Data Protection

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1) Introduction and contact details of the controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about how your personal data is handled when you use our website. Personal data is all data that can be used to identify you personally.

1.2 The controller for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Rene Goth, Heeresbergstraße 24, 07549 Gera, Germany, Tel.: +49 1727608618, Email: info@carboproject.de. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

If you simply use our website for informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the website server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

- The website you visited

- Date and time of access

- Amount of data sent in bytes

- Source/reference from which you accessed the website

- Browser used

- Operating system used

- IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to subsequently review the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

3) Cookies

To make visiting our website more attractive and enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e., small text files stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser (so-called "session cookies"); others remain on your device for a longer period and enable the saving of page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find out the storage period in the overview of your web browser's cookie settings.

If individual cookies we use also process personal data, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR in the case of consent, or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the website visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the use of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude them for specific cases or in general.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

4) Contact

When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data will be processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is related to a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted if the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary.

5) Data processing when opening a customer account

In accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary if you provide it to us when opening a customer account. You can find out which data is required to open an account in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.

You can delete your customer account at any time by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the responsible party. After deleting your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary, and we have no legitimate interest in continuing to store it.

6) Use of customer data for direct marketing

Subscribe to our email newsletter

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information required to receive the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional information is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in process to send the newsletter, which ensures that you only receive the newsletter after you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. We store your IP address registered by your Internet service provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration, in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you subscribe to the newsletter is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the person responsible mentioned above. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

7) Data processing for order processing

7.1 To the extent necessary for contract processing for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data we collect will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products based on a corresponding contract, we will process the contact details you provided when placing your order in order to inform you personally within the scope of our statutory information obligations pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of informing you about updates owed by us and will only be processed by us to the extent necessary for this purpose.

To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data will be transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

7.2 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers

- Deutsche Post

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

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. This data will only be passed on to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the person responsible named above or the provider.

- DHL

We use the following provider as our transport service provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Data will only be passed on to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the above-mentioned controller or the provider.

- DHL Express

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

We will disclose your email address and/or telephone number. Pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we will forward your personal data to the provider prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or providing delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery, we will only forward the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. This data will only be forwarded to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by notifying the above-mentioned controller or the provider.

- DPD

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

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or providing delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. This information will only be passed on to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the above-mentioned controller or the provider.

- FedEx

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

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or providing delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. This information will only be passed on to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the above-mentioned controller or the provider.

- GLS

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

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or providing delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. This information will only be passed on to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by notifying the above-mentioned controller or the provider.

- Hermes

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

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or providing delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. This information will only be passed on to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the above-mentioned controller or the provider.

- Kühne+Nagel

We use the following provider as our transport service provider: Kühne + Nagel AG & Co. KG, Wilhelm-Kaisen-Brücke 1, 28195 Bremen

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have provided your consent. You have given your express consent for this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. This data will only be passed on to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the person responsible named above or the provider.

- Schenker

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

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for delivery purposes in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. This information will only be passed on to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the above-mentioned controller or the provider.

- Trans-o-flex

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

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for delivery purposes in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. This information will only be passed on to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the above-mentioned controller or the provider.

- UPS

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

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. This information will only be passed on to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the above-mentioned controller or the provider.

7.3 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

- Apple Pay

If you choose the "Apple Pay" payment method from Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, payment will be processed via the "Apple Pay" function of your iOS, watchOS, or macOS device by charging a payment card stored with "Apple Pay." Apple Pay uses security features integrated into your device's hardware and software to protect your transactions. To authorize a payment, you must enter a code previously specified by you and verify it using the "Face ID" or "Touch ID" function of your device.

For the purpose of processing the payment, the information you provide during the ordering process, along with information about your order, will be transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then encrypts this data again with a developer-specific key before the data is transmitted to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay to process the payment. This encryption ensures that only the website through which the purchase was made can access the payment data. After the payment has been made, Apple sends your device account number and a transaction-specific, dynamic security code to confirm the payment.

code to the source website.

