Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and contact details of the controller

1.1We are delighted that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we provide information about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to identify you personally.

1.2The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is C. C. W. Lifestyle GmbH, Bahnstraße 17, 40212 Düsseldorf, Germany, tel.: +49(0) 211 - 795 662 56, email: info@christianweilert.de. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

2.1When you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the page server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

Our visited website
Date and time at the time of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/reference from which you accessed the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

2.2This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

3.1Shopify

We use the system of the following provider to host our website and display the page content: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland ("Shopify").

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

All data collected on our website is processed on the provider's servers. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When transferring data to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

3.2Cloudflare

We use a content delivery network from the following provider: Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

This service enables us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content, or scripts more quickly via a network of regionally distributed servers. Processing is carried out to protect our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the US, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

4) Cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your device for longer and enable the storage of page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage period in the overview of your web browser's cookie settings.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR either for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR in the case of consent, or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5) Contacting us

5.1Reviews.io

We use the services of the following provider for review reminders: REVIEWS.io 2020 GmbH, Skalitzer Str. 104, 10997 Berlin, Germany

Exclusively on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we will forward your email address and, if applicable, other customer data to the provider so that they can contact you with a review reminder by email.

You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by contacting us or the provider.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

5.2Trustpilot

We use the services of the following provider for review reminders: Trustpilot A/S, Pilestræde 58, 1112 Copenhagen, Denmark

You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by contacting us or the provider.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

5.3Cituro

We use the services of the following provider to offer an online appointment booking function: Florian Heymel Consulting, Gustav-Stresemann-Str. 13, 86199 Augsburg, Germany

For the purpose of scheduling appointments, first and last names, email addresses (and, if applicable, telephone numbers, if an appointment by telephone is desired) are collected in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in effective customer management and efficient appointment management and transmitted to the provider, where they are stored for the purpose of organizing appointments.

After the appointment has been held or after the agreed appointment period has expired, your data will be deleted by the provider.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

5.4When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data will be processed solely for the purpose of processing and responding to your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary.

6) Data processing when opening a customer account

In accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary if you provide it to us when opening a customer account. The data required to open an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.

You can delete your customer account at any time by sending a message to the above address of the controller. After deleting your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded in this regard have been fully processed, there are no legal retention periods that prevent this, and we have no legitimate interest in continuing to store the data.

7) Use of customer data for direct marketing

7.1Signing up for our email newsletter

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will send you regular information about our offers. The only mandatory information required to send you the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. We use the double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter, which ensures that you will only receive the newsletter once you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive it by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. We store your IP address as entered by your Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration so that we can trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for the newsletter will be used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking on the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a message to the person responsible mentioned above. Once you have unsubscribed, your email address will be deleted from our newsletter distribution list immediately, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

7.2Sending the email newsletter to existing customers

If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services from our range by email. In accordance with Section 7 (3) of the German Unfair Competition Act (UWG), we do not need to obtain your separate consent for this. In this respect, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If you initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you any emails.

You are entitled to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purposes at any time with future effect by notifying the person responsible named at the beginning. You will only incur transmission costs according to the basic rates. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately.

7.3Shopify Email

Our email newsletters are sent via this provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provide when registering for the newsletter to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR so that they can send out the newsletter on our behalf.

Subject to your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the provider also conducts a statistical evaluation of the success of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the emails sent, which can measure opening rates and specific interactions with the content of the newsletter. In doing so, terminal device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and evaluated, but not merged with other data sets.
You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with future effect.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that protects the data of our website visitors and prohibits its disclosure to third parties.

When transferring data to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

7.4Product availability notification by email

For items that are temporarily unavailable, you can sign up to receive email notifications when they become available. We will send you a one-time email notification when the item you have selected becomes available. The only mandatory information required to send this notification is your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. We use the double opt-in procedure for sending emails, which ensures that you will only receive a notification once you have expressly confirmed your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. We store your IP address as entered by your Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration so that we can trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for our email notification service regarding product availability will be used strictly for this purpose.

