Privacy provisions

Privacy Policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection has a particularly high place value for the business management of the GhostWritingTeams. Use of the GhostWritingTeams Internet sites is possible without any personal data. However, insofar as an affected person would like to take advantage of our company’s special services on our website, a processing of personal data may be required. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the person concerned.

The processing of personal data, for example the name, address, e-mail address or telephone number of the person concerned, always takes place in accordance with the Data Protection Basic Regulation and in accordance with the country-specific data protection provisions applicable to the GhostWritingTeam. By means of this privacy statement, our company seeks to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data collected, used and processed by us. Furthermore, affected persons are clarified about their rights through this privacy statement.

The GhostWritingTeam has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the processing of personally identifiable data processed through this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can basically point out security gaps so that absolute protection cannot be ensured. For this reason, any person concerned is free to transmit personal data to us in alternative ways, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions

The privacy statement of the GhostWritingTeam is based on the terms used by the European Guidelines and Regulations when issuing the Data Protection Basic Regulation (DS-GVO). Our privacy statement should be easy to read and understand for both the public and our customers and business partners. In order to ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

In this privacy statement we use the following terms, among others:

a) Personal data

Person-related data is all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “affected person”). A natural person is considered to be identifiable as a person directly or indirectly, in particular by assignment to a name such as a name, to a social security number, to location data, to an online acquaintance or to one or more specific features, the expression of physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person can be identified.

b) Affected Person

Affected person is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by those responsible for processing.

c) Processing

Processing is any process performed with or without the aid of automated procedures or any such sequence of processes in connection with personal data such as the collection, capture, organization, ordering, storage, adaptation or change, reading, interrogation, interrogation the disclosure by transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision, the alignment or the linking, the restriction, the deletion or the destruction.

d) Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting their future processing.

e) Profiling

Profiling is any type of automated processing of personal data, which consists in the use of this personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular, in terms of work performance, economic, personal situation, economic situation Analyzes, interests, reliability, behavior, whereabouts or change of location of this natural person to analyze or predict.

g) Responsible or responsible for processing

Responsible or for the processing Responsible is the natural or legal person, authority, institution or other place, which alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. If the purposes and means of such processing are provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States, the responsible criteria may be provided for the specific criteria of its designation under Union law or the law of the Member States.

h) Contractor

A contract processor is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other place that processes personal data on behalf of the person in charge.

i) Recipient

The recipient is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other place to which personal data is disclosed, regardless of whether it is a third party or not. Authorities that may obtain personally identifiable data under Union law or the law of Member States may not, however, be the recipients.

j) Shit

A third party is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other place other than the person concerned, the person in charge, the contracting authority and the persons authorized under the immediate responsibility of the person responsible for the contract or the data processor.

k) Consent

Consent is voluntary by the person concerned for the specific case in an informed manner and unequivocally given will in the form of a statement or other unequivocal affirmative action with which the person concerned understands that they are involved in the processing of data concerning them is.

2. Name and address of the person responsible for processing

Responsible in the sense of the Basic Data Protection Ordinance, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union and other provisions with a data protection law character are the:

GhostWritingTeam

Joachim-Karnatz-Allee 31

10557 Berlin

Germany

Tel .: 015731565482

Email: support@ghostwritingteam.com

Website: https://ghostwritingteam.com

3. Cookies

The GhostWritingTeam website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored and stored on an internet system via an internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a clear identification of the cookie. It consists of a sequence of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie is stored. This allows the visited websites and servers, the individual browser of the affected person to be distinguished from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, the GhostWritingTeam can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

A cookie can be used to optimize the information and offers on our website in the interests of the user. Cookies enable us, as already mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. The user of a website that uses cookies, for example, does not have to re-enter his access data every time he visits the website, because this is taken over from the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in the online shop. The online store notices the article that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The person concerned may prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently contradict the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software program. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the person in question disables the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, under certain circumstances not all functions of our website are fully usable.

4. Collection of general data and information

The GhostWritingTeams Web site captures a series of general data and information with each call to the Web site by an affected person or automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server’s log files. The (1) browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites which an accessing system on our Internet site, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information provided by the Danger Defense in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

By using this general data and information, the GhostWritingTeam does not draw any conclusions from the person concerned. This information is much more needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) to optimize the content of our website as well as the advertising for it, (3) the enduring functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our Internet service providers. 4) to prosecute authorities in the event of a cyber attack providing the information necessary for prosecution. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore statistically and further evaluated by the GhostWritingTeam on the one hand with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by an affected person.

5. Registration on our website

The person concerned has the possibility to register on the website of the person responsible for the processing under the indication of personal data. The personal data transmitted to the person responsible for the processing results from the respective input mask, which is used for the registration. The personal data provided by the person concerned are collected and stored exclusively for the internal use of the person responsible for the processing and for his own purposes. The person responsible for the processing may arrange the transfer to one or more contract processors, for example a parcel service provider, who may also use the personal data exclusively for an internal use, which is for the person responsible for the processing.

By registering on the website of the person responsible for processing, the IP address provided by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the person concerned, the date as well as the time of registration are further stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that only in this way can the misuse of our services be prevented, and this data, if necessary, make it possible to clarify criminal offenses committed. To the extent that the storage of this data is necessary to secure the person responsible for processing. A transfer of this data to third parties does not in principle take place insofar as there is no legal obligation to pass on or the transfer of prosecution serves.

The registration of the person concerned under voluntary information personal data serves to provide the person responsible for the processing with content or services to the person concerned, which due to the nature of the matter can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data specified in the registration at any time or to have it deleted completely from the database of the person responsible for processing.

The person responsible for the processing shall at any time inform the person concerned at the request of which personal data about the person concerned have been stored. Further corrects or deletes the data responsible for processing for processing at the request or indication of the person concerned, insofar as it does not contravene statutory obligations. The entire staff of the person responsible for processing is available to the person concerned as a contact person in this context.

6. Subscribe to our Newsletters

The GhostWritingTeams website gives users the opportunity to subscribe to our company’s newsletter. What personal data is transmitted when ordering the newsletter to those responsible for processing, arises from the input mask used for this purpose.

The GhostWritingTeam informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals through a company newsletter about company offers. The newsletter of our company can in principle only be received by the person concerned if (1) the person concerned has a valid e-mail address and (2) the person concerned registers for the newsletter delivery. The e-mail address first entered by the person concerned for the newsletter delivery will be sent a confirmation email in the double-opt-in procedure for legal reasons. This confirmation email serves to verify that the email address holder has authorized the recipient to receive the newsletter.

When subscribing to the newsletter, we further store the IP address provided by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the person concerned at the time of registration as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of the e-mail address of an affected person at a later date and therefore serves the legal protection of the person responsible for the processing.

The personal data collected as part of a newsletter subscription will be used exclusively for the sending of our newsletters. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter could be informed by e-mail, if this is required for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, as this could be in the event of changes in the newsletter offer or in the event of a change in the technical circumstances of the case. No retrieval of personal data collected by third parties within the framework of the newsletter service. The subscription of our newsletters may be canceled by the person concerned at any time. The consent in the storage of personal data that the person concerned has provided to us for newsletter delivery can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revoking the consent, there is a corresponding link in each newsletter. Furthermore, there is the possibility to unsubscribe directly from the newsletter for the processing of the newsletter item at any time or to share it with the person responsible for the processing in other ways.

7. Newsletter Tracking

The GhostWritingTeams newsletter contains so-called number pixels. A number pixel is a thumbnail graphic embedded in such emails, which are sent in HTML format, to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Using the embedded number pixel, the GhostWritingTeam can detect if and when an e-mail was opened by an affected person and which links contained in the e-mail were invoked by the affected person.

Such personal data collected on the number pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the person responsible for processing, in order to optimize the newsletter delivery and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the person concerned. This personal data was not passed on to third parties. Affected persons are at any time entitled to revoke the relevant declaration of consent submitted by the double-opt-in procedure. Following a revocation, these personal data will be deleted by the person responsible for processing. A cancellation of receipt of the newsletter automatically indicates the GhostWritingTeam as revocation.

8. Possibility of contact via the website

The website of the GhostWritingTeams contains, due to legal requirements, information that enables a fast electronic contact to our company as well as an immediate communication with us, which is also a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). To the extent that an affected person contacts the person responsible for processing by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the affected person will be automatically saved. Such data will be stored on a voluntary basis by an affected person and the personal data transmitted to the person responsible for processing will be stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the affected person. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

9. Comment function in the blog on the website

The GhostWritingTeam provides users with a blog located on the website of the editor responsible for editing, the ability to leave individual comments on individual blog posts. A blog is a web-based, usually publicly accessible portal in which one or more people, called bloggers or web bloggers, can post articles or write thoughts in so-called blog posts. The blog posts can usually be commented on by third parties.

If an affected person leaves a comment in the blog published on this website, in addition to the comments left by the affected person, information about the time of the comment as well as the username chosen by the affected person (pseudonym) is stored and published. Furthermore, the IP address of the person concerned provided by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) is recorded. This storage of the IP address is done for security reasons and in the event that the person concerned violates the rights of third parties through a comment made or posts illegal content. The storage of this personal data therefore takes place in the self-interest of the person responsible for processing, so that this could possibly be excused in the event of a violation of the law. No transfer of this collected personal data to third parties will take place, insofar as such a transfer is not legally prescribed or the legal defense of the person responsible for processing it.

Subscription of comments in the blog on the website

The comments posted on the GhostWritingTeams blog can in principle be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, there is the possibility that a commenter subscribes to his comments following comments on a particular blog post.

If an affected person decides on the option to subscribe to comments, the person responsible for processing will send an automatic confirmation email to verify in the double-opt-in process whether the holder of the e-mail address specified for this Option has decided. The option to subscribe to comments can be terminated at any time.

11. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The person responsible for processing processes and stores personal data of the person concerned only for the period of time required to achieve the storage purpose or to the extent that it is provided by the European Guidelines and Regulations or another legislator for legislation or regulations subject, foreseen.

In the event of a retention or expiry of a statutory time-limit laid down by the European Guidelines and Regulations or by any other competent legislature, the personal data shall be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with statutory requirements.

12. Rights of the data subject

a) Right to confirmation

Every person concerned has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to request confirmation from the person responsible for the processing as to whether personal data concerning them are being processed. If a person concerned wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time.

b) Right to information

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations, to receive free information about the personal data stored about him and a copy of this information from the person responsible for the processing at any time. Furthermore, the European directives and regulations grant the data subject access to the following information:

the processing purposes

the categories of personal data that are processed

the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been disclosed or are still being disclosed, in particular to recipients in third countries or to international organizations

if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration

the existence of a right to correction or deletion of personal data concerning you or to restriction of processing by the person responsible or a right to object to this processing

the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority

if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: All available information on the origin of the data

the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to information as to whether personal data has been transmitted to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject has the right to receive information about the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transmission.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, he or she can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time.

c) Right to rectification

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directives and regulations to request the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data – including by means of a supplementary declaration.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they can contact an employee of the controller at any time.

d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to demand that the person responsible delete the personal data concerning them immediately, provided that one of the following reasons applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for such purposes for which they are no longer necessary.

The data subject revokes their consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Article 9 (2) (a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

The data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 1 GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or the data subject objects in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 2 GDPR to the Processing a.

The personal data was processed unlawfully.

The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the member states to which the person responsible is subject.

The personal data was collected in relation to the information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 Para. 1 GDPR.

If one of the above-mentioned reasons applies and a person concerned wants to have personal data stored by the GhostWritingTeam deleted, they can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time. The employee of the GhostWritingTeam will arrange for the deletion request to be complied with immediately.

If the personal data of the GhostWritingTeam has been made public and our company, as the person responsible, is obliged to delete the personal data in accordance with Art. 17 Para. 1 GDPR, the GhostWritingTeam will take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, in order to inform other data processors who process the published personal data that the data subject has requested that these other data processors delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data, as far as the processing is not necessary. The employee of the GhostWritingTeam will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

e) Right to restriction of processing

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to require the controller to restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met:

The data subject disputes the correctness of the personal data for a period of time that enables the person responsible to check the correctness of the personal data.

The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses to delete the personal data and instead requests that the use of the personal data be restricted.

The person responsible no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

The person concerned has an objection to the processing in accordance with. Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh those of the person concerned.

If one of the above conditions is met and a person concerned would like to request the restriction of personal data stored by the GhostWritingTeam, they can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time. The employee of the GhostWritingTeam will arrange for the processing to be restricted.

f) Right to data portability

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to receive the personal data concerning them, which have been made available to a person responsible by the person concerned, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another person responsible without hindrance from the person responsible to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Letter a GDPR or Art. 9 Para . 2 letter a DS-GVO or on a contract according to Art. 6 para. 1 letter b DS-GVO and the processing is carried out using automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or takes place in the exercise of public authority, which has been assigned to the person responsible.

Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 (1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one person responsible to another, insofar as this is technically feasible and if this does not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.

To assert the right to data portability, the person concerned can contact an employee of the GhostWriting team at any time.

g) Right to object

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to object at any time to the processing of personal data relating to them which is based on Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e or f DS-GVO takes place to object. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The GhostWritingTeam will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend Legal claims.

If the ghost writing team processes personal data in order to operate direct mail, the person concerned has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct advertising. If the person concerned objects to the GhostWritingTeam processing for direct marketing purposes, the GhostWritingTeam will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, for reasons that arise from his or her particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning him or her that is carried out by the GhostWritingTeam for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 Para. 1 GDPR To object, unless such processing is necessary to fulfill a task in the public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the person concerned can contact any member of the GhostWriting team or another member of staff directly. The data subject is also free, in connection with the use of information society services, regardless of Directive 2002/58 / EC, to exercise their right of objection by means of automated procedures that use technical specifications.

h) Automated decisions in individual cases including profiling

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations not to be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which has a legal effect on them or significantly affects them in a similar manner, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the person responsible, or (2) is permissible on the basis of Union or Member State law to which the person responsible is subject and these legal provisions take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as the legitimate interests of the data subject or (3) is made with the express consent of the data subject.

If the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the person responsible, or (2) it is made with the express consent of the data subject, the GhostWritingTeam takes appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests to protect the data subject, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the person responsible, to express his own point of view and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to assert rights with regard to automated decisions, they can contact an employee of the controller at any time.

i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to revoke consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the person concerned wishes to assert their right to withdraw consent, they can contact an employee of the controller at any time.

13. Data protection in applications and in the application process

The person responsible for processing collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. The processing can also be done electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant sends the relevant application documents electronically, for example by e-mail or via a web form on the website, to the person responsible for processing. If the person responsible for processing concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the person responsible for processing does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that deletion does not conflict with any other legitimate interests of the person responsible for processing. Another legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

14. Data protection provisions on the application and use of AddThis

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of the AddThis company on this website. AddThis is a so-called bookmarking provider. The service enables a simplified bookmarking of websites via buttons. Hovering over the AddThis component with the mouse or clicking on it will display a list of bookmarking and sharing services. AddThis is used on over 15 million websites, and according to the operating company, the buttons are displayed over 20 billion times a year.

The operating company of AddThis is Oracle Corporation, 10 Van de Graaff Drive, Burlington, MA 01803, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which an AddThis component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective AddThis component to transfer data from the Website www.addthis.com. As part of this technical process, AddThis receives information about the visit and which specific individual page of this website is used by the information technology system used by the person concerned. AddThis also receives information about the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the person concerned, the browser type, the browser language, the website accessed before our website, the date and time of the visit to our website. AddThis uses this data to create anonymized user profiles. The data and information transmitted to AddThis in this way enable the AddThis company itself, as well as the companies affiliated with AddThis or its partner companies, to target visitors to the website of the person responsible for processing with personalized and interest-based advertising.

AddThis displays personalized and interest-related advertising based on a cookie set by the company. This cookie analyzes the individual surfing behavior of the computer system used by the person concerned. The cookie saves the visits to Internet pages made by the computer system.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent AddThis from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, cookies already set by AddThis can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.

The data subject also has the option to permanently object to the processing of personal data by AddThis. To do this, the person concerned must press the opt-out button under the link http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set with the objection is stored on the information technology system used by the person concerned. If the cookies are deleted on the data subject’s system after an objection, the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.

With the setting of the opt-out cookie, however, there is the possibility that the website of the person responsible for processing can no longer be fully used by the person concerned.

The applicable data protection provisions of AddThis can be found at http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy.

15. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Adobe Analytics (Omniture) / Adobe Marketing Cloud

The data controller has integrated components from Adobe on this website. Adobe Analytics (Omniture) or the Adobe Marketing Cloud (hereinafter referred to as “Omniture”) is an instrument that enables more efficient online marketing and web analysis. Omniture is part of the Adobe Marketing Cloud. The Adobe Marketing Cloud enables real-time analysis of visitor flows on websites. The real-time analyzes include project reports and allow an ad-hoc analysis of website visitors. Customer interactions are shown in such a way that the person responsible for processing is given a better overview of the online activities of the users of this website by displaying the data in simple and interactive dashboards and converting them into reports. This enables the person responsible for processing to receive information in real time and thus to recognize problems that arise more quickly.

The operating company for these services is Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland.

Omniture sets a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned (cookies have already been explained in advance; you can read about this above). The person responsible for processing ensures through a server setting that the tracking data records transmitted to the Adobe data center are anonymized before geolocation. The anonymization is implemented by replacing the last part of the IP address. The person responsible for the processing has made settings on the server side, on the basis of which the IP address of the person concerned is anonymized independently of one another for geolocation and range measurement before processing. On behalf of the controller, Adobe will use the data and information obtained via our website to evaluate the user behavior of the person concerned. Furthermore, Adobe will use the data to create reports on user activities on our behalf and to provide other services for our company that are related to the use of our website. Adobe does not merge the IP address of the data subject with other personal data.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Omniture from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, the cookies already set by Omniture can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to the collection of the data generated by the Adobe cookie and relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Adobe and to prevent this. To do this, the person concerned must press the unsubscribe button under the link http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/opt-out.html, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set with the objection is stored on the information technology system used by the person concerned. If the cookies are deleted on the data subject’s system after an objection, the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.

With the setting of the opt-out cookie, however, there is the possibility that the website of the person responsible for processing can no longer be fully used by the person concerned.

Adobe’s current data protection regulations can be found at http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy.html.

16. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Facebook

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a social meeting point operated on the Internet, an online community that usually enables users to communicate with one another and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences, or it enables the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the person responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective Facebook -Component causes a representation of the corresponding Facebook component to be downloaded from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be called up at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. As part of this technical process, Facebook receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the person concerned is visiting with each visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned to the respective Facebook account of the person concerned by Facebook. If the person concerned activates one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Like” button, or if the person concerned makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the person concerned’s personal Facebook user account and saves this personal data .

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged into Facebook at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before calling up our website.

The data guideline published by Facebook, which is available at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. Various applications are also available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

17. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Getty Images images

The person responsible for the processing has integrated components from Getty Images on this website. Getty Images is an American picture agency. A picture agency is a company that offers pictures and other picture material on the market. Picture agencies usually market photographs, illustrations and film material. Various customers, in particular website operators, editors of print and TV media and advertising agencies, license the images they use via a picture agency.

The operating company for the Getty Images components is Getty Images International, 1st Floor, The Herbert Building, The Park, Carrickmines, Dublin 18, Ireland.

Getty Images allows the embedding of stock images (possibly free of charge). Embedding is the embedding or integration of certain external content, for example text, video or image data that is provided by an external website and then appears on your own website. A so-called embed code is used for embedding. An embedding code is an HTML code that is integrated into a website by a website operator. If an embedding code has been integrated by a website operator, the external content of the other website is displayed immediately as soon as a website is visited. In order to display the external content, the external content is loaded directly from the other website. Getty Images provides further information about embedding content under the link http://www.gettyimages.de/resources/embed.

Via the technical implementation of the embedding code that enables Getty Images’ images to be displayed, the IP address of the Internet connection via which the person concerned accesses our website is transmitted to Getty Images. Getty Images also records our website, the type of browser used, the browser language, the time and length of access. In addition, Getty Images can collect navigation information, i.e. information about which of our subpages were visited by the person concerned and which links were clicked, as well as other interactions that the person concerned carried out when visiting our website. This data can be saved and evaluated by Getty Images.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Getty Images can be found at https://www.gettyimages.de/company/privacy-policy.

18. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Google AdSense

The controller has integrated Google AdSense on this website. Google AdSense is an online service that enables advertising to be placed on third-party sites. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects the advertisements displayed on third-party sites to match the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense allows interest-based targeting of the Internet user, which is implemented by generating individual user profiles.

The operating company of the Google AdSense component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The purpose of the Google AdSense component is to integrate advertisements on our website. Google AdSense places a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Alphabet Inc. is able to analyze the use of our website. Every time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Google AdSense component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically triggered by the respective Google AdSense component To transmit data to Alphabet Inc. for the purpose of online advertising and billing of commissions. As part of this technical process, Alphabet Inc. gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the person concerned, which Alphabet Inc. uses, among other things, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission accounting.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Alphabet Inc. from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Alphabet Inc. can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Google AdSense also uses so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in Internet pages to enable log file recording and log file analysis, which enables statistical evaluation to be carried out. Using the embedded tracking pixel, Alphabet Inc. can recognize whether and when a website was opened by a data subject and which links were clicked on by the data subject. Tracking pixels are used, among other things, to evaluate the flow of visitors to a website.

Via Google AdSense, personal data and information, which also includes the IP address and is necessary for the collection and billing of the advertisements displayed, is transmitted to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America. These personal data are stored and processed in the United States of America. Alphabet Inc. may pass this personal data collected through the technical process on to third parties.

Google AdSense is explained in more detail under this link https://www.google.de/intl/de/adsense/start/.

19. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The person responsible for processing has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the gathering, collection and evaluation of data on the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data on the website from which a person concerned came to a website (so-called referrer), which subpages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. A web analysis is mainly used to optimize a website and for a cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The person responsible for processing uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP address of the Internet connection of the person concerned is shortened and anonymized by Google if our Internet pages are accessed from a member state of the European Union or from another signatory to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the flow of visitors to our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us that show the activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically triggered by the respective Google Analytics component To transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the person concerned, which Google uses, among other things, to track the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission accounting.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made and the frequency of visits to our website by the person concerned. Each time you visit our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the person concerned, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass this personal data collected through the technical process on to third parties.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to the collection of the data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google and to prevent such. To do this, the person concerned must download and install a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data or information on website visits may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on will be considered an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the person concerned is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later point in time, the person concerned must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the person concerned or another person who is attributable to their sphere of influence, there is the option of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail under this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

20. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Google Remarketing

The person responsible for processing has integrated Google Remarketing services on this website. Google Remarketing is a function of Google AdWords that enables a company to show advertisements to Internet users who have previously been on the company’s website. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows a company to create user-related advertising and consequently to show interest-relevant advertisements to the Internet user.

The operating company for Google Remarketing services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The purpose of Google Remarketing is to display interest-relevant advertising. Google Remarketing enables us to display advertisements via the Google advertising network or to have them displayed on other websites that are tailored to the individual needs and interests of Internet users.

Google Remarketing places a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. What cookies are has already been explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is able to recognize the visitor to our website if he or she subsequently calls up websites that are also members of the Google advertising network. Every time a website is accessed on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated, the person’s internet browser automatically identifies itself with Google. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address or the surfing behavior of the user, which Google uses, among other things, to display interest-relevant advertising.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the websites visited by the person concerned. Each time you visit our website, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the person concerned, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass this personal data collected through the technical process on to third parties.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

The data subject also has the option of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the person concerned must call up the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers used and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

21. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Google+

The person responsible for processing has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is a social meeting point operated on the Internet, an online community that usually enables users to communicate with one another and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences, or it enables the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Google+ enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests, among other things.

Google+ is operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Google+ button to display the corresponding Google+ Download button from Google. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned. More detailed information on Google+ is available at https://developers.google.com/+/.

If the person concerned is logged in to Google+ at the same time, Google recognizes which specific subpage of our website the person concerned is visiting with each visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Google+ button and assigned by Google to the respective Google+ account of the person concerned.

If the person concerned activates one of the Google+ buttons integrated on our website and thereby makes a Google+ 1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the personal Google+ user account of the person concerned and saves this personal data. Google saves the Google +1 recommendation of the person concerned and makes it publicly available in accordance with the conditions accepted by the person concerned in this regard. A Google +1 recommendation made by the person concerned on this website is subsequently stored in other Google services together with other personal data, such as the name of the Google +1 account used by the person concerned and the photo stored in it For example, the search engine results of the Google search engine, the Google account of the person concerned or other places, for example on websites or in connection with advertisements, are stored and processed. Furthermore, Google is able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored by Google. Google also records this personal information for the purpose of improving or optimizing the various Google services.

Via the Google+ button, Google always receives information that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged in to Google+ at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks the Google+ button or not.

If the person concerned does not want personal data to be transmitted to Google, they can prevent such transmission by logging out of their Google+ account before calling up our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/. Further information from Google about the Google +1 button can be found at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.

22. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Google AdWords

The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads in Google’s search engine results as well as in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to define certain keywords in advance by means of which an advertisement is only displayed in Google’s search engine results if the user calls up a keyword-relevant search result with the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed to topic-related websites using an automatic algorithm and taking into account the previously defined keywords.

The operating company for the services of Google AdWords is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to advertise our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and by displaying third-party advertising on our website.

If a person concerned reaches our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is stored on the information technology system of the person concerned by Google. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the person concerned. If the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to determine whether certain sub-pages, for example the shopping cart from an online shop system, have been accessed on our website. The conversion cookie enables both we and Google to understand whether a person concerned who came to our website via an AdWords ad generated sales, i.e. completed or canceled a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are in turn used by us to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords advertisements, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords advertisement and to optimize our AdWords advertisements for the future . Neither our company nor any other Google AdWords advertisers receive any information from Google that could identify the person concerned.

The conversion cookie is used to store personal information, such as the websites visited by the person concerned. Each time you visit our website, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the person concerned, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass this personal data collected through the technical process on to third parties.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

The data subject also has the option of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the person concerned must call up the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers used and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

23. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Instagram

The controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform and enables users to share photos and videos and also to disseminate such data in other social networks.

The operating company for Instagram services is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2 Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically replaced by the respective Instagram component causes a representation of the corresponding component to be downloaded from Instagram. As part of this technical process, Instagram receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged in to Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognizes which specific sub-page the person concerned is visiting with each visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned to the respective Instagram account of the person concerned by Instagram. If the person concerned clicks one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transferred with it are assigned to the personal Instagram user account of the person concerned and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram always receives information via the Instagram component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged in to Instagram at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Instagram component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Instagram, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Instagram account before visiting our website.

Further information and Instagram’s applicable data protection regulations can be found at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

24. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Jetpack for WordPress

The controller has integrated Jetpack on this website. Jetpack is a WordPress plug-in that offers the operator of a website based on WordPress additional functions. Jetpack allows the website operator, among other things, an overview of the visitors to the site. By displaying related articles and publications or the ability to share content on the site, it is also possible to increase the number of visitors. In addition, security functions are integrated in Jetpack, so that a website using Jetpack is better protected against brute force attacks. Jetpack also optimizes and accelerates the loading of the images integrated on the website.

The operating company of the Jetpack plug-in for WordPress is Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Business Center, No.1 Lower Mayor Street, International Financial Services Center, Dublin 1, Ireland.

Jetpack places a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. What cookies are has already been explained above. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Jetpack component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Jetpack component to provide data for analysis purposes to be transmitted to Automattic. As part of this technical process, Automattic gains knowledge of data that is subsequently used to create an overview of website visits. The data obtained in this way are used to analyze the behavior of the person concerned who accessed the website of the person responsible for processing and are evaluated with the aim of optimizing the website. The data collected via the Jetpack component will not be used to identify the person concerned without the prior express consent of the person concerned. The data is also made known to Quantcast. Quantcast uses the data for the same purposes as Automattic.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Automattic / Quantcast from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, cookies already set by Automattic can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to the collection of the data generated by the Jetpack cookie relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Automattic / Quantcast and to prevent this. To do this, the person concerned must press the opt-out button under the link https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set with the objection is stored on the information technology system used by the person concerned. If the cookies are deleted on the data subject’s system after an objection, the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.

With the setting of the opt-out cookie, however, there is the possibility that the website of the person responsible for processing can no longer be fully used by the person concerned.

Automattic’s current data protection regulations are available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Quantcast’s current privacy policy is available at https://www.quantcast.com/privacy/.

25. Data protection provisions on the application and use of LinkedIn

The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and make new business contacts. Over 400 million registered people use LinkedIn in more than 200 countries. This makes LinkedIn currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

The operating company of LinkedIn is the LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible for data protection matters outside the USA.

Each time you visit our website, which is equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser used by the person concerned to download a corresponding representation of the LinkedIn component. Further information on the LinkedIn plug-ins can be found at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, LinkedIn gains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the person concerned is visiting with each visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned to the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject by LinkedIn. If the person concerned activates a LinkedIn button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the person concerned and saves this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their LinkedIn account before calling up our website.

At https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls, LinkedIn offers the option of unsubscribing from email messages, SMS messages and targeted advertisements, as well as managing advertisement settings. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame, who can set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable data protection regulations of LinkedIn are available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn cookie policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

26. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Matomo

The controller has integrated the Matomo component on this website. Matomo is an open source software tool for web analysis. Web analysis is the gathering, collection and evaluation of data on the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis tool collects, among other things, data on which website a person concerned came to a website (so-called referrer), which sub-pages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a sub-page was viewed. A web analysis is mainly used to optimize a website and for a cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The software is operated on the server of the person responsible for processing; the log files, which are sensitive under data protection law, are stored exclusively on this server.

The purpose of the Matomo component is to analyze visitor flows on our website. The person responsible for processing uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of this website in order to compile online reports that show the activities on our website.

Matomo places a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. What cookies are has already been explained above. Setting the cookie enables us to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the Matomo component to transmit data to our server for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, we gain knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the person concerned, which among other things helps us to understand the origin of the visitors and clicks.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made and the frequency of visits to our website. Each time you visit our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the person concerned, is transferred to our server. This personal data is saved by us. We do not pass this personal data on to third parties.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Matomo from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Matomo can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to the collection of data generated by Matomo relating to the use of this website and of preventing such collection. To do this, the person concerned must set “Do Not Track” in their browser.

With the setting of the opt-out cookie, however, there is the possibility that the website of the person responsible for processing can no longer be fully used by the person concerned.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Matomo can be found at https://matomo.org/privacy/.

27. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Shariff

The controller has integrated the Shariff component on this website. The Shariff component provides social media buttons that comply with data protection regulations. Shariff was developed for the German computer magazine c’t and is published via GitHub, Inc.

The component was developed by GitHub, Inc. 88 Colin P. Kelly Junior Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

The button solutions provided by the social networks usually transfer personal data to the respective social network when a user visits a website in which a social media button has been integrated. By using the Shariff component, personal data is only transmitted to social networks if the visitor to a website actively clicks one of the social media buttons. Further information on the Shariff component is available from the computer magazine c’t at http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Datenschutz-und-Social-Media-Der-ct-Shariff-ist-im-Einsatz-2470103. html ready. The purpose of using the Shariff component is to protect the personal data of visitors to our website and at the same time to enable us to integrate a button solution for social networks on this website.

Further information and GitHub’s applicable data protection provisions can be found at https://help.github.com/articles/github-privacy-policy/.

28. Payment method: Data protection provisions for Klarna as a payment method

The controller has integrated Klarna components on this website. Klarna is an online payment service provider that enables purchase on account or flexible installment payments. Klarna also offers additional services, such as buyer protection or an identity and credit check.

Klarna is operated by Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.

If the person concerned selects either “purchase on account” or “installment purchase” as a payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, the data of the person concerned is automatically transmitted to Klarna. By selecting one of these payment options, the person concerned consents to the transfer of personal data required to process the invoice or installment purchase or to check the identity and creditworthiness.

The personal data transmitted to Klarna are usually first name, last name, address, date of birth, gender, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number and other data that are necessary to process an invoice or installment purchase . Personal data related to the respective order is also required to process the purchase contract. In particular, there may be mutual exchange of payment information, such as bank details, card number, expiry date and CVC code, number of items, item number, data on goods and services, prices and tax levies, information on previous purchasing behavior or other information on the financial situation of the person concerned .

The transmission of the data is intended in particular for identity verification, payment administration and fraud prevention. The person responsible for processing will transmit personal data to Klarna in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between Klarna and the person responsible for processing are transmitted by Klarna to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check your identity and creditworthiness.

Klarna also passes on the personal data to affiliated companies (Klarna Group) and service providers or subcontractors, insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data are to be processed on behalf.

To decide on the establishment, implementation or termination of a contractual relationship, Klarna collects and uses data and information about the previous payment behavior of the person concerned as well as probability values for their behavior in the future (so-called scoring). The calculation of the scoring is carried out on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedures.

The person concerned has the option of revoking their consent to the handling of personal data from Klarna at any time. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.

Klarna’s current data protection regulations can be found at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/data/de_de/data_protection.pdf.

29. Payment method: Data protection provisions for PayPal as a payment method

The person responsible for processing has integrated components from PayPal on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which are virtual private or business accounts. PayPal also offers the option of processing virtual payments via credit cards if a user does not have a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an e-mail address, which is why there is no classic account number. PayPal makes it possible to initiate online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also acts as a trustee and offers buyer protection services.

The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg.

If the person concerned selects “PayPal” as the payment option in our online shop during the ordering process, the data of the person concerned will be automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the person concerned consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.

The personal data transmitted to PayPal are usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data that are necessary for payment processing. Personal data related to the respective order is also required to process the purchase contract.

The purpose of transmitting the data is to process payments and prevent fraud. The person responsible for processing will transmit personal data to PayPal in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the person responsible for processing may be transmitted by PayPal to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check your identity and creditworthiness.

PayPal may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors, insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on behalf.

The data subject has the option of revoking their consent to the handling of personal data at any time vis-à-vis PayPal. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.

PayPal’s current data protection regulations can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

30. Payment method: Privacy policy for Skrill as a payment method

The controller has integrated components from Skrill on this website. Skrill is an online payment service provider. The payments are processed via the so-called Skrill wallet, which is a virtual electronic wallet. Skrill also offers the ability to process virtual payments using credit cards. A Skrill wallet is managed via an email address. Skrill makes it possible to initiate online payments to third parties or to receive payments.

Skrill is operated by Skrill Limited, 25 Canada Square, London E14 5LQ, United Kingdom.

If the person concerned selects “Skrill” as the payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, the data of the person concerned will be automatically transmitted to Skrill. By selecting this payment option, the person concerned consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.

The personal data exchanged with Skrill are the purchase amount and the email address that are necessary for payment processing. The purpose of transmitting the data is to process payments and prevent fraud. The data controller will also transfer other personal data to Skrill if there is a legitimate interest in the transfer. The personal data exchanged between Skrill and the data controller may be transmitted by Skrill to credit reporting agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check your identity and creditworthiness.

Skrill may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data are to be processed on behalf of.

The data subject has the option of withdrawing their consent to the handling of personal data from Skrill at any time. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.

The applicable data protection provisions of Skrill can be found at https://www.skrill.com/de/fusszeile/datenschutzbestUNGEN/.

31. Payment method: Data protection provisions for instant transfer as a payment method

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of Sofortüberweisung on this website. Sofortüberweisung is a payment service that enables cashless payment for products and services on the Internet. Sofortüberweisung is a technical process through which the online retailer immediately receives a payment confirmation. This enables a retailer to deliver goods, services or downloads to the customer immediately after ordering.

The operating company of Sofortüberweisung is Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.

If the person concerned selects “Sofortüberweisung” as the payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, the data of the person concerned will be automatically transmitted to Sofortüberweisung. By selecting this payment option, the person concerned consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.

When processing the purchase via Sofortüberweisung, the buyer transmits the PIN and TAN to Sofort GmbH. Sofortüberweisung then carries out a transfer to the online dealer after a technical check of the account balance and retrieval of further data to check the account coverage. The online retailer is then automatically informed that the financial transaction has been carried out.

The personal data exchanged with Sofortüberweisung are first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data that are necessary for payment processing. The purpose of transmitting the data is to process payments and prevent fraud. The person responsible for processing will transmit other personal data to Sofortüberweisung even if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between Sofortüberweisung and the person responsible for processing may be transmitted to credit agencies by Sofortüberweisung. The purpose of this transmission is to check your identity and creditworthiness.

Sofortüberweisung may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors, insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on behalf of.

The person concerned has the option of revoking their consent to the handling of personal data at any time against Sofortüberweisung. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.

The applicable data protection provisions of Sofortüberweisung can be found at https://www.klarna.com/sofort/datenschutz/.

32. Legal basis for processing

Art. 6 I lit. a DS-GVO serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, for example to fulfill tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our company were injured and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR are based. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail. We are particularly permitted to carry out such processing operations because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, he took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the person concerned is a customer of the person responsible (recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

33. Legitimate interests in processing pursued by the controller or a third party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f DS-GVO is our legitimate interest in conducting our business for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

34. Duration for which the personal data will be stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the deadline has expired, the relevant data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required to fulfill or initiate a contract.

35. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; Necessity for the conclusion of the contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision

We explain to you that the provision of personal data is in part required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). In order to conclude a contract, it may sometimes be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data that we subsequently have to process. For example, the person concerned is obliged to provide us with personal data when our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide personal data would mean that the contract could not be concluded with the person concerned. Before the person concerned provides personal data, the person concerned must contact one of our employees. Our employee explains to the person concerned on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what consequences the failure to provide the personal data would have.

36. Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.

This data protection declaration was created by the data protection declaration generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which works as the external data protection officer in Munich, in cooperation with the Cologne IT and data protection lawyer Christian Solmecke.