If personal data is processed during the described transfers, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

Apple stores anonymized transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, the approximate date and time, and whether the transaction was successfully completed. Anonymization completely excludes any personal reference. Apple uses the anonymized data to improve Apple Pay and other Apple products and services.

When you use Apple Pay on your iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase made through Safari on your Mac, the Mac and the authorization device communicate over an encrypted channel on Apple's servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can be used to identify you personally. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone's settings. Go to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and disable "Allow Payments on Mac."

Further information on data protection with Apple Pay can be found at the following internet address: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT203027

- giropay

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to make an advance payment (e.g., credit card payment), the payment data you provided during the order process (including your name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number), as well as information about the content of your order, will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

- Klarna

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

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to pay in advance (e.g., credit card payment), the payment details you provided during the ordering process (including your name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number), as well as information about the content of your order, will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method that requires the provider to pay in advance (e.g., purchase on account, installment purchase, or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal information (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, details of an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

In order to protect our legitimate interest in determining our customers' solvency, we will forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The provider will check, based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, and payment experience), whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

In addition to provider-internal criteria in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, identity and credit information from the following credit rating agencies may also be used to make a decision during the application review:

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

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). To the extent that score values are included in the credit report result, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.

- PayPal

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

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to make an advance payment, your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment details) will be transferred to the provider. Your personal data (e.g., credit card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method for which we make advance payments, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, details of an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

In order to protect our legitimate interest in determining your solvency in such cases, we will forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The provider will check, based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, and payment experience), whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). To the extent that score values are included in the credit report results, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, among other things, but not exclusively, address data.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending us a message or contacting the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for the contractual payment processing.

- PayPal Checkout

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal that consists of PayPal's own payment methods and local payment methods from third-party providers.

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – "Pay Later" via PayPal, we will transfer your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. as part of the payment processing. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"). The transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.

PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – "Pay Later" via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your ability to pay. PayPal uses the result of the credit check regarding the statistical probability of default to decide on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit check may contain probability values (so-called score values). To the extent that score values are included in the result of the credit check, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.

If the PayPal payment method "Purchase on account" is available and selected, your payment data will first be transmitted to PayPal to prepare the payment, after which PayPal will forward it to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin ("Ratepay") to process the payment. The legal basis in each case is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. In this case, RatePay conducts an identity and credit check in its own name to determine your ability to pay in accordance with the principle mentioned above and forwards your payment data to credit agencies based on its legitimate interest in determining your ability to pay in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. A list of credit agencies Ratepay can access can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

If you use a payment method from a local third-party provider, your payment data will initially be transferred to PayPal in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR to prepare the payment. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal will then transfer your payment data to the relevant provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR to process the payment:

- Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland)

- Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited), Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland)

- iDeal (Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands)

- bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d'Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)

- blik (Polski Standard Płatności sp. z o.o., ul. Czerniakowska 87A, 00-718 Warsaw, Poland)

- eps (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2

1200 Vienna, Austria)

- MyBank (PRETA S.A.S, 40 Rue de Courcelles, F-75008 Paris, France)

- Przelewy24 (PayPro SA, Kanclerska 15A, 60-326 Poznań, Poland)

Further data protection regulations For more information, please refer to PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

- Shopify Payments

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to pay in advance (e.g., credit card payment), the payment data you provided during the order process (including your name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number), as well as information about the content of your order, will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

- Sofortüberweisung

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to pay in advance (e.g., credit card payment), the payment data you provided during the ordering process (including your name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number), as well as information about the content of your order, will be passed on to them in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

8) Web analysis services

Google (Universal) Analytics

This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which enables an analysis of your use of our website.

By default, when you visit the website, Google (Universal) Analytics sets cookies. These cookies are stored as small text blocks on your device and collect certain information. This information also includes your IP address, which is truncated by Google to prevent it from being directly linked to your person.

The information is transmitted to Google servers and processed there. This also includes transmission to Google LLC, based in the USA.

