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Datenschutzerklärung

Privacy Policy

Please note: The following English version of the Privacy Policy is provided for informational purposes only. In case of any discrepancies or legal questions, the German version above shall prevail. The English translation is not legally binding.

Privacy Policy

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1. Access Data and Hosting
Hosting

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. When you access our website, the web server automatically stores a so-called server log file, which contains information such as the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of the request, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider (access data), and documents the request. This access data is evaluated solely for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our services. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. All access data is processed for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes mentioned above.

Hosting
The services for hosting and displaying the website are partially provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise specified in this privacy policy, all access data and data collected via the forms provided on this website are processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers or the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact information provided in this privacy policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection: Israel, United Kingdom, United States.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for third-country data transfers, provided the respective service provider is certified. Certification is in place.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries: Brazil, Mexico, India, Ukraine.
No adequacy decision exists for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Union.

 

2. Data Processing for Contact and Customer Communication
Contacting Us

When contacting us (e.g. via contact form, live chat tool, or email), we collect personal data to process your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, if you voluntarily provide this data. Mandatory fields are marked as such because the data is essential for processing your request. The specific data collected is evident from the input forms used. Once your request has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data for other purposes permitted by law and explained in this policy.

After final handling of your request, your data will be restricted from further processing and deleted after the statutory retention periods (under tax and commercial law) in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further use, as legally permitted.

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3. Cookies and Other Technologies
General Information

To make your visit to our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies including so-called cookies on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e., when you close your browser (session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies).

Privacy protection for end devices
We use strictly necessary technologies to provide the explicitly requested telemedia service. The storage of information or access to information already stored on your device does not require consent in such cases.

Subsequent data processing using cookies and other technologies
We use technologies that are essential for the use of certain features on our website (e.g., preference settings). These technologies collect and process your IP address, the time of your visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website (e.g., preferences). This serves our legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our services in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

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4. Use of Cookies and Other Technologies for Web Analytics and Advertising Purposes

We use the following cookies and technologies from third-party providers on our website. Unless otherwise stated, use of these technologies is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. Once the purpose no longer applies and the respective technology is no longer used by us, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. For more information on how to revoke your consent, see the section "Cookies and Other Technologies." More details, including the basis for our cooperation with individual providers, can be found under each specific technology. For questions regarding the providers or the legal basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the information in this privacy policy.

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5. Contact Options and Your Rights
5.1 Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request access to your personal data processed by us;

  • In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the right to request immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;

  • In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is required:

    • for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;

    • to fulfill a legal obligation;

    • for reasons of public interest;

    • or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;

  • In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data, if:

    • the accuracy of the data is contested by you;

    • the processing is unlawful, but you oppose its erasure;

    • we no longer need the data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;

    • or you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;

  • In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data, which you provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, or to request the transmission to another controller;

  • In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. You may usually contact the supervisory authority of your habitual residence, workplace, or our company headquarters.

 

Right to Object
Where we process personal data as explained above to safeguard our legitimate interests, you may object to such processing with future effect. If processing is for direct marketing purposes, you may exercise this right at any time as described above. If processing is for other purposes, you only have the right to object for reasons arising from your particular situation.

Once you have exercised your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for those purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or where the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

This does not apply where the processing is for direct marketing purposes. In that case, we will not continue to process your personal data for such purposes.

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5.2 Contact Options
If you have questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, or if you would like to request access, correction, restriction or deletion of data, or to revoke a previously given consent or object to specific data uses, please contact us directly using the contact information provided in our imprint.

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