Privacy Policy
TRANSLATE TO LOCAL LANGUAGE
PRIVACY POLICY
1) INFORMATION ON THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND
CONTACT DETAILS OF THE CONTROLLER
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your
interest. Below, we provide information about how we handle your personal data
when you use our website. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to
personally identify you.
1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the
meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Shop Name. The
controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal
person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the
processing of personal data.
1.3 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other
confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses
SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the
“https://” prefix and the lock icon in your browser’s address bar.
2) DATA COLLECTION WHEN VISITING OUR WEBSITE
When you use our website for informational purposes only—that is, if you do not
register or otherwise provide us with information—we collect only the data that your
browser transmits to our server (so-called “server log files”). When you visit our
website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display
the website to you:
The website you visitedDate and time of access Amount of data sent in
bytes
Source/link from which you arrived at the page Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our
legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The
data will not be disclosed or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the
right to review the server log files retrospectively should there be concrete
indications of unlawful use.
3) COOKIES
To make your visit to our website more engaging and to enable the use of certain
features, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that
are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the
browser session, i.e., after you close your browser (so-called
session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us or our partner
companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit
(persistent cookies). When cookies are set, they collect and process certain user
information to the extent applicable, such as browser and location data as well as IP
addresses. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period,
which may vary depending on the cookie.
In some cases, cookies are used to simplify the ordering process by saving settings
(e.g., remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the
website). If personal data is processed through individual cookies we have
implemented, such processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the
GDPR either for the performance of a contract orin accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in
ensuring the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly
and effective user experience.
We may work with advertising partners who help us make our website more
interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies may also be
stored on your hard drive when you visit our website (third-party cookies). If we
collaborate with the aforementioned advertising partners, you will be informed
individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the
information collected in each case within the following paragraphs.
Please note that you can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set
and decide individually whether to accept them, or to exclude the acceptance of
cookies in specific cases or generally. Each browser differs in how it manages
cookie settings. This is described in the Help menu of each browser, which explains
how you can change your cookie settings. You can find these for the respective
browsers under the following links:
Internet Explorer:
https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-
manag e-cookies
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-
ablehnen Chrome:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de&hlrm=en
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be
limited.4) CONTACT
When you contact us (e.g., via the contact form or email), personal data is collected.
The specific data collected via the contact form is indicated on the respective contact
form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your
inquiry or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration. The
legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your
inquiry pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a
contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Your
data will be deleted after your inquiry has been fully processed; this is the case when
it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been
conclusively resolved and provided that no statutory retention obligations preclude
this.
5) DATA PROCESSING WHEN OPENING A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT AND FOR
CONTRACT FULFILLMENT
In accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, personal data will continue to be
collected and processed if you provide it to us for the purpose of fulfilling a contract
or when opening a customer account. The specific data collected is indicated in the
respective input forms. You may delete your customer account at any time by
sending a message to the controller’s address listed above. We store and use the
data you provide for the purpose of contract fulfillment. After the contract has been
fully executed or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be blocked
in accordance with tax and commercial law retention periods and deleted upon
expiration of these periods, unless you have expressly consented to further use of
your data or we have reserved the right to further use your data as permitted by law,
about which we will inform you accordingly below.
6) USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING
6.1 Subscription to our email newsletterWhen you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information
about our offers. The only mandatory information required to receive the newsletter
is your email address. Providing any additional data is voluntary and is used to
address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the
newsletter. This means that we will only send you an email newsletter once you
have expressly confirmed that you consent to receiving the newsletter. We will then
send you a confirmation email asking you to click on a link to confirm that you wish
to receive future newsletters.
By activating the confirmation link, you grant us your consent to the use of your
personal data in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. When you subscribe to the
newsletter, we store your IP address as recorded by your Internet Service Provider
(ISP), as well as the date and time of your subscription, in order to be able to trace
any potential misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when
you subscribe to the newsletter is used exclusively for the purpose of sending you
promotional communications via the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the
newsletter at any time by clicking the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a
message to the controller named at the beginning of this notice. Once you have
unsubscribed, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter
distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or
we reserve the right to use your data for other purposes that are permitted by law
and about which we inform you in this statement.
6.2 Sending the email newsletter to existing customers
If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services,
we reserve the right to periodically send you offers via email for similar goods or
services from our product range, such as those you have already purchased. We do
not need to obtain separate consent from. Data processing in this regard is based solely on our legitimate interest in
personalized direct marketing pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If you initially objected
to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you any emails.
You have the right to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned
advertising purposes at any time with future effect by notifying the controller named
at the beginning. You will only incur transmission costs according to standard rates
for this. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your
email address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately.
