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 will inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The controller in charge of data processing on this website, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is Dustin Schweizer, c/o Postflex #8939 Emsdettener Str 10, 48268 Greven, Deutschland, E-Mail: dustinsaaan@web.de. The controller 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.

2) Data collection when visiting our website
When you use our website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to the site server (so-called “server log files”). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

Our visited website
Date and time at the time of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/reference from which you reached 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. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

3) Hosting & content delivery network
Shopify

We use the system of the following provider to host our website and display the page content: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland (“Shopify”)

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc, 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

All data collected on our website is processed on the provider's servers. We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

In the case of data transfer to Canada, an appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

4) Cookies
In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your device for longer and enable page settings to be saved (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find the storage period in the cookie settings overview of your web browser.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, 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 consent given 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 in general.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

5) Contacting
5.1 Own function for making appointments online
We process your personal data as part of the online appointment booking function provided. You can see which data we collect to make an online appointment from the respective input form or the appointment request to make an appointment. If certain data is necessary in order to be able to make an online appointment, we will indicate this accordingly in the input form or in the appointment request. If we provide you with a free text field on the input form, you can describe your request in more detail there. You can then also decide for yourself which additional data you would like to enter. The data you provide will be stored and used exclusively for the purpose of making an appointment. When processing personal data that is required to fulfill a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are required to carry out pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending a message to the controller named at the beginning of this statement.

5.2 WhatsApp Business

You have the option of contacting us via the WhatsApp messaging service provided by WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. We use the so-called “business version” of WhatsApp for this purpose.

If you contact us via WhatsApp on the occasion of a specific transaction (e.g. an order placed), we will store and use the mobile phone number you use on WhatsApp and - if provided - your first and last name in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR. GDPR to process and respond to your request. On the same legal basis, we may ask you to provide further data (order number, customer number, address or e-mail address) via WhatsApp in order to be able to assign your request to a specific process.

If you use our WhatsApp contact for general inquiries (e.g. about the range of services, availability or our website), we store and use the mobile phone number you use on WhatsApp and - if provided - your first and last name in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient and timely provision of the requested information.

Your data will only ever be used to respond to your request via WhatsApp. Your data will not be passed on to third parties.Please note that WhatsApp Business receives access to the address book of the mobile device we use for this purpose and automatically transfers telephone numbers stored in the address book to a server of the parent company Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA. To operate our WhatsApp Business account, we use a mobile device whose address book only stores the WhatsApp contact data of those users who have also contacted us via WhatsApp.

This ensures that every person whose WhatsApp contact data is stored in our address book has already consented to the transmission of their WhatsApp telephone number from the address books of their chat contacts in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR when using the app on their device for the first time by accepting the WhatsApp terms of use. The transmission of data of such users who do not use WhatsApp and/or have not contacted us via WhatsApp is excluded in this respect.

For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by WhatsApp, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to WhatsApp's privacy policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/?eea=1#privacy-policy

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider that protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits it from being passed on to third parties.

As part of the above-mentioned processing, data may be transferred to Meta Platforms Inc. servers in the USA.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

5.3 - Function for price suggestions

For selected items on our website, we offer customers the opportunity to use an electronic form to submit a price suggestion for which they would purchase the item.

In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, we collect and store certain personal data of the inquirer (such as name and e-mail address) in the course of the electronic transmission of the form for the processing of the price proposal and use this data to subsequently inform the inquirer of a rejection or acceptance of the proposal or to submit a counter-proposal. The data provided via the form is used strictly for the purpose of collecting and allocating the price proposal and for a decision on its acceptance in preparation for the possible conclusion of a contract. After final processing of a price proposal request, the personal data will be deleted, provided that there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary.

5.4 When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email), personal data will be processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to 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 responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

6) 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 it to us when opening a customer account. The data required to open an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.

Deletion of your customer account is possible 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, there are no legal retention periods to the contrary and we have no legitimate interest in further storage.

