Privacy
The person responsible within the meaning of the data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
Markus Erhard
Am Eichenwäldchen 18
D-77830 Bühlertal
Your rights as a data subject
You have the following rights towards us in relation to your personal data:
- You can request confirmation from us as to whether we are processing personal data about you and, if this is the case, you have a right to information about this personal data and to the information listed in detail in Art. 15 DSGVO.
- According to Art. 16 DSGVO, you have the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect personal data concerning you and, if necessary, the completion of incomplete personal data
- You have the right to demand that we delete your personal data immediately, provided that one of the reasons listed in Art. 17 DSGVO applies
- You have the right to request the restriction of processing if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 DSGVO is met
- As far as the requirements of Art. 20 DSGVO are met, you have the right to request data transfer.
- According to Art. 21 DSGVO, you have the right to object to processing, which is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. Processing is then based on Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit.
- Insofar as we process your data on the basis of a consent that you have given us, you can revoke this consent at any time. The revocation does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation, i.e. the revocation affects the permissibility of the processing of your personal data only after it has been explained to us.
- You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data violates the DSGVO (Art. 77 DSGVO). You can assert this right with a supervisory authority in the member state of your place of residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged violation. You can find an overview of the supervisory authorities in Germany here: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/anschriften_table.html
Collecting general information when visiting our website
Nature and purpose of processing
When you access our website, that is, if you do not register or otherwise provide information, it will automatically collect information from a general nature. This information (server log file) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and the like.
They are processed in particular for the following purposes:
- Ensure a hassle-free connection to the site,
- Ensuring a smooth use of our website,
- Evaluation of system security and stability as well as
- for further administrative purposes.
We do not use your information to draw conclusions about you. Statistically evaluated by us to optimize our website and the underlying technology.
Legal Base
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipient
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the maintenance and maintenance of our website.
Storage Duration
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of the survey. This is basically the case for the data used to serve the web page when that particular session is over.
Provision required or required
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is not legally nor contractually required. Without the IP address, however, the service and functionality of our website is not guaranteed. Additionally, individual services may not be available or limited. For this reason, a contradiction is excluded.
WordPress as a Content Management System (CMS)
WordPress.com provides hosting and software for creating, publishing, and managing websites, blogs, and other online offerings. The service is offered by Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Pl, Dublin, D02 AY86, Ireland. Data processing is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Further information can be found on the website: https://wordpress.com and in the privacy policy at: https://automattic.com/de/privacy/. You can view a data processing agreement at https://wordpress.com/support/data-processing-agreements/. For data transfers to third countries, the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and standard contractual clauses provided by WordPress are used.
International Applicability
National Data Protection Regulations in Germany
In addition to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), additional national data protection regulations apply in Germany. These include, in particular, the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), which contains specific provisions on the right to information, the right to erasure, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, data processing for other purposes, as well as data transfer and automated decision-making, including profiling. In addition, the data protection laws of the individual federal states may also apply.
Note on the applicability of the GDPR and the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG)
This privacy policy provides information in accordance with both the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG) and the GDPR. For reasons of clarity and due to the expanded scope of application, the terms of the GDPR are used in this notice. This particularly applies to the terms "processing" of personal data, "legitimate interest," and "special categories of data," which are referred to in the Swiss Data Protection Act as "processing" of "personal data," "overriding interest," and "personal data worthy of particular protection." The legal meaning of these terms continues to be governed by the definitions of the Swiss Data Protection Act within the scope of application of the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG). International Data Transfer
Data Processing in Third Countries
If personal data is transferred to a third country outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) – for example, when using third-party services or if this is expressly mentioned in the privacy policy – this is always done in compliance with the legal requirements.
For transfers to the USA, we primarily rely on the Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which is recognized as a secure legal framework by the EU Commission's adequacy decision of July 10, 2023. In addition, we have concluded standard contractual clauses with the respective service providers that comply with the EU Commission's requirements and contractually ensure the protection of your data.
