Privacy Policy

General Note and Mandatory Information
Appointment of the responsible body
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Veronika Höller
Germaniastraße 2
50181 Bedburg

The responsible body, alone or together with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, contact details, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to data processing
Some data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. An informal email notification is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to file complaints with the regulatory authority
In the event of breaches of data protection law, the affected person has a right to file a complaint with the responsible regulatory authority. The responsible regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Right of access, rectification, blocking, deletion
At any time within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, their origin, and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to rectification, blocking or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time using the contact options listed in the imprint.

SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, our site uses an SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar.

Server log files
In server log files, the website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

Visited page on our domain
Date and time of the server request
Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
IP address

There is no merging of these data with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Data transmission at the conclusion of the contract for the purchase and shipment of goods
Personal data will only be transmitted to third parties if there is a necessity in the context of contract processing. Third parties could be payment service providers or logistics companies, for example. Further transmission of the data will not take place or only if you have expressly consented to this.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

Registration on this website

To use certain features, you can register on our website. The transmitted data serves exclusively for the purpose of using the respective offer or service. Mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration. In case of important changes, for technical reasons or changes in services, we will inform you by email. The email will be sent to the address given during registration.

The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. For the revocation, an informal message by email is sufficient. The legality of the already completed data processing operations remains unaffected by the revocation. We store the data collected during registration for the period you are registered on our website. Your data will be deleted should you cancel your registration. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Contact form
Data transmitted via the contact form, including your contact details, will be stored to process your request or to be available for follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on without your consent.

The processing of the data entered into the contact form occurs exclusively based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. An informal message by email is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing

operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Data transmitted via the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or there is no longer any need to store the data. Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

Storage duration of posts and comments
Posts and comments and related data such as IP addresses are stored. The content remains on our website until it has been completely deleted or had to be deleted for legal reasons.

Posts and comments are stored based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. An informal message by email is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of already completed data processing operations remains unaffected by the revocation.

Subscription to comments
As a user of our website, you can subscribe to comments after registering. With a confirmation email, we check whether you are the owner of the given email address. You can cancel the subscription function for comments at any time via a link in a subscription email. Data entered for the purpose of setting up the subscription will be deleted in the event of unsubscription. If these data have been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, they will remain with us.

Newsletter data
To send our newsletter, we need an email address from you. A verification of the specified email address is necessary and the receipt of the newsletter must be consented to. Supplementary data is not collected or is voluntary. The use of the data is exclusively for sending the newsletter.

The data provided in the newsletter registration are processed exclusively based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. For the revocation, send an informal message by email or unsubscribe via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the already completed data processing operations remains unaffected by the revocation.

Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted in case of unsubscription. If these data have been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, they will remain with us.

Cookies
Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your end device. Cookies help us to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure.

Some cookies are "session cookies." Such cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your browser session. On the other hand, other cookies remain on your end device until you delete them yourself. Such cookies help us to recognize you when you return to our website.

With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict, or prevent the setting of cookies. Many web browsers can be configured so that cookies are deleted automatically when the program is closed. Disabling cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.

The setting of cookies, which are necessary for the performance of electronic communication processes or the provision of certain functions you desire (e.g., shopping cart), is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and smooth provision of our services. If other cookies (e.g., for analysis functions) are set, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

YouTube Videos
Type and scope of processing
We have integrated YouTube Video on our website. YouTube Video is a component of the video platform of YouTube, LLC, where users can upload content, share it over the internet, and receive detailed statistics. YouTube Video allows us to integrate content from the platform into our website.

YouTube Video uses cookies and other browser technologies to evaluate user behavior, recognize users, and create user profiles. This information is used, among other things, to analyze the activity of the content listened to and to generate reports. If a user is registered with YouTube, LLC, YouTube Video can assign the played videos to the profile.

When you access this content, you establish a connection to the servers of YouTube, LLC, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4 Ireland, whereby your IP address and possibly browser data such as your user agent are transmitted.

Purpose and legal basis
The use of the service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO and § 25 (1) TTDSG.

We intend to transfer personal data to third countries outside the European Economic Area, especially the USA. In cases where there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission (e.g., in the USA), we have agreed with the recipients of the data on other suitable guarantees within the meaning of Art. 44 ff. DSGVO. These are - unless otherwise indicated - standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission according to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of June 4, 2021. A copy of these standard contractual clauses can be viewed at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE

Storage Duration
The specific storage duration of the processed data is not within our control, but is determined by YouTube, LLC. Further information can be found in the privacy policy for YouTube Video: [https://policies.google.com/privacy](https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Google Analytics
Type and Scope of Processing
We use Google Analytics by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, as an analysis service for statistical evaluation of our online offering. This includes, for example, the number of views of our online offering, visited subpages, and the duration of visitors' stay. Google Analytics uses cookies and other browser technologies to evaluate user behavior and recognize users. This information is used, among other things, to compile reports on website activity.

Purpose and Legal Basis
The use of Google Analytics is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG.

We intend to transfer personal data to third countries outside the European Economic Area, especially the USA. In cases where there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission (e.g., in the USA), we have agreed on other suitable guarantees in the sense of Art. 44 ff. GDPR with the recipients of the data. These are - unless otherwise stated - standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission according to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of June 4, 2021. A copy of these standard contractual clauses can be viewed at [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914&from=DE](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914&from=DE).

Furthermore, we obtain your consent before such a transfer to a third country in accordance with Art. 49 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, which you grant via the consent manager (or other forms, registrations, etc.). We would like to point out that there may be unknown risks in detail (e.g., data processing by security authorities of the third country, the exact extent of which and its consequences for you we do not know, over which we have no influence and of which you may not be aware) in third-country transfers.

Storage Duration
The specific storage duration of the processed data is not within our control, but is determined by Google Ireland Limited. Further information can be found in the privacy policy for Google Analytics:

Google Tag Manager

Type and Scope of Processing We utilize Google Tag Manager from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Tag Manager is used to manage website tags through an interface, which allows us to control the precise integration of services on our website.

This enables us to flexibly integrate additional services to analyze user access to our website.

Purpose and Legal Basis The use of Google Tag Manager is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG.

We intend to transfer personal data to third countries outside the European Economic Area, especially to the USA. In cases where there is no adequacy decision of the European Commission (e.g., in the USA), we have agreed upon alternative suitable guarantees in the sense of Art. 44 ff. GDPR with the recipients of the data. These are - unless otherwise indicated - standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission according to the Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of June 4, 2021. A copy of these standard contractual clauses can be viewed at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914&from=DE.

Moreover, we obtain your consent before such a transfer to a third country in accordance with Art. 49 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, which you grant via the consent manager (or other forms, registrations, etc.). We point out that there may be unknown risks in detail (e.g., data processing by security authorities of the third country, the exact extent of which and its consequences for you we do not know, over which we have no influence and of which you may not be aware) in third-country transfers.

Storage Duration The specific storage duration of the processed data is not within our control but is determined by Google Ireland Limited. Further information can be found in the privacy policy for Google Tag Manager: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/.

X Plugin

Our website uses features of the service Twitter. The provider is Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

When using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and published in your Twitter feed. In doing so, data is transmitted to Twitter. We have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. Details can be found in the privacy policy of Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacy.

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

Google Ads

Type and Scope of Processing We have integrated Google Ads on our website. Google Ads is a service of Google Ireland Limited to display targeted advertising to users. Google Ads uses cookies and other browser technologies to evaluate user behavior and recognize users.

Google Ads collects information about visitor behavior on various websites. This information is used to optimize the relevance of advertising. Furthermore, Google Ads delivers targeted advertising based on behavioral profiles and geographic location. Your IP address and other identifiers such as your user agent are transmitted to the provider.

If you are registered with a Google Ireland Limited service, Google Ads can associate the visit with your account. Even if you are not registered with Google Ireland Limited or are not logged in, it is possible that the provider finds out and stores your IP address and other identifiers.

In this case, your data is passed on to the operator of Google Ads, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Purpose and Legal Basis The use of Google Ads is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG.

We intend to transfer personal data to third countries outside the European Economic Area, especially to the USA. In cases where there is no adequacy decision of the European Commission (e.g., in the USA), we have agreed upon alternative suitable guarantees in the sense of Art. 44 ff. GDPR with the recipients of the data. These are – unless otherwise indicated – standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission according to the Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of June 4, 2021. A copy of these standard contractual clauses can be viewed at [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914&from=DE](https://eur-lex.europa

We intend to transfer personal data to third countries outside the European Economic Area, especially the USA. In cases where there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission (e.g., in the USA), we have agreed upon alternative suitable guarantees in the sense of Art. 44 ff. GDPR with the recipients of the data. These are – unless otherwise stated – standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission according to the Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of June 4, 2021. You can view a copy of these standard contractual clauses at [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914&from=DE](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914&from=DE).

Furthermore, we obtain your consent before such a transfer to a third country in accordance with Art. 49 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, which you grant via the consent manager (or other forms, registrations, etc.). We point out that there may be unknown risks in detail (e.g., data processing by security authorities of the third country, the exact extent of which and its consequences for you we do not know, over which we have no influence and of which you may not be aware) in third-country transfers.

Storage Duration
The specific storage duration of the processed data is not within our control but is determined by Google Ireland Limited. Further information can be found in the privacy policy for Google Ads: [https://policies.google.com/privacy](https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Facebook Pixel
Type and Scope of Processing
We use Facebook Pixel from Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, to create so-called Custom Audiences, i.e., to segment visitor groups of our online offering, determine conversion rates, and subsequently optimize them. This especially occurs when you interact with advertisements that we have placed with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited.

Purpose and Legal Basis
The use of Facebook Pixel is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG.

We intend to transfer personal data to third countries outside the European Economic Area, especially the USA. In cases where there is no adequacy decision of the European Commission (e.g., in the USA), we have agreed upon alternative suitable guarantees in the sense of Art. 44 ff. GDPR with the recipients of the data. These are – unless otherwise indicated – standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission according to the Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of June 4, 2021. You can view a copy of these standard contractual clauses at [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914&from=DE](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914&from=DE).

Storage Duration
The specific storage duration of the processed data is not within our control but is determined by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. Further information can be found in the privacy policy for Facebook Pixel: [https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation](https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation).