Privacy Policy

We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest in our company and our products.

We have drafted this privacy policy (Version 04.01.2021-311246969) to explain to you, in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, what information we collect, how we use data, and what choices you as a visitor to this website have.

Unfortunately, it is inherent to the nature of these explanations that they sound very technical, but we have endeavored to describe the most important things as simply and clearly as possible.

Automatic Data Storage When you visit websites nowadays, certain information is automatically created and stored, including on this website.

When you visit our website, as you are doing right now, our web server (the computer on which this website is stored) automatically stores data such as:

the address (URL) of the visited webpage browser and browser version the operating system used the address (URL) of the previously visited page (referrer URL) the hostname and IP address of the device from which access is made the date and time in files (web server log files).

The web server log files are usually stored for two weeks and then automatically deleted. We do not pass on this data, but we cannot exclude the possibility that this data may be viewed in the event of unlawful behavior.

Cookies Our website uses HTTP cookies to store user-specific data.

Below, we explain what cookies are and why they are used, so that you can better understand the following privacy policy.

What exactly are cookies? Whenever you surf the internet, you use a browser. Common browsers include Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge. Most websites store small text files in your browser. These files are called cookies.

One thing is undeniable: cookies are really useful little helpers. Almost all websites use cookies. More precisely, these are HTTP cookies, as there are other cookies for different applications. HTTP cookies are small files that are stored by our website on your computer. These cookie files are automatically stored in the cookie folder, which is like the "brain" of your browser. A cookie consists of a name and a value. When defining a cookie, one or more attributes must also be specified.

Cookies store certain user data about you, such as language or personal page settings. When you return to our website, your browser sends the "user-specific" information back to our website. Thanks to the cookies, our website knows who you are and offers you your usual default settings. In some browsers, each cookie has its own file, while in others, like Firefox, all cookies are stored in a single file.

There are both first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly by our website, while third-party cookies are created by partner websites (e.g., Google Analytics). Each cookie must be evaluated individually, as each cookie stores different data. The expiration time of a cookie also varies from a few minutes to several years. Cookies are not software programs and do not contain viruses, trojans, or other "malware". Cookies also cannot access information on your PC.

The cookie data may look like this:

Name: _ga Expiration time: 2 years Purpose: Differentiation of website visitors Example value: GA1.2.1326744211.152311246969 A browser should support the following minimum sizes:

A cookie should be able to contain at least 4096 bytes. It should be possible to store at least 50 cookies per domain. In total, at least 3000 cookies should be able to be stored. What types of cookies are there? The question of which cookies we use depends on the services used and will be clarified in the following sections of the privacy policy. At this point, we would like to briefly discuss the different types of HTTP cookies.

We can distinguish between 4 types of cookies:

Essential cookies. These cookies are necessary to ensure basic functions of the website. These cookies are needed, for example, when a user adds a product to the shopping cart, then browses to other pages, and only later goes to checkout. These cookies do not delete the shopping cart even if the user closes their browser window.

Functional cookies These cookies collect information about user behavior and whether the user receives error messages. In addition, these cookies are also used to measure the loading time and behavior of the website with different browsers.

Targeting cookies These cookies ensure a better user experience. For example, entered locations, font sizes, or form data are stored.

Advertising cookies These cookies are also called targeting cookies. They are used to deliver tailored advertising to the user. This can be very convenient but also very annoying.

When you visit a website for the first time, you are usually asked which of these types of cookies you want to allow. And of course, this decision is also stored in a cookie.

How can I delete cookies? Whether and how you want to use cookies is up to you. Regardless of which service or website the cookies come from, you always have the option to delete cookies, allow only partial acceptance, or deactivate them. For example, you can block third-party cookies but allow all other cookies.

If you want to find out which cookies are stored in your browser, if you want to change or delete cookie settings, you can do this in your browser settings:

Safari: Manage cookies and website data with Safari.

Firefox: Delete cookies to remove data that websites have placed on your computer

Internet Explorer: delete and manage cookies

Microsoft Edge: delete and manage cookies

If you generally do not want cookies, you can set your browser to notify you when a cookie is about to be set. This way, you can decide for each cookie whether you want to allow it or not. The procedure varies depending on the browser. It's best to search for the instructions on Google using the search term "delete cookies Chrome" or "disable cookies Chrome" for a Chrome browser, or replace the word "Chrome" with the name of your browser, such as Edge, Firefox, Safari.