7) DATA PROCESSING FOR ORDER PROCESSING
7.1 The personal data we collect is transferred to the shipping company
responsible for delivery as part of contract fulfillment, to the extent necessary for
the delivery of the goods. We transfer your payment data to the designated
financial institution as part of the payment process, to the extent necessary for
payment processing. If payment service providers are used, we explicitly inform
you of this below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Article 6(1)(b) of the
GDPR.
7.2 Use of Payment Service Providers
- PayPal
When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or—if
offered—“purchase on account” or “installment payment” via PayPal, we will disclose
your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal,
L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”). This transfer is made in accordance with
Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit check for the payment methods credit
card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or—if offered—“purchase on account” or
“installment payment” via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be
transferred to credit bureaus in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on
PayPal’s legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness. PayPal uses the
result of the credit check—specifically the statistical probability of payment default—
to decide whether to provide the respective payment method. The credit report may
contain probability values (so-called score values). To the extent that score values
are included in the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized
mathematical-statistical method. The calculation of the score values includes,
among other things, but not exclusively, address data. For further information
regarding data protection, including details on the credit bureaus used, please refer
to PayPal’s Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
You may object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to
PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is
necessary for the contractual processing of payments.
- SOFORT
If you select the “SOFORT” payment method, payment processing is handled by the
payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich,
Germany (hereinafter “SOFORT”), to whom we disclose the information you
provided during the ordering process, along with information about your order, in
accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. SOFORT GmbH is part of the Klarna
Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). Your
data is transferred exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the
payment service provider SOFORT and only to the extent necessary for this
purpose.
You can find further information about SOFORT’s privacy policy at the following web
address: https://www.klarna.com/sofort/datenschutz
8) CONTACT REGARDING REVIEW REMINDER
Our own review reminder (not sent via a customer review system)We use your email address to send a one-time reminder to submit a review of your
order for the review system we use, provided that you have given us your explicit
consent to do so during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You may revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the data
controller.
9) USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: SOCIAL PLUGINS
9.1 Facebook plugins with the Shariff solution
Any additional customs clearance fees and/or import duties are not included in the
price and are the responsibility of the customer.
Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the social network
Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA
94025, USA ("Facebook").
To enhance the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are
not integrated as plugins without restriction, but only via an HTML link. This method
of integration ensures that no connection to Facebook’s servers is established when
you visit a page on our website that contains such buttons. When you click the
button, a new browser window opens and loads the Facebook page, where you can
interact with the plugins there (after entering your login credentials, if necessary).
Facebook Inc., headquartered in the U.S., is certified under the U.S.-EU Privacy
Shield framework, which ensures compliance with the data protection standards
applicable in the EU.For information on the purpose and scope of data collection, as well as the further
processing and use of data by Facebook, and your rights and settings options for
protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy:
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
9.2 Google+ Plugins as a Shariff Solution
Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the Google+ social
network, which is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain
View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").
To enhance the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are
not integrated as plugins without restriction, but are incorporated into the page solely
via an HTML link. This method of integration ensures that no connection to Google+
servers is established when you visit a page on our website that contains such
buttons. When you click the button, a new browser window opens and loads the
Google+ page, where you can interact with the plugins there (after entering your
login credentials, if necessary).
Google LLC, headquartered in the U.S., is certified under the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield
“Privacy Shield,” which ensures compliance with the data protection standards
applicable in the EU.
For information on the purpose and scope of data collection, as well as the further
processing and use of data by Google, and your rights and privacy settings in this
regard, please refer to Google’s privacy policy:
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/
9.3 Instagram Plugin as a Shariff SolutionOur website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the online service
Instagram, which is operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA
94025, USA (“Instagram”).
To enhance the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are
not integrated as plugins without restriction, but are embedded in the page using
only an HTML link. This method of integration ensures that no connection to
Instagram’s servers is established when you visit a page on our website that
contains such buttons. When you click the button, a new browser window opens and
loads the Instagram page, where you can interact with the plugins there (after
entering your login credentials, if necessary).
Instagram LLC, based in the U.S., is certified under the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield
framework, which ensures compliance with the data protection standards applicable
in the EU.
For information on the purpose and scope of data collection, as well as the further
processing and use of data by Instagram, and your rights and privacy settings in
this regard, please refer to Instagram’s privacy policy:
https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/
10) ONLINE MARKETING
10.1 DoubleClick by Google
This website uses the online marketing tool DoubleClick by Google, operated by
Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
("DoubleClick").
DoubleClick uses cookies to display ads relevant to users, to improve campaign
performance reports, or to prevent a userfrom seeing the same ads multiple times. Using a cookie ID, Google tracks which ads
are displayed in which browser and can thus prevent them from being shown multiple
times. Processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our
website pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
In addition, DoubleClick can use cookie IDs to track so-called conversions related
to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a DoubleClick ad
and later visits the advertiser’s website using the same browser and makes a
purchase there. According to Google,
DoubleClick cookies do not collect any personal information.
Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct
connection to Google’s server. We have no influence over the scope and further use
of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you
to the best of our knowledge: Through the integration of DoubleClick, Google
receives the information that you have accessed the relevant part of our website or
clicked on one of our ads. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can
associate the visit with your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or
have not logged in, there is a possibility that the provider may obtain and store your
IP address.
If you wish to opt out of this tracking process, you can disable cookies for conversion
tracking by configuring your browser to block cookies from the domain
www.googleadservices.com, https://www.google.de/settings/ads; however, this
setting will be deleted when you clear your cookies. Alternatively, you can visit the
Digital Advertising Alliance at www.aboutads.info to learn about the use of cookies
and adjust your settings accordingly. Finally, you can configure your browser to
notify you when cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them, or to
block the acceptance of cookies in specific cases or generally. If you do not accept
cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.Google LLC, based in the U.S., is certified under the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield
“Privacy Shield,” which ensures compliance with the data protection standards
applicable in the EU.
You can find more information about DoubleClick by Google’s privacy policy at the
following web address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
10.2 Use of Google AdWords Conversion Tracking
This website uses the online advertising program "Google AdWords" and, as part of
Google AdWords, conversion tracking provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre
Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). We use Google AdWords to
draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites using advertising
materials (so-called Google AdWords). We can determine, based on the data from
the advertising campaigns, how successful the individual advertising measures are.
We do this to show you ads that are relevant to you, to make our website more
interesting for you, and to ensure a fair calculation of advertising costs.
The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an AdWords ad placed
by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system.
These cookies generally expire after 30 days and are not used for personal
identification. If the user visits certain pages on this website and the cookie has not
yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was
redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie.
Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers.
The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate
conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion
tracking. Customers are informed of the total number ofUsers who clicked on your ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a
conversion tracking tag. However, you do not receive any information that can be
used to personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can
block this use by disabling the Google conversion tracking cookie in your internet
browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking
statistics. We use Google AdWords based on our legitimate interest in targeted
advertising pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Google LLC, headquartered in the U.S., is certified under the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield
“Privacy Shield,” which ensures compliance with the data protection standards
applicable in the EU.
You can find more information about Google’s privacy policy at the following web
address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
You can permanently disable cookies for advertising purposes by adjusting the
settings in your browser software or by downloading and installing the browser plug-
in available at the following link:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de
Please note that certain features of this website may not be available or may be
limited if you have disabled cookies.
11) WEB ANALYTICS SERVICES
Google (Universal) Analytics
- Google Universal AnalyticsThis website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google
LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").
Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies," text files that are stored on your
computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information
generated by the cookie regarding your use of this website (including the truncated
IP address) is generally transmitted to a Google server in the United States and
stored there.
This website uses Google Analytics exclusively with the "_anonymizeIp()"
extension, which ensures the anonymization of the IP address through truncation
and excludes direct personal identification. Through this extension, your IP
address is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in
other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only
in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server
Google in the U.S. and truncated there. In these exceptional cases, this processing
is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate
interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing
purposes.
On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to
compile reports on website activity, and to provide us with other services related to
website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of
Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings
accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be
able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the
collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website
(including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by
Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following
link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
As an alternative to the browser plugin or within browsers on mobile devices, please
click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent Google Analytics
from collecting data on this website in the future (this
opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain; delete(If you have disabled cookies in this browser, you will need to click this link again):
Disable Google Analytics
Google LLC, based in the U.S., is certified under the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield
“Privacy Shield,” which ensures compliance with the data protection standards
applicable in the EU.
This website also uses Google Analytics for cross-device analysis of visitor traffic,
which is carried out via a user ID. When a page is accessed for the first time, the
user is assigned a unique, permanent, and anonymized ID that is set across
devices. This makes it possible to associate interaction data from different devices
and different sessions with a single user. The user ID does not contain any personal
data and does not transmit such data to Google.
You may object to the collection and storage of data via the user ID at any time with
future effect. To do so, you must disable Google Analytics on all systems you use,
such as in another browser or on your mobile device.
You can disable this feature using a browser plugin from Google
(https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). As an alternative to
browser plugin or within browsers on mobile devices, please click the following link
to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent Google Analytics from tracking your activity
on this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only
for this domain; if you clear your cookies in this browser, you will need to click this
link again): Disable Google Analytics
Further information on Universal Analytics can be found here:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2838718?hl=de&ref_topic=6010376
12) RETARGETING/ REMARKETING/ RECOMMENDATION ADVERTISING
Facebook Custom Audience via the Pixel Method
This website uses the “Facebook Pixel” from Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo
Park, CA 94025, USA (“Facebook”). If you provide explicit consent, this allows us to
track user behavior afterthey have viewed or clicked on a Facebook advertisement. This method is used to
evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements for statistical and market
research purposes and can help optimize future advertising campaigns.
The data collected is anonymous to us, meaning we cannot identify individual users.
However, Facebook stores and processes this data, which allows it to link the data to
the respective user profile and use it for its own advertising purposes in accordance
with Facebook’s Data Use Policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). You
can allow Facebook and its partners to display advertisements on and off Facebook.
A cookie may also be stored on your computer for these purposes. These
processing operations take place exclusively upon the granting of explicit consent in
accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Consent to the use of the Facebook Pixel may only be given by users who are over
13 years of age. If you are younger, please ask your legal guardian for permission.
Facebook Inc., headquartered in the U.S., is certified under the U.S.-EU Privacy
Shield framework, which ensures compliance with the data protection standards
applicable in the EU.
To disable the use of cookies on your computer, you can configure your web
browser so that no further cookies can be stored on your computer or so that
cookies already stored are deleted. However, disabling all cookies may result in
some functions on our website no longer working. You can also disable the use of
cookies by third-party providers, such as Facebook, on the following website of the
Digital Advertising Alliance: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
Google AdWords Remarketing
Our website uses Google AdWords Remarketing features to advertise this website in
Google search results and on third-party websites.
The provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043,
USA (“Google”). For this purpose, Google places a cookie in your device’s browser,which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous
cookie ID and based on the pages you have visited. Processing is carried out on the
basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance
with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Any further data processing takes place only if you have consented to Google
linking your web and app browsing history to your Google Account and using
information from your Google Account to personalize the ads you see on the web. In
this case, if you are logged into Google while visiting our website, Google uses your
data together with Google Analytics data to create and define audience lists for
cross-device remarketing. To do this, Google temporarily links your personal data
with Google Analytics data to form audiences.
You can permanently disable the setting of cookies for ad preferences by
downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
Alternatively, you can visit the Digital Advertising Alliance at www.aboutads.info to
learn more about the use of cookies and adjust your settings accordingly. Finally,
you can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, allowing you to
decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept them, or to block cookies in
specific cases or generally. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our
website may be limited.
Google LLC, headquartered in the U.S., is certified under the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield
“Privacy Shield,” which ensures compliance with the data protection standards
applicable in the EU.
Further information and the privacy policy regarding advertising and Google can be
viewed here:
https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
13) RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT
13.1 Applicable data protection law grants you comprehensivedata subject rights (rights of access and intervention), which we outline below:
Right of access pursuant to Article 15 of the GDPR: In particular, you have the right
to obtain information regarding your personal data processed by us, the purposes of
processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of
recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage
period or the criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of a right to
rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, lodging a
complaint with a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if it was not collected
from you by us, the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and,
where applicable, meaningful information regarding the logic involved, the
significance for you, and the intended effects of such processing, as well as your
right to be informed of the safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR in the event
of a transfer of your data to third countries;
Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR: You have the right to have inaccurate
personal data concerning you rectified without undue delay and/or to have
incomplete personal data concerning you that we hold completed;
Right to erasure pursuant to Article 17 of the GDPR: You have the right to request
the erasure of your personal data if the conditions of Article 17(1) of the GDPR are
met. However, this right does not apply, in particular, if the processing is necessary
for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for
compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the
establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 of the GDPR: You have the
right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data while the
accuracy of your data, which you have contested, is being verified; if you object to
the erasure of your data on the grounds of unlawful processing and instead request
the restriction of the processing of your data; if you need your data to assert,
exercise, or defend legal claims, after we no longer need this data once the purpose
has been fulfilled, or if you have objected on grounds relating to your particular
situation, as long as it has not yet been determined whether our legitimate grounds
override yours;Right to be informed pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR: If you have exercised your right to
rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing against the controller, the
controller is obligated to notify all recipients to whom your personal data has been
disclosed of this rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing, unless this
proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to be
informed of these recipients.
Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR: You have the right to receive the
personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-
readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller, provided this
is technically feasible;
Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR: You have the right to
withdraw your consent to the processing of data at any time with future effect. In the
event of withdrawal, we will delete the relevant data immediately, unless further
processing can be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. Withdrawal
of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of
consent prior to withdrawal;
Right to lodge a complaint under Article 77 of the GDPR: If you believe that the
processing of your personal data violates the GDPR, you have the right—without
prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy—to lodge a complaint with a
supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence,
your workplace, or the place where the alleged infringement occurred.
13.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF A BALANCING
OF INTERESTS DUE TO OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU
HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO SUCH PROCESSING ON
GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR
THE FUTURE.IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING
THE DATA IN QUESTION. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING
LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR
INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE
PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR
DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING
PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE
PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH
MARKETING. YOU MAY EXERCISE THIS RIGHT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING
THE RELEVANT DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.
14) DURATION OF STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA
The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective
statutory retention period (e.g., retention periods under commercial and tax law).
Upon expiration of the retention period, the relevant data is routinely deleted,
provided it is no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of a contract
and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.