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Without this consent, YouTube videos will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website using alternative options communicated to you on the website. Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in the YouTube Terms of Use at https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms and in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
12.2 Zoom
We use the “Zoom” service provided by Zoom Video Communications Inc., 55 Almaden Blvd, Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113, USA (hereinafter “Zoom”) to conduct online meetings, video conferences, and/or webinars. When using Zoom, various types of data are processed. The scope of the data processed depends on the data you provide before or during your participation in an online meeting, video conference, or webinar. When using Zoom, data from communication participants is processed and stored on Zoom servers. This data may include, in particular, your login details (name, email address, telephone number (optional), and password) and meeting data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)). In addition, visual and audio contributions from participants, as well as voice input in chats, may be processed.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Consent that has been given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. Otherwise, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences, or webinars is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR in the effective conduct of the online meeting, webinar, or video conference. Further information on data use by Zoom can be found in Zoom's privacy policy at https://zoom.us/docs/de-de/privacy-and-legal.html.
12.3 Google Forms
We use the Google Forms service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”) to conduct surveys or for online forms. Google Forms enables us to design and evaluate surveys and online forms. In addition to the personal data you enter in the forms, information about your operating system, browser, date and time of your visit, referrer URL, and your IP address is also collected, transmitted to Google, and stored on Google's servers. The information you enter in the forms is stored in a password-protected manner to ensure that third-party access is excluded and that only we can evaluate the information for the purpose specified in the form.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Consent that has been given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google for the use of Google Forms, which obliges Google to protect the data of our website visitors and not to pass it on to third parties. Processing takes place regularly within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. However, data transfers to the USA cannot be ruled out.
For the transfer of data from the EU to the US, Google refers to the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the US. For more information about Google Forms and Google's privacy policy, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
12.4 Typeform
We use the services of TYPEFORM SL Carrer Bac de Roda, 163, local, 08018 Barcelona, Spain (“Typeform”) to conduct surveys and for online forms. Typeform enables us to design and evaluate surveys and online forms. In addition to the personal data you enter in the forms, information about your operating system, browser, date and time of your visit, referrer URL, and your IP address is also collected, transmitted to Typeform, and stored on Typeform's servers. The information you enter in the forms is stored in a password-protected manner to ensure that third-party access is excluded and that only we can evaluate the information for the purpose specified in the form.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Consent that has been given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Typeform for the use of the above-mentioned services, which obliges Typeform to protect the data of our website visitors and not to pass it on to third parties. Typeform's privacy policy can be found at: https://admin.typeform.com/to/dwk6gt/
12.5 Google Web Fonts
This site uses web fonts provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”) to ensure uniform font display. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google's servers. This may also result in personal data being transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. In this way, Google becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The processing of personal data in the course of establishing a connection with the font provider will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used. Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
12.6 Google Reviews
We work with Google as part of the “Google Customer Reviews” program. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). This program allows us to collect customer reviews from users of our website. After making a purchase on our website, you will be asked if you would like to participate in an email survey from Google. If you give your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we will forward your email address to Google. You will receive an email from Google Customer Reviews asking you to rate your shopping experience on our website. The rating you submit will then be combined with our other ratings and displayed in our Google Customer Reviews logo and in our Merchant Center dashboard. Your rating will also be used for Google seller ratings. When using Google Customer Reviews, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller or to Google.
