Privacy

Privacy

1. Access data and hosting
Content Delivery Network
2. Data processing for contract processing and contact
2.1 Data processing for contract processing
2.2 Account
2.3 Contacting us
3. Data processing for the purpose of shipping
Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notification
4. Data processing for payment processing
4.1 Data processing for transaction processing
4.2 Data processing for the purpose of preventing fraud and optimizing our payment processes
4.3 Identity and credit check when selecting Klarna payment services
4.4 Identity and creditworthiness check when selecting purchase on account via PayPal and Ratepay
5. Message by E-Mail
5.1 email newsletter with registration
5.2 Email newsletter without registration and your right to object
5.3 Sending rating requests by email
6. Cookies and other technologies
6.1 General Information
6.2 Use of Usercentric's consent management platform to manage consent
7. Use of cookies and other technologies
Use of Google services
8. Integration of the Trusted Shops Trustbadge/other widgets
8.1 Data processing when integrating the trust badge/other widgets
8.2 Data processing after order completion
9. Social Media
Our online presence on Facebook (by Meta)
10. Contact options and your rights
10.1 Your rights
10.2 Contact possibilities

Responsible for the data processing is:
Stefan Schmaltz
Kronauer Str. 88
68753 Waghausel

info@opensprinklershop.de

Telephone: 07254-4045434

We appreciate your interest in our online shop. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below, we provide detailed information about how we handle your data. Your data is processed in accordance with the GDPR and Section 165 (3) of the Austrian Telecommunications Act (TKG).

1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Each time you access a website, the web server only automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of the access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access. This access data is evaluated solely for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our services. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in the correct presentation of our offer, which outweigh our interests in the context of a balancing of interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO. All access data is deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site.

 Content Delivery Network

To shorten loading times, we use a so-called content delivery network ("CDN") for some of our offerings. With this service, content, e.g. large media files, is delivered via regionally distributed servers of external CDN service providers. Therefore, access data is processed on the service provider's servers. Our service providers work for us as part of order processing. Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside Switzerland, the EU and the EEA. For these countries, there is no adequacy decision from the European Commission and the Swiss Federal Council. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact options described in this privacy policy.

2. Data processing for contract processing and for establishing contact

2.1 Data processing for contract execution

For the purpose of contract processing (including inquiries about and processing of any existing warranty and non-performance claims as well as any statutory updating obligations) in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we collect personal data if you provide it to us as part of your Submit your order voluntarily. Mandatory fields are marked as such, since in these cases we need the data to process the contract and we cannot send the order without providing them. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms.

Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on the transfer to our service providers for the purpose of order, payment and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration. After the contract has been fully processed, your data will be restricted for further processing and will be deleted after expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit.c GDPR, unless you have expressly requested further use of your data in accordance with Art 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data that goes beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

2.2 customer account

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening a customer account and for storing your data for further future orders our website. The deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or using a function provided for this purpose in the customer account. After deleting your customer account, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. which we inform you in this declaration.

2.3 Contact

In the context of customer communication, we collect personal data to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR if you give us this when you contact us (e.g. via the contact form, live chat tool or email ) voluntarily. Mandatory fields are marked as such, as in these cases we need the data to process your contact. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. After your request has been completely processed, your data will be deleted, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

3. Data processing for the purpose of dispatch processing

In order to fulfill the contract in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter b of GDPR, we will pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

The same applies to the transfer of data to our manufacturers or wholesalers in those cases in which they take over the shipping for us (drop shipping). These are considered shipping service providers in the sense of this data protection declaration.

 Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notification

If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order, we will pass on your e-mail address and telephone number to the selected shipping service provider in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit Delivery can contact you for the purpose of delivery notification or coordination.
Consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or directly to the shipping service provider at the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete the data you have provided for this purpose unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

DHL Paket GmbH
Lane 10
53113 Bonn
Germany

4. Data processing for payment processing

For payment processing in our online shop, we work with these partners: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

4.1 Data processing for transaction processing

Depending on the selected payment method, we pass on the data required for the processing of the payment transaction to our technical service providers, who work for us in the context of order processing, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary for the processing of the payment. This serves the fulfillment of the contract according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required for payment processing themselves, e.g. on their own website or via a technical integration into the ordering process. In this respect, the data protection provisions of the respective payment service provider apply.
If you have any questions about our payment processing partners and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

4.2 Data processing for the purpose of fraud prevention and the optimization of our payment processes

Where applicable, we provide our service providers with additional data, which they use together with the data required for payment processing as our processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimization of our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing of disputed payments, accounting support). Pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, this serves to protect our legitimate interests in fraud prevention or in efficient payment management, which outweigh these interests in a balancing of interests.