7) Use of customer data for direct advertising
7.1 Registration for our email newsletter

If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will send you regular information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending newsletters, which ensures that you only receive newsletters if you have expressly 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 to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. 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 e-mail address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for the newsletter is used strictly for the 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 named at the beginning. Once you have unsubscribed, your email address will be deleted from our newsletter mailing list immediately, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

7.2 WhatsApp newsletter

If you subscribe to our WhatsApp newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers via WhatsApp. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your mobile phone number.

To send the newsletter, please add the mobile phone number you have provided to the address contacts of your mobile device and send us the message “Start” via WhatsApp. By sending this WhatsApp message, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR for the purpose of sending the newsletter. We will then add you to our newsletter mailing list.

The data collected by us when you register for the newsletter will be processed exclusively for the purpose of advertising by means of the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by sending us the message “Stop” via WhatsApp. Once you have unsubscribed, your mobile phone number will be deleted from our newsletter distribution list immediately, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

Please note that WhatsApp Business receives access to the address book of the mobile device we use for this purpose and automatically transfers telephone numbers stored in the address book to a server of the parent company Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA.

To send our WhatsApp newsletter, we therefore use a mobile device in whose address book only the WhatsApp contact details of our newsletter recipients are stored. This ensures that every person whose WhatsApp contact data is stored in our address book has already consented to the transmission of their WhatsApp telephone number from the address books of their chat contacts in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR when using the app on their device for the first time by accepting the WhatsApp terms of use. The transmission of data of such users who do not use WhatsApp and/or have not contacted us via WhatsApp is excluded in this respect.

For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by WhatsApp, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to WhatsApp's privacy policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/?eea=1#privacy-policy

We have concluded an order processing contract with WhatsApp that protects the data of our newsletter recipients and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

As part of the above-mentioned processing, data may be transferred to Meta Platforms Inc. servers in the USA.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has signed up to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

8) Data processing for order processing
8.1 Transmission of image files for order processing by email

On our website, we offer customers the opportunity to order the personalization of products by sending image files by e-mail. The submitted image motif is used as a template for the personalization of the selected product.

The customer can send us one or more image files from the memory of the end device used via the e-mail address provided on the website. We then record, store and use the files transmitted in this way exclusively for the production of the personalized product in accordance with the respective service description on our website. If the transmitted image files are passed on to special service providers for the production and processing of the order, you will be explicitly informed of this in the following paragraphs. No further forwarding will take place. If the transmitted files or the digital motifs contain personal data (in particular images of identifiable persons), all the processing operations just mentioned are carried out exclusively for the purpose of processing your online order in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

After final processing of the order, the transmitted image files are automatically and completely deleted.

8.2 If necessary for contract processing 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 we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we will process the contact details you provided when placing the order in order to inform you personally within the scope of our statutory information obligations pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of notifying you of updates owed by us and will only be processed by us for this purpose to the extent that this is necessary for the respective information.

To process your order, we also work together with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

8.3 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers

- German Post

We use the following provider as a transportation service provider: Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße 20, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We will pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The data will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or notification of delivery is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the controller named above or vis-à-vis the provider.
- DHL

We use the following provider as our transport service provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We will pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The information will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of goods. In this case, it is not possible to agree on a delivery date with the supplier in advance or to receive a delivery notification.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the above-mentioned responsible party or the supplier.

8.4 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

- Amazon Pay

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a., 38 avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires advance payment (such as credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be transferred exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
- Apple Pay

If you choose the “Apple Pay” payment method from Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, payment will be processed via the “Apple Pay” function on your iOS, watchOS, or macOS device by debiting a payment card stored with “Apple Pay.” Apple Pay uses security features built into your device's hardware and software to protect your transactions. To authorize a payment, you must enter a code you have previously set and verify your identity using the “Face ID” or “Touch ID” feature on your device.

For the purpose of processing the payment, the information you provide during the ordering process, together with the information about your order, will be transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then encrypts this data again with a developer-specific key before it is transmitted to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay for the purpose of executing the payment. 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 that the payment was successful.

If personal data is processed during the transfers described above, it will be processed exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

Apple stores anonymized transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, the approximate date and time, and whether the transaction was successfully completed. Anonymization completely prevents any personal reference. Apple uses the anonymized data to improve Apple Pay and other Apple products and services.

When you use Apple Pay on your iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase you made using Safari on your Mac, your Mac and the authorization device communicate via an encrypted channel on Apple servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can be used to identify you. You can disable the option to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone settings. Go to “Wallet & Apple Pay” and disable “Allow payments on Mac.”

For more information about Apple Pay privacy, visit the following website: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT203027
- giropay

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires advance payment (such as credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be transferred to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be transferred exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
- Google Pay

If you choose the “Google Pay” payment method from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”), payment will be processed via the “Google Pay” application on your mobile device running at least Android 4.4 (“KitKat”) and equipped with an NFC function by debiting a payment card stored with Google Pay or a payment system verified there (e.g., PayPal). To authorize a payment via Google Pay in excess of €25, you must first unlock your mobile device using the verification method you have set up (e.g., facial recognition, password, fingerprint, or pattern).

For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provide during the ordering process, together with the information about your order, will be passed on to Google. Google then transmits your payment information stored in Google Pay in the form of a unique transaction number to the originating website, which is used to verify that the payment has been made. This transaction number does not contain any information about the actual payment details of your payment method stored with Google Pay, but is created and transmitted as a unique numerical token. For all transactions via Google Pay, Google acts solely as an intermediary for the payment process. The transaction is carried out exclusively between the user and the originating website by debiting the payment method stored with Google Pay.

If personal data is processed during the transfers described above, this is done exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

Google reserves the right to collect, store, and evaluate certain transaction-specific information for each transaction made via Google Pay. This includes the date, time, and amount of the transaction, merchant location and description, a description of the goods or services purchased provided by the merchant, photos you have attached to the transaction, the name and email address of the seller and buyer or sender and recipient, the payment method used, your description of the reason for the transaction, and, if applicable, the offer associated with the transaction.

According to Google, this processing is carried out exclusively in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of the legitimate interest in proper accounting, verification of transaction data, and the optimization and maintenance of the Google Pay service.

Google also reserves the right to combine the processed transaction data with other information collected and stored by Google when you use other Google services.

The Google Pay Terms of Service can be found here:

https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/u/0/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=googlepaytos&ldl=de
Further information on data protection at Google Pay can be found at the following Internet address:
https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=privacynotice&ldl=de
- Shopify Payments

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires advance payment (such as credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be transferred exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
- SOFORT

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires advance payment (such as credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) and information about the content of your order will be transferred to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be transferred exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
- Stripe

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires advance payment (such as credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) and information about the content of your order will be transferred to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be transferred exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method where the provider makes advance payments (such as invoice or installment purchases or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, data on an alternative means of payment) during the ordering process.

In order to protect our legitimate interest in determining the solvency of our customers, we will forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The provider uses the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment history) to check whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

The credit check may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit check, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things, but not exclusively, are included in the calculation of the score values.

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.

9) Page functions
9.1 Instagram plugins

Our website uses plugins from the social network of the following provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland

These plugins enable direct interaction with content on the social network.

To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated by means of a so-called “2-click” or “Shariff” solution integrated into the page.

This integration ensures that when you visit a page on our website that contains such plugins, no connection to the provider's servers is established.

Only when you activate the plugins and thereby give your consent to the data transfer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers. Regardless of whether you are logged into an existing user profile, information about your device (including your IP address), your browser, and your page history will be transmitted to the provider to a certain extent and may be further processed there.

If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider's social network, information about interactions carried out via the plugins will also be published there and displayed to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking on it again. However, the revocation has no effect on the data that has already been transferred to the provider.

