{"id":4831,"date":"2018-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zoeppritz.com\/en\/data-protection-declaration\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:40:46","slug":"data-protection-declaration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zoeppritz.com\/en\/data-protection-declaration","title":{"rendered":"Data Protection Declaration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;content&#8211;container&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672861325536{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]        <div class=\"zp-grid--container grid-border vc_custom_1668597087098     \" >\n            <div class=\"zp-grid grid-border    mobile-size--12 tablet-size--12 desktop-size--12 height-auto \">\n                                                \n                        <h3 class=\"zp-title    size--xxs mb--0 p--s flex flex--justify-content--center flex--align-items--center\" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION<\/strong>        <\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    [vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;]        <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668541065695\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872441051  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>1) Information on the Collection of Personal Data and Contact Details of the Controller<\/strong><br \/>\n1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. On<br \/>\nthe following pages, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using<br \/>\nour website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.<br \/>\n1.2 The controller in charge of data processing on this website, within the meaning of the<br \/>\nGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is Zoeppritz GmbH, Lindwurmstr. 125, 80337<br \/>\nM\u00fcnchen, Germany, Phone.: +49 (0) 89 94 39 736 0, Fax: +49 (0) 89 94 39 736 36, e-mail:<br \/>\n<a href=\"ma&#105;l&#116;o&#58;in&#102;o&#64;zoep&#112;&#114;it&#122;.co&#109;\">&#105;&#110;&#102;&#111;&#64;z&#111;&#101;ppr&#105;tz&#46;c&#111;&#109;<\/a>. The controller in charge of the processing of personal data is the<br \/>\nnatural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and<br \/>\nmeans of the processing of personal data.        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1673610412978\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872456952  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>2) Data Collection When You Visit Our Website<\/strong><br \/>\n2.1 When using our website for information only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise<br \/>\nprovide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server<br \/>\n(so-called \u201eserver log files\u201c). When you visit our website, we collect the following<br \/>\ndata that is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:<br \/>\n&#8211; Our visited website<br \/>\n&#8211; Date and time at the moment of access<br \/>\n&#8211; Amount of data sent in bytes<br \/>\n&#8211; Source\/reference from which you came to the page<br \/>\n&#8211; Browser used<br \/>\n&#8211; Operating system used<br \/>\n&#8211; IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)<br \/>\nData processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR on the basis<br \/>\nof our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The<br \/>\ndata will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to<br \/>\ncheck the server log files subsequently, if there are any concrete indications of illegal<br \/>\nuse.<br \/>\n2.2 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the<br \/>\ntransmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries<br \/>\nto the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/ and the lock symbol in your browser line.        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1673610419381\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872469030  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>3) Hosting &amp; Content Delivery Network<\/strong><br \/>\nFor the hosting of our website and the presentation of the page content, we use a provider<br \/>\nthat provides its services itself or through selected subcontractors exclusively on<br \/>\nservers within the European Union.<br \/>\nAll data collected on our website is processed on these servers.<br \/>\nWe have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the<br \/>\nprotection of the data of our website visitors and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to<br \/>\nthird parties.        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668541304670\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872484341  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>4) Cookies<\/strong><br \/>\nIn order to make your visit to our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain<br \/>\nfunctions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your end device. In<br \/>\nsome cases, these cookies are automatically deleted again after the browser is closed<br \/>\n(so-called \u201esession cookies\u201c), in other cases, these cookies remain on your end device<br \/>\nfor longer and allow page settings to be saved (so-called \u201epersistent cookies\u201c). In the<br \/>\nlatter case, you can find the duration of the storage in the overview of the cookie settings<br \/>\nof your web browser.<br \/>\nIf personal data is also processed by individual cookies set by us, the processing is<br \/>\ncarried out either in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR for the performance of the<br \/>\ncontract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR in the case of consent given or in<br \/>\naccordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best<br \/>\npossible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design<br \/>\nof the page visit.<br \/>\nYou can set your browser in such a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies<br \/>\nand you can decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of<br \/>\ncookies for certain cases or in general.<br \/>\nPlease note that the functionality of our website may be limited if cookies are not accepted.        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668541304670\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872504611  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>5) Contacting Us<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. Which<br \/>\ndata is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your<br \/>\nrequest or for establishing contact and for the associated technical administration.<br \/>\nThe legal basis for processing data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request<br \/>\nin accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a<br \/>\ncontract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. Your data<br \/>\nwill be deleted after final processing of your enquiry; this is the case if it can be inferred<br \/>\nfrom the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified, provided<br \/>\nthere are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668541304670\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872513964  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>6) Data Processing When Opening a Customer Account and for Contract Processing<\/strong><br \/>\nPursuant to Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed<br \/>\nto the extent required in each case if you provide us with this data when opening<br \/>\na customer account. The data required for opening an account can be found in the input<br \/>\nmask of the corresponding form on our website. Deletion of your customer account is<br \/>\npossible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above address of the<br \/>\nperson responsible. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted,<br \/>\nprovided that all contracts concluded via it have been fully processed, no legal retention<br \/>\nperiods are opposed and no legitimate interest on our part in the continued storage<br \/>\nexists.        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668541304670\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872530373  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>7) Use of Client Data for Direct Advertising<\/strong><br \/>\n7.1 Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter<br \/>\nIf you register for our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our<br \/>\noffers. The only mandatory data for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The<br \/>\nprovision of further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. We use<br \/>\nthe so-called double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. This means that we will<br \/>\nonly send you an e-mail newsletter once you have expressly confirmed that you consent<br \/>\nto receiving newsletters. We will then send you a confirmation e-mail asking you to confirm<br \/>\nthat you wish to receive the newsletter in future by clicking on an appropriate link.<br \/>\nBy activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal<br \/>\ndata pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point a GPPR. When you register for the newsletter, we store<br \/>\nyour IP address entered by your Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and<br \/>\ntime of registration for the purpose of tracing any possible misuse of your e-mail address<br \/>\nat a later date. The data collected by us when you register for the newsletter is used<br \/>\nexclusively for the promotional purposes by way of the newsletter. You can unsubscribe<br \/>\nfrom the newsletter at any time via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or<br \/>\nby sending a corresponding message to the responsible person named at the beginning.<br \/>\nAfter unsubscribing, your e-mail address will be deleted from our newsletter distribution<br \/>\nlist immediately, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data, or we<br \/>\nreserve the right to a more extensive use your data which is permitted by law and about<br \/>\nwhich we inform you in this declaration.<br \/>\n7.2 Notification by e-mail of stock availability<br \/>\nIf our online shop provides the possibility of informing you by e-mail about the time of<br \/>\navailability for selected, temporarily unavailable items, you can subscribe to our e-mail<br \/>\nnotification service for product availability. If you register for our e-mail notification service<br \/>\nfor product availability, we will send you a one-time message by e-mail about the<br \/>\navailability of the article you have selected. The only mandatory information needed to<br \/>\nsend this notification is your e-mail address. The indication of further data is voluntary<br \/>\nand is used if appropriate, in order to be able to address you personally. We use the<br \/>\nso-called double opt-in procedure when sending this notification. This means that we<br \/>\nwill only send you a corresponding notification after you have expressly confirmed that<br \/>\nyou agree to receive such a message. We will then send you a confirmation e-mail asking<br \/>\nyou to click on a link to confirm that you wish to receive such notification.<br \/>\nBy activating the confirmation link, you consent to the use of your personal data in<br \/>\naccordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. When you register for our e-mail notification<br \/>\nservice for product availability, we store your IP address as registered by the internet<br \/>\nservice provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able<br \/>\nto track any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later time. The data collected<br \/>\nby us when you register for our e-mail notification service regarding the availability of<br \/>\ngoods is used exclusively for the purpose of informing you about the availability of a<br \/>\nparticular item in our online shop. You can cancel the e-mail notification service for the<br \/>\navailability of goods at any time by sending a corresponding message to the controller<br \/>\nin charge of data processing named at the beginning. After you have unsubscribed, your<br \/>\ne-mail address will be deleted immediately from our distribution list, unless you have<br \/>\nexpressly consented to the further use of your data or unless we reserve the right to<br \/>\nmake further use of your data in accordance with the law about which we inform you in<br \/>\nthis declaration.        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668541304670\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872637688  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>8) Processing of Data for the Purpose of Order Handling<\/strong><br \/>\n8.1 Insofar as necessary for the processing of the contract for delivery and payment<br \/>\npurposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned<br \/>\ntransport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6<br \/>\nPara. 1 lit. b GDPR.<br \/>\nIf we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis<br \/>\nof a corresponding contract, we will process the contact data (name, address, e-mail<br \/>\naddress) provided by you when placing the order in order to inform you personally by<br \/>\nsuitable means of communication (e.g. by post or e-mail) about upcoming updates within<br \/>\nthe legally stipulated period of time within the framework of our statutory duty to inform<br \/>\npursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the<br \/>\npurpose of informing you about updates owed by us and will only be processed by us for<br \/>\nthis purpose to the extent that this is necessary for the respective information.<br \/>\nIn order to process your order, we also work together with the following service provider(<br \/>\ns), who support us in whole or in part in the execution of concluded contracts.<br \/>\nCertain personal data is transferred to these service providers in accordance with the<br \/>\nfollowing information.<br \/>\n8.2 Passing on Personal Data to Shipping Service Providers<br \/>\n&#8211; DHL<br \/>\nWe use the following provider as transport service provider: Deutsche Post AG, Charlesde-<br \/>\nGaulle-Stra\u00dfe 20, 53113 Bonn, Germany<br \/>\nWe pass on your e-mail address and\/or telephone number to the provider in accordance<br \/>\nwith Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating<br \/>\na delivery date or for delivery notification, if you have given your express consent in<br \/>\nthe ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the<br \/>\ndelivery address to the supplier for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1)<br \/>\npoint b GDPR. The transmission only takes place to the extent necessary for the delivery<br \/>\nof the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the supplier or the<br \/>\ndelivery announcement is not possible.<br \/>\nThe consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-\u00e0-vis the responsible<br \/>\nperson named above or vis-\u00e0-vis the provider.<br \/>\n&#8211; UPS<br \/>\nWe use the following provider as transport service provider: United Parcel Service<br \/>\nDeutschland Inc. &amp; Co. OHG, G\u00f6rlitzer Stra\u00dfe 1, 41460 Neuss, Germany<br \/>\nWe pass on your e-mail address and\/or telephone number to the provider in accordance<br \/>\nwith Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating<br \/>\na delivery date or for delivery notification, if you have given your express consent in<br \/>\nthe ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the supplier for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1)<br \/>\npoint b GDPR. The transmission only takes place to the extent necessary for the delivery<br \/>\nof the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the supplier or the<br \/>\ndelivery announcement is not possible.<br \/>\nThe consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future vis-\u00e0-vis the responsible<br \/>\nperson named above or vis-\u00e0-vis the provider.<br \/>\n8.3 Use of Payment Service Providers<br \/>\n&#8211; Klarna<br \/>\nOnline payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Klarna<br \/>\nBank AB, Sveav\u00e4gen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden<br \/>\nIf you select a payment method of the provider for which you make an advance payment<br \/>\n(e.g. credit card payment), your payment data provided during the ordering process (including<br \/>\nname, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction<br \/>\nnumber) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to the<br \/>\nprovider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. In this case, your data will only be<br \/>\npassed on for the purpose of processing payment with the provider and only to the extent<br \/>\nnecessary for this purpose.<br \/>\nWhen selecting a payment method of the provider with which the provider makes advance<br \/>\npayments (such as invoice purchase or instalment purchase or direct debit), you will<br \/>\nalso be asked to provide certain personal data (first name and surname, street, house<br \/>\nnumber, postcode, city, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number, if applicable<br \/>\ndata on alternative means of payment) during the ordering process.<br \/>\nIn order to safeguard our legitimate interest in determining the solvency of our customers,<br \/>\nthis data is passed on to the provider by us for the purpose of a credit check in<br \/>\naccordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. On the basis of the personal data provided by<br \/>\nyou as well as further data (such as shopping cart, invoice total, order history, payment<br \/>\nhistory), the provider checks whether the payment option selected by you can be granted<br \/>\nwith regard to payment and\/or bad debt risks.<br \/>\nIn addition to internal provider criteria, identity and creditworthiness information from<br \/>\nthe following credit agencies may also be included in the decision-making process as<br \/>\npart of the application review in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/cdn.klarna.com\/1.0\/shared\/content\/legal\/terms\/0\/de_de\/credit_rating_agencies<br \/>\nThe credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score<br \/>\nvalues are included in the result of the credit report, they have their basis in a scientifically<br \/>\nrecognised mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values<br \/>\nincludes, but is not limited to, address data.<br \/>\nYou can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or<br \/>\nto the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data<br \/>\nif this is necessary for the contractual processing of payments.<br \/>\n&#8211; PAYONE<br \/>\nOnline payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: PAYONE<br \/>\nGmbH, Lyoner Stra\u00dfe 9, 60528 Frankfurt\/Main, Germany<br \/>\nIf you select a payment method of the provider for which you make an advance payment<br \/>\n(e.g. credit card payment), your payment data provided during the ordering process (including<br \/>\nname, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction<br \/>\nnumber) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to the<br \/>\nprovider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. In this case, your data will only be<br \/>\npassed on for the purpose of processing payment with the provider and only to the extent<br \/>\nnecessary for this purpose.<br \/>\n&#8211; Paypal<br \/>\nOnline payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Pay-<br \/>\nPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg<br \/>\nIf you select a payment method of the provider for which you make an advance payment,<br \/>\nyour payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank<br \/>\nand payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information<br \/>\nabout the content of your order will be passed on to the provider in accordance with<br \/>\nArt. 6 (1) point b GDPR. In this case, your data will only be passed on for the purpose of<br \/>\nprocessing payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.<br \/>\nWhen selecting a payment method of the provider with which the provider makes advance<br \/>\npayments, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first name and<br \/>\nsurname, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone<br \/>\nnumber, if applicable data on alternative means of payment) during the ordering process.<br \/>\nIn order to safeguard our legitimate interest in determining the solvency of our customers,<br \/>\nthis data is passed on to the provider by us for the purpose of a credit check in<br \/>\naccordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. On the basis of the personal data provided by<br \/>\nyou as well as further data (such as shopping cart, invoice total, order history, payment<br \/>\nhistory), the provider checks whether the payment option selected by you can be granted<br \/>\nwith regard to payment and\/or bad debt risks.<br \/>\nThe credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score<br \/>\nvalues are included in the result of the credit report, they have their basis in a scientifically<br \/>\nrecognised mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values<br \/>\nincludes, but is not limited to, address data.<br \/>\nYou can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or<br \/>\nto the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data<br \/>\nif this is necessary for the contractual processing of payments.<br \/>\n8.4 Electronic Right of Withdrawal Function for Distance Contracts<br \/>\nConsumers who conclude contracts on this website for which a statutory right of withdrawal<br \/>\nexists have the option to declare their withdrawal via an electronic withdrawal<br \/>\nfunction, in accordance with the applicable withdrawal provisions.<br \/>\nTo provide this electronic withdrawal function, we utilize a solution provided by the following<br \/>\nservice provider: MarketPress GmbH, Karcherallee 13, 01277, Dresden, Deutschland.<br \/>\nWhen using the withdrawal function, in addition to details identifying the specific contract<br \/>\nbeing withdrawn from, other personal information\u2014such as the consumer\u2018s first<br \/>\nname, last name, and email address\u2014must be provided or confirmed.<br \/>\nThis information is initially collected by the service provider\u2014based on our legitimate<br \/>\ninterest in providing a user-friendly, stable, and process-optimized solution pursuant to<br \/>\nArt. 6 (1) point f GDPR\u2014and is subsequently used to confirm receipt of the withdrawal<br \/>\ndeclaration on our behalf via email, before finally being transmitted to us. We subsequently<br \/>\nprocess the transmitted information for the proper handling of the withdrawal<br \/>\npursuant to Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR and Art. 6 (1) point c GDPR, based on our statutory<br \/>\nobligation to provide an electronic withdrawal function for remunerated distance contracts<br \/>\nwith consumers.<br \/>\nThe information collected by the service provider is routinely deleted following the final<br \/>\nprocessing of a withdrawal, provided that no statutory retention obligations preclude<br \/>\nsuch deletion.<br \/>\nWe have concluded an order processing agreement with the service provider; this agreement<br \/>\nsafeguards the data processed within the scope        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668541304670\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872693495  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>9) Online Marketing<\/strong><br \/>\n9.1 Data Feed Watch<br \/>\nThis website uses the software-based marketing service of the following provider for the<br \/>\nprovision and synchronisation of various customer management services: WordWatch,<br \/>\nInc.,1195 Chess Drive Suite 201 Foster City, CA 94404, USA<br \/>\nThis service enables the automated processing of feed activities, the control of advertising in the marketing channels used and the analysis of the success of marketing measures,<br \/>\nas well as central e-mail marketing and contact management.