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Privacy Policy

Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the „Information on the Controller“ section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This can include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems or with your consent when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the flawless provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time with future effect. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to complain to the relevant supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this and other data protection matters.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

While visiting this website, your browsing behavior can be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

Alfahosting

We host our website with Alfahosting. The provider is Alfahosting GmbH, Ankerstraße 3b, 06108 Halle (Saale) (hereinafter referred to as Alfahosting). When you visit our website, Alfahosting collects various log files, including your IP addresses.

Please refer to Alfahosting's privacy policy for details. https://alfahosting.de/datenschutz/.

The use of Alfahosting is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in displaying our website as reliably as possible. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transfer on the internet (e.g., in email communication) may have security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to protect data completely against access by third parties.

Notice regarding the responsible party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

MBA HEALINGNETWORK LTD.

1 Alexandrou Papadiamanti, 

Block A, Office 21, 

6035 Larnaca

Cyprus

HE 458197

TIN 60056445C

VAT: CY60056445C

Office: +35724020289 

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

Unless a more specific retention period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to exist. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent for data processing, your data will be deleted, provided that we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons cease to apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, insofar as special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is also carried out on the basis of Section 25 (1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required to fulfill the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

Lisa Sons
Lönsstrasse 9
46147 Oberhausen

Phone: [Data Protection Officer's Phone Number]
Email: [Data Protection Officer's Email Address]

Notice regarding data transfer to the USA and other third countries

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not considered safe from a data protection perspective. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are obligated to disclose personal data to security authorities without you, as the data subject, being able to take legal action against it. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out up to the revocation shall remain unaffected by the revocation.

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

If the data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. You can find the respective legal basis on which processing is based in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING WHEREVER IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right of complaint to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to complain shall be without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract, either for yourself or for a third party, in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Information, deletion, and correction

You have the right to free access to your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing at any time, in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, and, if necessary, a right to rectification or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time for this and for further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally need time to verify it. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
  • If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may – apart from their storage – only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this page uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address bar changes from „http://“ to „https://“ and by the padlock icon in your browser bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you send us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payment transactions on this website

If a paid contract is concluded, we will need your payment details (e.g., bank account number for direct debit) to process the payment.

Payment transactions via common payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are exclusively processed via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address bar in your browser changing from „http://“ to „https://“ and by the padlock icon in your browser's address bar.

With encrypted communication, your payment data, which you submit to us, cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called „cookies.“ Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after you leave our website. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until automatic deletion by your web browser occurs.

Third-party cookies may also be stored on your device when you access our site. These enable us or you to use certain services from the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or video playback). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertising.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions desired by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically flawless and optimized provision of its services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to notify you about cookie settings, allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

To the extent that cookies from third parties or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately about this within this privacy policy and, if necessary, ask for your consent.

Consent with Cookie Notice & Compliance

Our website uses the consent technology of Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR to obtain your consent for storing certain cookies on your terminal device or for using certain technologies, and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations.

Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR is installed locally on our servers, so no connection is made to third-party servers. Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR stores a cookie in your browser to associate the consents you have given or their revocation. The cookie remains active for 1 month. Otherwise, your data will be stored until you request its deletion, delete the consent cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected.

The use of Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR is done to obtain legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Pixelmate

Our website uses Pixelmate to obtain your consent for storing certain cookies on your device or for using certain technologies, and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations.

Pixelmate is installed locally on our servers, so no connection is made to the provider's servers. Pixelmate stores a cookie in your browser to associate the consents you have given or withdrawn. The data collected in this way will be stored until you request its deletion, you delete the Pixelmate cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Pixelmate is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if it has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter into the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.

Inquiry by email, phone, or fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your request, including any personal data arising from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not disclose this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if it has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions, particularly statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

Communication via WhatsApp

For communication with our customers and other third parties, we use, among other things, the instant messaging service WhatsApp. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Communication takes place via end-to-end encryption (peer-to-peer), which prevents WhatsApp or any other third parties from accessing the communication content. However, WhatsApp gains access to metadata generated during the communication process (e.g., sender, recipient, and time). We also point out that, according to its own statement, WhatsApp shares personal data of its users with its US-based parent company Meta. Further details on data processing can be found in WhatsApp's privacy policy at: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.

The use of WhatsApp is based on our legitimate interest in the fastest and most effective communication possible with customers, interested parties, and other business and contractual partners (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If consent has been requested, the data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of consent; this consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The communication content exchanged between and on WhatsApp remains with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions, particularly retention periods, remain unaffected.

We use the „WhatsApp Business“ variant of WhatsApp.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-data-transfer-addendum.

We have configured our WhatsApp accounts to not automatically sync data with the address book on the smartphones in use.

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider.

Calendly

On our website, you have the option to schedule appointments with us. We use the tool „Calendly“ for appointment booking. The provider is Calendly LLC, 271 17th St NW, 10th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30363, USA (hereinafter „Calendly“).

For the purpose of booking an appointment, please enter the requested data and your desired appointment in the designated form. The entered data will be used for scheduling, conducting, and, if necessary, following up on the appointment. The appointment data will be stored on Calendly's servers, whose privacy policy you can view here: https://calendly.com/de/pages/privacy.

