Privacy Policy | Your Security and Trust Matters

1) Introduction and contact details of the responsible person

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we will inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The controller of data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is PodoFactory, Oststraße 122, 40210 Düsseldorf, Germany, Tel.: + 49 211 15859748, e-mail: sales@ifactory3d.com. The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

1.3 This 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 enquiries to the person responsible). You can recognise an encrypted connection by the string “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser line.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

During the mere informational use of our website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the page server (so-called “server log files”). When you call up 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 reached the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable: in anonymised form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

3) Cookies

In order to make visiting our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your terminal device. In some cases, these cookies are automatically deleted again after the browser is closed (so-called “session cookies”), in other cases, these cookies remain on your end device for longer and allow page settings to be saved (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find the storage period in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser.

Insofar as personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO in the case of consent given or according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

You can set your browser in such a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually about their acceptance or can exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally.

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

4) Contacting

4.1 Hubspot

We use the email ticketing system of the following provider to process customer enquiries: HubSpot Ireland Ltd, 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland.

If you make contact requests by e-mail via our website, these are stored and organised in the ticket system to enable chronological processing and to improve the service experience. You can always see the current status of the processing of your request via the individually assigned ticket number.

For the organisation and processing of enquiries, personal data is collected according to the scope of its provision, but in any case name, first name and e-mail address, transmitted to the provider, stored there and read out.

The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in the efficient design of our customer service, in answering your request as quickly as possible and in optimising our service offer in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

4.2 When contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is processed – exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering 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 pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO. Your data will be deleted when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

4.3 For the purposes of marketing and optimization, we use products and services of the company Lead Forensics (Communication House, 26 York Street, London, W1U 6PZ, Great Britain) on our website. Lead Forensics determines the actual course of your visit to this website, including all the pages you have visited or looked at and how long you spent on this site. Insofar as IP addresses are collected, these are rendered anonymous immediately after collection. On behalf of the operator of this website, Lead Forensics then uses the information collected to analyze your visit, compile reports regarding the website activities and provide to the website operator further services connected with the website use and the Internet use. Further information about data protection can be found at https://www.leadforensics.com/privacy-and-cookies/. Insofar as we process personal data, we do so on the basis of our legitimate interests in order to improve the design of our website. The legal basis for this is the safeguarding of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) letter f) of the GDPR. At any time, you can object to the data processing with effect for the future by clicking on the following link:

http://lfwebproxy.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:5000/?clientID=72829.

5) Data processing when opening a customer account

In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary in each case if you provide us with this data when opening a customer account. The data required for opening an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.

Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above address of the person responsible. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded via it have been fully processed, no legal retention periods are opposed and no legitimate interest on our part in the continued storage exists.

6) Comment function

Within the framework of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information on the time of the creation of the comment and the commentator name you have chosen will be stored and published on this website. Furthermore, your IP address will be stored for security reasons in order to enable an attribution to the author in case of illegal comments. Your e-mail address will be stored so that you can be contacted if a third party objects to your published content as being illegal.

The legal basis for the storage of your data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b and f DSGVO. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to by third parties as unlawful.

7) Use of customer data for direct advertising

7.1 Registration for our e-mail newsletter

If you register for our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. Only your e-mail address is required for sending the newsletter. The provision of further data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive newsletters if you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the specified e-mail address.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. 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 we collect when you register for the newsletter is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the responsible person named at the beginning. After unsubscribing, 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 in a way that goes beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

7.2 Advertising by letter post
Based on our legitimate interest in personalised direct advertising, we reserve the right to store your first name and surname, your postal address and – insofar as we have received this additional information from you within the framework of the contractual relationship – your title, academic degree, year of birth and your occupational, industry or business designation in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO and to use it to send you interesting offers and information about our products by letter post.
You can object to the storage and use of your data for this purpose at any time.

