Data protection

Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and contact details of the responsible party

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.

1.2 The data controller for this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Stavros Lolos, Töpferweg 5, 51469 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, Tel.: +49 1520 8339358, Email: s.lolos@outlook.de. The data controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

2.1 When you use our website for purely informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the website server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • Our visited website
  • Date and time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/referrer from which you accessed this page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (possibly in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be disclosed or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to subsequently review the server log files should there be concrete indications of unlawful use.

2.2 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the data controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" prefix and the padlock symbol in your browser's address bar.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

Shopify

We use the system of the following provider for hosting our website and displaying the page content: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland (“Shopify”)

Data will also be transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

All data collected on our website is processed on the provider's servers. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When data is transferred to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

4) Cookies

To make your visit to our website more enjoyable and to enable the use of certain features, we use cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after you close your browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your device for a longer period and allow us to save your website settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find information about the storage duration in your web browser's cookie settings.

If any of the cookies we use process personal data, this processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR either for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the case of consent given, or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the website visit.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and allow you to decide whether to accept them individually, or to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or entirely.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5) Making contact

When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email), personal data is processed – exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to your request and only to the extent necessary.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it is clear from the circumstances that the matter has been resolved and provided that no statutory retention obligations apply.

6) Comment function

When you use the comment function on this website, your comment, the date and time it was posted, and your chosen username will be stored and published on this website. Your IP address will also be logged and stored. This IP address is stored for security reasons and in case you, as the person posting the comment, infringes the rights of third parties or posts illegal content. We need your email address to contact you if a third party objects to your published content as being unlawful.

The legal basis for storing your data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b and f GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to as unlawful by third parties.

7) Use of customer data for direct marketing

7.1 Registration for our email newsletter

When you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information required to send you the newsletter is your email address. Providing any further information is voluntary and is used to personalize our communications with you. We use the double opt-in procedure for newsletter distribution, which ensures that you only receive newsletters after you have explicitly confirmed your consent to receive them by clicking a verification link sent to the email address you provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR. We store your IP address, which is registered by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration, in order to be able to trace any potential misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you subscribe to the newsletter is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a message to the data controller named above. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter mailing list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data for other purposes permitted by law, which we will inform you about in this privacy policy.

7.2 ActiveCampaign

Our email newsletters are sent via this provider: ActiveCampaign, LLC, 150 N. Michigan Ave Suite 1230, Chicago, IL, USA

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provided when registering for the newsletter to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, so that they can take over the newsletter distribution on our behalf.

Subject to your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the provider also conducts statistical performance analysis of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the sent emails, which can measure open rates and specific interactions with the newsletter content. Device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and analyzed, but not combined with other data sets.

You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our website visitors and prohibits its transfer to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which, based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission, ensures compliance with the European level of data protection.

7.3 CleverReach

Our email newsletters are sent via this provider: CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede, Germany

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provided when registering for the newsletter to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, so that they can take over the newsletter distribution on our behalf.

Subject to your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the provider also conducts statistical performance analysis of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the sent emails, which can measure open rates and specific interactions with the newsletter content. Device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and analyzed, but not combined with other data sets.

You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our website visitors and prohibits its transfer to third parties.

7.4 Klaviyo

Our email newsletters are sent via this provider: Klaviyo, Inc., 125 Summer St., Ste 600, Boston, MA 02110, USA

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provided when registering for the newsletter to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, so that they can take over the newsletter distribution on our behalf.

Subject to your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the provider also conducts statistical performance analysis of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the sent emails, which can measure open rates and specific interactions with the newsletter content. Device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and analyzed, but not combined with other data sets.

You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our website visitors and prohibits its transfer to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which, based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission, ensures compliance with the European level of data protection.

8) Data processing for order processing

8.1 Transmission of image files for order processing via upload function

On our website, we offer customers the option of personalizing products by uploading image files. The submitted image is then used as a template for personalizing the chosen product.

Using the upload form on the website, customers can directly transmit one or more image files from their device's storage to us via automated, encrypted data transfer. We then collect, store, and use the transmitted files exclusively for the production of the personalized product as described in the respective service description on our website. If the transmitted image files are shared with specific service providers for the production and processing of the order, you will be explicitly informed of this in the following paragraphs. No further sharing will occur. If the transmitted files or digital images contain personal data (in particular, images of identifiable individuals), all processing operations described above will be carried out exclusively for the purpose of processing your online order in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR.

After the order has been fully processed, the submitted image files will be automatically and completely deleted.

8.2 Insofar as necessary for the processing of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data we collect will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products based on a corresponding contract, we process the contact details you provided when placing your order in order to inform you personally in accordance with our legal information obligations pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of notifying you about updates we owe you and will only be processed by us to the extent necessary for the respective information.

To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in fulfilling concluded contracts. Certain personal data will be transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

8.3 To fulfill our contractual obligations to our customers, we work with external shipping partners. We will pass on your name, delivery address, and, if necessary for delivery, your telephone number, exclusively for the purpose of delivering the goods (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) to a shipping partner selected by us.

