Data protection

1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data refers to all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The controller for data processing on this website in the sense of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Thomas Giblin, SBC-Art, Buyschstr 8, 47918 Tönisvorst, Germany, Tel.: 01717704461, E-Mail: info@sharkbitecommunication.com. The controller for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

2.1 When using our website for informational purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the page server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which are technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

Our visited website
Date and time of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/referrer from which you came to the page
Browser used
Operating system used
Used IP address (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. A transfer or other use of the data does not take place. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if concrete indications point to illegal use.

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

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

Shopify

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

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

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

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

4) Cookies

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

If personal data is processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out either pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the execution of the contract, pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the event of granted consent, or pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the protection of our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally.

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

5) Contacting Us

5.1 Tawk.to

This website uses a live chat system from the following provider: tawk.to inc. 187 East Warm Springs Rd, SB298 Las Vegas, NV, 89119, USA

The processing of personal data transmitted via chat occurs either according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit b GDPR, because it is necessary for the initiation or execution of a contract, or according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the effective support of our site visitors.
Your data transmitted in this way will be deleted, subject to any contrary statutory retention periods, when the matter concerned has been finally clarified.

Additionally, for the purpose of creating pseudonymized usage profiles, further information may be collected and evaluated with the help of cookies, which, however, do not serve your personal identification and are not merged with other data sets. If this information has a personal reference, the processing is carried out according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization purposes.

The setting of cookies can be prevented by appropriate browser settings. However, the functionality of our website may be restricted in this case. You can object to the collection and storage of data for the purpose of creating a pseudonymized usage profile at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized transfer to third parties.

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

5.2 When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data will be processed – exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter concerned has been finally clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

6) Data Processing When Opening a Customer Account

Pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data will also be collected and processed to the extent necessary if you provide us with this information when opening a customer account. You can find out which data is required for opening an account from the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.

Your customer account can be deleted at any time by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the controller. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, no statutory retention periods conflict, and we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.

7) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing

7.1 Registration for our e-mail newsletter

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

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

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

7.2 Omnisend

Our e-mail newsletters are sent via this provider: Soundest Ltd., Unit a3, Gateway Tower, 32 Western Gateway, London E16 1YL, England

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provided during newsletter registration in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to this provider so that they can send the newsletter on our behalf.

Subject to your express consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the provider also performs statistical success analysis of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the sent emails, which can measure opening rates and specific interactions with the newsletter content. Device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and evaluated, but not merged with other data sets.
You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with effect for the future.

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

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

7.3 Stock availability notification by email

For temporarily unavailable items, you can sign up to receive email stock availability notifications. In this case, we will send you a one-time email notification about the availability of the item you selected. The only mandatory information for sending this notification is your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. For sending the email, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive a notification if you have expressly confirmed your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to the specified email address.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. In this context, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace a possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data collected by us when registering for our email notification service for stock availability will be used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from availability notifications at any time by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our distribution list set up for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further use of data that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

8) Data processing for order processing

8.1 Insofar as necessary for the fulfillment of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products based on a corresponding contract, we process the contact data you provided during the order to inform you personally within the scope of our legal information obligations pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact data will be used strictly for the purpose of communicating about updates owed by us and will only be processed by us to the extent necessary for the respective information.

To process your order, we also cooperate with the following service provider(s) who assist us in whole or in part with the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data will be transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

8.2 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers

- Deutsche Post

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße 20, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We transmit your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, provided you have given your express consent for this during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, we only transmit the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider. The transfer only takes place insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future towards the above-mentioned controller or towards the provider.
- DHL

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future towards the above-mentioned controller or towards the provider.
- DHL Express

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DHL Express Germany GmbH, Heinrich-Brüning-Str. 5, 53113 Bonn, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future towards the above-mentioned controller or towards the provider.

8.3 Use of Payment Service Providers

- Paypal

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

If you select a payment method from the provider where you make an advance payment, your payment data (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be transmitted to them in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transmission of your data in this case is solely for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this.

If you select a payment method for which we make an advance payment, you will also be asked during the ordering process to provide certain personal data (first name and surname, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, if applicable, data on an alternative payment method).

To protect our legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness in such cases, we will forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), the provider will check whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, among other things, but not exclusively, address data.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
- PayPal Checkout

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system by PayPal, which consists of PayPal's own payment methods and local third-party payment methods.

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “Pay Later” via PayPal, we forward your payment data within the framework of payment processing to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”). The transfer is made in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and only insofar as this is necessary for payment processing.

PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “Pay Later” via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be forwarded to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness. PayPal uses the result of the credit check regarding the statistical probability of payment default for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, among other things, but not exclusively, address data. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.

If the PayPal payment method "purchase on account" is available and selected, your payment data will first be transmitted to PayPal for payment preparation, after which PayPal will forward it to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin ("Ratepay") for payment execution. The legal basis in each case is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, RatePay carries out an identity and credit check on its own behalf to determine creditworthiness in accordance with the principle already mentioned above and forwards your payment data to credit agencies on the basis of its legitimate interest in determining creditworthiness in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. A list of credit agencies that Ratepay can use can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

When using the payment method of a local third-party provider, your payment data is first forwarded to PayPal for payment preparation in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal then transmits your payment data to the corresponding provider for payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR:

- Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland)
- Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland)
- iDeal (Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d'Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)
- Blik (Polski Standard Płatności sp. z o.o., ul. Czerniakowska 87A, 00-718 Warsaw, Poland)
- EPS (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2
1200 Vienna, Austria)
- MyBank (PRETA S.A.S, 40 Rue de Courcelles, F-75008 Paris, France)
- Przelewy24 (PayPro SA, Kanclerska 15A, 60-326 Poznań, Poland)

Further data protection information can be found in PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full
- Shopify Payments

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

If you choose a payment method from the provider that requires advance payment (e.g., credit card payment), your payment data (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order communicated during the ordering process will be forwarded to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. The transfer of your data in this case takes place exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only insofar as it is necessary for this.

8.4 Electronic Withdrawal Function for Distance Contracts

Consumers who enter into contracts on this website for which a statutory right of withdrawal exists have the option to declare their withdrawal using an electronic withdrawal function in accordance with the applicable withdrawal provisions.

When using the withdrawal function, in addition to information for identifying the contract to be withdrawn, other personal information such as the consumer's first and last name and email address must be provided or confirmed.

The collection of this information and its transmission to us takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and only insofar as it is necessary for the proper processing of the withdrawal. The provided personal data is also used on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR to confirm receipt of the withdrawal declaration by email. Another legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. We are legally obliged to provide an electronic withdrawal function for remunerated consumer distance contracts.

9) Retargeting/Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

9.1 Meta Pixel with Extended Data Matching

Within our online offering, we use the "Meta Pixel" service from the following provider in extended data matching mode: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta")

If a user clicks on an advertisement placed by us on Facebook or Instagram, the URL of our linked page is extended by a parameter using "Meta Pixel". This URL parameter is then entered into the user's browser by a cookie that our linked page itself sets after redirection. In addition, this cookie collects specific customer data such as the email address, which we collect on our website linked to the Facebook or Instagram ad during processes such as purchases, account logins, or registrations (extended data matching). The cookie is then read and enables the transmission of data including specific customer data to Meta.

We use "Meta Pixel" with extended data matching to make our advertisements (so-called "Ads") on Facebook and/or Instagram more effective and to ensure that they correspond to the interests of users or have certain characteristics (e.g., interests in certain topics or products, which are determined based on the visited websites) that we transmit to Meta (so-called "Custom Audiences").

Furthermore, we analyze the effectiveness of our advertisements by tracking whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on an advertisement (conversion). Compared to the standard version of "Meta Pixel," the extended data matching function helps us better measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns by capturing more attributed conversions.

All transmitted data is stored and processed by Meta, so that an assignment to the respective user profile is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Meta's data usage guidelines (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). The data may enable Meta and its partners to display ads on and off Facebook.

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

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

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

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

9.2 Google Ads Conversion Tracking

This website uses the online advertising program "Google Ads" and, within Google Ads, the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").

We use Google Ads to draw attention to our offers on external websites with the help of advertising materials (so-called Google Adwords). In relation to the data of the advertising campaigns, we can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are. We pursue the goal of showing you advertising that is of interest to you, making our website more interesting for you and achieving a fair calculation of advertising costs.

The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an Ads ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. These cookies usually lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie, which also includes your IP address, is used to generate conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that personally identifies users.

In the context of using Google Ads, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads conversion tracking by downloading and installing the browser plug-in from Google available at the following link:
https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155656?hl=de

To address users whose data we have received in the course of business or similar relationships in an even more interest-based manner, we use a customer matching function within Google Ads. For this purpose, we transmit one or more files with aggregated customer data (primarily email addresses and telephone numbers) electronically to Google. Google does not receive access to plain data, but automatically encrypts the information in the customer files during the transmission process using a special algorithm. The encrypted information can then only be used by Google to assign it to existing Google accounts that the data subjects have set up. This enables the display of personalized advertising across all Google services linked to the respective Google account.

The transmission of customer data to Google only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw this consent from us at any time with effect for the future. Further information on Google's data protection measures regarding the customer matching function can be found here: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6334160?hl=de&ref_topic=10550182
Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

9.3 TikTok Pixel

This website uses the conversion tracking technology of the following provider: TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland

If you have reached our website from an advertisement on the provider's domain, the success of the advertisement can be tracked using cookies and/or similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, pings or HTTP requests).

For this purpose, certain device and browser information, including your IP address, may be read out via the tracking technology in order to record and evaluate user actions predefined by us (e.g., completed transactions, leads, search queries on the website, calls to product pages). This enables the creation of statistics on user behavior on our website after redirection from an advertisement, which serves to optimize our offer.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

10) Page Functionalities

10.1 YouTube

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

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

If you call up a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers at the latest when the video is played, in order to load the content. In this process, certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

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

If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your visit to the site, your data will be directly assigned to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish for this assignment to your account, you must log out before activating the playback button.

All the aforementioned processing operations, in particular the setting of cookies for reading out information on the end device used, only take place if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw the given consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

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

10.2 - Google reCAPTCHA

We use the CAPTCHA service from the following provider on this website: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

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

For the visual design of the captcha window, the provider uses "Google Fonts", i.e. fonts downloaded from the internet by Google. No further information beyond that already transferred to Google via the ReCaptcha functionality is processed here.

The service checks whether an entry is made by a natural person or improperly by machine and automated processing, and blocks spam, DDoS attacks and similar automated malicious access. To ensure that an action is performed by a human and not by an automated bot, the provider collects the IP address of the end device used, identification data of the browser and operating system type used, as well as the date and duration of the visit, and transmits these to the provider's servers for evaluation. Cookies may be used here, i.e. small text files that are stored in the browser of the end device.

If the processing described above is based on cookies, these are only set if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your given consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

If the processing described above is carried out without the use of cookies, the legal basis is our legitimate interest in determining individual responsibility on the internet and preventing abuse and spam in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

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

11) Tools and Other

Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a so-called "Cookie Consent Tool" to obtain effective user consents for cookies and cookie-based applications requiring consent. The "Cookie Consent Tool" is displayed to users when they access the page in the form of an interactive user interface, on which consents for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by checking a box. Through the use of the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user gives appropriate consents by checking a box. This ensures that such cookies are only placed on the respective end device of the user if consent has been given.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed here.

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.

Another legal basis for the processing is also Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. As the controller, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user's consent.

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

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

12) Rights of the Data Subject

12.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) against the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, with reference to the stated legal basis for the respective exercise conditions:

Right of access in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR;
Right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
Right to erasure in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR;
Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
Right to notification in accordance with Art. 19 GDPR;
Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
Right to withdraw given consents in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR;
Right to lodge a complaint in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

12.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

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

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

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

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

13) Duration of storage of personal data

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

When processing personal data on the basis of an explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you withdraw your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data processed within the framework of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the expiry of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or initiation and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 2 GDPR.

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

Status: 25.08.2026, 11:01:53