Data may also be transferred to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9.2 YouTube

This website uses plugins to display and play 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

When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers at the latest when the video is played in order to load the content. 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, compile playback statistics, and prevent misuse.

If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your visit to the website, your data will be assigned directly to your account when you click on a video. If you do not want this association with your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

All of the above processing, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, will only take place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service via the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9.3 Apple Music

This website incorporates features from the following music service provider for playing music tracks: Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland

When you visit this page, this integration may establish a direct connection between your browser and the provider's servers, even if you do not have an account with the provider or are not logged in to one.

This provides the provider with information that you have visited our site. The information collected (including your IP address, if applicable) is transmitted directly from your browser to a server of the provider and stored there. However, the information is not used to identify you personally and is not passed on to third parties.

If you play a song using the corresponding function while logged into a user account with the provider, the provider can associate your visit to our site with that account. If you do not want your visit to be associated with your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

The data processing described above is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in an appealing acoustic design of our website.

You can also prevent the provider's playback functions from loading and thus the data processing operations described above in the future by using add-ons for your browser, e.g. the script blocker “NoScript” (https://noscript.net/).

9.4 SoundCloud

This website incorporates functions of the following music service provider for playing music tracks: SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany

When you visit this page, this integration may establish a direct connection between your browser and the provider's servers, even if you do not have an account with the provider or are not logged in to one.

This provides the provider with information that you have visited our site. The information collected (including your IP address, if applicable) is transmitted directly from your browser to a server of the provider and stored there. However, the information is not used to identify you personally and is not passed on to third parties.

If you play a song using the corresponding function while logged into a user account with the provider, the provider can associate your visit to our site with that account. If you do not want your visit to be associated with your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

The data processing described above is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in an appealing acoustic design of our website.

You can also prevent the provider's playback functions from loading and thus the data processing operations described above in the future by using add-ons for your browser, e.g. the script blocker “NoScript” (https://noscript.net/).

9.5 Spotify

This website incorporates features from the following music service provider for playing music tracks: Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden

When you visit this page, this integration may establish a direct connection between your browser and the provider's servers, even if you do not have an account with the provider or are not logged in to one.

The provider receives information that you have visited our site. The information collected (including your IP address, if applicable) is transmitted directly from your browser to a server of the provider and stored there. However, the information is not used to identify you personally and is not passed on to third parties.

If you play a song using the corresponding function while logged into a user account with the provider, the provider can associate your visit to our site with that account. If you do not want your visit to be associated with your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

The data processing described above is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in an appealing acoustic design of our website.

You can also prevent the provider's playback functions from loading and thus the data processing operations described above in the future by using add-ons for your browser, e.g. the script blocker “NoScript” (https://noscript.net/).

9.6 TIDAL

This website incorporates features from the following music service provider for playing music tracks: TIDAL Music AS, Lakkegata 53, 0187 Oslo, Norway

When you visit this page, this integration may establish a direct connection between your browser and the provider's servers, even if you do not have an account with the provider or are not logged in to one.

This provides the provider with information that you have visited our site. The information collected (including your IP address, if applicable) is transmitted directly from your browser to a server of the provider and stored there. However, the information is not used to identify you personally and is not passed on to third parties.

If you play a song using the corresponding function while logged into a user account with the provider, the provider can associate your visit to our site with that account. If you do not want your visit to be associated with your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

The data processing described above is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in an appealing acoustic design of our website.

You can also prevent the provider's playback functions from loading and thus the data processing operations described above in the future by using add-ons for your browser, e.g. the script blocker “NoScript” (http://noscript.net/).

9.7 Apple Maps

This website uses an online map service provided by the following provider: Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland

The online map service is a tool for displaying interactive (land) maps to visually represent geographical information. When you use this service, our location is displayed and any geolocation is facilitated.

When you access the subpages on which the provider's map is integrated, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to the provider's servers and stored there.

Your personal data will be processed in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the needs-based design of our website. If you do not agree to the future transfer of your data to the provider, you can completely deactivate the provider's online map service by disabling JavaScript in your browser. The online map service on this website can then no longer be used.

To the extent required by law, we have obtained your consent to the above processing of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of revocation, please follow the option for objection described above.

For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider refers to standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.

9.8 Google Maps

This website uses an online map service provided by the following provider: Google Maps (API) from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”).

Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive (land) maps to visually represent geographical information. By using this service, our location is displayed and any journey to us is made easier.

When you access subpages that contain the Google Maps map, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers and stored there. This may also involve transmission to Google LLC. servers in the USA. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account that you are logged into or whether a user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want this association with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and evaluates them.

The collection, storage, and evaluation are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of Google's legitimate interest in displaying personalized advertising, market research, and/or the needs-based design of Google websites. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right. If you do not agree to the future transfer of your data to Google when using Google Maps, you also have the option of completely deactivating the Google Maps web service by disabling JavaScript in your browser. Google Maps and thus also the map display on this website cannot then be used.

To the extent required by law, we have obtained your consent to the processing of your data as described above in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of revocation, please follow the procedure described above for exercising your right to object.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

9.9 - Google Translate

This website uses the translation service “Google Translate” provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”) via an API integration. In order for the translation of your choice to be displayed automatically, the browser you are using connects to Google's servers. Google uses so-called “cookies” for this purpose, which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your abbreviated IP address) is usually transferred to a Google server and stored there, whereby it may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

9.10 Google Customer Reviews (formerly Google Certified Dealer Program)

We work with Google as part of the “Google Customer Reviews” program. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). This program allows us to collect customer reviews from users of our website. After making a purchase on our website, you will be asked if you would like to participate in an email survey from Google.

If you give your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, we will forward your email address to Google. You will receive an email from Google Customer Reviews asking you to rate your shopping experience on our website. The rating you submit will then be combined with our other ratings and displayed in our Google Customer Reviews logo and in our Merchant Center dashboard. Your rating will also be used for Google seller ratings. When using Google Customer Reviews, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller or to Google.

For data transfers to the US, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

9.11 Google Meet

We use this provider for online meetings, video conferences, and/or webinars: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

This may also involve transmission to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

The provider processes various data, the scope of which depends on the data you provide before or during your participation in an online meeting, video conference, or webinar. Your data will be processed as a communication participant and stored on the provider's servers. This may include, in particular, your login details (name, email address, phone number (optional), and password) and session data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)).

In addition, image and audio contributions from participants and voice input in chats may be processed.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data required for the fulfillment of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures) is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing will be carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
In all other respects, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences, or webinars is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the effective conduct of the online meeting, webinar, or video conference.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

9.12 Microsoft Teams

We use this provider for online meetings, video conferences, and/or webinars: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399 USA

The provider processes various data, the scope of which depends on the data you provide before or during your participation in an online meeting, video conference, or webinar. Your data is processed as a communication participant and stored on the provider's servers. This may include, in particular, your registration data (name, email address, telephone number (optional), and password) and session data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)).

In addition, image and audio contributions from participants as well as voice input in chats may be processed.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data required for the fulfillment of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures) is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
In all other respects, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences, or webinars is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the effective conduct of the online meeting, webinar, or video conference.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9.13 Zoom

We use this provider for the implementation of online meetings, video conferences, and/or webinars: Zoom Video Communications Inc., 55 Almaden Blvd, Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113, USA

The provider processes various data, the scope of which depends on the data you provide before or during your participation in an online meeting, video conference, or webinar. Your data will be processed as a communication participant and stored on the provider's servers. This may include, in particular, your login details (name, email address, phone number (optional), and password) and session data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)).

In addition, image and audio contributions from participants as well as voice input in chats may be processed.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data required for the fulfillment of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures) is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
In all other respects, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences, or webinars is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the effective conduct of the online meeting, webinar, or video conference.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9.14 Google Forms

We use the services of the following provider to conduct surveys or for online forms: Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

In addition to being transferred to the above-mentioned provider location, data may also be transferred to: Google LLC, USA

The provider enables us to design and evaluate surveys and online forms. In addition to the personal data you enter in the forms, information about your operating system, browser, date and time of your visit, referrer URL, and your IP address is also collected, transmitted to the provider, and stored on the provider's servers.

The information you enter in the forms is stored in a password-protected manner to ensure that third-party access is excluded and that only we can evaluate the data for the purpose specified in the form.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent that has been given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

9.15 SmartSurvey

We use the services of the following provider to conduct surveys or for online forms: SmartSurvey Ltd., Basepoint Business Centre Oakfield Close, Tewkesbury Business Park, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8SD, UK

The provider enables us to design and evaluate surveys and online forms. In addition to the personal data you enter in the forms, information about your operating system, browser, date and time of your visit, referrer URL, and your IP address is also collected, transmitted to the provider, and stored on the provider's servers.

The information you enter in the forms is stored in a password-protected manner to ensure that third-party access is excluded and that only we can evaluate the data for the purpose specified in the form.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent that has been given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When data is transferred to the provider's location, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

9.16 SurveyLab

We use the services of the following provider to conduct surveys or for online forms: 7 Points Ltd., 36/112b KEN Av., 02-797 Warsaw, Poland

The provider enables us to design and evaluate surveys and online forms. In addition to the personal data you enter in the forms, information about your operating system, browser, date and time of your visit, referrer URL, and your IP address is also collected, transmitted to the provider, and stored on the provider's servers.

The information you enter in the forms is stored in a password-protected manner to ensure that third parties cannot access it and that only we can evaluate the data for the purpose specified in the form.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent that has been given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

9.17 SurveyMonkey

We use the services of the following provider to conduct surveys or online forms: Momentive Europe UC, 2nd Floor, 2 Shelbourne Buildings, Shelbourne Road, Dublin, Ireland

The provider enables us to design and evaluate surveys and online forms. In addition to the personal data you enter in the forms, information about your operating system, browser, date and time of your visit, referrer URL, and your IP address is also collected, transmitted to the provider, and stored on the provider's servers.

The information you enter in the forms is stored in a password-protected manner to ensure that third-party access is excluded and that only we can evaluate the data for the purpose specified in the form.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent that has been given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

10) Tools and miscellaneous
10.1 - sevDesk

For accounting purposes, we use the cloud-based accounting software service provided by the following provider: sevDesk GmbH, Hauptstraße 115, 77652 Offenburg, Germany

The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if necessary, our company's bank transactions in order to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions, and use them to prepare financial accounting in a semi-automated process.

If personal data is also processed in this context, the processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient organization and documentation of our business processes in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

10.2 Cookie consent tool

This website uses a so-called “cookie consent tool” to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The “cookie consent tool” is displayed to users when they visit the website in the form of an interactive user interface on which they can give their consent to certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications by ticking the appropriate boxes. When using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user grants the corresponding consent by ticking the box. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the user's device if consent has been given.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to store your cookie preferences. Personal user data is not processed in this process.

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 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies and, consequently, in the legally compliant design of our website.

A further legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. 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 consent.

Where necessary, we have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further information about the operator and the settings options for the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

11) Rights of the data subject
11.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the legal basis cited for the respective conditions for exercise:

Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
Right to notification pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR;
Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.
11.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST IN THE CONTEXT OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, 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 STOP PROCESSING 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 FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU CAN EXERCISE YOUR OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

12) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and, where applicable, the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax retention periods).

When processing personal data on the basis of express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data that is processed within the scope of legal obligations or obligations similar to legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after expiry of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or for the initiation of a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

When processing personal data for direct marketing purposes on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.

Unless otherwise specified in the other information in this statement regarding 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.