You can unsubscribe from availability notifications at any time by sending a message to the person responsible mentioned above. Once you have unsubscribed, your email address will be deleted immediately from our distribution list set up for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

7.5Shopping cart reminders by email

If you cancel your purchase with us before completing your order, you have the option of receiving a one-time email reminder of the contents of your virtual shopping cart.

The only mandatory information required to send this reminder is your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. We use the double opt-in procedure for sending emails, which ensures that you will only receive a notification once you have expressly confirmed your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR for the purpose of sending a shopping cart reminder. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by your Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data collected by us when you register for our email notification service will be used strictly for the specified purpose.

You can unsubscribe from shopping cart reminders at any time by sending a message to the person responsible mentioned above. Once you have unsubscribed, your email address will be immediately deleted from our mailing list set up for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this scope, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

7.6Advertising by post
Based on our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your postal address, and—if we have received this additional information from you within the scope of the contractual relationship , your title, academic degree, year of birth, and your profession, industry, or business designation in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and use it to send you interesting offers and information about our products by post.
You can object to the storage and use of your data for this purpose at any time.

8) Data processing for order fulfillment

8.1Insofar as necessary for the execution of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we will process the contact details you provided when placing your order in order to inform you personally in accordance with our legal information obligations under Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of communicating updates owed by us and will only be processed by us to the extent necessary for the respective information.

To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transferred to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

8.2Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers

- US Postal Service

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße 20, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the supplier in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or notifying you of delivery, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the supplier for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. The data will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, it is not possible to coordinate the delivery date with the supplier in advance or to notify you of the delivery.

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the above-mentioned controller or the provider.
- DHL

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the controller or provider specified above.
- DHL Express

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DHL Express Germany GmbH, Heinrich-Brüning-Str. 5, 53113 Bonn, Germany

Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the controller or provider specified above.
- UPS

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: United Parcel Service Deutschland Inc. & Co. OHG, Görlitzer Straße 1, 41460 Neuss, Germany

Consent may be revoked at any time with future effect by contacting the above-mentioned controller or the provider.

8.3Use of payment service providers (payment services)

- Apple Pay

If you choose the "Apple Pay" payment method from Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, payment will be processed via the "Apple Pay" function on your iOS, watchOS, or macOS device by debiting a payment card stored with "Apple Pay." Apple Pay uses security features built into your device's hardware and software to protect your transactions. To authorize a payment, you must enter a code you have previously set and verify your identity using the Face ID or Touch ID feature on your device.

For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provide during the ordering process, along with information about your order, will be transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then encrypts this data again with a developer-specific key before transmitting the data to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay for the purpose of processing the payment. Encryption ensures that only the website through which the purchase was made can access the payment data. After the payment has been made, Apple sends your device account number and a transaction-specific, dynamic security code to the originating website to confirm that the payment was successful.

If personal data is processed in the course of the transfers described above, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

Apple stores anonymized transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, approximate date and time, and whether the transaction was successful. Anonymization completely excludes any personal reference. Apple uses the anonymized data to improve Apple Pay and other Apple products and services.

When you use Apple Pay on your iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase you made using Safari on your Mac, your Mac and the authorization device communicate via an encrypted channel on Apple's servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can be used to identify you. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone settings. Go to Wallet & Apple Pay and turn off Allow Payments on Mac.

Further information on data protection at Apple Pay can be found at the following Internet address: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT203027
- Klarna

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires advance payment (such as credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. In this case, your data will only be passed on for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method where the provider makes an advance payment (such as purchase on account, installment purchase, or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, details of an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

In order to protect our legitimate interest in determining the solvency of our customers, we forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The provider uses the personal data you have provided and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment history) to check whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

In addition to internal criteria in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, identity and creditworthiness information from the following credit agencies may also be included in the decision-making process when reviewing applications:

https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/credit_rating_agencies

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things, but not exclusively, are included in the calculation of the score values.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
- PayPal

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires advance payment, your payment details provided during the ordering process (including your name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. In this case, your data will only be passed on for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method that requires us to make an advance payment, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, details of an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

In such cases, in order to protect our legitimate interest in determining your solvency, we will forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The provider checks whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks on the basis of the personal data you have provided and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment history).

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal that combines PayPal's own payment methods with local payment methods from third-party providers.

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or—if offered—"Pay Later" via PayPal, we will forward your payment details to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal") for the purpose of payment processing. The transfer is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.

PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "Pay later" via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit check in relation to the statistical probability of default for the purpose of deciding whether to provide the respective payment method. The credit check may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit check, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.

If the PayPal payment method "purchase on account" is available and selected, your payment details will first be transmitted to PayPal in order to prepare the payment, whereupon PayPal will forward them to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin ("Ratepay") to execute the payment. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. In this case, RatePay will carry out an identity and credit check in its own name to determine your solvency in accordance with the principle mentioned above and will pass on your payment details to credit agencies on the basis of its legitimate interest in determining your solvency in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. A list of the credit agencies that Ratepay can use can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

When using the payment method of a local third-party provider, your payment details will first be passed on to PayPal in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR in order to prepare the payment. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal will then transfer your payment details to the relevant provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR in order to execute the payment:

- Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland)
- Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland)
- iDeal (Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d'Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)
- blik (Polski Standard Płatności sp. z o.o., ul. Czerniakowska 87A, 00-718 Warsaw, Poland)
- eps (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2
1200 Vienna, Austria)
- MyBank (PRETA S.A.S, 40 Rue de Courcelles, F-75008 Paris, France)
- Przelewy24 (PayPro SA, Kanclerska 15A, 60-326 Poznań, Poland)

For further information on data protection, please refer to PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full
- Shopify Payments

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland.

9) Online marketing

Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, a web advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). Google AdSense uses cookies, which are text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of your use of the website. Google AdSense also uses web beacons (small invisible graphics) to collect information, which can be used to record, collect, and evaluate simple actions such as visitor traffic on the website. The information generated by the cookie and/or web beacon (including your IP address) about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there. This may also involve transmission to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

Google uses the information obtained in this way to evaluate your usage behavior with regard to AdSense ads. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google AdSense is not merged with other Google data. The information collected by Google may be transferred to third parties if this is required by law and/or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google.
All processing described above, in particular the reading of information on the device used via cookies and/or web beacons, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Without this consent, Google AdSense will not be used during your visit to our website.

You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

10) Web analytics services

10.1Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which enables analysis of your use of our website.

By default, when you visit the website, Google Analytics sets 4 cookies, which are stored as small text files on your device and collect certain information. This information includes your IP address, which is truncated by Google to exclude any direct personal references.

The information is transferred to Google servers and processed there. This may also involve transfers to Google LLC, which is based in the USA.

Google uses the information collected on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity for us, and provide other services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics and shortened is not merged with other Google data. The data collected within the scope of Google Analytics 4 is stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the device used, will only take place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your visit to the website. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your right of revocation, please deactivate this service using the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further legal information on Google Analytics 4 can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/, https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de, and https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Demographic characteristics
Google Analytics 4 uses the special "demographic characteristics" function and can use it to generate statistics that provide information about the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. This is done by analyzing advertising and information from third-party providers. This allows target groups for marketing activities to be identified. However, the data collected cannot be attributed to a specific person and is deleted after being stored for a period of two months.

Google Signals
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, Google Signals can be used on this website to generate cross-device reports. If you have enabled personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google account, Google may analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including cross-device conversions, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you wish to stop cross-device analysis, you can disable the "Personalized Advertising" feature in your Google Account settings. To do so, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155764?hl=de
For more information about Google Signals, please visit the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de

UserIDs
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, the "UserIDs" function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google Analytics 4 in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, have set up an account on this website, and log in to this account on different devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.

10.2Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "Google").

Google Tag Manager provides a technical basis for bundling various web applications, including tracking and analysis services, and for calibrating, controlling, and linking them to conditions via a uniform user interface. Google Tag Manager itself does not store any information on user devices or read it. The service also does not perform any independent data analysis. However, when you visit a page, Google Tag Manager transmits your IP address to Google, where it may be stored. Transmission to Google LLC servers in the USA is also possible.

This processing will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Without this consent, Google Tag Manager will not be used during your visit to the website. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your right of revocation, please deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further legal information about Google Tag Manager can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

10.3Hotjar

This website uses the web analytics service provided by the following provider: Hotjar Ltd, Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta

With the help of cookies and/or comparable technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, algorithms for reading terminal device and browser information), the service collects and stores pseudonymized visitor data, including information about the terminal device used, such as the IP address and browser information, in order to evaluate it for statistical analyses of usage behavior on our website and to create pseudonymized usage profiles. Among other things, this enables the evaluation of movement patterns (so-called heat maps), which show the duration of page visits and interactions with page content (e.g., text entries, scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs). Pseudonymization fundamentally excludes direct personal references. There is no merging with other clear data collected about you.

All processing described above, in particular the reading or storage of information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

10.4Shopify Analytics

This website uses the web analytics service provided by the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland.

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that protects the data of our website visitors and prohibits its disclosure to third parties.

When transferring data to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

11) Retargeting/Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

11.1Meta pixels

Within our online offering, we use the "Meta Pixel" service from the following provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta").

If a user clicks on an advertisement placed by us on Facebook and/or Instagram, the URL of our linked page is extended by a parameter using "Meta Pixel." This URL parameter is then entered into the user's browser after redirection by a cookie set by our linked page itself.

This enables Meta to identify visitors to our online offering as a target group for the display of advertisements (so-called "ads"). Accordingly, we use the service to display the Facebook and/or Instagram ads we place only to users who have also shown an interest in our online offering or who have certain characteristics (e.g., interests in certain topics or products, which are determined based on the websites visited) that we transmit to Meta (so-called "custom audiences").

On the other hand, the "Meta Pixel" can be used to track whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on an advertisement and what actions they took there (so-called "conversion tracking").

The data collected is anonymous to us, meaning we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of users. However, the data is stored and processed by Meta, allowing it to be linked to the respective user profile and enabling Meta to use the data for its own advertising purposes.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

The information generated by Meta is usually transferred to a Meta server and stored there; in this context, it may also be transferred to Meta Platforms Inc. servers in the USA.

11.2TikTok Pixel

This website uses conversion tracking technology from the following provider: TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland.

If you have accessed our website via an advertisement on the provider's domain, the success of the advertisement can be tracked using cookies and/or comparable technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, pings, or HTTP requests).

For this purpose, certain device and browser information, including your IP address, if applicable, is read out via tracking technology in order to record and evaluate user actions predefined by us (e.g., completed transactions, leads, search queries on the website, visits to product pages). This enables us to compile statistics on usage behavior on our website after redirection from an advertisement, which we use to optimize our offering.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

12) Page functionalities

12.1TrustPilot

Our website incorporates graphic elements from the following provider to display external customer reviews and/or an externally awarded quality mark: Trustpilot A/S, Pilestræde 58, 1112 Copenhagen, Denmark.

When you visit a page on our website that contains such graphic elements, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers in order to load the elements properly. In doing so, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If personal data is also processed in this context, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our offering and the appealing design of our website.

12.2Apple Maps

This website uses an online map service provided by the following provider: Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland.

The online map service is a tool for displaying interactive (land) maps to visually represent geographic information. Using this service allows you to see our location and facilitates geolocation.

When you visit the subpages that contain the provider's map, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to the provider's servers and stored there.

Your personal data is processed in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in designing our website to meet your needs. If you do not agree to your data being transferred to the provider in the future, you can completely deactivate the provider's online map service by disabling JavaScript in your browser. The online map service on this website can then no longer be used.

To the extent required by law, we have obtained your consent to the processing of your data as described above in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of revocation, please follow the procedure for objecting described above.

For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider refers to standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards.

12.3Google Maps

This website uses an online map service provided by the following provider: Google Maps (API) from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").

Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive (land) maps to visually represent geographical information. Using this service, you can see our location and easily find your way to us.

When you visit subpages that contain Google Maps, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers and stored there. This may also involve transmission to Google LLC. servers in the USA. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account that you are logged into or whether a user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want this association with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and evaluates them.

The collection, storage, and evaluation are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of Google's legitimate interest in displaying personalized advertising, market research, and/or the needs-based design of Google websites. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right. If you do not agree to the future transfer of your data to Google in connection with the use of Google Maps, you also have the option of completely deactivating the Google Maps web service by disabling JavaScript in your browser. Google Maps and thus also the map display on this website cannot then be used.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

12.4Google Web Fonts

This site uses web fonts from the following provider for the uniform display of fonts: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its cache in order to display text and fonts correctly and establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers. In doing so, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

Data may also be transferred to: Google LLC, USA

The processing of personal data in the course of establishing a connection with the font provider will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

12.5Applying for job vacancies by email

On our website, we list current vacancies in a separate section, and interested parties can apply by emailing the contact address provided.

Applicants must provide all personal data necessary for a thorough assessment, including general information such as name, address, and contact details, as well as performance-related evidence and, where applicable, health-related information. Details on the application process can be found in the job advertisement.

Once we have received your application by email, your data will be stored and evaluated solely for the purpose of processing your application. If we have any questions, we will use either the applicant's email address or telephone number. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (or § 26 (1) BDSG), according to which the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.

If special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) GDPR (e.g. health data such as information about severe disability) are requested from applicants, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 9 (2) (b) GDPR so that we can exercise the rights arising from labor law and social security and social protection law and fulfill our obligations in this regard.

Cumulatively or alternatively, the processing of special categories of data may also be based on Article 9(1)(h) GDPR if it is carried out for the purposes of preventive healthcare or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the applicant's ability to work, for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment in the health or social sector, or for the management of systems and services in the health or social sector.

If the applicant is not selected or withdraws their application prematurely, the data they have submitted and all electronic correspondence, including the application email, will be deleted after a corresponding notification at the latest after 6 months. This period is based on our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions regarding the application and, if necessary, in fulfilling our obligations to provide evidence in accordance with the regulations on equal treatment of applicants.

If your application is successful, the data provided will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (in conjunction with § 26 (1) BDSG for processing in Germany) for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.

13) Tools and other items

13.1 Lexware Office

We use the cloud-based accounting software service provided by the following provider for our accounting: Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG, Munzinger Straße 9, 79111 Freiburg, Germany.

The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if necessary, our company's bank transactions in order to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions, and use them to generate financial accounting in a semi-automated process.

If personal data is also processed in this context, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient organization and documentation of our business processes in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

13.2Cookie consent tool

This website uses a so-called "cookie consent tool" to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The "cookie consent tool" is displayed to users when they visit the website in the form of an interactive user interface, on which consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by ticking a box. When using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user grants the corresponding consent by checking the box. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the user's device if consent has been given.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to store your cookie preferences. Personal user data is not processed in this process.

If, in individual cases, the purpose of storage, assigning, or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies and, consequently, in the legally compliant design of our website.

Another legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. As the controller, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.

Where necessary, we have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further information about the operator and the settings options for the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

14) Rights of the data subject

14.1The applicable data protection law grants you the following rights as a data subject (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the legal basis cited for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:

Right to information pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 GDPR;
Right to information pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
Right to withdraw consent granted in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR;
Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

14.2RIGHT OF OBJECTION

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST AS PART OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA IN QUESTION. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, fundamental rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU CAN EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA IN QUESTION FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

15) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and, if relevant, additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax law retention periods).

When processing personal data on the basis of explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data that is processed within the scope of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided that it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in its continued storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Art. 21 (2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise specified in the other information in this statement regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.

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