Further information on Google's data protection policy in connection with the Google Customer Reviews program can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/7188525? hl=en
Further information on Google's data protection policy for seller reviews can be found at this link: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2375474
This website uses the YouTube embedding function to display and play videos from the provider “YouTube,” which belongs to Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). The extended data protection mode is used here, which, according to the provider, only starts storing user information when the video(s) is/are played. When the playback of embedded YouTube videos is started, the provider “YouTube” uses cookies to collect information about user behavior. According to YouTube, this serves, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent abusive behavior. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account when you click on a video. If you do not want this information to be associated with your YouTube profile, you must log out before clicking on the button. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, but you must contact YouTube to exercise this right. When using YouTube, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Regardless of whether the embedded videos are played, a connection to the Google network is established each time this website is accessed, which may trigger further data processing operations beyond our control. All processing described above, in particular the reading of information on the device used via the tracking pixel, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Without this consent, YouTube videos will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website using alternative options communicated to you on the website. Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in the YouTube Terms of Use at https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms and in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
12.2 Zoom
We use the “Zoom” service provided by Zoom Video Communications Inc., 55 Almaden Blvd, Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113, USA (hereinafter “Zoom”) to conduct online meetings, video conferences, and/or webinars. When using Zoom, various types of data are processed. The scope of the data processed depends on the data you provide before or during your participation in an online meeting, video conference, or webinar. When using Zoom, data from communication participants is processed and stored on Zoom servers. This data may include, in particular, your login details (name, email address, telephone number (optional), and password) and meeting data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)). In addition, visual and audio contributions from participants, as well as voice input in chats, may be processed.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Consent that has been given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. Otherwise, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences, or webinars is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR in the effective conduct of the online meeting, webinar, or video conference. Further information on data use by Zoom can be found in Zoom's privacy policy at https://zoom.us/docs/de-de/privacy-and-legal.html.
12.3 Google Forms
We use the Google Forms service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”) to conduct surveys or for online forms. Google Forms enables us to design and evaluate surveys and online forms. In addition to the personal data you enter in the forms, information about your operating system, browser, date and time of your visit, referrer URL, and your IP address is also collected, transmitted to Google, and stored on Google's servers. The information you enter in the forms is stored in a password-protected manner to ensure that third-party access is excluded and that only we can evaluate the information for the purpose specified in the form.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Consent that has been given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google for the use of Google Forms, which obliges Google to protect the data of our website visitors and not to pass it on to third parties. Processing takes place regularly within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. However, data transfers to the USA cannot be ruled out.
For the transfer of data from the EU to the US, Google refers to the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the US. For more information about Google Forms and Google's privacy policy, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
12.4 Typeform
We use the services of TYPEFORM SL Carrer Bac de Roda, 163, local, 08018 Barcelona, Spain (“Typeform”) to conduct surveys and for online forms. Typeform enables us to design and evaluate surveys and online forms. In addition to the personal data you enter in the forms, information about your operating system, browser, date and time of your visit, referrer URL, and your IP address is also collected, transmitted to Typeform, and stored on Typeform's servers. The information you enter in the forms is stored in a password-protected manner to ensure that third-party access is excluded and that only we can evaluate the information for the purpose specified in the form.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Consent that has been given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Typeform for the use of the above-mentioned services, which obliges Typeform to protect the data of our website visitors and not to pass it on to third parties. Typeform's privacy policy can be found at: https://admin.typeform.com/to/dwk6gt/
12.5 Google Web Fonts
This site uses web fonts provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”) to ensure uniform font display. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google's servers. This may also result in personal data being transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. In this way, Google becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The processing of personal data in the course of establishing a connection with the font provider will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used. Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
12.6 Google Reviews
We work with Google as part of the “Google Customer Reviews” program. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). This program allows us to collect customer reviews from users of our website. After making a purchase on our website, you will be asked if you would like to participate in an email survey from Google. If you give your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we will forward your email address to Google. You will receive an email from Google Customer Reviews asking you to rate your shopping experience on our website. The rating you submit will then be combined with our other ratings and displayed in our Google Customer Reviews logo and in our Merchant Center dashboard. Your rating will also be used for Google seller ratings. When using Google Customer Reviews, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller or to Google.
Further information on Google's data protection policy in connection with the Google Customer Reviews program can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/7188525? hl=en
Further information on Google's data protection policy for seller reviews can be found at this link: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2375474
13) Rights of the data subject
13.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following rights as a data subject (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the legal basis cited for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:
- Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
- Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
- Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
- Right to be informed pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
- Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
- Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR;
- Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.
13.2 RIGHT OF APPEAL
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST AS PART OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, fundamental rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES.
YOU CAN EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.
14) Duration of storage of personal data
The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and, if relevant, additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax law retention periods). When personal data is processed on the basis of express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, this data is stored until the data subject revokes their consent.
If there are statutory retention periods for data that is processed within the framework of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, this data is routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided that it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract and/or we no longer have any legitimate interest in storing it. 1 lit. b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided that it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in its further storage.
When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, this data is stored until the data subject exercises their right to object under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until the data subject exercises their right to object under Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.
Unless otherwise specified in the other information in this statement on specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.