Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to all data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Note on the Responsible Entity” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include data you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website. This includes primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this and other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done using so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

All-Inkl

Provider is ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich, Inh. René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf (hereinafter referred to as All-Inkl). Details can be found in All-Inkl’s privacy policy: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/.

The use of All-Inkl is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Order Processing

We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a data protection legally required contract that ensures that this provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by e-mail) can have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Ulrich Trojan, contact details see imprint

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period is specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a legitimate deletion request or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special data categories according to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is also based on § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfillment or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The respective legal bases in individual cases are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external entities. In some cases, the transmission of personal data to these external entities is necessary. We only pass on personal data to external entities if this is necessary within the framework of contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis permits the data disclosure. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers based on a valid contract for order processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims (objection according to Art. 21(1) GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such advertising purposes; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for direct advertising purposes (objection according to Art. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Access, Correction, and Deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this and other questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have filed an objection according to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your and our interests. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content—such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator—this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the browser’s address line from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser’s address bar. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.The Guardian

Objection to Promotional Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the framework of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials. The operators of this site expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets that do not cause any harm to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or displaying videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.CookieYes

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, providing certain functions you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for storing cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing is based exclusively on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:Complianz+3emdequity.de+3birr-machines.com+3

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP addressWIRED+22emdequity.de+22birr-machines.com+22thesslstore.com+7Insort – We catch them all+7birr-machines.com+7CookieYes+54WPBeginner+54CookieYes+54

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website—for this, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially legal retention periods—remain unaffected.

5. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with Enhanced Privacy

This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.captaincompliance.com+2Google Hilfe+2Cookiebox+2

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode ensures that YouTube does not store information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, data transfer to YouTube partners is not necessarily excluded by the enhanced privacy mode. Thus, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google Marketing Network regardless of whether you watch a video.

As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. The YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device after starting a video or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts.

Possibly, further data processing operations may be triggered after starting a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is based exclusively on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

Google Fonts (Local Hosting)

This site uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google’s servers.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google Fonts (Local Hosting)

This website uses so-called Google Fonts provided by Google to ensure the uniform display of fonts. These Google Fonts are installed locally, so no connection to Google’s servers is established in this context.

For more information on Google Fonts, please refer to https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Font Awesome (Local Hosting)

This website uses Font Awesome for the uniform display of fonts. Font Awesome is installed locally, so no connection to servers of Fonticons, Inc. is established in this context.

For more information on Font Awesome, please refer to the Font Awesome Privacy Policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

Google Maps

This website uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of providing an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the locations we indicate on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. For more information, please refer to the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

What is Google AdSense?

We use Google AdSense on this website. This is an advertising program by Google Inc. In Europe, the company responsible for all Google services is Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland). With Google AdSense, we can display advertisements on this website that match our content. This way, we offer you ads that ideally provide real value to you. In this privacy text about Google AdSense, we explain why we use Google AdSense on our website, which of your data is processed and stored, and how you can prevent this data storage.

The advertising program Google AdSense has been around since 2003. Unlike Google Ads (formerly: Google AdWords), you cannot place ads yourself here. Through Google AdSense, advertisements are displayed on websites like ours. The biggest advantage of this advertising service compared to some others is that Google AdSense only shows you ads that match our content. Google has its own algorithm that calculates which ads you get to see. Of course, we want to show you only ads that interest you and offer added value. Google checks, based on your interests and user behavior and our offer, which ads are suitable for our website and our users. At this point, we also want to mention that we are not responsible for the selection of ads. We only provide the advertising space on our website. The selection of the displayed advertising is made by Google. Since August 2013, the ads are also adapted to the respective user interface. That means, whether you visit our website from your smartphone, PC, or laptop, the ads adapt to your end device.

Why do we use Google AdSense on our website?

Operating a high-quality website requires a lot of dedication and great effort. Basically, we are never finished with the work on our website. We always try to maintain our site and keep it as up-to-date as possible. Of course, we also want to achieve economic success with this work. Therefore, we have chosen advertising as a source of income. The most important thing for us, however, is that your visit to our website is not disturbed by these ads. With the help of Google AdSense, you are only offered advertising that matches our topics and your interests.

Similar to Google’s indexing for a website, a bot examines the corresponding content and offers on the site. Then the ads are adjusted and presented accordingly. In addition to the content overlaps between the ad and the website offer, AdSense also supports interest-based targeting. This means that Google also uses your data to offer you tailored advertising. So you receive ads that ideally provide real added value to you, and we have a higher chance of earning a little something.

What data is stored by Google AdSense?

To display tailored, personalized advertising, Google AdSense uses cookies, among other things. Cookies are small text files that store certain information on your computer.

In AdSense, cookies are intended to enable better advertising. The cookies do not contain any personally identifiable data. However, it should be noted that Google considers data such as “pseudonymous cookie IDs” (name or another identification feature is replaced by a pseudonym) or IP addresses as non-personally identifiable information. Under the GDPR, however, these data can be considered personal data. Google AdSense sends a cookie to the browser after every impression (this is always the case when you see an ad), every click, and every other activity that leads to a call to the Google AdSense servers. If the browser accepts the cookie, it is stored there.

Third-party providers may place and read cookies in your browser as part of AdSense and use web beacons to store data obtained through ad delivery on the website. Web beacons are small graphics that enable log file analysis and log file recording. This analysis allows for statistical evaluation for online marketing.

Google can collect certain information about your user behavior on our website through these cookies. These include:

• Information on how you interact with an ad (clicks, impressions, mouse movements)
• Information on whether an ad has already appeared in your browser at an earlier time. These data help to prevent showing you the same ad multiple times.

Google analyzes the data on the displayed advertising media and your IP address and evaluates them. Google primarily uses the data to measure the effectiveness of an ad and improve the advertising offer. These data are not linked to personal data that Google may have about you from other Google services.

Below, we present cookies that Google AdSense uses for tracking purposes. We refer to a test website that has only Google AdSense installed:

• Name: uid
  • Value: 891269189331698266702-8
  • Purpose: The cookie is stored under the domain adform.net. It provides a uniquely assigned, machine-generated user ID and collects data about activity on our website.
  • Expiration: after 2 months
• Name: C
  • Value: 1
  • Purpose: This cookie identifies whether your browser accepts cookies. The cookie is stored under the domain track.adform.net.
  • Expiration: after 1 month
• Name: cid
  • Value: 8912691894970695056,0,0,0,0
  • Purpose: This cookie is stored under the domain track.adform.net, stands for Client ID, and is used to improve advertising for you. It can deliver more relevant advertising to the visitor and helps improve campaign performance reports.
  • Expiration: after 2 months
• Name: IDE
  • Value: zOtj4TWxwbFDjaATZ2TzNaQmxrU331698266702-1
  • Purpose: The cookie is stored under the domain doubleclick.net. It is used to register your actions after viewing or clicking the ad. This allows measuring how well an ad is received by our visitors.
  • Expiration: after 1 month
• Name: test_cookie
  • Value: not specified
  • Purpose: With the help of the “test_cookie,” it can be checked whether your browser supports cookies at all. The cookie is stored under the domain doubleclick.net.
  • Expiration: after 1 month
• Name: CT592996
  • Value: 733366
  • Purpose: Stored under the domain adform.net. The cookie is set as soon as you click on an ad. We could not obtain more detailed information about the use of this cookie.
  • Expiration: after one hour

Note: This list cannot claim completeness, as Google frequently changes its choice of cookies.

How long and where are the data stored?

Google collects your IP address and various activities you perform on the website. Cookies store this information about interactions on our website. According to Google, the company collects and stores the specified information securely on its own Google servers in the USA.

If you do not have a Google account or are not logged in, Google stores the collected data with a unique identifier (ID) usually in your browser. The unique IDs stored in cookies serve, for example, to ensure personalized advertising. If you are logged into a Google account, Google can also collect personal data.

Some of the data that Google stores can be deleted by you at any time (see next section). Many pieces of information stored in cookies are automatically deleted after a certain time. However, there is also data that Google stores over a longer period. This is the case when Google has to store certain data for an indefinite longer period due to economic or legal necessities.

How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
You always have the option to delete or deactivate cookies that are stored on your computer. Exactly how this works depends on your browser. Under the section “Cookies,” you will find links to the relevant instructions for the most popular browsers.

If you generally do not want to accept cookies, you can configure your browser to notify you whenever a cookie is being set. This allows you to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept each individual cookie. By downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996, all “advertising cookies” will also be disabled. Please note that disabling these cookies does not prevent advertisements from being shown—it only disables personalized advertising.

If you have a Google account, you can deactivate personalized advertising at https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. You will still see advertisements, but they will no longer be tailored to your interests. However, ads will still be shown based on general factors such as your location, browser type, and search terms used.

Legal Basis
If you have consented to the use of Google AdSense, the legal basis for the corresponding data processing is this consent. According to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (Consent), this constitutes the legal basis for the processing of personal data as may occur when collected by Google AdSense.

We also have a legitimate interest in using Google AdSense to optimize our online services and marketing activities. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate Interests). Nevertheless, we only use Google AdSense to the extent that you have given your consent.

Google also processes data from you in the USA, among other countries. We would like to point out that, according to the Court of Justice of the European Union, there is currently no adequate level of data protection in place for data transfers to the USA. This can entail various risks regarding the legality and security of data processing.

As a basis for data processing with recipients located in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway—particularly in the USA) or for data transfers to such countries, Google uses so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) pursuant to Art. 46(2) and (3) GDPR. These SCCs are standard templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data continues to comply with European data protection standards even when transferred and stored in third countries (such as the USA). Through these clauses, Google commits to upholding the level of data protection applicable in the EU when processing your relevant data—even if stored, processed, or managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementing decision by the European Commission. You can find the decision and the respective Standard Contractual Clauses here:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=en

The Google Ads Data Processing Terms, which refer to the Standard Contractual Clauses, can be found at:
https://business.safety.google/intl/en/adsprocessorterms/

To learn more about the data Google generally collects and how they use that data, please refer to their privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.