Google uses the information collected on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for us, and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. The truncated IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. The data collected as part of the use of Google (Universal) Analytics is stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the device used, will only take place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

Without your consent, Google (Universal) Analytics will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service using the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google that ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further legal information regarding Google (Universal) Analytics can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/, https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de, and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Demographic Features

Google (Universal) Analytics uses the special "demographic features" feature to create statistics that make statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This is done by analyzing advertising and information from third parties. This allows target groups to be identified for marketing activities. However, the collected data cannot be attributed to any specific person and are deleted after being stored for a period of two months.

Google Signals

As an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, Google Signals can be used on this website to generate cross-device reports. If you have enabled personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google Account, Google can analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including those for cross-device conversions, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you would like to stop cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the "Personalized Advertising" function in your Google Account settings. To do so, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de. Further information about Google Signals can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de

UserIDs

As an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, the "UserIDs" function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google (Universal) Analytics in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, have set up an account on this website, and log in with this account on various devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has adhered to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

9) Page Functionality

Google reCAPTCHA

On this website, we use the CAPTCHA service provided by the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

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

For the visual design of the CAPTCHA window, the provider uses "Google Fonts," i.e., fonts downloaded from the Internet by Google. No further information other than that mentioned above, which is already transmitted to Google via the reCAPTCHA functionality, is processed in this process.

The service checks whether an input was made by a natural person or abusively by machine and automated processing, and blocks spam, DDoS attacks, and similar automated malicious access. To ensure that an action is performed by a human and not by an automated bot, the provider collects the IP address of the device used, identification data of the browser and operating system type used, as well as the date and duration of the visit, and transmits this data to the provider's servers for evaluation. Cookies, i.e., small text files stored in the browser of the device, may be used for this purpose.

If the processing described above is based on cookies, these will only be set if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service using the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

If the processing described above is carried out without the use of cookies, the legal basis is our legitimate interest in establishing individual responsibility on the Internet and preventing misuse and spam in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

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

10) Tools and Other

Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a so-called "Cookie Consent Tool" to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The "Cookie Consent Tool" is displayed to users when they visit the page in the form of an interactive user interface, where consent for specific cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by checking the appropriate boxes. By using the tool, all cookies/services that require consent are only loaded if the respective user grants the corresponding consent by checking the appropriate boxes. This ensures that only if consent is granted, the cookies/services are processed. Such cookies may be placed on the user's respective device without consent.

The tool uses technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed.

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning, or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.

A further legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. As the controller, we are legally obliged to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user's consent.

Where necessary, we have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further information about the operator and the setting options for the Cookie Consent Tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

11) Rights of the Data Subject

11.1 Applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights to information and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data. Reference is made to the legal basis listed for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:

- Right to information pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;

- Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;

- Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;

- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;

- Right to information pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;

- Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;

- Right to withdraw consent granted pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR;

- Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

11.2 RIGHT OF OBJECTION

If, as part of a balancing of interests, we process your personal data based on our overriding legitimate interest, you have the right to object to this processing at any time, with effect for the future, for reasons arising from your particular situation.

If you exercise your right of objection, we will stop processing the data in question. However, we reserve the right to further process your data if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, fundamental rights, and fundamental freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

If your personal data is processed by us for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes. You can exercise your right of objection as described above.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT OF OBJECTION, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA AFFECTED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

12) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing, and – where applicable – also by the respective statutory retention period (e.g., retention periods under commercial and tax law).

When personal data is processed on the basis of express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the data in question will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If statutory retention periods exist for data processed within the framework of legal or quasi-legal obligations based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, these data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided they are no longer required to fulfill or initiate a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in continuing to store them.

If personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, these data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, these data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 (2) GDPR.

If the other information in this declaration indicates specific

Unless otherwise stipulated in the processing situation, stored personal data will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.

Copyright Notice: This privacy policy was prepared by the specialist lawyers of the IT law firm and is protected by copyright (https://www.it-recht-kanzlei.de)

As of: September 24, 2025

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