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Privacy Policy

Unless stated otherwise below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide your data. Not providing it has no consequences. This only applies as long as no other indication is given in the processing operations described below.
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information.

Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider by your internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and in improving our services.

Contact

Controller

Contact us if you wish. The controller responsible for data processing is: Dr.P. Slawek, service@cae-racing.com

Contact initiated by the customer via email

If you initiate business contact with us via email, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves to handle and answer your contact request.
If the contact serves the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in the case of purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in handling and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and processing when using the contact form

When you use the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.
If the contact serves the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in the case of purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in handling and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer account & orders

Customer account

When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing and transfer of personal data for orders

When you place an order, we collect and process your personal data only insofar as this is necessary for the fulfilment and processing of your order and for handling your enquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with you.

Your data is transferred, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have chosen, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

Reviews & advertising

Data collection when writing a comment

When you comment on an article or post, we collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The processing serves the purpose of enabling comments and displaying them. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.

When your comment is published, only the name you have provided will be published.

In addition, when you submit a comment, your IP address is stored for the purpose of preventing misuse of the comment function and ensuring the security of our information technology systems. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted.

Use of the email address for sending newsletters

We use your email address, independently of contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list.

Use of the email address for sending direct advertising

We use your email address, which we received in the context of the sale of a product or service, for the electronic transmission of advertising for our own products or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the legal notice (Impressum). You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

Shipping service providers & merchandise management

Transfer of the email address to shipping companies for information about the shipping status

We pass on your email address to the transport company as part of contract processing, provided you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. The transfer serves the purpose of informing you about the shipping status by email. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation.

Use of an external merchandise management system

We use a merchandise management system for contract processing as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected in the course of the order is transmitted to
JTL-Software-GmbH, Rheinstr. 7, 41836 Hückelhoven, Germany.

Payment service providers & credit checks

Data collection and processing when registering for instalment purchase via easyCredit

When paying by instalment purchase via easyCredit, the supplementary privacy information for instalment purchase by easyCredit applies.

Data collection and processing for payment by credit card, direct debit and invoice via secupay AG

We have integrated the components secupay.Lastschrift (direct debit), secupay.Rechnungskauf (purchase on account) and secupay.Kreditkarte (credit card) of secupay AG (Goethestr. 6, 01896 Pulsnitz, Germany; “secupay”) on our website. secupay is a payment institution within the meaning of the German Payment Services Supervision Act (ZAG) and is registered with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Graurheindorfer Str. 108, 53117 Bonn; “BaFin”) under registration number 126737, and enables cashless payment for products and services on the internet. secupay operates a procedure by which the purchase price claim is assigned to secupay. This enables a merchant to deliver goods, services or downloads to the customer immediately after the order. If you select “direct debit”, “purchase on account” or “credit card” via secupay as the payment method during the ordering process in our online shop, your data will be automatically transmitted to secupay. By selecting one of these payment options, you consent to the transmission of personal data necessary for payment processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. When processing payments via secupay, the payment data is transmitted to secupay. secupay then carries out a technical check of the risk of payment default. We are then automatically informed of the transaction result. The personal data exchanged with secupay includes first name, surname, address, email address, IP address, telephone number or other data necessary for payment processing. The transmission of the data serves the purpose of payment processing and fraud prevention. We will also transmit other personal data to secupay if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The personal data exchanged between secupay and us may be transmitted by secupay to credit agencies. This transmission serves the purpose of identity and credit checks. secupay may pass on personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors insofar as this is necessary for the fulfilment of contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on its behalf. You have the option of revoking your consent to the handling of personal data at any time vis-à-vis secupay. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing. The applicable privacy policy of secupay can be accessed at https://www.secupay.com/de/datenschutz.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in or by the internet browser on a user’s computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed again.

Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

Under the links below, you can find out how to manage (and also deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:

Technically necessary cookies

Unless stated otherwise below in this privacy policy, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our services more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognise your browser even after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognised again after a page change.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out on the basis of Section 25 (2) TTDSG. The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our services.
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.

Analytics

Use of Google Analytics

We use the web analytics service Google Analytics of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with further services associated with website and internet use. The following information may be collected, among other things: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser and device you are using, pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchasing activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/. Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data. Your data may be linked by Google with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices and all other data Google holds about you.
IP anonymisation is activated on this website. As a result, your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation.
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/ and https://policies.google.com/ as well as at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.

Plug-ins and miscellaneous

Use of Google reCAPTCHA

We use the reCAPTCHA service of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website. The query serves the purpose of distinguishing between input by a human being and automated, machine processing. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used further there. In addition, the IP address and, if applicable, other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service are transmitted to Google. This data is processed by Google within the European Union and may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC in the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated spying, misuse and spam. You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google.com/privacy.

Use of YouTube

We use the function for embedding YouTube videos of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “YouTube”) on our website. YouTube is a company affiliated with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”).
The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The option “Enhanced privacy mode” is activated. As a result, YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video is information about it transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.
Further information on the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, on your rights in this regard and on options for protecting your privacy can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.

