The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.
How do we collect your data?Your data is collected partly by you providing it to us, e.g., data you enter in a contact form. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?You have the right to receive free information at any time about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for other questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Details can be found in the section “Right to Restriction of Processing”.
When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This happens primarily with cookies and so-called analytics programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is usually anonymous; the browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on these tools and your options to object can be found in the following privacy policy.
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses and other data generated via a website.
The use of the host is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR).
Our host will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
Conclusion of a contract on order processingTo ensure data protection-compliant processing, we have concluded a contract on order processing with our host.
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.
We point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g., communication by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:
Carolinger GmbH & Co. KG
Wiesenstr. 5
65606 Villmar
Management: Carlos Merz
Phone: 06483 / 91 96 720
E-mail: info@carolinger.net
The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. A simple e-mail is sufficient to notify us. The legality of the data processing carried out until revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 (1) LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE APPLICABLE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 (1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 (2) GDPR).
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or the place of the suspected infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used and machine-readable format and to have it transferred to another controller where technically feasible.
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser’s address bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
If, following the conclusion of a paid contract, it is necessary for you to provide your payment data (e.g., account number for direct debit), this data is required for payment processing.
Payment transactions via the common payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are processed exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser’s address bar.
With encrypted communication, your payment data transmitted to us cannot be read by third parties.
You have the right under the applicable legal provisions at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients and the purpose of processing and, if necessary, a right to rectification or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for other questions concerning personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.
You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may — apart from their storage — only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the EU or a Member State.
The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation for the sending of unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby contradicted. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic function of your browser deletes them.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third party (e.g., cookies for the processing of payment services).
Cookies have different functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or to display advertising.
Cookies that are necessary for the execution of the electronic communication process or for the provision of certain functions requested by you (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of his services. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, accept cookies for certain cases or generally exclude them and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
To the extent that cookies from third parties or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately within the scope of this privacy policy and, if necessary, obtain consent.
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
A merging of this data with other data sources will not be carried out.
The collection of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website — for this purpose the server log files must be recorded.
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on these data without your consent.
The processing of these data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR), if this has been requested.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular retention periods — remain unaffected.
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data arising from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. These data will not be passed on without your consent.
The processing of these data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR), since we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completion of processing your request). Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular statutory retention periods — remain unaffected.
You can register on this website to use additional functions on the site. The data you provide for this purpose will be used only for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.
For important changes, such as changes to the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we use the e-mail address provided during registration to inform you.
The processing of the data entered during registration is carried out for the purpose of performing the user relationship established by registration and, if necessary, for initiating further contracts (Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR).
The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on this website and will be deleted afterwards. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Instead of direct registration on this website, you can register with Facebook Connect. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, the data collected may also be transferred to the USA and other third countries.
If you choose registration with Facebook Connect and click the “Login with Facebook”/”Connect with Facebook” button, you will be automatically redirected to the Facebook platform. There you can log in with your user data. By doing so, your Facebook profile will be linked to this website and our services. Through this link we will gain access to the data stored by you on Facebook. These are in particular:
These data are used to set up, provide and personalize your account.
Registration with Facebook Connect and the associated data processing operations are based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.
Further information can be found in Facebook’s terms of use and privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/.
For the comment function on this site, in addition to your comment, information on the time the comment was created, your e-mail address and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you chose will be stored.
Storage of the IP AddressOur comment function stores the IP addresses of users who write comments. As we do not check comments on this website before they are posted, we need this data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.
Subscription to CommentsAs a user of the site you can subscribe to comments after registration. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address. You can cancel this function at any time via a link in the information emails. The data entered in the course of subscribing to comments will then be deleted; if you have provided these data to us for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g., newsletter subscription), they will remain with us.
Storage Duration of the CommentsThe comments and related data (e.g., IP address) will be stored and remain on this website until the commented content is completely deleted or the comments have to be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., insulting comments).
Legal BasisThe storage of the comments is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You can revoke consent you have given at any time. A simple e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Plugins of the social network Facebook are integrated on this website. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, the data collected may also be transferred to the USA and other third countries.
You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like Button” (“Like”) on this website. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.
When you visit this website, a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server is established via the plugin. Facebook thus receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like Button” while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website on your Facebook profile. This may allow Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We point out that, as the provider of the sites, we do not receive any information about the content of the transmitted data or their use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
If you do not want Facebook to associate the visit to this website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.
The use of the Facebook plugins is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media.
Functions of the service Instagram are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website with your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This may enable Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We point out that, as the provider of the sites, we do not receive any information about the content of the transmitted data or their use by Instagram.
The storage and analysis of the data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. If consent has been obtained (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. Provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior to both optimize his web offering and his advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
IP AnonymizationWe have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser Add-onYou can prevent the storage of cookies by configuring your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser add-on available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Objecting to Data CollectionYou can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie is set which prevents the collection of your data during future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.
More information on the handling of user data by Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Order ProcessingWe have concluded a contract for order processing with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Demographic Characteristics with Google AnalyticsThis website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics. This enables reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of the site visitors. These data come from interest-based advertising by Google and from visitor data of third parties. These data cannot be assigned to any specific person. You can disable this function at any time in the ad settings of your Google account or generally prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the “Objecting to data collection” section.
Data RetentionUser- and event-level data stored by Google that are linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g., User ID) or advertising identifiers (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) are anonymized or deleted after 14 months. Details can be found here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de
This website uses the WordPress Stats tool to statistically evaluate visitor access. Provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.
WordPress Stats uses cookies that are stored on your computer and allow analysis of website usage. The information generated by the cookies about the use of this website is stored on servers in the USA. Your IP address is anonymized after processing and before storage.
“WordPress Stats” cookies remain on your device until you delete them.
The storage of “WordPress Stats” cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior to optimize his web offering and advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, accept cookies for certain cases or generally exclude them and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
You can object to the collection and use of your data for the future by placing an opt-out cookie in your browser via the following link: https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/.
If you delete the cookies on your computer, you must set the opt-out cookie again.
This website uses the features of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device features of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. Provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
This feature enables the remarketing audiences created with Google Analytics Remarketing to be linked with the cross-device features of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that were adapted to you on one device (e.g., mobile) based on your previous usage and browsing behavior can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g., tablet or PC).
If you have given the appropriate consent, Google links your web and app browsing history with your Google account for this purpose. This allows the same personalized advertising messages to be displayed on any device on which you are logged in with your Google account.
To support this function, Google Analytics collects google-authenticated IDs of users that are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and build audiences for cross-device advertising.
You can permanently object to cross-device remarketing/targeting by disabling personalized advertising; follow this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
The consolidation of collected data in your Google account is based exclusively on your consent, which you can give or revoke at Google (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). For data collection operations that are not consolidated in your Google account (e.g., because you have no Google account or have objected to consolidation), data collection is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the website operator’s interest in the anonymized analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.
Further information and Google’s privacy policy can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.
This website uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Within the framework of Google Ads we use the so-called conversion tracking. If you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that are stored on the user’s computer by the internet browser. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page.
Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information obtained by means of the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers receive information about the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. They do not receive information that allows users to be personally identified. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can disable the conversion tracking cookie in your browser settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
The storage of conversion cookies and the use of this tracking tool are based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize his web offering and advertising. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
More information about Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need your e-mail address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified e-mail address and agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. This data is used exclusively to send the requested information and will not be passed on to third parties.
The processing of data entered in the newsletter registration form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You can revoke the consent to store the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g., via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until revocation remains unaffected.
The data provided by you for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list. Data stored for other purposes remains unaffected.
After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest in the sense of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
This website uses MailChimp to send newsletters. Provider is Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
MailChimp is a service that can be used to organize and analyze the sending of newsletters. If you enter data for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter (e.g., e-mail address), this data is stored on MailChimp’s servers in the USA.
MailChimp is certified under the “EU-US Privacy Shield”. The “Privacy Shield” is an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA.
Using MailChimp, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an e-mail sent with MailChimp, a file contained in the e-mail (so-called web beacon) connects to MailChimp’s servers in the USA. This can determine whether a newsletter message was opened and which links were clicked. Technical information is also collected (e.g., time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. It is used exclusively for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results can be used to tailor future newsletters to recipients’ interests.
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter if you do not wish to be analyzed by MailChimp. Each newsletter message contains a corresponding link. You can also unsubscribe directly on the website.
Data processing takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing carried out until revocation remains unaffected.
Data provided for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter. After unsubscribing, the data will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list. Data stored for other purposes remains unaffected.
After unsubscribing, your e-mail address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements (legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR). The storage of the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
Further details can be found in MailChimp’s terms: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.
Conclusion of a Data-Processing AgreementWe have concluded a so-called “Data-Processing Agreement” with MailChimp, in which we oblige MailChimp to protect our customers’ data and not to pass it on to third parties.
This website uses CleverReach for sending newsletters. Provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede. CleverReach is a service that can be used to organize and analyze newsletter delivery. The data you provide for newsletter subscription (e.g., e-mail address) is stored on CleverReach servers in Germany or Ireland.
Our newsletters sent with CleverReach allow us to analyze the behavior of newsletter recipients. This can include analyzing how many recipients opened the newsletter and how often which links were clicked. With conversion tracking it can also be analyzed whether a predefined action (e.g., purchase of a product on this website) occurred after clicking a link in the newsletter. Further information on data analysis by CleverReach can be found here: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/.
Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the prior data processing remains unaffected.
If you do not want to be analyzed by CleverReach, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. Each newsletter contains a link for this purpose. You can also unsubscribe via the website.
The data provided for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored until you unsubscribe and will be deleted afterward. Data stored for other purposes remains unaffected.
After unsubscribing, your e-mail address may be stored in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data is used only for this purpose and is not combined with other data. This serves your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements (legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR). The storage of the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
Further details can be found in CleverReach’s privacy policy: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/.
Conclusion of a Contract on Order ProcessingWe have concluded a contract on order processing with CleverReach and fully comply with the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using CleverReach.
This website embeds YouTube videos. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube this mode ensures that YouTube does not store information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. The transfer of data to YouTube partners is not necessarily excluded by the enhanced privacy mode. YouTube – regardless of whether you watch a video – establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network.
As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device after starting a video. With the help of these cookies, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. These are used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent fraud attempts. The cookies remain on your device until you delete them.
Further data processing operations may be triggered after starting a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing manner. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If consent has been obtained (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in their privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for a uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google’s servers is made.
Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
This website uses the Google Maps service via an API. Provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To ensure data protection on this website, Google Maps is deactivated when you first visit this website. A direct connection to Google’s servers is only established when you activate Google Maps yourself (consent according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). In this way it is prevented that your data are already transmitted to Google when you first visit the page.
After activation, Google Maps stores your IP address. This is then usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission after activation of Google Maps.
More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. Provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is made by a human or an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, time spent by the website visitor on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is transmitted to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.
The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting his web offers from abusive automated scanning and from spam. If consent has been obtained (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
We collect, process and use personal data only to the extent necessary to establish, implement or change the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures. Personal data about the use of this website (usage data) is collected, processed and used only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to invoice it.
The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the framework of order processing, e.g., to the companies entrusted with the delivery of the goods or the credit institution responsible for payment processing. Further transfer of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transfer. A transfer of your data to third parties without your explicit consent, for example for advertising purposes, does not take place.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the framework of order processing, e.g., to the credit institution responsible for payment processing.
Further transfer of data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transfer. A transfer of your data to third parties without your explicit consent, for example for advertising purposes, does not take place.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
On this website we offer, among other things, payment via PayPal. Provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”).
If you choose payment via PayPal, the payment data you enter will be transmitted to PayPal.
The transmission of your data to PayPal is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (processing for the performance of a contract). You can revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the legality of the data processing operations that have taken place in the past.
On this website we offer, among other things, payment with Klarna services. Provider is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter “Klarna”).
Klarna offers various payment options (e.g., installment purchases). If you choose to pay with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna will collect various personal data from you. Details can be found in Klarna’s privacy policy: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.
Klarna uses cookies to optimize the use of the Klarna checkout solution. The optimization of the checkout solution constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Cookies are small text files which are stored on your device and do no harm. They remain on your device until you delete them. Details on the use of Klarna cookies can be found here: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.
The transmission of your data to Klarna is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (processing for the performance of a contract). You can revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the legality of the data processing operations that have taken place in the past.
On this website we offer, among other things, payment via “Sofortüberweisung”. Provider of this payment service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter “Sofort GmbH”).
With the “Sofortüberweisung” procedure we receive a payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH in real time and can immediately start fulfilling our obligations.
If you choose the payment method “Sofortüberweisung”, you transmit the PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, with which it can log in to your online banking account. Sofort GmbH automatically checks your account balance after logging in and carries out the transfer to us using the TAN you provided. It then immediately transmits a transaction confirmation to us. After logging in, your transactions, the overdraft limit and the existence of other accounts and balances may also be checked automatically.
In addition to the PIN and TAN, the payment data you enter as well as personal data (e.g., first and last name, address, telephone number(s), email address, IP address and, if necessary, other data required for payment processing) are transmitted to Sofort GmbH. The transmission of this data is necessary to reliably verify your identity and to prevent fraud.
The transmission of your data to Sofort GmbH is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (processing for the performance of a contract). You can revoke your consent at any time. A revocation does not affect the legality of past data processing.
Details on payment with Sofortüberweisung can be found here: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., by e-mail, post or via an online application form). Below we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of the personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions and that your data is treated strictly confidentially.
Scope and purpose of data collectionIf you send us an application, we process the personal data associated with it (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes from interviews, etc.) insofar as this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG-new under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (general contract initiation) and – if you have given consent – Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data is passed on within our company only to persons involved in processing your application.
Storage period of the dataIf we are unable to make you an offer, you reject an offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to keep the data you submitted for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal) based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR). Afterwards the data will be deleted and any physical application documents destroyed. The retention serves in particular as evidence in the event of legal disputes. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period (e.g., due to pending litigation), deletion will take place only when the purpose for further storage ceases to apply.
A longer retention may also occur if you have given corresponding consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR) or if legal retention obligations prevent deletion.
Inclusion in the applicant poolIf we cannot make you a job offer, there may be the option to include you in our applicant pool. In that case, all documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool so that we can contact you in the event of suitable vacancies.
Inclusion in the applicant pool is carried out exclusively on the basis of your explicit consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). Providing consent is voluntary and is not related to the ongoing application process. You may revoke your consent at any time. In that case, the data in the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted unless there are legal retention obligations.
Data in the applicant pool will be irreversibly deleted at the latest two years after consent has been given.