Privacy policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

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The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is all data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the website's imprint.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may be z.B. This may involve data that you enter into a contact form. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (z.B. Internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint for this purpose and for other questions regarding data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is generally anonymous; it cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about your options for objecting in this privacy policy.

2. General information

Data protection

The operators of these websites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (z.B. when communicating via email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Scope

The privacy policy listed here applies to the Internet offering of

paigh GmbH
Kieselstr.&6
D-51371&Leverkusen

under

https://www.drseverin.com,

as well as for the personal data collected via these websites.For websites of other providers to which z.B. is referred to via links, the data protection information and declarations there apply.

Note on the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is

paigh GmbH
Kieselstr.&6
D-51371&Leverkusen

The responsible body is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (z.B. names, email addresses, etc.).

3. Your rights

The following section lists your rights under the GDPR:

Right to information

According to Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether we process your personal data. You also have the right to request information about this personal data and the information listed in Art. 15 GDPR.

Right to rectification

According to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to have your personal data rectified if it is inaccurate or no longer applicable. You also have the right to request that incomplete personal data be completed.

Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

You have the right to request the immediate erasure of your personal data under the conditions set out in Art. 17 GDPR. Furthermore, we are obligated to erase your personal data immediately if the conditions of the above-mentioned article apply.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. This is based on the requirements set out in Art. 18 GDPR.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.

Right to object

According to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons related to your particular situation. We will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling

You have the right not to be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

Right to revoke consent under data protection law

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your previously granted consent at any time. Simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of a data protection violation, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the State Data Protection Commissioner of the federal state in which our company is headquartered. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

4. Data collection on our website

Cookies

Some of our websites use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies and to only accept cookies on a case-by-case basis, to exclude cookies for specific cases or in general, and to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you have requested (z.B. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. As far as other cookies (z.B. Cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

– Browser type and version

– operating system used

– Referrer URL

– Hostname of the accessing computer

– Time of the server request

– IP address

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for pre-contractual measures.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The data entered into the contact form will therefore be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (z.B. after your request has been processed).Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website to use additional features. We will use the data you enter only for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject your registration.

For important changes, such as those relating to the scope of our services or technically necessary changes, we will use the email address you provided during registration to inform you.

The data entered during registration is processed based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of any data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data collected during registration will be stored by us for as long as you are registered on our website and will be deleted thereafter. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Registration with Facebook Connect

Instead of registering directly on our website, you can register using Facebook Connect. This service is provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

If you choose to register with Facebook Connect and click the "Login with Facebook"/"Connect with Facebook" button, you will be automatically redirected to the Facebook platform. There you can log in using your user data. This will link your Facebook profile to our website or services. This link gives us access to the data you have stored on Facebook. This primarily includes:

– Facebook name

– Facebook profile and cover photo

– Facebook cover photo

– email address stored on Facebook

– Facebook ID

– Facebook friends lists

– Facebook Likes

- Birthday

- Gender

– Country

- Language

This data is used to set up, provide and personalize your account.

For more information, see the Facebook Terms of Service and the Facebook Privacy Policy. These can be found at: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/und https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/.

Processing of data (customer and contract data)

We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary to establish, define, or modify the legal relationship (master data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data about the use of our website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill them.

The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transfer upon conclusion of contract for online shops, retailers and shipping of goods

We only transmit personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the execution of the contract, for example to the company entrusted with the delivery of the goods or the credit institution commissioned with the payment processing.Further transmission of data will not occur, or only if you have expressly consented to such transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example, for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for pre-contractual measures.

Data transfer upon conclusion of contract for services and digital content

We only transmit personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the execution of the contract, for example to the credit institution commissioned with payment processing.

Further transmission of data will not occur, or only if you have expressly consented to such transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example, for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for pre-contractual measures.

5. Data transfer

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address line changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser's address bar.

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

Encrypted payment transactions on this website

If, after concluding a paid contract, you are obliged to provide us with your payment details (z.B. Account number for direct debit authorization), this data is required for payment processing.

Payment transactions using common payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser's address bar changing from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser's address bar.

With encrypted communication, your payment data that you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

6. Social Media

Facebook plugins (Like and Share button)

Our website incorporates plug-ins from the social network Facebook, operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plug-in by the Facebook logo or "Like" button on our site. You can find an overview of Facebook plug-ins here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook thus receives the information that you have visited our page using your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like" button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in Facebook's privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

Twitter plugin

Our website incorporates features from the Twitter service. These features are provided by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transmitted to Twitter in the process. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these websites, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. Further information can be found in Twitter's privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/privacy.

You can manage your privacy settings on Twitter in your account settings under https://twitter.com/account/settings change.

Google+ plug-in

Our website uses features from Google+, provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Collection and sharing of information: Using the Google+ button, you can publish information worldwide. The Google+ button provides you and other users with personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you have given a +1 for a piece of content and information about the page you viewed when you clicked +1. Your +1 may be displayed as references along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads across the internet.

Google records information about your +1 activity to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google+ button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile, which must contain at least the name you chose for the profile. This name will be used across all Google services. In some cases, this name may replace another name you used when sharing content via your Google Account. The identity of your Google profile may be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

Use of the collected information: In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google Privacy Policy. Google may publish aggregated statistics about users' +1 activity or share these statistics with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites.

Instagram plugin

Our website includes features of the Instagram service. These features are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by Instagram.

For more information, please see Instagram’s privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

Tumblr Plugin

Our website uses buttons from the Tumblr service. The provider is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA.

These buttons allow you to share a post or page on Tumblr or follow the provider on Tumblr. When you visit one of our websites with the Tumblr button, your browser establishes a direct connection to Tumblr's servers.We have no influence on the amount of data Tumblr collects and transmits using this plugin. Currently, only the user's IP address and the URL of the respective website are transmitted.

For more information, please see Tumblr’s privacy policy at: https://www.tumblr.com/policy/de/privacy.

LinkedIn plugin

Our website uses features of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Each time you access one of our pages that contains LinkedIn features, a connection is established to LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website using your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn "Recommend" button while logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn can associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by LinkedIn.

For more information, please see LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

XING plugin

Our website uses features of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Every time you access one of our pages that contains XING features, a connection to XING servers is established. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored. In particular, IP addresses are not stored, and user behavior is not analyzed.

Further information on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in XING’s privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Pinterest Plugin

On our website we use social plugins from the social network Pinterest, which is operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA ("Pinterest").

When you visit a page containing such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest's servers. The plugin transmits log data to Pinterest's servers in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the address of the websites visited that also contain Pinterest features, the type and settings of your browser, the date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest, and cookies.

Further information on the purpose, scope and further processing and use of data by Pinterest as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Pinterest's privacy policy: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

7. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analysis service Google Analytics, provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses "cookies," which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is typically transferred to a Google server in the United States and stored there.

Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

IP anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website.This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser plugin

You can prevent cookies from being saved by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Objection to data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking the following link. This will set an opt-out cookie that prevents the collection of your data on future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Contract data processing

We have concluded a contract for order data processing with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

This website uses the "demographic characteristics" feature of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain information about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google as well as visitor data from third parties. This data cannot be assigned to a specific individual. You can deactivate this feature at any time via the ad settings in your Google Account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the "Objection to data collection" section.

WordPress Stats

This website uses the WordPress tool Stats to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.

WordPress Stats uses cookies, which are stored on your computer and allow analysis of website usage. The information generated by the cookies about your website usage is stored on servers in the USA. Your IP address is anonymized after processing and before storage.

WordPress Stats cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

"WordPress Stats" cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies and to only accept cookies on a case-by-case basis, to exclude cookies for specific cases or generally, and to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

You can object to the collection and use of your data in the future by setting an opt-out cookie in your browser by clicking on this link: https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/.

If you delete the cookies on your computer, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google AdSense uses "cookies," which are text files placed on your computer, to help analyze website usage. Google AdSense also uses web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons allow the analysis of information such as visitor traffic on these pages.

The information generated by cookies and web beacons regarding your use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google may also share this information with Google's contractual partners. However, Google will not combine your IP address with any other data stored about you.

AdSense cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Google Analytics Remarketing

Our websites use Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device features of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

This feature allows you to link the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing with the cross-device features of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. This allows you to display interest-based, personalized advertising messages based on your previous usage and surfing behavior on a device (z.B. mobile phone) have been adapted to you on another of your devices (z.B. tablet or PC).

If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browsing history to your Google Account for this purpose. This allows the same personalized advertising messages to be displayed on every device on which you log in with your Google Account.

To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated user IDs, which are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create audiences for cross-device ad delivery.

You can permanently opt out of cross-device remarketing/targeting by deactivating personalized advertising in your Google Account; to do so, follow this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.

The summary of the collected data in your Google Account is based solely on your consent, which you can give or withdraw to Google (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). For data collection processes that are not combined in your Google Account (z.B. because you don't have a Google account or have objected to the merging), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the website operator's interest in the anonymized analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.

Further information and the data protection regulations can be found in Google’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google").

As part of Google AdWords, we use so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that the internet browser stores on the user's computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.

Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. These cookies cannot be tracked across AdWords customers' websites. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by easily deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie in your internet browser's user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

Conversion cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

For more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies, to only accept cookies on a case-by-case basis, to exclude cookies for specific cases or generally, and to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our websites. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on our websites (z.B. in a contact form) is carried out by a human or by an automated program.To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (z.B. IP address, length of time the website visitor spends on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analysis runs entirely in the background. Website visitors are not notified that an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website from abusive automated spying and spam.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy, please see the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.

