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Privacy policy

General information

In accordance with Section 13 of the German Telemedia Act (TMG), this privacy policy provides information on how, to what extent and for what purposes personal data of visitors (hereinafter referred to as “you” or “user”) to the website is processed. The company named in section 1 (hereinafter referred to as “we”) is a service provider within the meaning of the TMG and the controller within the meaning of data protection law.
Data processing on this website is based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the German Telemedia Act (TMG). Depending on the individual case, other legal bases may also be applicable. In this sense, your personal data may also be processed on the basis of your consent.

1. name and contact details of the controller

This data protection information applies to data processing by
Liberty Stock Markets GmbH
Karlsplatz 3
80335 Munich, Germany
E-mail: kundenservice@libertystockmarkets.de
Contact: Liberty Stock Markets Contact form

2. name and contact details of the Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection

The Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection can be contacted as follows:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Petri
Wagmüllerstraße 18, 80502 Munich
Letter: P.O. Box 22 12 19, 80502 Munich
Telephone: 089 212672-0
Fax: 089 212672-50
E-mail: poststelle@datenschutz-bayern.de

3. your rights as a data subject

You are entitled,
1 to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Article 15 GDPR.
In particular, you can request information about
1 the purposes of the processing,
2 the category of personal data,
3 the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed
4 the planned storage period,
5 the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection
6 the existence of a right to lodge a complaint,
7 the origin of your data, if it was not collected by us, and about
8 the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, where applicable, meaningful information about its details.

2 in accordance with Article 16 GDPR, to demand the rectification of inaccurate data concerning you or the completion of your personal data stored by us without undue delay.

3 to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Article 17 GDPR. This right does not apply if the processing
for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information
for compliance with a legal obligation,
for reasons of public interest or
is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

4 to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 18 GDPR,
if you dispute the accuracy of this data,
if the processing is unlawful but you oppose the erasure of the data and we no longer need the data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or you have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21 GDPR.

5 pursuant to Article 20 GDPR, to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another controller

6 in accordance with Article 7(3) GDPR, to withdraw your consent given to us at any time. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future.

4. right to object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1) sentence 1(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without specifying a particular situation.
If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to kundenservice@libertystockmarkets.de or send a message via our Liberty Stock Markets contact form.

5. right to lodge a complaint

In accordance with Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters. You can find the contact details for the Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection under point 2 of this privacy policy.

6 Processing of personal data

“Processing” within the meaning of this privacy policy means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means. This includes, for example, the collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available. This also includes matching or linking, restriction, erasure or destruction.

1 “Personal data” within the meaning of this privacy policy means any information relating to the personal or material circumstances of a natural person and by means of which that person can be directly or indirectly identified. This includes, for example, your name, postal address, e-mail address or telephone number. The same applies to credit card and account data as well as other data that is directly or indirectly related to you.

2 Personal data within the meaning of this privacy policy also includes information about your visit to our website. This may include, for example, the IP address of the requesting computer, the date, time and frequency of access, the geographical location from which access is made, the name and URL of the file accessed or another website if access is made from this website (referrer URL). Processing is usually carried out using cookies and/or log files (see section 9 below).

7. collection and storage of personal data as well as type and purpose of use

a) Data storage when visiting the website

When you visit our website https://libertystockmarkets.com, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored there in a so-called log file and automatically deleted 7 days after the end of your visit to our website.
The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted
1 IP address of the requesting computer,
2 Date and time of access,
3 Name and URL of the file accessed,
4 website from which the access was made (referrer URL)
5 the browser used,
6 if applicable, the operating system of your computer,
7 name of your access provider (internet service provider),
8 approximate location of the proxy server,
9 status and amount of data transferred during your visit to our website.

We process the aforementioned data
1 to ensure a smooth connection to the website,
2 to ensure convenient use of our website,
3 to evaluate system security and stability, and
4 for other administrative purposes.
5 In individual cases, data may also be processed for other purposes if we are legally obliged to do so, e.g. because we are required to do so by law enforcement authorities.

We use the service provider Strato (Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, https://www.strato.de) to host our website. There is an order processing contract between us and Strato AG.
Further information about Strato can be found in Strato’s privacy policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/.

The legal basis for data processing in accordance with this privacy policy is Article 6(1) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above.

When you visit our website, cookies and analysis services may be used if you have given us your consent or if they are necessary session cookies. You can find more detailed explanations on the use of cookies and analysis services in sections 9 and 10 of this privacy policy.

b) Data collection for the management of your subscription

During the payment process, we collect your name, e-mail address, user name and password. This information is used to set up your account/subscription/account on our website. If you are redirected to an external payment gateway to complete your payment, we may store this information in a temporary session variable to set up your account when you return to our website.
During the checkout process, we may also collect your billing address and email address. This information is used to validate your credit card. Your billing address and e-mail address will be stored on our website to complete the checkout form for future purchases and so that we can contact you if necessary.
During the checkout process we may also collect your credit card number, expiration date and security code. This information is forwarded to our payment gateway to process your purchase. The last 4 digits of your credit card number and expiration date are stored by our website to use as a reference and to send you an email if your credit card expires before the next recurring payment.

Stripe

We offer the option of processing the payment transaction via the payment service provider Stripe (℅ Legal Process, 510, Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94103 and Stripe Payments Europe Limited 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, D02 H210, Ireland). This corresponds to our legitimate interest in offering an efficient and secure payment method (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). In this context, we pass on the following data to Stripe insofar as it is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR).

Name of the cardholder
e-mail address
Customer number
Order number
Bank details
Credit card details
Credit card expiry date
Credit card verification number (CVC)
Date and time of the transaction
Transaction amount
Name of the provider
Location

The processing of the data provided in this section is neither legally nor contractually required. Without the transmission of your personal data, we cannot process a payment via Stripe. You have the option of choosing a different payment method.

Stripe assumes a dual role as controller and processor for data processing activities. As the controller, Stripe uses your transmitted data to fulfill regulatory obligations. This corresponds to Stripe’s legitimate interest (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) and serves the execution of the contract (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). We have no influence on this process. Stripe acts as a processor in order to complete transactions within the payment networks. Within the framework of the order processing relationship, Stripe acts exclusively in accordance with our instructions and has been contractually obliged to comply with data protection regulations within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR. Stripe has implemented compliance measures for international data transfers. These apply to all global activities where Stripe processes personal data of natural persons in the EU. These measures are based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). You can find more information on objection and removal options vis-à-vis Stripe at: https://stripe.com/privacy-center/legal.

PayPal

We offer the option of processing the payment transaction via the payment service provider PayPal (PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg). This corresponds to our legitimate interest in offering an efficient and secure payment method (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). In this context, we pass on the following data to PayPal insofar as it is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR).

First name
Last name
Your address
e-mail address
Phone number

The processing of the data provided in this section is neither legally nor contractually required. We cannot process a payment via PayPal without the transmission of your personal data. You have the option of choosing another payment method.

PayPal carries out a credit check for various services such as payment by direct debit in order to ensure your willingness and ability to pay. This corresponds to PayPal’s legitimate interest (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) and serves the execution of the contract (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). For this purpose, your data (name, address and date of birth, bank account details) will be passed on to credit agencies. We have no influence on this process and only receive the result of whether the payment has been made or rejected or whether a review is pending. Further information on objection and removal options vis-à-vis PayPal can be found at: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full. Your data will be stored until payment processing is completed. This also includes the period required for processing refunds, claims management and fraud prevention. Special features apply to the use of instant payment notifications: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api-basics/notifications/ipn/IPNIntro/.

