Data Protection

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1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Data Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.

1.2 The data controller for this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Rene Goth, Heeresbergstraße 24, 07549 Gera, Germany, Tel.: +49 172 7608618, Email: info@carboproject.de. The data controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data Collection When You Visit Our Website

When you use our website for purely 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/referrer from which you accessed the page

- Browser used

- Operating system used

- IP address used (possibly in anonymized form)

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

3) Cookies

To make your visit to our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after you close your browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your device for a longer period and allow us to save your website settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find information about the storage duration in your web browser's cookie settings.

If any of the cookies we use also process personal data, this processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR if you have given your consent, or in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in ensuring the best possible website functionality and a user-friendly and effective website experience.

``` You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them, or to block cookies in certain cases or entirely.

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

4) Contacting Us

When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is processed solely for the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry and only to the extent necessary.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it is clear from the circumstances that the matter has been resolved and provided that no statutory retention obligations apply.

5) Data Processing When Opening a Customer Account

In accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter 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. The data required for account opening is indicated in the input fields of the corresponding form on our website.

You can delete your customer account at any time by sending a message to the data controller's address listed above. After your customer account is deleted, your data will be deleted provided that all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, no statutory retention periods apply, and we have no legitimate interest in continuing to store the data.

6) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing

Registration for our Email Newsletter

When you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information required for sending the newsletter is your email address. Providing further information is voluntary and is used to personalize our communications with you. We use the double opt-in procedure for newsletter distribution. This ensures that you only receive newsletters after you have explicitly confirmed your consent to receive them by clicking a verification link sent to the specified email address.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR. We store your IP address, which is registered by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration, in order to be able to trace any potential 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 via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the data controller named above. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter mailing list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data for other purposes permitted by law, about which we inform you in this privacy policy.

7) Data Processing for Order Fulfillment

7.1 To the extent necessary for processing your order for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data we collect will be shared with the commissioned shipping company and the commissioned bank in accordance with Article 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 in accordance with our legal information obligations pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of notifying you of updates we are obligated to provide and will only be processed by us to the extent necessary for the respective information.

To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in fulfilling 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 forward your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, we will only forward the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider. This information will only be shared 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 will not be possible.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller 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 forward your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, we will only forward the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider. Your data will only be shared to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the supplier or a delivery notification is not possible.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller named above or the supplier.

- 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 share your email address and/or telephone number.

We will forward your contact details to the supplier in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or announcing the delivery, provided you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, we will only forward the recipient's name and delivery address to the supplier. This data will only be shared to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the supplier or delivery notification is not possible.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller named above or the supplier.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller named above or the supplier. - DPD

We use the following shipping provider: DPD Deutschland GmbH, Wailandtstraße 1, 63741 Aschaffenburg, Germany

In accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR, we will forward your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or announcing the delivery, provided you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of the GDPR, we will only forward the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery. This data is only shared 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.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller named above or the provider.

- FedEx

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

In accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR, we will forward your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or providing delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of the GDPR, we will only forward the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery. This data is only shared 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.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller named above or the provider.

- GLS

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

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller named above or the provider.

- Hermes

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

In accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, we will forward your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or announcing the delivery, provided you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, we will only forward the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery. This data is only shared 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.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller named above 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 only share your email address and/or telephone number with the supplier for delivery purposes in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. This data will only be shared to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the supplier or delivery notification is not possible.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller named above or the supplier.

- Schenker

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

We will share your email address and/or telephone number with the supplier before delivery of the goods in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or providing delivery notification, provided you have given your explicit consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, we will only forward the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider. This information will only be shared 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.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller named above 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 forward your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, we will only forward the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider. This information will only be shared 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.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller named above 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 forward your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR, we will only forward the recipient's name and delivery address to the supplier. This information will only be shared to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the supplier or delivery notification is not possible.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by contacting the data controller named above or the supplier.

7.3 Use of Payment Service Providers

- Apple Pay

If you choose the "Apple Pay" payment method from Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, payment processing will be handled 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 will need to enter a code you previously set and verify it using your device's Face ID or Touch ID.

For payment processing purposes, the information you provide during the checkout process, along with your order details, will be transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then re-encrypts this data with a developer-specific key before transmitting it to the payment provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay. This encryption ensures that only the website where the purchase was made can access the payment information. After the payment is processed, Apple sends your device account number and a transaction-specific, dynamic key to confirm the successful payment.

Security code to the originating website.

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

Apple retains anonymized transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, the approximate date and time, and whether the transaction was successfully completed. Anonymization completely eliminates any possibility of identifying an individual. 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 you made via Safari on your Mac, your Mac and the authorizing device communicate via an encrypted channel on Apple's servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can identify you. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone settings. Go to Wallet & Apple Pay and turn off Allow Payments on Mac.

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

- giropay

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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

If you choose a payment method from this provider that requires you to pay in advance (e.g., credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the contents of your order will be transmitted to them in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. - Klarna

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.

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

If you select a payment method where the provider pays in advance (e.g., invoice, installment payment, or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal data during the order process (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).

To protect our legitimate interest in assessing our customers' creditworthiness, we forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide, as well as other data (such as shopping cart contents, invoice amount, order history, and payment history), the provider checks whether your selected payment method can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

In addition to internal provider criteria, identity and credit information from the following credit agencies may also be included in the decision-making process for the application review, in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR:

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

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). If score values are included in the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical method. Address data is one of the factors, but not the only one, used in calculating the score values.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by contacting us or the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for processing payments in accordance with the contract.

- 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 pay in advance, your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank details) will be transmitted to them.

And payment card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the contents of your order in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. In this case, your data is only shared with the provider for the purpose of payment processing and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

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

In such cases, to protect our legitimate interest in assessing your creditworthiness, we forward this data to the provider for a credit check in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart contents, invoice amount, order history, and payment history), the provider checks 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). If score values are included in the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical method. Address data is among the information used to calculate the score values, but is not the only factor.

- PayPal Checkout

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal, which 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 transmit your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. as part of the payment processing. PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"). This transfer is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.

For the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – "Pay Later" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit check. For this purpose, your payment data may be transferred to credit agencies in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR based on PayPal's legitimate interest in assessing your creditworthiness. PayPal uses the result of the credit check regarding the statistical probability of payment default to decide whether to offer the respective payment method. The credit check may include probability values (so-called score values). If score values are included in the result of the credit check, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data is one of the factors, but not the only one, used in calculating the score values. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by contacting PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for processing your payment in accordance with the contract.

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. PayPal will then forward this data to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstrasse 28-29, 10587 Berlin ("Ratepay") for payment processing. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. In this case, Ratepay conducts an identity and credit check on its own behalf to determine your creditworthiness in accordance with the principle already mentioned above and, based on its legitimate interest in determining creditworthiness pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, forwards your payment data to credit agencies. A list of credit agencies that Ratepay can access can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

When using a local third-party payment method, your payment data will first be forwarded to PayPal in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR to prepare the payment. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal will then transmit your payment data to the respective provider in accordance with Article 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)

For further information on data protection, please see [link to privacy policy]. Please see PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full

- Shopify Payments

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland.

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

If you choose a payment method from this provider that requires you to pay in advance (e.g., credit card payment), your payment details provided during the order process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the contents of your order will be transmitted to them in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. - Instant bank transfer

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden.

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

If you choose a payment method from this provider that requires you to pay in advance (e.g., credit card payment), your payment details will be transmitted to them. 7.4 Sanctions List Check

In the context of initiating business relationships and processing orders, we reserve the right to compare the personal data you provide with information on sanctions lists of the European Union and/or its individual member states and to decide on the establishment of a business relationship or the execution of the order based on the results of this comparison.

This data processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR due to our legal obligation to check and ensure that we do not enter into business relationships with sanctioned natural or legal persons and thus prevent the provision of resources to such persons.

8) Web Analytics Services

Google (Universal) Analytics

This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics 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, Google (Universal) Analytics sets cookies when you visit the website. These cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and collect certain information. This information includes your IP address, which Google truncates by removing the last few digits to prevent direct identification of you.

The information is transmitted to and processed on Google servers. This may also involve transfers to Google LLC, which is based in the USA.

Google uses the collected information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity for us, and provide other services related to website 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 through the use of Google (Universal) Analytics is stored for two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on your device, only takes place if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Without your consent, Google (Universal) Analytics will not be used during your visit to our website. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. 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 your data.

To ensure the safety of our website visitors and to prevent 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 https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Demographics

Google (Universal) Analytics uses the special feature "demographics" to generate statistics that provide information about the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. This is done by analyzing advertising and information from third-party providers. This allows target groups to be identified for marketing activities. However, the collected data cannot be attributed to any specific person and is deleted after being stored for two months.

Google Signals

As an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, Google Signals may 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 may, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including those related to cross-device conversions. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you wish to stop cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the "Personalized ads" feature in your Google account settings. To do so, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155764?hl=de

Further information on 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" feature may be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google (Universal) Analytics pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, have created an account on this website, and log in to this account on various devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.

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

9) Website Functionalities

- Google reCAPTCHA

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

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

For the visual design of the CAPTCHA window, the provider uses "Google Fonts," i.e., fonts loaded from the internet by Google. No further information beyond that already transmitted to Google via the reCAPTCHA functionality is processed.

The service verifies whether an entry is made by a human or abusively by automated processing and blocks spam, DDoS attacks, and similar automated malicious access. To ensure that an action is performed by a human and not an automated bot, the provider collects the IP address of the device used, identification data of the browser and operating system type, and the date and duration of the visit, and transmits this information to the provider's servers for evaluation. Cookies, 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 explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in 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 Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

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

10) Tools and Sonstiges

Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a "cookie consent tool" to obtain valid user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The cookie consent tool is displayed to users upon visiting the site as an interactive interface, where consent for specific cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be granted by ticking boxes. By using this tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user grants the corresponding consent by ticking the boxes. This ensures that such cookies are only placed on the user's device if consent has been given.

The tool uses technically necessary cookies to store your cookie preferences. No personal user data is processed in this process.

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

A further legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. As the data controller, we are legally obligated to make the use of cookies that are not technically necessary dependent on the respective user's consent.

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

Further information about the operator and the settings options of 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 rights as a data subject (rights of access and intervention) with regard to the processing of your personal data by the controller. The respective requirements for exercising these rights are set out in the legal basis listed below:

- Right of access pursuant to Article 15 GDPR;

- Right to rectification pursuant to Article 16 GDPR;

- Right to erasure pursuant to Article 17 GDPR;

- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 GDPR;

- Right to be informed pursuant to Article 19 GDPR;

- Right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 GDPR;

- Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Article 7(3) GDPR;

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

... 11.2 Right to Object

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

If you exercise your right to object, we will cease processing the data in question. Further processing will only be permitted if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

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

If we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing. If you exercise your right to object, we will cease processing the data in question 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 – the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax law retention periods).

When processing personal data based on explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the data in question will be stored until you withdraw your consent.

If statutory retention periods exist for data processed in connection with contractual or quasi-contractual obligations based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, unless it is still required for the performance of a contract or for taking steps prior to entering into a contract and/or we have a legitimate interest in its continued storage.

When processing personal data based on a Pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

When processing personal data for direct marketing purposes based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise specified in this privacy policy regarding specific processing situations, 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 created by the specialist lawyers at the IT Law Firm and is protected by copyright (https://www.it-recht-kanzlei.de).

Last updated: April 1, 2026

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