Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law or contract, nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide the data has no consequences. This only applies insofar as no other information 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 information about yourself.

Each time our website is accessed, usage data is transmitted by your internet browser to us or to our web host / IT service provider 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.

In this context, your data is transferred, among other places, to Canada. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission exists for data transfers to Canada.

Contact

Controller
Contact us if you wish. The controller responsible for the data processing is: Gigas Nutrition BV, Postbus 111, 5900AC Venlo Netherlands, info@gigasnutrition.com

Customer-initiated contact by e-mail
If you initiate business contact with us by e-mail, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of handling and answering your contact request. If the contact serves the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice 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 which is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We use your e-mail address only 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, e-mail 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. advice 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 which is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We use your e-mail address only 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.

Orders

Shopify
Our website is hosted by Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland (hereinafter "Shopify").

Shopify is a platform for creating and hosting e-commerce websites. When you visit our website, Shopify collects your IP address as well as information about the device you are using and your browser. In addition, Shopify analyses visitor numbers, visitor sources and user behaviour in order to compile statistics. When a purchase is made via our website, Shopify stores further data, including name, e-mail address, delivery and billing addresses, payment information and other purchase-related details such as telephone number or transaction amount. Shopify uses cookies in your browser for these analyses.

Further information can be found in Shopify's privacy policy: https://www.shopify.de/legal/datenschutz.

The use of Shopify is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in the reliable and user-friendly presentation of our website. If consent has been obtained, the data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and Section 25 (1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TTDG), in particular where cookies are stored or device-specific information (e.g. device fingerprinting) is accessed. You may revoke your consent at any time.

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with Shopify in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. This ensures that Shopify processes the personal data of our website visitors exclusively in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Collection, processing and disclosure of personal data for orders

When you place an order, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent 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 the data will mean 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 performance of a contract with you.

In this context, your data is passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have selected, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of the data transfer is limited to a minimum.

In this context, your data is transferred, among other places, to Canada. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission exists for data transfers to Canada.

*Reviews / Advertising*

Data collection when writing a comment or a review
When you comment on or review an article or a post, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The processing serves the purpose of enabling comments/reviews and displaying comments/reviews. By submitting the comment/review, 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 may 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.

Use of the e-mail address for sending newsletters
Independently of the performance of the contract, we use your e-mail address exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send 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 may 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 may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list.

Use of the e-mail address for sending direct marketing
We use your e-mail address, which we obtained in the course of selling a product or service, for the electronic transmission of advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of the e-mail address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will mean 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 marketing. You may object to this use of your e-mail address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the legal notice. You may also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising e-mail. No costs other than the transmission costs at the basic rates will be incurred for this.

Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)
We use the service of Sendinblue GmbH (Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin; (hereinafter "Brevo") for sending our newsletters within the scope of processing on our behalf. We pass on the information you provided during the newsletter registration (e-mail address, first and last name if applicable) to Brevo. The data processing serves the purpose of sending the newsletter and its statistical evaluation. In order to evaluate newsletter campaigns, the e-mail newsletters sent contain a 1x1 pixel graphic (tracking pixel) and/or a tracking link. This allows us to determine whether you have opened the newsletter and whether you have clicked on any integrated links. In this context, your personal data, such as IP address, browser type and device as well as the time of opening, may also be collected. Usage profiles may be created from this data under a pseudonym. The data collected is not used to identify you personally. The data collected is used solely for statistical evaluation to improve newsletter campaigns. 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 a targeted, promotionally effective and user-friendly newsletter system. 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 data processing by Brevo can be found in their privacy policy: https://www.brevo.com/de/datenschutzrichtlinie/.

Cloudflare

We use services of Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter "Cloudflare") to secure our website and to optimise its loading speed. Cloudflare provides a content delivery network (CDN) and security services that help us protect our website against attacks (e.g. DDoS attacks) and reduce access times for our visitors.

Data processing by Cloudflare
When our website is accessed, the data traffic is routed through Cloudflare's servers. In this process, Cloudflare collects technical information such as:

• your IP address,
• time of access,
• requested URLs,
• browser and device information.

This data is necessary to ensure Cloudflare's security functions and to enable optimal performance of the website.

Transfer to third countries The data may be transferred to the USA. There is currently no adequacy decision of the European Commission for the USA. However, the processing is based on the standard data protection clauses of the European Commission in order to ensure an adequate level of data protection.

Legal basis
The use of Cloudflare is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in the secure and efficient provision of our website. If we obtain your consent (e.g. for the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.

Further information on data processing by Cloudflare can be found in Cloudflare's privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

jQuery

We use the JavaScript library jQuery on our website, which is provided by the jQuery Foundation. In order to improve the loading speed of our website and to provide certain functions, jQuery is loaded via the content delivery network (CDN) of StackPath, 2012 McKinney Ave., Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75201, USA.

Data processing by jQuery
When our website is accessed, the JavaScript library is loaded from the servers of the StackPath CDN. In this process, your IP address is transferred to StackPath, as this is technically necessary for the delivery of the content. In addition, StackPath servers may collect log data such as:

• your IP address,
• date and time of access,
• the requested file and
• information about the browser and operating system used.

Transfer to third countries
The data may be transferred to the USA. There is currently no adequacy decision of the European Commission for the USA. However, the data transfer is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission in order to ensure an adequate level of data protection.

Legal basis
The use of jQuery and the associated CDN is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in the fast and secure provision of our website. If a corresponding consent is required (e.g. for the use of third-party CDNs), the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.

Further information on data processing by StackPath can be found in their privacy policy: https://www.stackpath.com/legal/privacy-statement/.

Doofinder

We use the search technology Doofinder on our website, provided by Doofinder S.L., Calle de Rufino González 23 bis 28037 Madrid, Spain (hereinafter "Doofinder"), in order to improve the user-friendliness and efficiency of the search function on our website.

Data processing by Doofinder Doofinder optimises the search results and navigation on our website. The following data may be processed in this context:

• search queries,
• search terms used,
• results clicked on,
• technical information (e.g. IP address, device information, browser type).

The data is used to personalise the search results and to improve the user experience.

Data processing within Germany
The Doofinder servers on which your data is processed are located in Germany. As a result, the processing takes place in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). No transfer of the data to third countries takes place.

Legal basis
The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in optimising our search function and in an improved user experience. If consent is required (e.g. for the storage of cookies or the use of certain analysis functions), the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.

Further information on data processing by Doofinder can be found in their privacy policy: https://www.doofinder.com/de/privacy-policy.

Shipping service providers, merchandise management

Disclosure of the e-mail address to shipping companies for information about the shipping status
We pass on your e-mail address to the transport company in the course of the performance of the contract, provided you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. The disclosure serves the purpose of informing you by e-mail about the shipping status. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You may 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 within the scope of processing on our behalf for the performance of contracts. For this purpose, your personal data collected in the course of the order is transferred to Xentral ERP Software GmbH, Fuggerstraße 11, 86150 Augsburg.

Payment service providers

Use of PayPal Express
We use the payment service PayPal Express of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service PayPal Express. In order to integrate this payment service, it is necessary for PayPal to collect, store and analyse data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when the website is accessed. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognised. 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 a customer-oriented offering of various payment methods. You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you. When you select and use PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing is transferred to PayPal in order to be able to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Further information on data processing when using the payment service PayPal Express can be found in the corresponding privacy policy at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.

Use of PayPal Check-Out

We use the payment service PayPal Check-Out of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service. When you select and use payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "Pay Later" via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transferred to PayPal in order to be able to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

Credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal & "Pay Later" via PayPal

For certain payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "Pay Later" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to obtain, where applicable, a credit report based on mathematical-statistical procedures using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received regarding the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, performance or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report may contain probability values (score values) which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedures and whose calculation includes, among other things, address data. Your interests worthy of protection are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of the credit check for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when PayPal makes advance payment.

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR by notifying PayPal. The provision of the data is required for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method requested by you. Failure to provide the data means that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method selected by you.

Third-party providers

When paying via the payment method of a third-party provider, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. To execute this payment method, the data may then be passed on by PayPal to the respective provider. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Local third-party providers may include, for example:

- Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 München, Deutschland) - giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main

Purchase on account via PayPal

When paying via the payment method purchase on account, the data required for payment processing is first transmitted to PayPal. To execute this payment method, the data is then transmitted by PayPal to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin; "Ratepay") in order to be able to fulfil the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Ratepay may carry out a credit report based on mathematical-statistical procedures (probability or score values) using credit agencies, in accordance with the procedure already described above. The data processing serves the purpose of the credit check for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when Ratepay makes advance payment. Further information on data protection and which credit agencies Ratpay uses can be found at https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-dataprivacy/ and https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/.

More detailed information on data processing when using PayPal can be found in the associated privacy policy at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

 

Use of Amazon Payments
On our website, we use the payment service Amazon Payments of Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a. (38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxemburg; "Amazon Payments"). The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service Amazon Payments. For the integration of this payment service, it is necessary for Amazon Payments to collect, store and analyse data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when the website is accessed. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognised. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offering of various payment methods. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to these processing operations of personal data concerning you. By selecting and using "Amazon Payments", the data required for payment processing is transmitted to Amazon Payments in order to be able to fulfil the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. More detailed information on data processing when using the payment service Amazon Payments can be found in the associated privacy policy at: https://pay.amazon.com/de/help/201212490

Use of the payment service provider Mollie
For payment processing on our website, we use the payment service provider Mollie B.V. (Keizersgracht 313, 1016 EE Amsterdam, Niederlande; "Mollie"). The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you various payment methods through payment processing via the payment service provider Mollie. If you have chosen one of the payment options of the payment service provider Mollie, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to Mollie. This includes your payment data (for example bank account number or credit card number), your IP address, your internet browser and device type and, in some cases, your first and last name, your address data and information about the product or service you have purchased from us. This data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. More detailed information on data processing when using the payment service provider Mollie can be found in the associated privacy policy https://www.mollie.com/de/privacy

*Cookies*

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser 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, decide individually on their acceptance and 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 make full use of all the functions of this website.

Under the following links, you can find information on how to manage (and, among other things, also deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen

Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

Technically necessary cookies

Unless otherwise stated below in this privacy policy, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offering 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 for the browser to be recognised again even after a page change.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out on the basis of § 25 (2) of the German Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG). Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offering.

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to these processing operations of personal data concerning you.

Analysis Advertising Tracking

Use of Google Analytics
On our website, we use the web analytics service Google Analytics of Google Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland; "Google"). 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 activities and to provide further services to the website operator associated with the use of the website and the use of the internet. The following information, among others, may be collected: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser you use and the device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website via which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data held by Google. 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 transmitted 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 carried out, among other things, on the basis of 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 that Google holds about you. IP anonymisation is activated on this website. As a result, your IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to these processing operations of personal data concerning you. You can prevent the collection of the data generated by Google Analytics and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used for this to take full effect. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will again be transmitted to Google. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Deactivate Google Analytics. More detailed information on the terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.

