Privacy Policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of particular importance to the management of Rasenreich GmbH. The use of the Rasenreich GmbH website is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data may be necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Rasenreich GmbH. Through this privacy policy, our company seeks to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights through this privacy policy.

Rasenreich GmbH, as the data controller, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us via alternative means, such as by telephone.

1. Definitions

The privacy policy of Rasenreich GmbH is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public, as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.

In this privacy policy, we use, among other things, the following terms:

• a) Personal dataPersonal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
• b) Data subjectData subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.
• c) ProcessingProcessing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
• d) Restriction of processingRestriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
• e) ProfilingProfiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.
• f) PseudonymizationPseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
• g) ControllerController or controller for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
• h) ProcessorProcessor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
• i) RecipientRecipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.
• j) Third partyThird party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.
• k) ConsentConsent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and Address of the Data Controller

The data controller in terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in the European Union member states, and other provisions with data protection character is:

Rasenreich GmbH

Widweg 10

81247 Munich

Germany

phone: +49 172 88 77 340

e-Mail: mail@rasenreich.com

Website: www.rasenreich.com

3. Cookies

The websites of Rasenreich GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, Rasenreich GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

Through a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the user’s benefit. As mentioned above, cookies allow us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data every time they visit the website because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent cookies from being set by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

4. Collection of General Data and Information

With each visit to the website of Rasenreich GmbH by a data subject or an automated system, a series of general data and information is collected. These general data and information are stored in the server’s log files. The following can be recorded: (1) the types and versions of browsers used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the subpages accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information used for averting dangers in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, Rasenreich GmbH does not draw conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to: (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website and its advertising, (3) ensure the ongoing functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement agencies with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. These anonymously collected data and information are therefore analyzed statistically by Rasenreich GmbH, with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from any personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Registration on Our Website

The data subject has the option to register on the website of the data controller by providing personal data. The personal data transmitted to the data controller depends on the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject is collected and stored solely for internal use by the data controller and for its own purposes. The data controller may arrange for the transfer to one or more processors, such as a parcel delivery service provider, who will also use the personal data exclusively for internal purposes attributable to the data controller.

By registering on the website of the data controller, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) to the data subject, as well as the date and time of registration, are also stored. The storage of this data is carried out against the background that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services and, if necessary, to enable the clarification of committed offenses. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the data controller. In principle, this data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or the disclosure serves law enforcement purposes.

The registration of the data subject, with voluntary provision of personal data, serves the data controller to offer the data subject content or services that can only be offered to registered users due to the nature of the matter. Registered persons are free to modify the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the data controller’s database.

The data controller shall provide any data subject with information at any time upon request regarding which personal data concerning the data subject is stored. Furthermore, the data controller corrects or deletes personal data upon request or notification by the data subject, provided there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary. All employees of the data controller are available to the data subject as contact persons in this context.

6. Subscription to Our Newsletter

On the website of Rasenreich GmbH, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company’s newsletter. The personal data transmitted to the data controller when ordering the newsletter depends on the input mask used for this purpose.

Rasenreich GmbH regularly informs its customers and business partners about company offers via a newsletter. The newsletter of our company can generally only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject registers for newsletter delivery. For legal reasons, a confirmation email is sent to the email address first entered by a data subject for newsletter delivery, using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email is used to verify whether the owner of the email address, as the data subject, has authorized receipt of the newsletter.

Upon registration for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) to the data subject’s computer system used at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace any (possible) misuse of the email address of a data subject at a later point in time and thus serves to legally protect the data controller.

The personal data collected as part of a newsletter subscription are used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or for related registration, such as in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes in technical conditions. Personal data collected as part of the newsletter service is not shared with third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be canceled by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that the data subject has given us for newsletter delivery can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revoking consent, each newsletter contains a corresponding link. Furthermore, there is the option to unsubscribe from the newsletter delivery directly on the website of the data controller or to inform the data controller in another way.