Through this two-tiered safeguard – the DPF as the main protection mechanism and the standard contractual clauses as an additional measure – we guarantee comprehensive protection of your data. Should the legal situation regarding the DPF change, the standard contractual clauses will automatically apply as a fallback option. This ensures that your data continues to be adequately protected even in the event of future legal or policy changes.
Registration on our website
Nature and purpose of processing
When registering for the use of our personalized services, some personal information will be collected, such as name, address, contact and communication information (e.g., telephone number and e-mail address). If you are registered with us, you can access contents and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the option of changing or deleting the data specified during registration at any time. Of course, we also provide you with information about the personal data we hold about you at any time.
Legal basis
The processing of the data entered during registration takes place on the basis of the user's consent (Article 6 (1) (a) DSGVO).
If the registration serves the fulfillment of a contract of which the data subject is a party or the implementation of pre-contractual measures, an additional legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
Recipient
The recipient of the data may be a technical service provider who acts as a processor for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage Duration
In this context, data will only be processed as long as the corresponding consent has been obtained. Thereafter, they will be deleted, as far as no legal storage requirements preclude. To contact us in this regard, please use the contact details given at the end of this Privacy Policy.
Provision required or required
Your personal information is provided voluntarily, solely on the basis of your consent. Without the provision of your personal data, we can not grant you access to our content and services.
Provision of paid services
Nature and purpose of processing
To provide paid services, we request additional data, such as: Payment details to complete your order.
Legal basis
The processing of the data required for the conclusion of the contract is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
Recipient
Recipients of the data may be processors.
Storage Duration
We store this data in our systems until the legal retention periods have expired. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper accounting and tax requirements.
Provision required or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your personal data, we can not grant you access to our content and services.
Gravatar
On our website, we use the Gravatar service, provided by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA (hereinafter "Gravatar").
With Gravatar, users can use personal avatars that are displayed as visual representations wherever they interact with our website (e.g., in forums or comments). The avatar is displayed based on the selection linked to the email address, thus supporting the personal identification of users on the platform.
If you comment or otherwise interact on our website and Gravatar is activated, a hash of your email address will be transmitted to Gravatar to display the associated avatar.
Gravatar is used on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in an appealing and personalized presentation of our community. If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG. You can revoke your consent at any time.
Further information on data processing by Gravatar can be found in Automattic's privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Automattic is certified according to the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). This agreement between the EU and the US ensures that European data protection standards are also adhered to when processing data in the US. Further information on certification can be found here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4709.
Contract Processing
We have concluded a contract for contract processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned service provider. This legally required contract ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is processed exclusively in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Contact
Nature and purpose of processing
The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. This requires a valid e-mail address and your name. This serves to assign the request and the subsequent answering of the same. The specification of additional data is optional.
Legal basis
The processing of the data entered into the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Article 6 (1) (f) DSGVO).
By providing the contact form, we would like to make it easy for you to contact us. Your details will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.
If you contact us to request an offer, the processing of the data entered in the contact form for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Article 6 (1) (b) DSGVO) will be carried out.
Recipient
Recipients of the data may be processors.
Storage Duration
Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after processing the request.
If there is a contractual relationship, we are subject to the statutory retention periods according to HGB and delete your data after these deadlines.
Provision required or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, your e-mail address and the reason for the request.
Inquiry by phone
Type and purpose of processing
As part of our website, it is possible to contact us by phone. In the course of this, personal data is transmitted to us and processed. These are in particular:
- First name, last name
- Telephone number
- Customer number
- Payment data
- Contract data
- Reason for your Call
Legal basis
Due to the express request of the user via telephone and / or the request for a telephone call back, the legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. If the establishment of contact by phone is also aimed at concluding and / or executing a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO.
Recipient
Recipients of the data may be processors.
Storage Duration
The data are stored for the duration of the purpose for which they were collected and deleted as soon as they are no longer required or are not subject to any further statutory retention requirements (e.g. 10 years according to AO, 6 years according to HGB).
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, email address and the reason for the request.
