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Responsible according to the General Data Protection Regulation

Data protection officer

We appreciate your interest in our website and our company.

The protection of your personal data is very important to us. Your data is protected in accordance with the law, so that our data protection practice is in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (FDPA) and the Telemedia Act (TMA). Below you will find information about our processing of personal data and your rights:

1) Information concerning the collection of personal data and contact details of the responsible person

1. We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. In this context, "personal data" is all data with which you can be personally identified.
2. The person responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Aquasabi GmbH & Co. KG, Salzdahlumer Str. 196, 38126 Braunschweig, Germany, Tel.: +49 531 2086358, Fax: +49 531 2086359, E-Mail: info@aquasabi.de. The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
3. This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or enquiries to the person responsible). You can recognise an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

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

- our URL
- date and time at the time of access
- amount of data sent in bytes
- source/reference from which you reached the page
- browser used
- operating system used
- IP address used (if applicable: in anonymised form)

The 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 is not passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

3) Cookies

In order to make visiting our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your terminal device. In some cases, these cookies are automatically deleted again after the browser is closed (so-called "session cookies"), in other cases, these cookies remain on your end device for longer and allow page settings to be saved (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage period in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR either for the implementation of the contract, in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the case of consent given or in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.

You can set your browser in such a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

4) Contact us

1. Own rating reminder (not sent by a customer rating system)
   

   We use your e-mail address for a one-time reminder to submit a rating of your order for the rating system we use, provided you have given us your express consent to do so during or after your order in accordance with art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
   You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller, for example by clicking on a link in the e-mail reminding you of the rating or in the customer menu.

2. When contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.

5) Data processing when opening a customer account

Pursuant to art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary in each case if you provide us with this data when opening a customer account. The data required for opening an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website. Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above address of the person responsible. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded via abovementioned data have been fully processed, no legal retention periods are opposed and there exists no legitimate interest on our part in the continued storage.

6) Comment function

In the context of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information on the time of the creation of the comment and the commentator name you have chosen will be stored and published on this website. Furthermore, your IP address will be stored for security reasons in order to enable an attribution to the author in case of illegal comments. Your e-mail address will be stored so that you can be contacted if a third party objects to your published content as being illegal.

7) Use of customer data for direct advertising

Availability notification by e-mail

For items that are temporarily unavailable, you can sign up to receive email stock availability notifications. In this case, we will send you a one-time e-mail message about the availability of the item you have selected. Only your e-mail address is required for sending this notification. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending e-mails, which ensures that you will only receive a notification if you have expressly confirmed your consent to this by clicking on a verification link sent to the e-mail address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. We store your IP address 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 we collect when you register for our availability notification service is used strictly for the intended purpose. You can unsubscribe from the availability notifications at any time by sending a message to the responsible person mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your e-mail address will be deleted immediately from our distribution list set up for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data in a manner that goes beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

8) Notes on the use of Clerk

We use the "Clerk" service of the company Clerk.io ApS, Kigkurren 8, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark. With the help of "Clerk", user behaviour on our website is analysed and needs-based content and product recommendations are made on this basis. In addition, "Clerk" is used for product searches on our website. "Clerk" is used without the use of e-mail addresses. There is no consolidation or transfer of personal data to third parties by means of "Clerk". The legal basis for this processing is art. 6 para. 1 letter f GDPR. The legitimate and overriding interests of us lie in the aforementioned purposes. You can find more details on "Clerk" and its data processing via the following links https://help.clerk.io/gdpr and https://clerk.io/privacy

9) Data processing for order handling

1. Insofar as necessary for the processing of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
   If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we will process the contact data (name, address, email address) provided by you when placing the order in order to inform you personally by suitable means of communication (e.g. by post or email) about upcoming updates within the legally stipulated period of time within the framework of our statutory duty to inform pursuant to art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of informing you about updates owed by us and will only be processed by us for this purpose to the extent necessary for the respective information.
   In order to process your order, we also work together with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

2. In order to fulfil our contractual obligations to our customers, we work together with external shipping partners. We pass on your name as well as your delivery address and, if necessary for the delivery, your telephone number to a shipping partner selected by us exclusively for the purposes of the delivery of goods art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The same applies to the forwarding of data to our manufacturers or wholesalers in cases where they take over the shipping for us (drop shipment).

3. Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers
   - Deutsche Post

   If the goods are delivered by Deutsche Post (Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße 20, 53113 Bonn), we will pass on your e-mail address to Deutsche Post in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of agreeing a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this in the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to Deutsche Post for the purpose of delivery in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. This information will only be passed on if it is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with Deutsche Post or notification of delivery is not possible.
   The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis Deutsche Post.

   - DHL

   If the goods are delivered by the transport service provider DHL (DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany), we will pass on your e-mail address to DHL in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this in the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to DHL for the purpose of delivery in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. This information will only be passed on if it is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with DHL or notification of delivery is not possible.
   The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the transport service provider DHL.

   - DPD

   If the goods are delivered by the transport service provider DPD (DPD Deutschland GmbH, Wailandtstraße 1, 63741 Aschaffenburg, Germany), we will pass on your e-mail address and your telephone number to DPD prior to the delivery of the goods in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this in the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to DPD for the purpose of delivery in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. This information will only be passed on if it is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with DPD or notification of delivery is not possible.
   Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the transport service provider DPD.

   - GLS

   If the goods are delivered by the transport service provider GLS (General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG, GLS Germany-Straße 1 - 7, 36286 Neuenstein, Germany), we will pass on your e-mail address to GLS in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of agreeing a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this in the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to GLS for the purpose of delivery in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. This information will only be passed on if it is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with GLS or the transmission of status information of the shipment delivery is not possible.
   The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the transport service provider GLS.

   - Schenker

   If the goods are delivered by the transport service provider Schenker (Schenker Deutschland AG, Lyoner Straße 15, 60528 Frankfurt am Main), we will pass on your e-mail address to Schenker in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of agreeing a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this in the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to Schenker for the purpose of delivery in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The disclosure will only take place insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with Schenker or notification of delivery is not possible. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis Schenker.

   - UPS

   If the goods are delivered by the transport service provider UPS (United Parcel Service Deutschland Inc. & Co. OHG, Görlitzer Straße 1, 41460 Neuss), we will pass on your e-mail address to UPS prior to delivery of the goods in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this in the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to UPS for the purpose of delivery in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer will only take place insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with UPS or the transmission of status information of the shipment delivery is not possible.
   The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis the responsible person named above or vis-à-vis the transport service provider UPS.

4. Use of payment service providers (payment services)
   - Amazon Pay

   If you select the payment method "Amazon Pay", the payment will be processed via the payment service provider Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a., 38 avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg (hereinafter: "Amazon Payments"), to whom we will pass on the information you provided during the ordering process, together with information about your order, in accordance with art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Your data will only be passed on for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider Amazon Payments and only insofar as it is necessary for this purpose. If cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on the end device, are set when using Amazon Pay, this is done exclusively on the basis of your express consent in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. This consent can be revoked at any time via the "cookie consent tool" implemented on the website. You can obtain further information about Amazon Payment's data protection policy at the following internet address: https://pay.amazon.de/help/82974

   - Paypal

   When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - "purchase on account" or "payment by instalments" via PayPal, we pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal") as part of the payment processing. The transfer takes place in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only insofar as this is necessary for the payment processing.

   For the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - "purchase on account" or "payment by instalments" 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 in terms of the statistical probability of non-payment for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The creditworthiness information may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they have their basis in a scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. For further information on data protection law, including information on the credit agencies used, please refer to PayPal's data protection declaration: 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 the contractual processing of payments.

   - SOFORT

   If you select the payment method "SOFORT", the payment will be processed via the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany (hereinafter referred to as "SOFORT"), to whom we will pass on the information you provided during the ordering process, together with information about your order, in accordance with art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Sofort GmbH is part of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). Your data will only be passed on for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider SOFORT and only insofar as it is necessary for this purpose. You can obtain further information about SOFORT's data protection policy at the following internet address: https://www.klarna.com/sofort/datenschutz

10) Social media buttons

Our website links to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram via simple html links. By viewing our website without clicking on the associated social media buttons, no data is transmitted to the operators of these social media platforms.

Only when you click on the respective social media button does your browser establish a direct connection with the respective social media platform. We have no influence on the data requested by the operator of the social media platform for the use of its provided functions. If you are logged in to the respective social media platform when you click on the social media button, the respective operator can assign your visit to these web pages to your user account. The purpose and scope of the data collection by the respective operator of the social media platform and the further processing and use of the data by the operator as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in the data protection information of the operator of the respective social media platform.

11) Web analytics services

This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). Google (Universal) Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics exclusively with the extension "_anonymizeIp()", which ensures anonymisation of the IP address by shortening it and excludes direct personal reference. The extension means that your IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google LLC.server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. In the process, the IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google (Universal) Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Google Analytics also enables the creation of statistics with statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors on the basis of an evaluation of interest-based advertising and with the inclusion of third-party information via a special function, the so-called "demographic characteristics". This allows the definition and differentiation of user groups of the website for the purpose of targeting marketing measures. However, data records collected via the "demographic characteristics" cannot be assigned to a specific person.
Details on the processing triggered by Google Analytics and Google's handling of data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

All of the processing described above, in particular the setting of Google Analytics cookies for the reading of information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, Google Analytics will not be used during your visit to the website.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website. We have concluded an order processing agreement with Google for the use of Google Analytics, which obliges Google to protect the data of our site visitors and not to pass it on to third parties.

For the transfer of data from the EU to the USA, Google refers to the so-called standard data protection clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection in the USA.
Further information on Google (Universal) Analytics can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

12) Retargeting/ Remarketing/ Referral advertising

Our website uses the Google Ads Remarketing function to advertise this website in Google search results and on third-party websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). For this purpose, Google sets a cookie in the browser of your terminal device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID and on the basis of the pages you visit. Further data processing will only take place if you have consented to Google linking your internet and app browsing history to your Google Account and using information from your Google Account to personalise the ads you see on the web. In this case, if you are logged into Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, your personal data will be temporarily linked by Google with Google Analytics data in order to form target groups. The use of Google Ads Remarketing may also involve the transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

Details on the processing triggered by Google Ads Remarketing and Google's handling of data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
You can permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Remarketing by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
Further information and the data protection regulations regarding advertising and Google can be viewed here: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading out information on the end device used, is only carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

13) Page functionalities

1. Use of Youtube videos
   

   This website uses the Youtube embedding function to display and play videos from the provider "Youtube", which belongs to Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").
   The extended data protection mode is used here, which, according to the provider, only triggers the storage of user information when the video(s) is/are played. If the playback of embedded Youtube videos is started, the provider "Youtube" uses cookies to collect information about user behaviour. According to information from "Youtube", these are used, among other things, to collect video statistics, to improve user-friendliness and to prevent abusive behaviour. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish to have your data associated with your YouTube profile, you must log out before activating the button. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right. When using YouTube, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

   Independently of a playback of the embedded videos, a connection to the Google network is established each time this website is called up, which may trigger further data processing operations without our influence.
   All processing described above, in particular the reading of information on the end device used via the tracking-pixel, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with art. 6 (1) a GDPR. Without this consent, Youtube videos will not be used during your visit to the site.

   You can revoke your given consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the "cookie consent tool" provided on the website via alternative options communicated to you on the website.
   Further information on data protection at "Youtube" can be found in the Youtube terms of use at https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms and in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

2. Applications to job advertisements by e-mail
   

   We advertise current vacancies on our website in a separate section, for which interested parties can apply by e-mail to the contact address provided.
   Inclusion in the application process requires that applicants provide us with all the personal data necessary for a sound and informed assessment and selection together with the application by e-mail.
   The required information includes general personal information (name, address, telephone or electronic contact details) and performance-related evidence of the qualifications required for a position. If necessary, health-related information may also be required, which must be given special consideration under labour and social law in the interest of social protection in the person of the applicant.
   The components that an application must contain in order to be considered and the form in which these components must be sent by e-mail can be found in the respective job advertisement.

   After receipt of the application sent using the specified e-mail contact address, the applicant data will be stored by us and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application. For queries arising in the course of processing, we use either the e-mail address provided by the applicant with his/her application or a telephone number provided, at our discretion.
   The legal basis for this processing, including contacting us for queries, is generally art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (for processing in Germany in conjunction with § 26 para. 1 BDSG), in the sense of which going through the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.

   Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of art. 9 (1) GDPR (e.g. health data such as information on severely disabled status) are requested from applicants as part of the application process, the processing is carried out in accordance with art. 9 (2) lit. b. GDPR. GDPR so that we can exercise the rights arising from labour law and social security and social protection law and fulfil our obligations in this regard.
   Cumulatively or alternatively, the processing of the special categories of data may also be based on art. 9(1)(h) GDPR if it is carried out for the purposes of preventive health care or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the applicant's fitness for work, for medical diagnosis, health or social care or treatment or for the management of health or social care systems and services.

   If the applicant is not selected in the course of the evaluation described above, or if an applicant withdraws his/her application prematurely, his/her data transmitted by e-mail and all electronic correspondence, including the original application e-mail, will be deleted at the latest after 6 months following notification. This period is measured on the basis of our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions about the application and, if necessary, to be able to comply with our obligations to provide evidence under the regulations on equal treatment of applicants.
   In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be further processed on the basis of art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (for processing in Germany in conjunction with § 26 para. 1 BDSG) for the purposes of implementing the employment relationship.

