Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

  1. INFORMATION REGARDING THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND
    CONTACT DETAILS OF THE CONTROLLER

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below you will find information about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data means all data that can be used to identify you.

1.2 The controller for data processing on this website, in the sense of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is [Shop Name]. The controller for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

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

  1. DATA COLLECTION WHEN YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE

When you use our website for purely informational purposes, i.e., without registering or otherwise providing us with information, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our 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:

Our visited website

Date and time of access
Amount of data sent (in bytes)
Source/reference from which you came to the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable: anonymized)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used for other purposes. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

  1. COOKIES

To make your visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e., after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser data, location data, and IP address values. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may differ depending on the cookie.

In some cases, cookies are used to simplify the ordering process by storing settings (e.g., remembering the content of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website). If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing takes place either for the execution of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR or for the execution of the contract.

pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in ensuring the best possible functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of the page visit.

We may work with advertising partners to make our online offering more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies (third-party cookies) are also stored on your hard drive when you visit our website. If we cooperate with the aforementioned advertising partners, you will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected within the following paragraphs.

Please note that you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally. Each browser manages cookie settings differently. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. You will find these for the respective browsers under the following links:

Internet Explorer:
https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manag
e-cookies
Firefox:https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Chrome:https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de&hlrm=en
Safari:https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE
Opera:https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

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

  1. CONTACT US

When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, then the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed, provided that the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

  1. DATA PROCESSING WHEN OPENING A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT AND FOR
    CONTRACT PROCESSING

In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data will be collected and processed if you provide it to us for the purpose of executing a contract or when opening a customer account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. You can delete your customer account at any time by sending a message to the above-mentioned controller. We store and use the data you provide for contract execution. After the contract has been fully processed or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be blocked with regard to tax and commercial law retention periods and deleted after these periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved the right to further use data in a legally permissible manner, of which we will inform you below.

  1. USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES

6.1 Subscribing to our email newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, you will regularly receive information about our offers. Only your e-mail address is mandatory for sending the newsletter. Any further data is optional and will be used to address you personally. We use the double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. This means that we will only send you a newsletter after you have explicitly confirmed your consent to receive newsletters. A confirmation e-mail will then be sent to you, asking you to confirm that you wish to receive future newsletters by clicking on a corresponding link.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. When you register for the newsletter, we store your IP address as entered by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data collected by us when you register for the newsletter will be used exclusively for the purpose of advertising through the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller named at the beginning. After you unsubscribe, your e-mail address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data in a legally permissible manner and about which we inform you in this statement.

6.2 Sending the e-mail newsletter to existing customers

If you have provided us with your e-mail address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services to those you have already purchased from our range by e-mail. Your separate consent is not required for this. The data processing in this respect is carried out exclusively on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If you have initially objected to the use of your e-mail address for this purpose, we will not send you any e-mails. You are entitled to object to the use of your e-mail address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by notifying the controller named at the beginning. You will only incur transmission costs according to the basic rates. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately.

  1. DATA PROCESSING FOR ORDER FULFILLMENT

7.1 The personal data collected by us will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery within the scope of contract processing, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. We pass on your payment data to the credit institution commissioned with the payment within the scope of payment processing, insofar as this is necessary for payment processing. If we use payment service providers, we will explicitly inform you about this below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

7.2 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

  • When paying via PayPal
    , credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, we transmit your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg ("PayPal") as part of the payment processing. This transfer is made in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent that it is necessary for payment processing.

For the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit check, with regard to the statistical probability of non-payment, to decide on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report can contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, these have their basis in a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values. For more information on data protection, including the credit agencies used, please refer to PayPal's Privacy Policy.
https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
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 contractual payment processing.

  • If you choose the "SOFORT" payment method
    , the payment will be processed by the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany ("SOFORT"), to whom we pass on your information together with the information about your order in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. SOFORT GmbH is part of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). The transfer of your data is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider SOFORT and only to the extent that it is necessary for this. You can find out more about SOFORT's data protection at:https://www.klarna.com/sofort/datenschutz

  1. CONTACT US FOR REVIEW REMINDERS

Reminder of your own review (no sending via a customer review system)

We use your e-mail address to send you a one-time reminder to submit a review of your order in our rating system, provided you have given us your explicit consent to do so during or after your order, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting the data controller.

  1. USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: SOCIAL PLUGINS

9.1 Facebook plugins with Shariff solution
Additional special customs clearance fees and/or import duties are not included in the price and are to be borne by the customer.

Our website uses social plugins ("plugins") from the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook").

To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not integrated as plugins, but only via an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection is established with Facebook's servers when you access a page of our website that contains such buttons. When you click the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Facebook page, where you can interact with the plugins there (possibly after entering your login data).

Facebook Inc., based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield", which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook's data protection policy:https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

9.2 Google+ plugins with Shariff solution

Our website uses social plugins ("plugins") from the social network Google+, which is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").