7.3 Goods availability notification by e-mail

For items that are temporarily unavailable, you can sign up to receive email product availability notifications. In this case, we will send you a one-time e-mail message about the availability of the item you have selected. Only your e-mail address is required for sending this notification. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending e-mails, which ensures that you will only receive a notification if you have expressly confirmed your consent to this by clicking on a verification link sent to the e-mail address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. 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 e-mail address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for our e-mail notification service on the availability of goods is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the availability notifications at any time by sending a corresponding message to the responsible person named at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be deleted immediately 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 data in a manner that goes beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

8) Data processing for order handling

8.1 Transmission of image files for order processing via upload function

On our website, we offer customers the possibility to order the personalisation of products by submitting image files via an upload function. The submitted image motif is used as a template for the personalisation of the selected product.

Using the upload form on the website, the customer can transmit one or more image files from the memory of the end device used directly to us via automated, encrypted data transmission. We then record, store and use the transmitted files exclusively for the production of the personalised product as defined in the respective service description on our website. If the transmitted image files are passed on to special service providers for the production and processing of the order, you will be explicitly informed of this in the following paragraphs. Any further transfer will not take place. Insofar as the transmitted files or the digital motifs contain personal data (in particular images of identifiable persons), all of the processing operations just mentioned are carried out exclusively for the purpose of processing your online order in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

After final processing of the order, the transmitted image files are automatically and completely deleted.

8.2 Transmission of image files for order processing by e-mail

On our website, we offer customers the opportunity to order the personalisation of products by submitting image files by e-mail. The submitted image motif is used as a template for the personalisation of the selected product.

The customer can transmit one or more image files from the memory of the end device used to us via the e-mail address provided on the website. We then collect, store and use the files transmitted in this way exclusively for the production of the personalised product as defined in the respective service description on our website. If the transmitted image files are passed on to special service providers for the production and processing of the order, you will be explicitly informed of this in the following paragraphs. Any further transfer will not take place. Insofar as the transmitted files or the digital motifs contain personal data (in particular images of identifiable persons), all of the processing procedures just mentioned are carried out exclusively for the purpose of processing your online order in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

After final processing of the order, the transmitted image files are automatically and completely deleted.

8.3 Insofar as necessary for the processing 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 DSGVO.

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 data (name, address, email address) provided by you when placing the order in order to inform you personally about upcoming updates within the legally stipulated period within the scope of our statutory duty to inform pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c DSGVO by suitable means of communication (e.g. by post or email). Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of informing you about updates owed by us and will only be processed by us for this purpose to the extent necessary for the respective information.

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

8.4 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers

8.5 German Post

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

We pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number to the supplier in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this in 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 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. The disclosure will only take place insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the supplier or the delivery announcement is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.

8.6 DHL

We use the following provider as transport service provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.

8.7 DHL Freight

We use the following provider as transport service provider: DHL Freight GmbH, Godesberger Allee 102-104, 53175 Bonn, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.

8.8 FedEx

We use the following provider as transport service provider: FedEx Express Germany GmbH, Langer Kornweg 34 k,65451 Kelsterbach, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.

8.9 TNT

We use the following provider as our transport service provider: TNT Express GmbH, Haberstraße 2, 53842 Troisdorf, Germany

Consent may be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.

8.10 UPS

We use the following provider as our transport service provider: United Parcel Service Deutschland Inc. & Co. OHG, Görlitzer Straße 1, 41460 Neuss, Germany

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the provider.

8.11 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

– Paypal

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: 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 for which you make an advance payment (e.g. credit card payment), your payment data 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) lit. b DSGVO. In this case, your data will only be passed on for the purpose of processing payment with the provider and only insofar as it is necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method for which the supplier makes an advance payment (e.g. invoice or instalment purchase or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postcode, town, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number, if applicable data on an alternative means of payment) during the ordering process.

In order to safeguard 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 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The provider checks on the basis of the personal data provided by you as well as further data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experience) whether the payment option selected by you can be granted with regard to payment and/or bad debt risks.

