Data protection

Privacy policy as of May 24, 2018

We place the utmost importance on protecting your data and safeguarding your privacy. Therefore, we inform you below about the collection and use of personal data when you use our website, in accordance with Recital 58 of the EU GDPR.

Anonymous data collection
You can visit our website without providing any personal information. We do not store any personal data in this context. To improve our services, we only analyze statistical data that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you personally.

Data collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we collect personal data (individual details about the personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person) only to the extent that you provide it. We use your email address only to process your inquiry. Your data will then be deleted unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection, processing and use of personal data
We collect personal data (individual details about personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person) only to the extent that you provide it to us.
Your personal data will be processed and used to fulfill and process your order and to handle your inquiries.
After complete contract fulfillment, all personal data will initially be stored taking into account tax and commercial law retention periods and then deleted after the expiry of the period (between 3 and 30 years), unless you have consented to further processing and use.

In addition, we would like to point out the following:
We use the Trusted Shops rating system. After your order, we would like to ask you to rate and comment on your purchase. For this purpose, we will contact you as part of the order processing. We use the technical system of the Trusted Shops rating tool provider, Händlerbund Management AG, Torgauer Straße 233 B, 04347 Leipzig, for this purpose, as part of commissioned data processing. Your email address will only be used for this purpose and, in particular, not for further advertising or to be passed on to any other third parties. The personal data stored in the Trusted Shops rating tool's technical system in this context will be deleted 3 months after the delivery of the goods for which the rating was submitted.

Disclosure of personal data
Your data will not be shared with third parties without your explicit consent. The only exception to this is our service partners, whom we require for the execution of the contractual relationship. In these cases, we strictly adhere to the provisions of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The scope of data transfer is limited to the minimum necessary.

Cookies:
Our website uses cookies in several places. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. They serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser and offer you services. Cookies do not contain any personal data.

Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies," which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that in this case you may not be able to fully utilize all the functions of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: [ http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de ]. We ensure data protection-compliant use of Google Analytics through the code extension " anonymizeIp" . This anonymizes your IP address.

Use of Facebook plugins
These websites use plugins from the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook").
When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plugin, a connection is established to the Facebook servers, and the plugin is displayed on the page by sending a message to your browser. This transmits information to the Facebook server about which of our web pages you have visited. If you are logged into Facebook as a member, Facebook associates this information with your personal Facebook user account. When you use the plugin functions (e.g., clicking the "Like" button, posting a comment), this information is also associated with your Facebook account, which you can only prevent by logging out before using the plugin. If you do not want Facebook to directly associate the collected information with your Facebook profile, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our site or use the browser add-on provided by Facebook. This allows you to block the loading of Facebook plugins. Further information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your related rights, and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Facebook's privacy policy.

Using the Google “+1” button
This website uses the "+1" button of the Google Plus social network, operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, 94043 USA (hereinafter "Google"). When you visit a page on our website that includes the "+1" button, a connection is established to Google's servers in the USA, and the button is displayed on the page by sending a message to your browser. In this process, both your IP address and information about which of our web pages you have visited are transmitted to the Google server. This applies regardless of whether you are registered with or logged into Google Plus. Even users who are not registered or logged in are subject to this transmission. The "+1" button is not used to track your browsing activity. Google does not permanently log your browsing history when a "+1" button is displayed, nor does it analyze your visit to a page with a "+1" button in any other way. Google stores data about your visit for approximately two weeks for system maintenance and troubleshooting purposes. However, this data is not structured according to individual profiles, usernames, or URLs and is not forwarded to us.
Furthermore, if you are a Google+ member and logged into Google+ while using the plugin, the information collected about your website visit will be linked to your Google+ account and shared with other users. Similarly, any interactions you have with the various Google plugins will result in the collection, transmission, and storage of relevant information by Google. You can find an overview of the different types of Google plugins here:
https://developers.google.com/+/plugins.

If you have made your Google+ profile publicly accessible in your settings, your "+1"s may be displayed by Google as recommendations, along with your profile name and photo, in Google services such as search results or your Google profile, or in other places on websites and ads across the internet. If you do not want Google to directly associate the collected information with your Google+ profile, you must log out of Google+ before visiting our site. Further information about Google's data collection and use, your related rights, and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Google's Privacy Policy : www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html

You also have the option of preventing Google plugins from loading by installing appropriate add-ons in your browser.

Use of Twitter plugins
Our website integrates functions of the Twitter service.
Twitter is a social media portal of the company Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, (USA).
We use Twitter plugins. When you visit a website containing such a plugin, data is exchanged with Twitter's servers located in the USA.
Even in the case of interactions that are possible with the various Twitter plugins, the corresponding information about you will be collected, transmitted to Twitter and stored.
Furthermore, if you are a member of Twitter and logged into Twitter while using the plugin, the information collected about your website visit will be linked to your Twitter account and made public to other users.
If you do not want Twitter to link and combine the information with your Twitter account data, you must log out of Twitter before visiting our website.
Further information on the collection and use of data by Twitter can be found at https://twitter.com/privacy .

Using the XING Share button
This website uses the "XING Share Button". When you access this website, your browser briefly establishes a connection to servers of XING AG ("XING") to provide the "XING Share Button" functions (in particular, calculating and displaying the share count). XING does not store any personal data about you when you access this website. In particular, XING does not store IP addresses. Furthermore, your usage behavior is not analyzed using cookies in connection with the "XING Share Button". You can find the current data protection information for the "XING Share Button" and additional information on this website:
https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection

Information, correction, blocking and deletion of data
You have the right to request information about your stored data free of charge at any time, as well as the right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing in accordance with Article 17 of the EU GDPR. Please contact us if you wish. You can find our contact details in our legal notice.