Privacy Policy

Consent to the processing of personal data within the scope of the newsletter order can be revoked at any time. To do so, you can click on the unsubscribe link integrated in each newsletter or notify us of the withdrawal of consent in another way.

The dispatch of the newsletter is carried out by means of “Mailchimp”, an online marketing platform. The data processing is carried out by: The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

Note on data processing in the USA:

By subscribing to the newsletter, you consent pursuant to Art. 49 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a) in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a) DSGVO that your data will be processed by our shipping service provider in the USA. According to the ECJ, the data protection standard in the USA is inadequate and there is a risk that your data will be processed by the US authorities for control and monitoring purposes, possibly also without any legal remedy. Any consent given can be revoked at any time.

The email addresses of our newsletter recipients, as well as their other data described in the context of this notice, are stored on Mailchimp’s servers in the USA. Mailchimp uses this information to send and evaluate the newsletters on our behalf. Furthermore, according to its own information, Mailchimp may use this data to optimize or improve its own services, e.g. to technically optimize the dispatch and display of the newsletters or for economic purposes to determine from which countries the recipients come. Mailchimp does not, however, use the data of our newsletter recipients in order to address them itself or to pass them on to third parties. The newsletters contain a so-called “web beacon”, i.e. a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from Mailchimp’s server when the newsletter is opened. Within the scope of this retrieval, technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and the time of the retrieval are initially collected. The statistical surveys also include the determination of whether the newsletters are opened, how often they are opened and which links are clicked. For technical reasons, this information can be assigned to individual newsletter recipients. However, it is neither our nor Mailchimp’s intention to observe individual users. We trust in the reliability and IT and data security of Mailchimp. Furthermore, we have concluded a “Data Processing Agreement” with Mailchimp. This is a contract in which Mailchimp undertakes to protect the data of our users, to process it on our behalf in accordance with its data protection provisions and, in particular, not to pass it on to third parties. You can view Mailchimp’s privacy policy at https://Mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/.

Data processing by Mailchimp is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a) DSGVO.

According to the provider, it only stores personal data for as long as we use your personal data for the newsletter dispatch. Mailchimp deletes your data when we delete you from our address file.

You have the option to revoke a granted consent at any time. For this purpose, please contact our data protection officer. In addition, you are free at any time to use the “opt-out” link at the end of each email, which will result in us deleting your email address from our address file, which is why Mailchimp will then also not further process your personal data. However, this does not affect address files that Mailchimp manages on behalf of other clients.

7.7.2 Legal basis for data processing

The purpose of data processing is the reliable delivery of e-mails.

Personal data is stored for as long as it is necessary to provide us with the service and to operate our business. No later than 60 days after closing the user account with Twilio, all data will be deleted or otherwise destroyed.

We have included social media platforms on our services via links that may result in the social media providers receiving data from you. If you click on the social media link, the website of the respective social media provider is called up. By calling up the website of the respective social media provider via our services, the respective reference data is transmitted to the respective social media provider. The social media provider thereby receives the information that you have visited us.

Note on data processing in the USA:

If you click on a social media link, data about you may be processed by the respective provider in the USA. According to the ECJ, the data protection standard in the USA is inadequate and there is a risk that your data will be processed by the US authorities for control and monitoring purposes, possibly also without any legal remedy. Unless you click on the links of the social media providers, no data transfer takes place.

Further information on data processing by social media providers can be found here:

9. Trackers and analysis tools

Our website uses the visitor action pixel from Meta (“Facebook Pixel”) for conversion measurement. The data processing is carried out by: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA

With the help of the Facebook pixel, the behavior of site visitors can be tracked after they visit our website. This allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of Meta ads for statistical and market research purposes and to optimize future advertising efforts. Meta receives the following categories of data: the forwarding URL, browser information and the Facebook user ID of the person if he or she has a Facebook account and is logged in on Facebook.

The data is stored and processed by Meta so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Meta Data Usage Policy. This allows Meta to enable the placement of advertisements on pages of Meta as well as outside of Meta. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as site operator.

You can find Meta’s data protection information at

https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

The legal basis for the use of the application is your consent, according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a) DSGVO.

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes and no legal, official or contractual regulations prevent deletion.

Our website uses Google Analytics. This is a service for analyzing access to websites of Google LLC. (“Google”) and enables us to improve our Internet offer. The data processing for the European Economic Area and for Switzerland is carried out by: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Cookies enable us to analyze your use of our website. The information collected by means of a cookie are:

• IP address,
• time of access,
• access duration

and is transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The evaluation of your activities on our website is transmitted to us in the form of reports. Google may pass on the information collected to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. The Google tracking codes on our website use the “_anonymizeIp()” function, which means that IP addresses are only processed in abbreviated form in order to exclude any possible direct personal connection with you.