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they have their basis in a scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data.

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 the contractual processing of payments.
– Paypal Checkout

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal, which consists of PayPal’s own payment methods and local third-party payment methods.

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “Pay later” via PayPal, we pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”) as part of the payment processing. The transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO and only insofar as this is necessary for the payment processing.

For the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “Pay later” via PayPal – PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit check. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of PayPal’s legitimate interest in determining your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit check in terms of the statistical probability of non-payment for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The creditworthiness information may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they have their basis in a scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. 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 the contractual processing of payments.

If you select the PayPal payment method “purchase on account”, your payment data will first be transmitted to PayPal in preparation for payment, whereupon PayPal will forward them to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin (“Ratepay”) in order to carry out the payment. The legal basis in each case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. In this case, RatePay carries out an identity and creditworthiness check on its own behalf to determine solvency in accordance with the principle already mentioned above and passes on your payment data to credit agencies on the basis of the legitimate interest in determining solvency in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. A list of the credit agencies that Ratepay may 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 data will first be forwarded to PayPal for the preparation of the payment in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal will then transmit your payment data to the corresponding provider in order to carry out the payment in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO:
– Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany).
– iDeal (Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
– giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
– bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d’Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)
– blik (Polski Standard P&lstrok;atno&sacute;ci 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 Pozna&nacute;, Poland)
For further information on data protection, please refer to PayPal’s privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com /en /webapps /mpp /ua /privacy-full
– SOFORT

One or more online payment methods of the following provider are available on this website: SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany

One or more online payment methods are available on this website from the following provider: Stripe Payments Europe Ltd, 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland.

9) Online marketing

9.1 Facebook Pixel for the creation of Custom Audiences

Within our online offer, we use the “Facebook Pixel” service of the following provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Quare, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”).

When a user clicks on an advertisement placed by us on Facebook, a parameter is added to the URL of our linked page with the help of “Facebook Pixel”. This URL parameter is then entered into the user’s browser after the redirection by a cookie that our linked page sets itself.

On the one hand, this enables Facebook to determine the visitors to our online offer as the target group for the display of advertisements (so-called “Facebook ads”). Accordingly, we use the service to display the Facebook ads placed by us only to those Facebook users who have also shown an interest in our online offer or who have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products determined on the basis of the websites visited), which we transmit to Facebook (so-called “Custom Audiences”).

On the other hand, “Facebook Pixel” can be used to track whether users have been redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad and which execution actions they take there (so-called “conversion tracking”).

The data collected is anonymous for us, so it does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes.

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

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

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

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

9.2 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 placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. In addition, Google AdSense also uses so-called “web beacons” (small invisible graphics) to collect information, through the use of which simple actions such as visitor traffic on the website can be recorded, collected and evaluated. 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 thus obtained to carry out an evaluation of your usage behaviour with regard to the AdSense ads. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google AdSense will not be merged with other Google data. The information collected by Google may be transferred to third parties where required to do so by law and/or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.
All processing described above, in particular the reading of information on the end device used via cookies and/or web beacons, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. Without this consent, Google AdSense will not be used during your visit to the site.
You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service in the “cookie consent tool” provided on the website.
Google’s privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.google.de /policies /privacy /

9.3 HubSpot

This website uses the software-based marketing service of the following provider for the provision and synchronisation of various customer management services: HubSpot Ireland Ltd, 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland.

The service enables the automated processing of feed activities, the control of advertising in deployed marketing channels and the success analysis of marketing measures as well as central email marketing and contact management.

To fulfil the various functions, cookies are used, i.e. small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your web browser on your end device and enable an analysis of your use of the website by us. In doing so, the cookies record certain information, such as the IP address, the location, the time of the page view.

Other legal bases for data processing that apply within the scope of specific service functions (such as the need for express consent pursuant to Art.6 (1) lit. a DSGVO when sending newsletters) remain unaffected by this.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

10) Web analytics services

10.1 Google (Universal) Analytics

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

Google (Universal) Analytics is used on this website exclusively without the use of cookies, which means that the service does not set cookies on your terminal device at any time.

