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Privacy Policy
Personal data (hereinafter usually referred to simply as “data”) is processed by us only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a fully functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered thereon.
According to Article 4, paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”), “processing” means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data by automated or non-automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we decide on the purposes and means of processing either alone or together with others. Additionally, we inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to enhance the quality of user experience, insofar as these third parties process data under their own responsibility.
Our privacy policy is structured as follows:
I. Information About Us as the Controllers
II. Rights of Users and Data Subjects
III. Information on Data Processing
I. Information About Us as the Controllers
The data controller for this website in the context of data protection law is:
Mario Stephan
Hebelstraße 72
68775 Ketsch
E-mail:
II. Rights of Users and Data Subjects
With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right:
- to obtain confirmation as to whether data concerning them is being processed, to access the processed data, to receive further information regarding the data processing, and to obtain copies of the data (see also Art. 15 GDPR);
- to have incorrect or incomplete data rectified or completed (see also Art. 16 GDPR);
- to obtain the immediate deletion of data concerning them (see also Art. 17 GDPR), or alternatively, if further processing is required pursuant to Art. 17 para. 3 GDPR, to obtain a restriction of the processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
- to receive the data concerning them that they have provided and to transmit these data to other providers/controllers (see also Art. 20 GDPR);
- to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they believe that the data concerning them is being processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).
Furthermore, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed about any correction, deletion, or restriction of processing carried out pursuant to Articles 16, 17(1), and 18 GDPR. This obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or would involve disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding, users have the right to obtain information about these recipients.
Users and data subjects also have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, to object to the future processing of data concerning them, provided that such data is processed by the provider on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for direct marketing purposes is permissible.
III. Information on Data Processing
The data processed during your use of our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer exists, no statutory retention obligations prevent the deletion, and unless otherwise stated in the information on individual processing procedures below.
Subscription to Posts
If you publish posts on our website, we additionally offer you the option to subscribe to any subsequent posts by third parties. In order to notify you via email about these subsequent posts, we process your email address.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent to this subscription at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR by simply notifying us of your revocation or by clicking the unsubscribe link contained in the respective email.
Cookie Manager
To obtain consent for the use of technically non-essential cookies on the website, the provider uses a cookie manager.
When the website is accessed, a cookie containing your settings is stored on your device so that on subsequent visits the consent prompt does not have to be displayed.
This cookie is necessary in order to obtain legally compliant consent from the user.
You can prevent or terminate the installation of cookies through the settings of your browser.
Cookies
a) Session Cookies
We use so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are stored on your device by the internet browser you use. These cookies process certain information about you on an individual basis, such as your browser or location data, or your IP address.
This processing makes our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure, for example by enabling the display of our website in different languages or providing a shopping cart function.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, insofar as these cookies process data for the purpose of initiating or executing a contract. If the processing does not serve that purpose, our legitimate interest in improving the functionality of our website serves as the legal basis under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
These session cookies are deleted when you close your internet browser.
b) Third-Party Cookies
Where applicable, our website may also use cookies from partner companies with which we collaborate for advertising, analysis, or functional purposes. Please refer to the following information for details on the purposes and legal bases of processing such third-party cookies.
c) Option to Disable
You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser settings. You may also delete cookies that have already been stored at any time. The necessary steps depend on the browser you are using. If you have any questions, please refer to your browser’s help function or documentation, or contact its manufacturer or support. In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via browser settings; instead, you must adjust your Flash Player settings. The required steps depend on the specific Flash Player you are using. If you have any questions, please refer to its help function or documentation, or contact the manufacturer or support.
Please note that preventing or restricting cookies may result in not all functions of our website being fully available.
Contact Inquiries / Contact Options
If you contact us via the contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your inquiry. Providing these data is necessary for us to process and answer your inquiry – without them, we may not be able to respond, or may only do so in a limited manner.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted once your inquiry has been fully answered and as long as no statutory retention obligations (e.g. due to subsequent contract execution) prevent deletion.
Customer Account / Registration Function
If you create a customer account with us via our website, we will collect and store the data you provide during registration (such as your name, address, or email address) exclusively for pre-contractual services, contract fulfillment, or for customer care purposes (for example, to provide you with an overview of your previous orders or to offer you a wishlist function). We will also store your IP address and the date and time of your registration. This data will not be passed on to third parties.
During the registration process, your consent for this processing will be obtained, and you will be referred to this privacy policy. The data collected is used solely to provide the customer account.
If you consent to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. If the creation of the customer account also serves pre-contractual measures or contract fulfillment, the legal basis is additionally Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
You may revoke your consent for the creation and maintenance of the customer account at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR by simply notifying us. The data collected in this context will be deleted as soon as the processing is no longer necessary, although we must observe tax and commercial retention periods.