Rights of data subjects and storage period

Duration of storage

After complete contract processing, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with statutory retention periods, in particular under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the expiry of these periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject

If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: right of access, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability.
In addition, under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR and to processing for the purpose of direct advertising.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

Right to object

If the personal data processing operations listed here are based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future on grounds relating to your particular situation.
After an objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

If personal data is processed for the purposes of direct advertising, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After an objection has been made, we will cease processing the data concerned for the purposes of direct advertising.

Last updated: 10.01.2022

Data protection declaration

Unless stated otherwise below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually obligatory, nor required for conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide your data. Not providing it will have no consequences. This only applies as long as the processing procedures below do not state otherwise.
“Personal data” is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files
You can use our websites without submitting personal data. 
Every time our website is accessed, user data is transferred to us or our web hosts/IT service providers by your internet browser and stored in server log files. This stored data includes for example the name of the site called up, date and time of the request, the IP address, amount of data transferred and the provider making the request. The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1) f) GDPR due to our legitimate interests in ensuring the smooth operation of our website as well as improving our services.
 

Contact

Responsible person
Contact us at any time. The person responsible for data processing is: , ,   , , 


Proactive contact of the customer by e-mail
If you make contact with us proactively via email, we shall collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The purpose of the data processing is to handle and respond to your contact request.
If the initial contact serves to implement pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in the case of purchase interest, order creation) or concerns an agreement already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
If the initial contact occurs for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our overriding, legitimate interest in handling and responding to your request. In this case, on grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you and carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.
 
Collection and processing when using the contact form 
When you use the contact form we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) in the scope provided by you. The data processing is for the purpose of making contact.
If the initial contact serves to implement pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in the case of purchase interest, order creation) or concerns an agreement already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
If the initial contact occurs for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our overriding, legitimate interest in handling and responding to your request. In this case, on grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you and carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
We will only use your email address to process your request. Finally your data will be deleted, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.
 



Customer account      Orders      

Customer account
When you open a customer account, we will collect your personal data in the scope given there. The data processing is for the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. Your customer account will then be deleted.
 
Collection, processing, and transfer of personal data in orders
When you submit an order we only collect and use your personal data insofar as this is necessary for the fulfilment and handling of your order as well as processing of your queries. The provision of data is necessary for conclusion of a contract. Failure to provide it will prevent the conclusion of any contract. The processing will occur on the basis of Article 6(1) b) GDPR and is required for the fulfilment of a contract with you. 
Your data is transferred here for example to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers, payment service providers, service providers for handling the order and IT service providers that you have selected. We will comply strictly with legal requirements in every case. The scope of data transmission is restricted to a minimum.
 


Evaluations       Advertising      

Data collection when you post a comment 
When you comment on an article or a contribution, we collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) only in the scope provided by you. The processing serves to allow you to comment and to display comments. By submitting the comment you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. You personal data will then be deleted.
 

On publication of your comment only the name you have entered will be published.

On submission of your comment your IP address will also be saved in order to prevent misuse of the comment function and to ensure the security of our IT systems. By submitting the comment you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. Your IP address will then be deleted.

Use of your email address for mailing of newsletters
We use your email address outside of contractual processing exclusively to send you a newsletter for our own marketing purposes, if you have explicitly agreed to this. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the relevant link in the newsletter or by contacting us. Your email address will then be removed from the distributor.
 
Use of your email address for mailing of direct marketing 
We use your email address, which we obtained in the course of selling a good or service, for the electronic transmission of marketing for our own goods or services which are similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. You must provide your email address in order to conclude a contract. Failure to provide it will prevent the conclusion of any contract. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our justified interest in direct marketing. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by contacting us. You will find the contact details for exercising your right to object in our imprint. You can also use the link provided in the marketing email. This will not involve any costs other than transmission costs at basic tariffs.
 


Shipping companies       Merchandise management      

Forwarding of your email address to shipping companies for information on shipping status
We forward your email address to the shipping company in the course of contractual processing, if you have explicitly agreed to this in the order process. The forwarding is for the purpose of informing you by email on the shipping status of your order. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us or the transport company without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal.
 
Use of an external merchandise management system
We use a merchandise management system in the course of order processing for the purposes of contractual processing. For this purpose your personal data as collected in the course of the order will be sent to

JTL-Software-GmbH, Rheinstr. 7, 41836 Hückelhoven, Germany 


Payment service providers       Credit check      

Data collection and processing when registering for payment in instalments via easyCredit
Payment in instalments via easyCredit is subject to the supplementary data protection instructions on payment in instalments by easyCredit.
 
Data collection and processing when paying by credit card, direct debit and invoice via secupay AG
We have integrated the components secupay.Lastschrift (direct debit), secupay.Rechnungskauf (payment by invoice) and secupay.Kreditkarte (credit card) by secupay AG (Goethstr. 6, 01896 Pulsnitz; “secupay”) into our website. secupay is a payment institute in the sense of the Zahlungsdiensteaufsichtsgesetz (Payment Services Supervision Act - ZAG) registered with the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Graurheindorfer Str. 108, 53117 Bonn; “BaFin” (register number: 126737) and facilitates cashless payment for products and services online. secupay forms a procedure allowing the claim for the purchase price to be assigned to secupay. This allows a retailer to deliver goods, services or downloads to the customer immediately after the order is placed. If you choose “direct debit”, “payment by invoice” or “credit card” via secupay when ordering from us, your data will automatically be transmitted to secupay. By choosing one of these payment options you agree to transmission of your personal data as necessary for handling the payment. When handling the purchase via secupay, your payment method data is transmitted to secupay. secupay then carries out a technical check on the risk of payment default. The online retailer is then automatically notified that the financial transaction has been carried out. The personal data exchanged with secupay includes first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, phone number and other data which is required for handling the payment. Data is transmitted in order to process your payment and prevent fraud. We will also transmit other personal data to secupay if there is a justified interest in doing so. The personal data exchanged between us and secupay may be transmitted by secupay to credit agencies. This transmission is for the purpose of identity and credit checking. secupay may forward the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors where this is necessary for the fulfilment of contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on its behalf. You have the option of withdrawing your consent for secupay to handle your data at any time. Withdrawal will not affect personal data which have to be processed, used or transmitted for (contractually compliant) payment processing. secupay’s applicable data protection provisions can be found at https://www.secupay.com/en/privacy-policy.
 


Cookies 

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files which are saved in a user’s internet browser or by the user’s internet browser on their computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie may be saved on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string which allows the browser to be clearly identified when the website is called up again.

Cookies will be stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By choosing corresponding technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before the setting of cookies and you can decide whether to accept this setting in each individual case as well as prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. Cookies which have already been saved may be deleted at any time. We would, however, like to point out that this may prevent you from making full use of all the functions of this website.
Using the links below, you can find out how to manage cookies (or deactivate them, among other things) in major browsers:
Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac


technically necessary cookies
Insofar as no other information is given in the data protection declaration below we use only these technically necessary cookies cookies to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also allow our systems to recognise your browser after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. These services require the browser to be recognised again after a page change.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out on the basis of Art. 25 para. 2 TTDSG. Processing is carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our largely justified interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our range of services.
You have the right to veto this processing of your personal data according to art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, for reasons relating to your personal situation.


Analysis      

Use of the Google Analytics
Our website uses the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”).
The processing of data serves to analyse this website and its visitors and for marketing and advertising purposes.
Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services to the website operator relating to website and internet use. In this process the following information, inter alia, can be collected: IP address, date and time of the website access, click path, information on the browser and the device you are using, the pages visited, referrer URL (website via which you accessed our website), location data, purchasing activities. The IP address transmitted from your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not associated with any other data held by Google.
Google Analytics uses technology such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by these regarding your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google relies on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/.Both Google and the US government authorities have access to your data. Google may combine your data with other data, such as your search history, personal accounts, usage data from other devices and any other information Google has about you. 
IP anonymisation is activated on this website. Google uses this to shorten your IP address beforehand within Member States of the European Union or in other signatories to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 25 para. 1 p. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal.
You can find more detailed information on the terms and conditions of use and data protection at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and/or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.
 


Plug-ins

Use of Google reCAPTCHA 
Our website uses the reCAPTCHA service by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google").
The request serves to distinguish whether the input was made by a human or automatic machine processing. For this purpose your input will be transmitted to Google and used by them further. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service will be transferred to Google. This data will be processed by Google within the EU and potentially also in the USA. 

For the USA, no adequacy decision from the EU Commission is available. The data transfer will be based, inter alia, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
 
Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)f) GDPR due to our legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. On grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you and carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
You can find more detailed information on Google reCAPTCHA and the associated data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google.com/privacy. 
 


Use of YouTube
Our website uses the function for embedding YouTube videos by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "YouTube"). YouTube is a company affiliated with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").
This feature shows YouTube videos in an iFrame on the website. The option "advanced privacy mode" is enabled here. This prevents YouTube from storing information on visitors to the website. It is only if you watch a video that information is transmitted to and stored by YouTube. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. For the USA, no adequacy decision from the EU Commission is available. 

The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks. 

The data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f ) GDPR due to our legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. On grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you and carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Further information on the data collected and used by YouTube and Google and your associated rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy (https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy).


Rights of persons affected and storage duration

Duration of storage 
After contractual processing has been completed, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with the retention periods prescribed by law, especially tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the period has elapsed, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.
 
Rights of the affected person
If the legal requirements are fulfilled, you have the following rights according to art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability. You also have a right of objection against processing based on art. 6 (1) GDPR, and to processing for the purposes of direct marketing, according to art. 21 (1) GDPR.
 
Right to complain to the regulatory authority
You have the right to complain to the regulatory authority according to art. 77 GDPR if you believe that your data is not being processed legally.
 
Right to object
If the data processing outlined here is based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)f) GDPR, you have the right for reasons arising from your particular situation to object at any time to the processing of your data with future effect.
If the objection is successful, we will no longer process the personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests or rights and freedoms, or the processing is intended for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.
 

If personal data is being processed for the purposes of direct advertising, you can object to this at any time by notifying us. If the objection is successful, we will no longer process the personal data for the purposes of direct advertising.

last update: 29.11.2022