Instead, the local memory of your browser is used to store an individual ID assigned by Google (Universal) Analytics, which enables an analysis of your use of the website. For this purpose, certain user information is processed via the ID. The scope of this information also includes your IP address, which is, however, shortened by Google by the last digits in order to exclude a direct personal reference.

The information is transferred to Google servers and processed there. In the process, transfers to Google LLC, based in the USA, are also possible.

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 relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted and shortened by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. The data collected in the context of the use of Google (Universal) Analytics will be stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, including the storage of information on the terminal device used in the form of the ID, only takes place if you have given us your express consent for this in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

Without your consent, Google (Universal) Analytics will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

To exercise your revocation, you can download and install the browser plugin available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

As an alternative to the browser plug-in or within browsers on mobile devices, you can revoke your consent by clicking on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent the collection by Google Analytics within this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain. If you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again):
Deactivate Google Analytics

We have concluded an order processing agreement with Google, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

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

Further legal information on Google (Universal) Analytics, including a copy of the aforementioned standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://policies.google.com /privacy ?hl=en &gl=en and at https://policies.google.com /technologies /partner-sites

Demographic characteristics
Google (Universal) Analytics uses the special “demographic characteristics” function and can use this to create statistics that make statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This is done by analysing advertising and information from third-party providers. This allows target groups to be identified for marketing activities. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to a specific person and is deleted after being stored for a period of two months.

Google Signals
As an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, Google Signals can be used on this website to generate cross-device reports. If you have activated personalised ads and linked your devices to your Google account, Google may, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO, analyse your usage behaviour across devices and create database models, including on cross-device conversions. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you would like to stop the cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the “Personalised advertising” function in the settings of your Google account. To do so, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com /ads /answer /2662922 ?hl=en For more information on Google Signals, please follow this link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=en

UserIDs
As an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, the “UserIDs” function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google (Universal) Analytics pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO, have set up an account on this website and log in with this account on various devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analysed across devices.

10.2 Google 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 an analysis of your use of our website.

By default, Google Analytics 4 does not use cookies when you visit the website, unless you expressly consent to cookies. Instead, information about your usage behaviour is collected and processed through so-called pings (small data packets sent to the host of an end device). The scope of this information also includes your IP address, which is, however, shortened by Google by the last digits in order to exclude a direct personal reference.

The information is transferred to Google servers and processed there. In the process, transfers to Google LLC, based in the USA, are also possible.
Google uses the information collected on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for us and to provide other services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted and shortened by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. The data collected in the context of the use of Google Analytics 4 will be stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, including the transmission of data by “pings” and the possible setting of Google Analytics cookies, will only take place if you have given us your express consent for this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO.

Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of revocation, please deactivate this service via the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with Google, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.
For the transfer of data to the USA, Google refers to standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.
Further legal information on Google Analytics 4, including a copy of the aforementioned standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://policies.google.com /privacy ?hl=en &gl=en and at https://policies.google.com /technologies /partner-sites

Demographic characteristics
Google Analytics 4 uses the special “demographic characteristics” function and can use this to generate statistics that make statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This is done by analysing advertising and information from third-party providers. This allows target groups to be identified for marketing activities. However, the collected data cannot be assigned 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 activated personalised ads and linked your devices to your Google account, Google may, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO, analyse your usage behaviour across devices and create database models, including on cross-device conversions. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you would like to stop the cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the “Personalised advertising” function in the settings of your Google account. To do so, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com /ads /answer /2662922 ?hl=en For more information on Google Signals, please follow this link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=en

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 pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO, have set up an account on this website and log in with this account on various devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analysed across devices.

10.3 Google Tag Manager

This website uses the “Google Tag Manager”, a service of the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: “Google”).

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

This processing is only carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO. 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 effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

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

11) Retargeting/ Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

– Google Ads Conversion Tracking
This website uses the online advertising programme “Google Ads” and, within the framework of Google Ads, the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). We use Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising media (so-called Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data of the advertising campaigns. Our aim is to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.
The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device. These cookies usually lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognise that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across Google Ads customers’ websites. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted in to conversion tracking. Clients learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. The use of Google Ads may also result in the transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Details on the processing triggered by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and on Google’s handling of data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com /technologies /partner-sites
All of the processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading out information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.
You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads conversion tracking by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in available at the following link:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=en
Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may be restricted if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
Google’s privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.google.de /policies /privacy /
– Google Marketing Platform
This website uses the online marketing tool Google Marketing Platform from the operator Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“GMP”).
GMP uses cookies to serve ads that are relevant to users, to improve campaign performance reports or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads more than once. Google uses a cookie ID to record which ads are displayed in which browser and can thus prevent them from being displayed more than once. In addition, GMP can use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions that are related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a GMP ad and later, using the same browser, calls up the advertiser’s website and makes a purchase via this website. According to Google, GMP cookies do not contain any personal information.
Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google’s server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you according to our state of knowledge as follows: Through the integration of GMP, Google receives the information that you have called up the corresponding part of our website or clicked on an advertisement from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, it is possible that the provider will obtain and store your IP address. The use of GMP may also result in the transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for the reading of information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.
The privacy policy of GMP by Google can be found here: https://www.google.de /policies /privacy /

12) Page functionalities

12.1 Facebook plugins

Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland

These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network.

In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the page by means of a so-called “2-click” or “Shariff” solution.

This integration ensures that when a page of our website containing such plugins is called up, no connection is yet established with the provider’s servers.

Only when you activate the plugins and thus give your consent to the data transfer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO, does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider’s servers. In this process, irrespective of a login to an existing user profile, information about the terminal device you are using (including your IP address), your browser and your page history is transmitted to the provider to a certain extent and may be further processed there.

If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider’s social network, information about interactions carried out via the plugins will also be published there and displayed to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking on it again. However, the revocation has no influence on the data that has already been transmitted to the provider.

Data may also be transferred to: Meta Platforms Inc, USA

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

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

12.2 Instagram plugins

Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland

These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network.

This integration ensures that when a page of our website containing such plugins is called up, no connection is yet established with the provider’s servers.

Data may also be transferred: Meta Platforms Inc., USA

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

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

12.3 LinkedIn plugins

Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network.

This integration ensures that when a page of our website containing such plugins is called up, no connection is yet established with the provider’s servers.

Data may also be transferred to: LinkedIn Inc., USA

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

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

12.4 Youtube

This website uses plugins for the display and playback of videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

Data may also be transmitted to: Google LLC., USA

When you call up a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers in order to load the plugin. In this process, certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If the playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behaviour, create playback statistics and prevent abusive behaviour.

If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your visit to the site, your data will be directly assigned to your account when you click on a video. If you do not want this to be assigned to your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

All of the aforementioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies for reading out information on the end device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

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

12.5 Vimeo

This website uses plugins for the display and playback of videos from the following provider: Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA

If the playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behaviour, create playback statistics and prevent abusive behaviour.

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

12.6 Online applications via a form

On our website, we advertise current vacancies in a separate section, for which interested parties can apply via a corresponding form.

Applicants must provide all personal data necessary for an informed assessment, including general information such as name, address and contact details, as well as performance-related evidence and health-related information, if applicable. Details of how to apply can be found in the vacancy notice.

In the course of submitting the form, the applicant data is transmitted to us in encrypted form in accordance with the state of the art, stored by us and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (or § 26 Para. 1 BDSG), in the sense of which going through the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.

Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) DSGVO (e.g. health data such as information on severely disabled status) are requested from applicants as part of the application process, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 9 (2) lit. b. DSGVO. DSGVO so that we can exercise the rights arising from labour law and social security and social protection law and fulfil our obligations in this regard.

Cumulatively or alternatively, the processing of the special categories of data may also be based on Art. 9(1)(h) GDPR if it is carried out for the purposes of preventive health care or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the applicant’s fitness for 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 if an applicant withdraws his or her application prematurely, his or her data transmitted in the form and all electronic correspondence, including the application e-mail, will be deleted at the latest after 6 months following notification. This period is based on our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions regarding the application and, if necessary, to be able to comply with our obligations to provide evidence under the regulations on equal treatment of applicants.

In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (for processing in Germany in conjunction with § 26 para. 1 BDSG) for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.

12.7 Applications to job advertisements by e-mail

We advertise current vacancies on our website in a separate section, for which interested parties can apply by e-mail to the contact address provided.

After receipt of the application by e-mail, the data is stored and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application. In the event of queries, we use either the e-mail address or telephone number of the applicant. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (or § 26 Para. 1 BDSG), in the sense of which going through the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.

If the applicant is not selected or if an applicant withdraws his or her application prematurely, his or her transmitted data and all electronic correspondence, including the application e-mail, will be deleted at the latest after 6 months following appropriate notification. This period is based on our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions regarding the application and, if necessary, to be able to comply with our obligations to provide evidence under the regulations on equal treatment of applicants.

12.8 – Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called 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 call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly and establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers. In the process, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

Data may also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA

The processing of personal data in the course of establishing a connection with the provider of the fonts is only carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the “cookie consent tool” provided on the website. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

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

12.9 Google reCAPTCHA

On this website we use the CAPTCHA service of the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

Data may also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA. For the visual design of the captcha window, the provider uses “Google Fonts”, i.e. fonts loaded from the Internet by Google. No information other than that mentioned above, which is already transmitted to Google via the functionality of ReCaptcha, is processed in this case.

The service checks whether an input is made by a natural person or abusively by machine and automated processing, and blocks spam, DDoS attacks and similar automated malicious access. To ensure that an action is performed by a human being and not by an automated bot, Cloudflare Turnstile collects the IP address of the end device used, recognition data of the browser and operating system type used, as well as the date and duration of the visit, and transmits these to servers of the provider for evaluation.

The legal basis is our legitimate interest in establishing individual ownership on the Internet and preventing abuse and spam in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

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

12.10 Google Translate

This site uses the translation service “Google Translate” of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”) via an API integration. In order for the translation to be displayed automatically after your selection of a national language, the browser you use establishes a connection to Google’s servers. Google uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Further information on Google Translate and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com /policies /privacy /

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, deactivate this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

12.11 Google Customer Reviews (formerly Google Certified Merchant Programme)

We work with Google as part of the “Google Customer Reviews” programme. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). This programme gives us the opportunity to collect customer reviews from users of our website. After making a purchase on our website, you will be asked if you would like to participate in an email survey from Google.

If you give your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO, we will transmit your email address to Google. You will receive an email from Google Customer Reviews asking you to rate the purchase experience on our website. The rating you provide will then be aggregated with our other ratings and displayed in our Google Customer Reviews logo and in our Merchant Center dashboard. In addition, your review will be used for Google Seller Reviews. The use of Google Customer Reviews may also involve the transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller or to Google.

13) Tools and miscellaneous

13.1 DATEV

We use the cloud-based accounting software service of the following provider to handle our accounting: DATEV eG, Paumgartnerstr. 6-14, 90429 Nuremberg, Germany.

The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if applicable, also the bank transactions of our company in order to automatically record invoices, match them to the transactions and create the financial accounting from this in a semi-automated process.

Insofar as personal data are also processed in this context, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient organisation and documentation of our business transactions.

13.2 Lexoffice

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

If personal data is also processed in this context, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient organisation and documentation of our business transactions.

13.3 Cookie 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 in the form of an interactive user interface when they access the page, on which consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by ticking the appropriate box. Through the use of the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user gives the corresponding consent by ticking the corresponding box. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the respective end device of the user if consent has been granted.

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

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.

Further legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. As the responsible party, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

You can find further information on the operator and the setting options of the cookie consent tool directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

13.4 Google Maps

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

Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive (land) maps in order to visually present geographical information. By using this service, you will be shown our location and it will be easier for you to find us.

Information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers and stored there when you call up those sub-pages in which the Google Maps map is integrated; this information may also be transmitted to Google LLC servers in the USA. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account via which you are logged in or whether a user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account. If you do not wish to have your data associated 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 analysis are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO on the basis of Google’s legitimate interest in the display of personalised 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, and you must contact Google to exercise this right. If you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to Google in the context of the use of Google Maps, you also have the option of completely deactivating the Google Maps web service by switching off the JavaScript application in your browser. Google Maps and thus also the map display on this website can then not be used.

Insofar as legally required, we have obtained your consent for the processing of your data as described above in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. In order to exercise your revocation, please follow the option described above for making an objection.

13.5 Wordfence
For security purposes, this website uses the “Wordfence” plugin, a service provided by Defiant Inc, 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA (hereinafter “Wordfence”). The plugin protects the website and the associated IT infrastructure from unauthorised third-party access, cyber attacks and viruses and malware. Wordfence collects the IP addresses of users and, if necessary, other data on their behaviour on our website (in particular URLs called up and header information) in order to recognise and prevent illegitimate page accesses and dangers. In doing so, the collected IP address is compared with a list of known attackers. If the captured IP address is identified as a security risk, Wordfence can automatically block it from accessing the site. The information collected in this way is transferred to a server of Defiant Inc. in the USA and stored there.
The data processing described above is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interests in protecting the website from harmful cyber attacks and in maintaining structural and data integrity and security.
Defiant Inc. invokes the standard data protection clauses according to Art. 46 sentence 2 lit. c DSGVO as the legal basis for the transfer of data to the USA.
If website visitors have login rights, Wordfence also sets cookies (= small text files) on the respective end device used by the visitor. With the help of the cookies, certain location and device information can be read out, which enables an assessment of whether the login-authorised access originates from a legitimate person. At the same time, access rights can be evaluated via the cookies and released via a site-internal firewall according to the authorisation level. Finally, the cookies are used to register irregular access by site administrators from new devices or new locations and to notify other administrators of this.
These cookies are only set if a user has login rights. Wordfence does not set cookies for site visitors without login rights.
If personal data is processed via the cookies, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit f. DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in preventing illegitimate access to the site administration and defence against unauthorised administrator access.
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Defiant Inc., which obliges the company to protect the data of site visitors and not to pass it on to third parties.
For more information about Defiant Inc.’s use of data for Wordfence, please see Wordfence’s privacy policy at https://www.wordfence.com/privacy-policy /.

13.6 FiboSearch

This website uses the search technology service of the following provider: Damian Góra Web Development, Dr. Adama Bilika 2/28, 42-500 Bedzin, Poland.

For the provision of the search function for articles via the search field and for navigation and filters, the provider collects and stores certain user information (such as the user or session ID) in anonymised form.

Insofar as personal data is also processed in this context, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing an error-tolerant search for articles and thus in the optimal marketing of our offer.

14) Rights of the data subject

14.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (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 stated legal basis for the respective exercise prerequisites:

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

14.2 RIGHT OF OBJECTION

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

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.NNENNEN CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS.

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

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

15) Duration of the storage of personal data

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

When processing personal data on the basis of explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are legal retention periods for data that are processed within the scope of legal business or similar obligations on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, this data will be routinely deleted after expiry of the retention periods, insofar as it is no longer required for the fulfilment of the contract or the initiation of the contract and/or there is no justified interest on our part in continuing to store it.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that 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 based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Art. 21 (2) DSGVO.

Unless otherwise indicated in the other information in this statement on specific processing situations, stored personal data are otherwise deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.