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. Below, we 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.

1.2 The controller for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Jonas Häuser, cardrip.de, Am Zollstock 25 (No address for returns), 35415 Pohlheim, Germany, Tel.: ., Email: support@cardrip.de. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

2) Data collection when visiting our website
If you use our website purely for informational 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 access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

Website 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)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to subsequently review the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network
Shopify

We use the system of the following provider to host our website and display the site 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 a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When data is transferred to Canada, an appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

4) Cookies
To make visiting our website more 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 closing the 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 in the overview of your web browser's cookie settings.

If individual cookies we use also process personal data, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR either to execute the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR in the case of consent, or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (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 use of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude cookies for certain cases or in general.

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

5) Contact
5.1 Loox

For review reminders, we use the services of the following provider: Loox Online Ltd., Rehov Har Sinai 2, 6581602 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Only based on your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we will transmit your email address and, if applicable, other customer data to the provider so that they can contact you with a review reminder by email.

You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by contacting us or the provider.

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

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

5.2 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 processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is for the purpose of entering into a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted if the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary.

6) Use of customer data for direct marketing
6.1 Registration for our email newsletter

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information required to receive the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and will be 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 after you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the specified email address.

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 registered 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 will be 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 your data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this statement.

6.2 Shopping cart reminders by email

If you cancel your purchase with us before completing the order, you have the option of receiving a one-time reminder of the contents of your virtual shopping cart by email.

The only mandatory information required to send this reminder is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and may be used to contact you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in process to send emails, which ensures that you only receive a notification after you have expressly confirmed your consent to this by clicking on a verification link sent to the specified email address.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR to send you a shopping cart reminder. We store your IP address entered by your Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration so that we can track any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for our email notification service is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from shopping cart reminders at any time by sending a corresponding message to the person responsible named above. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our mailing list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

7) Data processing for order processing
7.1 To the extent 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 (1) (b) GDPR.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products based on a corresponding contract, we will process the contact details you provided when placing your order in order to inform you personally within the scope of our statutory information obligations pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (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 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 execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data will be transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

7.2 To fulfill our contractual obligations to our customers, we work with external shipping partners. We will pass on your name, delivery address, and, if necessary for delivery, your telephone number, to a shipping partner selected by us exclusively for the purpose of delivering the goods in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

7.3 Order Printer Pro

We use the following provider for order processing: FORSBERG+TWO, Tranegårdsvej 74, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.

Your name, address, and any other personal data will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the purpose of processing the online order. Your data will only be passed on to the extent that this is actually necessary for processing the order. The provider is also used for accounting purposes. The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices, as well as, if applicable, our company's bank transactions, in order to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions, and create financial accounting from these in a semi-automated process.

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

7.4 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 you to make an advance payment (e.g., credit card payment), the payment data you 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) (b) GDPR. 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 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 of your iOS, watchOS, or macOS device by charging a payment card stored with "Apple Pay." Apple Pay uses security features integrated into your device's hardware and software to protect your transactions. Authorizing a payment requires entering a code you previously specified and verifying it using your device's "Face ID" or "Touch ID."

For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provided during the ordering process, along with information about your order, will be transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then encrypts this data again with a developer-specific key before transmitting the data to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay to process 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 the payment success.

If personal data is processed during the described transfers, the processing is carried out solely for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (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 excludes 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, the Mac and the authorization device communicate over an encrypted channel on Apple servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can be used to identify you personally. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone's settings. Go to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and deselect "Allow Payments on Mac."

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

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to pay in advance (e.g., credit card payment), the payment details you 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) (b) GDPR. 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 necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method that requires the provider to pay in advance (e.g., purchase on account, installment purchase, or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal information (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, details of an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

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

In addition to provider-internal criteria in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, identity and credit information from the following credit agencies may also be used to make decisions during the application review:

https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/credit_rating_agencies

The credit report may contain probability values ​​(so-called score values). To the extent that score values ​​are included in the credit report result, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values ​​includes, but is not limited to, address data.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
- PayPal

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 that requires you to make an advance payment, the payment details you provided during the ordering process (including your 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) (b) GDPR. In this case, your data will be shared solely for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method for which we make advance payments, you will also be asked to provide certain personal information (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, information about an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

In order to protect our legitimate interest in determining your solvency in such cases, we will forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The provider will check, based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, and 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). To the extent that score values ​​are included in the credit report results, 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 contractual payment processing.
- 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 you to pay in advance (e.g., credit card payment), the payment details you 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) (b) GDPR. 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 necessary for this purpose.

7.5 Electronic termination option for continuing obligations with consumers

Consumers who have entered into contracts for paid continuing obligations (e.g., subscription contracts) on this website have the option of terminating them via an electronic button in accordance with the applicable notice periods.

Clicking the button leads to a confirmation page where the consumer can provide further information about the termination, clearly identify themselves, and then declare their termination electronically.

The collection and transmission of personal data to us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and only to the extent necessary for the proper processing of the termination. Also based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, the personal data provided will be used to confirm receipt of the termination notice and the date of termination electronically in text form. A further legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. We are legally obliged to provide an electronic termination option for consumer contracts concluded via electronic commerce for continuing obligations subject to payment.

8) Retargeting/Remarketing and Conversion Tracking
8.1 Meta Pixel with Advanced Data Matching

Within our online offering, we use the "Meta Pixel" service from the following provider in advanced data matching mode: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Quare, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta").

If a user clicks on an ad placed by us on Facebook or Instagram, the URL of our linked page is extended by a parameter using "Meta Pixel." This URL parameter is then entered into the user's browser after redirection via a cookie set by our linked page. In addition, this cookie collects specific customer data, such as the email address, which we collect on our website linked to the Facebook or Instagram ad during transactions such as purchases, account registrations, or registrations (advanced data matching). The cookie is then read and enables the transmission of the data, including the specific customer data, to Meta.

We use "Meta Pixel" with enhanced data matching to make our advertisements (so-called "ads") on Facebook and/or Instagram more effective and to ensure that they correspond to users' interests or have certain characteristics (e.g., interests in certain topics or products determined based on the websites visited) that we transmit to Meta (so-called "custom audiences").

We also analyze the effectiveness of our advertisements by tracking whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on an advertisement (conversion). Compared to the standard version of "Meta Pixel," the enhanced data matching function helps us better measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns by recording more attributed conversions.

All transmitted data is stored and processed by Meta, allowing it to be assigned to the respective user profile and allowing Meta to use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Meta's data usage guidelines (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). The data can enable Meta and its partners to place ads on and outside of Facebook.

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 (1) (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.

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

The information generated by Meta is generally transferred to a Meta server and stored there; in this context, it may also be transferred to Meta Platforms Inc. servers in the USA.

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

8.2 Google Ads Conversion Tracking

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

We use Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites using advertising materials (so-called Google Adwords). Based on the data from the advertising campaigns, we can determine the success of individual advertising measures. Our goal 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 conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an Ads ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. These cookies generally 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, both 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 therefore cannot 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 transferred to Google LLC's servers 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 out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service using the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

You can also permanently object to the use of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in 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 even more targeted advertising, we use a customer matching function within Google Ads. For this purpose, we transmit one or more files containing aggregated customer data (primarily email addresses and telephone numbers) electronically to Google. Google does not receive access to the 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 across all Google services linked to the respective Google account.

Customer data will only be transmitted to Google if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on Google's data protection measures regarding the Customer Match feature can be found here: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6334160?hl=de&ref_topic=10550182
Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

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

8.3 Google Marketing Platform

This website uses the online marketing tool Google Marketing Platform, operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("GMP").

GMP uses cookies to display ads relevant to users, improve campaign performance reports, or prevent a user from seeing the same ads multiple times. Google uses a cookie ID to record which ads are displayed in which browser and can thus prevent them from being displayed multiple times. Furthermore, GMP can use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a GMP ad and later visits the advertiser's website using the same browser and purchases something through that website. According to Google, GMP cookies do not contain any personal information.

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Google server.

We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected through the use of this tool by Google and therefore inform you as follows, based on our current knowledge: By integrating GMP, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding part of our website or clicked on one of our ads. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is a possibility that the provider will obtain and store your IP address. Using GMP may also result in the transmission of personal data 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 (1) (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 adhered to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

The privacy policy of GMP by Google can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

8.4 TikTok Pixel

This website uses conversion tracking technology from the following provider: TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland.

If you accessed our website from an advertisement on the provider's domain, the success of the advertisement can be tracked using cookies and/or similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, pings, or HTTP requests).

For this purpose, certain device and browser information, including your IP address if applicable, is read via the tracking technology in order to record and evaluate user actions predefined by us (e.g., completed transactions, leads, search queries on the website, visits to product pages). This enables us to compile statistics about user behavior on our website after being redirected from an advertisement, which we use to optimize our offering.

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 (1) (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.

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) Site Functionalities
9.1 Facebook 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 you visit our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the site using a so-called "2-click" or "Shariff" solution.

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

Only when you activate the plugins and thereby consent to data transmission in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider's servers. In this case, regardless of whether you log in to an existing user profile, a certain amount of information about the device you are using (including your IP address), your browser, and your page history is transmitted to the provider 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, revoking your consent will not affect the data already 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 site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

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

9.2 Instagram Plugins

Our website uses plugins from the social network provided by 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 you visit our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the site using a so-called "2-click" or "Shariff" solution.

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

Only when you activate the plugins and thus consent to the data transfer in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR will your browser establish a direct connection to the provider's servers. In this case, regardless of whether you log in to an existing user profile, a certain amount of information about the device you are using (including your IP address), your browser, and your page browsing history will be transmitted to the provider and further processed there if necessary.

If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider's social network, information about interactions via the plug-ins will also be published there and displayed to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plug-in by clicking on it again. However, this revocation will not affect 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 site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

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

9.3 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 may also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA.

When you access a page on our website that contains such a plug-in, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers to load the plug-in. Certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If the playback of embedded videos is started via the plug-in, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior, compile playback statistics, and prevent abusive behavior.

If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your visit to the site, your data will be directly assigned to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish to be assigned to your account, you must log out before clicking 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 (1) (a) 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 adhered to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

9.4 - Best Currency Converter

This website uses the "Best Currency Converter" service provided by Grizzly Apps SRL, Str. Muresului No. 7 Bloc E23, Scara B, Apartament 15, Brasov, Romania ("Best Currency Converter"). Based on our legitimate interest in displaying prices in the local currency of your location, Best Currency Converter collects your IP address in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and evaluates it to adapt price displays on the website to your location. The IP address is not permanently stored. Furthermore, after the initial currency adjustment, Best Currency Converter sets a functional cookie in the browser of your device to save the currency setting for the duration of a session. After this session ends, the cookie is automatically deleted.

10) Tools and Miscellaneous
10.1 - DATEV

For accounting purposes, 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, as well as, if applicable, our company's bank transactions, in order to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions, and create financial accounting in a semi-automated process.

If personal data is also processed in this process, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient organization and documentation of our business transactions.

10.2 Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a so-called "cookie consent tool" to obtain effective user consent for cookies requiring consent and cookie-based applications. The "Cookie Consent Tool" is displayed to users when they visit the page in the form of an interactive user interface, where they can give consent for specific cookies and/or cookie-based applications by checking the appropriate boxes. Using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user gives their consent by checking the appropriate box. This ensures that such cookies are only placed on the user's device if consent has been granted.

The tool uses technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed.

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning, or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.

A further legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. As the controller, we are legally obliged 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 site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

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

11) Rights of the data subject
11.1 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. Reference is made to the legal basis cited for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:

Right to information 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 information pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
Right to withdraw consent granted pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR;
Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

11.2 RIGHT OF OBJECTION

IF, AS PART OF A BALANCE OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME WITH FUTURE EFFECT FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT OF OBJECTION, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA IN QUESTION. However, we reserve the right to further process your data if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

If your personal data is processed by us for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes. You can exercise your right of objection as described above.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT OF OBJECTION, 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 – if applicable – also by the respective statutory retention period (e.g., retention periods under commercial and tax law).

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

If statutory retention periods exist for data processed within the framework of legal or quasi-legal obligations based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided it is no longer required to fulfill or initiate a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in continued storage.

When processing personal data based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with 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 personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 (2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this statement regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.