SSL or TLS encryption

When you enter your data on websites, place online orders or send emails over the Internet, you must always expect that unauthorized third parties will access your data. There is no complete protection against such access. However, we do everything we can to protect your data in the best possible way and to close security gaps as far as we can.

How long do we store your data?

In some places in this privacy policy, we inform you about how long we or the companies that process your data on our behalf store your data. If no such information is provided, we will store your data until the purpose of the data processing no longer applies, you object to the data processing or you withdraw your consent to the data processing.

In the event of an objection or revocation, however, we may continue to process your data if at least one of the following conditions is met:

We have compelling legitimate grounds for continuing the data processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms (only if you object to the data processing; if the objection is to direct marketing, we cannot provide any legitimate grounds)

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Data processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims (does not apply if your objection is to direct marketing).

We are legally obliged to retain your data.

In this case, we will delete your data as soon as the requirement(s) cease(s) to apply.

Your rights

Objection to data processing

IF YOU READ IN THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT THAT WE HAVE A LEGITIMATE INTEREST IN THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA AND THEREFORE OBJECT TO IT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 ABS. 1 SENTENCE 1 LIT. F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT UNDER ART. 21 GDPR THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED PROVISION. THE PREREQUISITE IS THAT YOU STATE REASONS FOR THE OBJECTION THAT ARISE FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. a statement of reasons is not required if the objection is directed against the use of your data for direct marketing purposes.

the consequence of the objection is that we may no longer process your data. this only does not apply if one of the following conditions is met:

• we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms
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• the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

THESE EXCEPTIONS DO NOT APPLY IF YOUR OBJECTION IS TO DIRECT ADVERTISING OR PROFILING RELATED TO SUCH ADVERTISING.

Other rights

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are based on your consent. You give this consent, for example, by ticking the appropriate box on online forms before you send the form or by allowing certain cookies when you visit our website. You can withdraw your consent at any time without giving reasons (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR). We may then no longer process your data from the time you withdraw your consent. The only exception: We are legally obliged to retain the data for a certain period of time. Such retention periods exist in particular in tax and commercial law.

If you believe that we are in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. You can contact a supervisory authority in the member state of your place of residence, your place of work or the place where the alleged infringement took place. The right to lodge a complaint exists in addition to administrative or judicial remedies.

We must provide you or a third party with data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format if you request this. We can only transfer the data to another controller if this is technically feasible.

In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to receive information free of charge about what personal data we have stored about you, where the data comes from, to whom we transfer the data and for what purpose it is stored. If the data is incorrect, you have the right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR); under the conditions of Art. 17 GDPR, you may request that we erase the data.

Right to restriction of processing

In certain situations, you can request that we restrict the processing of your data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR. The data may then - apart from being stored - only be processed as follows:

• with your consent
• for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims
• to protect the rights of another natural or legal person
• for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State

The right to restriction of processing applies in the following situations:

• You have disputed the accuracy of your personal data stored by us and we need time to verify this. In this case, you have the right for the duration of the review.
Your personal data is being processed unlawfully or has been processed unlawfully in the past. In this case, you have the right to have the data erased as an alternative.We no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense or assertion of legal claims. In this case, you have the right to have the data erased as an alternative.
• You have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and now your interests and ours must be weighed against each other. The right exists here as long as the result of the weighing up has not yet been determined.

Data collection on this website

Use of cookies

Our website places cookies on your device. These are small text files that are used for different purposes. Some cookies are technically necessary for the website to function at all (necessary cookies). Others are required to perform certain actions or functions on the site (functional cookies). For example, without cookies it would not be possible to use the benefits of a shopping basket in an online store. Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or to optimize advertising measures. If we use third-party services on our website, e.g. to process payment transactions, these companies may also leave cookies on your device when you access the website (so-called third-party cookies).

