EU Dispute Resolution

The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR): https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.

Consumer Dispute Resolution/Universal Arbitration

We are not willing or obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

1. Privacy Overview

General Notes

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy listed under this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the “Notice on the Responsible Entity” section of this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. For example, data that you enter in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This includes primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time of the page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter the website.

How do we use your data?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated through the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This happens primarily with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following Privacy Policy.

2. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

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

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

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Notice on the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

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

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period is specified in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate deletion request or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after the reasons no longer apply.

General Notes on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a DSGVO, if special categories of data are processed under Art. 9 Para. 1 DSGVO. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing also takes place on the basis of § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Furthermore, we process your data if it is required to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Data processing may also take place based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Further information on the specific legal grounds will be provided in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external entities. In some cases, it is necessary to transfer personal data to these external entities. We only pass on personal data to external entities if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer under Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data based on a valid contract for data processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the point of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

3. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any harm to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third parties (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of specific third-party services within websites (e.g., cookies used for payment processing services).

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

Cookies that are necessary for the completion of the electronic communication process, to provide certain features you request (e.g., the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic) are stored based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, unless another legal basis is provided. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies, processing is carried out solely on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

4. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts

This website uses so-called Google Fonts for uniform font representation, which are provided by Google. When you access a page, your browser loads the required fonts into your browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must establish a connection to Google’s servers. This allows Google to know that your IP address has been used to access this website. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform appearance of the fonts on the website. If explicit consent has been requested, processing will take place exclusively based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, provided that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TDDDG. You can revoke your consent at any time.

If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font will be used from your computer.

For more information on Google Fonts, see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the US. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhere to these privacy standards. More information can be found here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.