Newsletter
If you sign up for our free newsletter, the data you provide – namely your email address and, optionally, your name and address – will be transmitted to us. We also store the IP address of the internet connection from which you access our website, as well as the date and time of your registration. During the registration process, we will obtain your consent to the newsletter distribution, describe its content in detail, and refer you to this privacy policy. The data collected is used exclusively for the newsletter distribution and is not passed on to third parties.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You may revoke your consent to the newsletter distribution at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR by notifying us or by clicking the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter.
User Posts, Comments, and Reviews
We offer you the opportunity to publish questions, answers, opinions, or reviews (hereinafter referred to as “posts”) on our website. If you take advantage of this offer, we will process and publish your post, along with the date and time of submission and any pseudonym you may use.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR by notifying us.
Furthermore, we also process your IP address and email address. The IP address is processed because we have a legitimate interest in taking further action or supporting further steps if your post infringes on the rights of third parties or is otherwise unlawful. In this case, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, and our legitimate interest lies in any necessary legal defense.
For the promotion of our products and services as well as for communication with potential customers or clients, we operate a corporate presence on the Instagram platform.
On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible along with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Instagram’s Data Protection Officer can be reached via a contact form:
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970
We have regulated the joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations under the GDPR. This agreement, which outlines the mutual responsibilities, can be accessed via the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
The legal basis for the processing of personal data carried out and described below is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication, sale, and promotion of our products and services.
Alternatively, the legal basis may also be the user’s consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR to the platform operator. The user may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR by notifying the platform operator.
When accessing our online presence on the Instagram platform, data concerning the user (e.g., personal information, IP address, etc.) is processed by Facebook Ireland Ltd., the operator of the platform in the EU. These user data are used to generate statistical information about the usage of our corporate presence on Instagram. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes as well as for creating user profiles. Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can, for example, target advertising to users both within and outside Instagram according to their interests. If the user is logged into their Instagram account at the time of access, Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also link the data to the respective user account.
If a user contacts us via Instagram, the personal data provided on that occasion will be used to process the inquiry. The data will be deleted once the inquiry has been fully answered and as long as no statutory retention obligations (e.g. due to subsequent contract execution) prevent deletion.
For the processing of this data, Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also set cookies.
If you do not agree with this processing, you can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser settings. Already stored cookies can also be deleted at any time. The settings depend on your specific browser. For Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via browser settings, but by adjusting your Flash Player settings. Preventing or restricting the installation of cookies may result in not all functions of Facebook being fully available.
More details on the processing activities, the prevention thereof, and the deletion of data processed by Instagram can be found in Instagram’s Data Policy:
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
It is not excluded that the processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also occur via Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.
General Linking to Third-Party Profiles
The provider uses links on the website to the following social networks.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The provider’s legitimate interest lies in enhancing the quality of the website’s user experience.
The integration of the plugins is done via a linked graphic. Only by clicking on the respective graphic will the user be redirected to the service of the respective social network.
After redirection, the respective network collects information about the user, such as IP address, date, time, and the visited page. If the user is logged into their account on the respective network at that time, the network operator may assign the collected information to the user’s personal account. If the user interacts via a “share” button of the respective network, this information may be stored in and possibly published from the user’s personal account. To prevent the collected information from being directly associated with their account, the user must log out before clicking the graphic. Additionally, it is possible to configure the respective account accordingly.
The following social networks are linked by the provider:
- Instagram
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
Privacy Policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
FontAwesome
To display fonts and visual elements on our website, we use the external fonts provided by FontAwesome. FontAwesome is a service of Fonticons Inc., 6 Porter Road, Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA (hereinafter referred to as “FontAwesome”).
When you access our website, a connection is established to the FontAwesome server in the USA to enable and update the display of fonts and visual elements.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and efficient operation of our website.
Through the connection established with the FontAwesome server when accessing our website, FontAwesome can determine from which website your request originated and to which IP address the font is to be delivered.
For further information, particularly on the options to disable data usage, please visit:
https://fontawesome.com/privacy
Google Fonts
On our website, we use Google Fonts to display external fonts. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as “Google”).
To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection is established to the Google server in the USA when our website is accessed.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and efficient operation of our website.
Through the connection established with Google when accessing our website, Google can determine from which website your request originated and to which IP address the font is to be delivered.
Google provides further information, particularly regarding the options to disable data usage, at:
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google reCAPTCHA
On our website, we use Google reCAPTCHA to verify and prevent interactions on our website by automated accesses, such as those by so-called bots. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as “Google”).
Through this service, Google can determine from which website a request is sent and from which IP address you are using the reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may collect other information necessary for providing and ensuring this service.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in defending against unwanted, automated accesses such as spam.
Google provides further information on the general handling of your user data at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Muster-Datenschutzerklärung der Anwaltskanzlei Weiß & Partner