Privacy Policy
1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data refers to all data with which you can be personally identified.
1.2 The controller for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Kai Gutstein, eCommerce & fulfillment, Brenzer Straße 13, 89567 Sontheim an der Brenz, Germany, Tel: 07325/9679572, E-mail: service@hardwarewallets24.de. The controller for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
1.3 The controller has appointed a data protection officer, who can be reached as follows: "SEWA solutions GmbH, Andreas Walter, Kaiser-Karl-Str. 9a, 89264 Weißenhorn, Phone: 07309 92 92 098, E-mail: info@sewa-solutions.de"
2) Data Collection when Visiting our Website
2.1 When using our website for informational purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the page server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:
- Our visited website
- Date and time of access
- Amount of data sent in bytes
- Source/referrer from which you came to the page
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. No disclosure or other use of the data takes place. However, we reserve the right to retrospectively check the server log files if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.
2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.
3) Cookies
To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your device for a longer period and allow the storage of page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of your web browser's cookie settings.
If individual cookies used by us also process personal data, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the case of a given consent, or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally.
Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be limited.
4) Contacting Us
4.1 Trusted Shops
For review reminders, we use the services of the following provider: Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15c, 50823 Cologne, Germany
Exclusively on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, we transmit your email address and, if applicable, other customer data to the provider so that they can contact you with a review reminder via email.
You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future, either to us or to the provider.
We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
4.2 When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is processed - exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter concerned has been conclusively clarified and provided that no legal retention obligations prevent this.
5) Data Processing when Opening a Customer Account
In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary if you provide us with this information when opening a customer account. The data required for opening an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.
Your customer account can be deleted at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the controller. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, no legal retention periods conflict with this, and no legitimate interest on our part for further storage continues to exist.
6) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing
6.1 Registration for our email newsletter
If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you will only receive the newsletter if you have explicitly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address provided.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. In this context, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data collected by us when you register for the newsletter will be used strictly for its intended purpose.
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.
6.2 CleverReach
Our email newsletters are sent via the following provider: CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede, Germany
Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provided during newsletter registration to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR so that they can send the newsletter on our behalf.
Subject to your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the provider also performs a statistical success evaluation of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the sent emails, which can measure opening rates and specific interactions with the newsletter's content. Device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and evaluated, but not merged with other data sets.
You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with effect for the future.
We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.
6.3 Product availability notification via email
For temporarily unavailable items, you can sign up to receive email product availability notifications. In this case, we will send you a one-time email notification about the availability of the item you selected. The only mandatory information for sending this notification is your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. For sending the email, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you will only receive a notification if you have explicitly confirmed your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address provided.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. In this context, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data collected by us when you sign up for our email notification service for product availability will be used strictly for its intended purpose.
You can unsubscribe from availability notifications at any time by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our dedicated distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.
7) Data Processing for Order Fulfillment
7.1 Insofar as necessary for the execution of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If, based on a corresponding contract, we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products, we process the contact data you provided during the order (name, address, email address) to inform you personally about upcoming updates within the legally prescribed period via a suitable communication channel (e.g., postal mail or email) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact data will be used strictly for the purpose of communicating updates owed by us and will only be processed by us to the extent necessary for the respective information.
For the processing of your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who support us fully or partially in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data will be transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.
7.2 Xentral
For order processing, we use the following provider: Xentral ERP Software GmbH, Fuggerstraße 11, 86150 Augsburg, Germany
Name, address, and, if applicable, other personal data will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of processing the online order. The transfer of your data will only take place insofar as this is actually necessary for the processing of the order. The provider is also used for accounting. The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if applicable, also the bank transactions of our company, in order to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions, and then generate financial accounting in a semi-automated process.
If personal data is also processed in this context, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in efficient organization and documentation of our business processes.
7.3 Disclosure of personal data to shipping service providers
– DHL
As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany
We transmit your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR before the delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or announcing the delivery, provided you have given your express consent for this in the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery, we only transmit the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer only takes place insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or the delivery announcement is not possible.
Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future against the above-named controller or against the provider.
7.4 Use of payment service providers (payment services)
– Apple Pay
If you choose the "Apple Pay" payment method offered by Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, the payment processing is carried out via the "Apple Pay" function of your device running iOS, watchOS or macOS by debiting a payment card stored in "Apple Pay". Apple Pay uses security features integrated into your device's hardware and software to protect your transactions. To authorize a payment, you will therefore need to enter a code previously set by you and verify it using your device's "Face ID" or "Touch ID" function.
For the purpose of payment processing, the information provided by you during the ordering process, along with information about your order, will be transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then re-encrypts this data with a developer-specific key before the data is transmitted to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay for the purpose of executing the payment. The encryption ensures that only the website through which the purchase was made can access the payment data. After the payment has been made, Apple sends your device account number and a transaction-specific, dynamic security code to the originating website to confirm the success of the payment.
If personal data is processed during the described transmissions, the processing takes place exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Apple retains anonymized transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, approximate date and time, and whether the transaction was successfully completed. Anonymization completely excludes any personal reference. Apple uses the anonymized data to improve "Apple Pay" and other Apple products and services.
If you use Apple Pay on your iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase you made via Safari on your Mac, the Mac and the authorization device communicate over an encrypted channel on Apple servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can identify you. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone settings. Go to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and disable "Allow Payments on Mac".
Further information on data protection at Apple Pay can be found at the following internet address: https://support.apple.com
– Paypal
One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg
If you choose a payment method from the provider where you pay in advance, your payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and credit card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be transmitted to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer of your data in this case is exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this.
If you choose a payment method where we pay in advance, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data during the ordering process (first and last name, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, possibly data for an alternative payment method).
In such cases, to safeguard our legitimate interest in assessing your creditworthiness, we forward this data to the provider for credit assessment purposes in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), the provider checks whether the payment option you selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.
The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of score values includes, but is not limited to, address data.
You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
– PayPal Checkout
This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal, which consists of PayPal's own payment methods and local third-party payment methods.
When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “Pay Later” via PayPal, we transmit your payment data during the payment process to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”). The transmission is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.
For the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “Pay Later” via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit assessment. For this purpose, your payment data may be transmitted to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in assessing your creditworthiness. PayPal uses the result of the credit assessment regarding the statistical probability of payment default for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
If you select the PayPal payment method "Invoice purchase", your payment data will first be transmitted to PayPal for payment preparation, whereupon PayPal will forward it to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin ("Ratepay") for payment processing. The legal basis in each case is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, RatePay carries out an identity and credit check on its own behalf to determine creditworthiness in accordance with the principle already mentioned above and transmits your payment data to credit agencies on the basis of its legitimate interest in determining creditworthiness in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. A list of credit agencies that Ratepay can use can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com
When using a local third-party payment method, your payment data will first be transmitted to PayPal in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR for payment preparation. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal will then transmit your payment data to the corresponding provider for payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR:
– Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany)
– iDeal (Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
– giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main)
– bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d’Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)
– blik (Polski Standard Płatności sp. z o.o., ul. Czerniakowska 87A, 00-718 Warsaw, Poland)
– eps (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2
1200 Vienna, Austria)
– MyBank (PRETA S.A.S, 40 Rue de Courcelles, F-75008 Paris, France)
– Przelewy24 (PayPro SA, Kanclerska 15A, 60-326 Poznań, Poland)
Further data protection information can be found in PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com
8) Web analysis services
8.1 Google Analytics 4
This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analysis service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which enables an analysis of your use of our website.
By default, when you visit the website, Google Analytics 4 sets cookies, which are stored as small text modules on your end device and collect certain information. The scope of this information also includes your IP address, which is, however, truncated by Google by the last digits to exclude direct personal identifiability.
The information is transmitted to Google servers and processed there. Transmissions to Google LLC, based in the USA, are also possible.
Google uses the collected information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activities for us, and provide other services related to website and internet use. The truncated IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. The data collected within the scope of Google Analytics 4 is stored for two months and then deleted.
All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the end device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your given consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.
We have concluded an order processing agreement with Google, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
For the transfer of data to the USA, Google relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.
Further legal information on Google Analytics 4, including a copy of the aforementioned standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://policies.google.com
Demographic characteristics
Google Analytics 4 uses the special function "demographic characteristics" and can create statistics that provide information about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This is done by analyzing advertising and information from third-party providers. This allows target groups for marketing activities to be identified. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to a specific person and is deleted after being stored for two months.
Google Signals
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, Google Signals can be used on this website to create cross-device reports. If you have enabled personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google account, Google can, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including cross-device conversions. We do not receive personal data from Google, only statistics. If you wish to stop cross-device analysis, you can disable the "Personalized advertising" function in your Google account settings. To do this, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com
User IDs
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, the "User IDs" function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google Analytics 4 in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, have set up an account on this website and log in to this account on different devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.
8.2 Google Tag Manager
This website uses the "Google Tag Manager", a service from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: "Google").
The Google Tag Manager provides a technical basis for bundling various web applications, including tracking and analysis services, and for calibrating, controlling and linking them to conditions via a uniform user interface. The Google Tag Manager itself does not store or read any information on user end devices. Nor does the service carry out any independent data analyses. However, when a page is accessed, your IP address is transmitted to Google by the Google Tag Manager and may be stored there. A transfer to servers of Google LLC. in the USA is also possible.
This processing is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, Google Tag Manager will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your given consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.
We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.
9) Retargeting/ Remarketing and Conversion Tracking
Google Ads Remarketing
Our website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing, with which we advertise this website in Google search results and on third-party websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). For this purpose, Google places a cookie in the browser of your end device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visit. Further data processing only takes place if you have agreed with Google that your internet and app browser history will be linked to your Google account and information from your Google account will be used to personalize ads that you view on the web. In this case, if you are logged into Google while visiting our website, Google uses your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define audience lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, your personal data is temporarily linked with Google Analytics data by Google to form audiences. In the context of using Google Ads Remarketing, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Details on the processing triggered by Google Ads Remarketing and how Google handles data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com
You can permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Remarketing by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in available at the following link:
https://support.google.com
Further information and the privacy policy regarding advertising and Google can be found here:
https://www.google.com
All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading out information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your given consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.
10) Page Functionality
10.1 YouTube
This website uses plugins for displaying and playing videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland
Data may also be transferred to: Google LLC., USA
If you visit a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers to load the plugin. In doing so, certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.
If the playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior, create playback statistics, and prevent abusive behavior.
If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your visit to the site, your data will be directly assigned to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish for this assignment to your account, you must log out before activating the playback button.
All the aforementioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies for reading out information on the end device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke the given consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.
For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.
10.2 Trusted Shops Trustbadge
Our website integrates graphic elements from the following provider to display external customer reviews and/or an externally awarded quality seal: Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne, Germany
When you access a page of our website that contains such graphic elements, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers to load the elements correctly. In doing so, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.
Insofar as personal data is processed in this context, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our offer and the appealing design of our website.
10.3 Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called Web Fonts from the following provider for the uniform display of fonts: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland
When you call up a page, your browser loads the necessary Web Fonts into its browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly and establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers. In doing so, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.
Data may also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA
The processing of personal data in the course of establishing a connection with the font provider only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your given consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website. If your browser does not support Web Fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.
11) Tools and Miscellaneous
11.1 Xentral ERP
For accounting purposes, we use the cloud-based accounting software service of the following provider: Xentral ERP Software GmbH, Fuggerstraße 11, 86150 Augsburg, Germany
The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if applicable, also our company's bank transactions in order to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions and thus generate financial accounting in a semi-automated process.
If personal data is processed in this context, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient organization and documentation of our business processes.
11.2 Cookie Consent Tool
This website uses a "cookie consent tool" to obtain valid user consents for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The "cookie consent tool" is displayed to users as an interactive user interface when they access the site, where they can give consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications by ticking a box. By using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user gives their consent by ticking the appropriate box. This ensures that such cookies are only placed on the user's end device if consent has been given.
The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed in this context.
If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning, or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies, and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.
Another legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. As the controller, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user's consent.
Where necessary, we have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
Further information on the operator and the setting options of the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.
12) Data Subject Rights
12.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) against the controller regarding the processing of your personal data, with reference to the stated legal basis for the respective exercise conditions:
- Right of access according to Art. 15 GDPR;
- Right to rectification according to Art. 16 GDPR;
- Right to erasure according to Art. 17 GDPR;
- Right to restriction of processing according to Art. 18 GDPR;
- Right to notification according to Art. 19 GDPR;
- Right to data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR;
- Right to withdraw granted consents according to Art. 7 (3) GDPR;
- Right to lodge a complaint according to Art. 77 GDPR.
12.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF, IN THE CONTEXT OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA CONCERNED. FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED, HOWEVER, IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING. YOU CAN EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.
13) Duration of Storage of Personal Data
The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing, and – if applicable – additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax law retention periods).
When personal data is processed on the basis of an explicit consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent.
If there are statutory retention periods for data processed within the framework of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the expiry of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.
When personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object according to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise, or defence of legal claims.
When personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object according to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
Unless otherwise stated in the other information of this declaration about specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
