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PRIVACY POLICY

1. DATA PROTECTION AT A GLANCE

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GENERAL NOTES

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The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data

is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our

data protection declaration.

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DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE

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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DATA COLLECTION ON THIS WEBSITE?

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Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find his contact details in the imprint of this website.

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HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR DATA?

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On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of the page visit).

of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

 

WHAT DO WE USE YOUR DATA FOR?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without error. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.


WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE REGARDING YOUR DATA?

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You have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right

to demand the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. If you have any further questions on the subject of data protection, please contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

address given in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Details of this can be found in the

Data protection declaration under "Right to restriction of processing".

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ANALYSIS TOOLS AND TOOLS FROM THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS

When visiting our website, your surfing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is done primarily with cookies and with so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your

The analysis of your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous; the surfing behaviour cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. You can find detailed information on these tools and on your

You can find detailed information on these tools and on your objection options in the following data protection declaration.

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2. GENERAL NOTES AND MANDATORY INFORMATION

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DATA PROTECTION

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The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal

data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data

is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and how we use it. It also explains

how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps.

Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

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NOTE ON THE RESPONSIBLE OFFICE

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The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

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REICON Wärmetechnik und Wasserchemie Leipzig GmbH.
Telephone: +49 (0) 341 - 649 12-0
E-mail: info@reicon.de

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The data controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

(e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

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REVOCATION OF YOUR CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING

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Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal

e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

 

RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE COLLECTION OF DATA IN SPECIAL CASES AND TO DIRECT ADVERTISING (ART. 21 DSGVO)

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If the data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation,

to object to the processing of your personal data; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which

The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this data protection declaration. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data concerned unless we can be reasonably expected to do so.

unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or protecting your privacy.

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serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO).

If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such marketing.

personal data for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is connected with such direct advertising. If you

object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct advertising (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (2) DSGVO).

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RIGHT OF COMPLAINT TO THE COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY

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In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence,

their place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. The right of appeal is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/anschriften_table.html 

(Germany) and https://www.dsb.gv.at/ueber-die-website/kontakt.html (Austria).

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RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY

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You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format,

machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another person responsible, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

feasible.

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SSL OR TLS ENCRYPTION

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This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator.

as the site operator, uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the

lock symbol in your browser bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

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ENCRYPTED PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS

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If, after the conclusion of a contract with costs, there is an obligation to transmit your payment data (e.g. account number in the case of direct debit authorisation) to us, this data is required for payment processing.

data is required for the processing of payments. Payment transactions via the usual means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are carried out exclusively via an encrypted

SSL or TLS connection. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in YOUR browser line.

in your browser bar. With encrypted communication, the payment data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

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INFORMATION, BLOCKING, DELETION AND CORRECTION

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Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing.

and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data. For this and other questions on the subject of

personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

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RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING

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You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do this, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

address given in the imprint. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to check this. For the duration of the check

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or enforce legal claims, you have

the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it is not yet

determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.


If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data - apart from its storage - may only be used with your consent or to

assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an

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of the European Union or of a Member State.

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OBJECTION TO ADVERTISING E-MAILS

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We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation to send advertising and information material that has not been expressly requested.

hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, e.g. by spam e-mails,

spam e-mails, for example.

3. DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE

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COOKIES

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Some of the Internet pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer

more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

 

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your

device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit.

 

You can set your browser in such a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.

or generally exclude the acceptance of cookies and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

website may be limited.

 

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. shopping basket function) are stored on our server.

are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the purpose of

technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies to analyse your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are dealt with separately in this privacy policy.

privacy policy separately.

 

SERVER LOG FILES

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The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

 

  • browser type and browser version

  • Operating system used

  • referrer URL

  • Host name of the accessing computer

  • Time of the server request

  • IP address


This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The

website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website - for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

 

CONTACT FORM

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If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact data you have provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up enquiries.

processing of the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of the data entered in the

contact form is therefore based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke this consent at any time.

For this purpose, an informal communication by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. The data

entered by you in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer

data storage ceases to apply (e.g. after we have completed processing your enquiry). Mandatory legal provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

 

ENQUIRY BY E-MAIL, TELEPHONE OR FAX

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Wenn Sie uns per E-Mail, Telefon oder Telefax kontaktieren, wird Ihre Anfrage inklusive aller daraus hervorgehenden personenbezogenen Daten (Name, Anfrage) zum Zwecke der

Bearbeitung Ihres Anliegens bei uns gespeichert und verarbeitet. Diese Daten geben wir nicht ohne Ihre Einwilligung weiter.

Die Verarbeitung dieser Daten erfolgt auf Grundlage von Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO, sofern Ihre Anfrage mit der Erfüllung eines Vertrags zusammenhängt oder zur Durchführung

vorvertraglicher Maßnahmen erforderlich ist. In allen übrigen Fällen beruht die Verarbeitung auf Ihrer Einwilligung (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO) und/oder auf unseren berechtigten

Interessen (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO), da wir ein berechtigtes Interesse an der effektiven Bearbeitung der an uns gerichteten Anfragen haben.

Die von Ihnen an uns per Kontaktanfragen übersandten Daten verbleiben bei uns, bis Sie uns zur Löschung auffordern, Ihre Einwilligung zur Speicherung widerrufen oder der Zweck f

ür die Datenspeicherung entfällt (z. B. nach abgeschlossener Bearbeitung Ihres Anliegens). Zwingende gesetzliche Bestimmungen – insbesondere gesetzliche Aufbewahrungsfristen –

bleiben unberührt.

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REGISTRATION ON THIS WEBSITE

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You can register on our website to use additional features on the site. We will only use the information you provide to us for the purpose of providing the

the particular offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise

we will reject the registration.

In the event of important changes, for example in the scope of the offer or in the event of technically necessary changes, we will use the e-mail address provided during registration in order to inform you in this way.

to inform you in this way.

The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke your consent at any time.

at any time. For this purpose, an informal communication by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data collected during registration will be stored by us for as long as you are registered on our website and will then be deleted. Legal

Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

 

PROCESSING OF DATA (CUSTOMER AND CONTRACT DATA)

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We collect, process and use personal data only insofar as they are necessary for the establishment, content or amendment of the legal relationship.

(inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

We collect, process and use personal data about the use of our Internet pages (usage data) only insofar as this is necessary to enable the user to

enable the user to use the service or to charge for it.

 

The collected customer data is deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.


DATA TRANSFER UPON CONCLUSION OF A CONTRACT FOR ONLINE SHOPS, MERCHANTS AND GOODS SHIPMENT


We only transmit personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the framework of the contract processing, for example to the company entrusted with the delivery of the goods or to the company entrusted with the payment processing.

companies entrusted with the delivery of the goods or to the credit institution entrusted with the handling of payments. Further transmission of data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission.

have expressly consented to this. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.


DATA TRANSFER UPON CONCLUSION OF A CONTRACT FOR SERVICES AND DIGITAL CONTENT

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We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the framework of the contract processing, for example to the credit institute commissioned with the payment processing.

credit institution. No further transmission of data takes place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to

third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contract.

data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

 

REGISTRATION WITH FACEBOOK CONNECT

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Instead of registering directly on our website, you can register with Facebook Connect. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal

Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

 

If you decide to register with Facebook Connect and click on the "Login with Facebook"/"Connect with Facebook" button, you will automatically be redirected to the Facebook platform.

the Facebook platform. There you can log in with your usage data. This will link your Facebook profile to our website or services.

services. This link gives us access to the data you have deposited with Facebook. These are mainly:

 

  • Facebook name

  • Facebook profile and cover picture

  • Facebook cover picture

  • Email address on file with Facebook

  • Facebook ID

  • Facebook friends lists

  • Facebook Likes ("Like" votes)

  • Birthday

  • Gender

  • Country

  • Language


This data is used to set up, provide and personalise your account.

Registration with Facebook Connect and the associated data processing operations are based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

Further information can be found in the Facebook Terms of Use and the Facebook Privacy Policy. These can be found at: 

https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/.

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COMMENT FUNCTION ON THIS WEBSITE

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For the comment function on this site, in addition to your comment, details of when the comment was created, your e-mail address and, if you do not post anonymously, your chosen username will be stored.

and, if you do not post anonymously, the user name you have chosen.

 

STORAGE OF THE IP ADDRESS


Our comments function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before they are activated, we require

this data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

 

SUBSCRIBE TO COMMENTS

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As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the email address you provided.

are. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the info emails. The data entered in the context of subscribing to comments will be deleted in this case.

deleted; however, if you have transmitted this data to us for other purposes and at another point (e.g. newsletter order), it will remain with us.

 

STORAGE PERIOD OF THE COMMENTS

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The comments and the associated data (e.g. IP address) are stored and remain on our website until the commented content has been completely deleted

or the comments have to be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments).

 

LEGAL BASIS

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The storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke your consent at any time. All you need to do is

an informal message to us by e-mail. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

 

4. PLUGINS AND TOOLS

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GOOGLE WEB FONTS

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This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. A connection to

connection to Google servers does not take place.

 

GOOGLE MAPS

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This site uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and an easy location of the places indicated by us on the website.

on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

 

ADOBE FONTS

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Our website uses web fonts from Adobe for the uniform display of certain fonts. The provider is Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose,

CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe).

When you call up our pages, your browser loads the required fonts directly from Adobe in order to be able to display them correctly on your end device. In doing so, your browser establishes a connection

to Adobe's servers in the USA. This enables Adobe to know that our website has been accessed via your IP address. During the provision of the fonts

According to Adobe, no cookies are stored when providing the fonts.

 

Adobe is certified in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the United States of America and the European Union,

which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards. You can find more information at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html.

The use of Adobe Fonts is necessary to ensure a uniform typeface on our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit.

f DSGVO.

 

You can find more information about Adobe Fonts at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.

 

You can find Adobe's privacy policy at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html

 

YOUTUBE WITH EXTENDED DATA PROTECTION

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Our website uses plugins from the website YouTube. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode has the effect that YouTube does not store any information about the visitors to this website before

view the video. However, the transfer of data to YouTube partners is not necessarily excluded by the extended data protection mode. Thus

YouTube - regardless of whether you watch a video - establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network.

 

As soon as you start a YouTube video on our website, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. In the process, the YouTube server is informed which of our

pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can

You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

 

Furthermore, YouTube can save various cookies on your end device after starting a video. With the help of these cookies, YouTube can obtain information about visitors

visitors to our website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve the user experience and prevent fraud attempts.

The cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them.

 

If necessary, further data processing processes may be triggered after the start of a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

represents.

You can find more information about data protection at YouTube in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

 

VIMEO

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Our website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. In the process, the Vimeo server is informed

which of our pages you have visited. In addition, Vimeo obtains your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have an account with Vimeo.

The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA.

If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to assign your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging

logging out of your Vimeo account.

 

The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in the Vimeo privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

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SOUNDCLOUD

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Plugins of the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, United Kingdom.) may be integrated on our pages.

You can recognise the SoundCloud plugins by the SoundCloud logo on the pages concerned.

When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the SoundCloud server after the plugin is activated. SoundCloud thereby receives

information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the "Like" or "Share" button while you are logged into your SoundCloud user account, you can

user account, you can link and/or share the content of our pages with your SoundCloud profile. In this way, SoundCloud can associate your visit to our

the visit to our pages to your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by SoundCloud.

receive.

The use of SoundCloud is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the greatest possible visibility in social media.

in the social media.

You can find more information on this in SoundCloud's privacy policy at: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

If you do not want SoundCloud to associate your visit to our pages with your SoundCloud user account, please log out of your SoundCloud user account

before you activate any content of the SoundCloud plugin.

 

SPOTIFY

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On our pages, functions of the music service Spotify are integrated. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm in Sweden. You can recognise the Spotify plugins

can be recognised by the green logo on our site. You can find an overview of the Spotify plugins at: https://developer.spotify.com.

This allows a direct connection between your browser and the Spotify server to be established via the plugin when you visit our pages. Spotify thereby receives the

information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Spotify button while you are logged into your Spotify account, you can listen to the content of our pages on your Spotify profile.

content of our pages on your Spotify profile. This enables Spotify to assign the visit to our pages to your user account.

The data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the appealing acoustic design of its website.

of his website.

Further information on this can be found in Spotify's privacy policy: https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.

If you do not want Spotify to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account.

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ZENDESK
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We use the Zendesk CRM system to process user inquiries. The provider is Zendesk, Inc, 1019 Market Street in San Francisco, CA 94103 USA.

We use Zendesk to process your requests quickly and efficiently. The legal basis for the processing of your data is the legitimate interest based on

Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR.

As a US provider, Zendesk is Privacy Shield certified and is thus committed to complying with EU data protection law. In addition, we have one with Zendesk

Contract for order processing (Data Processing Agreement, DPA) concluded. This ensures that Zendesk only processes user data within the framework of EU data protection standards

exclusively to process the inquiries and does not pass them on to third parties.

You can only send inquiries by providing your e-mail address and without providing your name.

If you do not agree to us processing your request via Zendesk, you can alternatively communicate with us by e-mail, telephone or fax.

For more information, see Zendesk's privacy policy: https://www.zendesk.de/company/customers-partners/privacy-policy/.

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GOOGLE RECAPTCHA
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We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4,

Ireland.

With reCAPTCHA it should be checked whether the data entry on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) is done by a human or by an automated program.

To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website.

For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, how long the website visitor spends on the website or mouse movements made by the user).

The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyzes run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

Data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website from abusive use

automated spying and to protect against SPAM.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy, see the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and

https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/v3.htmll.

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WIDGET YOURRATE

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We have implemented a rating widget on our website. You can find out general information about widgets there: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget.

The widget we use is implemented as part of our website by yourrate.com. Provider of this service is the subcontractor of our provider,

namely Euroweb Internet GmbH, Hansaallee 299, 40549 Düsseldorf. We have corresponding agreements with our processors and they with their sub-processors

agreements concluded. Further details on data processing can also be found in the terms and conditions at https://www.yourrate.com/de/agb (hereinafter: YourRate).

YourRate requests data through the rating widget on our website. When you call up the widget, your end device establishes a connection via the browser used

to the YourRate servers. This mainly collects your IP address. This data is not merged with other data sources. The temporary

Storage of the IP address by the system is therefore technically necessary in order to enable delivery of the website and widgets to your end device. It takes place in particular

no tracking and no statistical evaluation.

5. SOCIAL MEDIA
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INCORPORATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT

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On this website we have integrated a tool for the implementation of social media content from the provider Curator Group, 69 Ruthven Street, Bondi Junction, NSW 2022 Australia.

Details on the data processing in connection with the service can be found in the provider's data protection declaration, https://curator.io/privacy-policy.

The legal basis for integrating the tool is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In optimizing the user-friendliness of the website and enabling the integration of

Social media posts are in our legitimate interest.

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SOCIAL MEDIA PLUGINS WITH SHARIFF
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Social media plugins are used on our website (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, Tumblr).

You can usually recognize the plugins by the respective social media logos. To ensure data protection on our website, we only use these plugins

together with the so-called "Shariff" solution. This application prevents the plugins integrated on our website from sending data to the

transferred to the respective provider.

A direct connection to the provider's server is only established (consent) when you activate the respective plugin by clicking on the associated button. as soon as you

activate the plugin, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you are in your respective social media account at the same time

(e.g. Facebook) are logged in, the respective provider can assign the visit to our website to your user account.

Activating the plugin represents consent within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

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FACEBOOK PLUGINS (LIKE & SHARE BUTTON)
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Plugins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated on our website. Recognize the Facebook plugins

Look at the Facebook logo or the “Like button” (“Like”) on our site. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here:

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

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When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook thereby receives the information

that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like" button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can access the content

link our pages on your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our site with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the

Pages have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Facebook. You can find more information on this in the privacy policy of

Facebook at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

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If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our site with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

The Facebook plugins are used on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most comprehensive possible

Visibility on social media.

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USE OF JUICER.IO
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On this website we have integrated a tool for the implementation of social media content from the provider saas.group LLC, 304 S. Jones Blvd #1205, Las Vegas NV 89107, USA.

Details on the data processing in connection with the service can be found in the provider's data protection declaration, https://www.juicer.io/privacy. The

The legal basis for integrating the tool is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In optimizing the user-friendliness of the website and enabling the integration of social

Media contributions are in our legitimate interest.

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TWITTER PLUG-IN
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Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on our sites. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco,

CA 94103, United States. By using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and other users

announced. This data is also transmitted to Twitter. We would like to point out that we as the provider of the pages have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or

received their use by Twitter. You can find more information on this in Twitter's privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

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The Twitter plugin is used on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most comprehensive possible

Visibility on social media. You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.

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GOOGLE+ PLUGIN
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The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Collection and disclosure of information: You can use the Google+ button to publish information worldwide. The Google+ button gives you and

other users personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you have +1'd content and information

About the page you were viewing when you clicked +1. Your +1 can be used as a hint along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in

Search results or in your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and advertisements on the Internet.

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Google records information about your +1 activities in order to improve Google services for you and others. To be able to use the Google+ button, you need

You have a globally visible, public Google profile that must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In

In some cases, this name can also replace another name that you used when sharing content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile

may be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

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Use of Information Collected: In addition to the uses explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable

Google privacy policy used. Google may publish or provide aggregated statistics about users' +1 activities

Partners such as publishers, advertisers or affiliated websites. The Google+ plugin is used on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The

The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media.

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INSTAGRAM PLUG-IN
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Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on our website. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025,

integrated in the United States.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This can

Instagram assign the visit to our pages to your user account. We would like to point out that we as the provider of the pages have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or

receive their use by Instagram.

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The Instagram plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most comprehensive possible

Visibility on social media.

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For more information, see Instagram's privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

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TUMBLR PLUGIN
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Our pages use buttons from the Tumblr service. The provider is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA.

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These buttons allow you to share a post or page on Tumblr or to follow the provider on Tumblr. If you visit one of our websites with a Tumblr button

call up, the browser establishes a direct connection with the Tumblr servers. We have no control over the amount of data Tumblr collects using this plugin

and transmitted. According to the current status, the IP address of the user and the URL of the respective website are transmitted.

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The Tumblr plugin is used on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most comprehensive possible

Visibility on social media.

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Further information on this can be found in Tumblr's data protection declaration at: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy/de.

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LINKEDIN PLUGIN
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Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Each time one of our pages that contains LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn will be informed that you are using our

visited websites with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn "Recommend" button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, it is LinkedIn

possible to assign your visit to our website to you and your user account. We would like to point out that we as the provider of the pages have no knowledge of the content of the

transmitted data and their use by LinkedIn.

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The LinkedIn plugin is used on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most comprehensive possible

Visibility on social media.

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For more information, see LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

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XING PLUGIN
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Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of our pages containing XING functions is called up, a connection to the XING servers is established. A storage of personal data

to the best of our knowledge, this does not take place. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behavior is evaluated.

The XING plugin is used on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most comprehensive possible

Visibility on social media.

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Further information on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in the XING data protection declaration at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

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PINTEREST PLUGIN
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On our site we use social plugins from the Pinterest social network operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA ("Pinterest").

is operated.

If you call up a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Pinterest servers. The plugin transmits log data

the Pinterest server in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the address of the websites visited that also contain Pinterest features,

Type and settings of the browser, date and time of the request, how you use Pinterest and cookies.

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The Pinterest plugin is used on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most comprehensive possible

Visibility on social media.

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Further information on the purpose, scope and further processing and use of the data by Pinterest as well as your rights in this regard and options for protecting your

You can find privacy in Pinterest's privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

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6. ANALYSIS TOOLS AND ADVERTISING
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HOTJAR

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This website uses Hotjar. The provider is Hotjar Ltd., Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta, Europe (website: https://www.hotjar.com).

Hotjar is a tool for analyzing your user behavior on our website. With Hotjar we can e.g. Record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Hotjar can do it

also determine how long you stayed with the mouse pointer on a certain spot. Hotjar uses this information to create so-called heat maps that can be used to determine

shows which website areas the website visitor prefers to look at.

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We can also determine how long you stayed on a page and when you left it. We can also determine where you put your input in

have aborted a contact form (so-called conversion funnels).

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In addition, direct feedback from website visitors can be obtained with Hotjar. This function serves to improve the web offers of the website operator.

Hotjar uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. They serve to make our offer more user-friendly,

more effective and safer. In particular, these cookies can be used to determine whether our website was visited with a specific end device or whether the functions

has been deactivated by Hotjar for the browser in question. Hotjar cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

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You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, the acceptance of cookies for certain cases

or generally exclude them and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of these

site be restricted.

Hotjar is used and Hotjar cookies are stored on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the

Analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

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DISABLE HOTJAR
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If you want to deactivate data collection by Hotjar, click on the following link and follow the instructions there: https://www.hotjar.com/policies/do-not-track/

Please note that Hotjar must be deactivated separately for each browser or device.

For more information about Hotjar and the data collected, see Hotjar's privacy policy at the following link: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/

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ORDER PROCESSING AGREEMENT
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We have concluded an order processing contract with Hotjar in order to implement the strict European data protection regulations.

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GOOGLE ANALYTICS
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This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website

make possible. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and there

saved.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate

Interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

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IP ANONYMIZATION
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We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be used by Google within member states of the European Union or in

other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area shortened before transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a

Transferred from Google servers in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website

evaluate, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage

to be provided to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

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BROWSER PLUGIN
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You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may

not all functions of this website will be able to be used to their full extent. You can also record the data generated by the cookie and your use of the

Prevent website-related data (including your IP address) from being sent to Google and the processing of this data by Google by clicking on the link below

Download and install browser plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

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OBJECTION AGAINST DATA COLLECTION
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You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set, which collects your data

prevents future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.

You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google's privacy policy:

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

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ORDER PROCESSING
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We have concluded an order processing contract with Google and set the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google

Analytics completely around.

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DEMOGRAPHICS AT GOOGLE ANALYTICS
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This website uses the "demographic characteristics" function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of the

site visitors included. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be determined

be assigned to a person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or through the collection of your data

Generally prohibit Google Analytics as described in the point “Objection to data collection”.

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STORAGE DURATION
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Data stored by Google at user and event level, which is linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID)

are linked will be made anonymous or deleted after 14 months. You can find details on this under the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de

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GOOGLE ANALYTICS REMARKETING
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Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in connection with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick.

The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

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This function enables the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing to use the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google

Link DoubleClick. In this way, interest-related, personalized advertising messages that depend on your previous usage and surfing behavior on a website

end device (e.g. mobile phone) have been adapted to you can also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g. tablet or PC).

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If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browser history to your Google account for this purpose. This way you can on each

End device on which you log in with your Google account, the same personalized advertising messages are switched.

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To support this function, Google Analytics collects google-authenticated user IDs, which are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data

Define and create target groups for cross-device advertising.

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You can permanently opt out of cross-device remarketing/targeting by disabling personalized advertising; follow this link:

https://adssettings.google.com/.

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The data collected is summarized in your Google account solely on the basis of your consent, which you can give or revoke at Google

(Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). For data collection processes that are not merged into your Google account (e.g. because you do not have a Google account or the merging

have objected) the collection of the data is based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest results from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the

anonymous analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.

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Further information and the data protection regulations can be found in Google's data protection declaration at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.

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GOOGLE ADSENSE
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This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements from Google Inc. ("Google"). Provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway,

Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google AdSense uses so-called "cookies", text files which are stored on your computer and which analyze the use of the

enable site. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons can collect information such as visitor traffic

evaluated on these pages. The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including your IP address) and

Delivery of advertising formats are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information may be passed on to contractors by Google

be passed on to Google. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by you. AdSense cookies are stored

on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to improve both its website and its website

to optimize advertising. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that you

In this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of the above

You agree to the data collected by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

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GOOGLE ADWORDS AND GOOGLE CONVERSION TRACKING
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This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program from Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

As part of Google AdWords, we use so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad served by Google, a cookie is used for conversion tracking

set. Cookies are small text files that the Internet browser stores on the user's computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days

are not used to personally identify users. 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.

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Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked through AdWords advertisers' websites. Using the conversion cookie

The information obtained is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. The customers find out

Total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, you will not receive any

Information with which users can be personally identified. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by using the cookie

Easily deactivate Google conversion tracking via your internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

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The storage of "conversion cookies" and the use of this tracking tool are based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate

Interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

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You can find more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking in Google's data protection regulations: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

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You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, the acceptance of cookies for certain cases

or generally exclude them and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of these

site be restricted.

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IONOS WEBANALYTICS
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This website uses the analysis services of IONOS WebAnalytics (hereinafter: IONOS). The provider is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, D - 56410 Montabaur. As part of the

Analyzes with IONOS can e.g. Visitor numbers and behavior (e.g. number of page views, duration of a website visit, bounce rates), visitor sources (i.e., from which

page the visitor comes from), visitor locations and technical data (browser and operating system versions) are analyzed. For this purpose, IONOS saves in particular

following data:

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  • Referrer (previously visited website)

  • requested web page or file

  • Browser type and browser version

  • operating system used

  • device type used

  • time of access

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IP address in anonymous form (only used to determine the location of access)

According to IONOS, data collection is completely anonymous so that it cannot be traced back to individual persons. IONOS WebAnalytics does not use cookies

saved.


The storage and analysis of the data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of the

User behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively

on the basis of Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information on data collection and processing by IONOS WebAnalytics can be found in the IONOS data protection declaration under the following link:

https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/index.php?id=6

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ORDER PROCESSING
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We have concluded an order processing contract with IONOS. This contract is intended to ensure that IONOS handles your personal data in accordance with data protection regulations

to ensure.

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WORDPRESS STATS
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This website uses the WordPress Tool Stats to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.

WordPress Stats uses cookies, which are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of the use of the website. Those generated by the cookies

Information about the use of our website is stored on servers in the USA. Your IP address will be anonymized after processing and before storage.

"WordPress Stats" cookies remain on your device until you delete them. The storage of "WordPress Stats" cookies and the use of this analysis tool take place on

Based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymous analysis of user behavior in order to improve both its website and its website

also to optimize its advertising.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, the acceptance of cookies for certain cases

or generally exclude them and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of our

site be restricted.

You can object to the collection and use of your data for the future by setting an opt-out cookie in your browser by clicking on this link:

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https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/.

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If you delete the cookies on your computer, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

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FACEBOOK PIXELS
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Our website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook") to measure conversion.

In this way, the behavior of site visitors can be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad.

This allows the effectiveness of the Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized.

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The data collected is anonymous to us as the operator of this website, we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is provided by Facebook

stored and processed so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook uses the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the

Facebook Data Use Policy. This enables Facebook to place advertisements on Facebook pages and outside of Facebook.

This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.

The use of Facebook pixels is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures

Inclusion of social media.

You will find further information on protecting your privacy in Facebook's data protection information:

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https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

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You can also use the Custom Audiences remarketing feature in the Ads Settings section at

https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook.

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If you do not have a Facebook account, you can disable usage-based advertising from Facebook on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

7. NEWSLETTER
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If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to check

that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only collected on a voluntary basis.

We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

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The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). The consent given

You can revoke the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter.

The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

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The data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and after you unsubscribe from the newsletter

Newsletter deleted. Data stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected.

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8. OWN SERVICES
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APPLICATIONS

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We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by e-mail, by post or via the online application form). In the following we will inform you about the scope, purpose and

Use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data in

Compliance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions is made and your data is treated with the utmost confidentiality.​​

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SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF DATA COLLECTION
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If you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents,

Notes from job interviews, etc.), insofar as this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is

§ 26 BDSG-new according to German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR (general contract initiation) and - if you give your consent

have – Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The consent can be revoked at any time. Within our company, your personal data will only be passed on to persons

passed on to those involved in processing your application.

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If the application is successful, the data you have submitted will be processed on the basis of Section 26 BDSG-new and Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the

employment relationship stored in our data processing systems.

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DATA RETENTION PERIOD
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If we are unable to make you a job offer, you reject a job offer, withdraw your application, revoke your consent to data processing or send us to

If you request the deletion of the data, the data you have transmitted, including any remaining physical application documents, will be stored for a maximum of 6 months after the end of the

application process is stored or retained (retention period) in order to be able to understand the details of the application process in the event of discrepancies

(Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

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YOU CAN OBJECT TO THIS STORAGE IF YOU HAVE REASONABLE INTERESTS THAT OVERRIDE OUR INTERESTS.

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After the retention period has expired, the data will be deleted unless there is a legal obligation to retain it or another legal reason for further storage.

If it is apparent that it will be necessary to store your data after the retention period has expired (e.g. due to an imminent or pending legal dispute).

Deletion only takes place when the data has become irrelevant. Other statutory retention requirements remain unaffected.

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9. ONLINE MARKETING AND AFFILIATES PROGRAMS
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AMAZON PARTNER PROGRAM

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The site operators participate in the Amazon EU partner program. Amazon advertisements and links to the Amazon.de website are included on our website,

where we can earn money through 23 / 27 advertising reimbursement. Amazon uses cookies to be able to trace the origin of the orders. This can

Amazon will recognize that you have clicked the affiliate link on our website. "Amazon cookies" are stored on the basis of Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The

The website operator has a legitimate interest in this, since the amount of his affiliate remuneration can only be determined through the cookies. Learn more about data usage through

Amazon can be found in the Amazon data protection declaration: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401.

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10. PAYMENT PROVIDERS AND RESELLER
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PAYPAL

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On our website we offer, among other things, payment via PayPal. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

(hereinafter "PayPal").

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If you choose to pay via PayPal, the payment details you enter will be sent to PayPal.

Your data is transmitted to PayPal on the basis of Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent) and Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract).

You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation affects the effectiveness of those in the past

data processing operations.


CLEAR
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On our website we offer, among other things, payment with the services of Klarna. The provider is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter "Klarna").

Klarna offers various payment options (e.g. installment purchase). If you decide to pay with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna will be different

collect personal data from you. You can read details about this in Klarna's data protection declaration under the following link: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.

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Klarna uses cookies to optimize the use of the Klarna checkout solution. The optimization of the checkout solution represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1

lit. f GDPR. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device and do not cause any damage. They remain on your device until you delete them.

Details on the use of Klarna cookies can be found at the following link: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.

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Your data is transmitted to Klarna on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract).

You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation affects the effectiveness of those in the past

data processing operations.


INSTANT BANK TRANSFER
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On our website we offer, among other things, payment by means of "Sofortüberweisung". The provider of this payment service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich

(hereinafter "Sofort GmbH").

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With the help of the "Sofortüberweisung" procedure, we receive a payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH in real time and can immediately start fulfilling our obligations

begin.

If you have decided to use the "Sofortüberweisung" payment method, send the PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, which they use to log into your online banking account

can log in. Sofort GmbH automatically checks your account balance after logging in and carries out the transfer to us using the TAN you sent.

It then immediately sends us a transaction confirmation. After logging in, your sales, the credit limit of the overdraft facility and the availability

other accounts and their holdings are checked automatically.

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In addition to the PIN and the TAN, the payment data you enter as well as personal data are transmitted to Sofort GmbH. The data about you is about

This is first and last name, address, telephone number(s), email address, IP address and any other data required for payment processing. The transmission of this data is

necessary to establish your identity beyond doubt and to prevent fraud attempts.

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Your data is transmitted to Sofort GmbH on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract).

You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation affects the effectiveness of those in the past

data processing operations.

Details on payment with immediate transfer can be found at the following links: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

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PAYDIREKT
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On our website we offer, among other things, payment via Paydirekt. The provider of this payment service is Paydirekt GmbH, Hamburger Allee 26-28, 60486 Frankfurt am Main,

Germany (hereinafter “Paydirekt”).

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If you make the payment using Paydirekt, Paydirekt collects various transaction data and forwards it to the bank with which you are registered with Paydirekt.

 

In addition to the data required for payment, Paydirekt may collect additional data as part of transaction processing, such as e.g. B. Delivery address or individual items in the shopping cart.

Paydirekt then authenticates the transaction using the authentication procedure stored at the bank for this purpose. The payment amount will then be credited to your account

transferred to our account. Neither we nor third parties have access to your account data.

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Details on paying with Paydirekt can be found in the general terms and conditions and data protection provisions of Paydirekt at: https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html.

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11. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA APPEARANCES
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DATA PROCESSING THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKS

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We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The social networks we use in detail can be found below.

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Social networks such as Facebook, Google+ etc. can usually analyze your user behavior comprehensively if you integrate their website or a website with

Visit social media content (e.g. like buttons or advertising banners). By visiting our social media presence, numerous data protection-related processing operations are carried out

triggered. In detail:

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If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can record this visit in your user account

assign to. Under certain circumstances, however, your personal data can also be recorded if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective company

Own social media portal. In this case, this data is collected, for example, via cookies that are stored on your end device or by recording your IP address.

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With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. This way can

You will be shown interest-based advertising inside and outside of the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network,

Interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are logged in or were logged in.

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Please also note that we cannot trace all processing operations on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, additional

Processing operations are carried out by the operators of the social media portals. Details can be found in the terms of use and data protection regulations

the respective social media portals.

legal basis


Our social media appearances should ensure the widest possible presence on the Internet. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.

f GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks

are (e.g. consent within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

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Controller and assertion of rights


If you visit one of our social media presences (e.g. Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data triggered during this visit

Responsible for data processing operations. You can exercise your rights (information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability and complaints)

basically both vs. us as well as the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. vs. Facebook).

Please note that despite the joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the

have social media portals. Our options are largely based on the corporate policy of the respective provider.

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storage duration


The data collected directly by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for their storage no longer applies

ask you to revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Saved cookies remain on your end device until you delete them.

Mandatory legal provisions - especially retention periods - remain unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage period of your data, which is stored by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. Inquire for details

Please contact the operators of the social networks directly (e.g. in their data protection declaration, see below).

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SOCIAL NETWORKS IN DETAIL
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FACEBOOK

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We have a profile on Facebook. The provider is Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. Facebook is certified according to the

EU-US Privacy Shield.

We have concluded an agreement on joint processing (Controller Addendum) with Facebook. This agreement will specify for which

We or Facebook are responsible for data processing when you visit our Facebook page. You can view this agreement at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

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You can adjust your advertising settings independently in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in:

https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.

Details can be found in Facebook's privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

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FACEBOOK FANPAGE INSIGHTS - NOTICE FOR OUR FACEBOOK FANPAGE USERS
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Facebook Ireland Ltd ("Facebook") provides us as the Facebook fan page operator with so-called "Facebook Insights" ("Insights"). The insights are different

Statistics that give us information about the use of our Facebook fan page. Detailed information on this and what data processing takes place can be found under

https://www.facebook.com/business/a/page/page-insights and https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data

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Facebook Fan Page Insights may be based on personally identifiable information collected in connection with a visit or interaction by individuals on or with our

Facebook fan page and its content have been recorded, so that personal data can also be processed by Facebook, visit our Facebook site. The

You will find essential information about the agreement concluded between us and Facebook within the meaning of Article 26 of the General Data Protection Regulation there:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

 

We are jointly responsible for the processing of the Facebook fan page Insights

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Facebook Ireland Ltd.


4 Grand Canal Square


Grand Canal Harbour


Dublin 2, Ireland


https://www.facebook.com/business/gdpr


https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

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and

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REICON Wärmetechnik und Wasserchemie Leipzig GmbH
Lagerhofstraße 2
04103 Leipzig
Tel. +49 (0) 341 - 649 12-0
Fax: +49 (0) 341 - 649 12-60
E-Mail: info@reicon.de

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Facebook Ireland primarily fulfills:

the information obligations from Articles 12, 13 GDPR, as well

the obligations under Articles 15 to 21 GDPR, i.e. the rights of the data subject can be asserted against Facebook Ireland, as well as

the obligations under Articles 33 and 34 GDPR.


Of course, you can also assert your rights against us.

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In accordance with Article 32 GDPR, Facebook Ireland takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of processing via the Facebook fan page

to ensure insights.

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For the legal basis and purposes of processing by Facebook Ireland, please refer to the information there: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/legal_bases and

https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

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We process the Facebook Fanpage Insights data based on our legitimate interest in evaluating activities on our fanpage and our marketing measures

there (advertisements, campaigns, postings); Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR.

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Further information: Data protection: Facebook fan pages and InSights - here are the answers

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You are not legally obliged to provide your personal data. However, the provision can be used for the conclusion of a contract or for functions of the Facebook

fan page may be required. In the event of non-provision, a contract or a function may not be offered on the Facebook fan page.

The rights of data subjects result in particular from Articles 15 to 23 and Article 77 of the General Data Protection Regulation and Sections 32 to 37 of the Federal Data Protection Act.

With regard to your personal data, you have the right to

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  • Information, Article 15 General Data Protection Regulation

  • Correction, Article 16 General Data Protection Regulation

  • Deletion, Article 17 General Data Protection Regulation

  • Restriction of processing, Article 18 General Data Protection Regulation and

  • Portability, Article 20 General Data Protection Regulation.


You also have the right to object to the processing of personal data

Objection, Article 21 General Data Protection Regulation

to be collected, see further information separately immediately.


If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to

Withdrawal, Article 7 General Data Protection Regulation

with effect for the future.

 

All enquiries, requests and communications should be directed to Facebook Ireland or to us, see above-

If you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law, you always have that

  • Right to Complaint


at the competent supervisory authority, see Article 77 of the General Data Protection Regulation. Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of your place of residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement

if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the General Data Protection Regulation. Those for Facebook Ireland

The responsible supervisory authority is the Irish Data Protection Commission (https://www.dataprotection.ie/) and we are responsible for the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

North Rhine-Westphalia, Kavalleriestrasse 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf.

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INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 21 GDPR

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1. You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data,

which takes place on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 f) General Data Protection Regulation (data processing on the basis of a balance of interests).

If you file an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing,

which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

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2. In individual cases, we process personal data in order to operate direct advertising. If this is the case for you, you have the right to object to the processing at any time

to submit data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising

If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes.

The objection can be made informally.

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GOOGLE+
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We have a profile on Google+. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google is certified to

the EU-US Privacy Shield:

You can adjust your advertising settings independently in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in:

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Details can be found in Google's data protection declaration: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

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TWEET
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We use the short message service Twitter. The provider is Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Twitter is certified according to the

EU-US Privacy Shield.

You can adjust your Twitter data protection settings independently in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in:

https://twitter.com/personalization.

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Details can be found in Twitter's privacy policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

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INSTAGRAM
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We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. Details on how they handle your personal data

see Instagram's privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

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PINTEREST
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We have a profile on Pinterest. The operator is Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA ("Pinterest"). Details on how they deal with yours

Personal data can be found in Pinterest's privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

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XING
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We have a profile on XING. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Details on how they handle your personal data

can be found in XING's data protection declaration: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

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LINKEDIN
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We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn is certified to

the EU-US Privacy Shield. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.

If you would like to disable LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in LinkedIn's data protection declaration: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

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TUMBLR
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We have a profile on Tumblr. The provider is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. Details on how they handle your personal data

see Tumblr's privacy policy: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy/de.

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