1. PRIVACY AT A GLANCE 

General Information The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to all data that can personally identify you. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on this Website WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DATA COLLECTION ON THIS WEBSITE?The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Notice on the Responsible Party" in this privacy policy.

HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR DATA? Your data is collected firstly by you providing it to us. This could be, for example, data that you enter into a contact form. Other data is automatically collected or after your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

WHAT DO WE USE YOUR DATA FOR? Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE REGARDING YOUR DATA? You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For this and any other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools When you visit this website, your browsing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. HOSTING AND CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS (CDN) External Hosting This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated through a website. The use of the hoster is for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data. We use the following host: Ionos SE Elgendorfer Str. 57 56410 Montabaur

CONCLUSION OF A DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT To ensure data protection compliant processing, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host.

3. GENERAL INFORMATION AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES Data Protection The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Concerning the Responsible Party The responsible party for data processing on this website is: (see legal notice)

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we do not have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the deletion takes place after these reasons cease to apply.

Note on Data Transfer to the USA and Other Third Countries Our website includes tools from companies based in the USA or other countries outside the EU that are not considered secure under data protection law. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that in these countries, a data protection level comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) will process, evaluate, and permanently store your data on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke an already given consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR) IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS Encryption This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, Deletion, and Correction Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this 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 an important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

Objection to Advertising Emails The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

4. DATA COLLECTION ON THIS WEBSITE

Cookies

Our website uses what are known as "cookies". Cookies are small text files that do no harm to your device. They can be either temporary, stored for the duration of a session (session cookies), or permanent (persistent cookies), and they are stored on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain on your device until you delete them or they are automatically removed by your web browser.

Sometimes, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our site (third-party cookies). These allow us or you to use certain services provided by the third party (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary as some website functions would not work without them (e.g., shopping cart function or displaying videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertising.

Cookies necessary for the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or for providing certain functions you desire (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart function) or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for audience measurement) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the respective cookies is based solely on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to notify you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to enable automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited.

If cookies from third-party companies or for analytical purposes are used, we will inform you separately within the scope of this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.

Server Log Files

The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data you entered in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data you sent to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially legal retention periods – remain unaffected.

Communication via WhatsApp

For communication with our customers and other third parties, we also use the instant messaging service WhatsApp. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Communication is encrypted end-to-end (peer-to-peer), preventing WhatsApp or other third parties from accessing the communication content. However, WhatsApp gains access to metadata created during the communication process (e.g., sender, recipient, and timestamp). We also point out that WhatsApp, according to its statement, shares personal data of its users with its parent company Facebook in the USA. For more details on data processing, see the WhatsApp privacy policy at: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.

The use of WhatsApp is based on our legitimate interest in the fastest and most effective communication with customers, interested parties, and other business and contractual partners (Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). If consent has been requested, the data processing is based solely on this consent; this can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The communication content exchanged on WhatsApp will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

We use WhatsApp in the "WhatsApp Business" version.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-data-transfer-addendum.

5. SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media Plugins with Shariff

Plugins from social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, Tumblr) are used on this website.

You can usually recognize these plugins by their respective social media logos. To ensure data protection on this website, we only use these plugins together with the so-called "Shariff" solution. This application prevents the integrated plugins on this website from transmitting data to the respective provider as soon as you enter the site.

Only when you activate the respective plugin by clicking on the corresponding button is a direct connection established with the provider's server (consent). Once you activate the plugin, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you are logged into your respective social media account (e.g., Facebook) at the same time, the respective provider can assign the visit to this website to your user account.

Activating the plugin constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. This consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

6. ANALYSIS TOOLS AND ADVERTISING

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or perform any standalone analyses. It merely manages and deploys the tools integrated via it. However, Google Tag Manager collects your IP address, which may also be transmitted to the parent company of Google in the United States.

The use of Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website. If consent has been requested, the processing is based solely on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR); the consent can be revoked at any time.

Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. Here, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, time spent, operating systems used, and the origin of the user. These data are combined by Google into a profile, which is assigned to the respective user or their end device.

Google Analytics uses technologies that allow for user recognition for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website offering and advertising. If consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is based solely on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR); the consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find more details here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/. More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

8. E-COMMERCE AND PAYMENT PROVIDERS

Data Processing (Customer and Contract Data)

We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content, or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is based on Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR, which allows data processing for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We only collect, process, and use personal data regarding the use of this website (usage data) to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill them for it.

The collected customer data will be deleted after the completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected