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Data protection


Introduction and contact details of the person responsible

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 that can be used to identify you personally.

The person responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is falagotti GmbH, Goldbergstr. 25, 35216 Biedenkopf, Germany, Tel.: +49 (0) 64 61 98 59 - 0, E-Mail: info@falagotti-solar.de. The person responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.


Data collection when visiting our website

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

  • The website we visited
  • Date and time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you accessed the site
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing takes place 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 subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the person responsible), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.

Cookies

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 device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after you close your browser (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your device for longer and allow you to save page settings (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find out the storage period from the overview of the cookie settings in your web browser.

If individual cookies used by us also process personal data, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR either to execute the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the event of consent being granted, or in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site 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 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.

Contacting us

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 processing this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (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 periods to the contrary.

Data processing when opening a customer account

In accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected andd processed if you provide it to us when opening a customer account. You can find out which data is required to open an account from 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 person responsible. After your customer account has been deleted, your data will be deleted provided that all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, there are no statutory retention periods and we have no legitimate interest in further storage.

Use of customer data for direct advertising

Subscribing to our email newsletter

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information required to send the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional information is voluntary and is used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter, which ensures that you only receive the newsletter once you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. We store your IP address entered by your 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 we collect when you register for the newsletter is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the person responsible mentioned above. 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 use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

Sending the email newsletter to existing customers

If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services from our range, as those you have already purchased, by email. For this, we do not need to obtain any separate consent from you in accordance with Section 7 Paragraph 3 of the German Act Against Unfair Competition. The data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. If you initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you any emails.

You are entitled to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by notifying the person responsible named at the beginning. You will only incur transmission costs in accordance with the basic rates. After receipt of your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be stopped immediately.

Data processing for order processing

Contract processing for delivery and payment purposes

If necessary for contract processing for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data we collect 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 data you provided when ordering (name, address, email address) in order to inform you personally about upcoming updates within the legally stipulated period by a suitable communication channel (e.g. by post or email) within the framework of our statutory information obligations in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of informing you about updates owed by us and will only be processed by us to the extent that this is necessary for the respective information.

To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the implementation of concluded contracts. These service providerscertain personal data will be transmitted in accordance with the following information.

External shipping partners

In order to fulfil our contractual obligations to our customers, we work with external shipping partners. We pass on your name, delivery address and, if necessary for delivery, your telephone number, to a shipping partner selected by us exclusively for the purposes of delivering the goods (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Post & DHL shipping (official)

We use the services of the following provider to prepare shipping: Deutsche Post DHL Research And Innovation GmbH, Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 1, 53113 Bonn
In accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR, we transmit digital shipping labels with your delivery information exclusively for the purpose of processing your online order from our order processing system to the provider, who then sends them to our local printers to enable printing. The data will only be passed on if this is actually necessary for processing.

Passing on personal data to shipping service providers

Deutsche Post

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße 20, 53113 Bonn, Germany
We will pass on your email 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 the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with future effect to the person responsible named above or to the provider.

DHL

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany
We will pass on your email 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 delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this in the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider. The information will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with future effect to the person responsible named above or to the provider.

DHL Express

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: DHL Express Germany GmbH, Heinrich-Brüning-Str. 5, 53113 Bonn, Germany
We will pass on your email 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 to announce the delivery, 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 the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with future effect to the person responsible named above or to the provider.

GLS

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG, GLS Germany-Straße 1 – 7, 36286 Neuenstein, Germany
We will pass on your email 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 delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR, we will only provide the name of the recipient and the Lidelivery address to the provider. The data is only passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, a prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or the delivery notification is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the person responsible named above or to the provider.

Use of payment service providers (payment services)


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 select a payment method from the provider for which you pay in advance, 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 in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR will be passed on to them. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method for which we pay in advance, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, if applicable, data on an alternative means of payment) during the ordering process. In order to protect our legitimate interest in determining your ability to pay in such cases, we will forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR. The provider will check on the basis of the personal data you have provided as well as other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experience) whether the payment option you have 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 the score values ​​includes, among other things, but not exclusively, 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 the contractual payment processing.

Paypal Checkout

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal that consists of PayPal's own payment methods and local payment methods from third-party providers.

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - "Pay later" via PayPal, we pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. as part of the payment processing. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"). The data is passed on in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent that this is necessary for the payment processing.

PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - "Pay later" via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your ability to pay. PayPal uses the result of the credit check in relation to the statistical probability of 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 the score values ​​includes, among other things, but not exclusively, 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 the contractual payment processing.

If the PayPal payment method "purchase on account" is available and selected, your payment data will first be sent to PayPal to prepare the payment, after which PayPal will send it to Ratepay GmbH, Frankli, to carry out the payment.nstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin ("Ratepay") The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. In this case, RatePay carries out an identity and credit check in its own name to determine solvency in accordance with the principle already mentioned above and passes your payment data on to credit agencies due to the legitimate interest in determining solvency in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. A list of the credit agencies that Ratepay can use can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies

If you use the payment method of a local third-party provider, your payment data will initially be passed on to PayPal in preparation for the payment in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal will then transmit your payment data to the relevant provider in order to carry out the payment in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR:

  • Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland)
  • Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland)
  • Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany)

For further information on data protection, please refer to PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect to the above-mentioned provider. Responsible or to the provider.

Web analysis services

Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analysis service provided by 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 that are stored as small text blocks on your device and collect certain information. The scope of this information also includes your IP address, which is, however, shortened by Google by the last digits in order to exclude direct personal reference.

The information is transferred to Google servers and further processed there. Transmissions to Google LLC, based in the USA, are also possible.

Google uses the information collected on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for us and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted and shortened by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. The data collected as part of the use of Google Analytics 4 is stored for a period of two months and then deleted.
All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR.

Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of revocation, please deactivate this service using the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

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

You can find further legal information about Google Analytics 4 at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Demographic characteristics
Google Analytics 4 uses the special "demographic characteristics" function and can use it to create statistics that make statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This is done by analyzing advertising and information from third parties. This enables target groups to be identified for marketing activities. However, the data collected cannot be assigned to a specific person and is deleted after being stored for a period of 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 activated personalized ads and have linked your devices to your Google account, Google can, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics,em. Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including for cross-device conversions. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you want to stop cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the "Personalized Advertising" function in the settings of your Google account. To do so, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de Further information on Google Signals can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de

UserIDs
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, the "UserIDs" function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google Analytics 4 in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, have set up an account on this website and log in on different devices with this account, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.
For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (EU-US Data Privacy Framework), which ensures compliance with the European data protection level on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

Google Tag Manager

This website uses the "Google Tag Manager", a service of the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: "Google").

The Google Tag Manager provides a technical basis for various web applications, including tracking and analysis services. bundle and calibrate, control and link to conditions via a uniform user interface. The Google Tag Manager itself does not store any information on user devices or read it. Nor does the service carry out any independent data analyses. However, when you access a page, the Google Tag Manager transmits your IP address to Google and stores it there if necessary. Transmission to servers of Google LLC in the USA is also possible.

This processing will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, Google Tag Manager will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your 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 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 the European data protection level on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

Shopware Analytics

Purpose of processing: Together with our shop software service provider, we evaluate certain information about our customer base in joint responsibility (e.g. the customer group, pages visited, click paths, date and time of the visit, Information about the device used (resolution, resolution density, operating system), referrer URL, information about the browser used, locale, search queries and the time zone).

>This information is processed by an external service provider and sent to us in approximately real time so that we can monitor the use of our website and improve our offers.Legal basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 Letter f GDPRData categories: Derivations from master and contact data (the customer group, no individual customer data), usage data, connection dataRecipients of the data: shopware AG, Ebbinghoff 10, 48624 Schöppingen, Germany (as joint controller), IT service providerThe essence of joint responsibility: Joint responsibility exists between us and shopware AG; the data is collected on our shop and then transferred to Shopware servers or their service providers; With the exception of obtaining your consent for the use of cookies or similar technologies and fulfilling these information obligations, all obligations, in particular the implementation of the rights of the data subject, are the responsibility of shopware AG, which you can contact at legal@shopware.com.

You can also assert your rights as a data subject with us, we will then forward your request to shopware AG accordingly. shopware AG can use the data collected to conductlten ways on our store, but cannot assign this data to you as a person.Intended third country transfer: NoneDo we store or read personal data on your device based on your consent? Yes, see Consent Management for details.

Retargeting/ Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

Google Ads Remarketing

This website uses retargeting technology from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

For this purpose, Google places a cookie in the browser of your device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visit. Any further data processing will only take place if you have given Google your consent to link your internet and app browsing history to your Google account and to use information from your Google account to personalize ads that you view on the web. In this case, if you are logged in to Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. To do this, Google will temporarily link your personal data to Google Analytics data to create target groups. When using Google Ads Remarketing, personal data may also be transferred to Google LLC servers. 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 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. Without this consent, retargeting technology will not be used during your visit to the website.
You can revoke your 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.

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.

Google Ads Conversion Tracking

This website uses the online advertising program "Google Ads" and, as part of Google Ads, the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").

We use the Google Ads service to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites using advertising materials (so-called Google Adwords). We can use the data from the advertising campaigns to determine how successful the individual advertising measures are. Our aim is to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.

The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an Ads ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. These cookies usually expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.

When using Google Ads, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and how Google handles data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, will only be carried outif you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the browser plug-in from Google available at the following link:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de
In order to target users whose data we have received as part of business or business-like relationships with advertising that is more tailored to their interests, we use a customer matching function as part of Google Ads. To do this, we send one or more files with aggregated customer data (mainly email addresses and telephone numbers) to Google electronically. Google does not receive access to clear data, but automatically encrypts the information in the customer files during the transmission process using a special algorithm. The encrypted information can then only be used by Google to assign it to existing Google accounts that the data subjects have set up. This enables personalized advertising to be displayed via all Google services linked to the respective Google account.
Customer data is only sent to Google if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on Google's data protection measures in relation to the customer matching function can be found here: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6334160?hl=de&ref_topic=10550182

Google's data protection regulations can be viewed here: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection level on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

Page functionalities

Youtube

This website uses plug-ins to display and play videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data can also be transmitted to: Google LLC., USA
If you visit a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers in order to load the plugin. 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 assigned directly to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish to be assigned to your account, you must log out before pressing the play button.

All of the aforementioned 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 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service using 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 the European data protection level on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

OpenStreet Map

This website uses an online map service from 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 display geographical information. By using this service, our location will be shown to you and it will be easier to find your way there.
When you access the subpages in which the Google Maps map is integrated, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transferred to Google servers and stored there. This may also involve transmission to the servers of Google LLC in the USA.n. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in 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 your Google profile to be assigned, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for users who are not logged in) as user 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, and you must contact Google to exercise this right. If you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to Google when using Google Maps, you also have the option of completely deactivating the Google Maps web service by turning off the JavaScript application in your browser. Google Maps and therefore the map display on this website cannot then be used.
To the extent legally required, we have obtained your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR for the processing of your data as described above. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please follow the option described above to make an objection.
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.

Google Customer Reviews (formerly Google Certified Retailer 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 gives us the opportunity to obtain customer reviews from users of our website. After making a purchase on our website, you will be asked whether you would like to take part in an email survey from Google.

You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the person responsible for data processing or to Google.
For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection level on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

Microsoft Teams

We use this provider to conduct online meetings, video conferences and/or webinars: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399 USA
The provider processes different data, whereby the scope of the data processed depends on which data you provide before or during the Participation in an online meeting, video conference or webinar. Your data as a communication participant will be processed and stored on the provider's servers. This can 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, participants' image and sound contributions as well as voice input in chats can be processed.

Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing of personal data that is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures). If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing will be carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect.
In addition, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences or webinars is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (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 on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.levels.

TeamViewer

We use this provider to conduct online meetings, video conferences and/or webinars: TeamViewer Germany GmbH, Bahnhofsplatz 2, 73033 Göppingen
The provider processes different data, whereby the extent of the processed data depends on which data you provide before or during participation in an online meeting, video conference or webinar. Your data as a communication participant is processed and stored on the provider's servers. This can be 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 sound contributions from participants as well as voice input in chats can be processed.

For the processing of personal data that is necessary for the fulfillment 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 will be carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect.
In addition, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences or webinars is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (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.

Tools and other

DATEV

To handle our accounting, we use the cloud-based accounting software service of the following provider: DATEV eG, Paumgartnerstr. 6-14, 90429 Nuremberg, Germany
The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if applicable, our company's bank transactions in order to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions and use them to create financial accounting in a partially automated process.
If personal data is also processed, 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 transactions.

Rights of the data subject

The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights to information and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the legal basis listed for the respective conditions for exercising them:

  • Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR 
  • Right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR 
  • Right to erasure in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR 
  • Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR 
  • Right to information in accordance with Art. 19 GDPR 
  • Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR 
  • Right to withdraw consent in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR 
  • Right to lodge a complaint in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. 

 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS PART OF A BALANCE OF INTERESTS 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 PARTIAL SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA IN QUESTION. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE HAVE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSINGN WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT DIRECT MARKETING, 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 THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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

Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of storage of personal data is determined based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and - if applicable - also based on the respective statutory retention period (e.g. commercial and tax law retention periods).

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

If there are statutory retention periods for data that are processed as part of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, these data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided that they are no longer required to fulfill or initiate a contract and/or we have no legitimate interest in continuing to store them.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, these data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. When processing personal data for the purpose of direct advertising on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, these data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 (2) GDPR.

Unless the other information in this declaration on specific processing situations indicates otherwise, stored personal data will be deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing contract (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that guarantees that the personal data of our website visitors is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.