Privacy

Part of the information is generated to guarantee the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user patterns.

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data be rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option to revoke this consent at any time, which will affect any future data processing. Moreover, you have the right to demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervising authority.

2. Hosting

We are hosting the content of our website through the following provider:

Hetzner

The provider is Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany (hereinafter referred to as Hetzner).

For details, please view the data privacy policy of Hetzner:
https://www.hetzner.com/de/rechtliches/datenschutz.

We use Hetzner on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable depiction of our website possible. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) of the German Telecommunications Act (TTDSG), insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

3. General information and mandatory information

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the last case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 (1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 (1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), then the data processing is additionally based on Section 25 (1) TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for fulfilling a contract or for implementing pre-contractual measures, then we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, if your data is required for fulfilling a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Furthermore, the processing of data may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this Privacy Policy.

Information on data transfer to the USA and other non-EU countries

Among other things, we use tools of companies domiciled in the United States or other, from a data protection perspective, non-secure non-EU countries. If these tools are active, your personal data may potentially be transferred to these non-EU countries and may be processed there. We must point out that in these countries, a data protection level that is comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed. For instance, U.S. enterprises are under a mandate to release personal data to security agencies and you as the data subject do not have any litigation options to defend yourself in court. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that U.S. agencies (e.g., the Secret Service) may process, analyse, and permanently archive your personal data for surveillance purposes. We have no control over these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data

A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. This will be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA IS PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE REFER TO THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU RAISE AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS THE PERSONAL DATA AFFECTED, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING GROUNDS WORTHY OF PROTECTION FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to lodge a complaint will be in effect regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another data controller, this will only be carried out if it is technically feasible.

Information about, rectification and deletion of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to demand information about your archived personal data, its source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data at any time. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or deleted. If you have questions about this subject or any other questions about your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Right to demand processing restrictions

You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to demand processing restrictions applies in the following cases:

• In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we usually need some time to verify this claim. During the time this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option of demanding that the processing of your data be restricted instead of demanding the deletion of this data.
• If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of its deletion.
• If you have raised an objection according to Art. 21(1) GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have demanded that the processing of your personal data be restricted, this data – with the exception of its archiving – may only be processed subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important reasons of public interest cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU.

SSL and/or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or enquiries you send to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognise an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from "http://" to "https://" and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payment transactions on this website

If you are obliged to share your payment information with us (e.g., account number if you give us authorisation to debit your bank account) after you have entered into a fee-based contract with us, this information is required to process payments.

Payment transactions using common modes of payment (Visa/MasterCard, debit to your bank account) are processed exclusively via encrypted SSL or TLS connections. You can recognise an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from "http://" to "https://" and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.

If the communication with us is encrypted, third parties will not be able to read the payment information you share with us.

4. Recording of data on this website

Cookies

Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as “cookies.” Cookies are small data packages that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your device until you actively delete them, or they are automatically removed by your web browser.

Cookies can be issued by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies allow for certain services of third-party companies to be integrated into websites (e.g., cookies for handling payment services).

Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions would not work in the absence of these cookies (e.g., the shopping basket function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyse user behaviour or for promotional purposes.

Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions, for the provision of certain functions you want to use (e.g., for the shopping basket function) or those that are necessary for optimising (required cookies) the website (e.g., cookies that provide measurable insights into the web audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless a different legal basis is cited. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in storing required cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimised provision of the operator's services. If your consent to the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies have been requested, the processing occurs exclusively on the basis of the consent obtained (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG); this consent may be revoked at any time.

You have the option of setting up your browser in such a way that you will be notified any time cookies are placed and to allow the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete function for the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited. Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this Privacy Policy.

Google Analytics

Google Maps

YouTube videos

No marketing cookies are used.

Server log files

The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information includes:

• The type and version of browser used
• The used operating system
• Referrer URL
• The hostname of the accessing computer
• File request from the client (file name and URL)
• Date and time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is only collected for the purpose of statistical evaluation and for security reasons. (e.g., to clarify improper or fraudulent acts) according to Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR and stored for a period of 7 days and then deleted. Should a longer data storage time be required for evidence, it is exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither required by law nor contractually prescribed. Without the IP address, however, the service and functionality of our website is not guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.

Request by email, telephone, or fax

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

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries submitted to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if it has been obtained; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g., after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular, statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

Registrierung / Bestellung

In principle, you can visit our site without having to provide any personal data yourself.

When you register, we collect, process and use the personal data you provide on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR. In the form fields, the information that we require for the services you request is marked as mandatory; any other information is voluntary.

With technical changes that are necessary, we will use the email address specified during registration to inform you. For the conclusion and processing of contracts and orders, we require, depending on the individual case, contact details such as name, delivery and billing address and email address, as well as information on the type of payment selected by you. In addition, we use your data to maintain our customer database so that only relevant data is stored there. In addition, data necessary for the performance of the contract may be transmitted to service providers (e.g., freight forwarders, payment service providers), acc. Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR. To avoid typing errors and to ensure that you receive your ordered items, we check the completeness and correctness of your address when it is entered.

