Privacy policy

Data Protection at a Glance General Information The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website Who is responsible for data collection on this website? The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Information on the Responsible Party" in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data? Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can, for example, be data you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for? Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time without charge. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time for this and other questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis Tools and Tools from Third-Party Providers When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done with what are known as analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN) External Hosting This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). Personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster's servers. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website.

The hoster is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Our hoster will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following hoster:

DigitalOcean 101 6th Ave New York, NY 10013 ATTN: Legal

Cloudflare We use the service "Cloudflare". The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter "Cloudflare").

Cloudflare offers a globally distributed content delivery network with DNS. Technically, the information transfer between your browser and our website is routed through Cloudflare's network. This enables Cloudflare to analyze the traffic between your browser and our website and act as a filter between our servers and potentially malicious traffic from the Internet. Cloudflare may also use cookies or other technologies to recognize Internet users, which are used solely for the purpose described here.

The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in a fault-free and secure provision of our website offer (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

More information on security and data protection at Cloudflare can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information Data protection The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

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

Note on the responsible entity The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Jelena K., Managing Director Model Marketing UG Stresemannstr. 23 10963 Berlin

Phone: 0175 7700 770 Email: [email protected]

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

Storage duration Unless a more specific storage period has been mentioned within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General notes on the legal bases for data processing on this website If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, insofar as special categories of data according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your terminal device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is also based on § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract or for the performance of pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The respective legal basis on which processing is based is specified in the respective paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries We use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure under data protection law. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that no data protection level comparable to the EU can be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are required to release personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. It cannot, therefore, be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to data processing Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in specific cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR) IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. YOU CAN FIND THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH A PROCESSING IS BASED IN THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 ABS. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN SO FAR AS IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 ABS. 2 GDPR).

Complaint to the competent supervisory authority In the event of breaches of the GDPR, those affected have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their usual place of residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to complain is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

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

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

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

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the audit, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion. If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion. If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Abs. 1 GDPR, your interests and ours must be weighed up. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

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

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

4. Data Collection on This Website Cookies Our Internet pages use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion is carried out by your web browser.

Partially, cookies from third-party companies can be stored on your device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for handling payment services).

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

Cookies, which are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions desired by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function) or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience), are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If a consent to the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, accept cookies for certain cases or generally exclude them, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Insofar as cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you separately within the framework of this privacy policy and, if necessary, ask for consent.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie Our website uses Borlabs cookie consent technology to obtain your consent to store certain cookies in your browser and to document this in a privacy-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter Borlabs).

When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consent you have given or the revocation of this consent is stored. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The recorded data is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Details on data processing by Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

The use of Borlabs Cookie consent technology is carried out in order to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c GDPR.

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

Browser type and browser version Operating system used Referrer URL Host name of the accessing computer Time of the server request IP address A merging of this data with other data sources is not carried out.

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

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

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after the processing of your inquiry has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by e-mail, telephone, or fax If you contact us by e-mail, telephone, or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

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

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

The communication is carried out via end-to-end encryption (peer-to-peer), which prevents WhatsApp or other third parties from accessing the communication content. However, WhatsApp still gets access to metadata that is produced during the communication process (e.g., sender, recipient, and time). We also point out that WhatsApp, according to its own statements, shares personal data of its users with its US-based parent company Meta. More details on data processing can be found in WhatsApp's privacy policy at: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.

The use of WhatsApp is based on our legitimate interest in possibly prompt and effective communication with customers, prospective customers, and other business and contractual partners (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR). If appropriate consent has been requested, the data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of the consent; this can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

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

We use WhatsApp in the "WhatsApp Business" variant.

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

Google Forms We have integrated Google Forms on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter Google).

Google Forms allows us to create online forms to capture messages, requests, and other inputs from our website visitors in a structured manner. All inputs you make are processed on Google's servers. Google Forms stores a cookie in your browser that contains a unique ID (NID cookie). This cookie stores various information such as your language settings.