At https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html you will find more detailed information on the terms of use and data protection of Google Analytics.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p.1 lit. a) DSGVO.

The processing of your personal data enables us to analyze your surfing behavior. By evaluating the data obtained, we are able to compile information about the use of the individual components of our website. This helps us to continuously improve our website and its user-friendliness.

The data will be deleted 14 months after your visit to our website.

9.3.1 Description and scope of data processing

Google Tag Manger simplifies the management and organization of the analysis tools used for the website. In order to integrate an analysis tool, JavaScript codes must be integrated into the website. By using Google Tag Manger, it is possible for us to manage these embedded codes from one place.

Since data storage is not carried out directly by Google Tag Manager, but the data is forwarded to the tracking tools, it is necessary to check with the individual embedded tracking tools how long the data is stored.

You have the option at any time to revoke a given consent to data processing with effect for the future. For this purpose, you would have to contact the respective data protection officers of the tools. Further information regarding the management of your data can be found in the data protection statements of the tools used.

Our legitimate interest results from enabling the needs-based and ongoing optimization of our website. The data processing is carried out for this purpose.

The cookies that Hotjar uses have a different “lifetime”; some remain valid for up to 365 days, some remain valid only during the current visit.

Our website also includes tools that ensure that our website is displayed to you in an Internet search, as a relevant search result or marked as advertising. In the following, we have broken down the programs used in connection with our website for you:

Our website uses Google Ad Manager. The data processing for the European Economic Area and for Switzerland is carried out by: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ad Manager is used to serve ads when you visit our website. Google Ad Manager uses information about your visits to this and other websites to serve ads about products and services that interest you. If you would like to learn more about these practices or to know your choices about not having this information used by Google Ad Manager, click here: https://www.google.de/policies/technologies/ads/.

The data processing is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p.1 lit. a) DSGVO.

It is in our interest to enter into cooperations with other companies in order to participate economically in this.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for our recording purposes and no legal, official or contractual regulations prevent deletion.

You have the option to revoke your granted consent to data processing at any time. Please contact our data protection officer for this purpose.

The setting of cookies can be prevented at any time by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. The cookies already set can also be deleted in the settings of the Internet browser. We would like to point out that preventing the setting of cookies may mean that not all functions are available without restriction.

We have integrated the services of Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) on this website. Google Ads is a service for internet advertising. Data processing for the European Economic Area and for Switzerland is carried out by: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

If you have reached our website through a Google ad, Google will set a so-called conversion cookie on your system. With regard to the explanations on cookies, please refer to the passage on cookies. The conversion cookie is used to create and analyze visit statistics. The conversion cookie stores the IP address when you visit the website. This data is stored in the USA. It is possible that Google also passes this data on to third parties. Regarding the further data protection information of Google, please refer to: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

10.2.2 Legal basis for data processing

10.2.3 Purpose of the data processing

30 days after setting the conversion cookie, the cookie loses its validity. This means that you can no longer be identified. Within these 30 days, both we and Google can trace which subpages have been called up on the basis of the conversion cookie.

You have the option to revoke your granted consent to data processing at any time. Please contact our data protection officer for this purpose.

The setting of cookies can be prevented at any time by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. The cookies already set can also be deleted in the settings of the Internet browser. We would like to point out that preventing the setting of cookies may mean that not all functions are available without restriction.

You can use this link http://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin

to permanently prevent data processing in your browser. As a result, it is possible that functions of our website will no longer be fully available.

It is also possible in the browser settings to object only to the cookies for conversation tracking and thus user-related advertising by Google. To do so, please click on the following link: www.google.de/settings/ads. We would like to point out that a new setting will be required if you delete the cookies in your browser.

In addition, by clicking on the following link, you can disable those user-related ads that are part of the self-regulatory campaign “About Ads”. Please note that a new setting will be required if you delete the cookies from your browser.

The legal basis for data processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p.1 lit. a) DSGVO.

Our interest lies in improving our level of awareness by enabling user-specific advertisements. We open up a larger circle of users and interested parties through advertising. In addition, we increase our level of awareness in this way.

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes and no official, legal or contractual regulations prevent deletion.