What about my privacy? Since 2009, there have been the so-called "Cookie Policies". These state that storing cookies requires your consent. However, within the EU countries, there are still very different reactions to these policies. In Germany, the cookie policies have not been implemented into national law. Instead, this directive has largely been implemented in § 15 (3) of the German Telemedia Act (TMG).

If you want to know more about cookies and are not afraid of technical documentation, we recommend https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265, the Request for Comments from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) titled "HTTP State Management Mechanism".

Storage of personal data Personal data that you transmit to us electronically on this website, such as your name, email address, address, or other personal information when submitting a form or commenting on the blog, will only be used by us for the specified purpose, securely stored, and not passed on to third parties, together with the time and IP address.

So, we only use your personal data to communicate with those visitors who expressly wish to be contacted and for the processing of the services and products offered on this website. We do not pass on your personal data without your consent, but we cannot exclude that access to this data may be possible in the event of unlawful behavior.

If you transmit personal data to us by email - outside of this website - we cannot guarantee the secure transmission and protection of your data. We recommend that you never send confidential data unencrypted by email.

The legal basis according to Article 6 (1) letter a GDPR (lawfulness of processing) is that you give us consent to process the data you have entered. You can revoke this consent at any time - an informal email is sufficient; you can find our contact details in the imprint.

Shopify For the operation of our online shop, we use Shopify, a service of Shopify Inc, 126 York Street, Suite 200, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1N 5T5. This service provides an e-commerce platform through which we offer our goods for sale. The data transmitted as part of your order is stored on a Shopify server in the USA. Shopify has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. Further information on data protection can be found in Shopify's privacy policy at http://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy.

The legal basis for the transmission of data to third parties for the purpose of contract processing or for billing purposes is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DS-GVO and for the transmission in legally ordered cases Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DS-GVO.

Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation According to the provisions of the GDPR, you generally have the following rights:

Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR). Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") (Article 17 GDPR) Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR) Right to notification - obligation to notify in connection with the rectification or erasure of personal data or the restriction of processing (Article 19 GDPR) Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR) Right to object (Article 21 GDPR) Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling (Article 22 GDPR). If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection rights have otherwise been violated, you can contact the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI).

Evaluation of visitor behavior In the following privacy policy, we inform you whether and how we evaluate data from your visit to this website. The evaluation of the data collected is generally anonymous, and we cannot draw any conclusions about your person from your behavior on this website.

You can find out about options to object to this evaluation of visit data in the following privacy policy.TLS encryption with https We use https to transfer data securely on the Internet (data protection by design Article 25 (1) GDPR). By using TLS (Transport Layer Security), an encryption protocol for secure data transmission over the Internet, we can ensure the protection of confidential data. You can recognize the use of this data transmission protection by the small lock symbol at the top left of the browser and by the use of the https scheme (instead of http) as part of our internet address.

Google Analytics Privacy Policy We use the Google Analytics (GA) analysis tool on our website, provided by the American company Google Inc. For the European region, the company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services. Google Analytics collects data about your actions on our website. For example, when you click on a link, this action is stored in a cookie and sent to Google Analytics. Based on the reports we receive from Google Analytics, we can better tailor our website and service to your preferences. Below, we go into more detail about the tracking tool and especially inform you about what data is stored and how you can prevent this.

What is Google Analytics? Google Analytics is a tracking tool used to analyze traffic on our website. In order for Google Analytics to work, a tracking code is embedded in the code of our website. When you visit our website, this code records various actions you perform on our website. Once you leave our website, this data is sent to and stored on Google Analytics servers.

Google processes the data, and we receive reports about your user behavior. These reports may include, among other things:

Audience reports: Audience reports help us get to know our users better and know exactly who is interested in our service. Advertisement reports: Advertisement reports help us analyze and improve our online advertising.

Acquisition reports: Acquisition reports provide us with helpful information on how to attract more people to our service. Behavior reports: Here we learn how you interact with our website. We can track the path you take on our website and which links you click on.

Conversion reports: A conversion occurs when you take a desired action based on a marketing message. For example, you go from being a mere website visitor to being a buyer or a newsletter subscriber. These reports help us learn more about how our marketing efforts affect you. This way, we want to increase our conversion rate.

Real-time reports: Here we always know immediately what is happening on our website. For example, we can see how many users are currently reading this text.

Why do we use Google Analytics on our website? Our goal with this website is clear: We want to provide you with the best possible service. The statistics and data from Google Analytics help us achieve this goal.

The statistically evaluated data gives us a clear picture of the strengths and weaknesses of our website. On the one hand, we can optimize our site so that it is better found by interested parties on Google. On the other hand, the data helps us understand you as a visitor better. So we know very precisely what we need to improve on our website to provide you with the best possible service. The data also helps us carry out our advertising and marketing measures more individually and cost-effectively. After all, it only makes sense to show our products and services to those who are interested.

What data does Google Analytics store?

Google Analytics uses a tracking code to create a randomly generated unique ID that is associated with your browser cookie. This allows Google Analytics to recognize you as a new user. The next time you visit our website, you will be recognized as a "returning" user. All collected data is stored along with this user identifier. This makes it possible to evaluate pseudonymous user profiles.

Your interactions on our website are measured through identifiers such as cookies and app instance IDs. Interactions include all types of actions you perform on our website. If you also use other Google systems (e.g., a Google account), the data generated by Google Analytics may be linked to third-party cookies. Google does not share Google Analytics data unless we, as the website operator, approve it. Exceptions may occur if required by law.

Here is an overview of the key data collected by Google Analytics:

  • Heatmaps: Google creates so-called heatmaps. Heatmaps allow you to see exactly the areas you click on. This provides us with information about where you are "navigating" on our website.
  • Session duration: Google defines session duration as the time you spend on our website without leaving it. If you have been inactive for 20 minutes, the session will automatically end.
  • Bounce rate: A bounce rate occurs when you only view one page on our website and then leave our website.
  • Account creation: If you create an account or place an order on our website, Google Analytics collects this data.
  • IP address: The IP address is displayed only in truncated form, so that no unique assignment is possible.
  • Location: The country and approximate location can be determined based on the IP address. This process is also known as IP geolocation.
  • Technical information: Technical information includes, among other things, your browser type, your internet service provider, or your screen resolution.
  • Source of origin: Google Analytics, or we, are naturally also interested in which website or advertisement you came from to our site.

Additional data includes contact information, any reviews, media playback (e.g., if you play a video on our site), sharing content via social media, or adding to your favorites. This list is not exhaustive and is merely intended to provide general guidance on data storage by Google Analytics.

Where and for how long are the data stored?

Google has servers distributed around the world. Most servers are located in America, so your data is mostly stored on American servers. You can find out exactly where Google's data centers are located here: Google Data Centers Locations.

Your data is distributed across various physical hard drives. This has the advantage that the data can be accessed more quickly and is better protected against manipulation. In each Google data center, there are corresponding emergency programs for your data. For example, if the hardware at Google fails or natural disasters disable the servers, the risk of a service interruption at Google remains low.

Google Analytics has a default retention period of 26 months for your user data. After that, your user data will be deleted. However, we have the option to choose the retention period of user data ourselves. We have five options available for this purpose:

  • Deletion after 14 months
  • Deletion after 26 months
  • Deletion after 38 months
  • Deletion after 50 months
  • No automatic deletion

After the specified period has expired, the data will be deleted once a month. This retention period applies to your data related to cookies, user identification, and advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick domain cookies). Reporting results are based on aggregated data and are stored separately from user data. Aggregated data combines individual data into a larger unit.

How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?

Under the data protection law of the European Union, you have the right to access, update, delete, or restrict your data. With the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, dc.js), you can prevent Google Analytics from using your data. You can download and install the browser add-on from here. Please note that this add-on only prevents Google Analytics from collecting data.