When you are logged in, we use cookies to track some of your activities on our website, including logins, visits and page views. You can find more information on cookies under points 8 and 9 of this privacy policy.

c) Data storage for newsletter registration (MailPoet newsletter and emails)

If you have subscribed to MailPoet newsletters and e-mail newsletters or are a subscriber to our service, there is a high probability that you will receive e-mails from us. We will only send you emails if you have consented to this or if they relate to our services. To send you e-mails, we use your name and the e-mail address you have provided on our website. To prevent misuse, our website records your IP address that you used when you registered on our website. No identifiable information other than the e-mail address is recorded outside of this website.
If you have expressly consented in accordance with Article 6(1) sentence 1(a) GDPR, your email address will be used to send you the newsletter on a regular basis.
Your data will be stored exclusively for the purpose of personalizing the newsletter. Your data will only be passed on to third parties in the context of sending the newsletter by the external service provider MailPoet (provider is Wysija SARL, 6 rue Dieudé, 13006, Marseille, France, https://mailpoet.com). In order to optimize the newsletter for you, evaluations are carried out to measure how often the newsletter is opened and which links readers click on.
To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide an e-mail address when registering online.
It is possible to unsubscribe at any time. You can unsubscribe via a link at the end of each newsletter or at any time when logged in to our website in the “My account” section. Further information can be found in MailPoet’s privacy policy: https://www.mailpoet.com/privacy-notice/.

d) Use of our contact form

If you have any questions, you can contact us using the form provided on the website or by email. It is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address so that we know who sent the request and can respond to it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.
Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter a GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.
The personal data that we collect for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your inquiry has been dealt with.

We use the hCaptcha security service (hereinafter “hCaptcha”) on our website. This service is provided by Intuition Machines, Inc., a US company based in Delaware (“IMI”).

hCaptcha is used to check whether user actions on our online service (such as submitting a registration or contact form) meet our security requirements. For this purpose, hCaptcha analyzes the behavior of the visitor to the website or mobile app based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website or mobile app visitor enters a part of the website or app with hCaptcha activated. For the analysis, hCaptcha evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, time spent by the visitor on the website or app or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to IMI. The hCaptcha analysis in “invisible mode” can take place completely in the background. Visitors to the website or app are not informed that such an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR: The processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the website visitor is party (e.g. the website terms and conditions) or in order to take steps at the request of the website visitor prior to entering into a contract. Our online service (including our website, our mobile apps and other apps we offer or other forms of access) must ensure that it interacts with a human and not a bot and that the activities carried out by the user are not associated with fraud or abuse. In addition, processing may also be based on Art. 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR: our online service has a legitimate interest in protecting the service from abusive automated crawling, spam and other forms of abuse that may harm our service or other users of our service.

IMI acts as a “data processor” acting on behalf of its customers within the meaning of the GDPR and as a “service provider” within the meaning of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). For more information about hCaptcha’s privacy policy and terms of use, please visit the following links: https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy and https://www.hcaptcha.com/terms

e) Use of your e-mail program

If you contact us via your e-mail program, it cannot be ruled out that third parties may take note of or falsify the content of the e-mail during transmission.
You should therefore only send us messages with sensitive content via our contact form or in encrypted form.
For encryption, you need a suitable encryption tool that is compatible with the OpenPGP standard RFC4880.

f) Use of push notifications

We use the OneSignal service from OneSignal (2850 S Delaware St #201, San Mateo, CA 94403, USA, https://www.onesignal.com) to send you push notifications. You will be asked whether you wish to receive push notifications after entering our website or when/after taking out a subscription on our website. These push notifications can be subsequently switched on or off in your dashboard under “My account” when you are logged in. Further information can be found in OneSignal’s privacy policy: https://onesignal.com/privacy_policy.

g) Meta (Facebook)

If you visit our Facebook page, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland and Meta Platforms Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA will process your personal data in accordance with their privacy policy. Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

As a Facebook user, you have the option of using the settings for advertising preferences in your Facebook account to set the extent to which your user behavior may be recorded when you visit our fan page. Facebook provides an objection form for this purpose: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/1994830130782319.

Additional information on data protection relating to the agreement on the joint processing of personal data on Facebook pages in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR (e.g. with us) can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

In accordance with the underlying Facebook terms of use, the conditions governing the use of this fan page are regulated. These terms of use, including the other conditions and guidelines listed therein, are solely authoritative and can be accessed via the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms.

The recording and evaluation of usage behavior on the Facebook page can also be carried out across devices when using multiple devices, provided that you visit our fan page as a registered Facebook user and with your own registered Facebook profile. Visitor statistics are only forwarded to us in anonymized form. We do not have access to the underlying data.