8.4 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

- Amazon Pay

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: Amazon Payments Europe sca, 38 avenue JF Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg

When you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to pay in advance (such as credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number), as well as information about the contents of your order, will be transmitted to the provider in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. In this case, your data will be transmitted exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
- Apple Pay

If you choose the "Apple Pay" payment method from Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, payment processing is handled via the "Apple Pay" function on your iOS, watchOS, or macOS device by charging a payment card stored with "Apple Pay." Apple Pay uses security features integrated into your device's hardware and software to protect your transactions. Authorizing a payment requires entering a code you previously set and verifying your identity using your device's "Face ID" or "Touch ID" function.

For payment processing purposes, the information you provide during the ordering process, along with details of your order, will be transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then re-encrypts this data with a developer-specific key before transmitting it to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay. This encryption ensures that only the website where the purchase was made can access the payment information. After the payment has been processed, Apple sends your device account number and a transaction-specific, dynamic security code to the originating website to confirm the successful payment.

If personal data is processed during the described transfers, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Apple retains anonymized transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, date, and time, as well as whether the transaction was successful. Anonymization completely eliminates any possibility of identifying individuals. Apple uses this anonymized data to improve Apple Pay and other Apple products and services.

When you use Apple Pay on your iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase you made through Safari on your Mac, your Mac and the authorizing device communicate via an encrypted channel on Apple's servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can identify you personally. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone's settings. Go to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and turn off "Allow Payments on Mac."

Further information on data protection with Apple Pay can be found at the following web address: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT203027
- Google Pay

If you choose the payment method "Google Pay" from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), payment processing is handled via the "Google Pay" application on your mobile device, which must be running at least Android 4.4 ("KitKat") and have NFC capability. The payment will be processed by charging a payment card stored in Google Pay or a payment system verified there (e.g., PayPal). To authorize a payment via Google Pay exceeding €25, you must first unlock your mobile device using the configured verification method (such as facial recognition, password, fingerprint, or pattern).

For payment processing purposes, the information you provide during the ordering process, along with information about your order, will be shared with Google. Google will then transmit your payment information stored in Google Pay to the originating website in the form of a unique transaction number, which is used to verify the payment. This transaction number contains no information about the actual payment details of your payment method stored in Google Pay, but is created and transmitted as a unique numerical token. In all transactions via Google Pay, Google acts solely as an intermediary for processing the payment. The transaction is executed exclusively between the user and the originating website by debiting the payment method stored in Google Pay.

If personal data is processed during the described transfers, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Google reserves the right to collect, store, and analyze certain transaction-specific information for each transaction made through Google Pay. This includes the date, time, and amount of the transaction; the merchant's location and description; a description of the purchased goods or services provided by the merchant; photos you attached to the transaction; the name and email address of the seller and buyer or sender and recipient; the payment method used; your description of the reason for the transaction; and, if applicable, the offer associated with the transaction.

According to Google, this processing is carried out exclusively in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of the legitimate interest in proper accounting, verification of transaction data and the optimization and maintenance of the Google Pay service.

Google also reserves the right to combine the processed transaction data with other information collected and stored by Google when you use other Google services.

The Google Pay terms of service can be found here:

https://payments.google.com /payments /apis-secure /u /0 /get_legal_document ?ldo=0 &ldt=googlepaytos &ldl=de
Further information on data protection at Google Pay can be found at the following web address:
https://payments.google.com /payments /apis-secure /get_legal_document ?ldo=0 &ldt=privacynotice &ldl=de
- Klarna

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden

When you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to pay in advance (such as credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number), as well as information about the contents of your order, will be transmitted to the provider in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. In this case, your data will be transmitted exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method where the provider makes an advance payment (such as invoice, installment purchase or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal data during the ordering process (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, data on an alternative payment method).

To protect our legitimate interest in assessing our customers' creditworthiness, we forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide, as well as other data (such as shopping cart contents, invoice amount, order history, and payment history), the provider checks whether your selected payment method can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

In addition to internal provider criteria pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, identity and creditworthiness information from the following credit agencies may also be included in the decision-making process for the application review:

https://cdn.klarna.com /1.0 /shared /content /legal /terms /0 /de_de /credit_rating_agencies

The credit report may contain probability values ​​(so-called score values). If score values ​​are included in the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical method. Address data is among the factors, but not the only one, used in calculating the score values.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for processing payments in accordance with the contract.
- Paypal Checkout

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal, which consists of PayPal's own payment methods and local payment methods from third-party providers.

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – "Pay Later" via PayPal, we forward your payment data to PayPal (Europe) Sarl et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal") for payment processing. This transfer is carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.

For the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – "Pay later" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit check. For this purpose, your payment data may be forwarded to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, based on PayPal's legitimate interest in assessing your creditworthiness. PayPal uses the result of the credit check regarding the statistical probability of payment default to decide whether to offer the respective payment method. The credit check may include probability values ​​(so-called score values). If score values ​​are included in the result of the credit check, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data is among the data used to calculate the score values, but is not the only factor. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for the contractual processing of payments.

If the PayPal payment method "purchase on account" is available and selected, your payment data will first be transmitted to PayPal to prepare the payment. PayPal will then forward this data to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstrasse 28-29, 10587 Berlin ("Ratepay") for payment processing. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. In this case, Ratepay conducts an identity and credit check on its own behalf to determine your creditworthiness in accordance with the principle already mentioned above and, based on its legitimate interest in determining creditworthiness pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, forwards your payment data to credit agencies. A list of the credit agencies that Ratepay may consult can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

When using a payment method from a local third-party provider, your payment data will first be forwarded to PayPal in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR to prepare the payment. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal will then transmit your payment data to the respective provider in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR to process the payment.

- Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland)
- Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland)
- iDeal (Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d'Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)
- blik (Polski Standard Płatności sp. z oo, ul. Czerniakowska 87A, 00-718 Warsaw, Poland)
- eps (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2
1200 Vienna, Austria)
- MyBank (PRETA SAS, 40 Rue de Courcelles, F-75008 Paris, France)
- Przelewy24 (PayPro SA, Kanclerska 15A, 60-326 Poznań, Poland)

For further information regarding data protection, please refer to PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full
- Shopify Payments

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

When you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to pay in advance (such as credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number), as well as information about the contents of your order, will be transmitted to the provider in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. In this case, your data will be transmitted exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

9) Retargeting/remarketing and conversion tracking

9.1 Meta Pixel with enhanced data matching

Within our online service, we use the "Meta Pixel" service from the following provider in extended data matching mode: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta")

When a user clicks on one of our ads on Facebook or Instagram, the URL of our linked page is extended with a parameter using "Meta Pixel." This URL parameter is then entered into the user's browser after redirection via a cookie set by our linked page itself. Furthermore, this cookie collects specific customer data, such as the email address, which we collect on our website linked to the Facebook or Instagram ad during processes like purchases, account logins, or registrations (extended matching). The cookie is then read and enables the transmission of the data, including the specific customer data, to Meta.

We use "Meta Pixel" with advanced matching to make our advertisements (so-called "Ads") on Facebook and/or Instagram more effective and to ensure that they match the interests of users or have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products, which are determined based on the websites visited) that we transmit to Meta (so-called "Custom Audiences").

Furthermore, we analyze the effectiveness of our advertisements by tracking whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on an ad (conversion). Compared to the standard "Meta Pixel" feature, the enhanced matching function helps us better measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns by capturing more attributed conversions.

All transmitted data is stored and processed by Meta, so that it can be associated with the respective user profile and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Meta's data usage policy ( https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). ) can use the data. This data can enable Meta and its partners to display ads on and off Facebook.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "cookie consent tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of the data of our website visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

The information generated by Meta is usually transferred to and stored on a Meta server; in this context, data may also be transferred to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which, based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission, ensures compliance with the European level of data protection.

9.2 Google Ads Remarketing

This website uses retargeting technology from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

For this purpose, Google places a cookie in your browser, which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visit. Further data processing only takes place if you have consented to Google linking your internet and app browsing history to your Google account and using information from your Google account to personalize ads you see on the web. If you are logged into Google during your visit to our website, Google uses your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target audience lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, your personal data is temporarily linked by Google with Google Analytics data to create target audiences. When using Google Ads Remarketing, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC in the USA.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on your device, will only be carried out if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. Without this consent, retargeting technology will not be used during your visit to our website.

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which, based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission, ensures compliance with the European level of data protection.

Details about the processing initiated by Google and how Google handles website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google /intl /de /privacy / and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

10) Page functionalities

Endereco

To enable real-time verification of certain entries in the address form of our online shop's order process for input errors, we use the services of the following provider: Endereco UG, Balthasar-Neumann-Straße 4b, 97236 Randersacker, Germany

The provider validates the entered address, verifies the spelling, and adds any missing information. For ambiguous addresses, correct alternative suggestions are displayed. For this purpose, the address data you enter is transmitted to the provider, stored there, and analyzed.

This processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the proper recording of the correct address data of the customer for the conscientious fulfillment of our contractual delivery obligations and to prevent problems in the execution of the contract.

The provider processes the affected data separately and does not combine it with other data sets, and deletes it as soon as its status or correctness has been confirmed, but no later than 30 days.

11) Rights of the data subject

11.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following rights as a data subject (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the legal basis stated for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:

  • Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Article 16 GDPR;
  • Right to erasure pursuant to Article 17 GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 GDPR;
  • Right to information pursuant to Article 19 GDPR;
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
  • Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR;
  • Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Article 77 GDPR.

11.2 Right of objection

If we process your personal data based on our overriding legitimate interest as part of a balancing of interests, you have the right to object to this processing at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, with effect for the future.

If you exercise your right to object, we will cease processing the data in question. However, further processing remains possible if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the purpose of establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

If we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing. You can exercise your right to object as described above.

If you exercise your right to object, we will cease processing the data in question for direct marketing purposes.

12) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and – if applicable – additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. commercial and tax law retention periods).

When processing personal data on the basis of explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you withdraw your consent.

If statutory retention periods exist for data processed in the context of contractual or quasi-contractual obligations on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the expiry of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer required for the performance of a contract or for initiating a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in its continued storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

When processing personal data for direct marketing purposes on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.