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Privacy policy



The controller in charge of data processing is:
Cornelius Huber
Poststr. 38
75210 Keltern
Germany
hello@circulawatches.com

Thank you for your interest in our online store. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below you will find detailed information on how we handle your data.




1. access data and hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Each time a website is accessed, the web server only automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of the access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access. This access data is analyzed exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offer. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a weighing of interests, in a correct presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. All access data will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to our website.

Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise stated in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected in the forms provided on this website will be processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.




2. data processing for contract processing and contacting

2.1 Data processing for contract processing

For the purpose of contract processing (including inquiries about and processing of any existing warranty and service disruption claims as well as any statutory updating obligations) in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR, we collect personal data if you voluntarily provide us with this data as part of your order. Mandatory fields are marked as such, as in these cases we absolutely need the data to process the contract and we cannot send the order without it. Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on the transfer to our service providers for the purpose of order, payment and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy. After completion of the contract, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

Merchandise management system

We use merchandise management systems from external service providers to process orders and contracts. Our service providers work for us within the framework of order processing. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

2.2 Customer account

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening a customer account and storing your data for further future orders on our website. Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or via a function provided for this purpose in the customer account. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.



2.3 Contacting

As part of customer communication, we collect personal data to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR if you voluntarily provide us with this data when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such, as in these cases we absolutely need the data to process your contact. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. After your request has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

Live chat tool SMARTSUPP

For the purpose of customer communication, we use the live chat tool of Smartsupp.com, s.r.o., Šumavská 31, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in effective and improved customer communication in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests. Smartsupp acts on our behalf.




3. data processing for the purpose of shipping processing

In order to fulfill the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods.

Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notification

If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order, we will pass on your e-mail address and telephone number to the selected shipping service provider on the basis of this consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, we will pass on your e-mail address and telephone number to the selected shipping service provider so that they can contact you before delivery for the purpose of delivery notification or coordination. Consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or directly to the shipping service provider at the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete your data provided for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.



United Parcel Service Deutschland S.à r.l. & Co. OHG
Görlitzer Straße 1
41460 Neuss
Germany

DHL Paket GmbH
Sträßchensweg 10
53113 Bonn
Germany


4. data processing for payment processing

We work with the following partners to process payments in our online store: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.


4.1 Data processing for transaction processing

Depending on the selected payment method, we pass on the data necessary for processing the payment transaction to our technical service providers, who work for us as part of order processing, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary for processing the payment. This serves to fulfill the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required for processing the payment themselves, e.g. on their own website or via a technical integration in the ordering process. In this respect, the privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies.

If you have any questions about our payment processing partners and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

4.2 Data processing for the purpose of fraud prevention and the optimization of our payment processes

If necessary, we provide our service providers with further data, which they use together with the data necessary for processing the payment as our processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and the optimization of our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing of disputed payments, accounting support). In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, this serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in our protection against fraud and in efficient payment management, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests.

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.3 Identity and credit check when selecting Klarna payment services



Klarna Pay now (direct debit), Klarna Pay later (purchase on account), Klarna Slice it (installment purchase) If you decide to use the payment services of Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter Klarna), we ask for your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR that we may transmit the data necessary for the processing of the payment and an identity and credit check to Klarna. In Germany, the credit agencies named in Klarna's privacy policy may be used for identity and credit checks. Klarna uses the information obtained about the statistical probability of a payment default to make a balanced decision about the establishment, execution or termination of the contractual relationship. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option specified in this privacy policy. This may result in us no longer being able to offer you certain payment options. You can also withdraw your consent to this use of your personal data at any time by contacting Klarna.


5. Advertising by email, post

5.1 E-mail newsletter with registration and newsletter tracking

If you register for our newsletter, we will use the data required for this or separately provided by you to regularly send you our e-mail newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time, either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your e-mail address from the recipient list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

We would like to point out that we evaluate your user behavior when sending the newsletter. For this purpose, we also analyze your interaction with our newsletter by measuring, storing and evaluating opening rates and click rates for the purpose of designing future newsletter campaigns ("newsletter tracking").

