Data protection declaration
Unless stated otherwise below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually obligatory, nor required for conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide your data. Not providing it will have no consequences. This only applies as long as the processing procedures below do not state otherwise.
“Personal data” is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Contact
Responsible person
Contact us at any time. The person responsible for data processing is: Eckhart Boehme, Landwehrweg 35, 55131 Mainz Germany, +4961313296769, [email protected]
Proactive contact of the customer by e-mail
We will only use your email address to process your request. Finally your data will be deleted, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.
We use the appointment booking function “Calendly” from the provider Calendly LLC (BB&T Tower, 271 17th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30363, USA) on our website.
The processing of your personal data for booking appointments is realised on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 Letter b GDPR for the fulfilment of the contract concluded with us, or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
We use the appointment booking function “Trafft” from the provider Trafft by TOUCH ME SOFT, Milutina Milankovića 11b, floor 3, 11000 Beograd (Novi Beograd), the Republic of Serbia on our website.
Customer account Orders
Evaluations Advertising
Data collection when you post a comment or a review
When you comment on/review an article or post, we collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) only in the scope provided by you. The processing serves to allow you to comment/review and to display comments/reviews.
By submitting the comment/review, you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. Your personal data will then be deleted.
When your comment/review is published only the name you have entered will be published.
Review reminder
Following your order, we would like to ask you to review your purchase with us.
For this purpose, we use your personal data (name, e-mail address, order information) independently of the contract processing in order to send you a review reminder by e-mail after an order has been placed, provided you have expressly consented to this.
Processing will be carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time using the corresponding link in the email or by sending us a message, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal.
Your data will be forwarded to a service provider for email marketing in the course of order processing. It will not be forwarded to other third parties.
Use of Encharge Services (Newsletter-System)
We use third-party analytics and marketing automation service to help understand your usage of our services and to enhance your user experience. In particular, we provide a limited amount of your information (such as sign-up date and some personal information like your email address) to Encharge Ltd. (“Encharge”) and utilize Encharge to collect data for analytics purposes when you visit our website or use our product. As a data processor acting on our behalf, Encharge analyzes your use of our website and/or product and tracks our relationship by way of cookies and similar technologies so that we can improve our service to you. For more information on Encharge's use of cookies, please visit https://encharge.io/cookies/. We may also use Encharge as a medium for communications, either through email, text messages or through other forms of communications. As part of our service agreements, Encharge collects public and private information related to you, such as your email address, gender, company, job title, photos, website URLs, social network handles and physical addresses, to enhance your user experience. For more information on the privacy practices of Encharge, please visit https://encharge.io/privacy-policy/. Encharge’s services are governed by Encharges’s terms of use which can be found at https://encharge.io/terms-of-service/. If you would like to opt out of having this information collected by or submitted to Encharge, please contact us.
Shipping companies
Payment service providers
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files which are saved in a user’s internet browser or by the user’s internet browser on their computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie may be saved on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string which allows the browser to be clearly identified when the website is called up again.
Cookies will be stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By choosing corresponding technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before the setting of cookies and you can decide whether to accept this setting in each individual case as well as prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. Cookies which have already been saved may be deleted at any time. We would, however, like to point out that this may prevent you from making full use of all the functions of this website.
Using the links below, you can find out how to manage cookies (or deactivate them, among other things) in major browsers:
Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/17.0/mac/14.0
technically necessary cookies
Insofar as no other information is given in the data protection declaration below we use only these technically necessary cookies cookies to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also allow our systems to recognise your browser after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. These services require the browser to be recognised again after a page change.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out on the basis of Art. 25 para. 2 TTDSG. Processing is carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our largely justified interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our range of services.
You have the right to veto this processing of your personal data according to art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, for reasons relating to your personal situation.
The table below lists the necessary cookies we collect and the information they store.
