Data Protection Declaration

1) Information on the Collection of Personal Data and Contact Details of the Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. On the following pages, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The controller in charge of data processing on this website, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is MVK Self-Care Vortex GmbH, Rosental 7, ℅ Mindspace, 80331 Munich, Germany, Phone: +49 89 41434444, e-mail: support@selfcarevortex.com. The controller in charge of 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.

2) Data Collection When You Visit Our Website

2.1 When using our website for information 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 that is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

Our visited website
Date and time at the moment 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 applicable: in anonymized form)

Data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point 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 in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files subsequently, if there are any concrete indications of illegal use.

2.2 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string https:// and the lock symbol in your browser line.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

3.1 Kajabi

For the hosting of our website and the display of the page content, we use the system of the following provider: Kajabi, LLC, 15495 Sand Canyon Avenue Suite 300 Irvine, CA 92618, USA

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

For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are meant to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.

3.2 Cloudflare

We use a content delivery network offered by the following provider: Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

This service enables us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content or scripts faster via a network of regionally distributed servers. The processing is carried out to protect our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, ensuring the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibiting unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

4) Cookies

In order to make your visit to our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your end device. In some cases, these cookies are automatically deleted again after the browser is closed (so-called "session cookies"), in other cases, these cookies remain on your end device for longer and allow page settings to be saved (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the duration of the storage in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies set by us, the processing is carried out either in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR in the case of consent given or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR to safeguard 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 in such a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies and you can decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.

Please note that the functionality of our website may be limited if cookies are not accepted.

5) Contacting Us

5.1 Facebook Chat

This website uses a live chat system offered by the following provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Quare, Dublin 2, Irland

The processing of personal data transmitted via chat is carried out either in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR, to the extent necessary for the initiation or execution of the contract, or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the effective support of our site visitors. Unless otherwise required by law, your data transmitted will be deleted once the relevant facts have been conclusively clarified. Furthermore, additional information may be collected and evaluated by means of cookies for the purpose of creating pseudonymised user profiles.

However, this information will not be used to identify you personally and will not be merged with other data records. To the extent this information has a personal reference, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behaviour for optimisation purposes.

The placing of cookies may be prevented by appropriate browser settings. However, the functionality of our website may be restricted in such a case. You may object to the collection and storage of data for the purpose of creating a pseudonymised user profile at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, ensuring the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibiting unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

5.2 ManyChat

This website uses a live chat system offered by the following provider: ManyChat Inc., 8605 Santa Monica Blvd. #64372, West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, ensuring the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibiting unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

5.3 ManyChat with Facebook Messenger Integration
For contacting and communicating, we use ManyChat, a chatbot integration for Facebook Messenger by ManyChat Inc, 535 Everett Ave, Apt. 312, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA ("ManyChat"). Our ManyChat chatbot can be accessed via the "Facebook Messenger" and, depending on user preference, it provides information about news and/or answers users' questions.
When contact is made via ManyChat, personal data is processed deriving from the use of Facebook Messenger. For the use of ManyChat, a registration with Facebook is necessary.
In this way, your Facebook ID is stored in our system. In addition, ManyChat stores the messages you exchange with the chatbot. Facebook grants us access to your "public information", such as name, profile and cover picture, gender, networks, username, and the Facebook ID, which is stored on Facebook. We use this information exclusively to operate ManyChat in a way to allow customers to be addressed personally. To the best of our knowledge, the content of conversation is not evaluated by third parties for advertising or market research purposes. We refer to the terms of use of Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/terms) and its privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation/.
If you register with our Messenger Bot to receive advertising by giving your express consent, you will receive regular messages from us about current offers and promotions. You have the option to unsubscribe from the information for the future at any time and thus revoke your consent. ManyChat will inform you about the possibility to unsubscribe. Alternatively, you can initiate the unsubscription process using the "Unsubscribe" command. By unsubscribing from ManyChat messages (revoking your consent), your data will be deleted from the list of message recipients. Any recorded chat logs will also be automatically deleted in this case.
If you sign up for regular notifications during direct advertising by giving your express consent, your data will be processed exclusively in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If your contact has the purpose of concluding a contract or concerns the processing of an already concluded contract, the legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. In any other case, the legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Your data will be deleted after the final processing of your request.
We have concluded an order processing contract with ManyChat, by which we oblige ManyChat to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties.
You can find more information about ManyChat’s privacy policy at: https://manychat.com/privacy.html

5.4 Zapier

This website uses a live chat system offered by the following provider: Zapier Inc., 548 Market St #62411, San Francisco, California 94104, USA

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, ensuring the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibiting unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

5.5 Our Own Evaluation Reminder

We use your e-mail address exclusively based on your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR for a one-time reminder to submit a rating of your order. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller.

5.6 WhatsApp Business

We offer visitors to our website the opportunity to contact us via the WhatsApp news service of WhatsApp Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. For this purpose, we use the so-called "Business Version" of WhatsApp.

If you contact us via WhatsApp in connection with a specific business transaction (e.g. an order placed), we will store and use the mobile telephone number you use at WhatsApp and - if provided - your first name and surname in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR to process and answer your request. Based on the same legal basis, we will ask you via WhatsApp to provide further data (order number, customer number, address or e-mail address), if necessary, in order to be able to allocate your enquiry to a specific transaction.

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

Your data will always be used only to answer your request via WhatsApp. Your data will not be passed on to third parties.

Please note that WhatsApp Business gains 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 whose address book saves only the WhatsApp contact data of those users who have also contacted us via WhatsApp.

This ensures that each person whose WhatsApp contact data is stored in our address book has already consented to the transmission of his WhatsApp telephone number from the address books of his chat contacts in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR when using the app on his device for the first time by accepting the WhatsApp terms of use. The transmission of data of such users who do not use WhatsApp and/or have not contacted us via WhatsApp is therefore excluded.

For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by WhatsApp, as well as your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to WhatsApp's data protection information: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/?eea=1#privacy-policy

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

5.7 When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for establishing contact and for the associated technical administration.

The legal basis for processing data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your enquiry; this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified, provided there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.

6) Data Processing When Opening a Customer Account and for Contract Processing

Pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent required in each case if you provide us with this data when opening a customer account. The data required for opening an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website. Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above address of the person responsible. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded via it have been fully processed, no legal retention periods are opposed and no legitimate interest on our part in the continued storage exists.

7) Commentary Function

Within the scope of the commentary function on this website, in addition to your comment, information on the time of writing the comment and the name of the commentator you have chosen is stored and published on the website. Furthermore, your IP address is logged and stored. This IP address is stored for security reasons in case the person concerned violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content by submitting a comment. We need your e-mail address to contact you if a third party should object to your published content as unlawful. The legal basis for the storage of your data is Art. 6 (1) point b and f GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to as unlawful by third parties.

8) Use of Client Data for Direct Advertising

8.1 Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter

If you register for our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory data for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. This means that we will only send you an e-mail newsletter once you have expressly confirmed that you consent to receiving newsletters. We will then send you a confirmation e-mail asking you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter in future by clicking on an appropriate link.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. When you register for the newsletter, we store your IP address entered by your Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration for the purpose of tracing any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data collected by us when you register for the newsletter is used exclusively for the promotional purposes by way of the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the responsible person named at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your e-mail address will be deleted from our newsletter distribution list immediately, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data, or we reserve the right to a more extensive use your data which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

8.2 WhatsApp newsletter

If you subscribe to our WhatsApp newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers via WhatsApp. Only your mobile phone number is required for sending the newsletter.

To send the newsletter, please add our mobile phone number to the address book of your mobile phone 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 (1) point a GDPR for the purpose of sending the newsletter. We will then add you to our newsletter distribution list.

The data we collect when you subscribe to the newsletter will be processed exclusively for the purpose of addressing you in an advertising manner by the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by sending us the message "Stop" via WhatsApp. After unsubscribing, 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 data beyond this, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this policy.

Please note that WhatsApp obtains access to the address book of the mobile device used by us for sending the newsletter and automatically transfers telephone numbers stored in the address book to a Facebook server in the USA.

For sending our WhatsApp newsletter, we therefore use a mobile end device in whose address book only the WhatsApp contact data of our newsletter recipients are stored. This ensures that each person whose WhatsApp contact data is stored in our address book has already consented to the transfer of their WhatsApp telephone number from the address books of their chat contacts in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR when using the app on their device for the first time by accepting the WhatsApp terms of use. A transfer of data of such users who do not use WhatsApp and/or have not contacted us via WhatsApp is excluded in this respect.

For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by WhatsApp, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the WhatsApp privacy policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy-eea?lang=en

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

8.3 Advertising by post
Based on our legitimate interest in personalized direct mail, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your postal address and - if 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 name in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR and to use this data for sending interesting offers and information on our products by letter post.
You can object to the storage and use of your data for this purpose at any time by sending an appropriate message to the controller.

9) Processing of Data for the Purpose of Order Handling

9.1 Insofar as necessary for the processing 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 Para. 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 data (name, address, e-mail address) provided by you when placing the order in order to inform you personally by suitable means of communication (e.g. by post or e-mail) about upcoming updates within the legally stipulated period of time within the framework of our statutory duty to inform pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of informing you about 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.

In order to process your order, we also work together 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.

9.2 Kajabi

We use the following provider for order processing: Kajabi, LLC, 15495 Sand Canyon Avenue Suite 300 Irvine, CA 92618, USA

Name, address and, if applicable, other personal data will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR for the purpose of processing the online order. Your data will only be passed on to the extent necessary for the processing of the order. The provider is also charged with bookkeeping. The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if applicable, the bank transactions of our company to automatically record invoices, match them with the transactions and create the financial accounting in a semi-automated process.

If personal data is also processed, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the efficient organization and documentation of our business transactions.

For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are meant to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.

9.3 Passing on Personal Data to Shipping Service Providers

- Austrian Post

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Austrian Post Aktiengesellschaft, Rochusplatz 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria

We pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, if you have given your express consent in the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the supplier for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. The transmission only takes place to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the supplier or the delivery announcement is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Brigl

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Brigl AG, Via Peter Mitterhofer 1, 39100 Bozen, Italy

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- BRT

We use the following provider as transport service provider: BRT S.p.A., Piazza Diaz 7 - 20123 Milano / Italy

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Cargoboard

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Cargoboard GmbH & Co. KG, Technologiepark 22, 33100 Paderborn, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Cargoboard Austria

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Cargoboard Austria GmbH, Wiesenstraße 51, 4600 Wels, Austria

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- DACHSER SE

We use the following provider as transport service provider: DACHSER SE, Logistikzentrum München, European Logistics, Zamilastraße 11, 81677 Munich, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Deutsche Post

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

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- DHL

We use the following provider as transport service provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 20, 53113 Bonn, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- DHL Express

We use the following provider as transport service provider: DHL Express Germany GmbH, Heinrich-Brüning-Str. 5, 53113 Bonn, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- DHL Express Austria

We use the following provider as transport service provider: DHL Express (Austria) GmbH, Am Europlatz 2 (Objekt G), 1120 Vienna, Austria

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- DHL Freight

We use the following provider as transport service provider: DHL Freight GmbH, Godesberger Allee 102-104, 53175 Bonn, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- DHL Austria

We use the following provider as transport service provider: DHL Paket (Austria) GmbH, Campus 21, Liebermannstrasse F08/401, 2345 Brunn am Gebirge, Austria

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- DPD

We use the following provider as transport service provider: DPD Deutschland GmbH, Wailandtstraße 1, 63741 Aschaffenburg, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- DPD Austria

We use the following provider as transport service provider: DPD Direct Parcel Distribution Austria GmbH, Arbeitergasse 46, Leopoldsdorf 2333, Austria

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Emons Services GmbH

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Emons Services GmbH, Haus 65 Leskan Lofts, Waltherstraße 49 – 51, 51069 Cologne, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- FedEx

We use the following provider as transport service provider: FedEx Express Germany GmbH, Langer Kornweg 34 k, 65451 Kelsterbach, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- FedEx Austria

We use the following provider as transport service provider: FedEx Express Austria GmbH, Cargo Nord, Obj. 3, 1300 Vienna Airport, Austria

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- GBZ Express

We use the following provider as transport service provider: GBZ Express Srl, Via Galilei 37, 39100 Bozen, Italy

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- GLS

We use the following provider as transport service provider: General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG, GLS Germany-Straße 1 – 7, 36286 Neuenstein, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Hermes

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland GmbH, Essener Straße 89, 22419 Hamburg, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Nagel-Group Logistics SE

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Nagel-Group Logistics SE, Friedrich-Menzefricke-Str. 6, 33775 Versmold, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- OMEST

We use the following provider as transport service provider: OMEST GmbH, Via Luigi Negrelli 15, 39100 Bolzano, Italy

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Planzer

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Planzer Transport AG, Lerzenstrasse 14, 8953 Dietikon, Switzerland

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.

In case of data transfer to the provider's location, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.
- Post CH

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Schweizerische Post AG, Schweiz, Wankdorfallee 4, 3030 Bern

We pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number to the provider prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, if you have given your express consent in the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the supplier for the purpose of delivery. This information will only be passed on if it is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the supplier or notification of delivery is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.

In case of data transfer to the provider's location, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.
- Poste Italiane

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Poste Italiane S.p.A., Viale Europa 190, 00144 Rome, Italy

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- PostNL

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Koninklijke post NL BV, Waldorpstraat 3, 2521CA The Hague, Netherlands

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Rhenus Logistics

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Rhenus SE & Co. KG, Rhenus-Platz 1, 59439 Holzwickede, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Schenker

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Schenker Deutschland AG, Lyoner Straße 15, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Schenker Italiana

We use the following provider as transport service provider: Schenker Italiana S.p.A., Zona Industriale Campi di Sotto, Via Fernerbach, 39049 Vipiteno / BZ, Italy

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- SDA

We use the following provider as transport service provider: SDA EXPRESS COURIER S.P.A., Viale Europa, 175 – 00144 – Roma / Italy

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- TNT

We use the following provider as transport service provider: TNT Express GmbH, Haberstraße 2, 53842 Troisdorf, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- Trans-o-flex

We use the following provider as transport service provider: trans-o-flex Express GmbH & Co. KGaA, Hertzstraße 10, 69469 Weinheim, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- UPS

We use the following provider as transport service provider: United Parcel Service Deutschland Inc. & Co. OHG, Görlitzer Straße 1, 41460 Neuss, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- UPS Austria

We use the following provider as transport service provider: United Parcel Service Speditionsgesellschaft m.b.H, Cargo Nord, Objekt 1,1300 Vienna Airport, Austria

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- X4U

We use the following provider as transport service provider: EXPRESS4YOU Srl, Giottostr. 12/A, 39100 Bolzano, Italy

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.

9.4 Use of Payment Service Providers

- Apple Pay
If you choose the payment method "Apple Pay" of Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, the payment processing is carried out via the "Apple Pay" function of your terminal device operated with iOS, watchOS or macOS by debiting a payment card deposited with "Apple Pay". Apple Pay uses security features built into the hardware and software of your device to protect your transactions. In order to release a payment, it is therefore necessary to enter a code previously defined by you and to verify it using the "Face ID" or "Touch ID" function of your terminal.
For the purpose of payment processing, your information provided during the ordering process, along with information about your order, will be transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then encrypts this data again with a developer-specific key before the data is transmitted to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay for payment processing. The encryption ensures that only the website from which the purchase was made can access the payment information. After the payment is made, Apple sends your device account number and a transaction-specific dynamic security code to the originating website to confirm the payment.
If personal data is processed in the described transmissions, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Apple retains anonymised transaction data, including the approximate amount of the purchase, the approximate date and time and whether the transaction was completed successfully. Anonymisation completely excludes any personal reference. Apple uses the anonymised data to improve Apple Pay and other Apple products and services.
When you use Apple Pay on iPhone or the Apple Watch to complete a purchase made through Safari on Mac, the Mac and the authorization device communicate through an encrypted channel on Apple's servers. Apple does not process or store this information in any format that can identify you personally. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone preferences. Go to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and disable "Allow payments on Mac".
For more information about Apple Pay privacy, please visit the following web address: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT203027
- Google Pay
If you choose the payment method "Google Pay" of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), the payment processing is carried out via the "Google Pay" application of your mobile device running at least Android 4.4 ("KitKat") and having an NFC function by charging a payment card deposited at Google Pay or a payment system verified there (e.g. PayPal). For the release of a payment via Google Pay in the amount of more than 25,- € the prior unlocking of your mobile device by the respective verification measure (e.g. face recognition, password, fingerprint or pattern) is required.
For the purpose of payment processing, your information provided during the ordering process, together with the information about your order, will be forwarded to Google. Google then transmits your payment information stored in Google Pay in the form of a unique transaction number to the source website, which is used to verify a payment. This transaction number does not contain any information about the real payment data of your means of payment deposited with Google Pay, but is created and transmitted as a uniquely valid numeric token. For all transactions via Google Pay, Google acts merely as an intermediary to process the payment transaction. The transaction is carried out exclusively in the relationship between the user and the source website by debiting the means of payment deposited with Google Pay.
If personal data are processed in the described transmissions, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Google reserves the right to collect, store and evaluate certain transaction-specific information for each transaction made via Google Pay. This includes the date, time and amount of the transaction, the merchant's location and description, a description provided by the merchant of the goods or services purchased, photos that you have attached to the transaction, the name and email address of the seller and buyer or the sender and recipient, the payment method used, your description of the reason for the transaction and, if applicable, the offer associated with the transaction.
According to Google, this processing is carried out exclusively in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of the legitimate interest in proper accounting, verification of transaction data and optimisation and maintenance of the functionality of the Google Pay service.
Google also reserves the right to combine the processed transaction data with other information which is collected and stored by Google when using other Google services.
The terms of use of Google Pay can be found here:
https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/u/0/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=googlepaytos&ldl=en
Further information on data protection at Google Pay can be found at the following Internet address:
https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=privacynotice&ldl=en
- Klarna