4.3 Identity and credit checks when choosing Klarna payment services

Klarna direct debit, purchase on account via Klarna, Klarna installment purchase
If you opt for the payment services of Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter Klarna), we ask for your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, that we are allowed to transmit the data necessary for the processing of the payment and an identity and credit check to Klarna. In Germany, the Privacy Credit agencies named by Klarna may be used. Klarna uses the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option mentioned in this data protection declaration. As a result, we may no longer be able to offer you certain payment options. You can revoke your consent to this use of personal data at any time, also vis-à-vis Klarna.

4.4 Identity and credit check when selecting purchase on account via PayPal and Ratepay

If you opt for the purchase on account payment method (offered via Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin (hereinafter Ratepay) and PayPal (Europe) S.à rl et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter PayPal)), we ask for your consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. In Germany, for the identity and credit check, the Ratepay privacy policy mentioned credit agencies are used. Ratepay uses the information received about the statistical probability of non-payment for a balanced decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option specified in this data protection declaration. As a result, we may no longer be able to offer you certain payment options. Additional information on data protection at PayPal can be found here.

5. Advertising by email

5.1 Email newsletter with registration

If you register for our newsletter, we will use the data required for this or separately provided by you in order to regularly send you our e-mail newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. Unsubscribing from the newsletter is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your e-mail address from the recipient list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

5.2 E-mail newsletters without registration and your right to object

If we receive your email address in connection with the sale of a product or service and you have not refused or objected to this, or if you are registered on the Robinson list for customers based in Austria (Section 7 (2) ECG) and Switzerland, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for products from our range that are similar to those you have already purchased by email (based on Section 7 (3) UWG for customers based in Germany or on the basis of Section 174 (4) TKG (Austria) for customers based in Austria or on the basis of Art. 3 (o) UWG for customers based in Switzerland). This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in addressing our customers with advertising, which prevail within the framework of a balancing of interests, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) S. 1 (f) GDPR.

As a customer based in Austria or Switzerland, you can easily and free of charge opt out of this use of your email address at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. As a customer based in Germany, you can opt out of this use of your email address at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided for this purpose in the advertising email, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

After you have unsubscribed, we will delete your e-mail address from the list of recipients, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

5.3 Sending evaluation requests by email

If you have given us your express consent to do so during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR, we will use your email address to ask you to submit a rating of your order using the rating system we use. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or via a link provided for this purpose in the request for a rating. After you have revoked your consent, we will delete your email address from the recipient list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

The review requests may also be sent by our service provider Trusted Shops SE, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne (“Trusted Shops”).

In the context of sending review requests, we receive information on the respective status from Trusted Shops (e.g. whether the review request has been sent and whether it has arrived). This is done in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR to fulfill our legitimate interest in receiving information about the review invitations in order to carry out optimizations based on this, as well as to fulfill Trusted Shops’ legitimate interest in this service To be able to offer.

Together with Trusted Shops, we are responsible for sending review requests and for collecting and displaying review and status information.

As part of the shared responsibility between us and Trusted Shops, if you have questions about data protection and to assert your rights, please contact Trusted Shops, whose contact options you can use here Find. Further information on data protection can be found at the following link here remove. Regardless of this, you can always contact us using the contact option described in this data protection declaration. If necessary, your request will be passed on to the other person responsible for an answer.

6. Cookies and other technologies

6.1 General information

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies on various pages, including so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your terminal device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your terminal device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit (so-called persistent cookies).

Protection of privacy for end devices
When using our online offer, we use technologies that are absolutely necessary in order to be able to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information in your end device or the access to information that is already stored in your end device does not require your consent in this respect.

For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information on your device or the access to information that is already stored on your device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Any consent you may have given will remain in effect until you adjust or reset the respective settings in your device.

Any downstream data processing using cookies and other technologies

We use such technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. shopping cart function). Through these technologies, IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the contents of the shopping cart) are collected and processed. In the context of a balancing of interests, this serves the overriding legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

In addition, we use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration. If necessary, we also use technologies that are not individually listed in this data protection declaration. You can find more information about these technologies, including the respective legal basis for data processing, on the Usercentrics platform. You can do this by clicking the fingerprint button in the lower right or left corner of the page.

What types of cookies are used?

Marketing cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to tailor our website and the advertising you see to your interests.

Necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary to enable our website to operate. These include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into the customer area or put something in your shopping cart.

Analytical / performance cookies: These cookies make it possible to collect anonymized data about the usage behavior of our visitors. We then evaluate these in order, for example, to improve the functionality of the website and show you interesting offers.

Functional – Cookies
These cookies are used for certain functionalities of our website, for example to suggest a better navigation flow on our website, to show you personalized and relevant information (e.g. “interest-based advertisements”)

Cookie Settings

The cookie settings for your browser can be found under the following links: Microsoft Edge ™ / Safari ™ / Chrome ™ / Firefox ™ / Opera ™

Insofar as you have consented to the use of the technologies in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the data protection declaration. Alternatively, you can click the fingerprint button in the lower right or lower left corner of the page. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

On our website we set the Usercentrics Consent Management Platform ("Usercentrics") to inform you about the cookies and the other technologies that we use on our website, as well as to obtain, manage and document your legally required consent to the processing of your personal data by these technologies. This is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. c GDPR to fulfill our legal obligation in accordance with Art. 7 Para. Usercentrics is an offer from Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 1, 7 Munich, Germany, which processes your data on our behalf. When you visit our website, the Usersentrics web server saves a so-called server log file, which also contains your anonymised IP address, the date and time of your visit, device and browser information and information on your consent behavior. Your data will be deleted after three years, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 80331 Paragraph 6 Sentence 1 lit. we will inform you in this declaration.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission and the Swiss Federal Council have determined by resolution that they provide an adequate level of data protection: USA.

The adequacy decisions for the USA serve as the basis for transfers to third countries, provided the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

7. Use of Cookies and Other Technologies

We use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Once the purpose no longer applies and we no longer use the respective technology, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on your options for revoking your consent can be found in the section “Cookies and other technologies”. Further information, including the basis for our cooperation with the individual providers, can be found for the individual technologies. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis for our cooperation with them, please use the contact options described in this privacy policy.

 Use of Google services

We use the technologies presented below from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google technologies about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a server at Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement concluded for the respective technology between those jointly responsible in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information about data processing by Google can be found in the Data protection information from Google.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside Switzerland, the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission and the Swiss Federal Council have determined by resolution that they provide an adequate level of data protection.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside of Switzerland, the EU, and the EEA. For these countries, there is no adequacy decision from the European Commission or the Swiss Federal Council. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

 Google Analytics

For the purpose of website analysis, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information on your use of our website) is automatically collected and stored with Google Analytics, from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies can be used. If you visit our website from the EU, your IP address will be stored on a server located in the EU to derive location data and then deleted immediately before the traffic is forwarded to other Google servers for processing. The data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement on order processing by Google.

For the purpose of the optimized marketing of our website we have the Data Sharing Settings for “Google Products and Services” activated. In this way, Google can access the data collected and processed by Google Analytics and then use it to improve Google services. The data release to Google within the scope of these data release settings takes place on the basis of an additional agreement between those responsible. We have no influence on the subsequent data processing by Google.

For web analysis and advertising purposes, the extension function of Google Analytics uses the so-called. DoubleClick cookie enables your browser to be recognized when you visit other websites. Google will use this information to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity.

If you no consent If you allow the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a of the GDPR, no cookies will be stored or read on your device. The data processing described in the previous paragraphs does not take place. In order to close gaps in web analysis through behavior and conversion modeling, pings with data (user agent, information about your consent behavior, screen resolution, IP address) are sent to Google.

For website analysis and event tracking, we measure using Google Ads Conversion Tracking Your subsequent usage behavior if you reached our website via an advertisement from Google Ads. For this purpose, cookies can be used and data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website based on events specified by us such as visiting a website or newsletter registration) are recorded, from which pseudonyms are used Usage profiles are created.

If you no consent If you allow the use of Google Ads in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a of the GDPR, no cookies will be stored or read on your device. The data processing described in the previous paragraphs does not take place. In order to close gaps in web analytics through behavior and conversion modeling, pings with data (user agent, information about your consent behavior, screen resolution, IP address, page URL, information about ad clicks in URL parameters) are sent to Google . Your IP address is used to derive the IP country.

 Google Maps

For the visual representation of geographic information, Google Maps collects data about your use of the Maps functions, in particular the IP address and location data, transmits it to Google and then processes it by Google. We have no influence on this subsequent data processing.

  Google reCAPTCHA

To protect against misuse of our web forms and against spam by automated software (so-called bots), Google reCAPTCHA collects data (IP address, time of visit, browser information and information about your use of our website) and uses a so-called JavaScript and cookies analyze your use of our website. In addition, other cookies stored by Google services in your browser are evaluated. Reading out or saving of personal data from the input fields of the respective form does not take place.

 Google Fonts

For the uniform presentation of the content on our website, the script code “Google Fonts” collects data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information), transmits it to Google and then processes it by Google. We have no influence on this subsequent data processing.

 Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager allows us to manage various codes and services on our website. When implementing the individual tags, Google may also process personal data (e.g. IP address, online identifiers (including cookies)). The data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement on order processing by Google.

By using the Google Tag Manager, various services/technologies can be integrated.
If you do not want the use of individual tracking services and have therefore deactivated them, the deactivation remains for all affected tracking tags that are integrated by the Google Tag Manager.

 YouTube video plugin

To integrate third-party content, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information) are collected via the YouTube video plug-in in the extended data protection mode we use, transmitted to Google and then processed by Google, only if you have a Play video.

8. Integration of the Trusted Shops Trustbadge / other widgets

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a GDPR, Trusted Shops widgets are available on this website to display Trusted Shops services (e.g. seal of approval, collected reviews) and to offer the Trusted Shops products for buyers integrated after an order.

The Trustbadge and the services advertised with it are offered by Trusted Shops SE, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne ("Trusted Shops"), with whom we are jointly responsible for data protection pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. Within the scope of this privacy policy, we inform you below about the essential contractual content pursuant to Art. 26 (2) GDPR.

As part of the joint responsibility between us and Trusted Shops SE, if you have any data protection questions or to assert your rights, please contact Trusted Shops using the contact details provided in the Privacy information specified contact options. Irrespective of this, you can always contact the responsible person of your choice. If necessary, your request will then be forwarded to the other person responsible for an answer.

8.1 Data processing when integrating the Trustbadge/other widgets

The Trustbadge is provided by a US CDN (Content Delivery Network) provider. An appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission (available here) or the Swiss Federal Council (available here) is ensured. Service providers from the USA are generally certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework (collectively "DPF"). Further information can be obtained from here. If service providers used are not certified under the DPF, standard contractual clauses have been concluded as a suitable guarantee.

When the Trustbadge is called up, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which also contains your IP address, date and time of the call, amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the call. The IP address is anonymized immediately after collection, so that the stored data cannot be assigned to you personally. The anonymized data is used in particular for statistical purposes and for error analysis.

8.2 Data processing after order completion

If you have given your consent, the Trustbadge will access the order information (order total, order number, product purchased if applicable) and email address stored in your device after the order has been completed and your email address will be hashed using a cryptographic one-way function. The hash value will then be sent to Trusted Shops with the order information in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR.
This is to check whether you are already registered for Trusted Shops services. If this is the case, further processing takes place in accordance with what has been agreed between you and Trusted Shops contractual agreement. If you are not yet registered for the services or do not give your consent for automatic recognition via the Trustbadge, you will then be given the opportunity to register manually for the use of the services or to conclude security within the framework of your existing user contract .

For this purpose, after completing your order, the Trustbadge accesses the following information that is stored in the end device you are using: order total, order number and e-mail address. This is necessary so that we can offer you buyer protection. The data will only be transmitted to Trusted Shops if you actively decide to take out buyer protection by clicking on the corresponding button in the so-called Trustcard. If you decide to use the services, further processing is based on the contractual agreement with Trusted Shops in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR in order to be able to complete your registration for buyer protection and secure the order as well as you if necessary, to be able to send evaluation invitations by e-mail afterwards.

Trusted Shops uses service providers in the areas of hosting, monitoring, and logging. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR for the purpose of ensuring uninterrupted operation. Processing may take place in third countries (USA, Great Britain, and Israel). An appropriate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission (available for the USA). here, for Israel here and for Great Britain here) or the Swiss Federal Council (further information is available here) is ensured. Service providers from the USA are generally certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information is available here. If service providers used are not certified under the DPF, standard contractual clauses have been concluded as a suitable guarantee.

9. Social media

 Our online presence on Facebook (by Meta)

Insofar as you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO, when you visit our online presences on the social media mentioned in the above, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes, from which usage profiles will be created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator, as well as a contact option and your rights and setting options in this regard to protect your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of the providers linked below. If you still require assistance in this regard, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) is usually transferred to a server at Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there . Data processing when visiting a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. For more information (Insights data information), see here.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission and the Swiss Federal Council have determined by resolution that they provide an adequate level of data protection: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

The adequacy decisions for the USA serve as the basis for transfers to third countries, provided the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, and Mexico. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission or the Swiss Federal Council for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on these guarantees: the European Commission's standard data protection clauses.

10. Contact options and your rights

10.1 your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified there;
  • pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
  • pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is required
    • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
    • to fulfill a legal obligation;
    • for reasons of public interest or
    • required to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
  • according to Art. 18 DSGVO the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
    • the accuracy of the data is disputed by you;
    • the processing is unlawful, but you reject its deletion;
    • we no longer need the data, but you need it for asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or
    • You have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO;
  • In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another person responsible;
  • according to Art. 77 DSGVO the right to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work or our company headquarters.
Right of objection

Insofar as we process personal data as explained above in order to safeguard our legitimate interests that prevail in the context of a balancing of interests, you may object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you will only have the right to object if there are grounds arising from your particular situation.

After you have exercised your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of serves legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. Then we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

10.2 Contact options

If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, restriction or deletion of data, as well as revocation of consent given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our imprint.