Privacy

Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This applies only insofar as no other information is provided in the following processing operations.

"Personal data" means all 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. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and improving our offering.

Contact

Controller/Data Protection Officer

Contact us if you wish. The contact details of the controller responsible for data processing can be found in our legal notice.

You can reach our data protection officer directly at: datenschutz@vitalplant.de

Customer-initiated contact by email

If you contact us by email on your own initiative for business purposes, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of handling and responding to your contact request.

If the contact is made for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event 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 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in handling and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

We use your email address only to process your inquiry. 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 you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of making contact. By sending your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 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 until revocation. We use your email address only to process your inquiry. Your data will then be deleted 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. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 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 until revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

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 to fulfill and process your order and to handle your inquiries. Providing the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.

Your data may be disclosed, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you select, payment service providers, service providers for order processing, and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly comply with 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 you provide it. The processing serves the purpose of enabling comments and displaying them. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 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 until revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.

When your comment is published, the name you provided and the email address you communicated will be published.

In addition, when you submit the comment, your IP address will be 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. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 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 until 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 to send newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 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 until 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.

Your data will be passed on to an email marketing service provider as part of order processing. It will not be passed on to other third parties.

Use of the email address for sending direct advertising

We use your email address, which we have received in connection with the sale of 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. Providing the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 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. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. No costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates will be incurred for this.

Shipping service providers merchandise management

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

We pass on your email address to the transport company as part of contract processing, provided you have expressly agreed to this during the ordering process. The disclosure serves the purpose of informing you by email about the shipping status. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 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 until revocation.

Payment service providers credit check

Use of PayPal

All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy. You can find it at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Use of PayPal Express

We use the PayPal Express payment service from 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 PayPal Express payment service. To integrate this payment service, it is necessary for PayPal to collect, store, and analyze data when the website is accessed (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device). Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 15 para. 3 sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in offering various payment methods in a customer-oriented manner. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.

By selecting and using PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Further information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service can be found in the associated privacy policy at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.

Use of Amazon Payments

We use the Amazon Payments payment service of Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a. (38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg; “Amazon Payments”) on our website.

The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the Amazon Payments payment service.

To integrate this payment service, it is necessary for Amazon Payments to collect, store, and analyze data when the website is accessed (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device). Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized.

By selecting and using “Amazon Payments”, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to Amazon Payments in order to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Further information on data processing when using the Amazon Payments payment service can be found in the associated privacy policy at: https://pay.amazon.com/de/help/201212490

Use of personal data when selecting Klarna as the payment method

If you have chosen Klarna's payment services Klarna Invoice and/or Klarna Installments as a payment option, you have consented to us collecting and transmitting to Klarna the following personal data necessary for processing the invoice purchase and for an identity and credit check, such as first and last name, address, date of birth, gender, email address, IP address, telephone number, as well as the data necessary for processing the invoice purchase related to the order, such as number of items, item number, invoice amount, and taxes as a percentage. The data processing serves the purpose of offering the payment methods invoice purchase and installment purchase as well as the credit check required for this. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 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 until revocation.

This data is transmitted so that Klarna can create an invoice for processing your purchase with the invoice handling you requested and can carry out an identity and credit check. Klarna needs the buyer's personal data in order to obtain information from credit agencies for the purpose of identity and credit checks. In Germany, these may be the following credit agencies:

- Schufa Holding AG, Kormoranweg 5, 65203 Wiesbaden

- Bürgel Wirtschaftsinformationen GmbH & Co. KG, Postfach 5001 66, 22701 Hamburg

- Creditreform Bremen Seddig KG, Contrescarpe 17, 28203 Bremen

- infoscore Consumer Data GmbH, Rheinstraße 99, 76532 Baden-Baden.

As part of the decision on the establishment, implementation, or termination of the contractual relationship, Klarna collects and uses, in addition to an address check, information on the buyer's previous payment behavior as well as probability values for this behavior in the future. Klarna calculates these score values on the basis of a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. For this purpose, Klarna will also use your address data, among other things. If this calculation shows that your creditworthiness is not sufficient, Klarna will inform you of this immediately.

Revocation of the use of personal data with Klarna

1. You may revoke your consent to the use of your personal data at any time with Klarna. However, Klarna may still be entitled to process, use, and transmit the personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing through Klarna's services, is required by law, or is demanded by a court or authority.

2. Of course, you can obtain information at any time about the personal data stored by Klarna. This right is guaranteed by the Federal Data Protection Act. If you as the buyer wish this or would like to inform Klarna of changes regarding the stored data, you can contact datenschutz@klarna.de.

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 that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed again.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you 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, please note that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website in full.

You can find information on how to manage cookies (including how to disable them) in the main browsers at the following links:

Chrome browser: 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 the privacy policy, we use only these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offering more user-friendly, effective, and secure. In addition, cookies enable our systems to recognize 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 recognized again after a page change.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 15 para. 3 sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offering.

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

Analytics ad tracking

Use of Google Analytics

We use the web analytics service Google Analytics from Google LLC on our website. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the Google-affiliated company responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws.

The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing 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 further services related to website use and internet use to the website operator. The following information may be collected, among others: IP address, date and time of page access, click path, information about the browser you use and the device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website from 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 Google data.

Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser, and tracking pixels that enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated in this way about your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that 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 before transmission. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 15 para. 3 sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.

You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by Google Analytics and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at 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 visiting this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used so that it is fully effective. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be sent to Google again. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Disable Google Analytics.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ as well as at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.

Use of the Facebook Pixel

We use the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” of Facebook Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland "Facebook") on our website.

Facebook Ireland and we are joint controllers for the collection of your data and the transmission of this data to Facebook that takes place when the service is integrated. This is based on an agreement between us and Facebook Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, which defines the respective responsibilities. The agreement can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this, we are particularly 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 personal data protection affects our obligations under the agreement on joint processing. Facebook 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 complying with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR insofar as a breach of personal data protection affects Facebook Ireland's obligations 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, Facebook's remarketing tag has been implemented on the website. This tag establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers when the website is visited. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the social network Facebook, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads.

Your data may be transferred to the USA.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 15 para. 3 sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you. You can deactivate the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function here.

Further information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your related rights, and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Facebook's privacy notice 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 analytics service of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the Google-affiliated company responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws.

When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity period, do not contain personal data, and therefore are not used for 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. It is therefore not possible to track cookies via the websites of Ads customers.

The information collected 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 that can personally identify users.

Your data may be transferred to the USA.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 15 para. 3 sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.

You can disable personalized advertising for you in Google's ad settings. Instructions 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 opt-out page of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further opt-out information provided there. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Use of Google AdSense

We use the AdSense function of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the Google-affiliated company responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws. The data processing serves the purpose of renting advertising space on the website and targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising on it. Through this function, personalized, interest-based ads from the Google Display Network are shown to visitors to the provider's website. Google uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google may transfer this information to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on Google's behalf. Google will under no circumstances associate your IP address with other Google data.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 15 para. 3 sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.

You can permanently disable 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 opt-out page of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further opt-out information provided there. Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ and 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 LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the Google-affiliated company responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws.

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 advertising, Google uses cookies. The cookies record visits to the website and anonymized data on website use. No personal data of website visitors is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown ads that are highly likely to take into account previously viewed product and information areas.

Your data may be transferred to the USA.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 15 para. 3 sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.

You can permanently disable 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

Further information on Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

Plug-ins and miscellaneous

Use of social plug-ins via “Shariff”

We use social network plug-ins on our website. So that you retain control over your data, we use the privacy-safe “Shariff" buttons.

No links to the servers of the social networks are established without your express consent, and consequently no data is transmitted.

“Shariff” is a development by the specialists of the computer magazine c’t. It enables more privacy on the web and replaces the usual social networks' “Share” buttons. More information about the Shariff project can be found here https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html.

If you click the buttons, a pop-up window appears in which you can log in with your data to the respective provider. Only after this active login by you is a direct connection established to the social networks.

By logging in, you consent to the transfer of your data to the respective social media provider. Among other things, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you visited are transmitted. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the collected information will also be assigned to your respective profiles. You can prevent this assignment only by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons. The social networks named below are integrated by means of the "Shariff" function.

Further information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of data as well as your related rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in the linked privacy notices of the providers.

Facebook from Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA) https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Instagram from Instagram LLC. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA) https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388

Use of social plug-ins via the “2-click solution”

We use social network plug-ins on our website by means of the "2-click solution". No connections to the servers of the social networks are established without your express consent, and consequently no data is transmitted.

With the standard integration of plug-ins, when pages of our website containing such a plug-in are accessed, a link is established between your computer and the servers of the providers of the social network and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notifying your browser. In this process, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you visited are transmitted to the providers' servers. This applies regardless of whether you are registered with or logged in to the social network. Transmission also takes place for users who are not registered or not logged in. If you are also logged in to the Facebook social network, this information is assigned to your personal user account. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by clicking the button), this information is also assigned to your user account, which you can prevent only by logging out before using the plug-in. So that you retain control over your data, we have decided to initially deactivate the corresponding button. You can recognize this by the grayed-out button. Without your express consent - in the form of activating the button - no link to the social network server is established and consequently no data is transmitted.

Only when you activate the button does it become active (highlighted in color) and a direct connection to the social network servers is established.

By activating it, you consent to the transfer of your data to the respective social network provider. Among other things, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you visited are transmitted. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the collected information will also be assigned to your respective profiles. You can prevent this assignment only by logging out of your user accounts with the social networks before visiting our website and before activating the buttons.

The social networks named below are integrated by means of the "2-click function". Further information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of data as well as your related rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in the linked privacy notices of the providers.

Facebook from Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA)

https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Instagram from Instagram LLC. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA):

http://instagram.com/legal/privacy/

Use of GoogleMaps

We use the function for embedding GoogleMaps maps from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website.

If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the Google-affiliated company responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws.

The function enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. Google also collects, processes, and uses data from website visitors when pages into which GoogleMaps maps are integrated are accessed.

Your data may also be transferred to the USA.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 15 para. 3 sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.

Further information on the collection and use of data by Google can be found in Google's privacy notices at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There, in the Privacy Center, you also have the option to change your settings so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google.

Use of YouTube

We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from 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 “Enhanced Privacy Mode” option 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 transferred to the USA.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 15 para. 3 sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.

Further information on the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your related rights, and options for protecting your privacy can be found in YouTube's privacy notices at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.

Use of Vimeo

We use plug-ins from Vimeo Inc. (555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; “Vimeo”) on our website to embed videos from the “Vimeo” portal.

If you access pages of our website that are equipped with such a plug-in, a connection to Vimeo's servers is established and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notifying your browser. This transmits both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you visited to Vimeo's servers.

If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by starting a video by pressing the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account.

Your data may be transferred to the USA.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 15 para. 3 sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of our website as well as Vimeo's legitimate interest in market analysis and in improving its services in a needs-based and targeted manner. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.

If you do not want Vimeo to assign the collected information directly to your Vimeo account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website.

Further information on the purpose and scope of collection and on the further use and processing of the data by Vimeo as well as your related rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Vimeo's privacy notices: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Rights of data subjects and storage period

Duration of storage

After full contract processing, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in consideration of statutory retention periods, in particular under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the 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, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability.

In addition, under Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR, as well as to processing for the purpose of direct advertising.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

Pursuant to 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 listed here is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future.

Once you have objected, processing of the data concerned will be stopped 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 personal data processing is carried out for direct advertising purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. Once you have objected, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purposes of direct advertising.