For this evaluation, the emails sent contain single-pixel technologies (e.g. so-called web beacons, tracking pixels) that are stored on our website. In particular, we link the following "newsletter data" for the analyses

  • the page from which the page was requested (so-called referrer URL), the date and time of the request
  • the description of the type of web browser used
  • the IP address of the requesting computer
  • the e-mail address
  • the date and time of registration and confirmation
  • and the single-pixel technologies with your e-mail address or your IP address and, if applicable, an individual ID. Links contained in the newsletter may also contain this ID.
  • If you do not wish to receive newsletter tracking, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time as described above. The information will be stored for as long as you are subscribed to the newsletter.

5.2 E-mail newsletter without registration and your right to object

If we receive your e-mail address in connection with the sale of a product or service and you have not objected to this, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar products to those you have already purchased from our range by e-mail on the basis of Section 7 (3) UWG. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in a promotional approach to our customers.

You can object to this use of your e-mail address at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or via a link provided for this purpose in the advertising e-mail, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

After unsubscribing, we will delete your e-mail address from the recipient list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

5.3 Newsletter dispatch

The newsletter may also be sent by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

The newsletter and the newsletter tracking described above may also be sent by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the USA and in other countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

5.4 Sending evaluation requests by e-mail

If you have given us your express consent to do so during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, we will use your e-mail address to request a rating of your order via the rating system we use. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or via a link provided for this purpose in the rating request.

The rating requests may also be processed by our service provider Trusted Shops GmbH Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne (Trusted Shops).

We receive information on the respective status from Trusted Shops (e.g. whether the review request has been sent and whether it has been received) as part of the sending of review requests. This is done in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR to fulfill our legitimate interest in receiving information about the rating invitations in order to make any necessary optimizations based on this and to fulfill the legitimate interest of Trusted Shops in being able to offer this service.

For the sending of rating requests and for the collection and display of rating or status information, we are jointly responsible with Trusted Shops. We are jointly responsible with Trusted Shops for sending rating requests and for collecting and displaying rating and status information.

Within the scope of the joint responsibility existing between us and Trusted Shops GmbH, please contact Trusted Shops GmbH if you have any questions about data protection and to assert your rights. Further information on data protection can be found in the following link here. Irrespective of this, you can also contact us at any time using the contact option described in this privacy policy. If necessary, your request will then be forwarded to the other responsible party for answering.

5.5 Postal advertising and your right to object

We also reserve the right to use your first name, surname and postal address for our own advertising purposes, e.g. to send you interesting offers and information about our products by post. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in a promotional approach to our customers in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. You can object to the storage and use of your data for these purposes at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy.

The advertising mailings are provided as part of processing on our behalf by a service provider to whom we pass on your data for this purpose.


6. cookies and other technologies

6.1 General information

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies on various pages, including so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted again at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).

We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. shopping cart function). These technologies collect and process the IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the contents of the shopping cart). In the context of a balancing of interests, this serves overriding legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

In addition, we use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy.

You can find the cookie settings for your browser under the following links: Microsoft EdgeTM / SafariTM / ChromeTM / FirefoxTM / OperaTM

If you have consented to the use of the technologies in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the data protection declaration. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

6.2 Use of Borlabs to manage consent

We use the Borlabs cookie plugin ("Borlabs") on our website to inform you about the cookies and other technologies we use on our website and to obtain, manage and document any consent you may have given to the processing of your personal data by these technologies. This is necessary pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR to fulfill our legal obligation pursuant to Art. 7 para. 1 GDPR to be able to prove your consent to the processing of your personal data to which we are subject. Borlabs is an offer from

Borlabs - Benjamin A. Bornschein
Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 17
21107 Hamburg
Germany

When you visit our website, the Borlabs web server stores a so-called Borlabs cookie, which contains information about the cookie runtime and version, device and browser information as well as information about your consent behavior. Personal data is not transmitted to Borlabs in this process. Your data will be deleted after one year, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.


7. use of cookies and other technologies for web analysis and advertising purposes

If you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, we use the following cookies and other technologies from third-party providers on our website. The data collected in this context will be deleted after the end of the purpose and end of the use of the respective technology by us. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on your revocation options can be found in the section "Cookies and other technologies". Further information, including the basis of our cooperation with the individual providers, can be found under the individual technologies. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

7.1 Use of Google services

We use the following technologies from Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The information automatically collected by Google technologies about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. If your IP address is collected via Google technologies, it will be shortened before being stored on Google's servers by activating IP anonymization. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server and shortened there. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement concluded for the respective technology between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information about data processing by Google can be found in Google's privacy policy.

Google Analytics

For the purpose of website analysis, Google Analytics automatically collects and stores data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information on your use of our website), from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Your IP address will not be merged with other Google data. Data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement on order processing by Google. For the purpose of optimized marketing of our website, we have activated the data release settings for "Google products and services". This allows Google to access the data collected and processed by Google Analytics and then use it to improve Google services. The release of data to Google as part of these data release settings is based on an additional agreement between the responsible parties. We have no influence on the subsequent data processing by Google.

Google ads

For advertising purposes in Google search results and on third-party websites, the so-called. Google Remarketing Cookie, which automatically enables interest-based advertising by collecting and processing data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information and information about your use of our website) and by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visit. Any further data processing will only take place if you have activated the "personalized advertising" setting in your Google account. In this case, if you are logged in to Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing.

For website analysis and event tracking, we use Google Ads Conversion Tracking to measure your subsequent usage behavior if you have reached our website via a Google Ads ad. For this purpose, cookies may be used and data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information on your use of our website based on events specified by us, such as visiting a website or subscribing to a newsletter) may be collected, from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms.

YouTube video plugin

To integrate third-party content, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information) is collected via the YouTube video plugin in the extended data protection mode used by us, transmitted to Google and then processed by Google only when you play a video.

7.2 Use of Facebook services for web analysis and advertising purposes

Use of Facebook Pixel

We use the Facebook Pixel as part of the technologies described below from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook (by Meta)" or "Meta Platforms Ireland"). Facebook Pixel automatically collects and stores data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website based on events specified by us, such as visiting a website or subscribing to a newsletter), from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. For this purpose, a cookie is automatically set by the Facebook pixel when you visit our website, which automatically enables your browser to be recognized by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID when you visit other websites. Facebook (by Meta) will merge this information with other data from your Facebook account and use it to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity, in particular personalized and group-based advertising.

The information automatically collected by Facebook technologies about your use of our website is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. If we are responsible for the transfer of data to the USA, our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Further information about data processing by Facebook can be found in Facebook's privacy policy (by Meta).

Facebook Analytics

As part of the Facebook Business Tools, statistics about visitor activity on our website are compiled from the data collected with the Facebook Pixel about your use of our website. Data processing is carried out on the basis of an order processing agreement by Facebook (by Meta). Their analysis serves to optimize the presentation and marketing of our website.

Facebook Ads (Ads Manager)

We use Facebook Ads to advertise this website on Facebook (by Meta) and on other platforms. We determine the parameters of the respective advertising campaign. Facebook (by Meta) is responsible for the exact implementation, in particular the decision on the placement of the ads with individual users. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. The joint controllership is limited to the collection of the data and its transmission to Meta Platforms Ireland. Subsequent data processing by Meta Platforms Ireland is not covered by this.

We use Facebook Custom Audience to operate group-based advertising on Facebook (by Meta) based on the statistics generated via Facebook Pixel about visitor activity on our website by determining the characteristics of the respective target group.

Based on the pseudonymous cookie ID set by Facebook Pixel and the data collected about your usage behavior on our website, we operate personalized advertising via Facebook Pixel Remarketing.

Via Facebook Pixel Conversions, we measure your subsequent usage behavior for web analysis and event tracking if you have reached our website via an advertisement from Facebook Ads. Data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement on order processing by Facebook (by Meta).


8. integration of the Trusted Shops Trustbadge / other widgets

Trusted Shops widgets (e.g. Trusted Shops Trustbadge) are integrated on this website to display Trusted Shops services (e.g. seal of approval, collected reviews) and to offer Trusted Shops products to buyers after an order.e.g. Trusted Shops Trustbadge) are integrated on this website.

This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in optimal marketing by enabling secure shopping in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. The Trustbadge and the services advertised with it are an offer from Trusted Shops GmbH, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne (Trusted Shops), with which we are jointly responsible under data protection law in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. In the context of this data protection information, we inform you below about the essential contents of the contract in accordance with Art. 26 para. 2 GDPR.

As part of the joint responsibility existing between us and Trusted Shops GmbH, please contact Trusted Shops GmbH in case of data protection questions and to assert your rights, whose contact details can be found here. Further information on data protection can be found in the following link here. Irrespective of this, you can also contact us at any time using the contact option described in this privacy policy. If necessary, your request will then be forwarded to the other responsible party for answering.

8.1 Data processing when integrating the Trustbadge / other widgets

The Trustbadge is provided by a US CDN provider (Content Delivery Network) as part of a joint responsibility.

An appropriate level of data protection is ensured by standard data protection clauses and other contractual measures. Further information on data protection at Trusted Shops GmbH can be found here. When the Trustbadge is called up, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which also contains your IP address, the date and time of the call, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the call. The IP address is anonymized immediately after collection so that the stored data cannot be assigned to your person. The anonymized data is used in particular for statistical purposes and for error analysis.

8.2 Data processing after order completion

After completing your order, your e-mail address, which has been hashed using a cryptological one-way function, is transmitted to Trusted Shops GmbH. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. This serves to check whether you are already registered for services with Trusted Shops GmbH and is therefore necessary for the fulfillment of our and Trusted Shops' overriding legitimate interests in the provision of the buyer protection linked to the specific order and the transactional evaluation services in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. If this is the case, further processing will be carried out in accordance with the contractual agreement concluded between you and Trusted Shops. If you are not yet registered for the services, you will then be given the opportunity to do so for the first time. Further processing after registration also depends on the contractual agreement with Trusted Shops GmbH. If you do not register, all transmitted data will be automatically deleted by Trusted Shops GmbH and a personal reference is then no longer possible.

Trusted Shops uses service providers in the areas of hosting, monitoring and logging. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation. Processing may take place in third countries (USA and Israel). An adequate level of data protection is ensured in the case of the USA by standard data protection clauses and other contractual measures and in the case of Israel by an adequacy decision.


9. Social media

Our online presence on Facebook (by META), Instagram (by META), YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn

Insofar as you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR to the respective social media operator, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes when you visit our online presences on the above-mentioned social media, from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator as well as a contact option and your rights and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the providers' data protection notices linked below. If you still need help in this regard, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is a service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland"). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing in the context of a visit to a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

Instagram (by Meta) is an offer of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland") The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing in the context of a visit to an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

YouTube is a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our online presence on YouTube is usually transmitted to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Pinterest is a service provided by Pinterest Europe Ltd, Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Pinterest"). The information automatically collected by Pinterest about your use of our online presence on Pinterest is usually transferred to a server of Pinterest, Inc, 505 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

LinkedIn is an offer of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland ("LinkedIn"). The information automatically collected by LinkedIn about your use of our online presence on LinkedIn is usually transmitted to a server of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.


10. contact options and your rights

10.1 Your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

* in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;

* in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you or to have incomplete personal data completed;

* pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless
further processing

  • is necessary
  • for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information
  • , for compliance with a legal obligation
  • in the public interest or for the establishment
  • , exercise or defense of legal claims


    * pursuant to Art.
18 GDPR the right

  • to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you
  • ; the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it; we no longer need the data, but you need
  • it for the assertion
  • exercise or defense of legal claims or you have
  • objected to processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;

* in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller;

* in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.

10.2 Contact options

If you have any questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, for information, correction, restriction or deletion of data as well as revocation of consents granted or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice. Right to object Insofar as we process personal data as explained above in order to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation.

After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. In this case, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.