To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not integrated as plug-ins, but only via an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection is established with Google+ servers when you access a page on our website containing these buttons. When you click the button, a new browser window opens and the Google+ page appears. You can then interact with the plug-ins (if applicable, after entering your credentials).
Google LLC, headquartered in the United States, is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the European Union.

For information on the purpose and scope of data collection, further processing and use of data by Google, as well as your rights in this regard and configuration options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Google's privacy policy:https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

9.3 Instagram plugin with Shariff solution

Our website uses social plugins (“plugins”) from the Instagram online service, operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Instagram”).

To enhance the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not integrated as plugins, but only via an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection is established with Instagram servers when you access a page on our website containing these buttons. When you click the button, a new browser window opens and you are taken to the Instagram page, where you can interact with the plugins (if applicable, after entering your credentials).
Instagram LLC, a US-based company, is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the European Union.

For information on the purpose and scope of data collection, further processing and use of data by Instagram, as well as your rights in this regard and configuration options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Instagram's privacy policy:https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/

  1. ONLINE MARKETING

10.1 DoubleClick by Google

This website uses Google's DoubleClick online marketing tool, operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“DoubleClick”).

DoubleClick uses cookies to display relevant advertisements to users, improve reporting on campaign performance, and prevent a user from seeing the same advertisement multiple times. Through a cookie ID, Google records which advertisements are displayed in which browser and can thus prevent them from being displayed multiple times. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in optimizing the marketing of our website, in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter f) of the GDPR.

In addition, DoubleClick may use cookie IDs to record conversions related to ad requests. This occurs, for example, when a user sees a DoubleClick ad and then, using the same browser, visits the advertiser's website and makes a purchase there. According to Google, DoubleClick cookies do not contain any personal information.

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google's server. We have no control over the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through this tool and therefore inform you, to the best of our knowledge: through the integration of DoubleClick, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding part of our website or clicked on one of our advertisements. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can associate this visit with your account. Even if you are not registered with a Google account or are not logged in, it is possible that Google will obtain and store your IP address.

If you wish to object to your participation in this tracking process, you can deactivate conversion tracking cookies by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain.www.googleadservices.com,
https://www.google.de/settings/adsThis setting will be removed when you delete your cookies. You can also visit the Digital Advertising Alliance website for more information about cookies and to make settings.www.aboutads.infoFinally, you can configure your browser to inform you about the storage of cookies and allow you to decide individually whether to accept or refuse them, either in certain cases or generally. If you refuse cookies, some functionalities of our website may be limited.

Google LLC, based in the United States, is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.

Further information on DoubleClick by Google's privacy policy can be found at the following internet address:
https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

10.2 Use of Google AdWords Conversion Tracking

This website uses the "Google Ads" online advertising program and, within this program, conversion tracking provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). We use Google Ads to promote our attractive offers on external websites through advertisements (hereinafter referred to as "Google Ads ads"). The analysis of advertising campaign data allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of each action. Our goal is to present you with relevant advertisements, improve the user experience on our site, and optimize advertising costs.

The conversion tracking cookie is installed when a user clicks on an AdWords ad delivered by Google. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer. They usually expire after 30 days and do not allow for your personal identification. If you visit certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can see that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords client receives a different cookie. It is therefore impossible to track cookies across different AdWords client websites. The information collected through the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords clients who have enabled conversion tracking. This allows these clients to know the total number of conversions.

Users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag receive information that allows them to be personally identified. If you do not wish to participate in this tracking, you can block it by disabling the Google conversion tracking cookie in your browser settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. We use Google Ads based on our legitimate interest in displaying targeted advertisements, in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter f) of the GDPR.

Google LLC, based in the United States, is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found at the following address:https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

You can permanently disable advertising preference cookies by blocking them through an appropriate setting in your browser or by downloading and installing the browser add-on available via the following link:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de

Please note that some features of this website may not be available or may be limited if you have disabled the use of cookies.

  1. WEB ANALYTICS SERVICES

Google Analytics (Universal)

  • Google Universal Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", text files stored on your computer that allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the truncated IP address) is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
This website uses Google Analytics exclusively with the "_anonymizeIp()" extension, which ensures IP address anonymization by truncation and prevents direct identification. Thanks to this extension, your IP address is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. In these exceptional cases, processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter a) of the GDPR. In accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter f) of the GDPR,
we process data relating to your use of the website based on our legitimate interest in statistically analyzing user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide us with other services related to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by configuring your browser; however, please note that in this case, some features of the website may not be fully accessible. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser extension available via the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Alternatively to the browser add-on or on mobile browsers, please click the following link to install an opt-out cookie which will prevent any data collection by Google Analytics on this website (this opt-out cookie is only valid for this browser and this domain; if you delete your cookies, you will need to click this link again): Disable Google Analytics.
Google LLC, a US-based company, is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, thereby ensuring compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
This website also uses Google Analytics for cross-device analysis of browsing paths, carried out using a user ID. When a page is visited for the first time, a unique, permanent and anonymized ID is assigned to the user and stored on all their devices. This allows interaction data from different devices and different sessions to be associated with a single user. The user ID contains no personal data and does not transmit any such data to Google.
You can object to the collection and storage of your data via this user ID at any time, with future effect. To do this, you must deactivate Google Analytics on all systems you use, for example in another browser or on your mobile device.
You can disable it using a browser add-on offered by Google (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=deYou can also use the following link to disable Google Analytics: this is an alternative to the browser add-on or, on mobile browsers, an opt-out cookie. This cookie will prevent data collection by Google Analytics on this website (it is only valid for this browser and this domain; if you delete your cookies, you will need to click this link again). For
more information on Universal Analytics, click here:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2838718?hl=de&ref_topic=6010376