The use of Google Forms is based on our legitimate interest in as user-friendly an elicitation of your concern as possible (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR). If appropriate consent has been requested, the data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

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

Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/.

Google Calendar On our website, you have the opportunity to make appointments with us. For planning, we use Google Calendar. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter "Google").

For the purpose of booking an appointment, you enter the requested data and the desired date into the designated mask. The entered data is used for planning, conducting, and possibly for post-processing the appointment. The appointment data is stored for us on Google Calendar servers, whose privacy policy you can view here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

The data you enter will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for the data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a possibly uncomplicated appointment arrangement with interested parties and customers. If appropriate consent has been requested, the data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://workspace.google.com/terms/dpa_terms.html and here https://cloud.google.com/terms/sccs.

Zoho CRM We use Zoho CRM on this website. The provider is Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Estancia IT Park, Plot No. 140 151, GST Road, Vallancherry Village, Chengalpattu Taluk, Kanchipuram District 603 202, India (hereinafter "Zoho CRM").

Zoho CRM allows us, among other things, to manage existing and potential customers as well as customer contacts and to organize sales and communication processes. The use of the CRM system also enables us to analyze and optimize our customer-related processes. Customer data is stored on Zoho CRM servers. Details on the functions of Zoho CRM can be found here: https://www.zoho.com/de/crm/help/getting-started/key-features.html.

The use of Zoho CRM is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most efficient customer management and customer communication possible. If appropriate consent has been requested, the data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Details can be found in Zoho CRM's privacy policy: https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html and https://www.zoho.com/gdpr.html.

5. Social Media eRecht24 Safe Sharing Tool The content on this website can be shared on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter & Co. in compliance with data protection regulations. This page uses the eRecht24 Safe Sharing Tool for this purpose. This tool establishes direct contact between the networks and users only when the user actively clicks on one of these buttons. Clicking on the button constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

An automatic transfer of user data to the operators of these platforms is not made by this tool. If the user is logged into one of the social networks, an information window appears when using the social media elements from Facebook, Twitter & Co., in which the user can confirm the text before sending.

Our users can share the contents of this page in social networks in a data protection-compliant manner, without creating complete surfing profiles by the network operators.

The use of the service is carried out to obtain the legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Twitter This website includes functions of the Twitter service. These functions are offered by Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Twitter server. Twitter thereby receives information that you have visited this website with your IP address. By using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. We point out that we as the provider of the pages do not receive knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Twitter. More information can be found in Twitter's privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

If consent has been obtained (Consent), the use of the aforementioned service is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://gdpr.twitter.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html.

You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.

Pinterest This website uses elements of the social network Pinterest, which is operated by Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

When you access a page containing such an element, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest's servers. This social media element transmits log data to the Pinterest server in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the addresses of the visited websites, which also include Pinterest functions, type and settings of the browser, date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest, and cookies.

If consent has been obtained (Consent), the use of the aforementioned service is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media.

More information on the purpose, scope, and further processing and use of data by Pinterest, as well as your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Pinterest's privacy notices: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

6. Analysis Tools and Advertising Google Analytics This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics allows the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, duration of stay, operating systems used, and the origin of the user. This data is combined into a user ID and assigned to the respective end device of the website visitor.

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

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

IP anonymization We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. As a result, your IP address is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser plugin You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Demographic features with Google Analytics This website uses the "demographic features" function of Google Analytics to display appropriate advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. This allows reports to be generated that contain statements about the age, gender, and interests of the site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third parties. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can disable this feature at any time via the ad settings in your Google Account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section "Objection to data collection".

7. Newsletter Newsletter data If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. For the processing of the newsletter, we use newsletter service providers, which are described below.

Zoho Campaigns This website uses Zoho Campaigns for sending newsletters. The provider is Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Estancia IT Park, Plot No. 140 151, GST Road, Vallancherry Village, Chengalpattu Taluk, Kanchipuram District 603 202, India (hereinafter "Zoho Campaigns").

Zoho Campaigns is a service with which the dispatch of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. The data you provide for the purpose of receiving newsletters will be stored on the servers of Zoho Campaigns.

Data analysis by Zoho Campaigns With the help of Zoho Campaigns, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. This allows us to see, for example, whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked. This way, we can, among other things, determine which links were clicked particularly often.

We can also see whether certain previously defined actions were performed after opening/clicking (conversion rate). We can thus determine, for example, whether you have made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter. If you do not want an analysis by Zoho Campaigns, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link in each newsletter message. Zoho Campaigns also allows us to subdivide the newsletter recipients into different categories ("clustering"). For example, newsletter recipients can be subdivided according to age, gender, or place of residence. This allows newsletters to be better adapted to the respective target groups. If you do not want an analysis by Zoho Campaigns, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link in each newsletter message.

For detailed information on the functions of Zoho Campaigns, see the following link: https://www.zoho.com/campaigns/features.html.

Zoho Campaigns' privacy policy can be found at: https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html and https://www.zoho.com/gdpr.html.

Legal basis The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time for the future.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.zoho.com/privacy/dpa/DPA_zoho_com.pdf.

Storage duration The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose ceases to apply. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the framework of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.

After you have been removed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist, if necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interests.

8. Plugins and Tools YouTube This website embeds videos from the website YouTube. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of our web pages on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.

Furthermore, YouTube can store various cookies on your device or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). This way, YouTube can receive information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to capture video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information on handling user data, please refer to YouTube's privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

hCaptcha We use hCaptcha (hereinafter "hCaptcha") on this website. The provider is Intuition Machines Inc, 2211 Selig Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026, United States (hereinafter "IMI").

hCaptcha is used to check whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is done by a human or by an automated program. To do this, hCaptcha analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics.

This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters a website with activated hCaptcha. For analysis, hCaptcha evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, time spent by the website visitor on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to IMI. If hCaptcha is used in "invisible mode", the analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not advised that an analysis is taking place.

The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offers from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data processing is based on the standard contractual clauses (SCC) contained in IMI's general terms and conditions addendum for data processing or the data processing contracts.

More information on hCaptcha can be found in the privacy policy and terms of use at the following links: https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy and https://hcaptcha.com/terms.

tawk.to For processing user inquiries via our support channels or via live chat systems, we use tawk.to, inc., 187 E Warm Springs Rd, SB298, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, USA (hereinafter "tawk.to").

Messages you send can be stored in the tawk.to ticket system or answered in the live chat by our employees. Furthermore, with the help of tawk.to, we can determine, among other things, from which region the inquirer comes, how long he communicates with us, and how satisfied he is with the communication process.

The messages directed to us remain with us until you ask us to delete them or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

The use of tawk.to is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the fastest, most reliable, and efficient processing of your inquiries. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.tawk.to/privacy-policy/ and https://www.tawk.to/data-protection/gdpr/.

Further information can be found in tawk.to's privacy policy at: https://www.tawk.to/privacy-policy/ and https://www.tawk.to/data-protection/.

9. Online Marketing and Affiliate Programs Affiliate Programs on This Website We participate in affiliate partner programs. In affiliate partner programs, advertisements of a company (advertiser) are placed on websites of other companies of the affiliate partner network (publisher). If you click on one of these affiliate ads, you will be redirected to the advertised offer. Should you subsequently perform a certain transaction (conversion), the publisher will receive a fee for this. To calculate this fee, it is necessary that the affiliate network operator can trace which ad you came to the respective offer and made the predefined transaction. Cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting) are used for this purpose.

The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the correct calculation of its affiliate compensation. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

10. Own Services Google Drive We have integrated Google Drive on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Drive allows us to include an upload area on our website where you can upload content. When you upload content, it is stored on Google Drive servers. When you enter our website, a connection is also established to Google Drive, so Google Drive can determine that you have visited our website.

The use of Google Drive is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a reliable upload area on its website. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.