Datenschutzerklärung - DroneS Control UG

General

As the operator of this website and as a company, we come into contact with your personal data. This concerns all data that reveals something about you and by which you can be identified. In this privacy policy, we would like to explain how, for what purpose and on which legal basis we process your data.

Responsible for the data processing (“data controller”) on this website and in our company is:

DroneS Control UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Am Südhang 25
24819 Todenbüttel
Deutschland

Phone: +49 4874 3149940
E-mail address: legal@drones-control.com

General information

SSL or TLS encryption

When you enter your data on websites, place online orders or send e-mails via the Internet, you must always be prepared for unauthorized third parties to access your data. There is no complete protection against such access. However, we do our utmost to protect your data as best we can and to close security gaps as far as we can.

An important protection mechanism is the SSL or TLS encryption of our website, which ensures that data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize the encryption by the lock icon in front of the Internet address entered in your browser and by the fact that our Internet address begins with https:// and not with http://.

Encrypted payment transactions

Payment data, such as account or credit card numbers, require special protection. For this reason, payment transactions made with the most common means of payment are carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection.

How long do we store your data?

In some parts in this privacy policy, we inform you about how long we or the companies that process your data on our behalf will store your data. In the absence of such information, we store your data until the purpose of the data processing no longer applies, you object to the data processing or you revoke your consent to the data processing.

In the event of an objection or revocation, we may however continue to process your data if at least one of the following conditions applies:

We have compelling legitimate grounds for continuing to process the data that override your interests, rights and freedoms (only applies in the case of an objection to data processing; if the objection is to direct marketing, we cannot provide legitimate grounds).
The data processing is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims (does not apply if your objection is directed against direct advertising).
We are required by law to retain your data.

In this case, we will delete your data as soon as the requirement(s) cease to apply.

Data transfer to the USA

On our website, we use tools from companies that transfer your data to the USA and store it there and, if necessary, process it further. The European Commission has adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-US data protection framework. The decision establishes that the US ensures an adequate level of protection for EU personal data transferred to US companies. This decision is based on new safeguards and measures put in place by the US to meet data protection requirements. The adequacy decision includes, among other things, restrictions and safeguards on access to data by US intelligence agencies. Binding safeguards were introduced to limit US intelligence agencies' access to what is necessary and proportionate to protect national security. In addition, enhanced oversight of US intelligence activities was established to ensure that restrictions on surveillance activities are respected. An independent redress mechanism has also been established to handle and resolve complaints from European citizens about access to their data. The EU-US data protection framework thus allows European companies to transfer data to certified US companies without having to introduce additional data protection safeguards. A list of all certified companies can be found at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search.

A change in the European Commission's decision cannot be ruled out.

Your rights

Objection to data processing

IF IT'S STATED IN THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT THAT WE HAVE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA AND THAT THIS PROCESSING IS THEREFORE BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 SENTENCE 1 LIT. F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 21 GDPR. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING THAT IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROVISION. THE PREREQUISITE IS THAT YOU STATE REASONS FOR THE OBJECTION THAT ARISE FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. NO REASONS ARE REQUIRED IF THE OBJECTION IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING.

THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE OBJECTION IS THAT WE MAY NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR DATA. THIS ONLY DOES NOT APPLY IF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITS EXISTS:

WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.
THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS.

THESE EXCEPTIONS DO NOT APPLY IF YOUR OBJECTION IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING OR TO PROFILING RELATED TO IT.

Other rights

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are based on your consent. You can give this consent, for example, by ticking the appropriate box on online forms before you send the form, or by allowing the operation of certain cookies when you visit our website. You may revoke your consent at any time without giving reasons (Art. 7 (3) GDPR). From the time of revocation, we may then no longer process your data. The only exception: we are required by law to retain the data for a certain period of time. Such retention periods exist in particular in tax and commercial law.

Right to complain to the competent supervisory authority

If you believe that we are in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. You may contact a supervisory authority in the Member State of your residence, place of work or the place where the alleged infringement took place. The right to complain exists alongside administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

We must hand over data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract to you or a third party in a common machine-readable format if you request this. We can only transfer the data to another “data controller” if this is technically possible.

Right to information, deletion, and correction of data

According to Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to receive information free of charge about which of your personal data we have stored, where the data came from, to whom we transmit the data and for what purpose it is stored. If the data is incorrect, you have a right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR), and under the conditions of Art. 17 GDPR you may demand that we delete the data.

Right to restriction of processing

In certain situations, according to Art. 18 GDPR, you may demand that we restrict the processing of your data. The data may then - apart from storage - only be processed as follows:

with your consent
for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims
to protect the rights of another natural or legal person
for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

The right to restrict processing exists in the following situations:

You have disputed the accuracy of your personal data stored by us and we need time to verify this. The right exists for the duration of the review.
The processing of your personal data is unlawful or was unlawful in the past. The right exists alternatively to the deletion of the data.
We no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims. The right exists alternatively to the deletion of the data.
You have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and now your interests and our interests must be weighed against each other. The right exists as long as the result of the balancing of interests has not yet been determined.

Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External hosting

Our website is hosted on a server of the following Internet service provider (hoster):

HeNoMedia

Am Südhang 25

24819 Todenbüttel

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with the hoster or are standard contractual clauses (SCC) in place?

Yes

How do we process your data?

The hoster stores all the data from our website. This includes all personal data that is collected automatically or through entering. This can be in particular: Your IP address, pages accessed, names, contact details and requests, as well as meta and communication data. When processing data, our hoster adheres to our instructions and always processes the data only insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the service obligation to us.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

Since we address potential customers via our website and maintain contacts with existing customers, the data processing by our hoster serves to initiate and fulfill contracts and is therefore based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. In addition, it is our legitimate interest as a company to provide a professional Internet offering that meets the necessary requirements for security, speed and efficiency. In this respect, we also process your data on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

Data collection on this website

Use of cookies

Our website places cookies on your device. These are small text files that are used for various purposes. Some cookies are technically necessary for the website to function at all (necessary cookies). Others are needed to perform certain actions or functions on the site (functional cookies). For example, without cookies it would not be possible to take advantage of a shopping cart in an online store. Still other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or to optimize advertising measures. If we use third-party services on our website, for example to process payment transactions, these companies may also leave cookies on your device when you access the website (so-called third-party cookies).

How do we process your data?

Session cookies are only stored on your device for the duration of a session. As soon as you close the browser, they therefore disappear by themselves. Permanent cookies, on the other hand, remain on your device unless you delete them yourself. This can, for example, lead to your user behavior being permanently analyzed. You can use the settings in your browser to influence how it handles cookies:

Do you want to be informed when cookies are set?
Do you want to exclude cookies in general or for certain cases?
Do you want cookies to be deleted automatically when you close the browser?

If you disable or do not allow cookies, the functionality of the website may be limited.

If we use cookies from other companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you about this as part of this privacy policy. We also request your consent in this regard when you access our website.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our online offers can be used by visitors without technical problems and that all desired functions are available to them. The storage of necessary and functional cookies on your device therefore takes place on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. We use all other cookies on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR, provided you give us your consent. You can revoke this at any time with effect for the future. If you have consented to the placement of necessary and functional cookies when requesting consent, these cookies will also be stored exclusively on the basis of your consent.

Cookie consent with Legal Cockpit

What is the Legal Cockpit cookie tool?

Consent management platform (CMP) for obtaining and processing GDPR-compliant consent.

Who processes your data?

Legalcore AG, Reinhardtstr. 7, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Where can you find more information about data protection at Legal Cockpit?

https://cockpit.legal/datenschutz/

How do we process your data?

We use Legal Cockpit's consent management platform to obtain your consent to store cookies on your device in a data protection compliant manner. When you visit our website and close the Legal Cockpit cookie window requesting consent, the following data is transmitted to the company:

your IP address
information about your browser
information about your terminal device
the time of your visit to the website

In addition, the Legal Cockpit stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consent given or its revocation to your browser. All collected data is stored until the cookies are no longer needed, you delete the Legal Cockpit cookie or request us to delete the data. This does not apply only if we are required by law to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We are legally obliged to obtain the consent of our website visitors for the use of certain cookies. In order to fulfill this obligation, we use Legal Cockpit. The legal basis for data processing is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR.