  1. RETARGETING/REMARKETING/SPONSORSHIP ADVERTISING

Facebook Custom Audience via pixel
This website uses the “Facebook Pixel” from Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Facebook”). With the user's explicit consent, their behavior is tracked after viewing or clicking on a Facebook advertisement. This process allows for evaluating the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements for statistical and market research purposes, and for optimizing future advertising campaigns.
The collected data is anonymous to us and therefore does not allow us to identify users. However, it is stored and processed by Facebook, which makes it possible to link it to the user's profile.

Facebook may use this data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with its data use policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/).

You can allow Facebook and its partners to display advertisements on and off Facebook. A cookie may also be stored on your computer for these purposes. These processes are carried out only with your explicit consent, in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter a) of the GDPR.
Only users over 13 years old can consent to the use of the Facebook pixel. If you are younger, please ask your parents or guardian for permission.
Facebook Inc., headquartered in the United States, is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
To disable the use of cookies on your computer, you can configure your internet browser so that no cookies are stored in the future or that already stored cookies are deleted. However, disabling all cookies may prevent some features of our websites from functioning properly. You can also disable the use of cookies by third-party providers such as Facebook on the Digital Advertising Alliance website.https://www.aboutads.info/choices/

Our website uses Google AdWords remarketing features. Through this service, we display advertisements for our site in Google search results as well as on third-party websites. The provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). For this purpose, Google places a cookie in your device's browser, which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymized cookie ID and based on the pages you visit. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in optimizing our website's marketing, in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
Further data processing only occurs if you have consented to Google linking your internet and app browsing history with 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 will use your data in conjunction with Google Analytics data to create and define target lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, your personal data will be temporarily linked by Google with Google Analytics data to form target groups.
You can permanently disable cookie settings for advertising preferences by downloading and installing the browser extension available via the following link:https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
You can also learn about cookie settings and make adjustments on the Digital Advertising Alliance website.www.aboutads.infoFinally, you can configure your browser to inform you about the storage of cookies and allow you to decide individually whether to accept or refuse them, either for specific cases or generally. If you refuse cookies, some functionalities of our website may be limited.
Google LLC, headquartered in the USA, is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
For more information and to consult Google's privacy policy regarding advertising, click here:
https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

  1. RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT

13.1 Applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive rights as a data subject (rights of access and intervention) against the data controller regarding the processing of your personal data, which we inform you about below:

Right of access pursuant to Article 15 of the GDPR: You have the right, in particular, to obtain information about your personal data we process, the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the envisaged storage period or the criteria used to determine that period, the existence of the right to request rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source, the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for you, as well as your right to be informed about appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR where your data is transferred to third countries;

Right to rectification pursuant to Article 16 of the GDPR: You have the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and/or to have incomplete personal data we store completed;

Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") pursuant to Article 17 of the GDPR: You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data where the conditions of Article 17(1) of the GDPR are met. However, this right does not exist, in particular, if the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 of the GDPR: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data for as long as the accuracy of the data you contest is being verified, if you oppose the erasure of your data due to unlawful processing and instead request the restriction of processing of your data, if you need your data for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims after we no longer need them once the purpose has been achieved, or if you have objected to processing for reasons relating to your particular situation pending verification of whether our legitimate grounds override yours;

Right to notification pursuant to Article 19 of the GDPR: If you have exercised your right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to communicate this rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing to all recipients to whom your personal data have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients.

Right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 of the GDPR: You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request their transmission to another controller, where technically feasible;

Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Article 7(3) of the GDPR: You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data at any time with future effect. In the event of withdrawal, we will promptly delete the data concerned, unless further processing can be based on a legal basis allowing processing without consent. The withdrawal of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR: If you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR, you have the right – without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy – to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

13.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

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

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THEM IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

If your personal data is processed by us for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object to this processing at any time. You can exercise this right to object as described above.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

  1. DURATION OF PERSONAL DATA RETENTION

The retention period for personal data is determined in accordance with applicable legal deadlines (e.g., retention periods under commercial and tax law). Once these deadlines expire, the corresponding data is systematically deleted, unless it is still necessary for the performance or conclusion of a contract and/or we have no legitimate interest in retaining it.