The protection of your personal data is of particular concern to us. Your data will be processed by us on the basis of the statutory provisions (General Data Protection Regulation No 2016/679 - hereinafter referred to as "GDPR" and the national data protection regulations)

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1. person responsible

The controller within the meaning of Article 4(7) GDPR is the operator of this website in accordance with the information in the legal notice (also referred to as "we", "us" in this privacy policy). There you will also find all the necessary contact details for asserting your rights (point 6.).

2. personal data

We only process the personal data that you provide to us (by visiting our website or through the information you provide in a contact form or newsletter registration), such as your first name, surname, email address, telephone number and email address: First name, surname, email address, telephone number, date of birth/age, gender, bank details (e.g. credit card number, account number), IP address; not all of the specified data types are affected or must be specified in every case. Special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 GDPR are not processed by us within the scope of this website.

3. processing of personal data

The processing of your personal data takes place primarily for the fulfilment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR), as we cannot prepare, conclude or fulfil a contract with you without this data. Furthermore, the processing is carried out to protect our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of third parties (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), in particular also for the purposes of operational security of the website, receivables management, direct marketing in analogue and digital form, existing customer advertising, statistical evaluation and the improvement of our range of services and their quality (for the right of withdrawal, see point 6.).

We will only process your personal data to the extent covered by the GDPR. As a rule, your personal data will not be transferred to third parties. If a transfer to third parties should be necessary - for example to fulfil a contract - this transfer will take place in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR. In this case, we ask you to also observe the data protection declarations of these third parties, as these may apply. An exception to this is the use for statistical and similar purposes, for which, however, no personal data is transmitted, but only anonymised data that does not allow the identification of a natural person and cannot be assigned to a specific natural person (see also points 8, 9, 10).

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4. data security

Your personal data is protected by organisational and technical measures, such as protection against unauthorised access and technical data security precautions.

Please note, however, that despite these efforts, it cannot be completely ruled out that data that you disclose via the Internet could still be viewed and potentially used by other persons. We can therefore accept no liability or responsibility for errors in data transmission or unauthorised access by third parties (e.g. hacker attacks, spyware, malware, etc.).

5. storage of personal data

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil contractual or legal obligations (corresponding retention obligations may arise, for example, in particular from tax regulations or product liability regulations). If this is no longer necessary, the data will be deleted.

6. information, erasure, right to lodge a complaint

Subject to the existence of any statutory confidentiality obligations, you have the right to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin, the purpose of processing and, if applicable, the recipient of this data at any time. Furthermore, you have the right to request the correction, transfer, restriction of processing, blocking or deletion of your personal data if it is incorrect or if the basis for data processing no longer applies. You also have the option to object to the processing of your personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR ("protection of legitimate interests").

We ask you to address all of these claims to one of the contact options/contact persons specified in our website legal notice.

We would like to point out that any objection has no influence on the permissibility of the processing of personal data on the basis of other permissions in accordance with Art. 6 GDPR.

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates applicable data protection regulations or that your rights under data protection law have been violated in any other way, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (pursuant to Art 77 GDPR)

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7. use of cookies

In order to customise the website to your needs and collect certain information, we use various technologies, including cookies. Cookies are used to simplify Internet use and communication

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Cookies are small text files that our website sends to your browser and that are stored on your computer in order to save them there as an anonymous identifier. The purpose of these cookies is, for example, to better control the connection during your visit to our website and to provide more effective support when you return to our website. Without this temporary "caching", some applications would require you to re-enter data you have already entered. A cookie only contains the data that a server outputs and/or the user enters on request (e.g. structure: information on domain, path, expiry date, cookie name and value). Cookies therefore contain purely technical information, no personal data. Cookies also cannot spy on the user's hard drive, cause damage or the like.

The following types of cookies may be used:

- Session cookies: These are automatically deleted when the internet browser is closed.

- Persistent cookies: These remain stored on your computer for a certain period of time, the duration depends on the stored expiry date.

- Third party cookies: These may also include cookies from various social media platforms (such as Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr etc) or other internet service providers (such as Google). These cookies collect information such as length of visit, page views, movement via links, etc. They are used, for example, to display certain advertising content resulting from search histories, websites visited and the like. These cookies cannot be read by us.

If you wish, you can generally suppress the storage of cookies (or certain types of cookies) via your web browser or decide whether or not you wish them to be stored. However, not accepting cookies may mean that some pages are no longer displayed correctly or that their usability is restricted.

8. analysis tools

The website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and enable your use of the platform to be analysed. 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 anonymisation is activated on the website/platform, your IP address will first be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party 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 truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website/platform, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Google offers to prevent the collection of data by Google Analytics. To do so, please visit the corresponding Google website.

9. Facebook plugins

This website uses Facebook social plugins, which are operated by Facebook Inc (1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA; "Facebook"). The plugins can be recognised by the Facebook logo or the terms "Like", "Gefällt mir", "Teilen" etc. in the Facebook colours (blue and white). The plugins are only activated when you click on the corresponding buttons. You have the option of activating the plugins once or permanently. The plugins establish a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook servers. We have no influence whatsoever on the nature and scope of the data that the plugin transmits to the Facebook servers. The plugin informs Facebook that you as a user have visited this website. There is a possibility that your IP address will be saved. If you are logged into your Facebook account during your visit to this website, this information will be linked to it. If you use the functions of the plugin - for example, by sharing a post or clicking the "Like" button - the corresponding information will also be transmitted to Facebook and may be linked to your Facebook account. You can only prevent this by logging out before using the plugin. You can find more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy in Facebook's privacy policy.

10. further web tools

Other Google web tools may be used on this website (such as "Google AdWords", "Google AdSense", "Google AdExchange" or "Google Double Klick for Publishers") - we are happy to provide information on whether and to what extent these tools are used and ask you to contact us if you have any questions using one of the contact options provided in the website's legal notice. We do not process any of your personal data when using these tools, but data processing may be carried out by Google itself - please refer to the relevant Google data protection information to obtain further details on the use of your personal data.

11. newsletter

You have the option of subscribing to our newsletter via the website. This is of course voluntary and can be cancelled at any time. To be included in our newsletter database, we need your email address and your declaration that you agree to receive the newsletter. As soon as you have registered for this newsletter, you will receive an e-mail message with a link to confirm your registration ("double opt-in"). You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time; to unsubscribe, please use one of the contact options provided in the website's legal notice or click on the unsubscribe link included in every issue of the newsletter.

12. reservation of the right to make changes

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy if necessary, for example to reflect legal developments in the area of data protection. The adapted/amended data protection provisions will then apply to the future use of our website. We therefore recommend that you consult it from time to time.