<br \/>\nTo fulfil the various functions, cookies are used, i.e. small text files that are stored locally<br \/>\nin the cache of your web browser on your end device and that enable an analysis of your<br \/>\nuse of the website by us. In doing so, the cookies collect certain information, such as the<br \/>\nIP address, the location, the time of the page access.<br \/>\nAll of the processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies to read information<br \/>\nfrom the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your<br \/>\nexpress consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. You can revoke your<br \/>\nconsent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the \u201ecookie<br \/>\nconsent tool\u201c provided on the website.<br \/>\nOther legal bases for data processing that apply in the context of specific service functions<br \/>\n(such as the requirement for express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a<br \/>\nGDPR when sending newsletters) remain unaffected by this.<br \/>\nWe have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the<br \/>\nprotection of our website visitors\u2018 data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third<br \/>\nparties.<br \/>\nFor the transfer of data to the USA, the provider relies on standard contractual clauses<br \/>\nof the European Commission, which are meant to ensure compliance with the European<br \/>\nlevel of data protection.<br \/>\n9.2 AWIN Performance Advertising Network<br \/>\nWe participate in the affiliate programme of the following provider: AWIN AG, Eichhornstra\u00dfe<br \/>\n3, 10785 Berlin, Germany<br \/>\nIn this context, we have placed links on our website that lead to offers on websites of the<br \/>\nprovider or third parties (\u201eaffiliate sites\u201c).<br \/>\nIn order to measure the success of an affiliate link, the analysis of orders generated via<br \/>\nsuch a link and the corresponding settlement of commission payments, the provider<br \/>\nuses cookies and\/or similar technologies which are generally set on the affiliate sites<br \/>\nand for which we are not responsible in this respect under data protection law. In doing<br \/>\nso, the provider also regularly processes the IP address and, if applicable, further end<br \/>\ndevice information.<br \/>\nAll of the processing described above, in particular the reading or saving of information<br \/>\non the end device used by you, will only be carried out if you have given your express<br \/>\nconsent to this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. You can revoke your consent<br \/>\nat any time with effect for the future by using the cookie consent management options<br \/>\non the affiliate sites.        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668541304670\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872716017  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>10) Web Analysis Services<\/strong><br \/>\nGoogle Analytics 4<br \/>\nThis website uses Google Analytics 4, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited,<br \/>\nGordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (\u201eGoogle\u201c), which can be used to<br \/>\nanalyze the use of websites.<br \/>\nWhen using Google Analytics 4, so-called \u201ecookies\u201c are used as standard. Cookies are<br \/>\ntext files that are stored on your terminal device and enable an analysis of your use of a<br \/>\nwebsite. The information collected by cookies about your use of the website (including<br \/>\nthe IP address transmitted by your terminal device, shortened by the last digits, see below)<br \/>\nis usually transmitted to a Google server and stored and processed there. This may<br \/>\nalso result in the transmission of information to the servers of Google LLC, a company<br \/>\nbased in the USA, where the information is further processed.<br \/>\nWhen using Google Analytics 4, the IP address transmitted by your terminal device when<br \/>\nyou use the website is always collected and processed by default and automatically only<br \/>\nin an anonymized manner, so that a direct personal reference of the collected information<br \/>\nis excluded. This automatic anonymization is carried out by shortening the IP address<br \/>\ntransmitted by your terminal device by Google within member states of the European<br \/>\nUnion (EU) or other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area<br \/>\n(EEA) by the last digits.<br \/>\nOn our behalf, Google uses this and other information to evaluate your use of the website,<br \/>\nto compile reports (reports) on your website activities or your usage behavior and to<br \/>\nprovide us with other services related to your website usage and internet usage. In this<br \/>\ncontext, the IP address transmitted and shortened by your terminal device within the<br \/>\nscope of Google Analytics 4 will not be merged with other data from Google. The data<br \/>\ncollected in the context of the use of Google Analytics 4 will be retained for 2 months<br \/>\nand then deleted.<br \/>\nGoogle Analytics 4 also enables the creation of statistics with statements about age,<br \/>\ngender and interests of website users on the basis of an evaluation of interest-based<br \/>\nadvertising and with the involvement of third-party information via a special function, the<br \/>\nso-called \u201edemographic characteristics\u201c. This makes it possible to determine and distinguish<br \/>\nbetween groups of website users for the purpose of targeting marketing measures.<br \/>\nHowever, data collected via the \u201edemographic characteristics\u201c cannot be assigned to a<br \/>\nspecific person and thus not to you personally. This data collected via the \u201edemographic<br \/>\ncharacteristics\u201c function is retained for two months and then deleted.<br \/>\nAll processing described above, in particular the setting of Google Analytics cookies for<br \/>\nthe storage and reading of information on the terminal device used by you for the use<br \/>\nof the website, will only take place if you have given us your express consent for this in<br \/>\naccordance with Art. 6 para. 1 letter a GDPR. Without your consent, Google Analytics 4<br \/>\nwill not be used during your use of the website.<br \/>\nYou can revoke your consent once given at any time with effect for the future. To exercise<br \/>\nyour revocation, please deactivate this service via the \u201eCookie Consent Tool\u201c provided<br \/>\non the website.<br \/>\nGoogle Signals<br \/>\nOn this website, the \u201eGoogle Signals\u201c service can also be used as an extension of Google<br \/>\nAnalytics 4. With Google Signals, cross-device reports can be created by Google<br \/>\n(so-called \u201ecross-device tracking\u201c). If you have activated \u201epersonalised ads\u201c in your<br \/>\nGoogle account settings and you have linked your internet-enabled devices to your Google<br \/>\naccount, Google can analyse user behaviour across devices and create database models<br \/>\nbased on this, provided you have given your consent to the use of Google Analytics<br \/>\nin accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 letter a GDPR (see above). The logins and device types<br \/>\nof all page visitors who were logged into a Google account and performed a conversion<br \/>\nare taken into account. The data shows, among other things, on which device you first<br \/>\nclicked on an ad and on which device the associated conversion took place. Insofar as<br \/>\nGoogle Signals is used, we do not receive any personal data from Google, but only statistics<br \/>\ncompiled on the basis of Google Signals. You have the option of deactivating the<br \/>\n\u201epersonalised ads\u201c function in the settings of your Google account and thus turning<br \/>\noff the cross-device analysis. To do this, follow the instructions on this page: https:\/\/<br \/>\nsupport.google.com\/ads\/answer\/2662922?hl=de<br \/>\nFurther information can be found here: https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/<br \/>\n7532985?hl=de<br \/>\nUser IDs<br \/>\nAs an extension of Google Analytics 4, the \u201eUserIDs\u201c function can also be used on this<br \/>\nwebsite. By assigning individual UserIDs, we can have Google create cross-device reports<br \/>\n(so-called \u201ecross-device tracking\u201c). This means that your usage behaviour can<br \/>\nalso be analysed across devices if you have given your corresponding consent to the<br \/>\nuse of Google Analytics in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 letter a GDPR, if you have set<br \/>\nup a personal account by registering on this website and are logged into your personal<br \/>\naccount on different end devices with your relevant login data. The data collected in this way shows, among other things, on which end device you clicked on an ad for the first<br \/>\ntime and on which end device the relevant conversion took place.