Privacy Policy

1. An overview of data protection

General information

The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. The term comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consult our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this copy.

Data recording on this website

Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website?

The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is available under section "Information about the responsible party" in this Privacy Policy.

How do we record your data?

We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance, be information you send to us by email.

Other data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to its recording during your website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g., web browser, operating system, or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.

What are the purposes we use your data for?

A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user patterns.

What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option to revoke this consent at any time, which shall affect all future data processing. Moreover, you have the right to demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have questions about this or any other data protection related issues.

Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties

There is a possibility that your browsing patterns will be statistically analyzed when your visit this website. Such analyses are performed primarily with what we refer to as analysis programs.

For detailed information about these analysis programs please consult our Data Protection Declaration below.

2. Hosting

Mittwald

We host our website with Mittwald. The provider is Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co. KG, Königsberger Straße 4-6, 32339 Espelkamp, Germany (hereinafter referred to as "Mittwald").

When you visit our website, Mittwald may collect and store various server log files. These may include your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, hostname of the accessing device and the time of the server request.

We use Mittwald on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the reliable, secure and efficient provision of our website.

For details, please consult Mittwald's privacy policy: https://www.mittwald.de/datenschutz

Data processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.

Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the information is collected.

We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e., through e-mail communications) may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third-party access.

Information about the responsible party

The data processing controller on this website is:

The controller is the natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makes decisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

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

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9(1) DSGVO. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Furthermore, the data processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Designation of a data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company:

Information on data transfer to the USA and other non-EU countries

Among other things, we use tools of companies domiciled in the United States or other from a data protection perspective non-secure non-EU countries. If these tools are active, your personal data may potentially be transferred to these non-EU countries and may be processed there. We must point out that in these countries, a data protection level that is comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed. For instance, U.S. enterprises are under a mandate to release personal data to the security agencies and you as the data subject do not have any litigation options to defend yourself in court. Hence, it cannot be ruled out that U.S. agencies (e.g., the Secret Service) may process, analyze, and permanently archive your personal data for surveillance purposes. We have no control over these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data

A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

In the event that data are processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on grounds arising from your unique situation. This also applies to any profiling based on these provisions. To determine the legal basis on which any processing of data is based, please consult this data protection declaration. If you log an objection, we will no longer process your affected personal data, unless we are in a position to present compelling protection-worthy grounds for the processing of your data that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the purpose of the processing is the claiming, exercising, or defence of legal entitlements (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR).

If your personal data is being processed in order to engage in direct advertising, you have the right to object to the processing of your affected personal data for the purposes of such advertising at any time. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is affiliated with such direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for direct advertising purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory agency, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

Right to data portability

You have the right to demand that we hand over any data we automatically process on the basis of your consent or in order to fulfil a contract be handed over to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine readable format. If you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it is technically feasible.

Information, deletion and correction

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Information about, rectification and eradication of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to at any time demand information about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Right to demand processing restrictions

You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

• In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually need some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data in lieu of demanding the eradication of this data.
• If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication.
• If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data with the exception of their archiving may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU.

SSL and/or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from "http://" to "https://" and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.

If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Recording of data on this website

Cookies

Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as "cookies". Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your device until you actively delete them, or they are automatically eradicated by your web browser.

In some cases, it is possible that third-party cookies are stored on your device once you enter our site (third-party cookies). These cookies enable you or us to take advantage of certain services offered by the third party (e.g., cookies for the processing of payment services).

Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions would not work in the absence of the cookies (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). The purpose of other cookies may be the analysis of user patterns or the display of promotional messages.

Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions, or for the provision of certain functions you want to use (e.g., for the shopping cart function) or those that are necessary for the optimization (required cookies) of the website (e.g., cookies that provide measurable insights into the web audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless a different legal basis is cited. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the storage of required cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of the operator's services. If your consent to the storage of the cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing occurs exclusively on the basis of the consent obtained (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); this consent may be revoked at any time.

You have the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies are placed and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete function for the automatic eradication of cookies when the browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited.

In the event that third-party cookies are used or if cookies are used for analytical purposes, we will separately notify you in conjunction with this Data Protection Policy and, if applicable, ask for your consent.