How we process your data

Session cookies are only stored on your device for the duration of a session. As soon as you close the browser, they disappear automatically. Permanent cookies, on the other hand, remain on your device if you do not delete them yourself. This can lead, for example, to your user behavior being permanently analyzed. You can use the settings in your browser to influence how it handles cookies:

• Do you want to be informed when cookies are set?
• Do you want to exclude cookies in general or for certain cases?
• Do you want cookies to be deleted automatically when you close your browser?

If you deactivate or do not allow cookies, the functionality of the website may be restricted.

If we use cookies from other companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you about this in this privacy policy. We also ask for your consent in this regard when you visit our website.

On what legal basis do we process your data?We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our online services can be used by visitors without technical problems and that all desired functions are available to them. The storage of necessary and functional cookies on your device is therefore based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. We use all other cookies on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR, provided that you give us your consent to do so. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. If you have consented to the placement of necessary and functional cookies when your consent was requested, these cookies will also be stored exclusively on the basis of your consent.

Cookie consent with the Legal Cockpit

What is the Legal Cockpit cookie tool?

Consent management platform (CMP) for obtaining and processing GDPR-compliant consent

Who processes your data

Legalcore AG, Reinhardtstr. 7, 10117 Berlin




Where can you find more information about data protection at Legal Cockpit?

https://cockpit.legal/datenschutz/

How we process your data

We use the Legal Cockpit consent management platform to obtain your consent to the storage of cookies on your device in accordance with data protection regulations. When you visit our website and close the Legal Cockpit cookie window with the request for consent, the following data is transmitted to the company:

• Your IP address
• Information about your browser
• Information about your end device
• The time of your visit to the website

In addition, the Legal Cockpit stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consents given or their revocation to your browser. All data collected will be stored until the cookies are no longer needed, you delete the Legal Cockpit cookie or ask us to delete the data. This only does not apply if we are legally obliged to store the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We are legally obliged to obtain the consent of our website visitors for the use of certain cookies. In order to fulfill this obligation, we use Legal Cockpit. The legal basis for data processing is therefore Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR.

Server log files

Server log files log all requests and access to our website and record error messages. They also include personal data, in particular your IP address. However, this is anonymized by the provider after a short time so that we cannot assign the data to you personally. The data is automatically transmitted from your browser to our provider.

How we process your data

Our provider stores the server log files in order to be able to track the activities on our website and identify errors. The files contain the following data:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address (anonymized if necessary)

We do not merge this data with other data, but only use it for statistical analysis and to improve our website.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website runs smoothly. It is also in our legitimate interest to obtain an anonymized overview of access to our website. Data processing is therefore lawful pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Analysis tools and advertising

We use the following tools to analyze the behavior of our website visitors and to show you advertising

Matomo Analytics (installed locally)

How we process your data

We are always interested in optimizing our website for users and placing advertising in the best possible way. Matomo Analytics, an open source tool that analyzes user behavior and thus provides us with the necessary database for adjustments, helps us to do this. Matomo uses cookies, device fingerprinting and other technologies that enable cross-page recognition of the user to analyze user behavior. Matomo records the page views, the region they come from, the IP address, referrer, browser used and operating systems. The tool can also measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g. click on links or make purchases). Once your IP address has been anonymized, the data collected is stored exclusively on our server.

On what legal basis do we process your data?As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behaviour for the purpose of optimizing our website and the advertising placed on it. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the event that you have consented to the storage of cookies, for example, or have otherwise consented to data processing, the legal basis is exclusively Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.




Plugins and tools

Google Fonts (local hosting)

We use fonts from the US company Google on our website. We have installed the fonts locally so that there is no connection to Google's servers when you visit our website.

For more information about Google Fonts, see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Font Awesome (local hosting)

We use icons from the Font Awesome icon library on our website. The library is provided by Fonticons Inc. We have installed the icons locally so that there is no connection to the company's servers when you visit our website.