You have the option to revoke your granted consent to data processing at any time. Please contact our data protection officer for this purpose. The setting of cookies and the display of WebBeacons can be prevented at any time by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. The cookies already set can also be deleted in the settings of the Internet browser. We would like to point out that preventing the setting of cookies may mean that not all functions are available without restriction.

Our interest is to increase our level of awareness through the use of advertising. The purpose of the processing is to enable user-specific advertisements. We open up a larger circle of users and interested parties through advertising. In addition, we increase our level of awareness in this way.

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes and no official, legal or contractual regulations prevent deletion.

You have the option to revoke your granted consent to data processing at any time. Please contact our data protection officer for this purpose.

The setting of cookies can be prevented at any time by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. The cookies already set can also be deleted in the settings of the Internet browser. We would like to point out that preventing the setting of cookies may mean that not all functions are available without restriction.

You can object to user-related advertising by Google at any time. For this, we refer to: www.google.de/settings/ads.

11. Further tools from third party providers

Furthermore, we use third-party providers that help us with page display and website functionality. These are listed below:

11.1.2 Legal basis for data processing

11.1.3 Purpose of the data processing

The purpose of the data agreement is to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of our data processing and the full functioning of our website.

We use so-called web fonts as well as icons on the website for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts/icons into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. We have embedded these locally on our own website so that Google and Font Awesome do not become aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. If your browser does not support web fonts/icons, a standard font from your computer will be used.

The purpose of the data processing is the uniform presentation of fonts on this website in order to offer a visually interesting and at the same time user-friendly website.

No data will be stored.

You can set your browser to not support web fonts/icons. In this case, a standard font will be used by your computer.

Binding Corporate Rules: With Art. 47, the GDPR provides for the possibility of ensuring data protection when transferring data to a third country via binding internal data protection rules. These are reviewed and accepted by the competent supervisory authorities as part of the consistency procedure under Art. 63 GDPR.

Consent: In addition, a data transfer to a third country without an adequate level of protection will only take place if you have given us your consent for this pursuant to Art. 49 (1) a) DSGVO or if another exception pursuant to Art. 49 DSGVO is relevant for the data transfer.

You have the following rights vis-à-vis us with regard to the personal data concerning you:

You have a right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis us as the controller, insofar as the processed personal data concerning you are inaccurate or incomplete. The controller shall make the correction without undue delay.

In addition, you may request the erasure of the personal data concerning you, provided that one of the following reasons applies to you:

• The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
• You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 a) or Art. 9 (2) a) DSGVO and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
• You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) DSGVO.
• The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.

If we have made the personal data concerning you public and we are obliged to erase it pursuant to Art. 17 (1) DSGVO, we shall also take all reasonable measures to inform other data controllers that you have requested the erasure of all links to this personal data or of copies or replications of this personal data.

The right to erasure does not exist to the extent that the processing is necessary:

• For the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
• for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under the law of
• of the Union or the Member States to which the controller is subject; or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
• for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9(2)(h) and (i) and Art. 9 (3) DSGVO;
• for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) DSGVO, insofar as the aforementioned right is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the purposes of such processing; or
• for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you from us:

• if you dispute the accuracy, of the personal data concerning you for a period that allows us to verify the accuracy of your personal data;
• the processing is unlawful and you object to the erasure of the personal data and request instead the restriction of the use of the personal data;
• we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need them for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims; or
• if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) DSGVO and it has not yet been determined whether our legitimate grounds override your grounds.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by us before the restriction is lifted.

If you have asserted your right to rectification, erasure or restriction of data processing to us, we are obliged to inform all recipients of your personal data of the rectification, erasure or restriction of data processing. This applies only to the extent that such notification does not prove impossible or would involve a disproportionate effort.

You have the right to know which recipients have received your data

You have the right to receive your personal data from us in a common, machine-readable format in order to have it forwarded to another responsible party, if necessary, provided that

• the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a) DSGVO or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) DSGVO and
• the processing is carried out with the help of automated procedures.

When exercising your right to data portability, you have the right to obtain that the personal data be transferred directly from us to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible.

The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.

Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on a legitimate interest (pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) DSGVO) on our part, you may object to the processing. The same applies should we base the data processing on Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. e) DSGVO.

When exercising such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the merits of the case and either discontinue or adjust the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing.

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, workplace or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been lodged will inform you of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 GDPR.

To exercise these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

Christian Scholtz of WS Datenschutz GmbH

[email protected]

or by mail:

WS Datenschutz GmbH
Dircksenstraße 51
D-10178 Berlin

We reserve the right to amend this data protection declaration in compliance with the statutory provisions.

Status February 2023