Online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden

If you select a payment method of the provider for which you make an advance payment (e.g. credit card payment), your payment data 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 passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. In this case, your data will only be passed on for the purpose of processing payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method of the provider with which the provider makes advance payments (such as invoice purchase or instalment purchase or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first name and surname, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number, if applicable data on alternative means of payment) during the ordering process.

In order to safeguard our legitimate interest in determining the solvency of our customers, this data is passed on to the provider by us for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. On the basis of the personal data provided by you as well as further data (such as shopping cart, invoice total, order history, payment history), the provider checks whether the payment option selected by you can be granted with regard to payment and/or bad debt risks.

In addition to internal provider criteria, identity and creditworthiness information from the following credit agencies may also be included in the decision-making process as part of the application review in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR:

https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/credit_rating_agencies

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they have their basis in a scientifically recognised 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 to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for the contractual processing of payments.
- Paypal

Online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

If you select a payment method of the provider for which you make an advance payment, your payment data 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 passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. In this case, your data will only be passed on for the purpose of processing payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method of the provider with which the provider makes advance payments, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first name and surname, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number, if applicable data on alternative means of payment) during the ordering process.

Online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland

If you select a payment method of the provider, your payment data 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 passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. In this case, your data will only be passed on for the purpose of processing payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

9.5 Electronic termination option for continuing obligations with consumers

Consumers who have concluded contracts on this website for continuing obligations for which payment is required (e.g., subscription contracts) have the option of terminating these contracts via an electronic button in accordance with the applicable notice periods. Pressing the button leads to a confirmation page on which the consumer can provide more detailed information on the termination, clearly identify himself and subsequently declare his termination electronically. The collection of personal data and its transmission to us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for the proper processing of the termination. Pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR, the provided personal data will also be used to confirm receipt of the termination declaration and the termination date by electronic means in text form. The additional legal basis for such processing is Art. 6 (1) point c GDPR. We are legally obliged to provide an electronic termination option for consumer contracts concluded by means of electronic commerce regarding continuing obligations for which payment is required.

10) Retargeting/Remarketing/ Referral Advertising

Meta Pixel

Within our online offering, we use the “Meta Pixel” service provided by: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (“Meta”).

When a user clicks on an advertisement we have placed on Facebook and/or Instagram, the “Meta Pixel” adds a parameter to the URL of our linked page. After the redirect, this URL parameter is stored in the user’s browser by means of a cookie that our linked page sets itself.

On the one hand, this enables Meta to define visitors to our online offering as a target audience for displaying advertisements (“ads”). Accordingly, we use the service to show the Facebook and/or Instagram ads we place only to users who have shown an interest in our online offering or who have certain characteristics (e.g. interest in particular topics or products, determined on the basis of the websites visited) that we transmit to Meta (“Custom Audiences”).

On the other hand, the “Meta Pixel” makes it possible to track whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on an advertisement and which actions they take there (“conversion tracking”).

In addition to the “Meta Pixel”, which transmits data to Meta via your browser, the “Meta Conversions API” may be used. Where it is used, information about certain actions on our website (“events”, e.g. page views, adding products to the shopping cart, initiating checkout or completing an order) is transmitted via an interface directly from our server to Meta’s servers rather than via your browser. This serves to make the measurement of our advertising success more reliable, for example where browser-based transmission does not take place or is incomplete due to technical restrictions. In the context of the “Meta Conversions API”, the following data in particular may be transmitted to Meta: type and time of the event, URL accessed, information on ordered products and their value, your IP address, information about your browser and device (user agent), and the identifiers stored in Meta cookies. To avoid the same information being recorded twice by the “Meta Pixel” and the “Meta Conversions API” in these cases, each event is assigned an identifier that Meta uses to deduplicate the transmissions.

The data collected is anonymous to us, i.e. it does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the identity of users. However, the data is stored and processed by Meta, so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes.

All of the processing described above, 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 in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

We are jointly responsible with Meta (Art. 26 GDPR) for the collection of data via the “Meta Pixel” and its transmission to Meta. For this purpose, we have concluded a joint controller agreement with Meta, the essential content of which you can access at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum.

For the evaluation of the data, its assignment to predefined events and the preparation of measurement and analysis reports, however, Meta acts as our processor pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR and is obliged to protect the data of our site visitors and customers in accordance with the data processing agreement at https://facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing.

The information generated by Meta is generally transferred to and stored on a Meta server; in this context, data may also be transferred to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

11) Site Functionalities

11.1 Facebook plugins

Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (Facebook)

These plugins allow direct interaction with content on the social network.

In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the page by means of a so-called "2-click" or "Shariff" solution. This integration ensures that when you access a page of our website that contains such plugins, no connection is yet established with the servers of the provider.

Your browser only establishes a direct connection to the servers of the provider when you activate the plugins and thereby give your consent to the data transfer in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. In this process, regardless of whether you log into an existing user profile, a certain amount of information about your end device used (including your IP address), your browser and your page history is transferred to the provider and may be further processed there.

If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider's social network, information about interactions carried out via the plugins will also be published there and displayed to your contacts.

You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking on it again. However, the revocation has no influence on the data that has already been transferred to the provider.

Data can also be transferred to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA

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

11.2 Instagram plugins

Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (Instagram)

These plugins allow direct interaction with content on the social network.

Data can also be transferred to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA

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

11.3 Wistia

This website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Wistia, Inc.,17 Tudor Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139 USA

When you call up a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers to load the plugin. This involves certain information, including your IP address, being 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, to create playback statistics and to prevent abusive behavior.

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

All the above-mentioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies for reading out information on the end device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the "cookie consent tool" provided on the website.

11.4 YouTube Videos

This website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 ESW5, Ireland

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

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

11.5 Apple Music

On this website, functionalities of the following music service provider are integrated for the playback of music titles: Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland

When you visit this page, a direct connection between your browser and the provider's servers can be established via this integration, even if you do not have an account with the provider or are not logged in to one.

The provider receives the information that you have visited our site. The information collected in the process (including your IP address, if applicable) is transmitted by your browser directly to a server of the provider and stored there. However, the information is not used to identify you personally and is not passed on to third parties.

If you play a music track via the corresponding function while logged into a user account of the provider, the provider can assign your visit to our site to that account. If you do not wish to be assigned to your account, you must log out before pressing the play button.

The data processing described above is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in an appealing acoustic design of the visit to our website.

You can object to the loading of the provider's playback functions and thus to the data processing operations described above for the future by using add-ons for your browser, e.g., the script blocker "NoScript" (https://noscript.net/).

11.6 SoundCloud

On this website, functionalities of the following music service provider are integrated for the playback of music titles: SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany

The data processing described above is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in an appealing acoustic design of the visit to our website.

11.7 Spotify

On this website, functionalities of the following music service provider are integrated for the playback of music titles: Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden

The data processing described above is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in an appealing acoustic design of the visit to our website.

11.8 Adobe Fonts (Typekit)

This site uses so-called web fonts from the following provider to display fonts in a uniform manner: Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA

When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly and establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers. In this process, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

The processing of personal data while establishing the connection with the provider of the fonts is only carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the "cookie consent tool" provided on the website. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

11.9 FontAwesome

This site uses so-called web fonts from the following provider to display fonts in a uniform manner: Fonticons, Inc, 710 Blackhorn Dr, Carl Junction, 64834, MO, USA

For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are meant to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.

11.10 Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts from the following provider to display fonts in a uniform manner: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data is also transferred to: Google LLC, USA

Further information on Google's privacy standards can be found here: https://business.safety.google/privacy/

11.11 Zoom

We use this provider to conduct online meetings, video conferences and/or webinars: Zoom Video Communications Inc, 55 Almaden Blvd, Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113, USA

The provider processes different data, whereby the scope of the processed data depends on the data you provide before or during the participation in an online meeting, video conference or webinar. Your data as a communication participant is processed and stored on servers of the provider. This may include, in particular, your registration data (name, e-mail address, telephone number (optional) and password) and session data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)). In addition, participants' image and sound contributions as well as voice input in chats may be processed.

For the processing of 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) point 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) point a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
In addition, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences or webinars is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR in the effective conduct of the online meeting, webinar or video conference.

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

11.12 Google Forms

We use the services of the following provider to conduct surveys or for online forms: Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

In addition to a transfer of data to the above-mentioned provider location, data may also be transferred to: Google LLC, USA

The provider enables us to design and analyse surveys and online forms. In addition to the personal data that you enter into the forms, information on your operating system, browser, date and time of your visit, referrer URL and your IP address is also collected, transferred to the provider and stored on the provider's servers.

The information you enter in the forms is stored under password protection to ensure that third party access is excluded and that only we can analyse the data for the purpose specified in the form.

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

Further information on Google's privacy standards can be found here: https://business.safety.google/privacy/

11.13 Typeform

We use the services of the following provider to conduct surveys or for online forms: TYPEFORM SL Carrer Bac de Roda, 163, local, 08018 Barcelona, Spain

The information you enter in the forms is stored under password protection to ensure that third party access is excluded and that only we can analyse the data for the purpose specified in the form.

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

12) Tools and Miscellaneous

12.1 - DATEV

For the execution of the accounting, we use the service of the cloud-based accounting software of the following provider: DATEV eG, Paumgartnerstr. 6-14, 90429 Nuremberg, Germany

The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if applicable, also the bank transactions of our company in order to automatically record invoices, match them to the transactions and create the financial accounting from this in a semi-automated process.

Insofar as personal data is also processed in this context, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient organisation and documentation of our business transactions.

12.2 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 in the form of an interactive user interface when they access the page, on which consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by ticking the appropriate box.

Using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user provides the corresponding consent by ticking the corresponding box. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the respective end device of the user if consent has been granted.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed.
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 done in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.
Further legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) point c GDPR. As the responsible party, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.
Further information on the operator and the setting options of the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

12.3 - Adobe Acrobat Sign

We use the services of the following provider to digitally sign documents: Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, City West Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland

This service enables the legally valid signing of documents via electronic signature from any device.

For this purpose, the service collects, stores, and transfers not only the electronic signature for verification and proof of the signature, but also usage data of the device used (in particular the IP address) and certain transaction data.

The processing is based on our legitimate interest in efficient and response-time-saving business management and customer-friendly and effective document management in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which safeguards the data of our website visitors and prohibits a disclosure to third parties.

13) Rights of the Data Subject

13.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following comprehensive rights of data subjects (rights of information and intervention) vis-à-vis the data controller with regard to the processing of your personal data:

Right of access by the data subject pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) 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 a given consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR;
Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

13.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR PREDOMINANT LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON THE GROUNDS THAT ARISE FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO FURTHER PROCESSING IF WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING REASONS WORTHY OF PROTECTION FOR PROCESSING WHICH OUTWEIGH 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 YOUR PERSONAL DATA WHICH ARE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES. YOU MAY EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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

14) Duration of Storage of Personal Data

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

If personal data is processed on the basis of express consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR, this data is stored until the data subject revokes his consent.

If there are legal storage periods for data that is processed within the framework of legal or similar obligations on the basis of Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after expiry of the storage periods if it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of the contract and/or if we no longer have a justified interest in further storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR, this data is stored until the data subject exercises his right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can provide compelling grounds for processing worthy of protection which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing based on Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR, this data is stored until the data subject exercises his right of objection pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the information contained in this declaration on specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted if it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.