1.Information about the collection of personal data and contact details of the data controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we will inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is any information that can identify you personally.
1.2 The data controller for the processing of personal data on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is WBS SUISSE GmbH, Steinhauser Strasse 74, CH-6300 Zug, Tel. Germany: +49 (0) 761 / 290 89 726, Email: info@wbs-suisse.ch. The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” prefix and the lock symbol in your browser’s address bar.
Data collection when visiting our website
When you use our website purely for informational purposes, i.e., when you do not register or provide us with any other information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called “server log files”). When you visit 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/referrer from which you accessed the page
Used browser
Used operating system
Used IP address (if applicable, in anonymized form)
The processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be disclosed or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files retrospectively if there are specific indications of unlawful use.
Cookies
To make the visit to our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain features, we use cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e., after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser during your next visit (persistent cookies). When cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information, such as browser and location data, as well as IP address values. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie.
Some cookies serve to simplify the ordering process by storing settings (e.g., remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website). If personal data is processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR either for the performance of the contract or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.
We may cooperate with advertising partners who help us make our online offering more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies may also be stored on your hard drive when you visit our website (third-party cookies). If we cooperate with the aforementioned advertising partners, you will be individually and separately informed about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected in the following sections.
Please note that you can set your browser to be informed about the setting of cookies and to decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. Each browser differs in how it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. You can find the settings for the respective browsers under the following links:
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Chrome: Link
Safari: Link
Opera: Link
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
Contacting Us
When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. The data collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for contacting you and for the associated technical administration. The legal basis for the processing of the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed, provided that it is clear from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified and there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary.
Use of Single Sign-On procedures
Facebook Connect
On our website, you can create a customer account or register using the social plugin “Facebook Connect” of the social network Facebook, operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Facebook”), within the so-called Single Sign-On technique, if you have a Facebook profile. The social plugins of “Facebook Connect” on our website can be recognized by the blue button with the Facebook logo and the text “Log in with Facebook” or “Connect with Facebook.”
When you visit a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Facebook directly to your browser and embedded into the page. Through this integration, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged into Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there. These data processing operations are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on Facebook’s legitimate interest in displaying personalized advertising based on browsing behavior.
Data processing when opening a customer account and for contract execution
In accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed when you provide it to us for the purpose of executing a contract or when opening a customer account. The data collected can be seen in the respective input forms. Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be requested by sending a message to the address of the data controller mentioned above. We store and use the data you provide for contract execution. After the complete execution of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked with regard to tax and commercial law retention periods and will be deleted after these periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved a legally permitted further use of your data, which we will inform you about below.
By using this “Facebook Connect” button on our website, you also have the option of logging in or registering on our website using your Facebook user data. Only if you give your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR prior to the registration process on the basis of a corresponding notice about the exchange of data with Facebook, we will receive the general and publicly accessible information stored in your profile when using the “Facebook Connect” button from Facebook, depending on your personal data protection settings on Facebook. This information includes the user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender.
We would like to point out that following changes to Facebook’s data protection conditions and terms of use, your profile pictures, the user IDs of your friends and the friends list may also be transferred if these have been marked as “public” in your privacy settings on Facebook. The data transmitted by Facebook is stored and processed by us to create a user account with the necessary data, if you have given Facebook permission to do so (title, first name, last name, address details, country, email address, date of birth). Conversely, based on your consent, we can transfer data (e.g. information about your surfing or purchasing behavior) to your Facebook profile. The consent given can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the person responsible named at the beginning of this declaration. Facebook Inc., based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in Facebook’s data protection information: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
If you do not want Facebook to assign the data collected via our website directly to your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting
our website. You can also completely prevent the loading of the Facebook plug-ins with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with “Adblock Plus” (https://adblockplus.org/de/).
7) Comment function
As part of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created and the commentator name you chose are saved and published on the website. Your IP address is also logged and saved. This IP address is saved for security reasons and in the event that the person concerned violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content through a comment. We need your email address in order to contact you if a third party objects to your published content as being illegal. The legal basis for storing your data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b and f GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to as being illegal by third parties.
8) Use of your data for direct advertising
1 8.1 Registration for our email newsletter
If you register for our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information required to send the newsletter is your email address. Providing any other 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 if you have expressly confirmed to us that you consent to receiving newsletters. We will then send you a confirmation email asking you to confirm that you wish to receive newsletters 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 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. When you register for the newsletter, we save your IP address entered by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for the newsletter is 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 at the beginning. After unsubscribing, 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 inform you in this declaration.
8.2 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. In accordance with Section 7 Paragraph 3 of the German Act Against Unfair Competition (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 Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR. If you have initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you emails. You are entitled to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by notifying the person responsible named at the beginning. You will only incur transmission costs according to the basic rates. Once your objection has been received, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be stopped immediately.If you wish to object to data analysis for statistical evaluation purposes, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter.
In addition, MailChimp can use this data itself in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR based on its own legitimate interest in the needs-based design and optimization of the service and for market research purposes, for example to determine which countries the recipients come from.
However, MailChimp does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them itself or to pass it on to third parties.
To protect your data in the USA, we have concluded a data processing agreement with MailChimp based on the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses to enable the transmission of your personal data to MailChimp. If you are interested, this data processing agreement can be viewed at the following internet address: http://mailchimp.com/legal/forms/data-processing-agreement/.
MailChimp is also certified under the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is therefore committed to complying with EU data protection regulations.
You can view MailChimp’s data protection regulations here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/8.4 Advertising by post
Based on our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your 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 your professional, industry or business name in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of 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 by sending a corresponding message to the person responsible.9.1 To process your order, we work with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the implementation of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.
The personal data we collect is passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery as part of the contract processing, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. We pass on your payment details to the commissioned credit institution as part of the payment processing, insofar as this is necessary for the payment processing. If payment service providers are used, we will inform you explicitly about this below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
9.2 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers DHL
If the goods are delivered by the transport service provider DHL (Deutsche Post
AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße 20, 53113 Bonn), we will pass on your email address to DHL in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR before the goods are delivered for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to DHL for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The information will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with DHL or delivery notification is not possible.
The consent can be revoked at any time with future effect to the person responsible named above or to the transport service provider DHL.
– DPD
If the goods are delivered by the transport service provider DPD (DPD Deutschland GmbH, Wailandtstraße 1, 63741 Aschaffenburg), we will pass on your email address and/or your telephone number to DPD before the goods are delivered in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to DPD for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The information will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with DPD or delivery notification is not possible. The consent can be revoked at any time with future effect to the person responsible named above or to the transport service provider DPD.
9.3 Use of payment service providers (payment service providers)
– Amazon Pay
If you select the payment method “Amazon Pay”, payment processing will be carried out via the payment service provider Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a., 5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg (hereinafter: “Amazon Payments”), to whom we pass on the information you provided during the ordering process, together with the information about your order, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider Amazon Payments and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose. You can find further information about Amazon Payments’ data protection regulations at the following internet address: https://pay.amazon.com/de/help/201751600
– PAYONE
If you choose a payment method from the payment service provider PAYONE, the payment will be processed via the payment service provider BS PAYONE GmbH, Lyoner Straße 9
60528 Frankfurt/Main, to whom we pass on the information you provided during the ordering process, along with information about your order, in accordance with Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider PAYONE and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose.
– Paypal
When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “purchase on account” or “payment in installments” via PayPal, we pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”) as part of the payment processing. The data is passed on in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent that this is necessary for the payment processing.
PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “purchase on account” or “payment in installments” via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal’s legitimate interest in determining your ability to pay.
PayPal uses the result of the credit check in relation to the statistical probability of default for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, these are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, among other things, but not exclusively, address data. For further information on data protection, including on the credit agencies used, please refer to PayPal’s privacy policy:
https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for the contractual payment processing.
10) Contacting us to send a review reminder
Your own review reminder (not sent by a customer review system)
We use your email address as a one-time reminder to submit a review of your order for the review system we use, provided that you have given us your express consent to do so during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR.
You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the person responsible for data processing.
11) Online marketing
11.1 Use of Google AdWords Conversion Tracking
This website uses the online advertising program “Google AdWords” and, as part of Google AdWords, the conversion tracking of Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). We use the Google Adwords service to use advertising materials (so-called Google Adwords) on external To draw attention to our attractive offers on websites. We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data from the advertising campaigns. In doing so, we are pursuing the interest of showing you advertising that is of interest to you, making our website more interesting for you and achieving a fair calculation of advertising costs.
The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an AdWords ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system. These cookies usually expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can block this use by deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie in your Internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. We use Google Adwords due to our legitimate interest in targeted advertising in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
You can find further information about Google’s data protection regulations at the following Internet address: http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
You can permanently deactivate cookies for ad preferences by preventing them through a corresponding setting in your browser software or by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de
Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
11.2 Use of affiliate programs
– AWIN Performance Advertising Network
We participate in the performance advertising network of AWIN AG, Eichhornstrasse 3, 10785 Berlin (hereinafter “AWIN”). As part of its tracking services, AWIN stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers of its customers (e.g. register for a newsletter or place an order in an online shop) to document transactions (e.g. leads and sales). These cookies serve the sole purpose of correctly allocating the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within its network.
A cookie only stores information about when a specific advertising medium was clicked on from a device. A unique sequence of numbers is stored in the AWIN tracking cookies, but cannot be assigned to the individual user, with which the partner program of an advertiser, the publisher, and the time of the user’s action (click or view) are documented. AWIN also collects information about the device from which a transaction is carried out, e.g. the operating system and the browser used. If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is carried out on the basis of our legitimate financial interest in processing commission payments with AWIN in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
If you do not want cookies to be stored in your browser, you can do so by selecting the appropriate browser settings. You can deactivate the storage of cookies in your browser under Tools/Internet Options, restrict them to certain websites or set your browser to notify you as soon as a cookie is sent. Please note, however, that in this case you must expect a limited display of the online offers and limited user guidance. You can also delete cookies at any time. In this case, the information stored in them will be removed from your device.
For more information on data usage by AWIN, see the company’s privacy policy: https://www.awin.com/de/rechtliches
12) Web analysis services
Google (Universal) Analytics
– Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your shortened IP address) is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
This website uses Google Analytics exclusively with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”, which ensures that the IP address is anonymized by shortening it and excludes direct personal reference. This extension means that your IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. In these exceptional cases, this processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
As an alternative to the browser plug-in or within browsers on mobile devices, please click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain; if you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again): Deactivate Google Analytics
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de
13) Retargeting/ Remarketing/ Recommendation advertising
Google AdWords Remarketing
Our website uses the functions of Google AdWords Remarketing, with which we advertise this website in the Google search results, as well as on third-party websites. The provider is Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). For this purpose, Google places a cookie in the browser of your device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visit. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Any further data processing will only take place if you have consented to Google linking your internet and app browsing history to your Google account and using information from your Google account to
personalize ads that you view on the web. If you are logged in to Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. To do this, Google will temporarily link your personal data with Google Analytics data to create target groups.You can permanently deactivate the setting of cookies for ad preferences by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
Alternatively, you can find out about the setting of cookies and make settings for this at the Digital Advertising Alliance at www.aboutads.info. Finally, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted. Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
You can view further information and the data protection provisions regarding advertising and Google here: http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
14) Use of a live chat system
Tawk.to (SMS SIA)
On this website, anonymized data is collected and stored using technologies from SMS SIA, Tirgonu iela, 6, Riga, Latvia, LV1050, (www.tawk.to) for the purpose of web analysis and to operate the live chat system to answer live support requests. User profiles can be created from this anonymized data under a pseudonym. Cookies can be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the website visitor’s Internet browser. The cookies enable the Internet browser to be recognized. If the information collected in this way is personal, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in effective customer service and the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization purposes.
The data collected using tawk.to technologies will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website without the separate consent of the person concerned and will not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym. To avoid the storage of tawk.to cookies, you can set your Internet browser so that no more cookies can be stored on your computer in the future or cookies that have already been stored are deleted. However, deactivating all cookies may mean that some functions on our website can no longer be carried out. The collection and storage of data for the purpose of creating a pseudonymized
You can object to the processing of your user profile at any time with effect for the future by sending us your objection informally by email to the email address provided in the imprint.
15) Tools and other 15.1 Google reCAPTCHA
On this website we also use the reCAPTCHA function from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). This function is primarily used to distinguish whether an entry is made by a natural person or is being misused by machine and automated processing. The service includes sending the IP address and, if applicable, other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google and is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in determining the individual willfulness of actions on the Internet and avoiding misuse and spam.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
You can find further information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/
15.2 Google Customer Reviews (formerly Google Certified Retailer Program)
We work with Google LLC as part of the “Google Customer Reviews” program, the provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). The program gives us the opportunity to obtain customer reviews from users of our website. After making a purchase on our website, you will be asked whether you would like to participate in an email survey from Google. If you give your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, we will transmit your email address to Google. You will receive an email from Google Customer Reviews asking you to rate the purchase experience on our website. The rating you submit will then be summarized with our other ratings and displayed in our Google Customer Reviews logo and in our Merchant Center dashboard. It will also be used for Google Seller Ratings.
You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the person responsible for data processing or to Google.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
You can find more information on Google’s data protection in connection with the Google Customer Reviews program at the following link:
https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/7188525?hl=de
You can find more information on the data protection of Google Seller Ratings at this link: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/2375474
15.3 Google Maps
On our website we use Google Maps (API) from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive (land) maps to visually display geographical information. Using this service will show you our location and make it easier to find your way there.
When you access the subpages in which the Google Maps map is integrated, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transferred to Google servers in the USA and stored there. This happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want to be assigned to your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for users who are not logged in) as user profiles and evaluates them. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR on the basis of Google’s legitimate interests in displaying personalized advertising, market research and/or designing its website to meet your needs. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, and you must contact Google to exercise this right.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
If you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to Google as part of the use of Google Maps, you also have the option of completely deactivating the Google Maps web service by turning off the JavaScript application in your browser. Google Maps and thus also the map display on this website cannot then be used.
You can view Google’s terms of use at http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.html, and the additional terms of use for Google Maps can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de_US/help/terms_maps.html
Detailed information on data protection in connection with the use of Google Maps can be found on Google’s website (“Google Privacy Policy”): http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
16) Rights of the data subject
16.1 The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive rights as a data subject (rights to information and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller
with regard to the processing of your personal data, about which we will inform you below:
– Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR: In particular, you have the right to information about your personal data processed by us, the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period or the criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if it was not collected from you by us, the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing concerning you, as well as your right to be informed of the guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR when your data is forwarded to third countries;
– Right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR: You have the right to have incorrect data concerning you rectified immediately and/or your incomplete data stored by us completed;
– Right to erasure in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR: You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data if the requirements of Art. 17 Paragraph 1 GDPR are met. However, this right does not apply in particular if the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for Assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims is necessary;
– Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data as long as the accuracy of your data, which you dispute, is being verified, if you refuse to delete your data due to inadmissible data processing and instead request the restriction of the processing of your data, if you need your data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims after we no longer need this data after the purpose has been achieved or if you have lodged an objection for reasons related to your particular situation, as long as it has not yet been determined whether our legitimate reasons outweigh;
– Right to information in accordance with Art. 19 GDPR: If you have asserted your right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing vis-à-vis the responsible party, this party is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you was disclosed of said rectification, erasure or restriction of processing, unless doing so should prove impossible or involve disproportionate expenditure. You have the right to be informed of these recipients.
– Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR: You have the right to receive your personal data that you have made available to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another responsible party, insofar as this is technically feasible;
– Right to revoke consent granted in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR: You have the right to revoke consent to the processing of data once given at any time with effect for the future. In the event of revocation, we will delete the data concerned immediately unless further processing can be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. The revocation of consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation;
– Right to complain in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR: If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the GDPR, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, place of work or place of the alleged violation, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
17) Duration of storage of personal data
The duration of storage of personal data is determined by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law). After the period has expired, the corresponding data is routinely deleted if it is no longer required to fulfill or initiate a contract and/or we have no legitimate interest in continuing to store it.
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