14) Use of rating- and seal of approval graphics

1. Shopauskunft customer rating
   

   We use the rating tool "shopauskunft.de" of Händlerbund Management AG (Torgauer Straße 233 B, 04347 Leipzig; "Shopauskunft") for our website.
   After your order, we would like to ask you to rate and comment on your purchase with us. For this purpose, we will contact you by e-mail. In doing so, we process the data relating to your order (order number/invoice number, purchase value and shipping costs) as well as your e-mail address. The processing is carried out on the basis of art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent, provided that you have expressly agreed to the forwarding of your data and the receipt of the evaluation request.

   You can revoke your consent at any time by using the corresponding link in the e-mail or by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation.
   For further information on data protection when using Shopauskunft, please see: https://www.shopauskunft.de/datenschutz

2. Shopauskunft widget
   

   The Shopauskunft widget is integrated into our website. The purpose of this widget is to display the number and results of the ratings we have received via Shopauskunft and to advertise with them.
   In order to display the widget, it is technically necessary to transmit usage data from your internet browser to the Shopauskunft server and to store it in log data (so-called server log files) for 7 days. This stored data includes the name and URL of the retrieved file, the date and time of the retrieval, the IP address of the requesting computer, the website from which the access was made (referrer URL), the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.
   The processing is carried out on the basis of art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in advertising our offers by displaying the customer reviews already received. This data is not stored together with other personal data.

15) Tools and miscellaneous

1. DATEV
   

   We use the cloud-based accounting software of DATEV eG, Paumgartnerstr. 6-14, 90429 Nürnberg ("DATEV") to handle our accounting.
   DATEV processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if applicable, also the bank transactions of our company in order to automatically record invoices, match them to the transactions and create the financial accounting from this in a semi-automated process.
   If personal data is also processed in this process, the processing is carried out in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient organisation and documentation of our business transactions.
   You can find more information about DATEV, the automated processing of data and the data protection regulations at https://www.datev.de/web/de/m/ueber-datev/datenschutz/

2. Cookie consent tool
   

   This website uses a so-called "cookie consent tool" to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications requiring consent. The "cookie consent tool" is displayed to users in the form of an interactive user interface when they access the page, on which consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by ticking the appropriate box. Through the use of the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user gives the corresponding consent by ticking the corresponding box. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the respective end device of the user if consent has been granted.

   The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed.
   If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with art. 6 (1) f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a legally compliant, user-specific and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.
   Further legal basis for the processing is art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. As the responsible party, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.
   Further information on the operator and the setting options of the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

3. Google Maps
   

   On our website we use Google Maps (API) from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive (land) maps in order to visually present geographical information. By using this service, you will be shown our location and it will be easier for you to find us.

   Information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers and stored there when you call up those sub-pages in which the Google Maps map is integrated; this information may also be transmitted to Google LLC servers in the USA. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account via which you are logged in or whether a user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account. If you do not wish to have your data associated with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and evaluates them. The collection, storage and analysis are carried out in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of Google's legitimate interest in displaying personalised advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of Google websites. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, and you must contact Google to exercise this right. If you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to Google in the context of the use of Google Maps, you also have the option of completely deactivating the Google Maps web service by switching off the JavaScript application in your browser. Google Maps and thus also the map display on this website can then not be used.

   You can read Google's terms of use at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.html , the additional terms of use for Google Maps can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de_US/help/terms_maps.html
   Detailed information on data protection in connection with the use of Google Maps can be found on Google's website ("Google Privacy Policy"): https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
   Insofar as legally required, we have obtained your consent for the processing of your data as described above in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. In order to exercise your revocation, please follow the option described above for making an objection.

16) Rights of the data subject

1. The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the stated legal basis for the respective exercise prerequisites:

   - Right to information pursuant to art. 15 GDPR;
   - Right to rectification pursuant to art. 16 GDPR;
   - Right to erasure pursuant to art. 17 GDPR;
   - Right to restriction of processing pursuant to art. 18 GDPR;
   - Right to information pursuant to art. 19 GDPR;
   - Right to data portability pursuant to art. 20 GDPR;
   - Right to withdraw consent granted pursuant to art. 7(3) GDPR;
   - Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR.
   


2. RIGHT OF OBJECTION
   

   IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE AT ANY TIME ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
   IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS.
   IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH MARKETING. YOU MAY EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
   IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

17) Duration of the storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined on the basis of the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and - if relevant - additionally on the basis of the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law).
If personal data is processed on the basis of explicit consent pursuant to art. 6 (1) a GDPR, this data will be stored until the person concerned revokes his/her consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data that is processed within the scope of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after expiry of the retention periods, insofar as it is no longer required for the fulfilment of the contract or the initiation of the contract and/or there is no further justified interest on our part in the continued storage.
When processing personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, such data shall be stored until the data subject exercises his/her right to object pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, such data shall be stored until the data subject exercises his or her right to object pursuant to art. 21(2) GDPR.
Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration on specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.