For more information about Font Awesome, see https://fontawesome.com/ and specifically in the privacy policy: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

jQuery

What is jQuery

Service that provides access to a JavaScript library for use on this website

Who processes your data

The OpenJS Foundation, 548 Market St, PMB 57274, San Francisco, California, USA

Where can you find more information about data protection at jQuery?

https://openjsf.org/privacy

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

jQuery complies with the European Commission's standard contractual clauses (see https://openjsf.org/privacy)

How we process your data

We use the services of jQuery on our website. jQuery is a JavaScript library. It simplifies Javascript programming by providing an easy-to-use interface for many common tasks. With jQuery, users can make their websites faster and more interactive. When you visit our website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the jQuery servers. This tells jQuery that our website has been accessed via your IP address.

On what legal basis do we process your data?The fonts from jQuery ensure a uniform typeface on our websites. As a company, we have a legitimate interest in this. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If you have consented to the data processing, we process your data exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time. We may no longer process your data from the time you withdraw your consent.

OpenStreetMap

What is OpenStreetMap

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Map service of the OpenStreetMap Foundation

Who processes your data

OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF), Cowley Road, St John's Innovation Centre, Cambridge CB4 0WS, United Kingdom

Where can you find more information about data protection at OpenStreetMap?

https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy

How we process your data

We use maps from the OpenStreetMap Foundation on our website. For you, this means that your IP address and information about your surfing behavior will be forwarded to the foundation and stored there when you visit our website. For this purpose, the foundation leaves cookies on your device or uses comparable recognition technologies. If you have allowed your location to be determined in the settings of your device, OpenStreetMap will also store this data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

The maps from OpenStreetMap make it easier for visitors to find the places indicated on our website. As a company, we have a legitimate interest in this. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If you have consented to data processing, we process your data exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time. We may no longer process your data from the time you withdraw your consent.

Data processing on social media

What is social media?

By social media, we mean the social networks on which we have created publicly accessible profiles. You can find out which social networks these are below

Who processes your data?

The respective operating companies of the social networks. You can find the individual operators below under the respective networks.

How is your data processed?

The operators of social networks are generally able to collect and evaluate comprehensive data about the behavior of visitors and users of the network. It is not possible for us to track all processing operations in the social networks we use, which is why further processing operations that are not listed here may be carried out by the operators of the social networks. You can find more information on this in the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective social networks.

The processing of your data can be triggered when you visit the website of the social network or our profile page there. Even if you visit a website that uses certain network content, e.g. like or share buttons, data may already be transferred to the operators of the social network. If you yourself are a user of the social network and are logged into your user account, your visit to our profile page can be assigned to your account by the operator of the social network. Even if you have not registered a user account yourself or are not logged in, the operator of the network may still collect your personal data, e.g. by recording your IP address or setting cookies. With this data, the operators can create user profiles tailored to your behavior and interests and show you interest-based advertising inside and outside the network. If you are a registered user of the network, the interest-based advertising may also be displayed on all devices on which you are or were logged in.

On what legal basis is your data processed?

Our profiles on social networks are intended to ensure that our company has the widest possible presence on the Internet. As a company, we have a legitimate interest in this. Data processing is therefore lawful in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The data processing operations and analyses carried out by the operators of the social networks themselves may be based on other legal bases. These must be specified by the social network operators.

Who is responsible for processing your data and how can you assert your rights?

If you visit one of our profiles on the social networks, we are jointly responsible with the operator of the respective network for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. In principle, you can assert your rights against both us and the operator of the respective network.

Despite the joint responsibility with the operators of the social networks, however, our influence on the data processing operations of the respective operator is limited and is primarily based on the specifications of the operator.

How long will your data be stored?

If we collect data via our profiles in the social networks, these are deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for their storage no longer applies, you request us to delete them or you revoke your consent to their storage. Stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

We have no influence on how long the operators of the social networks store your data, which the operators collect for their own purposes. You can obtain information on this directly from the operator of the respective social network, e.g. in the respective privacy policy.

Which social media do we use?

LinkedIn

What is LinkedIn

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A social network for business contacts

Who processes your data

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Will your data be transferred to third countries?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at LinkedIn?

https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=homepage-basic_footer-privacy-policy

Where can you as a user adjust your privacy settings?

As a registered LinkedIn user, you can adjust your privacy settings in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in:
https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/