As part of our Facebook fan page, we use Facebook’s “Insights” service to obtain anonymized statistical data on visitors to our fan page. You can find more information about Facebook’s privacy policy here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data.

When you visit our fan page, Facebook stores a corresponding data package, a cookie, on your end device. This contains an assignable user code. Unless deleted beforehand, the cookie is active for two years. The user code can be linked to your data if you are registered as a Facebook user. The information stored in the process is processed by Facebook. It is also possible that third parties may use this information from Facebook’s cookies to provide services to companies advertising on Facebook.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on the use of cookies by Facebook can be found in Facebook’s cookie policy: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/.

Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data complies with European data protection standards even if it is transferred to and stored in third countries (such as the USA). Through these clauses, TikTok and its contracted service providers undertake to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here: https://commission.europa.eu/publications/standard-contractual-clauses-international-transfers_de.

h) Instagram

Instagram is a product of Facebook, which is provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland and Meta Platforms Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (hereinafter: “Facebook”). Information on data processing by Facebook can be found in the Instagram service privacy policy at: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy.

The use of the service is governed solely by Instagram’s terms of use, including the other terms and conditions and guidelines listed therein. These can be found at: https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870. The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG.

When using the services, it cannot be ruled out that your data processed within our Instagram presence will also be forwarded to Meta Platforms Inc. based in the USA and processed there. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Please note that American authorities, such as intelligence agencies, could possibly gain access to personal data that is inevitably exchanged with Instagram/Facebook/Meta Inc. on the basis of the Internet Protocol (TCP) when integrating this service due to American laws such as the Cloud Act.

i) YouTube

YouTube is a video platform from Google. “Google” is a group of companies and consists of the companies Google Ireland Ltd (provider of the service), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland and Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and other affiliated companies of Google LLC.

Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de. You can adjust your Google privacy settings yourself in your user account. The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. For details, please see the following link: https://safety.google/intl/de/privacy/privacy-controls/. When using the services, it cannot be ruled out that your data processed within our YouTube presence will also be forwarded to Google LLC, based in the USA, and processed there. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/. Please note that American authorities, such as intelligence agencies, could possibly gain access to personal data that is inevitably exchanged with Google via the Internet Protocol (TCP) when integrating this service due to American laws such as the Cloud Act.

j)TikTok

When you use our content in the TikTok app, TikTok Inc, 10100 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232, USA and TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380 Ireland (hereinafter “TikTok”) process your personal data in accordance with their privacy policy. Further information can be found in the privacy policy of TikTik Inc: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/privacy-policy/de-DE.

We collect, process and use your personal data provided to us by TikTok only for the purposes of optimizing our offer, providing information and presenting our offers and services on our TikTok profile. Insofar as we process personal data on the basis of consent, we will only do so as long as you do not object or revoke your consent. Our content is aimed exclusively at people who are at least 18 years of age or older.

TikTok collects personal data to evaluate user behavior. TikTok makes a certain part of this data available to the operators of TikTok profiles in anonymized and aggregated form. This is the number of new followers, demographic data such as gender and country, without any reference to identifiable persons. We are therefore unable to identify any visitor to the TikTok profile.

We only receive anonymized information and statistics if the visitor to our TikTok profile is registered with TikTok. This data cannot be used to draw any conclusions about the respective visitor. Nor can this statistical data be linked to the profile data of our customers. The data contained in the statistics is used exclusively for the analysis of user behavior so that we can better align our TikTok profile and our offer to the needs and interests of our visitors. However, we would like to point out that as a result of the direct access to our TikTok profile, for example by reading log files (e.g. IP address) or the setting of cookies by TikTok itself, this data may be recorded

The use of your data transmitted to us by TikTok is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to carry out data analyses in order to statistically record the use of our TikTok site for the purpose of optimizing our offer, for marketing, for the continuous improvement and administration of our offer and our products. Our legitimate interest follows from the aforementioned points in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

We have no influence on the collection of data by TikTok, nor on the data processing procedures in place at TikTok. We are also not aware of the scope of data collection, the purposes of processing or the storage periods. Forwarding of the data can therefore not be ruled out.