Facebook Pixel

Our website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook"), to measure conversions.

This allows the behavior of site visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This allows the effectiveness of Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized.

The data collected is anonymous to us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, allowing a connection to the respective user profile and allowing Facebook to use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy. This allows Facebook to enable the placement of advertisements on Facebook pages and outside of Facebook. We, as the website operator, cannot influence this use of the data.

You can find further information on protecting your privacy in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can also use the "Custom Audiences" remarketing feature in the Ad Settings section of https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can opt out of Facebook’s usage-based advertising on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

Adobe Audience Manager

We use Adobe Audience Manager from Adobe Systems Software Ireland Ltd., 4-6 Riverwalk, City West Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland ("Adobe"). When you access the website, a so-called tracking pixel is called from Adobe's servers. Adobe's servers are located within the member states of the European Union. The tracking pixel allows interest-based, user behavior-based, and personalized advertising, which can also be displayed on other devices (z.B. tablet or smartphone) as well as on other websites.

Even if servers are used within the European Union, access to the data by Adobe Systems Inc., 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA ("Adobe") cannot be ruled out. Therefore, a corresponding EU standard contract has been concluded.

Further information on data processing and the possibility of objection directly to Adobe: http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/opt-out.html

Further information on Adobe Analytics’ data protection and tracking practices: http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy.html

Rubicon

Rubicon Project is a leading technology company that automates the buying and selling of advertising.Tireless in its pursuit of innovation, Rubicon Project has developed one of the largest real-time cloud and big data computing systems, processing trillions of transactions every month within milliseconds. Rubicon is operated by The Rubicon Project Ltd., Walmar House, 5th Floor, 296 Regent St., London. W1B 3HR, United Kingdom. Rubicon uses technologies to deliver relevant ads to you.

Link to the privacy policy: http://rubiconproject.com/privacy/

Link to opt out: http://rubiconproject.com/privacy/consumer-online-profile-and-opt-out

8. Newsletter

Newsletter data

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 specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected or is collected only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not share it with third parties.

The data entered into the newsletter registration form will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of your data, your email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data that has been stored by us for other purposes (z.B. Email addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.

MailChimp

This website uses the services of MailChimp to send newsletters. The provider is Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

MailChimp is a service that allows u.a. the sending of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. If you enter data for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter (z.B. email address), these are stored on MailChimp's servers in the USA.

MailChimp is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the United States.

With the help of MailChimp, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent with MailChimp, a file contained in the email (so-called web beacon) connects to MailChimp's servers in the USA. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked. Technical information is also collected (z.B. Time of retrieval, IP address, browser type, and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. It is used exclusively for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better tailor future newsletters to the interests of the recipients.

If you do not want MailChimp to analyze your data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe directly from the newsletter on the website.

Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter.The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from both our servers and the MailChimp servers after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data that has been stored by us for other purposes (z.B. Email addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.

For further information, please see MailChimp’s privacy policy at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.

9. Plugins and tools

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube site, operated by Google. The site is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in the interest of ensuring an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

For more information on how user data is handled, please see YouTube’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Vimeo

Our website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo plugin, a connection to Vimeo's servers is established. The Vimeo server is informed of which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also receives your IP address. This applies even if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have a Vimeo account. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA.

If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you allow Vimeo to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

Further information on how user data is handled can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Google Web Fonts

This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for consistent font display. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display text and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must establish a connection to Google's servers. This allows Google to know that our website was accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a consistent and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

For more information about Google Web Fonts, see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use the functions of Google Maps it is necessary to save your IP address.This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.

We use Google Maps in the interest of providing an attractive presentation of our online offerings and making the locations listed on our website easy to find. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

For more information on how user data is handled, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

10. Online Marketing and Affiliate Programs

Amazon Affiliate Program

The operators of the site participate in the Amazon EU Partner Program. On our site, Amazon advertisements and links to the site of Amazon.de We are integrated into affiliate programs, through which we can earn money through advertising reimbursement. Amazon uses cookies to track the origin of orders. This allows Amazon to recognize that you have clicked on the affiliate link on our website.

The storage of "Amazon cookies" is based on Art. 6 (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in this, as the amount of its affiliate compensation can only be determined through cookies.

For more information about Amazon’s data usage, please see Amazon’s privacy policy: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401

11. Payment providers

You will find a list of the payment providers available to you as well as their privacy policies on the subpage for prices, shipping & payment methods located on this website.

12. Objection to advertising emails

The use of contact data published in accordance with the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby prohibited. The operators of the website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, for example, through spam emails.

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