Ordering as a guest
You have the option of placing your orders as a guest. If you choose this type of order, you do not need to register before placing an order. Please note that for each additional order, you have to re-enter your details.

We collect, process and use the information you provide in the context of an order as a visitor for the purpose of executing the contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR. We store the information you provide for the period of processing and handling your order. Your data will then be deleted. Data that we have to store due to legal retention obligations will be blocked instead of deleted to prevent it from being used for other purposes.

Trader's area

You can register as a trader on our site. There we offer you various services. We collect your first and last name, your address data, email address and telephone number. In addition, you will need to provide a username and choose a password. The collection and storage of your data is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR.

Customer area

If you use our customer area, we store your data required for the fulfilment of the contract, possibly also information on the payment method, until you have your access permanently deleted. Moreover, we also store voluntary data provided by you for the duration of your use of the customer area, unless you have them deleted beforehand. You can manage and change all information in the protected customer area. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1)(a),(b) and (f) GDPR.

Contact form

If you submit enquiries to us via our contact form, the information provided in the contact form as well as any contact information provided therein will be stored by us in order to handle your enquiry and in the event that we have further questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your agreement (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The information you have entered into the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to erase the data, revoke your consent to the archiving of data or if the purpose for which the information is being archived no longer exists (e.g., after we have concluded our response to your enquiry). This will be without prejudice to any mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods.

Execution of online applications

In the course of your online application, we will collect the following personal application data from you: on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a), (b) and (f) GDPR and Section 26 BDSG:

• Last name, first name
• Address
• Phone number
• Email address
• Application documents (cover letter, curriculum vitae, credentials, certificates, etc.)

This transmitted data is sent via SSL/TLS encryption and stored in a database, which our company is responsible for. If you send an unsolicited application directly by email to us, the encryption depends on your email service provider.

Your personal application data are collected and processed exclusively for the purpose of filling positions in our company. Your data will be forwarded to the internal departments and divisions of this company responsible for the specific application procedure in question. Your personal application data will not be sent to other companies than the ones listed here without your express prior consent.

Any further use or transfer of your application data to third parties will not take place.

Your personal application data will be deleted automatically three months after the application process is completed. This does not apply if statutory provisions preclude deletion, continued storage for the purpose of evidence is required, or you have expressly agreed to a longer storage duration.

Declaration of consent for applications from minors
If you have not yet reached the age of 18, we require a declaration of consent from your legal guardian, which shows that your legal guardian agrees to your application with us. For this purpose, we will provide you with a declaration of consent sample. Please download the signed declaration of consent together with your application documents via the corresponding function. Otherwise we cannot accept your application. We will delete your data in this case. Within the framework of the obtained declaration of consent, we process personal data in the form of first and last names of the respective legal guardian as proof. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to be able to provide proof of age of the respective applicant and thereby to comply with our obligations as data controllers within the meaning of the GDPR. The processing of the personal data of the respective legal guardian is processed in accordance with the information in this Privacy Policy.

5. Analysis, remarketing and retargeting tools

On the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR to optimise our online presence and to be able to compile more targeted offers for you, we use various tools or plugins for web analysis, remarketing and retargeting.

In doing so, cookies are used, the IP address is forwarded and/or different types of data are collected and evaluated. This, for example, includes the number of website visitors, the duration of a visit, the average page load time, and the origin of visitors.

Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

The Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create any user profiles, does not store cookies, and does not carry out any independent analyses. It only manages and runs the tools integrated via it. However, the Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google’s parent company in the United States.

The Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and administration of various tools on their website. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour patterns of website visitors. To that end, the website operator receives a variety of user data, such as pages accessed, time spent on the page, the operating system used and the user's origin. This data is summarised in a user-ID and assigned to the respective end device of the website visitor.

Furthermore, Google Analytics allows us to record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among other things. Google Analytics uses various modelling approaches to augment the collected data sets and uses machine learning technologies in data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that make the recognition of the user for the purpose of analysing the user behaviour patterns (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The website use information recorded by Google is, as a rule, transferred to a Google server in the United States, where it is stored.

The use of these services occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Browser plug-in
You can prevent the recording and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. For more information about the handling of user data by Google Analytics, please consult Google's Data Privacy Declaration at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

6. Newsletter and postal advertising

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receiving the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. For the handling of the newsletter, we use newsletter service providers, which are described below.

CleverReach

This website uses CleverReach for sending newsletters. The provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Schafjückenweg 2, 26180 Rastede, Germany (hereinafter “CleverReach”). CleverReach is a service that can be used to organise and analyse the sending of newsletters. The data you have entered for the purpose of subscribing to our newsletter (e.g., email address) is stored on servers of CleverReach in Germany or in Ireland.

Newsletters we send out via CleverReach allow us to analyse the user patterns of our newsletter recipients. Among other things, in conjunction with this, it is possible to see how many recipients actually opened the newsletter email and how often which link inside the newsletter was clicked. With the assistance of a tool called Conversion Tracking, we can also determine whether an action that has been predefined in the newsletter actually occurred after the link was clicked (e.g., purchase of a product on this website). For more information on the data analysis services by CleverReach newsletters, please go to: https://www.cleverreach.com/en/features/reporting-tracking/.

The data is processed based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke any consent you have given at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. This will be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data processing transactions that have taken place prior to your revocation.

If you do not want to permit an analysis by CleverReach, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for you to do this in every newsletter message. The data deposited with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the newsletter service provider and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored for other purposes with us remain unaffected.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist, if such action is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

For more details, please see the Data Protection Provisions of CleverReach at: https://www.cleverreach.com/en/privacy-policy/.

7. Plug-ins and tools

YouTube

This website embeds videos of the website YouTube. The website operator is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

If you visit a page on this website into which a YouTube has been embedded, a connection with YouTube’s servers will be established. As a result, the YouTube server will be notified, which of our pages you have visited.

Furthermore, YouTube will be able to place various cookies on your device or comparable technologies for recognition (e.g., device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube will be able to obtain information about this website's visitors. Among other things, this information will be used to generate video statistics with the aim of improving the site's user friendliness and to prevent attempts to commit fraud.

If you are logged into your YouTube account while you visit our site, you allow YouTube to directly allocate your browsing patterns to your personal profile. You have the option of preventing this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is based on our interest in presenting our online content in an appealing way. Pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, this is a legitimate interest. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information on how YouTube handles user data, please see YouTube's Data Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google Maps

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

To enable the use of the Google Maps features, your IP address must be stored. As a rule, this information is transferred to one of Google's servers in the United States, where it is archived. The operator of this website has no control over the data transfer. In case Google Maps has been activated, Google has the option of using Google Fonts for the uniform depiction of fonts. When you access Google Maps, your browser will load the required web fonts into your browser cache to correctly display text and fonts.

We use Google Maps to present our online content in an appealing way and to make the locations disclosed on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

For more information on the handling of user data, please review Google's Data Privacy Declaration under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Fonts

To ensure that fonts used on this website are uniform, this website uses so-called Google Fonts provided by Google. When you access a page on our website, your browser will load the required fonts into your browser cache to display text and fonts correctly.

To do this, the browser you use will have to establish a connection with Google's servers. As a result, Google learns that your IP address was used to access this website. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a uniform presentation of the font on the operator's website. If appropriate consent has been obtained, then processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time. Should your browser not support Google Fonts, then a standard font installed on your computer will be used.

For more information on Google Fonts, please follow this link: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and see Google's Data Privacy Declaration under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

8. eCommerce and payment service providers

Data transfer upon conclusion of contracts for online stores, retailers, and the shipment of merchandise

Whenever you order merchandise from us, we will share your personal data with the transport company entrusted with the delivery as well as the payment service commissioned to handle the payment transactions. Only the data these respective service providers require to meet their obligations will be shared. The legal basis for this sharing is Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the fulfilment of contractual or pre-contractual obligations. If you give us your respective consent according to Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR, we will share your email address with the transport company entrusted with the delivery so that this company can notify you on the shipping status for your order via email. You have the option of revoking your consent at any time.

Data transfer upon conclusion of contracts for services and digital content

We share personal data with third parties only if this is necessary in conjunction with handling the contract; for instance, with the financial institution tasked with the processing of payments. Any further transfer of data will not take place or will only take place if you have expressly consented to the transfer. Any sharing of your data with third parties without your express consent, for instance for advertising purposes, will not take place.

The basis for the processing of data is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data for fulfilling a contract or for pre-contractual actions.

Order processing via dropshipping

If you order goods from us, your order may be shipped to you directly from our dealers (dropshipping). For this purpose, we pass on your name, the delivery address and - as far as this is necessary for the delivery - your telephone number to the shipping company. This information is passed on exclusively for the purpose of delivering the goods.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (fulfilment of contract) and our legitimate interest in the fastest and most effective possible purchase processing in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Credit checks

We may conduct a credit check in the event that purchases are made on account or based on other payment terms that require us to extend a credit (scoring). For this purpose, we transmit the data you have entered (e.g., name, address, age, or bank details) to a credit information agency. Based on this data, the probability of non-payment is determined. If the likelihood of non-payment is excessive, we may reject the respective payment term.

The credit check is performed on the basis of contractual fulfilment (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and to avert non-payment (justified interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If consent has been obtained, the credit check shall be performed on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); the consent may be revoked at any time.

Payment services

We integrate payment services of third-party companies on our website. When you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g., name, payment amount, bank account details, credit card number) are processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. For these transactions, the respective contractual and data protection provisions of the respective providers apply. Using the payment service providers is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract processing) and in the interest of a smooth, convenient, and secure payment transaction (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Insofar as your consent is requested for certain actions, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR is the legal basis for data processing; consent may be revoked at any time for the future.

We use the following payment services/payment service providers within the scope of this website:

Purchase on account

If you purchase on account, you will receive the invoice together with the shipment of goods.

9. Online marketing and affiliate programmes

No affiliate programmes are integrated.