Handling of applicant data
As part of our website, we offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. online contact form, by post or via email). In the following, we would like to inform you about the scope, use and general purpose of the data collected in the context of your application. The collection, processing and use of your data takes place both in accordance with the applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions. Your data will be treated as strictly confidential.
Scope and purpose of the data collection
As far as it is necessary for a decision, we process your personal data as part of our application process. Such personal data are e.g. your application documents, your contact or communication data or also notes in the context of job interviews.
Legal basis
The legal basis for data collection is §26 BDSG (initiation of an employment relationship) in conjunction with either Art. 6 Para. 1 lit b) DSGVO (implementation of pre-contractual measures) or Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO (consent to the processing of personal data Data). You can withdraw your consent at any time. All personal data that we aggregate will only be passed on to persons who are involved in processing your application. In the event of a successful application, we will save the data you have transmitted on the basis of Section 26 BDSG and Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.
Storage Duration
In the event that you reject a job offer, withdraw your application or we are unable to make you a job offer, we reserve the right to store the data you have provided for up to 6 months after the application process has ended. The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The storage serves in particular for evidence purposes in the event of a legal dispute. All personal data / application documents are then digitally deleted and physically destroyed. If the storage of your data is still necessary after the 6 month period has expired (e.g. due to an impending legal dispute), we will only delete your data when the purpose for continuous storage no longer applies. In addition, extended storage can take place if statutory storage requirements exclude deletion or if you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO.
Admission to the applicant pool
In the event that we cannot make you a job offer, there is the possibility of including you in our applicant pool. For this purpose, all your documents, data and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool and you may be contacted by us about suitable vacancies.
You will be included in the previously mentioned pool of applicants exclusively on the basis of your previously given consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) DSGVO. Such consent is voluntary and has no connection to the current application process. You can withdraw your consent at any time. If there are no statutory retention requirements, your data will be irrevocably deleted. Applicant pool data will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent has been given.
Vimeo without tracking (Do-Not-Track)
We use "Vimeo" on our website to display videos. This is a service provided by Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Vimeo."
User data is partially processed on Vimeo servers in the USA. Through certification under the EU-US Privacy Shield, Vimeo guarantees that EU data protection regulations are also adhered to when processing data in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
If you visit a page on our website that contains an embedded video, a connection to Vimeo's servers in the USA will be established to display the video. For technical reasons, Vimeo must process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Vimeo while visiting one of our websites that contains an embedded Vimeo video, Vimeo may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Vimeo before visiting our website or configure your Vimeo user account accordingly.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website and in Vimeo's legitimate interest in statistically analyzing user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes.
Vimeo offers further information at https://vimeo.com/privacy.
Embedded YouTube videos with enhanced data protection
Type and purpose of processing
We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plug-ins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter "YouTube"). When you visit a page with the YouTube plug-in, a connection is established to YouTube servers. This informs YouTube which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your browsing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.
When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior. We use YouTube in the so-called enhanced data protection mode. According to YouTube, no data is used to personalize your browsing behavior on YouTube when using this mode. The advertisements displayed in enhanced data protection mode are also not personalized. No cookies are set, but so-called local storage elements may be stored in the browser. These, similar to cookies, contain personal data and can be used for recognition. Detailed information on the extended data protection mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.
Please note that after starting a YouTube video, further data processing operations may be triggered over which we have no control.
YouTube is integrated to make our online offerings more attractive. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If we ask for your consent, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG, in particular when it comes to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., device fingerprinting). You can revoke your consent at any time.
Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube can be found in the provider's privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy (https://policies.google.com/privacy). Google processes your data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework
Legal Basis
The legal basis for the integration of YouTube and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
Recipients
Accessing YouTube automatically triggers a connection to Google.
Storage Period and Revocation of Consent
If you have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program, you will not receive such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block cookies in your browser.
Further information on data protection at "YouTube" can be found in the provider's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
Third Country Transfer
Google processes your data in the USA. Your personal data will be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obligated to disclose personal data to security authorities without you, as the data subject, being able to take legal action. It cannot therefore be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.
Provision required or necessary
The provision of your personal data is voluntary and solely based on your consent. If you deny access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.
Use of Google Analytics
Nature and purpose of processing
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereafter: "Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", ie text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address provided by Google Analytics as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
The purposes of data processing are the evaluation of the use of the website and the compilation of reports on activities on the website. On the basis of the use of the website and the Internet, further connected services should be provided.
Legal basis
The processing of the data is based on the consent of the user (Article 6 (1) (a) DSGVO).
Recipient
Recipient of the data is Google as a processor. For this we have with Google completed the corresponding order processing contract.
Storage Duration
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for our recording purposes.
Third country transfer
Google processes your data in the USA. Your personal data will be passed on to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities without you as the person concerned being able to take legal action against this. It cannot therefore be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. secret services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.
Provision required or required
Your personal information is provided voluntarily, solely on the basis of your consent. Unless you prevent access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.
Withdrawal of consent
You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website in full. You may also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: Browser Add On to disable Google Analytics.
Additionally or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent Google Analytics tracking on our pages by setting click this link. An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from collecting this website and browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.
Profiling
With the help of the tracking tool Google Analytics the behavior of the visitors of the website can be evaluated and the interests analyzed. For this we create a pseudonymous user profile.
Use of Font Awesome (local hosting)
For a consistent and attractive display of fonts, we use Font Awesome on this website. The integration is done locally, so no connection is established to the servers of Fonticons, Inc.
Further information on data protection at Font Awesome can be found in the privacy policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.
Use of Google Fonts (local hosting)
For a consistent display of fonts, this website uses Google Fonts. The fonts are embedded locally on our server, so no connection to Google's servers is established.
Further information about Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Use of Google Maps
Nature and purpose of processing
On this website we use the offer of Google Maps. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereafter "Google"). This allows us to show you interactive maps directly in the website and allow you to conveniently use the map feature.
For more information about Google's data processing, please see the Google Privacy Notice. There you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.
For detailed instructions on managing your own data related to Google products, click here.
Legal basis
Legal basis for the integration of Google Maps and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) DSGVO).
Recipient
By visiting this website, Google receives information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This is done regardless of whether Google provides an account that you are logged in to, or if there is no user account. When you're logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account.
If you do not want to have your profile mapped to Google, you'll need to log out of Google before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for purposes of advertising, market research and / or tailor-made website design. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for non-logged in users) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have a right to object to the formation of these user profiles, and you must contact Google to exercise them.
Storage Duration
We do not collect personally identifiable information through the inclusion of Google Maps.
Third country transfer
Google processes your data in the USA. Your personal data will be passed on to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities without you as the person concerned being able to take legal action against this. It cannot therefore be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. secret services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.
Google Ads
Nature and purpose of processing
Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The operating company of Google AdWords Services is the Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you have reached our website via an advertisement sent by Google, Google Adwords will set a cookie on your computer. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on a Google-served ad.
If the user visits certain pages on our website and the cookie has not expired yet, we and Google may recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can not be tracked through the websites of advertisers. The information gathered using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords advertisers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a conversion tracking tag page. However, they do not receive information that personally identifies users.
Legal basis
The legal basis for the integration of Google AdWords and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) DSGVO).
Recipient
Every time you visit our website, your personal information, including your IP address, is transferred to Google in the United States. This personal information is stored by Google. Google may transfer this personal information collected through the technical process to third parties.
Our company does not contain information from Google that could identify the data subject.
Storage Duration
These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not for personal identification.
Third country transfer
Google processes your data in the USA. Your personal data will be passed on to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities without you as the person concerned being able to take legal action against this. It cannot therefore be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. secret services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.
Withdrawal of consent
If you do not want to participate in the tracking, you can refuse the required setting of a cookie - for example, via a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies or sets your browser so that cookies from the domain "googleleadservices.com" be blocked.
Please note that you are not allowed to delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not want to record measurement data. If you have deleted all your cookies in the browser, you must reset the respective opt-out cookie.
Provision required or required
Your personal information is provided voluntarily, solely on the basis of your consent. Unless you prevent access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data is entered on this website (e.g. in a contact form) by a person or by an automated program. For this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, length of stay of the website visitor on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis are forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyzes run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.
The data are stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting his web offers from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO; the consent can be revoked at any time.
Online Marketing and Affiliate Programs
Affiliate links/advertising links
The links marked with an asterisk are so-called affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and complete a purchase on the linked platform within a certain period of time, we receive a commission from the online shop or provider concerned. The purchase price remains unchanged.
Amazon Affiliate Program
The site operators participate in the Amazon EU partner program. Amazon advertisements and links to the Amazon.de website are integrated on our pages, from which we can earn money through reimbursement of advertising costs. The plugin AAWP (aawp.de) is used and therefore neither cookies from Amazon are set on this website nor is your IP address transmitted to Amazon.
By clicking on Amazon affiliate links/advertising links, you will be taken to Amazon, where Amazon's terms and conditions and data processing guidelines apply. Amazon uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting) in its own shop in order to be able to trace the origin of the orders. This allows Amazon to recognize that you have clicked the partner link on this website.
For more information on how Amazon uses data, see the Amazon Privacy Policy.
Other affiliate programs / advertisers
Other partner programs and advertising customers are used, but they do not set any cookies here on the website and there is also no IP transmission to these providers. If you click on affiliate links/advertising links, you will be taken to the respective providers, where the terms and conditions and data processing guidelines of the respective providers apply.
Transfer of data to third parties to fulfill the contract
Passing on to shipping service providers in general and banks
For payment transactions and, if necessary, for the delivery of goods, we pass on the necessary minimum amount of personal data to service providers (third parties), insofar as this is necessary for the execution of the contract.
If we pass on your data to a shipping service provider (such as DHL, DPD, UPS Hermes or GLS), the legal basis for this is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which gives us the Processing of the data is made possible if this is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or for the implementation of a pre-contractual measure.
If we pass on your payment data to the commissioned bank, the legal basis for this is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which enables us to process the data if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you or to carry out a pre-contractual measure.
Passing on email address and/or telephone number to shipping service providers
On our website you have the choice to agree to the transfer of your email address and/or telephone number in order to enable the selected shipping service provider to announce the delivery or to coordinate it with you. Below we will inform you about which data is passed on to which shipping service provider and on what legal basis this is done:
DHL
If your goods are delivered by the shipping service provider DHL and you have expressly consented to your email address being passed on during the ordering process, this will be sent to DHL (Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße 20, 53113 Bonn) for notification of delivery or coordination of the delivery date. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which enables us to process the data if you have consented to the processing. If you do not agree to the forwarding of the email address, it is not possible for DHL to announce the delivery or coordinate the delivery date.
Given consent to the use of data can be revoked at any time for the future. To do this, please contact the person responsible for data processing (this is named at the beginning of this data protection declaration) or the shipping service provider directly.
Customers who want DHL to deliver outside of Germany must provide an email address.
DPD
If your goods are delivered by the shipping service provider DPD and you have expressly consented to your email address and/or telephone number being passed on during the ordering process, this will be sent to DPD (DPD Deutschland GmbH, Wailandtstraße 1, 63741 Aschaffenburg) to announce the delivery or coordination of the delivery date. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which enables us to process the data if you have consented to the processing. If you do not agree to the forwarding of the email address, it is not possible for DPD to announce the delivery or coordinate the delivery date.
Given consent to the use of data can be revoked at any time for the future. To do this, please contact the person responsible for data processing (this is named at the beginning of this data protection declaration) or the shipping service provider directly.
GLS
If your goods are delivered by the shipping service provider GLS and you have expressly consented to the transfer of your email address during the ordering process, it will be sent to GLS (General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG, GLS Germany-Strasse 1 - 7, 36286 Neuenstein) to announce the delivery or to coordinate the delivery date. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which enables us to process the data if you have consented to the processing. If you do not agree to the forwarding of the email address, it is not possible for GLS to announce the delivery or coordinate the delivery date.
Given consent to the use of data can be revoked at any time for the future. To do this, please contact the person responsible for data processing (this is named at the beginning of this data protection declaration) or the shipping service provider directly.
Hermes shipping
If your goods are delivered by the shipping service provider Hermes and you have expressly consented to your email address being passed on during the ordering process, this will be sent to Hermes (Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland GmbH, Essener Straße 89, 22419 Hamburg) to announce the delivery or Coordination of the delivery date forwarded. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which enables us to process the data if you have consented to the processing. If you do not agree to the forwarding of the email address, it is not possible for Hermes to announce the delivery or coordinate the delivery date.
Given consent to the use of data can be revoked at any time for the future. To do this, please contact the person responsible for data processing (this is named at the beginning of this data protection declaration) or the shipping service provider directly.
UPS
If your goods are delivered by the shipping service provider UPS and you have expressly consented to the transfer of your email address during the ordering process, it will be sent to UPS (United Parcel Service Deutschland Inc. & Co. OHG, Görlitzer Straße 1, 41460 Neuss) passed on to announce the delivery or to coordinate the delivery date. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which enables us to process the data if you have consented to the processing. If you do not agree to the forwarding of the email address, it is not possible for UPS to announce the delivery or coordinate the delivery date.
Given consent to the use of data can be revoked at any time for the future. To do this, please contact the person responsible for data processing (this is named at the beginning of this data protection declaration) or the shipping service provider directly.
Payment service providers
You can choose from various payment service providers on our website. In the following we will inform you about which data is passed on and the legal basis for this:
PayPal
If you choose this payment service provider, the data required for payment will be passed on to PayPal (PayPal Europe, S.à.rl. et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg). The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which enables us to process the data if you have consented to the processing and Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO), which enables us to process the data if this is necessary to fulfill a contract with you or to carry out a pre-contractual measure. You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent at any time. The revocation of the consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the point of revocation.
If you choose the PayPal Plus payment methods by "credit card", "invoice", "direct debit" or "PayPal installment payment", PayPal reserves the right to obtain credit information about you. A credit report can contain scoring values (=probability values). The so-called scoring values are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical process. Your address data is also (but not exclusively) included in the calculation of the score values.
The legal basis for data processing is Article 6 (1) (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which enables data to be processed in the event of a legitimate interest. In this case, the legitimate interest is to determine your identity or solvency.
You can object to the processing of your personal data at any time. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process, use and transmit the personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing by PayPal, is required by law or is required by a court or an authority.
If you want to object to the use of your data or want to notify us of changes to the stored data, you can contact PayPal directly. You can also find more information about PayPal's data protection regulations at the following Internet address: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE
Reviews
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SSL encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http: //" to "https: //" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Change to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to always comply with the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. Your new visit will be subject to the new privacy policy.
Last update: July 1st 2025
Comments
Nature and purpose of processing
If users leave comments on our site, they will also save the time of their creation and the username previously chosen by the site visitor. This is for our security, as we may be prosecuted for any illegal content on our website, even if it was created by users.
Legal basis
The processing of the data entered as a comment takes place on the basis of a legitimate interest (Article 6 (1) (f) DSGVO).
By providing the comment function we want to allow you an easy interaction. Your details will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.
Recipient
Recipients of the data may be processors.
Storage Duration
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of the survey. This is basically the case when the communication with the user has been completed and the company can see from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified.
Provision required or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your personal data, we can not grant you access to our comment function.
Subscribing to comments
As a registered user of our website, you have the option to subscribe to comments. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address. You can unsubscribe at any time using a link in the notification emails. In this case, the data provided as part of the comment subscription will be deleted. If you have provided us with this data for other purposes, such as sending our newsletter, this will remain unaffected.
Storage of Comments
Comments and the associated data will be stored on our website and remain there until the commented content has been completely removed or deletion of the comments is required for legal reasons (e.g., in the case of offensive content).
Legal Basis
Comments are stored based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected.