Privacy Policy

On this page we inform you about how we handle data collection.

We assume responsibility for the processing of personal data in accordance with this privacy policy.

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1) Introduction and contact details of the responsible person

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to identify you personally.

1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Name, Company, Address, Telephone, Email. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. 1.3 The controller has appointed a data protection officer, who can be contacted as follows: "Name, Company, Street, Postal Code, City, Email"

2) Data collection when visiting our website 2.1 When you simply use our website for informational purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the site server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you: - The website you visited - Date and time of access - Amount of data sent in bytes - Source/reference from which you accessed the site - Browser used - Operating system used - IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form) Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to subsequently review the server log files should there be concrete evidence of illegal use. 2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the person responsible), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line. 3) Cookies To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your device for longer and enable the saving of page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find out the storage period from the overview of your web browser's cookie settings. If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR in the case of consent granted, or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited. 4) Contact 4.1 Calendly To provide an online appointment booking function, we use the services of the following provider: Calendly, LLC, BB&T Tower, 271 17th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30363, USA For the purpose of scheduling an appointment, your first and last name, email address (and, if applicable, your telephone number if a telephone appointment is requested) are collected in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and transmitted to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in effective customer management and efficient appointment administration, where they are stored for appointment organization. After the appointment has been held or after the agreed appointment period has expired, your data will be deleted by the provider. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has adhered to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission. 4.2 Personal data is collected when you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email). Which data is collected when using a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, an additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been finally processed. This is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary. 5) Comment function As part of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information on the time the comment was created and the commentator name you chose will be saved and published on this website. Furthermore, your IP address will be logged and stored. The IP address is stored for security reasons and in the event that the data subject violates the rights of third parties through a comment or posts illegal content. We need your email address in order to contact you if a third party objects to the illegal content you have published. The legal basis for storing your data is Art. 6 (1) (b) and (f) GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments if third parties object to them as illegal. 6) Use of customer data for direct advertising 6.1 Registration for our email newsletter If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. Providing further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter. This means that we will only send you an email newsletter once you have expressly confirmed that you consent to receiving the newsletter. We will then send you a confirmation email asking you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter in the future by clicking on a corresponding link. By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. When you register for the newsletter, we save the IP address entered by your Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration so that we can trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for the newsletter will be used exclusively for the purposes of advertising via the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the person responsible named above. Once you have unsubscribed, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration. 6.2 Sending the email newsletter to existing customers If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services from our range, as those you have already purchased, by email. According to Section 7 (3) of the Unfair Competition Act (UWG), we do not need to obtain your separate consent for this. In this respect, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If you initially object to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you any emails. You are entitled to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purposes at any time, with future effect, by notifying the person responsible named at the beginning. You will only be charged transmission costs according to the basic rates. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately. 6.3 Advertising by post Based on our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, postal address and - if we have received this additional information from you as part of the contractual relationship - your title, academic degree, year of birth and professional, industry or business name in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and to use it to send you interesting offers and information about our products by post. You can object to the storage and use of your data for this purpose at any time. 7) Web analysis services Google (Universal) Analytics This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which enables an analysis of your use of our website. By default, when you visit the website, Google (Universal) Analytics sets cookies. These cookies are stored as small text modules on your device and collect certain information. This information also includes your IP address, which is however shortened by Google by the last digits to prevent it from being personally identifiable. The information is transmitted to Google servers and processed there. Transmission to Google LLC, based in the USA, is also possible. Google uses the information collected on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for us, and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. The shortened IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. The data collected as part of the use of Google (Universal) Analytics is stored for a period of two months and then deleted. All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Without your consent, Google (Universal) Analytics will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service using the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google that ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. Further legal information on Google (Universal) Analytics can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. Demographic Features Google (Universal) Analytics uses the special "demographic features" function and can use it to create statistics that make statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This is done by analyzing advertising and information from third parties. This allows target groups to be identified for marketing activities. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to a specific person and is deleted after being stored for a period of two months. Google Signals As an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, Google Signals can be used on this website to create cross-device reports. If you have activated personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google Account, Google can analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including for cross-device conversions, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you want to stop cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the "Personalized Advertising" function in your Google Account settings. To do so, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de Further information about Google Signals can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=deUserIDsAs an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, the "UserIDs" function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google (Universal) Analytics in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, have set up an account on this website, and log in with this account on various devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has adhered to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission. 8) Page functionalities Google reCAPTCHA On this website we use the CAPTCHA service of the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. Data may also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA. For the visual design of the CAPTCHA window, the provider uses "Google Fonts," i.e. fonts downloaded from the Internet by Google. No further information beyond that mentioned above, which is already transmitted to Google via the ReCaptcha functionality, is processed. The service checks whether an input was made by a natural person or abusively by machine and automated processing, and blocks spam, DDoS attacks, and similar automated malicious access. To ensure that an action is carried out by a human and not by an automated bot, the provider collects the IP address of the device used, identification data of the browser and operating system type used, as well as the date and duration of the visit and transmits these to the provider's servers for evaluation. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in determining individual responsibility on the Internet and preventing misuse and spam in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection level based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission. 9) Rights of the data subject 9.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights to information and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data. The respective conditions for exercising this right are set out in the following. Legal basis is referred to: - Right to information according to Art. 15 GDPR; - Right to rectification according to Art. 16 GDPR; - Right to erasure according to Art. 17 GDPR; - Right to restriction of processing according to Art. 18 GDPR; - Right to information according to Art. 19 GDPR; - Right to data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR; - Right to revoke consent granted according to Art. 7 (3) GDPR; - Right to lodge a complaint according to Art. 77 GDPR. 9.2 Right of Objection If, as part of a balancing of interests, we process your personal data based on our overriding legitimate interest, you have the right to object to this processing at any time, with effect for the future, for reasons arising from your particular situation. If you exercise your right of objection, we will stop processing the data concerned. However, we reserve the right to continue processing if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims. If your personal data is processed by us for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes. YOU CAN EXERCISE YOUR OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT OF OBJECTION, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES. 10) Duration of storage of personal data The duration of storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of the processing and – if applicable – also by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law). When personal data is processed on the basis of an express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent. If statutory retention periods exist for data that is processed within the framework of legal transactions or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, unless it is no longer required to fulfil the contract or are necessary for the initiation of a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage. When personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, these data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. When personal data is processed for the purpose of direct advertising on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, these data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 (2) GDPR. Unless the other information in this declaration on specific processing situations indicates otherwise, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.