<br \/>\nWe have concluded a so-called data processing agreement with Google for our use of<br \/>\nGoogle Analytics 4, by which Google is obliged to protect the data of our website users<br \/>\nand not to pass it on to third parties.<br \/>\nFor data transfers to the USA, the provider participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework,<br \/>\nwhich ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis<br \/>\nof an adequacy decision by the European Commission.<br \/>\nFurther legal information on Google Analytics 4 can be found here: https:\/\/policies.google.<br \/>\ncom\/privacy?hl=en and https:\/\/business.safety.google\/privacy\/<br \/>\nDetails on the processing triggered by Google Analytics 4 and Google\u2018s handling of data<br \/>\nfrom websites can be found here: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/technologies\/partner-sites        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668541304670\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872750684  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>11) Retargeting\/Remarketing\/ Referral Advertising<\/strong><br \/>\n11.1 Meta Pixel with extended data synchronisation<br \/>\nWithin our online offering, we use the \u201eMeta Pixel\u201c service of the following provider in<br \/>\nextended data synchronisation mode: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal<br \/>\nSquare, Dublin 2, Ireland (\u201eMeta\u201c)<br \/>\nIf a user clicks on an advert placed by us on Facebook or Instagram, \u201eMeta Pixel\u201c is used<br \/>\nto add a parameter to the URL of our linked page. This URL parameter is then entered in<br \/>\nthe user\u2018s browser after redirection by a cookie that our linked page sets itself. In addition,<br \/>\nthis cookie collects specific customer data, such as the email address, which we<br \/>\ncollect on our website linked to the Facebook or Instagram ad during processes such as<br \/>\npurchase transactions, account logins or registrations (extended data synchronisation).<br \/>\nThe cookie is then read and enables the data, including specific customer data, to be<br \/>\ntransmitted to Meta.<br \/>\nWe use \u201eMeta Pixel\u201c with extended data matching to make our adverts (so-called \u201eAds\u201c)<br \/>\non Facebook and\/or Instagram more effective and to ensure that they correspond to<br \/>\nthe interests of users or have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or<br \/>\nproducts determined on the basis of the websites visited), which we transmit to Meta<br \/>\n(so-called \u201eCustom Audiences\u201c).<br \/>\nIn addition, we analyse the effectiveness of our advertisements by tracking whether<br \/>\nusers were redirected to our website after clicking on an advertisement (conversion).<br \/>\nCompared to the standard version of \u201eMeta Pixel\u201c, the extended data synchronisation<br \/>\nfunction helps us to better measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns by<br \/>\nrecording more associated conversions.<br \/>\nAll transmitted data is stored and processed by Meta so that an assignment to the<br \/>\nrespective user profile is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising<br \/>\npurposes in accordance with Meta\u2018s data usage guidelines (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/<br \/>\nabout\/privacy\/). The data may enable Meta and its partners to place adverts on and off<br \/>\nFacebook.<br \/>\nAll processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information<br \/>\non the terminal device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express<br \/>\nconsent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your<br \/>\nconsent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the \u201ecookie<br \/>\nconsent tool\u201c provided on the website.<br \/>\nWe have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the<br \/>\nprotection of the data of our website visitors and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to<br \/>\nthird parties.<br \/>\nThe information generated by Meta is usually transferred to a Meta server and stored there;<br \/>\nin this context, it may also be transferred to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA.<br \/>\nFor data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework,<br \/>\nwhich ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis<br \/>\nof an adequacy decision by the European Commission.<br \/>\n11.2 Google Ads Conversion-Tracking<br \/>\nThis website uses the online advertising program \u201eGoogle Ads\u201c and, within the framework<br \/>\nof Google Ads, the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House,<br \/>\n4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (\u201eGoogle\u201c). We use Google Ads to draw attention<br \/>\nto our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising media (so-called<br \/>\nGoogle Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures<br \/>\nare in relation to the data of the advertising campaigns. Our aim is to show you advertising<br \/>\nthat is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you and to<br \/>\nachieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.<br \/>\nThe conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google.<br \/>\nCookies are small text files that are stored on your end device. These cookies usually<br \/>\nlose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits<br \/>\ncertain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can<br \/>\nrecognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google<br \/>\nAds customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across<br \/>\nGoogle Ads clients\u2018 websites. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is<br \/>\nused to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted in to conversion<br \/>\ntracking. Clients learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were<br \/>\nredirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive<br \/>\nany information that can be used to personally identify users. The use of Google Ads may<br \/>\nalso result in the transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.<br \/>\nDetails on the processing triggered by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and on Google\u2018s<br \/>\nhandling of data from websites can be found here: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/technologies\/<br \/>\npartner-sites.<br \/>\nAll of the processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading<br \/>\nout information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us<br \/>\nyour express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a GDPR. You can revoke your<br \/>\nconsent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the \u201eCookie<br \/>\nConsent Tool\u201c provided on the website.<br \/>\nYou can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads conversion<br \/>\ntracking by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in available at the following<br \/>\nlink:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/settings\/ads\/plugin?hl=en<br \/>\nPlease note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may be restricted<br \/>\nif you have deactivated the use of cookies.<br \/>\nFurther information on Google\u2018s privacy standards can be found here: https:\/\/policies.