Server log files

Server log files log all requests and accesses to our website and record error messages. They also include personal data, in particular your IP address. However, this is anonymized by the provider after a short time, so that we cannot assign the data to your person. The data is automatically transmitted to our provider by your browser.

How do we process your data?

Our provider stores the server log files in order to be able to track the activities on our website and to locate errors. The files contain the following data:

browser type and version
operating system used
referrer URL
host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address (anonymized if necessary)

We do not combine this data with other data but use it only for statistical analysis and to improve our website.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website runs without errors. It is also our legitimate interest to obtain an anonymized overview of the accesses to our website. Therefore, the data processing is lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

Contact form

You can send us a message via the contact form on this website.

How do we process your data?

We store your message and the information from the form in order to process your request including follow-up questions. This also applies to the contact details provided. We do not pass on the data to other persons without your consent.

How long do we store your data?

We delete your data as soon as one of the following occurs:

Your request has been conclusively processed.
You request us to delete the data.
You revoke your consent to the storage.

This does not apply only if we are required by law to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

If your request is related to our contractual relationship or serves the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. In all other cases, it is our legitimate interest to effectively process requests directed to us. The legal basis for data processing is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of your data, Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. In this case, you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Inquiry by e-mail, telephone or fax

You can send us a message by e-mail or fax or call us.

How do we process your data?

We store your message as well as your self-made contact details or the transmitted telephone number in order to be able to process your inquiry including follow-up questions. We do not pass on the data to other persons without your consent.

How long do we store your data?

We delete your data as soon as one of the following occurs:

Your inquiry has been conclusively processed.
You request us to delete the data.
You revoke your consent to the storage.

This does not apply only if we are required by law to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

Communication via WhatsApp

What is WhatsApp?

Instant messaging service

Who processes your data?

WhatsApp Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland

Where can you find more information about data protection at WhatsApp?

https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

How do we process your data?

For communication with our customers and other persons outside our company, we use the instant messaging service WhatsApp in the variant "WhatsApp Business".

Communication takes place via end-to-end encryption (peer-to-peer). This prevents WhatsApp or other third parties from gaining access to the communication content. We have also set our accounts in such a way that no automatic matching with the address book on the smartphones used takes place. WhatsApp does, however, gain access to the metadata of the communication process (e.g., sender, recipient and time of communication) and, according to its own statement, shares this data with Meta, its parent company based in the USA.

How long do we store your data?

We delete your data as soon as one of the following occurs:

The purpose of the data processing has ceased to exist.
You request us to delete the data.
You revoke your consent to the storage.

The only time this does not apply is when we are legally obligated to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

If our exchange via WhatsApp is related to our contractual relationship or serves the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. In all other cases, it is our legitimate interest to effectively process requests directed to us and to maintain a business contact with other persons. The legal basis for data processing is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of your data, Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. In this case, you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Slack

What is Slack?

Instant messaging service

Who processes your data?

Slack Technologies Limited, Salesforce Tower, 60 R801, North Dock, Dublin, Ireland

Where can you find more information about data protection at Slack?

https://slack.com/intl/de-de/trust/privacy/privacy-policy

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification..

How do we process your data?

We use the instant messaging service Slack to communicate with our customers and other people outside our company.

How long do we store your data?

We delete your data as soon as one of the following points occurs:

- The purpose of the data processing no longer applies.

- You ask us to delete the data.

- You revoke your consent to storage.

This only does not apply if we are legally obliged to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

If our exchange via Slack is related to our contractual relationship or serves the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. In all other cases, it is our legitimate interest to effectively process enquiries addressed to us and to maintain business contact with other persons. The legal basis for data processing is therefore Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of your data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. In this case, you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Calendar

What is Google Calendar?

Tool for scheduling appointments

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google?

https://policies.google.com/privacy

How do we process your data?

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

How long do we store your data?

We delete your data as soon as one of the following occurs:

The purpose of the data processing has ceased to exist.
You request us to delete the data.
You revoke your consent to the storage.

This does not apply only if we are required by law to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in making appointments with customers and other interested parties as uncomplicated as possible. The data processing is therefore based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of your data, the legal basis is exclusively Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. In this case, you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

HubSpot

What is HubSpot?

Platform for customer relationship management (CRM), i.e. the management of customer relationships in the areas of marketing, sales and service.

Who processes your data?

HubSpot Inc., 25 Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA

Where can you find more information about data protection at HubSpot?

https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

How do we process your data?

We use the CRM HubSpot to capture, sort, and analyze customer interactions via email, social media, and phone across multiple channels. We evaluate the collected personal data, use it for communication with (potential) customers or for marketing activities, such as newsletter mailings. In addition, HubSpot enables us to record and analyze the behavior of our website visitors.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in managing and communicating with customers as efficiently as possible. The data processing is therefore based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of your data, the legal basis is exclusively Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. In this case, you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Registration function

In order to use certain functions or offers on our website, you must register. This requires you to provide your e-mail address and possibly other personal data.

How do we process your data?

We store the data you provide during registration and use it to provide you with the function or offer for which you have registered. If there are any changes in relation to the offer or function, we will use your e-mail address to inform you about them. In addition, we use your e-mail address to make you further contract offers, if necessary.

How long do we store your data?

We delete your data as soon as one of the following occurs:

The purpose of the data processing has ceased to apply.
You request us to delete the data.
You revoke your consent to the storage.

The only time this does not apply is when we are legally obligated to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We store and use your data to fulfill the user relationship established during registration and, if necessary, to initiate further contracts. The legal basis is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR.

Analysis tools and advertising

We use the following tools to analyze the behavior of our website visitors and show you advertisements.

Google Tag Manager

What is Google Tag Manager?

Tag management system for the integration of tracking codes and conversion pixels of Google Ireland. Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google Tag Manager?

https://policies.google.com/privacy

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

How do we process your data?

We use the Google Tag Manager. The tool helps us to integrate tracking codes and conversion pixels into our website, manage them and play them out. Google Tag Manager does not create user profiles itself, does not place cookies on your device, and does not analyze your behavior as a user. It does, however, record your IP address and transmit it to Google servers in the USA.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in a quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on our website. The use of Google Tag Manager is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the transfer of your IP address, we process your data exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Analytics

What is Google Analytics?

Tool for analyzing user behavior of Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Where can you find more information about Google Analytics data protection?

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

How can you prevent data collection?

Among other things, with a browser plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

How do we process your data?

We are always interested in optimizing our web offer for visitors to our website and placing advertisements in the best possible way. We are helped in this by Google Analytics, a tool that analyzes the behavior of users and thus provides us with the necessary database for adjustments. Through the tool, we receive information about the origin of our visitors, their page views and the time they spend on the pages, as well as the operating system they use.

Standard processing

To collect the data, Google Analytics uses cookies, device fingerprinting or other user recognition technologies. The data is transmitted to Google servers in the USA and, with the help of the IP address that is also collected, summarized in a profile that can be assigned to you or your device.

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IP anonymization

We have activated the "IP anonymization" function within Google Analytics. For you, this means that Google truncates your IP address (from the EU or EEA) before transmitting it to the USA. Only in exceptional cases does Google transmit the full IP address to servers in the USA and only shorten it there.

Demographic characteristics

We use the "demographic characteristics" function of Google Analytics to display suitable advertisements to visitors to our website within the Google advertising network. As a result, reports may be generated that include statements about the age, gender, and interests of our site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google as well as visitor data from third parties. It is not possible to assign the collected data to specific individuals.

You can deactivate the function in the settings of your Google account.

E-commerce tracking

We use the "e-commerce tracking" function of Google Analytics. This allows us to analyze the purchasing behavior of our website visitors and improve our online marketing campaigns. E-commerce tracking records, for example, your orders, average order values, shipping costs, and the time from viewing to purchasing a product. Google can summarize the data under a transaction ID and assign it to you or your device.

How long do we store your data?

According to its own information, Google deletes or anonymizes data stored at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. user IDs) or advertising IDs after 14 months (cf. https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de).

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior for the purpose of optimizing our website and the advertising placed there. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. In the event that you have consented, for example, to the storage of cookies or have otherwise consented to data processing by Google Analytics, only Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Hotjar

What is Hotjar?

Tool for analyzing user behavior

Who processes your data?

Hotjar Ltd, Dragonara Business Centre, 5th Floor, Dragonara Road, Paceville St Julian's STJ 3141, Malta.

Where can you find more information about data protection at Hotjar?

https://www.hotjar.com/privacy

How can you prevent data collection?

Two ways to disable the tool: https://www.hotjar.com/opt-out

How do we process your data?

We are always interested in optimizing our web offer for users and placing advertisements in the best possible way. We are helped in this by Hotjar, a tool that analyzes user behavior and thus provides us with the necessary database for adjustments. Specifically, Hotjar processes the data of website visitors as follows:

It records, among other things, which click and scroll movements users make with the mouse and how long the mouse pointer lingers at a certain position. From the collected data of all users, the tool then creates so-called heat maps, which make visible which website areas are particularly popular.
It tells us how long users stayed on a subpage of our website and when they left the page.
It can collect direct feedback from you as a website visitor.
If users have started to fill out our contact form, the tool registers at which point they abandoned the input (so-called conversion funnels).

To recognize you as a user, Hotjar places cookies on your device or reads information stored on it via so-called device fingerprinting.

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On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior for the purpose of optimizing our website and the advertising placed there. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. In the event that you have, for example, consented to the storage of cookies or otherwise consented to data processing by Hotjar, the legal basis is exclusively Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Ads

What is Google Ads?

Online advertising program of Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google Ads?

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=en

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

How do we process your data?

We use Google Ads. Google's advertising program enables us to play advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when visitors to our website enter certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, we can place targeted advertisements based on the user data available at Google (e.g. location data and interests) (target group targeting). We evaluate the collected data quantitatively by analyzing, for example, which search terms led to the playout of our ads and how many ads resulted in corresponding clicks.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the placement and evaluation of advertisements. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. In the event that you have consented, for example, to the storage of cookies or have otherwise consented to data processing by Google, only Art. 6 (1) a) DSGVO is the legal basis. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Conversion Tracking

What is Google Conversion Tracking?

Tool for analyzing user behavior provided by Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google Conversion Tracking?

https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

How do we process your data?

We are always interested in optimizing our web offering for users and placing advertising in the best possible way. For this purpose, we also use Google's conversion tracking. With its help, we can record whether and how often visitors clicked on certain buttons on our website and which products were viewed and purchased particularly frequently (conversion statistics) . In the course of data collection and storage, we do not receive any information with which we can personally identify individual visitors. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior for the purpose of optimizing our website and the advertising placed there. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In the event that you have consented, for example, to the storage of cookies or have otherwise consented to data processing by Google Conversion Tracking, only Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Plugins and tools

Google Fonts (local hosting)

We use fonts from the US company Google on our website. We have installed the fonts locally, so there is no connection to Google's servers when you visit our website.

For more information about Google Fonts, please visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and read Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

hCaptcha

What is hCaptcha?

Online security service to distinguish between humans and computers

Who processes your data?

ntuition Machines, Inc., 2211 Selig Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA

Where can you find more information about data protection at hCaptcha?

https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

hCaptcha adheres to the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission (https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy)

How do we process your data?

With hCaptcha, we examine whether data submitted into forms on our website has been entered by a human or by a computer. For you, this means that the tool analyzes your behavior as a visitor to our website based on various characteristics. The analysis does not start when you use the tool, but already when you visit our website. Various data is collected, e.g. the IP address, the time spent on our website and mouse movements. The data is forwarded to the USA.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a company, we have a legitimate interest in protecting our web offerings from spam and abusive spying. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1)1 lit. f) GDPR.

In the event that you have consented to data processing, only Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. From the time of revocation, we may no longer process your data.

Friendly Captcha

What is Friendly Captcha?

Online security service to distinguish between humans and computers

Who processes your data?

Friendly Captcha GmbH, Am Anger 3-5, 82237 Woerthsee, Germany

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Friendly Captcha?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at Friendly Captcha?

https://friendlycaptcha.com/de/privacy/

How do we process your data?

With Friendly Captcha, we examine whether data submitted into forms on our website has been entered by a human or by a computer. For you, this means that the tool analyzes your behavior as a visitor to our website based on various characteristics. The analysis does not start when you use the tool, but already when you visit our website. Various data is collected, e.g. the IP address, the time spent on our website and mouse movements.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a company, we have a legitimate interest in protecting our web offerings from spam and abusive spying. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

Cloudflare Turnstile

What is Cloudflare Turnstile?

Online security service to distinguish between humans and computers

Who processes your data?

Cloudflare Inc, 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

Where can you find more information about data protection at Cloudflare?

https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

How do we process your data?

With Cloudflare Turnstile, we examine whether data submitted into forms on our website has been entered by a human or by a computer. For you, this means that the tool analyzes your behavior as a visitor to our website based on various characteristics. The analysis does not start when you use the tool, but already when you visit our website. Various data is collected, e.g. the IP address, the time spent on our website and mouse movements. The data is forwarded to the USA.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a company, we have a legitimate interest in protecting our web offerings from spam and abusive spying. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

Sentry

What is Sentry?

Error Management Tool

Who processes your data?

Sentry Inc, 132 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, USA.

Where can you find more information about data protection at Sentry?

https://sentry.io/privacy/

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

The data transfer to the USA is based on the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How do we process your data?

For our website, we use Sentry. Sentry is an error monitoring platform designed to help developers identify, track and fix issues and errors in their applications. The tool provides real-time monitoring and notifications of errors, performance issues, and crashes that occur in applications. The tool helps us to provide you with a flawless and safe use of our application. Sentry may also process personal data in the process, depending on the information contained in the error reports. If an application that uses Sentry collects or processes personal data and an error occurs, that personal data may be included in the error reports.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our online services can be used by visitors without technical problems and that all desired functions are available to them. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

eCommerce and payment providers

Customer and contract data

How do we process your data?

When we conclude a contract with you, we require certain personal data from you. We collect, process and use this data only insofar as it is necessary to establish our legal relationship, to shape its content or to change it. If you can only use our services via our website or if the services are billed via the website, we also collect usage data insofar as this is necessary to enable you to use our offer or to bill the service used.

How long do we store your data?

We store your data until our legal relationship ends, unless we are required by law to keep the data longer.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We store your data in order to fulfill the contract with you or to carry out pre-contractual measures. The basis of the data processing is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR.

Credit checks

In the case of purchases on account or other payment methods where we make advance payments, we may carry out credit checks or scoring. In this case, we transmit the necessary data entered for this purpose to credit agencies. The probability of non-payment is determined on the basis of the data. In the event of an increased risk of non-payment, we may refuse certain types of payment.

This process is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR and to avoid payment defaults as a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If consent has been obtained, the credit check is carried out on the basis of this consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

How long do we store your data?

We store your data until our legal relationship ends, unless we are required by law to keep the data longer.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We store your data in order to fulfill the contract with you or to carry out pre-contractual measures. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR.

Data transfer for the shipment of goods

How do we process your data?

When you order goods from us, we transmit your data to companies that we commission with the delivery and/or through which we process the payment. In doing so, only data that is necessary for the commissioned company to carry out the specific order will be transmitted. If we want to pass on data beyond this, we will obtain your consent. We do not pass on your data for advertising purposes.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We pass on your data in order to fulfill the contract we have concluded with you. The basis of the data processing is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR.

Data transfer when using services and digital content.

How do we process your data?

For the processing of the payment, we transmit your data to a payment service or the credit institution commissioned with the payment processing. We only pass on data that is absolutely necessary for the payment process. If we want to pass on data beyond this, we will obtain your consent.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We pass on your data in order to fulfill the contract we have concluded with you. The basis of the data processing is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. If you have consented to the transfer of your data, the data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Data transfer for dropshipping

Dropshipping means that ordered goods are delivered directly from the manufacturer or wholesaler to you. In our case this is:

GDDC GmbH
Marienthaler Str. 12
24340 Eckernförde

We have concluded a data processing agreement with GDDC GmbH.

How do we process your data?

So that the delivery can be made by GDDC GmbH, we give your name, delivery address and - if necessary - your phone number to them.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

Payment services

To enable you to conveniently pay for your purchases on our website, we use the services of payment services, i.e. external companies that process the payments for us. You can see which ones these are specifically from the list at the end of this section.

How do we process your data?

For the payment process, you must provide certain personal data, e.g. your name, your account details or credit card number. We pass this data on to the respective payment service. For the transaction itself, the respective contract and data protection provisions of the respective services apply.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We pass on your data in order to fulfill the contract we have concluded with you. The basis of the data processing is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. In addition, we have a legitimate interest in processing purchases as quickly, conveniently and securely as possible. In this respect, the legal basis is also Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the transfer of your data, the data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Which payment services do we use?

PayPal

What is PayPal?

Online payment service

Who processes your data?

PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Where can you find more information about data protection at PayPal?

https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

PayPal adheres to the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission (see https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/pocpsa-full).

Stripe

What is Stripe?

Online payment service

Who processes your data?

Stripe Payments Europe Ltd, 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland.

Where can you find more information about data protection at Stripe?

https://stripe.com/de/privacy

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

Audio and video conferences

As a company we are in contact with many people: Customers, business partners, service providers, etc. In doing so, we also use so-called online conferencing tools for the exchange, in addition to other means of communication. Information relevant to data protection law on the provider(s) of the tools we use can be found at the end of this section. If you communicate with us via such a tool, not only we, but in particular the provider of the respective tool, process your personal data.

How do we process your data?

Online conference tools collect and store various personal data in order to enable participation in an online conference and its smooth execution. In addition to registration, conference and technical data, this also concerns certain communication content.

Registration data: Your email address and/or phone number and, if applicable, other data you provide when registering for the conference.
Conference data: The start, end as well as duration of your participation in the conference, the number of participants and other metadata about the conference.
Technical data: IP address, MAC address, device ID, device type, operating system and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speaker, and connection type.
Communication content: Cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards and other information shared while using the service.

For details on data processing, please refer to the privacy policy of the respective conferencing tool provider.

How long do we store your data?

As your communication partner, we delete your data on our systems as soon as one of the following occurs:

The purpose of the data processing no longer applies.
You request us to delete the data.
You revoke your consent to the storage.

This does not apply only if we are required by law to retain the data.

Cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them.

Conference tool providers also store your data for their own purposes. Please ask the providers directly what this means for the duration of the storage of your data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

If we are already contractually connected or if you would like to conclude a contract with us, we use conference tools to fulfill the contract or to inform you about our services or products. In this respect, the data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. Otherwise, the use of conferencing tools serves the purpose of simple and quick communication, without which we would not be able to run our business efficiently. We therefore also have a legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Another legal basis may be your consent. Relevant in this case is Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. This basis ceases to apply for the future if you revoke your consent.

Which online conference tools do we use?

Microsoft Teams

What is Microsoft Teams?

Communication platform for collaboration in teams

Who processes your data?

Microsoft Corp., One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA

Where can you find more information about data protection at Microsoft Teams?

https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

Google Meet

What is Google Meet?

Video conferencing service provided by Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google Meet?

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

Webex

What is Webex?

Communication platform for video conferencing and cloud-based telephony.

Who processes your data?

Webex Communications Deutschland GmbH, Hansaallee 249 c/o Cisco Systems GmbH, 40549 Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Where can you find more information about data protection at Webex?

https://www.cisco.com/c/de_de/about/legal/privacy-full.html

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision and the company's corresponding certification.

Own services / Other

Handling of applicant data

If you would like to work for us, we will be happy to receive your application. We treat all personal data submitted as strictly confidential. This also applies to data that we collect later in the course of the application process.

How do we process your data?

We store and use all data that we collect as part of the application process to the extent that this is necessary to decide whether to establish an employment relationship. In addition to contact and communication data and application documents, this also applies, for example, to notes that we take during interviews. We only pass on your data within our company to persons who are involved in processing your application.

If your application is successful, we will store the data required to carry out the employment relationship in our data processing systems.

How long do we store your data?

If we are unable to make you a job offer, you decline a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to keep your documents and other application data for up to 6 months after the application process has ended. The reason is that we may need the data for evidence purposes in the event of a legal dispute. After this period, we delete the data and destroy the documents. If a legal dispute is actually imminent or already pending, we delete the data and documents if they are no longer required for evidentiary purposes.

The deletion of your data is always subject to the condition that we are not legally obliged to keep it longer.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We process your applicant data on the basis of Section 26 BDSG-neu (initiation of an employment relationship) and Article 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR (general contract initiation).

