Data Protection
Data Protection at a Glance
General Information The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information about data protection can be found in our privacy policy below this text.
Data Collection on Our Website Who is responsible for data collection on this website? The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details in the impressum (legal disclosure) of this website.
How do we collect your data? Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include data you enter into a contact form. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for? Some of the data is collected to ensure a faultless provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right to request information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the impressum for further questions regarding data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.
Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools When you visit our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using cookies and so-called analysis programs. Your surfing behavior is usually analyzed anonymously; it cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.
General Information 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 legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.
Note on the Responsible Authority The responsible authority for data processing on this website can be found in the impressum of this website.
The responsible authority is the natural or legal person that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. A simple informal message by email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Right to Complain to the Responsible Supervisory Authority In the event of data protection violations, the affected person has the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority. The responsible supervisory authority in data protection matters is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: List of Data Protection Officers.
Right to Data Portability You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in the fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
SSL/TLS Encryption This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as site operators. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address line of the browser changing from "http://" to "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, Blocking, Deletion You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing at any time, as well as the right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data within the framework of the applicable legal provisions. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the impressum for further questions regarding personal data.
Objection to Advertising Emails The use of contact data published in the impressum for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials is hereby rejected. The operators of the pages reserve the right to take legal action in case of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example, through spam emails.
Data Collection on Our Website Cookies The websites partially use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our offerings more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and your browser saves.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called session cookies. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.
You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.
Cookies that are required for the execution of the electronic communication process or for the provision of certain functions you want (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are treated separately in this privacy policy.
Server Log Files The provider of the pages collects and stores information automatically in so-called server log files that your browser transmits to us automatically. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Used operating system
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
A merging of this data with other data sources will not be undertaken.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Contact Form If you send us inquiries via contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for any follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of the data entered in the contact form is carried out solely based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw this consent at any time. A simple informal message by email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.
Processing of Data (Customer and Contract Data) We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content design, or change of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data about the use of our internet pages (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill it.
The collected customer data will be deleted after the completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Data Transfer When Concluding Contracts for Online Shops, Traders, and Goods Delivery We transfer personal data to third parties only if this is necessary for the execution of the contract, for example, to the companies entrusted with the delivery of the goods or the credit institution commissioned with payment processing. A further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, e.g., for advertising purposes.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Data Transfer When Concluding Contracts for Services and Digital Content We transfer personal data to third parties only if this is necessary for the execution of the contract, for example, to the credit institution commissioned with payment processing.
A further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, e.g., for advertising purposes.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Analysis Tools and Advertising Google Analytics This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (www.google.com). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies," which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. 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, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will shorten your IP address beforehand within the 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 transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
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 functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by the cookie related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: Browser Add-on for DeactivatingGoogle Analytics.
This website uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp()". This means that IP addresses are processed in a shortened form, preventing the identification of individuals. Insofar as the data collected about you can be related to you, this will be excluded immediately, and the personal data will be deleted.
We use Google Analytics to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. The statistics obtained allow us to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has committed to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
Plugins and Tools Google Web Fonts This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google to ensure a uniform appearance of fonts on the website. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
For more information about Google Web Fonts, visit Google Web Fonts. You can find the privacy policy of Google at Google Privacy Policy.
Google Maps This website uses the map service Google Maps via an API. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this website has no influence on this data transmission.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of a visually appealing presentation of our online offerings and to make it easier to find the places we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
You can find more information about the handling of user data in Google's privacy policy: Google Privacy Policy.