Privacy Policy - Eric Standop

Privacy policy

Last Update: 10th March 2020

General

1. Your personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 no. 1 GDPR (eg title, name, address, e-mail address, IP address, payment information) only in accordance with the provisions of the German data protection law and taking into account the European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The following regulations inform you about the nature, scope and purpose of the collection, processing and use of personal data.

2. The processing within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 2 GDPR of personal data is legal according to Art. 6 GDPR, if one of the following conditions exists:

(a) the data subject has given his consent to the processing of personal data concerning him for one or more specific purposes;

(b) the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the performance of any pre-contractual action taken at the request of the data subject;

(c) the processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;

(d) the processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or any other natural person;

(e) the processing is necessary for the performance of a task which is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority delegated to the controller;

(f) the processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject requiring the protection of personal data prevail, in particular where the person concerned is a child is acting.

3. The processing of special personal data (eg health data ) within the meaning of Article 9 (1) of the GDPR is, in particular, lawful under Article 9 (2) of the GDPR if one of the following conditions applies :

- there is an express consent of the person;

- the processing is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for acts of the courts in the context of their judicial activity.

4. An automatic decision-making or profiling of personal data in the sense of Ar t. 22 GDPR does not take place.

5. The operator ensures the security of the data in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR by taking appropriate technical measures , taking into account the proportionality principle .

6. In the unlikely event that data protection is breached, the competent supervisory authority will be notified in accordance with Art. 33 GDPR and the data subject in accordance with Art. 34 GDPR.

Scope

This Privacy Policy applies only to our websites. If you are forwarded to other pages via links on our pages, please inform yourself about the respective handling of your data.

Duration of data storage

The period of retention of the transferred data depends on the legal retention requirements.

Transfer of data to third parties

A passing on information provided within the framework of the contract data to third parties (Art. 4 no. 10 GDPR), takes place only if you expressly (Art. 4 no. 11 GDPR) have declared your consent or transfer to fulfill the contract is required. The consent can be withdrawn informally at any time. Data collected by visiting the website are only collected by third parties, which are expressly mentioned below.

Responsible according to the GDPR

The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as other data protection laws in the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

Eric Standop | Facereading Academy
Neureuter Hauptstrasse 336
76149 Karlsruhe
Germany

Telephone: +49 (0) 160 90 29 39 05
E-Mail: office@facereading-academy.com

A data protection officer does exist in the company. She can be contacted as follows:

Darina Tsokolaeva

E-Mail: datenschutz@facereading-academy.com

Cookies

We use cookies on our site. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (PC, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your device, do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malicious software. In the cookie information is stored, each resulting in connection with the specific terminal used. However, this does not mean that we are immediately aware of your identity.

On the one hand, the use of cookies serves to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages on our website. These are automatically deleted after leaving our page.

In addition, to improve usability, we also use temporary cookies that are stored on your device for a specified period of time. If you visit our site again to take advantage of our services, we will automatically recognize that you have already been with us and what inputs and settings you have made so that you do not need to re-enter them.

These cookies allow us to automatically recognize when you visit our site again that you have already been with us. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined time. The processed through cookies data for said purposes to protect our legitimate interests as well as third parties under Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR required. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser to deny cookies.

Cookies are stored on your computer and always a hint appears before a new cookie is created. However, disabling cookies completely may mean that you can not use all features of our website.

Storage of access data in log files

You can visit our websites without giving any personal information.

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

Browser type / browser version

used operating system

Referrer URL

Host name of the accessing computer

Time of the server request

These data can not be assigned to specific persons. A merge of this data with other data sources will not be done. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively, if we become aware of specific indications for illegal use.

The purpose of the processing results from our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.

An order processing contract has been signed with our hoster.

Registration

Users can create a user account. As part of the registration, the required mandatory information is communicated to the end customer and based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR processed for purposes of providing the user account. The processed data include in particular the login information (password and an e-mail address). The data entered during registration will be used for the purpose of using the user account and its purpose.

Users may have access to information relevant to their user account, e.g. technical changes, be informed by e-mail. If users have terminated their user account, their data will be deleted with respect to the user account, subject to a statutory retention requirement. It is the responsibility of the users to secure their data upon termination prior to the end of the contract. We are entitled to irretrievably delete all user data stored during the term of the contract.

In the context of the use of our registration and registration functions as well as the use of the user account, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user's protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. A transfer of this data to third parties does not take place, unless it is necessary for the pursuit of our claims or there is a legal obligation in accordance with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c. GDPR.

Registration with Facebook Connect

Instead of registering directly on our website, you also have the option to register using Facebook Connect. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

If you decide to register via Facebook Connect and click on the “Login with Facebook” / “Connect with Facebook” button, you will be automatically connected to the Facebook platform. There, you can log in using your username and password. As a result, your Facebook profile will be linked to our website or our services. This link gives us access to the data you have archived with Facebook. These data comprise primarily the following:

Facebook name

Facebook profile photo and cover photo

Facebook cover photo

E-mail address archived with Facebook

Facebook-ID

Facebook friends lists

Facebook Likes (“Likes” information)

Date of birth

Gender

Country

Language

This information will be used to set up, provide and customise your account.

The registration via Facebook Connect and the affiliated data processing transactions are implemented on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR). You may revoke this consent at any time, which shall affect all future transactions thereafter.

For more information, please consult the Facebook Terms of Use and the Facebook Data Privacy Policies. Use these links to access this information: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address provided by Google Analytics as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting of your browser software; However, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all the features of this website to the full extent.

In addition, you may prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en .

The lawfulness of the processing results to statistics Coverage of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.

The anonymization feature of Google Analytics is used.

An order fulfillment contract has been signed with Google Inc.

WordPress Stats

This website uses the WordPress tool Stats in order to statistically analyse user access information. The provider of the solution is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.

WordPress Stats uses cookies that are stored on your computer and that make it possible to analyse the use of this website. The information generated by the cookies concerning the use of our website is stored on servers in the United States. Your IP address is rendered anonymous after processing and prior to the storage of the data.

“WordPress Stats” cookies will remain on your device until you delete them.

The storage of “WordPress Stats” cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymous analysis of user patterns, in order to optimize the operator’s web offerings and advertising.

You can set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified anytime cookies are placed and you can permit cookies only in certain cases or exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain instances or in general and you can also activate the automatic deletion of cookies upon closing of the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functions of this website may be limited.

You do have the option to object to the collection and use of your data for future implications by placing an opt out cookie into your browser by clicking on the following link: https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out

If you delete the cookies on your computer, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

Google Analytics Remarketing

Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in combination with the functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick, which work on all devices. The provider of these solutions is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

This function makes it possible to connect the advertising target groups generated with Google Analytics Remarketing with the functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick, which work on all devices. This makes it possible to display interest-based customized advertising messages, depending on your prior usage and browsing patterns on a device (e.g. cell phone) in a manner tailored to you as well as on any of your devices (e.g. tablet or PC).

If you have given us pertinent consent, Google will connect your web and app browser progressions with your Google account for this purpose. As a result, it is possible to display the same personalized advertising messages on every device you log into with your Google account.

To support this function, Google Analytics records Google authenticated IDs of users that are temporarily connected with our Google Analytics data to define and compile the target groups for the ads to be displayed on all devices.

You have the option to permanently object to remarketing / targeting across all devices by deactivating personalized advertising in your Google account. To do this, please follow this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb 

The consolidation of the recorded data in your Google account shall occur exclusively based on your consent, which you may give to Google and also revoke there (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR). Data recording processes that are not consolidated in your Google account (for instance because you do not have a Google account or have objected to the consolidation of data), the recording of data is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of website visitor for advertising purposes.

For further information and the pertinent data protection regulations, please consult the Data Privacy Policies of Google at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en 

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online promotional program of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”).

In conjunction with Google AdWords, we use a tool called Conversion Tracking. If you click on an ad posted by Google, a cookie for Conversion Tracking purposes will be placed. Cookies are small text files the web browser places on the user’s computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we will be able to recognise that the user has clicked on an ad and has been linked to this page.

A different cookie is allocated to every Google AdWords customer. These cookies cannot be tracked via websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained with the assistance of the Conversion cookie is used to generate Conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted to use Conversion Tracking. The users receive the total number of users that have clicked on their ads and have been linked to a page equipped with a Conversion Tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that would allow them to personally identify these users. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you have the option to object to this use by easily deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie via your web browser under user settings. If you do this, you will not be included in the Conversion Tracking statistics.

The storage of “Conversion” cookies and the use of this tracking tool are based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user patterns, in order to optimize the operator’s web offerings and advertising.

To review more detailed information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking, please consult the Data Privacy Policies of Google at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en 

You can set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified anytime cookies are placed and you can permit cookies only in certain cases or exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain instances or in general and you can also activate the automatic deletion of cookies upon closing of the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functions of this website may be limited.

Facebook Pixel

To measure our conversion rates, our website uses the visitor activity pixel of Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”).

This tool allows the tracking of page visitors after they have been linked to the website of the provider after clicking on a Facebook ad. This makes it possible to analyse the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and to optimize future advertising campaigns.

For us as the operators of this website, the collected data is anonymous. We are not in a position to arrive at any conclusions as to the identity of users. However, Facebook archives the information and processes it, so that it is possible to make a connection to the respective user profile and Facebook is in a position to use the data for its own promotional purposes in compliance with the Facebook Data Usage Policy. This enables Facebook to display ads on Facebook pages as well as in locations outside of Facebook. We as the operator of this website have no control over the use of such data.

The use of Facebook Pixel is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in effective advertising campaigns, which also include social media.

In Facebook’s Data Privacy Policies, you will find additional information about the protection of your privacy at: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

You also have the option to deactivate the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” in the ad settings section under  https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen

 To do this, you first have to log into Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate any user based advertising by Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/

Google webfonts

On these websites external fonts, Google fonts are used. Google Fonts is a service of Google Inc. ("Google"). The integration of these web fonts is done by a server call, usually a Google server in the USA. This will be transmitted to the server, which of our websites you have visited. Also, the IP address of the browser of the terminal of the visitor of this website is stored by Google.

The use of Google Fonts is for a better visual representation of our website and therefore this is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1lit. f) GDPR.

For more information, see the Google Privacy Policy, which you can access here:

https://www.google.com/fonts#AboutPlace:about

https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

YouTube with expanded data protection integration

Our website uses plug-ins of the YouTube platform, which is being operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

We use YouTube in the expanded data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode ensures that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. Nevertheless, this does not necessarily mean that the sharing of data with YouTube partners can be ruled out as a result of the expanded data protection mode. For instance, regardless of whether you are watching a video, YouTube will always establish a connection with the Google DoubleClick network.

As soon as you start to play a YouTube video on our website, a connection to YouTube’s servers will be established. As a result, the YouTube server will be notified, which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account while you visit our site, you enable YouTube to directly allocate your browsing patterns to your personal profile. You have the option to prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, after you have started to play a video, YouTube will be able to place various cookies on your device. With the assistance of these cookies, YouTube will be able to obtain information about our website visitor. Among other things, this information will be used to generate video statistics with the aim of improving the user friendliness of the site and to prevent attempts to commit fraud. These cookies will stay on your device until you delete them.

Under certain circumstances, additional data processing transactions may be triggered after you have started to play a YouTube video, which are beyond our control.

The use of YouTube is based on our interest in presenting our online content in an appealing manner. Pursuant to Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR, this is a legitimate interest.

For more information on how YouTube handles user data, please consult the YouTube Data Privacy Policy under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Vimeo

Our website uses plug-ins of the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

If you visit one of the pages on our website into which a Vimeo plug-in has been integrated, a connection to Vimeo’s servers will be established. As a consequence, the Vimeo server will receive information as to which of our pages you have visited. Moreover, Vimeo will receive your IP address. This will also happen if you are not logged into Vimeo or do not have an account with Vimeo. The information recorded by Vimeo will be transmitted to Vimeo’s server in the United States.

If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to directly allocate your browsing patterns to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

The use of Vimeo is based on our interest in presenting our online content in an appealing manner. Pursuant to Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR, this is a legitimate interest.

For more information on how Vimeo handles user data, please consult the Vimeo Data Privacy Policy under: https://vimeo.com/privacy 

Google Calendar

On our website, we offer the Google Calendar Partner Program for transferring data to a Google Calendar. By using this service, you agree to the collection, processing and use of data collected by Google, its agents and third parties.

Google Calendar Partner Program Terms of Service can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/en/googlecalendar/partner_program_policies.html

For more information about privacy at Google, please see their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Paypal

For payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "purchase on account" as well as installment payment via Paypal We will transfer your payment information to PayPal (Europe) S.à as part of the payment process rl . et Cie , SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"), continue. PayPal reserves itself for the payment methods credit card over PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "purchase on account" via PayPal as well as the installment payment over Paypal the execution of a credit report. The result of the credit check on the statistical probability of default is used by PayPal for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit information can contain probability values ​​(so-called score values). Insofar as score values ​​are included in the results of the credit rating, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of score values ​​includes, among other things, address data.

For further data protection information, among other things to the used credit reference agencies, please refer to the privacy policy of PayPal:https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

SofortÜberweisung / Klarna

If you decide to make your payment via Klarna, you agree that we will transfer to Klarna (Klarna Bank AB (publ) Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden) your customer and purchase agreement data collected during your order process for the settlement of the invoice and an identity and credit check.

The transmission of these data takes place, so that Klarna can create an invoice for the processing of your purchase with the desired invoice processing and carry out an identity and credit check. Klarna needs this data in order to obtain information from credit bureaus for the purpose of identity and credit checks. As part of the decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship when selecting one of Klarna's payment services, Klarna collects and uses information on the purchaser's previous payment history as well as probabilities for this behavior in the future, apart from an address check. The calculation of these score values ​​by Klarna is based on a scientifically recognized mathematical statistical procedure. Klarna will also use your address data. If this calculation shows that your creditworthiness is not met, Klarna will inform you immediately. General information about Klarna can be found here.

The legal basis for the transactions in connection with the payment options of Klarna is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a and b GDPR.

For more information on Klarna's privacy policy, please visit: https://www.klarna.com/sofort/privacy-policy/

Digistore24

We also offer online courses for sale through our website. For this we use the service of Digistore24 GmbH, St.-Godehard-Straße 32, 31139 Hildesheim, Germany ("Digistore"). As soon as you click on one of our product buttons, you leave our website and are forwarded to Digistore. Digistore becomes the contracting party of the purchaser of services or products and is responsible for processing the data of the purchaser.

The terms and conditions of Digistore24 apply to the acquisition and accompanying processing of data: https://www.digistore24.com/info/privacy?language=en

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in the transmission from our website to Digistore results in the present case from Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR.

WooCommerce

We use the Woocommerce shop system from Automattic Inc., 60, 29th Street # 343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA on our website.

According to the GDPR, the United States is regarded as an insecure third country with regard to the level of data protection. We are not aware of the further processing and the duration of the storage of your data.

Further information can be found here: https://woocommerce.com/terms-conditions/ All functions on the sales side as well as the entire downstream sales transaction take place via Woocommerce.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data when forwarding our website to the sales site via Woocommerce is given in the present case from Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b).

More about WooCommerce's privacy policy can be found here:

https://automattic.com/privacy/

Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager is a solution that enables marketers to manage website tags from one interface. The Tag Manager tool itself (which implements the tags) is a cookie-less domain and does not collect personally identifiable information. The tool triggers other tags, which may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If disabled at the domain or cookie level, it will remain in effect for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager.

Yoast SEO

On our website use the plugin Yoast of the provider Yoast BV, Don Emanuelstraat 3, 6602 GX Wijchen, The Netherlands.

This plugin supports technical optimization of our websites for search engines. It also assists in the development of content. The lawfulness of the use of the plugin results from Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.

For more information, please refer to the privacy policy of Yoast BV, which can be viewed here: https://yoast.com/privacy-policy/

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting of your browser software.

Comments and ratings

When users post reviews in the store or other posts , their IP addresses are saved. This is for the security of the provider, if someone writes unlawful content (including insults, pornographic or protected material). In this case, the provider himself may be prosecuted for the comment or contribution and is therefore interested in the identity of the author. The collection of this data is justified by Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Contact form

By using the contact formulars offered on these pages, you transfer and store the information you have entered for the purpose of answering your request. A transfer of the data to third parties does not take place. The legality of the use of the form resulting from Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Request by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without your consent.

The processing of these data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Article 6 (1) a GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR), since we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of requests addressed to us.

The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Social media links

We have in the to be reached via links from this site n third party own social - media sites. By using the links, you can access the respective websites of the third party providers (eg Facebook , LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube ) and you can also share our content. In this case, there is no data transfer by calling our website. As soon as you have accessed the page of the third-party vendors , you are the responsibility of the respective third-party vendors, so that their privacy policy or their declarations on data usage also apply. We have no influence, but we recommend to avoid a r unnecessary data sharing before using a corresponding links log outeven in the jeweil owned third party, so can not be already created by using the links may utilization profile by the third party.

Newsletter

We offer you on our site the opportunity to subscribe to our newsletter. With this newsletter we inform about our offers in regular intervals. To receive our newsletter you need a valid e-mail address. We will check the e-mail address you entered to verify that you are the owner of the specified e-mail address or whose owner is authorized to receive the newsletter. By registering for our newsletter, we will save your IP address and the date and time of your registration. This is in the event that a third party abuses your e-mail address and subscribes to our newsletter without your knowledge, as a hedge on our part. Further data will not be collected on our part. The data collected in this way will be used exclusively to obtain our newsletter. A passing on to third does not take place. A comparison of the data collected with data, which may be collected by other components of our site, is also not. You can cancel the subscription to this newsletter at any time. Details can be found in the confirmation e-mail as well as in each individual newsletter.

The dispatch of the newsletter and the storage of your e-mail address are justified by your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR.

Dispatch via Klick-Tipp

This website uses Klick-Tipp for the sending of newsletter messages. The provider is KLICK-TIPP LIMITED, 15 Cambridge Court, 210 Shepherd’s Bush Road, London W6 7NJ, United Kingdom.

Klick-Tipp is a service that allows us, for instance, to organise and analyse the sending of newsletters. The data you have entered for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter, are stored on Klick-Tipp’s servers.

Data analysis by Klick-Tipp

If we send newsletters with the assistance of the Klick-Tipp service, we can see whether a newsletter message has actually been opened and which links were clicked, if any.

Klick-Tipp also allows us to divide our newsletter subscribers into different categories (this is called “tagging”). For example, we can divide newsletter subscribers based on gender, personal preferences (e.g. vegetarians, carnivores, etc.) or customer relationship (e.g. existing customer or potential customer). As a result, we are able to more effectively custom tailor our newsletters to the respective target groups. For more information, please follow these links: https://www.klick-tipp.com  and https://www.klick-tipp.com/handbuch 

If you do not want to permit an analysis by Klick-Tipp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for you to do this in every newsletter message. Moreover, you can also unsubscribe from the newsletter right on the website.

Legal basis

The data is processed based on your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR).  You may revoke any consent you have given at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data processing transactions that have taken place prior to your revocation.

Storage period

The data you archive with us for the purpose of the newsletter subscription shall be archived by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Once you cancel your subscription to the newsletter, the data shall be deleted from our servers as well as those of Klick-Tipp. This shall not affect data we have been archiving for other purposes.

For more details, please consult the Data Protection Regulations of Klick-Tipp at: https://www.klick-tipp.com/datenschutzerklaerung

Execution of a contract data processing agreement

We have entered into a contract data processing agreement with Klick-Tipp, in which we require Klick-Tipp to protect the data of our customers and to refrain from sharing such data with third parties.

Security of your data / SSL encryption

In accordance with the statutory provisions of § 13 (7) TMG, this site uses SSL encryption, which can be recognized by a lock symbol in the address bar of your browser. Submitted data can not be read by third parties if SSL encryption is activated.

In general, this is a 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we'll use 128-bit v3 technology instead. Whether a single page of our website is encrypted is shown by the closed representation of the key or lock icon in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also take appropriate technical and organizational security measures (TOM) to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

Rights of the user

You can request information about the personal data stored about you at any time and free of charge. Your rights also include the acknowledgment, correction, limitation, blocking and deletion of such data and the provision of a copy of the data in a form suitable for transmission, as well as the revocation of consent granted and the objection. Legal storage obligations remain unaffected.

Their rights arise in particular from the following standards of the GDPR :

Article 7 (3) - Right to revoke a data protection consent

Article 12 - Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject

Article 13 - Duty to provide information when collecting personal data from the data subject

Article 14 - Duty to provide information if the personal data have not been collected from the data subject

Article 15 - Right to information of the data subject, right to confirm and provide a copy of the personal data

Article 16 - Right to rectification

Article 17 - Right to cancellation ("Right to be forgotten")

Article 18 - Right to restriction of processing

Article 19 - Obligation to provide information in connection with the rectification or erasure of personal data or the restriction of processing

Article 20 - Right to data portability

Article 21 - Right of opposition

Article 22 - Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling

Article 77 - Right to complain to a supervisory authority

For exercising your rights (with the exception of Art. 77 GDPR), please contact the office named under the item "Responsible according to the GDPR" (eg by e-mail) .

Supervisory authority:


Der Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit

Husarenstr. 30

53117 Bonn

Telephone: +49 (0)228 997799-0

Fax: +49 (0)228 997799-5550

E-Mail: redaktion@bfdi.bund.de

Homepage: https://bfdi.bund.de

 (Please check the homepage whether the contact details are still up-to-date)