<br \/>\ngoogle.com\/privacy and https:\/\/business.safety.google\/privacy\/<br \/>\nFor data transfers to the USA, the provider participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework,<br \/>\nwhich ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis<br \/>\nof an adequacy decision by the European Commission.<br \/>\n11.3 shopping24 Conversion Tracking<br \/>\nThis website uses the conversion tracking technology of the following provider: shopping24<br \/>\nGesellschaft f\u00fcr multimediale Anwendungen mbH, Po\u00dfmoorweg 2<br \/>\n22301 Hamburg, Germany<br \/>\nIf you have accessed our website from an advertisement on the provider\u2018s domain, the<br \/>\nsuccess of the advertisement can be tracked with the help of cookies and\/or comparable<br \/>\ntechnologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, pings, or HTTP requests).<br \/>\nFor this purpose, certain end device and browser information, including your IP address<br \/>\nif applicable, is read via the tracking technology in order to record and evaluate user<br \/>\nactions predefined by us (e.g., completed transactions, leads, search queries on the website,<br \/>\ncalls to product pages). This enables us to compile statistics on user behavior on<br \/>\nour website after forwarding from an advertisement, which we use to optimize our offer.<br \/>\nAll processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for the reading of information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your<br \/>\nexpress consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. You can revoke your<br \/>\nconsent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service in the \u201ecookie consent<br \/>\ntool\u201c provided on the website.<br \/>\nWe have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures<br \/>\nthe protection of our site visitors\u2018 data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third<br \/>\nparties.<br \/>\n11.4 WooCommerce Order Attribution Tracking<br \/>\nThis website uses the conversion tracking technology of the following provider: Automattic<br \/>\nInc., 60 29 th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA<br \/>\nIf you have accessed our website from an advertisement on the provider\u2018s domain, the<br \/>\nsuccess of the advertisement can be tracked with the help of cookies and\/or comparable<br \/>\ntechnologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, pings, or HTTP requests).<br \/>\nFor this purpose, certain end device and browser information, including your IP address<br \/>\nif applicable, is read via the tracking technology in order to record and evaluate user<br \/>\nactions predefined by us (e.g., completed transactions, leads, search queries on the website,<br \/>\ncalls to product pages). This enables us to compile statistics on user behavior on<br \/>\nour website after forwarding from an advertisement, which we use to optimize our offer.<br \/>\nAll processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for the reading of<br \/>\ninformation on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your<br \/>\nexpress consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. You can revoke your<br \/>\nconsent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service in the \u201ecookie consent<br \/>\ntool\u201c provided on the website.<br \/>\nWe have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures<br \/>\nthe protection of our site visitors\u2018 data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third<br \/>\nparties.<br \/>\nFor data transfers to the USA, the provider participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework,<br \/>\nwhich ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis<br \/>\nof an adequacy decision by the European Commission.        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668541304670\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872806192  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            12) Site Functionalities<br \/>\n12.1 Vimeo<br \/>\nThis website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Vimeo.<br \/>\ncom, Inc., 330 West 34th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA<br \/>\nWhen you call up a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes<br \/>\na direct connection to the provider\u2018s servers to load the plugin. This involves<br \/>\ncertain information, including your IP address, being transmitted to the provider.<br \/>\nIf the playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses<br \/>\ncookies to collect information about user behavior, to create playback statistics and to<br \/>\nprevent abusive behavior.<br \/>\nIf you are logged into a user account maintained by the provider during your visit to the<br \/>\nsite, your data will be directly assigned to your account when you click on a video. If you<br \/>\ndo not wish to have your data assigned to your account, you must log out before clicking<br \/>\non the play button.<br \/>\nAll the above-mentioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies for reading out<br \/>\ninformation on the end device used, only takes place if you have given us your express<br \/>\nconsent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any<br \/>\ntime with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the \u201ecookie consent tool\u201c<br \/>\nprovided on the website.<br \/>\nFor data transfers to the USA, the provider participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework,<br \/>\nwhich ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis<br \/>\nof an adequacy decision by the European Commission.<br \/>\n12.2 Google Maps<br \/>\nOur website uses Google Maps (AP\u2019I) of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow<br \/>\nSt, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (\u201cGoogle\u201d). Google Maps is a web service for displaying<br \/>\ninteractive (country) maps in order to display geographical information visually. Using<br \/>\nthis service will show you our location and will make it easier for you to find us.<br \/>\nWhen you access the sub-pages that contain the Google Maps map, information about<br \/>\nyour use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google<br \/>\non servers. When using Google Maps, personal data may also be transmitted to the<br \/>\nservers of Google LLC. in the USA. This is regardless of whether Google provides a user<br \/>\naccount that you are logged in with or whether no user account exists. If you are logged<br \/>\nin to Google, your information will be directly associated with your account. If you do not<br \/>\nwish to be associated with your profile on Google, you must log out before activating the<br \/>\nbutton. Google saves your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles<br \/>\nand evaluates them. Such an evaluation takes place according to Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR,<br \/>\non the basis of the legitimate interests of Google in the insertion of personalized advertising,<br \/>\nmarket research and\/or demand-oriented design of its website. You have the right<br \/>\nto object to the creation of these user profiles. If you want to do so, you must contact<br \/>\nGoogle to exercise this right.<br \/>\nIf you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to Google in the context of<br \/>\nusing Google Maps, you may completely deactivate the Google Maps web service by<br \/>\nswitching off the JavaScript application in your browser. In this case, Google Maps as<br \/>\nwell as the map display on this website cannot be used.<br \/>\nThe Google terms of use can be found at: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms?hl=en. The<br \/>\nadditional terms of use can be found at: https:\/\/www.google.com\/intl\/en-US_US\/help\/<br \/>\nterms_maps.html.<br \/>\nYou can find detailed information on data protection in connection with the use of Google<br \/>\nMaps on Google\u2018s website (\u201eGoogle Privacy Policy\u201c) at: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/<br \/>\nprivacy?hl=en.<br \/>\nTo the extent required by law, we have obtained your consent to the processing of your<br \/>\ndata as described above in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. You can revoke your<br \/>\nconsent at any time with effect for the future. In order to exercise your revocation, please<br \/>\nfollow the procedure described above for submitting an objection.