Cookie Name | Cookie Description |
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FORM_KEY | Stores randomly generated key used to prevent forged requests. |
PHPSESSID | Your session ID on the server. |
GUEST-VIEW | Allows guests to view and edit their orders. |
PERSISTENT_SHOPPING_CART | A link to information about your cart and viewing history, if you have asked for this. |
STF | Information on products you have emailed to friends. |
STORE | The store view or language you have selected. |
USER_ALLOWED_SAVE_COOKIE | Indicates whether a customer allowed to use cookies. |
MAGE-CACHE-SESSID | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
MAGE-CACHE-STORAGE | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
MAGE-CACHE-STORAGE-SECTION-INVALIDATION | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
MAGE-CACHE-TIMEOUT | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
SECTION-DATA-IDS | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
PRIVATE_CONTENT_VERSION | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
X-MAGENTO-VARY | Facilitates caching of content on the server to make pages load faster. |
MAGE-TRANSLATION-FILE-VERSION | Facilitates translation of content to other languages. |
MAGE-TRANSLATION-STORAGE | Facilitates translation of content to other languages. |
Use of Consentmanager (privacy controls and cookie-solution)
On our website, we use the consent management tool privacy controls and cookie solution from iubenda s.r.l (Via San Raffaele, 20121 Milan, Italy; "Consentmanager"). The tool enables you to give your consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, and to exercise your right to withdraw consent you have already given. The purpose of data processing is to obtain and document the necessary consent for data processing and thus to comply with legal obligations. Cookies may be used for this purpose. The following information may be collected and transmitted to Consentmanager: date and time of the page view, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, anonymized IP address, opt-in and opt-out data. This data is not passed on to other third parties. The data processing is carried out to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. You can find more information on data protection at iubenda at: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/252372.
Analysis Communication
Use of Microsoft Teams
For the execution of our online seminars/courses (hereinafter referred to as: online seminars) within the framework of an agreement for the processing of orders, we use the video conferencing tool Microsoft Teams from the Microsoft Corporation (One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA; "Microsoft").
You can participate in our online seminars via the Microsoft Teams app (after downloading it from the provider's website) or via the browser version on the provider's website. In order to participate in our online seminars, it is therefore necessary to visit the website of the provider Microsoft at least once. Microsoft is responsible for the processing of your personal data there.
We are responsible for the processing of your personal data in connection with our online seminars. This data processing serves the purposes of conducting our online seminar as well as preparing and following up.
For this purpose, we collect and process the following aspects of your personal data: display name, e-mail address, date/time of the online seminar, IP address, information about the device used, telephone number (if dialling in), location. The provision of this data is necessary for the fulfilment of the agreement concluded between you and us for the provision of the online seminar. Failure to provide this data means that you cannot participate in our online seminar.
Furthermore, we collect and process text entries made by you during the online seminar as well as video and audio transmissions of your device. You can deactivate your camera and microphone before entering the online seminar and at any time during the online seminar. In this case, no data will be recorded. If you do not want to provide data via the chat, camera or audio function, you will not be able to actively participate in the online seminar or communicate with other participants.
If we record our online seminars for follow-up purposes, in particular for subsequent provision to the respective participants, you will be informed separately before the start of the online seminar. You will also recognise a recording by the identification during the online seminar. During a recording, your display name, any text entries made in the chat as well as video/audio transmissions of your device will be saved and, if necessary, subsequently transmitted to the respective participants of the online seminar.
The data collected during the execution of our online seminars is transmitted to Microsoft and thus to the USA within the framework of the order processing contract. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Microsoft has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.
The processing will occur on the basis of Article 6(1) b) GDPR and is required for the fulfilment of a contract with you.
You can find more information about data processing when using Microsoft teams at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/security
Use of Zoom
For the execution of our online seminars/courses (hereinafter referred to as: online seminars) within the framework of an agreement for the processing of orders, we use the video conferencing tool Zoom from Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (55 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, CA 95113, USA; "Zoom").
You can participate in our online seminars via the Zoom app (after downloading it from the provider's website) or via the browser version on the provider's website. In order to participate in our online seminars, it is therefore necessary to visit the website of the provider Zoom at least once. Zoom is responsible for processing your data there.
We are responsible for the processing of your personal data in connection with our online seminars.
This data processing serves the purposes of conducting our online seminar as well as preparing and following up. For this purpose, we collect and process the following aspects of your personal data: name, e-mail address, password (if no single sign-on was used), IP address, information about the device used, date/time of the online seminar and, in case of telephone dial-up, the incoming and outgoing telephone number and country. The provision of this data is necessary for the fulfilment of the agreement concluded between you and us for the provision of the online seminar. Failure to provide this data means that you cannot participate in our online seminar.
Furthermore, we collect and process text entries made by you during the online seminar as well as video and audio transmissions of your device. You can deactivate your camera and microphone before entering the online seminar and at any time during the online seminar. In this case, no data will be recorded. If you do not want to provide data via the chat, camera or audio function, you will not be able to actively participate in the online seminar or communicate with other participants.
If we record our online seminars for follow-up purposes, in particular for subsequent provision to the respective participants, you will be informed separately before the start of the online seminar. You will also recognise a recording by the identification during the online seminar. During a recording, your name, any text entries made in the chat as well as video/audio transmissions of your device will be saved and, if necessary, subsequently transmitted to the respective participants of the online seminar.
The data collected during the execution of our online seminars are transmitted to Zoom and thus to the USA within the framework of the order processing contract. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Zoom is not certified under the TADPF. The data is transmitted, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://zoom.us/docs/doc/Zoom_GLOBAL_DPA.pdf.
The processing will occur on the basis of Article 6(1) b) GDPR and is required for the fulfilment of a contract with you.
Further information on data processing when using Zoom can be found at: https://explore.zoom.us/en/privacy/
Plug-ins
Our website uses the Google Tag Manager from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google"). This application manages JavaScript tags and HTML tags which are used in particular to implement tracking and analysis tools. The data processing serves to facilitate the needs-based design and optimisation of our website. The Google Tag Manager itself neither stores cookies nor processes personal data. It does, however, enable the triggering of further tags which may collect and process personal data. You can find more detailed information on the terms and conditions of use and data protection at https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html
Our website uses the reCAPTCHA service by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google"). The request serves to distinguish whether the input was made by a human or automatic machine processing. For this purpose your input will be transmitted to Google and used by them further. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service will be transferred to Google. This data will be processed by Google within the EU and potentially also in the USA.
Our website uses the invisible reCAPTCHA service by reCAPTCHA der Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland; "Google"). This serves to distinguish whether the input was made by a human or automatic machine processing. In the background, Google collects and analyses usage data which is also used by invisible reCaptcha to distinguish between regular users and bots. For this purpose your input will be transmitted to Google and further used there. In addition, the IP address and, where applicable, other data required by Google for the invisible reCAPTCHA service will be transmitted to Google. This data will be processed by Google within the European Union and, where necessary, also in the USA.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our legitimate interest in needs-based and targeted design of the website. On grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of your personal data and carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Use of YouTube
Our website uses the function for embedding YouTube videos by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "YouTube"). YouTube is a company affiliated with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").
This feature shows YouTube videos in an iFrame on the website. The option "advanced privacy mode" is enabled here. This prevents YouTube from storing information on visitors to the website. It is only if you watch a video that information is transmitted to and stored by YouTube. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). YouTube has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 25 para. 1 p. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal.
Further information on the data collected and used by YouTube and Google and your associated rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy (https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy).
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
We use the Sales Navigator tool of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; "LinkedIn") to acquire business partners and to address and expand our contacts and leads. This may involve the collection of personal data provided to us by LinkedIn. Among oter things, this includes the following information: first and last name, email address, contact information, employer, position, communication content and business relationships. The data processing serves the purpose of finding suitable business partners and contacting them in order to present our services.The processing of your personal data takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, based on our our overriding legitimate interest in targeting suitable business partners and informing them about our services. For reasons arising from your particular situation, you are entitled to contradict the processing of personal data relating to you carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time. For more information on the functionality, the collection and use of your data by LinkedIn, please visit https://business.linkedin.com/en-us/sales-solutions/sales-navigator and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Rights of persons affected and storage duration
You can lodge a complaint with, among others, the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you may reach at the following contact details:Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen
Postfach 20 04 44
40102 Düsseldorf
Tel.: +49 211 384240
Fax: +49 211 38424999
E-Mail: [email protected]
If personal data is being processed for the purposes of direct advertising, you can object to this at any time by notifying us. If the objection is successful, we will no longer process the personal data for the purposes of direct advertising.
last update: 07.02.2024