Privacy Policy
1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller
1.1 We are delighted that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data refers to all data with which you can be personally identified.
1.2 The controller for data processing on this website in the sense of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Robert Vetter, Robert Vetter Marketing & Vertrieb, Sewanstraße 137, 10319 Berlin, Germany, Tel.: 017641811402, E-Mail: info@vetter-grow.de. The controller 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
2.1 When using 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 access 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 of access
- Amount of data sent in bytes
- Source/reference from which you came to the page
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. No disclosure or other use of the data takes place. However, we reserve the right to retrospectively check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.
2.2 This website uses SSL/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
3.1 Amazon Web Services
For hosting our website and displaying the page content, we use the system of the following provider: AWS EMEA SARL, 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg
Data may also be transmitted to: Amazon Web Services, Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
All data collected on our website is processed on the provider's servers. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection levels based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.
3.2 Shopify
For hosting our website and displaying the page content, we use the system of the following provider: 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, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
For data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.
3.3 Cloudflare
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 faster 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 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection levels based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.
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We use a Content Delivery Network from the following provider: Zebrafish Labs Inc., 423 Tehama St., San Francisco, CA 94103. USA
This service enables us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content, or scripts faster 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 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection levels based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.
4) Cookies
To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files stored on your device. Some of these cookies are deleted automatically after closing the browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your device for a longer period and allow for the storage of page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the cookie settings overview of your web browser.
If individual cookies we use also process personal data, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR either for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the case of a given consent, or in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the protection of our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the visit to the site.
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 for certain cases or generally.
Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be limited.
5) Contacting Us
5.1 Judge.me
For review reminders, we use the services of the following provider: Judge.me Ltd., c/o Buckworths, 2nd Floor, 1-3 Worship Street, London, England, EC2A 2AB, United Kingdom
Exclusively on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, we transmit your email address and, if applicable, other customer data to the provider so that they can contact you with a review reminder via email.
You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future, either to us or to the provider.
We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
For data transfer to the provider's location, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.
5.2 When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of handling and responding to your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter concerned has been finally clarified and provided that no legal retention obligations prevent this.
6) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing
6.1 Newsletter Subscription
If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you will only receive the newsletter if you have explicitly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you 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 GDPR. In this context, we store your IP address registered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration to be able to trace a possible misuse of your email address at a later time. The data collected by us during newsletter registration is used strictly for the intended purpose.
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the dedicated link in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement.
6.2 Sending Email Newsletters 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 as those already purchased, via email. For this, according to Section 7 Para. 3 UWG (German Unfair Competition Act), we do not need to obtain separate consent from you. The data processing in this respect is based solely on our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 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 purpose at any time with future effect by notifying the controller mentioned at the beginning. For this, 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 cease immediately.
6.3 Product Availability Notification by Email
For temporarily unavailable items, you can sign up to receive email product availability notifications. In this case, we will send you a one-time email notification about the availability of the item you selected. The only mandatory information for sending this notification is your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. For sending emails, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you will only receive a notification if you have explicitly confirmed your consent to this by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you 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 GDPR. In this context, we store your IP address registered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration to be able to trace a possible misuse of your email address at a later time. The data collected by us when you sign up for our email notification service for product availability is used strictly for the intended purpose.
You can unsubscribe from availability notifications at any time by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted 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 further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement.
6.4 Shopping Cart Reminders by Email
If you abandon your purchase with us before completing the order, you have the option to be reminded once by email about the contents of your virtual shopping cart.
The only mandatory information for sending this reminder is your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. For sending emails, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you will only receive a notification if you have explicitly confirmed your consent to this by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you 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 GDPR for sending a shopping cart reminder. In this context, we store your IP address registered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration to be able to trace a possible misuse of your email address at a later time. The data collected by us when you sign up for our email notification service is used strictly for the intended purpose.
You can unsubscribe from shopping cart reminders at any time by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted 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 further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement.
7) Data Processing for Order Fulfillment
7.1 Insofar as it is necessary for contract fulfillment 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, based on a corresponding contract, we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products, we process the contact data you provided during the order to personally inform you within the scope of our legal information obligations according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact data will be used strictly for the purpose of communicating required updates 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 entirely or partially in the performance of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.
7.2 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers
- DHL
As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany
We will forward your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR before the delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or announcing the delivery, provided you have given your explicit consent for this in the order process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery, we will only forward the recipient's name and the delivery address to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer only takes place if it is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or the delivery announcement is not possible.
Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect from the controller named above or from the provider.
- DPD
As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DPD Deutschland GmbH, Wailandtstraße 1, 63741 Aschaffenburg, Germany
We will forward your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR before the delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or announcing the delivery, provided you have given your explicit consent for this in the order process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery, we will only forward the recipient's name and the delivery address to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer only takes place if it is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or the delivery announcement is not possible.
Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect from the controller named above or from the provider.
- Hermes
As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland GmbH, Essener Straße 89, 22419 Hamburg, Germany
We share your email address and/or phone number with the provider, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, prior to the delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery, we only share the recipient's name and delivery address with the provider, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Data is only shared to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.
Consent can be withdrawn at any time with future effect from the controller named above or from the provider.
- UPS
As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: United Parcel Service Deutschland Inc. & Co. OHG, Görlitzer Straße 1, 41460 Neuss, Germany
We share your email address and/or phone number with the provider, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, prior to the delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery, we only share the recipient's name and delivery address with the provider, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Data is only shared to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.
Consent can be withdrawn at any time with future effect from the controller named above or from the provider.
7.3 Use of Payment Service Providers
- Google Pay
If you choose "Google Pay" as your payment method from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), payment processing is carried out via the "Google Pay" application on your mobile device, which runs on at least Android 4.4 ("KitKat") and has an NFC function, by charging a payment card stored with Google Pay or a verified payment system there (e.g., PayPal). To authorize a payment via Google Pay exceeding €25, you must first unlock your mobile device using the verification method you have set up (such as facial recognition, password, fingerprint, or pattern).
For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provided during the order process, along with information about your order, is passed on to Google. Google then transmits your payment information stored in Google Pay to the originating website in the form of a uniquely assigned transaction number, which is used to verify a completed payment. This transaction number contains no information about the real payment data of your payment methods stored in Google Pay but is created and transmitted as a uniquely valid numerical token. For all transactions via Google Pay, Google acts merely as an intermediary for processing the payment. The transaction is carried out exclusively between the user and the originating website by charging the payment method stored in Google Pay.
If personal data is processed during the described transmissions, the processing takes place exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
Google reserves the right to collect, store, and evaluate certain transaction-specific information for every transaction made via Google Pay. This includes the date, time, and amount of the transaction, merchant location and description, a description of the goods or services purchased provided by the merchant, photos you have attached to the transaction, the name and email address of the seller and buyer or sender and recipient, the payment method used, your description of the reason for the transaction, and, if applicable, the offer associated with the transaction.
According to Google, this processing takes place exclusively in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of the legitimate interest in proper accounting, verification of transaction data, and the optimization and functional maintenance of the Google Pay service.
Google also reserves the right to merge the processed transaction data with other information collected and stored by Google when using other Google services.
The Google Pay terms of use can be found here:
https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/u/0/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=googlepaytos&ldl=de
Further information on data protection at Google Pay can be found at the following internet address:
https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=privacynotice&ldl=de
- Klarna
One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden
If you choose a payment method from the provider where you pay in advance (e.g., credit card payment), your payment data (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) and information about the content of your order will be transmitted to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. In this case, your data will be transmitted exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
If you choose a payment method where the provider pays in advance (e.g., invoice or installment purchase or direct debit), you will also be asked during the ordering process to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, data on an alternative payment method).
To safeguard our legitimate interest in determining the creditworthiness of our customers, we forward this data to the provider for a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), the provider checks whether the payment option you selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.
In addition to internal provider criteria, identity and creditworthiness information from the following credit agencies may be included in the decision-making process for the application review, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR:
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 result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, among other things but not exclusively, 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 contractual payment processing.
- Stripe
One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland
If you choose a payment method from the provider where you pay in advance (e.g., credit card payment), your payment data (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) and information about the content of your order will be transmitted to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. In this case, your data will be transmitted exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
If you choose a payment method where the provider pays in advance (e.g., invoice or installment purchase or direct debit), you will also be asked during the ordering process to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, data on an alternative payment method).
To safeguard our legitimate interest in determining the creditworthiness of our customers, we forward this data to the provider for a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), the provider checks whether the payment option you selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default 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 are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, among other things but not exclusively, 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 contractual payment processing.
7.4 Electronic Cancellation Function for Distance Contracts
Consumers who enter into contracts on this website for which there is a statutory right of withdrawal have the option of declaring withdrawal using an electronic withdrawal function in accordance with the applicable withdrawal provisions.