Use of Google Analytics 4
On our website, we use the web analytics service Google Analytics of Google Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland; "Google"). 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 activities and to provide further services to the website operator associated with the use of the website and the use of the internet. The following information, among others, may be collected: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser you use and the device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website via which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data held by Google. Google 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 transmitted 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 carried out, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks. 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 that Google holds about you. When using Google Analytics 4, the IP address transmitted by your website is automatically collected and processed in anonymised form. The IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to these processing operations of personal data concerning you. You can prevent the collection of the data generated by Google Analytics and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used for this to take full effect. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will again be transmitted to Google. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Deactivate Google Analytics. More detailed information on the terms of use and data protection can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

Use of the Facebook Pixel
On our website, we use the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland "Facebook"). Meta Platforms Ireland and we are joint controllers for the collection of your data that takes place when the service is integrated and the transmission of this data to Facebook. The basis for this is an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, in which the respective responsibilities are defined. The agreement can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this, we are in particular responsible for fulfilling the information obligations pursuant to Art. 13, 14 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service, and for complying with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data concerns our obligations under the agreement on joint processing. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for enabling data subject rights pursuant to Art. 15 - 20 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the service, and for the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data concerns the obligations of Meta Platforms Ireland under the agreement on joint processing. The application serves the purpose of targeting visitors to the website with interest-based advertising on the social network Facebook. For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag has been implemented on the website. Via this tag, a direct connection to the Facebook servers is established when the website is visited. As a result, which of our pages you have visited is transmitted to the Facebook server. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the social network Facebook, you will then be shown personalised, interest-based Facebook ads. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is carried out, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to these processing operations of personal data concerning you. You can deactivate the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" here. More detailed information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, on your rights in this regard and on ways to protect your privacy can be found in Facebook's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Use of Google Ads Conversion Tracking
We use the online advertising program "Google Ads" on our website and, as part of this, conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). If you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and thus do not serve the purpose of personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. There is therefore no possibility of cookies being tracked across the websites of Ads customers. The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie serves the purpose of creating conversion statistics. In this way, we learn the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. Your data may 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 takes place, among other things, on the basis of 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/adscontrollerterms/.

The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you. You can deactivate personalized advertising in the advertising settings at Google. Instructions on how to do this can be found at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative (Network Advertising Initiative) at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further opt-out information provided there. You will then no longer be included in the conversion tracking statistics. Further information as well as Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Use of the Remarketing or "Similar Audiences" Function of Google Inc.
We use the remarketing or "similar audiences" function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) on our website. The application serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and visitor interests. To carry out the analysis of website use, which forms the basis for the creation of interest-based advertisements, Google uses cookies. The cookies record visits to the website as well as anonymized data on the use of the website. No personal data of visitors to the website is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account previously accessed product and information areas. Your data may be transmitted to servers of Google LLC in the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of 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 based on our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you. You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative (Network Advertising Initiative) at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further opt-out information provided there. Further information on Google Remarketing as well as the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

Use of Microsoft Advertising
We use Microsoft Advertising of the Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA; "Microsoft") on our website. The data processing serves marketing and advertising purposes as well as the purpose of measuring the success of the advertising measures (conversion tracking). We learn the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, this does not make it possible to personally identify these users. Microsoft Advertising uses technologies such as cookies and tracking pixels that enable an analysis of your use of the website. When you click on an ad placed by Microsoft Advertising, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. This cookie has a limited validity and does not serve the purpose of personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Microsoft and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. In this context, the following information, among others, may be collected: IP address, identifiers (IDs) assigned by Microsoft, information about the browser you use and about the device you use, referrer URL (the website via which you accessed our website), URL of our website. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to make full use of all functions of this website. As a result, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. Further information on data protection and the cookies used at Microsoft Bing can be found here.

Use of the Pinterest Tag
We use the Pinterest Tag of Pinterest Europe Limited (Palmerston House, 2nd, Fenian Street, Floor, Dublin 2, Ireland "Pinterest") on our website. The application serves the purpose of targeting visitors to the website with interest-based advertising on the social network Pinterest. For this purpose, the Pinterest conversion tag has been implemented on the website. When you visit the website, this tag establishes a direct connection to the Pinterest servers. In this way, it is transmitted to the Pinterest server which of our pages you have visited. Pinterest assigns this information to your personal Pinterest user account if you are logged in to the social network. When you visit Pinterest, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Pinterest ads. If you reach our website via a pin on the social network Pinterest, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and thus do not serve the purpose of personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Pinterest and we can recognize that you clicked on the pin and were redirected to this page. The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie serves the purpose of creating conversion statistics and thus of optimizing our website. In this context, the following information, among others, may be processed: total number of users who clicked on one of our pins and were redirected to our website, subpages visited on our website (e.g. category or product pages), search queries on our website, the contents of your shopping cart, completed transactions. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de. The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you. You can deactivate personalized advertising in the personalization settings at Pinterest or via the AdChoices website optout.aboutads.info. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to make full use of all functions of this website. Further information on the collection and use of data by Pinterest, on your rights in this regard and on options for protecting your privacy can be found in Pinterest's privacy notice at https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

Use of TikTok Pixel
We use the TikTok Pixel of TikTok Technology Limited (10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland; "TikTok Ireland") and TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited (6th Floor, One London Wall, London, EC2Y 5EB, United Kingdom; "TikTok UK") on our website. Both companies are joint controllers for the data processing (hereinafter "TikTok"). The data processing serves the purpose of identifying and analyzing the website visits of our customers as well as improving customer targeting by placing targeted advertisements and evaluating the effectiveness of advertisements on TikTok. For this purpose, TikTok uses technologies such as cookies and pixels that make it possible to recognize your browser. In this context, the following information, among others, may be collected and transmitted to TikTok: date and time of the visit, information about the browser and device type you use, screen resolution, IP address. TikTok can assign this information to your personal TikTok user account. Usage profiles can be created from the data collected in this way using pseudonyms. However, this does not make it possible to personally identify users. Your data may be transmitted to third countries, such as the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer to third countries without an adequacy decision takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-dataprotection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de. The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in identifying our customers and targeting them with interest-based advertising. *You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you.* You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software. Further information on data protection can be found at https://www.tiktok.com/legal/new-privacy-policy?lang=de-DE and https://ads.tiktok.com/i18n/official/policy/controller-to-controller.

*Plug-ins and Miscellaneous*

Use of the Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website. This application is used to manage JavaScript tags and HTML tags that are used in particular to implement tracking and analysis tools. The data processing serves the purpose of the needs-based design and the optimization of our website. The Google Tag Manager itself neither stores cookies nor does it process personal data. However, it enables the triggering of further tags that may collect and process personal data. Further information on the terms of use and data protection can be found here.

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 whether the input is made by a human or by automated, machine processing. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and further used there. In addition, the IP address and, if applicable, further data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service are transferred 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 takes place, among other things, on the basis of 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 based on our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website against automated spying, misuse and SPAM. *You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.*

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA as well as the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html as well as https://www.google.com/privacy.

Use of Google invisible reCAPTCHA
We use the invisible reCAPTCHA service of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website. This serves the purpose of distinguishing whether the input is made by a human or by automated, machine processing. In the background, Google collects and analyzes usage data that is used by Invisible reCaptcha to distinguish regular users from bots. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and further used there. In addition, the IP address and, if applicable, further data required by Google for the Invisible reCAPTCHA service are transferred to Google. This data is processed by Google within the European Union and, if applicable, also in the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of 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 based on our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website against automated spying, misuse and SPAM. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Further information on Google reCAPTCHA as well as the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html as well as https://www.google.com/privacy

*Rights of Data Subjects and Storage Period*

Duration of Storage
After complete processing of the contract, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory retention periods, in particular under tax and commercial law, and will then be deleted after expiry of the period, 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, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability. In addition, under Art. 21 (1) GDPR you have a right to object to the processing operations based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, as well as to processing for the purposes of direct marketing.

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 these processing operations 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 which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

If the processing of personal data is carried out for the purposes of direct marketing, 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 purpose of direct marketing.

Last updated: 09.12.2024