Privacy Policy
With this privacy policy we would like to inform you about how we process personal data. The protection of your privacy is of the utmost importance to us, so it goes without saying that we comply with the legal stipulations on data protection.
Personal Data
Personal data is all information about an identified or identifiable person. This includes the following categories of personal data that we process:
- Your contact details (such as first and last name, address, e-mail address, phone number),
- Your correspondence with us,
- Log files with information about your visit to our website,
- Online identifiers (such as cookie IDs, IP addresses, advertising IDs),
Use of Cookies
General Information About Cookies
A cookie is a text file containing an identification number which, when the website is used, is transmitted to the user’s computer together with the other data actually requested and stored there. The file is kept there for later access and serves to authenticate the user. Since cookies are only simple files and not executable programs, they do not pose any danger to the computer.
Depending on the settings selected by the user in their internet browser, the latter automatically accepts cookies. However this setting can be changed and the storage of cookies deactivated or set in such a way that the user is informed as soon as a cookie is set. If the use of cookies is deactivated, some functions of the website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent. You can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies.
Cookies that are already active can be deleted at any time via the settings of your internet browser or other software programs. We may work together with advertising partners who help us to make our online offer more interesting for you. In this case, cookies from partner companies may also be stored on your hard drive when you visit our website (cookies from third parties).
We may store cookies on your device if they are absolutely necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.
This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third parties that appear on our pages.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via cookie declaration on our website
Purpose of Processing
We process your data for the following purposes: - For corresponding with you,
- For advertising purposes,
- On quality assurance and statistics,
- In order to provide and optimize our service, including the website,
- In order to improve our service
Legal Basis
We base the processing of your data on the following legal bases: - Your consent, if you have given us such consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR),
- The implementation of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR)
Legitimate Interests
As we process your data, we aim to achieve the following legitimate interests: - Enhancing the quality and functionality of our website,
- Safeguarding our systems from potential misuse or security breaches,
- Generating statistical insights that help us better understand user behavior and preferences,
- Conducting marketing activities to promote our products or services,
- Using secure data storage and protection platforms to ensure the safety and integrity of your information,
- Delivering our services to you, including customer support through the Site,
- Conducting research, technical diagnostics, or data analytics to improve our products or services,
- Communicating with you via email or updates to keep you informed about our offerings, promotions, or other relevant information,
- Keeping a record of our communication with you for reference and quality assurance purposes.
Storage Period
We retain your data for the following purposes: - If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, we will store it until you withdraw your consent.
- If we need your data to perform a contract with you, we will store it for as long as the contractual relationship exists.
- If we process your data based on our legitimate interests, we will store it for as long as your interest in having the data deleted or anonymized does not outweigh our interest in keeping it.
- If there are legal obligations requiring us to store your data, we will retain it until the end of the applicable storage period.
Your Rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights: - The right to request information about the processing of your data and to obtain a copy of your personal data. This includes information on the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients of the data (if it is transferred), the storage duration, and the criteria used to determine the storage duration.
- The right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to have it transferred to another data controller.
- The right to correct your data. If your personal data is incomplete, you have the right to have it completed, taking into account the purposes of the processing.
- The right to have your data deleted or blocked.
- The right to have the processing of your data restricted.
- The right to object to the processing of your data.
- The right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data for the future.
- The right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority if you believe that your personal data has been processed unlawfully.
Privacy Notice and Disclosures for California Residents
Data Recipient
This privacy notice applies solely to visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California when you visit our website. We adopt this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and other California privacy laws. Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this notice.
Use of Personal Information
We may use or disclose the personal information we collect for one or more of the following business purposes:
To provide, support, personalize, and develop our Websites, products, and services.
To personalize your Website experience and to deliver content and product and service offerings relevant to your interests, including targeted offers and ads through our Websites, third-party sites, and via email or text message (with your consent, where required by law).
To help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Websites, products and services, databases and other technology assets, and business.
For testing, research, analysis, and product development, including to develop and improve our Websites, products, and services.
Sharing Personal Information
We disclose your personal information for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties: - Service providers.
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have not sold any personal information.
Your Rights and Choices
The CCPA provides consumers (California residents) with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
Access to Specific Information and Data Portability Rights
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past twelve (12) months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you: - The categories of personal information we collected about you.
- Our business or commercial purpose for collecting that personal information.
- The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information.
- The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request).
Deletion Request Rights
You have the right to request that we delete any personal information we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Upon receiving and verifying your request, we will delete your personal information from our records and direct our service providers to do the same, unless an exception applies.
We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers to: - Complete a transaction or provide a good or service you requested, or perform our contract with you.
- Detect security incidents, protect against fraudulent or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
- Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair intended functionality.
- Exercise free speech or comply with a legal obligation.
- Conduct scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest, if deleting the information would impede the research’s achievement and you previously provided informed consent.
- Use the information solely for internal purposes that align with your expectations based on your relationship with us and are lawful.
We will inform you of any denial of your deletion request and provide the reasons for it.
Non-Discrimination.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not: - Deny you use of our services
- Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services
However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Any CCPA-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your personal information’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt in consent, which you may revoke at any time.
Other California Privacy Rights
California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our Websites that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.