7. Newsletter-Tracking

The newsletters of Rasenreich GmbH contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in emails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows for a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Through the embedded tracking pixel, Rasenreich GmbH can determine whether and when an email was opened by a data subject and which links contained in the email were accessed by the data subject.

Personal data collected through such tracking pixels included in the newsletters are stored and analyzed by the data controller to optimize newsletter delivery and better tailor the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. This personal data is not shared with third parties. Data subjects are entitled to revoke their separate consent given via the double opt-in procedure at any time. After revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the data controller. An unsubscribe from receiving the newsletter is automatically interpreted by Rasenreich GmbH as a revocation.

8. Contact Option via the Website

The website of Rasenreich GmbH contains information, as required by law, that enables rapid electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, including a general email address. If a data subject contacts the data controller via email or through a contact form on the website, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data voluntarily provided by a data subject to the data controller is stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not shared with third parties.

9. Subscription to Comments in the Blog on the Website

Comments posted in the blog of Rasenreich GmbH can generally be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, there is the option for a commentator to subscribe to subsequent comments to a specific blog post.

If a data subject chooses the option to subscribe to comments, the data controller sends an automatic confirmation email to verify in the double opt-in procedure whether the owner of the provided email address has indeed chosen this option. The option to subscribe to comments can be terminated at any time.

10. Routine Erasure and Blocking of Personal Data

The data controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or as required by the European legislator or another competent legislator in laws or regulations to which the data controller is subject.

Once the purpose of storage is no longer applicable or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.

11. Rights of the Data Subject

• a) Right to Confirmation: Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to request confirmation from the data controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
• b) Right to Information Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about the personal data stored about him or her and to receive a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject the right to information about the following:
  • the purposes of the processing
  • the categories of personal data being processed
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
  • if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
  • the existence of the right to rectify or erase personal data concerning them or to restrict processing by the controller or the right to object to such processing
  • the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information about the origin of the data
  • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR, and—at least in these cases—meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
  Furthermore, the data subject has the right to information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to receive information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, they can contact an employee of the controller at any time.
• c) Right to Rectification: Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to demand the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
• d) Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten): Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to demand from the controller the immediate erasure of personal data concerning them if one of the following reasons applies and if processing is not necessary:
  • The personal data has been collected or otherwise processed for purposes that are no longer necessary.
  • The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
  • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR.
  • The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
  • The erasure of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) GDPR.

  If a data subject wishes to have their personal data stored by Rasenreich GmbH deleted and any of the above reasons apply, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately. If the personal data has been disclosed publicly and Rasenreich GmbH is obligated to delete the personal data as the controller pursuant to Article 17(1) GDPR, the company will take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other data controllers processing the disclosed personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure of any links to, or copies or replications of, such personal data, unless the processing is necessary.
• e) Right to restriction of processing: Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request the controller to restrict processing if one of the following conditions applies:
• f) Right to data portability: Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. Furthermore, they have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Additionally, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject may contact any employee of Rasenreich GmbH.
• g) Right to object: Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. Rasenreich GmbH shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. Where Rasenreich GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Rasenreich GmbH to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Rasenreich GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by Rasenreich GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee of Rasenreich GmbH or another employee. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
• h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling: Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject’s explicit consent. If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, Rasenreich GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view, and to contest the decision. If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of Rasenreich GmbH.
• i) Right to withdraw data protection consent: Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

12. Privacy Policy for the Use of Facebook

The data controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is an online platform that allows users to interact with each other, exchange opinions, and provide personal or business information. Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect via friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the data controller responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

By visiting one of the individual pages of this website operated by the data controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the internet browser of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US. Through this technical procedure, Facebook gains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Facebook, Facebook recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the integrated Facebook buttons, for example the “Like” button, or if the data subject makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

Facebook receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is logged into Facebook at the same time as accessing our website, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such transmission of this information to Facebook by the data subject is not desired, the data subject can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data protection guideline published by Facebook, which is available at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the privacy settings options offered by Facebook. There are also different applications available that allow the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

13. Privacy Policy for the Use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The data controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service that collects, compiles, and evaluates data on the behavior of visitors to websites.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

For web analysis via Google Analytics, the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” is used. This addition ensures the anonymization of the IP address of the data subject by Google and its abbreviation if access to our website is made from a member state of the European Union or from another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Google Analytics is used to analyze visitor flows on our website. Google uses the data collected to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports showing activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. The nature of cookies has been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google enables an analysis of the use of our website. With each visit to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission settlements.

Personal information, such as access time, the location from which access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject, is stored by means of the cookie. With each visit to our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection used, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may transfer this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties under certain circumstances.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently oppose the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, cookies already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to and preventing the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and relating to the use of this website, as well as the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on from the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the data subject is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later date, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person within their control, there is the option of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/en.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at this link https://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/.

Google Analytics If you have consented, Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, is used on this website. The responsible entity for users in the EU/EEA and Switzerland is Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”).

Scope of Processing Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of our websites. The information collected through these cookies about your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored on a server operated by Google in the United States.

With Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are anonymized by default. Due to IP anonymization, your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or other contracting parties to 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. According to Google, the IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. During your website visit, your user behavior is recorded in the form of “events.” Events can include:

• Pageviews
• First visit to the website
• Session start
• Your “click path,” interaction with the website
• Scrolls (whenever a user scrolls to the end of a page (90%))
• Clicks on external links
• Internal search queries
• Interaction with videos
• File downloads
• Viewed/clicked advertisements
• Language settings

Additionally, the following is recorded:

• Your approximate location (region)
• Your IP address (in shortened form)
• Technical information about your browser and devices used (e.g., language settings, screen resolution)
• Your internet service provider
• Referrer URL (through which website/which advertising medium you came to this website)

Purposes of Processing: On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your [pseudonymous [NOT WHEN USING USER ID]] use of the website and to compile reports on website activity. The reports provided by Google Analytics are used to analyze the performance of our website [OPTIONAL: and the success of our marketing campaigns].

Recipients: Recipients of the data may be:

• Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (as a data processor under Art. 28 GDPR)
• Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
• Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

It cannot be ruled out that US authorities may access the data stored by Google.

Transfer to Third Countries: If data is processed outside the EU/EEA and there is no data protection level equivalent to European standards, we have concluded EU Standard Contractual Clauses with the service provider to ensure an adequate level of data protection. The parent company of Google Ireland, Google LLC, is based in California, USA. The transmission of data to the USA and access by US authorities to data stored by Google cannot be ruled out. The USA is currently considered a third country from a data protection perspective. You do not have the same rights there as within the EU/EEA. It is possible that you have no legal remedies against access by authorities.

Storage Duration: The data sent by us and linked with cookies will be automatically deleted after 2 [OR: 14 months]. Data whose retention period has expired is automatically deleted once a month.

Legal Basis: The legal basis for this data processing is your consent under Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR [IF APPLICABLE: Art. 49a GDPR].

Revocation

Objection to Data Collection:

You can prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link: In this case, an opt-out cookie will be set to prevent the processing of your data in the future [google_analytics_optout]Deactivate Google Analytics[/google_analytics_optout]

The lawfulness of the processing carried out based on consent until revocation remains unaffected.

You can also prevent the storage of cookies in the first place by adjusting your browser software accordingly. However, if you configure your browser to reject all cookies, this may lead to restrictions on functionality on this and other websites. Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by the cookie related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by:

a. Not giving your consent to the setting of the cookie, or

For further information on the terms of use of Google Analytics and data protection at Google, please visit https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/de/ and https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.

14. Privacy Policy on the Use of Instagram

The controller responsible for processing has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform and allows users to share photos and videos, as well as distribute such data in other social networks.

The operator of the Instagram services is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller responsible for processing and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component to download a representation of the corresponding component from Instagram. As part of this technical process, Instagram becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged into Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned by Instagram to the respective Instagram account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transferred with it are assigned to the personal Instagram user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram receives information via the Instagram component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is logged into Instagram at the same time as accessing our website, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Instagram component or not. If such transmission of this information to Instagram is not desired by the data subject, the latter can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Instagram account before calling up our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Instagram can be found at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

Privacy Policy on the Use of Twitter / X

The controller responsible for processing has integrated components of Twitter on this website. Twitter is a multilingual publicly accessible microblogging service on which users can publish and distribute so-called tweets, which are limited to 280 characters. These short messages are accessible to everyone, including non-registered persons on Twitter. However, the tweets are also displayed to the so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow the tweets of a user. Twitter also enables addressing a broad audience through hashtags, links, or retweets.

The operating company of Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller responsible for processing and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Twitter component to download a representation of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter. Further information on the Twitter buttons can be found at https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons. As part of this technical process, Twitter becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to enable our users to share the content of this website, to make this website known in the digital world, and to increase our visitor numbers.

If the data subject is logged into Twitter at the same time, Twitter recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned by Twitter to the respective Twitter account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transferred with it are assigned to the personal Twitter user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter receives information via the Twitter component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is logged into Twitter at the same time as accessing our website, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Twitter component or not. If such transmission of this information to Twitter is not desired by the data subject, the latter can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Twitter account before calling up our website.

The applicable data protection provisions of Twitter can be found at https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de.

16. Privacy Policy on the Use of YouTube

The data controller has integrated components of YouTube on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that allows video publishers to upload video clips for free and enables other users to view, rate, and comment on them for free as well. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why both complete films and television shows, as well as music videos, trailers, or user-generated videos, are accessible via the internet portal.

The operating company of YouTube is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller, and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information on YouTube can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google become aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into YouTube, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting with each call-up of a subpage that contains a YouTube video. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google receive information via the YouTube component whenever the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is simultaneously logged into YouTube at the time of calling up our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such transmission of this information to YouTube and Google is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their YouTube account before calling up our website.

The privacy policy published by YouTube, which can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing, and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

17. Payment Method: Privacy Policy for PayPal as a Payment Option

The data controller has integrated components of PayPal on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed through so-called PayPal accounts, which represent virtual private or business accounts. Additionally, PayPal offers the option to process virtual payments via credit cards for users who do not maintain a PayPal account. A PayPal account is linked to an email address, hence there is no traditional account number. PayPal enables online payments to be initiated to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also acts as a trustee and provides buyer protection services.

The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg.

If the data subject selects “PayPal” as the payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, data of the data subject will be automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transmission of personal data required for payment processing.

The personal data transmitted to PayPal typically include first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number, or other data necessary for payment processing. Personal data related to the respective order are also necessary for the processing of the purchase contract.

The transmission of data is for the purpose of payment processing and fraud prevention. The data controller will transmit personal data to PayPal, especially when there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the data controller may be transmitted to credit reporting agencies. This transmission is for identity and creditworthiness checks.

PayPal may share personal data with affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors, as far as this is necessary to fulfill contractual obligations or if the data is to be processed on behalf.

The data subject has the option to revoke consent for the handling of personal data at any time with PayPal. Revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used, or transmitted for the (contractual) payment processing.

The applicable privacy policy of PayPal can be accessed at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

18. Legal Basis of Processing

Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations required for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, then the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, such as in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and then his name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. Based on this legal basis, processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are carried out if processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail. Such processing operations are particularly permitted because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the data controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).

19. Legitimate Interests Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

20. Duration for Which the Personal Data will be Stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the expiration of the period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided that they are no longer required for the performance of the contract or the initiation of the contract.

21. Legal or Contractual Requirements to Provide Personal Data; Necessity for Contract Conclusion; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Non-Provision

We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g., information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company enters into a contract with them. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and the consequences of not providing the personal data.

22. Hosting: We host the content of our website with the following provider: All-Inkl The provider is ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich, Inh. René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf (hereinafter referred to as All-Inkl). Details can be found in the privacy policy of All-Inkl: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/. The use of All-Inkl is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably as possible. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent concerns the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s terminal device.

23. Existence of Automated Decision-Making

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.