10. Data protection provisions for the use of Facebook
The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.
A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that, as a rule, allows users to communicate and interact with each other in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform to exchange opinions and experiences or allow the Internet community to share personal or business information. Among other things, Facebook allows the users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests.
Facebook is operated by Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. For data subjects living outside the USA or Canada, the controller is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
When a page of this website, operated by the controller, with an integrated Facebook component (Facebook plugin) is called up, the respective Facebook component automatically causes the Internet browser on the data subject's IT system to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plugins is available under https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. In the course of this technical process, Facebook receives information about which concrete page of our website the data subject is visiting.
If the data subject is logged on to Facebook at the time, Facebook is able to identify the concrete pages of our website visited by the data subject each time our website is accessed by the data subject and during the entire visit to our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned to the respective Facebook account of the data subject by Facebook. When the data subject activates one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, such as the “Like” button, or when the data subject posts a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the data subject's personal Facebook account and stores this personal data.
Facebook always receives information from the Facebook component that the data subject is visiting our website when the data subject is logged on to Facebook at the time of accessing our website. This takes place regardless of whether the data subject activates the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this transfer of information to Facebook, the transfer can be prevented by logging off the Facebook account before calling up our website.
The Facebook privacy policy published under https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the Facebook settings that are available to protect the data subject's privacy. Various applications are available as well to suppress the transfer of data to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transfers to Facebook.
11. Data protection provisions for the use of Twitter
The controller has integrated Twitter components on this website. Twitter is a multilingual micro-blogging service available to the public where users can publish and share what are known as Tweets, short messages limited to 140 characters. These short messages can be accessed by anyone, including persons who are not logged on to Twitter. Tweets are also displayed to the respective user's followers. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user's Tweets. Twitter also makes it possible to reach a broad audience by means of hashtags, links and retweets.
Twitter is operated by Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
When a page of this website, operated by the controller, with an integrated Twitter component (Twitter button) is called up, the respective Twitter component automatically causes the
Internet browser on the data subject's IT system to download a representation of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter. Further information about the Twitter buttons is available under https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons. In the course of this technical process, Twitter receives information about which concrete page of our website the data subject is visiting. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to allow our users to share the content of this website, make the website known in the digital world and increase our visitor numbers.
If the data subject is logged on to Twitter at the time, Twitter is able to identify the concrete pages of our website visited by the data subject each time our website is accessed by the data subject and during the entire visit to our website. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned to the respective Twitter account of the data subject by Twitter. When the data subject activates one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transferred as a result are assigned to the data subject's personal Twitter account and stored and processed by Twitter.
Twitter always receives information from the Twitter component that the data subject is visiting our website when the data subject is logged on to Twitter at the time of accessing our website. This takes place regardless of whether the data subject activates the Twitter component or not. If the data subject does not want this transfer of information to Twitter, the transfer can be prevented by logging off the Twitter account before calling up our website.
Twitter’s data protection provisions are available under https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de.
12. Data protection provisions for the use of YouTube
The controller has integrated YouTube components on this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to publish video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate and comment on them, also free of charge. Since YouTube permits the publication of all kinds of videos, anything from complete motion pictures and television shows to music videos, trailers and videos created by users themselves can be accessed via the Internet portal.
YouTube is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
When a page of this website, operated by the controller, with an integrated YouTube component (YouTube video) is called up, the respective YouTube component automatically causes the Internet browser on the data subject's IT system to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube is available under https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. In the course of this technical process, YouTube and Google receive information about which concrete page of our website the data subject is visiting.
If the data subject is logged on to YouTube at the time, YouTube is able to identify the concrete page of our website visited by the data subject when a page containing a YouTube video is called up. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.
YouTube and Google always receive information from the YouTube component that the data subject is visiting our website when the data subject is logged on to YouTube at the time of accessing our website. This takes place regardless of whether the data subject activates a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not want this transfer of information to YouTube and Google, the transfer can be prevented by logging off the YouTube account before calling up our website.
The YouTube privacy policy published under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.
13. Data protection provisions for the use of Google Fonts and Google Maps
The controller has integrated components of the services Google Fonts and Google Maps from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, on this website. These services require your browser to establish a connection with Google's servers. This means Google obtains knowledge of your IP address as a minimum. These services are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This is a legitimate interest according to point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR.
14. Payment method: Data protection provisions for PayPal as the payment method
The controller has integrated PayPal components on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed through PayPal accounts representing virtual private or business accounts. PayPal also supports the processing of online credit card payments when a user does not have a PayPal account. Since a PayPal account is assigned to an e-mail address, there is no account number in the traditional sense. PayPal can be used to make online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also provides trustee services and offers buyer protection.
The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
When the data subject selects “PayPal” as the payment method during the ordering process in our online shop, data of the data subject are automatically transferred to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.
As a rule, the personal data transferred to PayPal includes the first name, last name, address, e-mail address, IP address, phone number, mobile number and other data required for payment processing. Personal data related to the respective order are also required for the fulfilment of the purchase contract.
The data are transferred for the purpose of payment processing and fraud prevention. In particular, the controller will transfer personal data to PayPal when there is a legitimate interest in doing so. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the controller may be transferred to credit agencies by PayPal. This transmission is for the purpose of identity verification and credit screening.
PayPal may transfer the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors to the extent this is required for the fulfilment of contractual obligations or the data will be processed as part of the order.
The data subject may revoke their consent to the use of personal data by PayPal at any time. Revocation has no effect on the processing, use or transfer of personal data where this is essential for (contractual) payment processing.
The applicable data protection provisions of PayPal are available under https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
15. Legal basis for processing
The legal basis for processing by our company where we obtain consent for a specific purpose of processing is point (a) of Article 6(1) GDPR. When processing personal data is required for the fulfilment of a contract where the data subject is a contracting party, for example, in case
of processing for the delivery of goods or the provision of services or other consideration, processing is based on point (b) of Article 6(1) GDPR. This applies correspondingly in case of processing required in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract, for example, in case of enquiries about our products or services. In cases when our company has a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as an obligation under tax law, processing is based on point (c) of Article 6(1) GDPR. In rare cases, processing may be necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were to be injured on our premises and we would then have to provide their name, age, health insurance data and other vital information to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Processing would then be based on point (d) of Article 6(1) GDPR. Finally, processing may also be based on point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR. This is the legal basis for processing that is not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases, when processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Such processing is permissible for us in particular because it is specifically mentioned in European law. It states that a legitimate interest could exist when the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 GDPR).
16. Legitimate interest in processing pursued by the controller or by a third party
When the processing of personal data is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, our legitimate interest is in carrying out our business for the benefit of all our employees and shareholders.
17. Duration of storage for personal data
The duration of storage for personal data is in accordance with the respective retention periods required by law. Data are routinely erased after the end of this period insofar as they are no longer needed for contract performance or contract initiation.
18. Legal regulations or contract terms regarding the provision of personal data; necessity for contract conclusion; obligation of the data subject to provide personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide
We hereby inform you that, in certain cases, providing personal data is prescribed by law (under tax regulations, for example) or contract terms (information about a contractual partner, for example). A data subject may have to provide us with personal data for the conclusion of a contract, which subsequently must be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data when concluding a contract with our company. Failing to provide the personal data would mean that the contract could not be concluded with the data subject. Before the data subject provides personal data, they are asked to contact our Data Protection Officer. Our Data Protection Officer can inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether providing personal data is prescribed by law or contract or required to conclude a contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of failing to provide the personal data would be.
19. Existence of automated decision-making
We are a responsible company and do not use automated decision-making or profiling.