The same applies if your application is successful.

If we are unable to make you a job offer, you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we have a legitimate interest in using your data for evidentiary purposes in any legal dispute. The data processing is therefore based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

If you have expressly consented to the storage of your data, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Data processing on social media

What is Social Media?

By social media, we mean the social networks on which we have created publicly accessible profiles. You can read below which social networks these are specifically.

Who processes your data?

The respective operating companies of the social networks. You can find the individual operators below under the respective networks.

How is your data processed?

The operators of social networks are generally able to collect and evaluate comprehensive data about the behavior of visitors and users of the network. It is not possible for us to track all processing operations on the social networks we use, which is why further processing operations not listed here may be carried out by the operators of the social networks. You can find more information on this in the terms of use and privacy statements of the respective social networks.

The processing of your data can be triggered by you visiting the website of the social network or our profile page there. Even if you visit a website that uses certain content of the network, e.g. like or share buttons, data may already be transmitted to the operators of the social network. If you yourself are a user of the social network and logged into your user account, your visit to our profile page can be assigned to your account by the operator of the social network. Even if you yourself have not registered a user account or are not logged in, the operator of the network may still collect your personal data, e.g. by recording your IP address or setting cookies. With this data, the operators can create user profiles adapted to your behavior and interests and show you interest-based advertising inside and outside the network. If you are a registered user of the network, the interest-based advertising may also be displayed on all devices on which you are or were logged in.

On what legal basis is your data processed?

Our profiles in the social networks are intended to ensure the broadest possible presence of our company on the Internet. As a company, we have a legitimate interest in this. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

The data processing operations and analyses carried out by the operators of the social networks themselves may be based on other legal grounds. These must be stated by the operators of the social networks.

Who is responsible for the processing of your data and how can you assert your rights?

If you visit one of our profiles on the social networks, we are jointly responsible with the operator of the respective network for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. In principle, you can assert your rights both against us and against the operator of the respective network.

Despite the joint responsibility with the operators of the social networks, however, our influence on the data processing operations of the respective operator is limited and is primarily based on the operator's specifications.

How long is your data stored?

If we collect data via our profiles in the social networks, these are deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for storing them no longer applies, you request us to delete them or you revoke your consent to storage. Stored cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

We have no influence on how long the operators of the social networks store your data, which the operators collect for their own purposes. You can obtain information on this directly from the operator of the respective social network, e.g. in the respective privacy policy.

Which social media do we use?

Facebook

What is Facebook?
A social network

Who processes your data?
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Is your data transferred to third countries?
Yes, to the U.S. and also to other third countries.

Where can you find more information about data protection at Facebook?
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

As a Facebook user, where can you adjust your advertising preferences?
As a registered Facebook user, you can adjust your advertising settings in your user account. To do so, click on the following link and log in:

https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.

Instagram

What is Instagram?
A social network specializing in photos and videos.

Who processes your data?
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland

Is your data transferred to third countries?
Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at Instagram?
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875/?helpref=hc_fnav&bc[0]=Instagram-Hilfebereich&bc[1]=Richtlinien%20und%20Meldungen

As a user, where can you adjust your privacy settings?
As a registered Instagram user, you can adjust your privacy settings in your user account. To do so, click the following link and log in:
https://www.instagram.com/accounts/privacy_and_security/

What is LinkedIn?

A social network for business contacts

Who processes your data?

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Is your data transferred to third countries?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at LinkedIn?

https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=homepage-basic_footer-privacy-policy

As a user, where can you adjust your privacy settings?

As a registered LinkedIn user, you can adjust your privacy settings in your user account. To do so, click on the following link and log in:

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/

YouTube

What is YouTube?
A social network in the form of an online video portal.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Is your data transferred to third countries?
Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at YouTube?
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

As a user, where can you adjust your privacy settings?

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de#infochoices

TikTok

What is TikTok?

A social network specializing in photos and videos

Who processes your data?

TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland.

Is your data transferred to third countries?
Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at TikTok?
https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy-eea?lang=de

As a user, where can you adjust your privacy settings?
https://www.tiktok.com/legal/tiktok-website-cookies-policy?lang=de