privacy policy

Responsible party for data protection

Your rights as a data subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time by contacting our data protection officer using the contact details above:

• Right to access information about your personal data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 DSGVO)
• Right to correct inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 DSGVO)
• Right to delete your personal data stored by us (Art. 17 DSGVO)
• Right to restrict data processing if deletion is legally prohibited (Art. 18 DSGVO)
• Right to object to the processing of your personal data (Art. 21 DSGVO)
• Right to data portability, where you have consented or have a contract with us (Art. 20 DSGVO)

If you have given consent, you may revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, for example, the authority in your federal state or the one responsible for us as data controller.

A list of supervisory authorities (non-public sector) with addresses can be found at:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html

Collection of general information when visiting our website

Nature and purpose of processing

When you visit our website without registering or submitting information, general data is automatically collected. This includes server log files containing information such as your browser type, operating system, internet service provider, IP address, and similar data.

This data is processed to:

• Ensure a smooth connection to the website
• Guarantee smooth use of our website
• Evaluate system security and stability
• Optimize our website’s performance

We do not use this data to personally identify you. The data is statistically evaluated anonymously to improve our website and technology.

Legal basis and legitimate interest

Processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. f DSGVO due to our legitimate interest in improving website stability and functionality.

Recipients

Data may be shared with technical service providers acting as order processors to maintain and operate the website.

Storage period

Data is deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose collected, generally at the end of each session.

Provision required or voluntary

Providing this data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without your IP address, website functionality cannot be guaranteed and some services may be limited or unavailable. Therefore, an objection to this processing is excluded.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, or similar) when you visit our website. You can delete individual cookies or your entire cookie history at any time. Additionally, your browser provides information and instructions on how to delete or block cookies in advance.

Depending on your browser provider, you can find guidance here:

• Mozilla Firefox
• Internet Explorer
• Google Chrome
• Opera
• Safari

Storage Period and Types of Cookies Used

If you consent to the use of cookies via your browser settings or consent prompt, the following types of cookies may be used on our website:

Technically Necessary Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. Some parts of the site require identifying your browser even after navigating between pages. Technically necessary cookies help simplify your use of the website by enabling this functionality. Without these cookies, some features cannot be provided.

Example: Saving language preferences.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest

Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO, grounded in our legitimate interest to offer a user-friendly and functional website.

Recipients

Technical service providers acting as data processors for website operation and maintenance may receive this data.

Provision of Data

Providing this data is not legally or contractually required. However, without these cookies, full functionality of the website may be impaired or unavailable.

Right to Object

Please see the section below titled "Information about your right to object according to Art. 21 DSGVO" for details on how to exercise your right to object.

SSL Encryption

To ensure the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption technologies such as SSL via HTTPS.

Information About Your Right to Object According to Art. 21 DSGVO

Individual Right of Objection

You have the right to object at any time, for reasons related to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data based on Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO (processing based on legitimate interests). This includes profiling related to this provision as defined in Art. 4 No. 4 DSGVO. If you object, we will cease processing your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if processing is necessary for legal claims.

Contact for Objections

Embedded YouTube Videos (Two-Click Solution)

Nature and Purpose of Processing

We embed videos from the "YouTube" platform provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on our website.

To protect your privacy as much as possible, we use a so-called "two-click solution." When you simply visit our website, no connection is established to YouTube or Google servers by default, and no data (such as your IP address) is transmitted. The embedded videos are initially blocked and only display a locally hosted preview image.

Only when you actively click the play button of a video do you grant your consent, and the video content is dynamically loaded. At this moment, the video is loaded via the privacy-enhanced domain "://youtube-nocookie.com". According to YouTube, no cookies are stored in this mode to personalize user behavior; however, technical data necessary for providing the stream (such as your IP address, browser type, and operating system) is recorded.

Legal Basis

The processing of your data is based exclusively on your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You grant this consent for each video separately and actively by clicking the play button.

Revocation of Consent

Since the video is only loaded for the duration of the current session after an active click, you can revoke your consent for the future at any time by reloading the webpage or closing your browser. No external content will then be loaded upon your next visit until you actively consent again.

Third-Country Data Transfer

Google processes your data, among other places, in the USA. Please note that Google Ireland Limited relies on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses as well as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework for data transfers to the US parent company to ensure an adequate level of data protection.

For more information on how user data is handled, please consult Google's privacy policy at: https://google.com.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed to comply with legal requirements or to reflect changes in our services. The updated privacy policy will apply to your next visit to our website.

Questions to the Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please contact us by email or reach out directly to our data protection officer:

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This privacy policy was created with assistance from activeMind AG, experts in external data protection officers (version #2020-09-30).