If you, as a registered user, follow, subscribe to or like our TikTok profile, TikTok will add your profile to the list of all followers/subscribers of this profile. TikTok will then make our posts and videos available to you in your newsfeed (under Home). The list of our subscribers is provided to us by TikTok. However, this list only contains data that is public, i.e. information that is voluntarily provided by the registered user via their TikTok settings. The respective user decides for themselves in their TikTok settings what this is specifically. In addition, each user has the option of setting their privacy individually in their TikTok settings (under privacy and security). We can also assign comments on our TikTok posts, likes and activities on our profile to individual users.

The processing of this data serves the above-mentioned purpose and is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily granted consent by registering and logging in to TikTok. We are not aware of the complete data collection, i.e. which data of a visitor TikTok collects in total and for what purposes it is processed by TikTok.

We would also like to point out that the operators of the platform, which can be accessed on the various end devices, are mostly US companies and their data can therefore also be processed outside the European Union and the European Economic Area. This can result in risks, for example because it could make it more difficult to enforce users’ rights. According to its privacy policy, TikTok uses the service providers and host providers Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web Services, StackPack, LLC (Highwinds) and Akamai Technologies, Inc. in the USA, which are each certified under the Privacy Shield and are committed to complying with EU data protection standards. Further details can be found in the privacy policies of the individual providers and TikTok. Please note that American authorities, such as intelligence agencies, could possibly gain access to personal data that is inevitably exchanged via the Internet Protocol (TCP) when integrating this service due to American laws such as the Cloud Act.

k)Links to other websites

This website contains links to third-party websites. If you follow a link to any of the websites outside our responsibility, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these privacy policies before you voluntarily submit any personal data to these websites. Only when you click on an external link will data be transmitted to the link destination. This is technically necessary due to the protocol on which the Internet is based (TCP/IP = TCP – Transfer Control Protocol + IP – Internet Protocol). The data transmitted are in particular Your IP address, the time at which you clicked on the link, the page on which you clicked on the link, and possibly others mentioned under points 6 and 7 of this notice.

Clicking on individual links may involve the transfer of data to third parties. As a result, it is possible that third parties, including authorities or secret services, may receive connection data. If you do not want the data mentioned to be transferred to the link destination or to the third parties mentioned or to be accessed by others, do not click on the link.

8 Passing on data

We only pass on your personal data if
1 you have given your express consent to this in accordance with Article 6(1) sentence 1(a) GDPR
2 the disclosure pursuant to Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter f GDPR
1 for the assertion,
2 for the exercise or
3 for the defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of your data
4 there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Article 6 (1) sentence 1 letter c GDPR
5 this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Article 6(1) sentence 1(b) GDPR.

9. cookies

We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small files that your browser automatically creates and stores on your end device (computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device. In particular, they do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware.
Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case in connection with the specific end device used. This information includes, for example, your preferred language, your preferred activities on the website or information about the device used. Based on this information, our system can immediately recognize the end device and make the information directly available in accordance with the settings you have made. This does not give us direct knowledge of your identity.

1 Session cookies

We use session cookies to make the use of our website more convenient for you. For example, we use them to recognize whether you have already visited individual pages of our website during the current session. The session cookies are automatically deleted immediately after you leave our website. The use of session cookies is absolutely necessary for the website to function. It is therefore carried out on the legal basis of Article 6(1) sentence 1(f) GDPR.

2 Tracking and targeting cookies

We use tracking and targeting cookies on our website if you have consented to this. These cookies are necessary to optimize our website to meet your needs. This includes a needs-based design and continuous improvement of our offer, including the link to our social media offers, e.g. Facebook.
We strive to ensure that our website is designed to meet your needs and is continuously optimized. We therefore use the tracking measures listed below on the basis of Article 6(1) sentence 1(a) GDPR, provided you have consented to this. We also use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you.

The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.

3 Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses Borlabs Cookie consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies and to document them in accordance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter referred to as 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 data collected will be stored until you ask us to delete it or delete the Borlabs cookie yourself or until the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. 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/. Borlabs cookie consent technology is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

4 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc(https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/)(Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland and Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and other affiliated companies of Google LLC; hereinafter referred to as “Google”) for the purpose of designing and continuously optimizing our pages to meet your needs.
In this context, pseudonymized user profiles are created and cookies (see section 9) are used. Google Analytics is used as part of order processing in accordance with Article 28 GDPR.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as
Browser type/version,
Operating system used,
Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
Host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
time of the server request,
are transmitted to a Google server and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of this website. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other Google data to the extent that we can influence this. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking). You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on(https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on the button/link below to adjust your settings accordingly. You can set an opt-out cookie there, which prevents the future collection of your data when you visit our website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

Further information on Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/. When using the services, it cannot be ruled out that your processed data will also be forwarded to Google LLC, based in the USA, and processed there. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/. Please note that American authorities, such as intelligence agencies, could possibly gain access to personal data that is inevitably exchanged with Google via the Internet Protocol (TCP) when integrating this service due to American laws such as the Cloud Act.

5 Google Tag Manager

We use the service called Google Tag Manager from Google. “Google” is a group of companies consisting of Google Ireland Ltd (provider of the service), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland and Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and other affiliated companies of Google LLC.
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google. Google Tag Manager is an auxiliary service and processes personal data itself only for technically necessary purposes. Google Tag Manager ensures that other components are loaded, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data.
You can find more information about Google Tag Manager in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

The Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the fast and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website. If a corresponding 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. Consent can be revoked at any time. When using the services, it cannot be ruled out that your processed data will also be forwarded to Google LLC, based in the USA, and processed there. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/. Please note that American authorities, such as intelligence agencies, could possibly gain access to personal data that is inevitably exchanged with Google via the Internet Protocol (TCP) when integrating this service due to American laws such as the Cloud Act.

6 Google Ads

We use the service called Google Ads from Google. “Google” is a group of companies consisting of Google Ireland Ltd (provider of the service), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland and Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and other affiliated companies of Google LLC.
Google Ads enables us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when users enter certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on the user data available at Google (e.g. location data and interests) (target group targeting). As the website operator, we can evaluate this data quantitatively by analyzing, for example, which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many advertisements led to corresponding clicks.
The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If you have a Google account, you can object to personalized advertising at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
When using the services, it cannot be ruled out that your processed data will also be forwarded to Google LLC, based in the USA, and processed there. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
Please note that American authorities, such as intelligence agencies, could possibly gain access to personal data that is inevitably exchanged with Google via the Internet Protocol (TCP) when integrating this service due to American laws such as the Cloud Act.

7 Google Ads Remarketing

This website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing from Google. “Google” is a group of companies consisting of Google Ireland Ltd (provider of the service), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland and Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and other affiliated companies of Google LLC.
With Google Ads Remarketing, we can assign people who interact with our online offer to specific target groups in order to subsequently show them interest-based advertising in the Google advertising network (remarketing or retargeting). Furthermore, the advertising target groups created with Google Ads Remarketing can be linked to Google’s cross-device functions. In this way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one device (e.g. cell phone) can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g. tablet or PC).

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If you have a Google account, you can object to personalized advertising at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/. Further information and the data protection provisions can be found in Google’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de. When using the services, it cannot be ruled out that your processed data will also be forwarded to Google LLC, based in the USA, and processed there. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/. Please note that American authorities, such as intelligence agencies, could possibly gain access to personal data that is inevitably exchanged with Google via the Internet Protocol (TCP) when integrating this service due to American laws such as the Cloud Act.

8 Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google Conversion Tracking from Google. Google” is a group of companies consisting of Google Ireland Ltd (provider of the service), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland and Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and other affiliated companies of Google LLC. With the help of Google conversion tracking, Google and we can recognize whether the user has performed certain actions. For example, we can analyze which buttons on our website were clicked how often and which products were viewed or purchased particularly frequently. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We find out the total number of users who have clicked on our ads and what actions they have taken. We do not receive any information with which we can personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification purposes.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. You can find more information about Google Conversion Tracking in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de. When using the services, it cannot be ruled out that your processed data will also be forwarded to Google LLC, based in the USA, and processed there. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/. Please note that American authorities, such as intelligence agencies, could possibly gain access to personal data that is inevitably exchanged with Google via the Internet Protocol (TCP) when integrating this service due to American laws such as the Cloud Act.

9 Meta (Facebook) Pixel

We use the Facebook pixel from Facebook/Meta on our website. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland and Meta Platforms Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Facebook/Meta processes your personal data in accordance with the Facebook/Meta privacy policy. Further information can be found in Facebook/Meta’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

The Facebook pixel is a snippet of JavaScript code that loads a collection of functions with which Facebook can track your user actions if you have come to our website via Facebook ads. For example, if you purchase a product on our website, the Facebook pixel is triggered and stores your actions on our website in one or more cookies. These cookies enable Facebook to match your user data (customer data such as IP address, user ID) with the data of your Facebook account. Facebook/Meta then deletes your data again.

The data collected is anonymous and cannot be viewed by us and is only used by us in the context of ad placements. If you are a Facebook user and are logged in, your visit to our website is automatically assigned to your Facebook user account.

We only want to show our services or products to people who are really interested in them. With the help of Facebook pixels, our advertising measures can be better tailored to your wishes and interests. This means that Facebook users (provided they have allowed personalized advertising) are shown suitable advertising. Furthermore, Facebook uses the data collected for analysis purposes and its own advertisements.

If you are logged in to Facebook, you can configure/adjust or deactivate your settings for advertisements yourself at https://wenv.facebook.comtadorefererces/advertisers/. If you are not a Facebook user, you can manage your usage-based online advertising at https://www.youronlinechoices.com/detpraferenzmanagernemPtid=331689911912. There you have the option of deactivating or activating providers.

According to the underlying terms of use of Facebook/Meta, the conditions governing the use of our fan page, for example, are regulated. These terms of use, including the other conditions and guidelines listed therein, are solely authoritative and can be accessed via the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms.

The recording and evaluation of usage behavior on the Facebook page can also take place across devices when using multiple devices, provided that you visit our fan page as a registered Facebook user and with your own registered Facebook profile. Visitor statistics are only forwarded to us in anonymized form. We do not have access to the underlying data.

When using the services, it cannot be ruled out that your data processed within our Facebook presence will also be forwarded to Meta Platforms Inc. based in the USA and processed there. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Please note that American authorities, such as intelligence agencies, could possibly gain access to personal data that is inevitably exchanged with Facebook/Meta Platforms Inc. on the basis of the Internet Protocol (TCP) when integrating this service due to American laws such as the Cloud Act. We would like to point out that, in the opinion of the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for data transfers to the USA. This may entail various risks for the legality and security of data processing.

Facebook uses so-called standard contractual clauses (Art. 46. para. 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing with recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or data transfer there. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data complies with European data protection standards even if it is transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, Facebook undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dex_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de.

The Facebook/Meta data processing conditions, which correspond to the standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing.

10 How do I manage cookies?

Check the types of features and cookies this website uses and your individual settings. Please note that necessary cookies are required for the site to function. These cannot be disabled.

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11 Storage duration

Necessary cookies are automatically deleted when you leave the website. For the other settings you have made, we store a cookie valid for this domain with the settings you have made in your browser for a period of one year. You can delete this cookie at any time via the link above. If you delete this cookie, we will ask you again for your consent to the use of cookies the next time you visit our website.

10. data security

To ensure error-free operation, we may create so-called log files in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 letter f GDPR. These are log files that record program events and the information transmitted to us is stored on servers within the European Union.
We expressly point out that this may be different when using analysis tools or social media. We would also like to point out that the transfer of data via the internet is not completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security for the transmission of information to us via the internet.
When you visit our website, we use the widely used SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. As a rule, this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead.
You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the status bar of your browser.
We use suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties, insofar as this is within our power. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

11 Updating and amending this privacy policy

We are constantly developing our website and the services we offer. In particular when new technologies are implemented and used, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. The same applies in the event of legal changes or official requirements. We therefore recommend that you not only read this privacy policy now, but also carefully from time to time.

This privacy policy is valid as of July 09, 2024