Privacy Policy

1. Introduction and contact details of the data controller

1.1 Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest. Below, we inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data means any data by which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The data controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Madlen Uhlemann, BODO-030, Sachsenhausener Str. 28a, 16515 Oranienburg, Germany, Tel.: +49 152 04164118, E-Mail: shop@bodo-030.dog. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data 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 visiting our website

2.1 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 such data as your browser transmits to the page server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us in order to display the website to you:

  • Our visited website
  • Date and time at the moment of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/referral from which you reached the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be disclosed or otherwise used. However, we reserve the right to subsequently review the server log files should there be concrete indications of unlawful use.

2.2 This website uses SSL and/or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string "https://" and the padlock symbol in your browser line.

3. Hosting & Content Delivery Network

3.1 Shopify

We use the system of the following provider for hosting our website and displaying the page content: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland ("Shopify")

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

All data collected on our website is processed on the provider's servers. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

In the event of data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

3.2 Cloudflare

We use a Content Delivery Network from the following provider: Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

This service enables us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content or scripts more quickly via a network of regionally distributed servers. The processing is carried out to safeguard our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

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

3.3 Shopify

We use a Content Delivery Network from the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland ("Shopify")

Data may also be transferred to:

  • Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada
  • Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

This service enables us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content or scripts more quickly via a network of regionally distributed servers. The processing is carried out to safeguard our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

In the event of data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

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

4. Cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted again after closing the browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your end device for longer and enable the storage of page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR either for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR in the case of consent having been given, or in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR to safeguard 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 setting of cookies and can decide individually on their acceptance or can exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.

Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

5. Contact

5.1 Judge.me

For review reminders, we use the services of the following provider: Judge.me Ltd., c/o Buckworths, 2nd Floor, 1-3 Worship Street, London, England, EC2A 2AB, United Kingdom

Exclusively on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, we transmit your e-mail address and, if applicable, further customer data to the provider so that the provider can contact you by e-mail with a review reminder.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis us or the provider.

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

In the event of data transfer to the provider's location, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

5.2 Within the scope of contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is processed - exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to your request and only to the extent required for this purpose.

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

6. Data processing when opening a customer account

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

Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the controller. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted provided that all contracts concluded via the account have been fully processed, there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary, and there is no legitimate interest on our part in continued storage.

7. Use of customer data for direct advertising

7.1 Registration for our e-mail newsletter

If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information required for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and is used in order to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive newsletters once you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking a verification link sent to the specified e-mail address.

By activating the confirmation link, you grant us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. In this context, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later point in time. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller named at the beginning. After unsubscription, your e-mail address will be deleted immediately from our newsletter distribution list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data use that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

7.2 Sending the e-mail newsletter to existing customers

If you have provided us with your e-mail address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers by e-mail for similar goods or services from our range to those already purchased. For this purpose, we do not need to obtain separate consent from you pursuant to Section 7(3) UWG. In this respect, the data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If you initially objected to the use of your e-mail address for this purpose, no mailings will be sent by us.

You are entitled to object to the use of your e-mail address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by notifying the controller named at the beginning. For this, you will only incur transmission costs according to the basic rates. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately.

7.3 Klaviyo

Our e-mail newsletters and other promotional e-mail communication are sent via this provider: Klaviyo, Inc., 125 Summer St., Ste 600, Boston, MA 02110, USA

On the basis of our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly e-mail marketing, we pass on the data you provided during registration to this provider in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR so that the provider can handle the mailing on our behalf.

Subject to your express consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, the provider also carries out a statistical success evaluation of mail campaigns by means of web beacons or tracking pixels in the sent e-mails, which can measure opening rates and specific interactions with the contents of the newsletter. Device information (e.g. time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system) is also collected and evaluated, but not merged with other data sets.

You can revoke your consent to mail tracking at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

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

8. Data processing for order handling

8.1 Insofar as required for contract processing for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

If, on the basis of a corresponding contract, we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products, we process the contact data you provided when placing the order in order to personally inform you within the scope of our statutory information obligations in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Your contact data is used strictly for the purpose of notifications about updates owed by us and is processed by us for this purpose only to the extent necessary for the respective information.

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

8.2 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers

  • DHL

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

We pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number to the provider prior to delivery of the goods in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery announcement, provided that you have given your express consent for this during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery, we only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. The transfer only takes place insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or the delivery announcement is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the controller named above or vis-à-vis the provider.

8.3 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

  • Apple Pay

If you choose the payment method "Apple Pay" of Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, the payment processing is carried out via the "Apple Pay" function of your device operated with iOS, watchOS or macOS by charging a payment card stored with "Apple Pay". Apple Pay uses security functions integrated into the hardware and software of your device in order to protect your transactions. For approving a payment, entry of a code previously specified by you as well as verification by means of the "Face ID" or "Touch ID" function of your device is therefore required.

For the purpose of payment processing, the information communicated by you during the order process together with the information about your order is transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then re-encrypts this data with a developer-specific key before the data is transmitted to the payment service provider of the payment card stored with Apple Pay for carrying out the payment. The encryption ensures that only the website via which the purchase was made can access the payment data. After the payment has been made, Apple sends your device account number as well as a transaction-specific, dynamic security code to the originating website in order to confirm the payment success.

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

Apple retains anonymized transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, the approximate date and approximate time, as well as whether the transaction was successfully completed. Through anonymization, any personal reference is completely excluded. Apple uses the anonymized data to improve "Apple Pay" and other Apple products and services.

If you use Apple Pay on iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase that you made via Safari on Mac, the Mac and the authorization device communicate via an encrypted channel on the Apple servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can identify you personally. You can disable the possibility of using Apple Pay on your Mac in the settings of your iPhone. Go to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and deactivate "Allow Payments on Mac".

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

  • Paypal

One or more online payment methods of 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

When selecting a payment method of the provider in which you pay in advance, your payment data communicated during the order process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order are passed on to the provider in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. In this case, your data is passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only insofar as this is necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method in which we pay in advance, you will also be asked during the ordering process to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number, if applicable data on an alternative means of payment).

In order to safeguard our legitimate interest in determining your solvency in such cases, these data are forwarded by us to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. On the basis of the personal data you have provided and further data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experience), the provider checks whether the payment option selected by you can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

The credit information may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit information, 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 a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still remain entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for payment processing in accordance with the contract.

  • Shopify Payments

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

When selecting a payment method of the provider in which you pay in advance (such as credit card payment), your payment data communicated during the order process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order are passed on to the provider in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. In this case, your data is passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only insofar as this is necessary for this purpose.

9. Web analytics services

9.1 Google Analytics 4

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

By default, when visiting the website, Google Analytics 4 sets cookies that are stored as small text elements on your end device and collect certain information. The scope of this information also includes your IP address, which is, however, shortened by Google by the last digits in order to exclude direct personal reference.

The information is transferred to Google servers and further processed there. Transfers to Google LLC based in the USA are also possible.

Google uses the collected information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities for us and to provide further services associated with website use and internet use. The shortened IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics is not merged with other data of Google. The data collected within the framework of using Google Analytics 4 is stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the used end device, only takes place if you have granted us your express consent for this in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your site visit. You can revoke your granted consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of revocation, please deactivate this service via the "Cookie-Consent-Tool" provided on the website.

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

Further legal information on Google Analytics 4 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 characteristics
Google Analytics 4 uses the special function "demographic characteristics" and can use it 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-party providers. This makes it possible to identify target groups for marketing activities. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to a specific person and is deleted after storage for a period of two months.

Google Signals
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, Google Signals can be used on this website in order to create cross-device reports. If you have activated personalized ads and have linked your devices with your Google account, Google may, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including those on cross-device conversions. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you want to stop cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the function "Personalized advertising" in the settings of your Google account. To do this, 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 Analytics 4, the function "UserIDs" can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google Analytics 4 in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, have set up an account on this website and log in with this account on different 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 ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9.2 Microsoft Clarity

This website uses the web analytics service of the following provider: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399 USA

With the help of cookies and/or comparable technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, algorithms for reading end device and browser information), the service collects and stores pseudonymized visitor data, including information of the used end device such as the IP address and browser information, in order to evaluate it for statistical analyses of user behavior on our website and to create pseudonymized user profiles. Among other things, this makes it possible to evaluate movement patterns (so-called heatmaps), which show the duration of site visits as well as interactions with page content (e.g. text entries, scrolling, clicks and mouse-overs). The pseudonymization generally excludes direct personal reference. A merging with clear data about your person collected in other ways does not take place.

All processing described above, in particular the reading or storing of information on the used end device, is only carried out if you have granted us your express consent for this in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can revoke your granted consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie-Consent-Tool" provided on the website.

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

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

9.3 Shopify Analytics

This website uses the web analytics service of the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

With the help of cookies and/or comparable technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, algorithms for reading end device and browser information), the service collects and stores pseudonymized visitor data, including information of the used end device such as the IP address and browser information, in order to evaluate it for statistical analyses of user behavior on our website and to create pseudonymized user profiles. Among other things, this makes it possible to evaluate movement patterns (so-called heatmaps), which show the duration of site visits as well as interactions with page content (e.g. text entries, scrolling, clicks and mouse-overs). The pseudonymization generally excludes direct personal reference. A merging with clear data about your person collected in other ways does not take place.

All processing described above, in particular the reading or storing of information on the used end device, is only carried out if you have granted us your express consent for this in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can revoke your granted consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie-Consent-Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

In the event of data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

10. Retargeting/ Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

Meta Pixel

Within our online offer, we use the service "Meta Pixel" of the following provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta")

If a user clicks on an advertisement placed by us on Facebook and/or Instagram, the URL of our linked page is extended by a parameter with the help of "Meta Pixel". This URL parameter is then entered into the user's browser after redirection by a cookie that our linked page itself sets.

This makes it possible for Meta on the one hand to determine the visitors of our online offer as a target group for the display of advertisements (so-called "ads"). Accordingly, we use the service in order to display the Facebook and/or Instagram ads placed by us only to such users who have also shown an interest in our online offer or who exhibit certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products determined on the basis of the visited websites) which we transmit to Meta (so-called "Custom Audiences").

On the other hand, it can be tracked with the "Meta Pixel" whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on an advertisement and which execution actions they take there (so-called "conversion tracking").

The collected data is anonymous for us, so it does not provide us with any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Meta, so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the used end device, is only carried out if you have granted us your express consent for this in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can revoke your granted consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie-Consent-Tool" provided on the website.

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

The information generated by Meta is generally transferred to a server of Meta and stored there; in this context, a transfer to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA may also occur.

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

11. Page functionalities

11.1 Youtube

This website uses plugins for displaying and playing videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

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

When you access a page of our internet presence that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers at the latest at the time of video playback in order to load the content. In this process, certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies in order to collect information about user behavior, create playback statistics and prevent abusive behavior.

If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your site visit, your data is assigned directly to your account when clicking on a video. If you do not want the assignment to your account, you must log out before pressing the playback button.

All aforementioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the used end device, only takes place if you have granted us your express consent for this in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can revoke your granted consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the "Cookie-Consent-Tool" provided on the website.

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

11.2 Judge.me

On our website, graphic elements of the following provider are integrated for the display of external customer reviews and/or an externally awarded seal of approval: Judge.me Ltd., c/o Buckworths, 2nd Floor, 1-3 Worship Street, London, England, EC2A 2AB, United Kingdom

When you access a page of our website that contains such graphic elements, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers in order to load the elements properly. In this process, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If personal data is also processed in this context, this is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our offer and the appealing design of our internet presence.

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

In the event of data transfer to the provider's location, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

11.3 - hCaptcha

On this website, we use the CAPTCHA service of the following provider: Intuition Machines, Inc., 350 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA

The service checks whether an entry is made by a natural person or abusively by machine and automated processing and blocks spam, DDoS attacks as well as similar automated malicious accesses. In order to ensure that an action is taken by a human and not by an automated bot, the provider collects the IP address of the end device used, identification data of the browser and operating system type used as well as date and duration of the visit and transmits this to the provider's servers for evaluation.

The legal basis is our legitimate interest in determining individual personal responsibility on the internet and in avoiding misuse and spam in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

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

For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.

12. Tools and other

Cookie-Consent-Tool

This website uses a so-called "Cookie-Consent-Tool" for obtaining effective user consents for cookies requiring consent and cookie-based applications. The "Cookie-Consent-Tool" is displayed to users upon page access in the form of an interactive user interface on which consents for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be granted by ticking boxes. By using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user grants corresponding consent by ticking the boxes. In this way it is ensured that such cookies are only set on the respective user's end device in the event of granted consent.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies in order to store your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed in this context.

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is nevertheless processed for the purpose of storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is carried out in accordance with Article 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 internet presence.

A further legal basis for the processing is also Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. As controller, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.

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

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

13. Rights of the data subject

13.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of information and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the cited legal basis for the respective conditions of exercise:

  • Right of access in accordance with Article 15 GDPR;
  • Right to rectification in accordance with Article 16 GDPR;
  • Right to erasure in accordance with Article 17 GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Article 18 GDPR;
  • Right to information in accordance with Article 19 GDPR;
  • Right to data portability in accordance with Article 20 GDPR;
  • Right to revoke granted consents in accordance with Article 7(3) GDPR;
  • Right to lodge a complaint in accordance with Article 77 GDPR.

13.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

IF YOU MAKE USE OF YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING PROTECTIVE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU CAN EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU MAKE USE OF YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.

14. Duration of the storage of personal data

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

When processing personal data on the basis of express consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, the data concerned is stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data that is processed within the framework of legal transaction-related or legal transaction-like obligations on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, this data is routinely deleted after expiry of the retention periods provided that it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or there is no legitimate interest on our part in continued storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data is stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Article 21(1) GDPR, unless we can prove compelling protective grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct advertising on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data is stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Article 21(2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information of this declaration about specific processing situations, stored personal data is otherwise deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.

Last updated: March 6, 2026, 7:40:05 AM