Privacy policy

Disclaimer – Legal Information

Right to Information and Withdrawal You have the right to inquire about your collected personal data free of charge and immediately at any time. You can also revoke your consent to the use of your provided personal data with future effect. For this, please contact the service provider specified in the imprint.

Privacy Policy (General) When accessing our website, general information (so-called server log files) is automatically collected. These include, among others, the web browser you use, your operating system, and your Internet service provider. This data does not allow any conclusions about your person and is statistically evaluated by us to improve our website technically and in terms of content. The collection of this information is necessary to correctly deliver the content of the website.

The use of the website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

If a contractual relationship is to be established, substantiated, or amended, or if you make an inquiry to us, we collect and use personal data from you to the extent necessary for this purpose (inventory data). We collect, process, and use personal data to the extent necessary to enable you to use the web offer (usage data). All personal data is stored only as long as necessary for the stated purpose (processing your request or executing a contract). We take into account tax and commercial law retention periods. By order of the competent authorities, we must provide information about this data (inventory data) in individual cases, insofar as this is necessary for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert danger, to fulfill the legal tasks of the constitutional protection authorities or the Military Counterintelligence Service, or to enforce intellectual property rights.

We expressly point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g., when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

The use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation by third parties for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby expressly prohibited. This does not apply to existing business relationships or if you have received our consent to do so. The providers and all third parties named on this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information. The same applies to the commercial use and forwarding of data.

Accounting and Order Management For managing our accounting and orders, we use the software solution Lexware Office. Only order numbers are processed, without individually recording or storing personal data of customers. Lexware creates all orders as collective customers and does not individualize customer data. The connection to the systems is encrypted.

Since no personal data is processed here, there is no specific transfer of personal data to this provider.

Privacy Policy (Comment Function) As part of the comment function on our blog, we collect personal data (e.g., name, e-mail) in the context of your comment on a post only to the extent that you have provided it to us. When publishing a comment, the e-mail address you provided is stored but not published. Your specified name will be published. You can also use a pseudonym.

Privacy Policy (Newsletter)

Registration and Data Processing When you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your e-mail address and possibly other voluntarily provided data (e.g., name, first name) to regularly send you information about our products, services, or offers. The registration takes place via the so-called double opt-in procedure. After registration, you will receive an e-mail in which you must confirm the newsletter order by clicking on a link. Only after this confirmation will your e-mail address be added to our distribution list.

Purpose of Data Processing The processing of your data is solely for the purpose of sending the newsletter and is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Unsubscribing from the Newsletter You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the unsubscribe link in every newsletter e-mail or by contacting us directly. Your data will be deleted immediately after your unsubscription, unless there are legal retention obligations.

Use of a Newsletter Service Provider We use a third-party service (MailPoet) to send the newsletter. Your e-mail address is transmitted to the service provider. The data processing is carried out in accordance with legal data protection regulations and on the basis of a data processing agreement according to Art. 28 GDPR. For more information on data protection at our service provider, please visit: https://automattic.com/privacy/?utm_medium=automattic_referred&utm_source=mpcom_footer.

Storage Duration Your data will only be stored as long as you have subscribed to the newsletter. After unsubscribing or revoking your consent, we will delete your data immediately.

Your Rights You have the right to request information about your stored data, have your data corrected or deleted, and object to the further processing of your data.

Google Analytics This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies” (text files) that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. In the event that IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and anonymized there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

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 the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at the following links: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.

Google Adsense This website uses Google Adsense, an advertising service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Adsense uses so-called “cookies” (text files) that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. For evaluation purposes, Google Adsense also uses so-called “web beacons” (small invisible graphics), which, for example, generate information such as visitor traffic on the site. This collected information (including your IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at the following links: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/93148?ctx=tltp and http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

Payment Processing via Stripe For payment processing, we use the payment service provider Stripe (Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland). When you place an order with us, your payment data (e.g., credit card or account information) is processed directly by Stripe. Depending on the chosen payment method, the following data may be processed:

  • First and Last Name
  • Email Address
  • Billing Address
  • Payment Information (e.g., credit card number, account data)
  • Order Number and Invoice Amount

Further information on data processing by Stripe can be found in Stripe’s privacy policy: https://stripe.com/de/privacy.

Payment Processing via Amazon Pay For payment processing, we use the payment service provider Amazon Pay (Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A., 38 avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg). When you pay with Amazon Pay, certain personal data is processed directly by Amazon Pay. This may include:

  • First and Last Name
  • Email Address
  • Billing Address
  • Shipping Address
  • Payment Information (e.g., credit card number, account data)
  • Order Number and Invoice Amount

Further information on data processing by Amazon Pay can be found in Amazon Pay’s privacy policy: https://pay.amazon.com/de/help/201751600.