To provide the electronic cancellation function, we use a solution from the following provider: 401layers UG, Dorothea-Erxleben-Str. 1 a, 40721 Hilden, Germany.
When using the cancellation function, in addition to information for identifying the contract to be cancelled, other personal information such as the first and last name and the email address of the consumer must be provided or confirmed.
This information is first collected by the provider based on our legitimate interest in a user-friendly, stable, and process-optimized solution in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, then used to confirm receipt of the cancellation declaration on our behalf by email, and finally transmitted to us. We then process the transmitted information for the proper handling of the cancellation in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR on the basis of our legal obligation to provide an electronic cancellation function for remunerated consumer distance contracts.
The information collected by the provider will be routinely deleted after a cancellation has been finally processed, provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary.
We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data processed within the scope of the cancellation function and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
8) Web Analytics Services
8.1 Google Tag Manager
This website uses "Google Tag Manager," a service of the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: "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 information on user devices or read it out. Nor does the service perform any independent data analysis. However, when a page is accessed, your IP address is transmitted to Google via Google Tag Manager and may be stored there. Transmission to servers of Google LLC in the USA is also possible.
This processing is only 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 site. You can revoke your given consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of withdrawal, 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 site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection levels based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.
Further legal information on Google Tag Manager can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de
8.2 Shopify Analytics
This website uses the web analysis service of 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
Using cookies and/or similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, algorithms for reading out end-device and browser information), the service collects and stores pseudonymized visitor data, including information about the end device used such as the IP address and browser information, to evaluate it for statistical analysis of user behavior on our website and to create pseudonymized usage profiles. This makes it possible, among other things, to analyze movement patterns (so-called heatmaps) which show the duration of page visits as well as interactions with page content (e.g., text input, scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs). Pseudonymization generally excludes direct personal identification. No merging with clear data collected in other ways about your person takes place.
All processing described above, in particular the reading or storing of information on the end 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 given 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 a data processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.
When data is transferred to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.
9) Page Functionalities
Judge.me
Graphic elements from the following provider are embedded on our website to display external customer reviews and/or an externally awarded quality seal: Judge.me Ltd., c/o Buckworths, 2nd Floor, 1-3 Worship Street, London, England, EC2A 2AB, United Kingdom
When you access a page of our website that contains such graphic elements, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers to properly load the elements. Certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider in this process.
If personal data is also processed in this context, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our offer and the appealing design of our website.
We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
An adequate level of data protection is ensured for data transfer to the provider's location by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.
10) Tools and Other
10.1 Accountable
For accounting purposes, we use the service of the cloud-based accounting software from the following provider: Accountable SA, 22 drève des Weigélias, 1170 Brussels, Belgium
The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices, and possibly also our company's bank transactions, to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions, and use this to create financial accounting in a semi-automated process.
If personal data is also processed in this context, the processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interest in efficient organization and documentation of our business processes in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
10.2 Cookie Consent Tool
This website uses a "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 visit the site, where they can give consent for specific cookies and/or cookie-based applications by ticking a box. By using this tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user has given their consent by ticking the box. This ensures that such cookies are only placed on the user's device if consent has been given.
The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed in this context.
Should personal data (such as the IP address) be processed in individual cases for the purpose of storing, 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 a legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies, and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.
Another legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. As controllers, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically non-essential cookies dependent on the respective user's consent.
Where necessary, we have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
Further information on the operator and the setting options of the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.
11) Rights of the data subject
11.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of information and intervention) against the controller regarding the processing of your personal data, with reference to the stated legal basis for the respective exercise conditions:
- Right to information according to Art. 15 GDPR;
- Right to rectification according to Art. 16 GDPR;
- Right to erasure according to Art. 17 GDPR;
- Right to restriction of processing according to Art. 18 GDPR;
- Right to notification according to Art. 19 GDPR;
- Right to data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR;
- Right to withdraw granted consents according to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR;
- Right to lodge a complaint according to Art. 77 GDPR.
11.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
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 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 CEASE THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU CAN EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.
12) 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 applicable - additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax retention periods).
When personal data is processed on the basis of explicit consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you withdraw your consent.
If statutory retention periods exist for data processed within the framework 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 necessary for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract and/or there is no longer a legitimate interest on our part in further storage.
When personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object according to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise, or defence of legal claims.
When personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object according to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.
Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration about 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.