<br \/>\nFor data transfers to the USA, the provider participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework,<br \/>\nwhich ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis<br \/>\nof an adequacy decision by the European Commission.<br \/>\nFurther information on Google\u2018s privacy standards can be found here: https:\/\/business.<br \/>\nsafety.google\/privacy\/<br \/>\n12.3 &#8211; Google reCAPTCHA<br \/>\nOn this website, we use the CAPTCHA service of the following provider: Google Ireland<br \/>\nLimited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland<br \/>\nData may also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA. For the visual design of the CAPTCHA<br \/>\nwindow, the provider uses \u201eGoogle Fonts\u201c, i.e., fonts loaded from the Internet by Google.<br \/>\nNo further information is processed except that mentioned above, which is already transmitted<br \/>\nto Google via the functionality of ReCaptcha.<br \/>\nThe service checks whether an input is made by a natural person or abusively by machine<br \/>\nand automated processing with the aim of blocking spam, DDoS attacks and similar<br \/>\nautomated malicious attacks. To ensure whether an action is performed by a human<br \/>\nbeing and not by an automated bot, the provider collects the IP address of the end device<br \/>\nused, the recognition data of the browser, the operating system type and the date and<br \/>\nduration of the visit and transmits these data to the provider\u2018s servers to be evaluated.<br \/>\nThis may involve the use of cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored in the browser of<br \/>\nthe end device.<br \/>\nIf the processing described above is carried out on the basis of cookies, these will only<br \/>\nbe set if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para.<br \/>\n1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating<br \/>\nthis service in the \u2018cookie consent tool\u2019 provided on the website. If the processing described above is carried out without the use of cookies, the legal<br \/>\nbasis is our legitimate interest in determining individual responsibility on the Internet<br \/>\nand avoiding misuse and spam in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.<br \/>\nWe have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, ensuring the protection<br \/>\nof our site visitors\u2018 data and prohibiting unauthorized disclosure to third parties.<br \/>\nFor data transfers to the USA, the provider participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework,<br \/>\nwhich ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis<br \/>\nof an adequacy decision by the European Commission.<br \/>\n12.4 Applications for job advertisements<br \/>\nOn our website, we advertise current vacancies in a separate section, for which interested<br \/>\nparties can apply by e-mail using the contact address provided.<br \/>\nIf applicants want to be included in the application process, they must provide us with all<br \/>\npersonal details required for a well-founded and informed assessment and selection in<br \/>\nconjunction with their application by e-mail.<br \/>\nThe required data should include general personal information (name, address, telephone<br \/>\nor electronic contact) as well as performance-specific evidence showing the qualifications<br \/>\nrequired for the advertised position. In addition, health-related information may<br \/>\nbe required, which in the interest of social protection must be given special attention to<br \/>\nregarding the applicant\u2018s person according to labor and social law.<br \/>\nThe components an application must contain to be considered and the form in which these<br \/>\ncomponents must be sent by e-mail can be found in the respective job advertisement.<br \/>\nAfter receipt of the application sent using the e-mail contact address supplied, the applicant<br \/>\ndata will be stored by us and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the<br \/>\napplication. In the event of queries arising in the course of processing the application,<br \/>\nwe will use either the e-mail address supplied by the applicant with his application or a<br \/>\ntelephone number supplied, at our discretion.<br \/>\nThe legal basis for such processing, including the contacting of applicants for queries,<br \/>\nis basically Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR in conjunction with Art. 26 (1) Federal Data Protection<br \/>\nAct. According to these provisions, the completion of the application procedure is<br \/>\ndeemed to be the initiation of an employment contract.<br \/>\nIf special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) GDPR (e.g. health<br \/>\ndata such as information on severely disabled status) are requested from applicants as<br \/>\npart of the application procedure, processing will take place in accordance with Art. 9<br \/>\n(2) point b GDPR, so as to enable us to exercise the rights arising from labor law, social<br \/>\nsecurity and social protection law and to fulfil our obligations in this regard.<br \/>\nThe processing of special categories of data may also be based cumulatively or alternatively<br \/>\non Art. 9 (1) point h GDPR if it is used for the purposes of health care or occupational<br \/>\nmedicine, for the assessment of the applicant\u2018s ability to work, for medical diagnostics,<br \/>\nhealth or social care or for the management of systems and services in the health or<br \/>\nsocial sector.<br \/>\nIf, in the course of the evaluation described above, the applicant is not selected or if an<br \/>\napplicant withdraws his application prematurely, his data transmitted by e-mail as well<br \/>\nas all electronic correspondence including the original application e-mail will be deleted<br \/>\nat the latest after 6 months following a corresponding notification. This period shall be<br \/>\ndetermined on the basis of our legitimate interest in being able to answer any follow-up<br \/>\nquestions regarding the application and, if necessary, to comply with our obligation to<br \/>\nprovide evidence under the regulations governing the equal treatment of applicants.<br \/>\nIn the event of a successful application, the data provided will be processed on the basis<br \/>\nof Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR in conjunction with Art. 26 (2) Federal Data Protection Act for<br \/>\nthe purposes of implementing the employment relationship.        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668541304670\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872827716  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>13) Tools and Miscellaneous<\/strong><br \/>\n13.1 This website uses a so-called \u201ecookie consent tool\u201c to obtain effective user consent<br \/>\nfor cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The \u201ecookie consent<br \/>\ntool\u201c is displayed to users in the form of an interactive user interface when they access<br \/>\nthe page, on which consent for certain cookies and\/or cookie-based applications can be<br \/>\ngiven by ticking the appropriate box.<br \/>\nUsing the tool, all cookies\/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective<br \/>\nuser provides the corresponding consent by ticking the corresponding box. This ensures<br \/>\nthat such cookies are only set on the respective end device of the user if consent<br \/>\nhas been granted.<br \/>\nThe tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal<br \/>\nuser data is generally not processed.<br \/>\nIf, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose<br \/>\nof storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6<br \/>\n(1) point f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific and<br \/>\nuser-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design<br \/>\nof our website.<br \/>\nFurther legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) point c GDPR. As the responsible party,<br \/>\nwe are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies<br \/>\ndependent on the respective user consent.