You can view details of the cookies and similar technologies used on this website and change or withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie settings and cookie declaration.

Consent with Cookiebot

Our website uses Cookiebot consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or to the use of certain technologies and to document this consent in a data protection compliant manner.

The provider is Usercentrics A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark (hereinafter referred to as "Cookiebot").

When you visit our website, a connection to Cookiebot's servers is established in order to obtain your consent and other declarations regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies. Cookiebot then stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to allocate the consent you have given or the revocation of such consent.

The data collected in this manner will be stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Cookiebot cookie yourself or until the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Cookiebot is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies and similar technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Insofar as personal data is processed for the technical operation and secure provision of the consent management platform, the processing may also be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

You can view details of the cookies and similar technologies used on this website and change or withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie settings and cookie declaration.

Data processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Server log files

The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information comprises:

• The type and version of browser used
• The used operating system
• Referrer URL
• The hostname of the accessing computer
• The time of the server inquiry
• The IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the technically error free depiction and the optimization of the operator's website. In order to achieve this, server log files must be recorded.

Request by e-mail, telephone, or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without your consent.

These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the data are processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries submitted to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if it has been obtained; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate and manage tracking, advertising and statistical tools as well as other technologies on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies and does not carry out any independent analyses. It only manages and runs the tools integrated via it.

The tools integrated via Google Tag Manager, such as Google Analytics 4 and Google Ads, are only used in accordance with your consent settings. Where applicable, Google Consent Mode V2 is used to transmit consent signals to Google.

Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and administration of various tools on our website. If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics 4 enables us to analyse the behaviour of website visitors and to obtain statistical information about the use of our website. This may include, for example, information about pages accessed, time spent on the website, interactions with the website, the approximate geographic region, the browser and operating system used and the source of the visit.

Google Analytics 4 may use cookies and similar technologies that enable an analysis of how users interact with our website. The information generated in this way may be transferred to and stored on Google servers, including servers in the United States.

Google Analytics 4 is used only with your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time via our cookie settings.

We use Google Consent Mode V2. Consent Mode enables Google tags to adjust their behaviour based on the consent status selected by the user. Depending on your consent settings, Google may receive consent signals and, where applicable, cookieless pings. These pings may contain functional and aggregated information, but do not set advertising or analytics cookies where the corresponding consent has not been granted.

Data transmission to the United States is based, where applicable, on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and/or other legally recognised transfer mechanisms.

For more information on how Google handles personal data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google Signals

We use Google Signals as part of Google Analytics 4, provided that you have given the corresponding consent.

Google Signals enables Google Analytics to collect additional information from users who are signed in to a Google account and have enabled personalised advertising in their Google account settings. This may include, for example, location information, search history, YouTube history and demographic data. Google may use this data to create cross-device reports and aggregated statistics.

The use of Google Signals is based exclusively on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time via our cookie settings.

Google Ads Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google Ads Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

With the help of Google Ads Conversion Tracking, Google and we can recognise whether users have performed certain actions after clicking on a Google ad or otherwise interacting with our advertising. This allows us to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and optimise them.

Google Ads Conversion Tracking may use cookies or similar technologies. These technologies enable Google to recognise users and assign certain actions, such as page views, clicks or conversions, to our advertising campaigns.

Google Ads Conversion Tracking is used only with your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time via our cookie settings.

We use Google Consent Mode V2. Depending on your consent settings, Google tags may adjust their behaviour and may transmit consent signals and, where applicable, cookieless pings to Google. These signals help improve measurement and conversion modelling while respecting your consent choices.

Data transmission to the United States is based, where applicable, on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and/or other legally recognised transfer mechanisms.

For more information on Google Ads and Google's handling of personal data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Data processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google for the use of Google Analytics and, where applicable, other Google services. This agreement ensures that Google processes personal data only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR, where Google acts as a processor.

6. Plugins and Tools

Google Web Fonts

This website uses so-called Google Web Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you access a page of our website, your browser may load the required fonts directly from Google servers in order to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you use must establish a connection to Google's servers. As a result, Google may become aware that this website was accessed via your IP address.

The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform and appealing presentation of our website. If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device. This consent can be revoked at any time.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font installed on your device will be used.

For more information on Google Web Fonts, please refer to: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq

Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy