Privacy policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is not required by law or contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide data has no consequences. This only applies if no other information is provided in the following processing operations.
"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.


Server log files
You can visit our website without providing any personal data.
Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider by your Internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider.
The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our offer.

Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other countries. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.

Contact us

Responsible person
Please contact us if you wish. The controller responsible for data processing is Markus Sailer, Ostendstr. 3, 64319 Pfungstadt Germany, +49 6159 9589700 , info@lavabis.com

Proactive contact by the customer by e-mail
If you contact us by e-mail on your own initiative, we will only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves to process and respond to your contact request.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of an interest in purchasing, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
We will only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.


Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent that you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.

If the purpose of the contact is to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on an interest in purchasing, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
We will only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer account orders

Customer account
When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The purpose of data processing is to improve your shopping experience and simplify order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.


Collection, processing and forwarding of personal data for orders
When you place an order, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order and to process your inquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide the data means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
Your data will be passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have selected, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is kept to a minimum.
Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other countries. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.

Advertising


Use of your personal data for sending postal advertising
We use your personal data (name, address), which we have received as part of the sale of a product or service, to send you postal advertising, provided you have not objected to this use. The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide this data means that no contract can be concluded.
The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your address data at any time by notifying us. You can find the contact details for exercising your objection in the legal notice.

Use of the e-mail address for sending newsletters
We use your e-mail address independently of the contract processing exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending newsletters, provided that you have expressly consented to this. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list.


Your data will be passed on to a service provider for e-mail marketing as part of order processing. Your data will not be passed on to any other third parties.

Shipping service provider merchandise management

Forwarding of the e-mail address to shipping companies for information about the shipping status
We forward your e-mail address to the shipping company as part of the contract processing, provided that you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. The purpose of the transfer is to inform you by e-mail about the shipping status. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.


Use of an external merchandise management system
We use a merchandise management system for contract processing as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected as part of the order will be sent to

Exportable, Sendcloud, Pulpo WMS, Lexoffice, Trackify
will be transmitted.

Payment service provider

Use of PayPal Check-Out
We use the PayPal Check-Out payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to be able to offer you payment via the payment service. By selecting and using payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "Pay later" via PayPal, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfill the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Cookies can be stored here, which enable your browser to be recognized. The resulting data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offer of different payment methods. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.

Credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal & "Pay later" via PayPal
For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "Pay later" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to obtain credit information on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received on the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, execution or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report may contain probability values (score values) that are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedures and whose calculation includes address data, among other things. Your legitimate interests are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of credit assessment for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default if PayPal makes advance payments.
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR by notifying PayPal. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method you have requested. Failure to provide the data means that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method you have selected.

Third-party providers
When paying via the payment method of a third-party provider, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. To process this payment method, the data may then be forwarded by PayPal to the respective provider. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Local third-party providers can be, for example

  • Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany)
  • giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Purchase on account via PayPal
When paying via the payment method purchase on account, the data required for payment processing is first transmitted to PayPal. In order to carry out this payment method, the data will then be transmitted by PayPal to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin; "Ratepay") in order to fulfill the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Ratepay may carry out a credit check on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures (probability or score values) using credit agencies in accordance with the procedure described above. The data processing serves the purpose of credit assessment for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default if Ratepay makes advance payments. Further information on data protection and which credit agencies Ratpay uses can be found at https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-dataprivacy/ and https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/.

Further information on data processing when using PayPal can be found in the associated privacy policy at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.


Use of SOFORT
We use the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, (Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany; "SOFORT") for payment processing on our website. Sofort GmbH is a company of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). The purpose of data processing is to be able to offer you various payment methods by processing payments via the payment service provider SOFORT. If you have opted for the payment option, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to SOFORT. This data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. You can find more information on data processing when using the payment service provider SOFORT at https://www.sofort.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/de-DE/SOFORT/ and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.
Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your Internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide whether to accept them individually and prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.
You can find out how to manage (including deactivating) cookies in the most important browsers by following the links below:
Technically necessary cookies
Unless otherwise stated below in the privacy policy, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary for the browser to be recognized even after a page change.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on § 25 para. 2 TTDSG. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.
You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.
Use of GDPR Legal Cookie
We use the consent management tool GDPR Legal Cookie from beeclever GmbH (Universitätsstraße 3, 56070 Koblenz a. Rh.; "beeclever") on our website. The tool enables you to give consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, and to make use of your right of revocation for consent already given.
The purpose of data processing is to obtain and document the necessary consent to data processing and thus to comply with legal obligations. Cookies can be used for this purpose. The following information may be collected and transmitted to beeclever: anonymized IP address, date and time of consent, URL from which the consent was sent, anonymous, random, encrypted key, consent status. This data is not passed on to other third parties.
The data processing is carried out to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at beeclever at: https://gdpr-legal-cookie.com/pages/terms-conditions and at https://gdpr-legal-cookie.com/pages/datenschutzerklarung.



Advertising tracking

Use of the meta pixel
We use the Meta Pixel from Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; "Meta") on our website.
Meta and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data and the transmission of this data to Meta when the service is integrated. This is based on an agreement between us and Meta on the joint processing of personal data, in which the respective responsibilities are defined. The agreement is available at https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/businesstools. According to this agreement, we are responsible in particular for fulfilling the information obligations pursuant to Art. 13, 14 GDPR, for compliance with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service and for compliance with the obligations pursuant to Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects our obligations under the joint processing agreement. Meta is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects pursuant to Art. 15 - 20 GDPR, complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the Service and the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects Meta's obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement.
The purpose of the application is to target visitors to the website with interest-based advertising on the social networks Facebook and Instagram. For this purpose, Meta's remarketing tag has been implemented on the website. This tag is used to establish a direct connection to the Meta servers when you visit the website. This tells the Meta server which of our pages you have visited. Meta assigns this information to your personal Facebook and/or Instagram user account. When you visit the Facebook or Instagram social networks, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based ads.
The application also serves the purpose of creating conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag and what actions are taken after being redirected to this website. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
Your personal data is processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can deactivate the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" here. For more information on the collection and use of data by Meta, your rights in this regard and ways to protect your privacy, please refer to Meta's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Use of Google Ads conversion tracking
We use the online advertising program "Google Ads" on our website and in this context conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Google).
When you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is placed on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you have clicked on the ad and have been redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. It is therefore not possible for cookies to be tracked via the websites of Ads customers.
The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.
Your data may be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC in the USA. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google
has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has therefore undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information and Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Use of Google AdSense
We use the AdSense function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to rent out advertising space on the website and to target visitors to the website with interest-based advertising. This function is used to display personalized, interest-based advertisements from the Google Display Network to visitors to the provider's website. Google uses cookies that enable your use of the website to be analyzed. 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. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google
has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data protection principles. Google may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information and Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/


Use of the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google Inc.
We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
The application serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and visitor interests. Google uses cookies to carry out the analysis of website usage, which forms the basis for the creation of interest-based advertisements. Cookies are used to record visits to the website and anonymized data on the use of the website. No personal data of visitors to the website is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account previously accessed product and information areas.
Your data may be transmitted to servers of Google LLC in the USA. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google
has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has therefore undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information about Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

Use of the LinkedIn Insight tag
On our website, we use the LinkedIn Insight tag of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (Attn: Legal Dept, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; "LindedIn") for conversion tracking (visitor action evaluation) and retargeting (display of personalized advertisements).
The LinkedIn Insight tag places a unique LinkedIn browser cookie (conversion cookie) in your browser and enables the collection of the following data for this cookie: metadata such as IP address, timestamp and page events (e.g. page views). These cookies have a limited validity. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, LinkedIn and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page.
The LinkedIn Insight tag also allows LinkedIn to collect data about visits to our website, including URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser characteristics (user agent) and timestamp. This data is transferred to LinkedIn, encrypted, the IP addresses are shortened and the direct IDs of LinkedIn members are removed within seven days to pseudonymize the data. This remaining pseudonymized data is then deleted by LinkedIn within 90 days.
LinkedIn does not share any personal data with us, but only provides aggregated reports on website audience and ad performance. LinkedIn members can specify the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in their account settings.
The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). LinkedIn is not certified according to the TADPF.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information on cookies and LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Plug-ins and miscellaneous

Use of the Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
This application is used to manage JavaScript tags and HTML tags that are used to implement tracking and analysis tools in particular. The data processing serves the purpose of designing and optimizing our website to meet your needs.
The Google Tag Manager itself does not store cookies or process personal data. However, it enables the triggering of other tags that can collect and process personal data.
You can find more information on terms of use and data protection here.

Use of Google reCAPTCHA
On our website, we use the reCAPTCHA service from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google"). The purpose of the query is to distinguish between human input and automated, machine processing. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service will be transmitted to Google. This data is processed by Google within the European Union and may also be transmitted to servers of Google LLC in the USA. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has therefore undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google.com/privacy.
Use of GoogleMaps
We use the function for embedding GoogleMaps maps from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, "Google") on our website.
The function enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. Google also collects, processes and uses the data of visitors to the websites when they access the pages in which GoogleMaps maps are integrated.
Your data may also be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google
has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has therefore undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information on the collection and use of data by Google in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There you also have the option of changing your settings in the data protection center so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google.


Use of YouTube
We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "YouTube") on our website.YouTube is a company affiliated with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").
The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The "Extended data protection mode" option is activated. This means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video is information about it transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). YouTube
has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
For more information on the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and ways to protect your privacy, please refer to YouTube's privacy policy at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.


Use of Vimeo
We use plug-ins from Vimeo Inc. (555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; "Vimeo") on our website to integrate videos from the "Vimeo" portal.
When you access pages of our website with such a plug-in, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notifying your browser. As a result, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the Vimeo servers.
If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by starting a video by pressing the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Vimeo is not certified under the TADPF. Data is transferred on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at
https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
For more information on the purpose and scope of the collection and further use and processing of data by Vimeo, as well as your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Vimeo's privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy


Use of Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of the uniform presentation of fonts on our website. To load the fonts, a connection to Google servers is established when the page is accessed. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Among other things, your IP address and information about the browser you are using are processed and transmitted to Google. This data is not linked to your Google account.

Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information on data processing and data protection at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq

Rights of data subjects and storage duration

Duration of storage
Once the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with statutory retention periods, in particular under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the expiry of this period, unless you have consented to further processing and use.


Rights of the data subject
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: right of access, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability.
You also have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and to processing for the purposes of direct marketing in accordance with Art. 21(1) GDPR.


Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that your personal data is being processed unlawfully.


You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can reach using the following contact details

Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
PO Box 3163
65021 Wiesbaden
Phone: +49 611 14080
Fax: +49 611 1408900 or +49 611 1408901
Email: poststelle@datenschutz.hessen.de


Right to object
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Once you have objected, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.


If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. Once you have objected, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct marketing.

last update: 29.11.2023