The data you enter will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply. Mandatory legal provisions – particularly retention periods – remain unaffected.

The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in making appointment scheduling with interested parties and customers as straightforward as possible. If consent has been obtained, processing will take place exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://calendly.com/pages/dpa.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

eTermin

On our website, you have the option to schedule appointments with us. We use eTermin for appointment booking. The provider is eTermin GmbH, Im Wiesengrund 8, 8304 Wallisellen, Switzerland (hereinafter referred to as „eTermin“).

For the purpose of appointment booking, enter the requested data and your desired appointment in the designated form. The entered data will be used for the planning, execution, and, if necessary, follow-up of the appointment. eTermin also records log files (number and time of page views, browser, browser version, and operating system, as well as an anonymized IP address).

Appointment data is stored for us on eTermin's servers, whose privacy policy you can view here: https://www.etermin.net/online-terminbuchung-datenschutz.

The data you enter will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply. Mandatory legal provisions – particularly retention periods – remain unaffected.

The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in making appointment scheduling with interested parties and customers as straightforward as possible. If consent has been obtained, processing will take place exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Registration on this website

You can register on this website to use additional features on the page. We will only use the data entered for this purpose for the utilization of the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be fully provided. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

For important changes, such as alterations to the scope of the offer or technically necessary modifications, we will use the email address provided during registration to inform you.

The processing of data entered during registration is carried out for the purpose of establishing the user relationship based on registration and, if applicable, for the initiation of further contracts (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on this website and will be deleted thereafter. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Register with Google

Instead of registering directly on this website, you can register with Google. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited („Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To register with Google, you only need to enter your Google name and password. Google will identify you and confirm your identity to our website.

When you sign in with Google, we may be able to use certain information from your account to complete your profile with us. You decide which information, if any, is used within your Google security settings, which you can find here: https://myaccount.google.com/security and https://myaccount.google.com/permissions.

The data processing associated with Google registration is based on our legitimate interest in providing our users with the simplest possible registration process (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). As the use of the registration function is voluntary and users can decide on the respective access options themselves, no overriding rights of the data subjects are apparent.

Register with Facebook Connect

Instead of registering directly on this website, you can register with Facebook Connect. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, however, the data collected will also be transferred to the USA and other third countries.

If you choose to register with Facebook Connect and click the „Login with Facebook” / „Connect with Facebook” button, you will be automatically redirected to Facebook's platform. There, you can log in with your user data. This will link your Facebook profile to this website or our services. Through this link, we gain access to the data you have stored on Facebook. This primarily includes:

  • Facebook Name
  • Facebook profile and cover photo
  • Facebook cover photo
  • Email address stored on Facebook
  • Facebook ID
  • Facebook friend lists
  • Facebook Likes
  • Birthday
  • Gender
  • Land
  • Language

This data will be used to set up, provide, and personalize your account.

Registration with Facebook Connect and the associated data processing operations are carried out on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

To the extent that personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transfer to Facebook. The subsequent processing by Facebook after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert your rights as a data subject (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert your rights as a data subject with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendumhttps://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

For more information, please refer to the Facebook Terms of Service and the Facebook Privacy Policy. These can be found at: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/.

Comment function on this website

For the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, the time of comment creation, your email address, and the username you chose (if you are not posting anonymously) will be saved.

IP Address Storage

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not review comments on this website before they are published, we need this data in order to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

Subscribe to comments

As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after logging in. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you own the specified email address. You can unsubscribe from this feature at any time via a link in the info emails. In this case, the data entered when subscribing to comments will be deleted; however, if you have submitted this data to us for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g., newsletter subscription), this data will remain with us.

Comment retention period

The comments and associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content is completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., offensive comments).

Legal basis

The storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending us an informal email. The lawfulness of data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

5. Social Media

Social Media Elements with Shariff

This website uses social media elements (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, Tumblr).

You can usually recognize the social media elements by their respective social media logos. To ensure data protection on this website, we only use these elements in conjunction with the „Shariff“ solution. This application prevents the social media elements integrated on this website from transferring your personal data to the respective provider as soon as you visit the page.

A direct connection to the provider's server is only established when you activate the respective social media element by clicking the associated button (consent). As soon as you activate the social media element, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you are simultaneously logged into your respective social media account (e.g., Facebook), the respective provider can assign your visit to this website to your user account.

Activating the plugin constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. You can revoke this consent at any time with future effect.

The service is used to obtain legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Facebook

Elements of the social network Facebook are integrated into this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

Here is an overview of Facebook social media elements: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Facebook server. Facebook will then receive information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook „Like“ button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by Facebook. You can find more information on this in Facebook's privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

To the extent consent has been obtained, the aforementioned service is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. To the extent no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in maximum visibility on social media.

To the extent that personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transfer to Facebook. The subsequent processing by Facebook after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert your rights as a data subject (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert your rights as a data subject with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendumhttps://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

Twitter

This website integrates features of the Twitter service. These features are provided by Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your terminal device and the Twitter server. Twitter thereby receives information about your visit to this website. By using Twitter and the „Retweet“ function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. We point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how Twitter uses it. You can find more information on this in Twitter's privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

To the extent consent has been obtained, the aforementioned service is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. To the extent no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in maximum visibility on social media.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://gdpr.twitter.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html.

Your privacy settings on Twitter can be found in your account settings under https://twitter.com/account/settings change.

Instagram

This website integrates features of the Instagram service. These features are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Instagram server. Instagram will thereby receive information about your visit to this website.

When you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how Instagram uses it.

To the extent consent has been obtained, the aforementioned service is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. To the extent no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in maximum visibility on social media.

To the extent that personal data is collected on our website and transferred to Facebook or Instagram with the help of the tool described here, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transfer to Facebook or Instagram. The processing by Facebook or Instagram after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been recorded in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the legally compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook or Instagram products. You can assert your rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Facebook. If you assert your rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendumhttps://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

You can find more information about this in Instagram's Privacy Policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

Tumblr

This website uses buttons and other elements of the Tumblr service. The provider is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA.

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

The Tumblr buttons allow you to share a post or page on Tumblr or follow a provider on Tumblr. When you visit one of our websites with the Tumblr button, the browser establishes a direct connection with Tumblr's servers. We have no influence on the scope of data that Tumblr collects and transmits using this plugin. Currently, the user's IP address and the URL of the respective website are transmitted.

To the extent consent has been obtained, the aforementioned service is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. To the extent no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in maximum visibility on social media.

Further information about this can be found in Tumblr's privacy policy at: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy/de.

LinkedIn

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

Whenever a page on this website containing LinkedIn elements is accessed, a connection is established with LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn will be informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn „Recommend“ button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn will be able to associate your visit to this website with you and your user account. Please note that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.

To the extent consent has been obtained, the aforementioned service is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. To the extent no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in maximum visibility on social media.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/62538/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz?lang=de

More information on this can be found in LinkedIn's Privacy Policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

XING

This website uses elements of the XING network. The provider is New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

When any of our pages containing XING elements is accessed, a connection is made to XING servers. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored during this process. In particular, no IP addresses are stored, nor is usage behavior analyzed.

To the extent consent has been obtained, the aforementioned service is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. To the extent no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in maximum visibility on social media.

Further information on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in XING's privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Pinterest

We use elements of the social network Pinterest on this website, which is operated by Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

When you visit a page that contains such an element, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest's servers. This social media element then transmits log data to Pinterest's servers in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the address of the websites you visit that also contain Pinterest features, the type and settings of your browser, the date and time of your request, your usage of Pinterest, and cookies.

To the extent consent has been obtained, the aforementioned service is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. To the extent no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in maximum visibility on social media.

For more information about the purpose, scope, and further processing and use of data by Pinterest, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Pinterest's privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

6. Analysis Tools and Advertising

Google Analytics

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

Google Analytics allows website operators to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, time spent on site, operating systems used, and the user's origin. This data is consolidated into a User ID and assigned to the respective end device of the website visitor.

Furthermore, with Google Analytics, we can record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among other things. Google Analytics also uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected data sets and employs machine learning technologies in data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is typically transferred to and stored on a Google server in the USA.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Browser Plugin

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

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Order processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Google Analytics E-Commerce Tracking

This website uses the „E-commerce Measurement“ function of Google Analytics. With the help of E-commerce Measurement, the website operator can analyze the purchasing behavior of website visitors to improve their online marketing campaigns. This involves collecting information such as orders placed, average order values, shipping costs, and the time from viewing to purchasing a product. This data can be summarized by Google under a transaction ID that is assigned to the respective user or their device.

Avalanche

We use the marketing tool Evalanche. The provider is SC-Networks GmbH, Würmstraße 4, 82319 Starnberg (hereinafter referred to as Evalanche).

Evalanche is a tool for optimizing and automating our marketing activities. With Evalanche, we can automate our lead generation and tailor our website content to target audiences, among other things. Furthermore, we can analyze the behavior of our website visitors and trigger further marketing actions based on this analysis. For this purpose, Evalanche stores various data from website visitors, such as addresses, interests, and geographical location, among other things.

Evalanche is certified according to the internationally recognized IT security standard ISO 27001.

Where consent has been obtained, the above-mentioned service will be used exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Where no consent has been obtained, this service will be used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR; the website operator has a legitimate interest in optimizing its marketing campaigns.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program from Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads allows us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when users enter specific search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted ads can be displayed based on user data available to Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As website operators, we can quantitatively evaluate this data by, for example, analyzing which search terms led to the display of our ads and how many ads led to corresponding clicks.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Google AdSense (Not personalized)

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for including advertisements. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use Google AdSense in „non-personalized“ mode. Unlike personalized mode, the advertisements are therefore not based on your previous user behavior, and no user profile is created for you. Instead, „contextual information“ is used when selecting advertisements. The selected advertisements are then based, for example, on your location, the content of the website you are on, or your current search terms. You can find more about the differences between personalized and non-personalized targeting with Google AdSense at: https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/9007336.

Please note that even when using Google AdSense in non-personalized mode, cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting) may be used. According to Google, these are used to combat fraud and abuse.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

You can adjust your advertising settings independently in your user account. To do this, click the following link and log in: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

You can find more information about Google's advertising technologies here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads and https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Facebook Pixel

This website uses Facebook conversion tracking pixels for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

This allows the behavior of site visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This enables the effectiveness of Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes, and future advertising measures to be optimized.

The data collected is anonymous to us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, so a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook uses the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy can be used. This allows Facebook to enable the display of advertisements on Facebook pages and outside of Facebook. This use of data cannot be influenced by us as page operators.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

To the extent that personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transfer to Facebook. The subsequent processing by Facebook after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert your rights as a data subject (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert your rights as a data subject with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook.

In Facebook's privacy policy, you can find more information about protecting your privacy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can also use the „Custom Audiences“ remarketing feature in the Ad Settings section under https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen deactivate. To do this, you must be logged into Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can opt out of Facebook's use of your data for interest-based advertising on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

Facebook Custom Audiences

We use Facebook Custom Audiences. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

When you visit or use our websites and apps, utilize our free or paid services, transmit data to us, or interact with our company's Facebook content, we collect your personal data. If you give us consent to use Facebook Custom Audiences, we will transmit this data to Facebook, allowing Facebook to serve you relevant advertising. Furthermore, target audiences can be defined using your data (Lookalike Audiences).

Facebook processes these data as our order processor. Details can be found in Facebook's terms of service: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/customaudience.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/customaudience and https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

This website uses LinkedIn's Insight Tag. The provider of this service is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Data processing by LinkedIn Insight Tag

With the help of the LinkedIn Insight Tag, we gather information about our website visitors. If a website visitor is registered on LinkedIn, we can analyze their professional background data (e.g., career level, company size, country, location, industry, and job title) and then better align our site with specific target audiences. Furthermore, we can use LinkedIn Insight Tags to measure whether visitors to our websites make a purchase or complete another action (conversion tracking). Conversion tracking can also occur across devices (e.g., from PC to tablet). LinkedIn Insight Tag also offers a retargeting feature, through which we can display targeted ads to our website visitors off-site, and according to LinkedIn, the recipient of the advertisement is not identified.

LinkedIn also collects so-called log files (URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties, and time of access). IP addresses are truncated or hashed (pseudonymized) (if they are used to reach LinkedIn members across devices). Direct identifiers of LinkedIn members are deleted by LinkedIn after seven days. The remaining pseudonymized data is then deleted within 180 days.

The data collected by LinkedIn cannot be assigned to specific individuals by us as the website operator. LinkedIn will store the personal data of website visitors collected on its servers in the USA and use it for its own advertising purposes. For details, please refer to LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy#choices-oblig.

Legal basis

To the extent consent has been obtained, the aforementioned service is used exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 of the German Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG). Consent can be withdrawn at any time. To the extent consent has not been obtained, this service is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; the website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures, including social media.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

Objection to the use of LinkedIn Insight Tag

Object to the analysis of usage behavior and targeted advertising by LinkedIn under the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Furthermore, LinkedIn members can control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in their account settings. To avoid a link between data collected on our website and your LinkedIn account, you must log out of your LinkedIn account before visiting our website.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Pinterest Tag

We have integrated the Pinterest tag on this website. The provider is Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

The Pinterest tag is used to track specific actions you take on our website. The data can subsequently be used to show you interest-based advertising on our website or on another page within the Pinterest tag advertising network.

For this purpose, the Pinterest tag collects a tag ID, your location, and the referrer URL, among other things. Furthermore, action-specific data such as order value, order quantity, order number, category of purchased items, and video views can be collected.

The Pinterest tag uses technologies that enable cross-site user recognition for analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting).

To the extent consent has been obtained, the aforementioned service is used exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 of the German Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG). Consent can be revoked at any time. To the extent no consent has been obtained, this service is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; the website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective marketing measures possible.

Pinterest is a globally operating company, so data transfer to the USA may also take place. According to Pinterest, this data transfer is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find more details here: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

More information about the Pinterest tag can be found here: https://help.pinterest.com/de/business/article/track-conversions-with-pinterest-tag.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

VG Wort Tracking Pixel

Our website integrates texts that include a so-called tracking pixel (METIS counting pixel). The provider is Verwertungsgesellschaft WORT – VG WORT (legal association by grant), Untere Weidenstraße 5, 81543 Munich (hereinafter referred to as VG Wort).

The Pixel counts views of texts and forwards them to VG Wort in an anonymized manner in order to determine payouts for the authors. The use of the VG Wort Pixel is based on our legitimate interest in receiving remuneration for the texts published on our website for our authors or for ourselves (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). There are no foreseeable conflicting interests of website visitors, as the data is transmitted to VG Wort in anonymized form.

7. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data will be collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use newsletter service providers for the processing of newsletters, as described below.

ActiveCampaign

This website uses ActiveCampaign for sending newsletters. The provider is ActiveCampaign, Inc., 1 N Dearborn, 5th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60602, USA.

ActiveCampaign is a service that can be used to organize and analyze, among other things, the sending of newsletters. The data you enter for the purpose of newsletter subscriptions is stored on ActiveCampaign's servers in the USA.

Data Analysis with ActiveCampaign

With the help of ActiveCampaign, we are able to analyze our newsletter campaigns. For example, we can see if a newsletter message was opened and which links were clicked, if any. This way, we can determine, among other things, which links were clicked particularly often.

Furthermore, we can determine if specific predefined actions were performed after opening/clicking (conversion rate). For example, we can see if you made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter.

ActiveCampaign also allows us to segment (“cluster”) newsletter recipients based on various categories. For example, newsletter recipients can be segmented by age, gender, or location. This way, newsletters can be better tailored to the respective target groups. If you do not want analysis by ActiveCampaign, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link for this in every newsletter message.

For detailed information on ActiveCampaign's features, please refer to the following link: https://www.activecampaign.com/email-marketing.

ActiveCampaign's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.activecampaign.com/privacy-policy.

Legal basis

The data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.activecampaign.com/legal/scc and https://www.activecampaign.com/de/legal/gdpr-updates/privacy-shield.

Storage duration

The data you provided to us for newsletter subscription will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter with us or the newsletter service provider, and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected by this.

After your removal from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored on a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be combined with other data. This serves your interest as well as our interest in complying with legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage on the blacklist is not time-limited. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interests.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

8. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with enhanced privacy

This website embeds YouTube videos. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode ensures that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the enhanced privacy mode does not necessarily exclude the sharing of data with YouTube partners. In this way, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network, regardless of whether you watch a video.

Once you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube's servers will be established. This will inform the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, after starting a video, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to record video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraudulent activities.

If necessary, further data processing operations can be triggered after a YouTube video starts, which we have no control over.

The use of YouTube is for the purpose of presenting our online content attractively. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

For more information about data privacy on YouTube, please see their Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Vimeo without Tracking (Do-Not-Track)

This website uses plugins from video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When you visit one of our pages with Vimeo videos, a connection to Vimeo's servers is established. This informs the Vimeo server which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. However, we have configured Vimeo so that Vimeo will not track your user activity and will not set cookies.

The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an engaging presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If the relevant consent has been requested, the processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the US is based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and, according to Vimeo, on „legitimate business interests.“ Details can be found here: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

For more information on how user data is handled, please see Vimeo's Privacy Policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Google Web Fonts (Local Hosting)

This page uses so-called web fonts, provided by Google, for a uniform display of fonts. The Google fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google servers takes place.

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

Adobe Fonts

This website uses Adobe Web Fonts for consistent display of certain fonts. The provider is Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe).

When you visit this website, your browser loads the necessary fonts directly from Adobe to display them correctly on your device. In doing so, your browser connects to Adobe's servers in the USA. This allows Adobe to know that this website was accessed via your IP address. According to Adobe, no cookies are stored when providing the fonts.

The storage and analysis of data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the consistent display of the font on their website. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html.

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

The Adobe Privacy Policy can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html

Google Maps

This page uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is typically transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Web Fonts for the purpose of uniformly displaying fonts. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is for the purpose of presenting our online services attractively and for easily locating the places indicated on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

For more information on handling user data, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

OpenStreetMap

We use the map service from OpenStreetMap (OSM).

We embed the map material from OpenStreetMap on the OpenStreetMap Foundation's server, located at St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is considered a country with adequate data protection. This means that the UK has a level of data protection equivalent to that of the European Union. When using OpenStreetMap maps, a connection is established with the OpenStreetMap Foundation's servers. This may involve transmitting your IP address and other information about your behavior on this website to the OSMF. OpenStreetMap may also store cookies in your browser or use comparable recognition technologies for this purpose.

The use of OpenStreetMap is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online services and easy findability of the locations indicated on our website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Wordfence

We have integrated Wordfence on this website. The provider is Defiant Inc., Defiant, Inc., 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA (hereinafter referred to as „Wordfence“).

Wordfence is used to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyberattacks. For this purpose, our website establishes a permanent connection to Wordfence servers so that Wordfence can compare its databases with the accesses made on our website and block them if necessary.

The use of Wordfence is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective protection of their website against cyberattacks. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 Para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

9. Online Marketing and Affiliate Programs

Affiliate Programs on this Website

We participate in affiliate partner programs. In affiliate partner programs, advertisements from a company (advertiser) are placed on websites belonging to other companies in the affiliate partner network (publisher). If you click on one of these affiliate advertisements, you will be redirected to the advertised offer. If you subsequently make a specific transaction (conversion), the publisher will receive compensation for it. To calculate this compensation, it is necessary for the affiliate network operator to be able to track which advertisement led you to the respective offer and enabled you to complete the predefined transaction. Cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting) are used for this purpose.

The storage and analysis of data are carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the correct calculation of their affiliate remuneration. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

We participate in the following affiliate programs:

Amazon Associates Program

The provider is Amazon Europe Core S.à.r.l. You can find details in Amazon's privacy policy at: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909010.

AWIN

The operator of the affiliate network is AWIN AG, Eichhornstraße 3, 10785 Berlin (hereinafter referred to as „AWIN“).

AWIN and the publisher are jointly responsible for data processing in connection with the affiliate program. Their joint obligations have been documented in a joint processing agreement. According to this agreement, you can contact either responsible party with your data protection concerns. The responsible party contacted first will answer your request. Each responsible party independently provides data protection information pursuant to Art. 13, 14, and 26 GDPR and takes the necessary measures to protect personal data and comply with the other GDPR regulations within their company. The joint processing agreement can be accessed in AWIN's General Terms and Conditions at the following link: https://s3.amazonaws.com/docs.awin.com/Legal/Publisher+Terms/2020/DE+Publisher+Terms+GDPR+Annex.pdf.

Other affiliate partner programs

Narayana, Homsym, Digistore24, Adcell, Elopage

10. E-commerce and Payment Providers

Processing customer and contract data

We collect, process, and use personal customer and contract data to establish, define the content of, and amend our contractual relationships. We collect, process, and use personal data regarding the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable or bill the user for the use of the service. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

The customer data collected will be deleted upon completion of the order or termination of the business relationship and after any applicable statutory retention periods have expired. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transmission upon conclusion of contract for online shops, retailers, and goods dispatch

When you order goods from us, we will pass on your personal data to the transport company responsible for delivery and to the payment service provider commissioned with payment processing. Only the data that the respective service provider needs to fulfill its task will be provided. The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract. If you have given your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we will transmit your e-mail address to the transport company responsible for delivery so that it can inform you about the shipping status of your order by e-mail; you can revoke your consent at any time.

Data transmission upon conclusion of a contract for services and digital content

We only transmit personal data to third parties if it is necessary for contract processing, for example to the credit institution commissioned with payment processing.

Data will not be forwarded further, or only if you have expressly consented to the forwarding. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures.

Payment services

We integrate payment services from third-party companies on our website. When you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g., name, payment amount, account details, credit card number) will be processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. The respective contractual and data protection provisions of the respective providers apply to these transactions. The use of payment service providers is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract processing) as well as in the interest of the smoothest, most convenient, and most secure payment process possible (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If your consent is requested for specific actions, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR is the legal basis for data processing; consents can be revoked at any time with future effect.

We use the following payment services / payment service providers on this website:

PayPal

The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as „PayPal“).

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/pocpsa-full.

Please refer to PayPal's privacy statement for details. https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Apple Pay

The payment service provider is Apple Inc., Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA. You can find Apple's privacy policy at: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/de-ww/.

Google Pay

The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. You can find Google's privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Stripe

The provider for customers within the EU is Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter „Stripe“).

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://stripe.com/de/privacy and https://stripe.com/de/guides/general-data-protection-regulation.

You can read details about this in Stripe's privacy policy at the following link: https://stripe.com/de/privacy.

Klarna

The provider is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter „Klarna“). Klarna offers various payment options (e.g., installment purchases). If you choose to pay with Klarna (Klarna Checkout solution), Klarna will collect various personal data from you. Klarna uses cookies to optimize the use of the Klarna Checkout solution. For details on Klarna's use of cookies, please refer to the following link: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.

You can read more details about this in Klarna's privacy policy at the following link: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.

Paydirekt

The provider of this payment service is Paydirekt GmbH, Hamburger Allee 26-28, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter „Paydirekt“). When you make a payment via Paydirekt, Paydirekt collects various transaction data and forwards it to the bank where you are registered with Paydirekt. In addition to the data required for the payment, Paydirekt may also collect further data as part of the transaction processing, such as the delivery address or individual items in the shopping cart. Paydirekt then authenticates the transaction using the authentication procedure stored with the bank for this purpose. Subsequently, the payment amount is transferred from your account to our account. Neither we nor third parties have access to your account details. For details on payment with Paydirekt, please refer to the General Terms and Conditions and the Data Protection Regulations of Paydirekt at: https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html.

Instant bank transfer

The provider of this payment service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter referred to as „Sofort GmbH“). With the help of the „Sofortüberweisung“ procedure, we receive a payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH in real time and can immediately begin to fulfill our obligations. If you have opted for the „Sofortüberweisung“ payment method, you transmit the PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, with which it can log into your online banking account. After logging in, Sofort GmbH automatically checks your account balance and carries out the transfer to us using the TAN you have transmitted. It then immediately sends us a transaction confirmation. After logging in, your turnover, the credit limit of the overdraft facility and the existence of other accounts and their balances are also checked automatically. In addition to the PIN and the TAN, the payment data entered by you and your personal data are also transmitted to Sofort GmbH. Your personal data includes your first and last name, address, telephone number(s), e-mail address, IP address and any other data required for payment processing. The transmission of this data is necessary to establish your identity beyond doubt and to prevent attempts at fraud. Details on payment with Sofortüberweisung can be found in the following links: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

Amazon Pay

The provider of this payment service is Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A., 38 avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg.

You can read details about how your data is handled in the Amazon Pay Privacy Notice at the following link: https://pay.amazon.de/help/201212490?ld=APDELPADirect.

Mollie

The provider of this payment service is Mollie B.V., Keizersgracht 126, 1015CW Amsterdam, Netherlands (hereinafter referred to as „Mollie“). With the help of Mollie, we can integrate various payment methods on our website. For details, please refer to Mollie's privacy policy: https://www.mollie.com/de/privacy.

PayOne

The provider of this payment service is PAYONE GmbH, Lyoner Straße 9, 60528 Frankfurt am Main (hereinafter „PayOne“). For details, please refer to PayOne's privacy policy: https://www.payone.com/DE-de/datenschutz.

giropay

The provider of this payment service is paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstraße 14 – 16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main (hereinafter referred to as „giropay“).

For details, please refer to the giropay privacy policy: https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html.

Unzer

The provider of this payment service is Unzer GmbH, Vangerowstraße 18, 69115 Heidelberg (hereinafter „Unzer“).

Details can be found in Unzer's privacy policy: https://www.unzer.com/de/datenschutz/.

CopeCart

The provider of this payment service is CopeCart GmbH, Ufnaustraße 10, 10553 Berlin (hereinafter „CopeCart“). Please refer to CopeCart's privacy policy for details: https://www.copecart.com/datenschutz/.

Shopify Payments

The provider of this payment service in the EU is Shopify International Limited, 2nd Floor Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland (hereinafter „Shopify Payment“).

Please refer to the Shopify Payment Privacy Policy for more details: https://www.shopify.de/legal/datenschutz.

American Express

The provider of this payment service is American Express Europe S.A., Theodor-Heuss-Allee 112, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter „American Express“).

American Express may transmit data to its parent company in the USA. Data transmission to the USA is based on the Binding Corporate Rules. You can find details here: https://www.americanexpress.com/en-pl/company/legal/privacy-centre/european-implementing-principles/.

For more information, please refer to the American Express Privacy Statement: https://www.americanexpress.com/de/legal/online-datenschutzerklarung.html.

Mastercard

The provider of this payment service is Mastercard Europe SA, Chaussée de Tervuren 198A, B-1410 Waterloo, Belgium (hereinafter „Mastercard“).

Mastercard may transfer data to its parent company in the United States. The data transfer to the United States is based on Mastercard's Binding Corporate Rules. Details can be found here: https://www.mastercard.de/de-de/datenschutz.html and https://www.mastercard.us/content/dam/mccom/global/documents/mastercard-bcrs.pdf.

VISA

The provider of this payment service is Visa Europe Services Inc., London Branch, 1 Sheldon Square, London W2 6TT, United Kingdom (hereinafter „VISA“).

The United Kingdom is considered a data protection secure third country. This means that the United Kingdom has a level of data protection that is equivalent to the level of data protection in the European Union.

VISA can transfer data to its parent company in the USA. Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-globale-datenschutzmitteilung/mitteilung-zu-zustandigkeitsfragen-fur-den-ewr.html.

For further information, please refer to the VISA privacy policy: https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-privacy-center.html.

Digistore24

Some of our products, services, and content are offered by Digistore24 as a reseller. The provider and contracting party is Digistore24 GmbH, St.-Godehard-Straße 32 in 31139 Hildesheim. Which data Digistore24 stores and processes during this website visit is set out by Digistore24 GmbH as the controller in their own privacy policy. You can find more information in the Digistore24 privacy policy: https://www.digistore24.com/dataschutz.

Digistore24 WordPress Plugin

The WordPress plugin offers the ability to integrate various Digistore24 services into your own website, such as the social proof bubble, the affiliate ad generator, or other tools.

With every integration, non-personal data is reloaded from the Digistore24 server (e.g., a JavaScript file).

When you reload this, your web browser retrieves a webpage from the Digistore24 server. Our server has no influence on the extent to which your web browser transmits data to the Digistore24 server during this process. Our server itself does not transmit any data to the Digistore24 servers in this context.

Digistore24 GmbH, as the responsible party, outlines which data Digistore24 saves and processes during a website visit in its own privacy policy. You can find the Digistore24 privacy policy here: https://www.digistore24.com/dataschutz

Conversion Tools/Shopping Cart

Digistore24 offers the option to integrate various services into your own website via HTML and Javascript codes, such as the Social Proof Bubble or the Digistore24 shopping cart.

With every integration, non-personal data is reloaded from the Digistore24 server (e.g., a JavaScript file).

When you reload this, your web browser retrieves a webpage from the Digistore24 server. Our server has no influence on the extent to which your web browser transmits data to the Digistore24 server during this process. Our server itself does not transmit any data to the Digistore24 servers in this context.

Digistore24 GmbH, as the responsible party, outlines which data Digistore24 saves and processes during a website visit in its own privacy policy. You can find the Digistore24 privacy policy here: https://www.digistore24.com/dataschutz

Promotional Links/Content Links

On this website, we use various links to offers from Digistore24. The purpose of the links is to draw your attention to products that may be of interest to you.

Some of these links are links to the digistore24.com domain of the company Digistore24 GmbH.

When you click on one of the links, you will access a website on Digistore24's server.

In this regard, our server does not transmit any data to Digistore24; rather, the data is transferred from your web browser to Digistore24, as with every website visit. We have no influence over the extent to which your web browser transmits data to Digistore24.

Please provide further information regarding the scope of Digistore24, including data from website visits to Digistore24's privacy policy. https://www.digistore24.com/dataschutz

Affiliate Ad Material Generator

The affiliate advertising material generator allows for the automatic creation of advertising materials. It provides an input field where you can enter your Digistore24 ID. This way, you get advertising materials that allow you to promote products and services quickly and easily.

In addition to what was previously mentioned, it will be checked whether an affiliate partnership exists, depending on your input. Please refer to Digistore24's privacy policy for details on this: https://www.digistore24.com/dataschutz

elopage

On this website, we offer digital goods and services for purchase, among other things. We use elopage for the sale of these products on our website. The provider is elopage GmbH, Kurfürstendamm 208, 10719 Berlin, Germany (hereinafter referred to as elopage).

When you click on one of our products, you will be redirected to our sales page on elopage. The contract processing will then take place via elopage. For details, please refer to the elopage privacy policy at: https://elopage.com/privacy?locale=de.

The use of elopage is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in using a fast and professional sales page for the distribution of our products. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

11. Audio and Video Conferencing

Data processing

Among other things, we use online conference tools for communication with our customers. The specific tools we use are listed below. If you communicate with us via video or audio conference over the internet, your personal data will be collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective conference tool.

The conference tools record all data that you provide/use to operate the tools (email address and/or your telephone number). Furthermore, the conference tools process the duration of the conference, the start and end time of participation in the conference, the number of participants, and other „contextual information“ related to the communication process (metadata).

Furthermore, the tool provider processes all technical data required for online communication. This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speaker, and connection type.

If content is exchanged, uploaded, or otherwise provided within the tool, it will also be stored on the servers of the tool provider. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards, and other information shared during the use of the service.

Please note that we do not have full control over the data processing operations of the tools used. Our possibilities are primarily determined by the company policies of the respective providers. For further information on data processing by the conference tools, please refer to the data protection statements of the respective tools used, which we have listed below this text.

Purpose and Legal Basis

The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer specific services to our customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). Furthermore, the use of the tools serves to generally simplify and accelerate communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Where consent has been requested, the relevant tools are used on the basis of this consent; consent can be revoked at any time with future effect.

Storage duration

The data we immediately collect from you via video and conference tools will be deleted by our systems as soon as you request deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

We have no influence over the data retention period of your data, which is stored by the operators of the conference tools for their own purposes. For details, please consult the operators of the conference tools directly.

Conference tools used

We use the following conference tools:

Zoom

We use Zoom. The provider of this service is Zoom Communications Inc., San Jose, 55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113, USA. For details on data processing, please refer to Zoom's privacy policy: https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html.

Data transfers to the US are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

TeamViewer

We use TeamViewer. The provider is TeamViewer Germany GmbH, Jahnstr. 30, 73037 Göppingen. Details on data processing can be found in TeamViewer's privacy policy: https://www.teamviewer.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Skype for Business

We use Skype for Business. The provider is Skype Communications SARL, 23-29 Rives de Clausen, L-2165 Luxembourg. For details on data processing, please refer to Skype's privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement/.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Microsoft Teams

We use Microsoft Teams. The provider is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. For details on data processing, please refer to the Microsoft Teams privacy statement. https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

12. Own services

Handling Applicant Data

We offer you the opportunity to apply with us (e.g., via email, postal mail, or an online application form). Below, we inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data will be in accordance with applicable data protection laws and all other legal provisions, and that your data will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.

Scope and purpose of data collection

If you submit an application to us, we will process your related personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes from interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide whether to establish an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) (initiation of an employment relationship), Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR (general contract initiation), and – if you have given your consent – Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. Your personal data will be shared within our company exclusively with individuals involved in processing your application.

If your application is successful, the data you submit will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of § 26 BDSG (Federal Data Protection Act) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

Data retention period

Unless we make you a job offer, you decline a job offer, or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you submit for up to 6 months after the conclusion of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of application) based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Subsequently, the data will be deleted and the physical application documents will be destroyed. The retention is for the purpose of providing evidence in case of legal disputes. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g., due to a threatened or pending legal dispute), deletion will not occur until the purpose for further retention ceases to apply.

Longer storage may also take place if you have given your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations conflict with deletion.

Admission to the applicant pool

Should we not be able to offer you a position, there may be an opportunity to include you in our applicant pool. If you are included in the pool, all documents and information from your application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you in case of suitable vacancies.

Inclusion in the applicant pool is solely based on your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Giving consent is voluntary and is not related to the ongoing application process. The data subject may withdraw their consent at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted, unless there are legal retention reasons.

The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted at the latest two years after consent is granted.

OneDrive

We have integrated OneDrive on this website. The provider is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA (hereinafter referred to as „OneDrive“).

OneDrive allows us to embed an upload area on our website where you can upload content. When you upload content, it will be stored on OneDrive's servers. Additionally, when you access our website, a connection to OneDrive is established, allowing OneDrive to determine that you have visited our website.

The use of OneDrive is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a reliable upload area on its website. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing will be exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Google Drive

We have integrated Google Drive into this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Drive allows us to embed an upload area on our website where you can upload content. When you upload content, it will be stored on Google Drive's servers. Additionally, when you visit our website, a connection to Google Drive is established, allowing Google Drive to know that you visited our website.

The use of Google Drive is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a reliable upload area on their website. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

Order processing

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they process the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.