<br \/>\nFurther information on the operator and the setting options of the cookie consent tool<br \/>\ncan be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.<br \/>\n13.2 Wordfence<br \/>\nFor security purposes, this website uses the service of the following provider: Defiant<br \/>\nInc, 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA<br \/>\nThe provider protects the website and the associated IT infrastructure from unauthorised<br \/>\nthird-party access, cyber attacks and viruses and malware. The provider collects<br \/>\nthe IP addresses of users and, if necessary, further data on their behaviour on our website<br \/>\n(in particular URLs accessed and header information) in order to detect and defend<br \/>\nagainst illegitimate page accesses and dangers. In doing so, the collected IP address<br \/>\nis compared with a list of known attackers. If the captured IP address is identified as a<br \/>\nsecurity risk, the provider can automatically block it from accessing the website. The information<br \/>\ncollected in this way is transferred to a server of the provider and stored there.<br \/>\nThe described data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR<br \/>\non the basis of our legitimate interests in protecting the website from harmful cyber<br \/>\nattacks and in maintaining structural and data integrity and security.<br \/>\nIf visitors to the website have login rights, the provider also sets cookies (= small text files)<br \/>\non the respective end device used by the visitor. With the help of the cookies, certain<br \/>\nlocation and device information can be read, which makes it possible to assess whether<br \/>\nthe login-authorised access originates from an authorised person. At the same time, access<br \/>\nrights can be evaluated via the cookies and released via a website-internal firewall<br \/>\naccording to the authorisation level. Finally, the cookies are used to register irregular<br \/>\naccess by website administrators from new devices or new locations and to notify other<br \/>\nadministrators of this. These cookies are only set if a user has login rights. The provider<br \/>\ndoes not set cookies for website visitors without login authorisation. Insofar as personal<br \/>\ndata is processed via the cookies, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art.<br \/>\n6 (1) point f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in preventing illegitimate access<br \/>\nto the website administration and in the defence against unauthorised administrator access.<br \/>\nWe have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the<br \/>\nprotection of our website visitors\u2018 data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third<br \/>\nparties. For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider invokes standard contractual clauses of<br \/>\nthe European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European<br \/>\nlevel of data protection.<br \/>\n13.3 FiboSearch<br \/>\nThis website uses the search technology service of the following provider: Damian G\u00f3ra<br \/>\nWeb Development, Dr. Adama Bilika 2\/28, 42-500 B\u0119dzin, Poland<br \/>\nFor the provision of the search function for items via the search field and for navigation<br \/>\nand filters, the provider collects and stores certain user information (such as the user or<br \/>\nsession ID) in anonymised form.<br \/>\nInsofar as personal data is also processed in this context, the processing is carried out<br \/>\nin accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing<br \/>\nan error-tolerant search for items and thus in the optimal marketing of our offering.        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"zp-row  vc_custom_1668597126532\">\n                    <div class=\"zp-text vc_custom_1781872839036  size--s mb--0 p--0 \" style=\"color:#111;\">\n            <strong>14) Rights of the Data Subject<\/strong><br \/>\n14.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following comprehensive rights<br \/>\nof data subjects (rights of information and intervention) vis-\u00e0-vis the data controller with<br \/>\nregard to the processing of your personal data:<br \/>\n&#8211; Right of access by the data subject pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;<br \/>\n&#8211; Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;<br \/>\n&#8211; Right to erasure (\u201cright to be forgotten\u201d) pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;<br \/>\n&#8211; Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;<br \/>\n&#8211; Right to be informed pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;<br \/>\n&#8211; Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;<br \/>\n&#8211; Right to withdraw a given consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR;<br \/>\n&#8211; Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.<br \/>\n14.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT<br \/>\nIF, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS<br \/>\nYOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR PREDOMINANT LEGITIMATE INTEREST,<br \/>\nYOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT<br \/>\nFOR THE FUTURE ON THE GROUNDS THAT ARISE FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.<br \/>\nIF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA<br \/>\nCONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO FURTHER PROCESSING IF WE<br \/>\nCAN PROVE COMPELLING REASONS WORTHY OF PROTECTION FOR PROCESSING<br \/>\nWHICH OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF<br \/>\nTHE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS.<br \/>\nIF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU<br \/>\nHAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL<br \/>\nDATA WHICH ARE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES. YOU MAY EXERCISE<br \/>\nTHE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.<br \/>\nIF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA<br \/>\nCONCERNED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.<br \/>\n15) Duration of Storage of Personal Data<br \/>\nThe duration of the storage of personal data is based on the respective legal basis, the<br \/>\npurpose of processing and &#8211; if relevant \u2013 on the respective legal retention period (e.g.<br \/>\ncommercial and tax retention periods).<br \/>\nIf personal data is processed on the basis of express consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point<br \/>\na GDPR, this data is stored until the data subject revokes his consent.<br \/>\nIf there are legal storage periods for data that is processed within the framework of legal<br \/>\nor similar obligations on the basis of Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR, this data will be routinely<br \/>\ndeleted after expiry of the storage periods if it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment<br \/>\nof the contract or the initiation of the contract and\/or if we no longer have a justified<br \/>\ninterest in further storage.<br \/>\nWhen processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR, this data is stored<br \/>\nuntil the data subject exercises his right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR,<br \/>\nunless we can provide compelling grounds for processing worthy of protection which<br \/>\noutweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves<br \/>\nto assert, exercise or defend legal claims.<br \/>\nIf personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing based on Art. 6 (1) point<br \/>\nf GDPR, this data is stored until the data subject exercises his right of objection pursuant<br \/>\nto Art. 21 (2) GDPR.<br \/>\nUnless otherwise stated in the information contained in this declaration on specific<br \/>\nprocessing situations, stored personal data will be deleted if it is no longer<br \/>\nnecessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.        <\/div>\n    [vc_btn title=&#8221;DOWNLOAD (PDF)&#8221; 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