If you want to disable, delete, or manage cookies in general (independent of Google Analytics), each browser has its own instructions:

Google Analytics is an active participant in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, which regulates the correct and secure transmission of personal data. For more information, please visit here. We hope that we have provided you with the most important information about data processing with Google Analytics. If you would like to learn more about the tracking service, we recommend these two links: Google Analytics Terms of Service and Google Analytics Help.

"How can I delete my data or prevent data storage? Hotjar does not store any personal data from you for analysis. The company even advertises with the slogan "We track behavior, not individuals." You also have the option to prevent the collection of your data at any time. To do this, you simply need to go to the "Opt-out page" and click on "Disable Hotjar". Please note that deleting cookies, using your browser's private mode, or using a different browser will result in data being collected again. Additionally, you can also activate the "Do Not Track" button in your browser. In the Chrome browser, for example, you need to click on the three bars in the upper right corner and go to "Settings". There you will find the option "Send a 'Do Not Track' request with your browsing traffic" under the "Privacy" section. Now simply activate this button and Hotjar will not collect any data.

For more details on the privacy policy and how Hotjar collects data, please visit https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy?tid=311246969.

Newsletter Privacy Policy When you sign up for our newsletter, you provide the above-mentioned personal data and give us the right to contact you by email. We use the data stored during the newsletter registration exclusively for our newsletter and do not pass it on to third parties.

If you unsubscribe from the newsletter - you can find the link to do so at the bottom of each newsletter - we will delete all data stored during the newsletter registration.

MailChimp Privacy Policy Like many other websites, we also use the services of the newsletter provider MailChimp on our website. The operator of MailChimp is The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308 USA. Thanks to MailChimp, we can easily send you interesting news via newsletter. With MailChimp, we don't need to install anything and can still draw from a pool of truly useful features. In the following, we will take a closer look at this email marketing service and inform you about the most important data protection aspects.

What is MailChimp? MailChimp is a cloud-based newsletter management service. "Cloud-based" means that we do not need to install MailChimp on our own computer or server. Instead, we use the service via an IT infrastructure available over the Internet on an external server. This type of software usage is also called Software as a Service (SaaS).

At MailChimp, we can choose from a wide range of different types of emails. Depending on what we want to achieve with our newsletter, we can conduct one-time campaigns, regular campaigns, autoresponders (automatic emails), A/B tests, RSS campaigns (sending at predefined times and intervals), and follow-up campaigns.

Why do we use MailChimp on our website? Basically, we use a newsletter service to stay in touch with you. We want to inform you about what's new with us or what attractive offers we currently have in our program. For our marketing activities, we are always looking for the simplest and best solutions. And that's why we chose Mailchimp's newsletter management service. Although the software is very easy to use, it offers a large number of helpful features. This way, we can create interesting and beautiful newsletters in no time. Thanks to the design templates offered, we design each newsletter individually, and thanks to "Responsive Design," our content is also readable and beautifully displayed on smartphones (or any other mobile device).

Through tools like the A/B test or the extensive analysis options, we quickly see how our newsletters are received by you. This allows us to react if necessary and improve our offer or services.

Another advantage is Mailchimp's "cloud system." The data is not stored and processed directly on our server. We can retrieve the data from external servers, saving our storage space. Additionally, maintenance effort is significantly reduced.

What data is stored at MailChimp? The Rocket Science Group LLC (MailChimp) maintains online platforms that allow us to communicate with you (if you have subscribed to our newsletter). When you sign up for our newsletter via our website, you confirm by email that you are a member of a MailChimp email list provider. So that MailChimp can also prove that you have registered with the "list provider," the date of registration and your IP address are stored. In addition, MailChimp stores your email address, your name, your address, and demographic information such as language or place of residence.

This information is used to send you emails and activate certain other MailChimp features (e.g., newsletter evaluation).

MailChimp also shares information with third parties to provide better services. MailChimp also shares some information with advertising partners to better understand the interests and concerns of its customers so that we can offer more relevant content and targeted advertising.

Through so-called "web beacons" (small graphics in HTML emails), MailChimp can determine whether the email has arrived, whether it has been opened, and whether links have been clicked. All this information is stored on MailChimp's servers. This way, we receive statistical evaluations and can see exactly how well our newsletter has been received by you. This allows us to better tailor our offer to your wishes and improve our service.

MailChimp can also use this data to improve its own service. This can optimize, for example, the technical dispatch or determine the location (country) of the recipients.

Sometimes you may open our newsletter via a specific link for better display. This is the case, for example, if your email program is not working or the newsletter is not displayed correctly. The newsletter is then displayed via a MailChimp website. MailChimp also uses cookies (small text files that store data in your browser) on its own websites. Personal data may be processed by MailChimp and its partners (e.g., Google Analytics) in this process. This data collection is the responsibility of MailChimp, and we have no influence on it. In MailChimp's "Cookie Statement" (at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/cookies/), you can read exactly how and why the company uses cookies.

How and where are the data stored? Since MailChimp is an American company, all data collected is also stored on American servers.

In principle, the data remains permanently stored on Mailchimp's servers and is only deleted at your request. You can have us delete your contact. This will permanently remove all your personal data for us, and you will be anonymized in the Mailchimp reports. However, you can also ask MailChimp to delete your data directly. Then all your data will be removed there, and we will receive a notification from MailChimp. After receiving the email, we have 30 days to delete your contact from all connected integrations.

How can I delete my data or prevent data storage? You can revoke your consent to receive our newsletter at any time in the email you receive by clicking on the link at the end of the email. Once you have unsubscribed by clicking on the unsubscribe link, your data will be deleted from MailChimp.

If you arrive at a MailChimp website via a link in our newsletter and cookies are set in your browser, you can delete or disable these cookies at any time.

Depending on the browser, disabling or deleting works slightly differently. The following guide shows you how to manage cookies in your browser:

Chrome: Delete, enable and manage cookies in Chrome.

Safari: Manage cookies and website data with Safari.

Firefox: Delete cookies to remove data that websites have placed on your computer

Internet Explorer: delete and manage cookies

Microsoft Edge: delete and manage cookies

If you do not want cookies in general, you can set your browser to notify you when a cookie is set. This way, you can decide for each individual cookie whether to allow it or not.

MailChimp is an active participant in the EU-US Privacy Shield, which regulates the correct and secure transmission of personal data. More information can be found at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TO6hAAG. We hope that we have provided you with the most important information about the use and processing of data by Facebook tools. If you would like to learn more about how Facebook uses your data, we recommend reading the data policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update."

 

Instagram Privacy Policy We have integrated features from Instagram on our website. Instagram is a social media platform owned by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025, USA. Since 2012, Instagram has been a subsidiary of Facebook Inc. and is part of Facebook's products. Embedding Instagram content on our website is referred to as embedding. This allows us to display content such as buttons, photos, or videos from Instagram directly on our website. When you access web pages on our website that have an Instagram feature integrated, data is transmitted to Instagram, stored, and processed. Instagram uses the same systems and technologies as Facebook. Therefore, your data is processed across companies by Facebook.

In the following, we would like to give you a closer insight into why Instagram collects data, what type of data it is, and how you can largely control the data processing. Since Instagram belongs to Facebook Inc., we obtain our information from both the Instagram policies and the Facebook data policies themselves.

What is Instagram? Instagram is one of the most popular social media networks in the world. Instagram combines the benefits of a blog with the advantages of audiovisual platforms like YouTube or Vimeo. You can upload photos and short videos to "Insta" (as many users casually call the platform), edit them with various filters, and share them in other social networks. And if you don't want to be active yourself, you can simply follow other interesting users.

Why do we use Instagram on our website? Instagram is the social media platform that has experienced a true boom in recent years. And of course, we have also reacted to this boom. We want you to feel as comfortable as possible on our website. Therefore, a varied presentation of our content is a matter of course for us. Through the embedded Instagram features, we can enrich our content with helpful, funny, or exciting content from the Instagram world. Since Instagram is a subsidiary of Facebook, the collected data can also serve us for personalized advertising on Facebook. This way, only those individuals who are genuinely interested in our products or services receive our advertising.

Instagram also uses the collected data for measurement and analysis purposes. We receive aggregated statistics and thus gain more insight into your preferences and interests. It is important to note that these reports do not identify you personally.

What data is stored by Instagram? When you visit one of our pages that have Instagram features (e.g., Instagram images or plugins) integrated, your browser automatically establishes a connection to Instagram's servers. Data is transmitted to Instagram, stored, and processed. This happens regardless of whether you have an Instagram account or not. This includes information about our website, your computer, purchases made, advertisements displayed, and how you use our offer. In addition, the date and time of your interaction with Instagram are also stored. If you have an Instagram account or are logged in, Instagram stores significantly more data about you.

Facebook distinguishes between customer data and event data. We assume that this is also the case with Instagram. Customer data includes, for example, name, address, telephone number, and IP address. It is important to mention that this customer data is only transmitted to Instagram if it has been previously "hashed." Hashing means that a data record is converted into a character string. This allows you to encrypt the contact details. In addition, the aforementioned "event data" is also transmitted. Facebook - and thus also Instagram - understands "event data" to mean data about your user behavior. It may also happen that contact data is combined with event data. The collected contact data is matched with the data Instagram already has about you.

The collected data is transmitted to Facebook via small text files (cookies) that are usually set in your browser. Depending on which Instagram features are used and whether you have an Instagram account yourself, different amounts of data are stored.

We assume that Instagram's data processing works the same way as Facebook's. This means that if you have an Instagram account or have visited www.instagram.com, Instagram has at least set a cookie. If this is the case, your browser sends information to Instagram via the cookie as soon as you come into contact with an Instagram function. These data are deleted or anonymized no later than 90 days (after the comparison). Although we have thoroughly examined Instagram's data processing, we cannot say exactly what data Instagram collects and stores.

How long and where are the data stored? Instagram shares the data it receives from Facebook companies with external partners and individuals with whom you connect around the world. Data processing is carried out in accordance with its own data policy. Your data is distributed on Facebook servers worldwide, among other places, for security reasons. Most of these servers are located in the USA.

How can I delete my data or prevent data storage? Thanks to the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to information, portability, correction, and deletion of your data. You can manage your data in the Instagram settings. If you want to completely delete your data on Instagram, you must permanently delete your Instagram account.

And this is how you delete your Instagram account:

First, open the Instagram app. Scroll down on your profile page and click on "Help Center". This will take you to the company's website. On the website, click on "Manage Account" and then on "Delete Account".

When you completely delete your account, Instagram deletes posts such as your photos and status updates. Information shared by other people about you is not part of your account and therefore not deleted.

As mentioned earlier, Instagram primarily stores your data via cookies. You can manage, disable, or delete these cookies in your browser. Depending on your browser, managing cookies works slightly differently. Here we show you the instructions for the most important browsers.

Chrome: Delete, enable, and manage cookies in Chrome.

Safari: Manage cookies and website data with Safari.

Firefox: Delete cookies to remove data that websites have placed on your computer.

Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies.

Microsoft Edge: Delete and manage cookies.

You can also set your browser in general to always inform you when a cookie is to be set. You can then decide individually for each cookie whether you want to allow it or not.

Instagram is a subsidiary of Facebook Inc., and Facebook is an active participant in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. This framework ensures proper data transfer between the USA and the European Union. You can learn more about it at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC. We have tried to provide you with the most important information about Instagram's data processing. You can learn more about Instagram's data policies at https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

Pinterest Privacy Policy We use buttons and widgets from the social media network Pinterest, from Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, on our site.

By visiting pages that use such features, data (IP address, browser data, date and time, cookies) is transmitted to Pinterest, stored, and evaluated.

You can find the privacy policy, which data Pinterest collects and how they use it, at https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

YouTube Privacy Policy We have embedded YouTube videos on our website. This allows us to present interesting videos directly on our site. YouTube is a video portal that has been a subsidiary of Google since 2006. The video portal is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page of our website that has a YouTube video embedded, your browser automatically establishes a connection to YouTube or Google's servers. Various data is transmitted depending on the settings. Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for data processing in the European Union.

Below, we would like to explain in more detail which data is processed, why we have embedded YouTube videos, and how you can manage or delete your data.

What is YouTube? On YouTube, users can watch, rate, comment on, and upload videos for free. In recent years, YouTube has become one of the most important social media channels in the world. To display videos on our website, YouTube provides a code snippet that we have embedded on our website. Why do we use YouTube videos on our website? YouTube is the video platform with the most visitors and the best content. We strive to offer you the best possible user experience on our website. And interesting videos should not be missing there. With the help of our embedded videos, we provide you with additional helpful content in addition to our texts and images. In addition, the embedded videos make our website easier to find in the Google search engine. If we advertise via Google Ads, Google can only show these ads to those individuals who are genuinely interested in our offers, thanks to the data collected.

What data is stored by YouTube? As soon as you visit one of our pages that has a YouTube video embedded, YouTube sets at least one cookie that stores your IP address and our URL. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can generally assign your interactions on our website to your profile via cookies. This includes data such as session duration, bounce rate, approximate location, technical information such as browser type, screen resolution, or your Internet service provider. Other data may include contact details, ratings, sharing content via social media, or adding to your favorites on YouTube.

If you are not logged into a Google account or a YouTube account, Google stores data with a unique identifier associated with your device, browser, or app. For example, your preferred language setting is stored. However, many interaction data cannot be stored because fewer cookies are set.

How long and where are the data stored? The data that YouTube receives and processes from you is stored on Google servers. Most of these servers are located in America. You can see exactly where the Google data centers are located at https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/?hl=en. Your data is distributed across the servers. This allows the data to be accessed more quickly and is better protected against manipulation.

Google stores the collected data for different lengths of time. Some data can be deleted at any time, others are automatically deleted after a certain period, and still others are stored by Google for a longer period. Some data stored in your Google account (e.g., items from "My Activities", photos or documents, products) remain stored until you delete them. Even if you are not logged into a Google account, you can delete some data associated with your device, browser, or app.

How can I delete my data or prevent data storage? You can manually delete data in your Google account. With the feature introduced in 2019 for automatically deleting location and activity data, the information is stored and then deleted after 3 or 18 months, depending on your choice.

Regardless of whether you have a Google account or not, you can configure your browser to delete or disable cookies from Google. Depending on the browser you use, this works differently. The following guide shows you how to manage cookies in your browser:

Chrome: Delete, enable, and manage cookies in Chrome.

Safari: Manage cookies and website data with Safari.

Firefox: Delete cookies to remove data that websites have placed on your computer.

Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies.

Microsoft Edge: Delete and manage cookies.

If you do not want any cookies at all, you can set your browser to notify you when a cookie is to be set in the future. This way, you can decide individually for each cookie whether you want to allow it or not. Since YouTube is a subsidiary of Google, there is a joint privacy policy. If you would like to learn more about how your data is handled, we recommend that you read the privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

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Pseudonymized data is collected and stored by Roger Wilco LLC, 2200 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 1400A, Arlington, VA 22201, USA, for the purpose of web analysis and operating the live chat system for responding to live support requests. Usage profiles can be created from this pseudonymized data under a pseudonym. Cookies can be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the Internet browser of the page visitor. Cookies enable, among other things, recognition of the Internet browser. If the information collected contains personal references, processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO based on our legitimate interest in effective customer service and the statistical evaluation of user behavior for optimization purposes.

By default, Chatra does not display a visitor's IP address. The data collected with Chatra will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website without the separately given consent of the data subject and will not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym. To avoid the storage of cookies, you can set up your Internet browser in such a way that cookies can no longer be stored on your computer in the future or already stored cookies are deleted. However, disabling all cookies may mean that some functions on our website can no longer be executed. You can object to the collection and storage of data for the purpose of creating a pseudonymized user profile at any time with effect for the future by sending us your objection informally by email to the email address given in the imprint.

Chatra GDPR (DSGVO): https://chatra.io/gdpr/ Chatra Privacy Policy: https://chatra.io/privacy-policy/ Chatra DPA (Data Processing): https://chatra.io/dpa/

Changes We reserve the right to update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

Consent Age The website is not intended for individuals below the minimum age. By using this website, you confirm that you are at least of legal age in the country where you reside, or that you are of legal age in the country where you reside and have given us your consent for your minor relatives to use this website.

Contact Us If you would like more information about our privacy practices, have questions, or wish to file a complaint, please contact us on our website.

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