Privacy

The following data protection regulations were created with the help of an automatic translation program. It should be noted that only the data protection declaration in German is legally valid.

The following privacy policy applies to the use of our Internet projects (hereinafter referred to as "Website"). We attach great importance to data protection. The collection and processing of your personal data takes place in compliance with in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the German Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO). 


1) Person responsible  

Person responsible for the collection, processing and use of your personal data in the sense of Art. 4 No. 7 DSGVO is 

Frank Heilmann
Eichenring 3
94060 Pocking
Germany

If you consent to the collection, processing or use use of your data by us in accordance with these data protection provisions or individual measures in accordance with these data protection provisions, you can You can address your objection to the person responsible. 

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2) General purposes of processing

We use personal data for the purpose of operating the website and for anonymized statistical recording of access figures. 


3) What data we use and why 

3.1 Hosting
The hosting services we use hosting services used by us serve to provide the following services following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services, which we for the purpose of operating the website. 

In doing so, we as hosting provider process Inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta data and communication data of customers, and visitors to this website on the basis of our legitimate interests in the efficient and secure
provision of our website pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 f) DSGVO in conjunction with. Art. 28 DSGVO. 

3.2 Access data
We collect information about you when you use this website. We automatically collect information about your usage behavior and your interaction with us and register data about your computer or mobile device. We collect, store, and use data about every access to our
Website (so-called server log files). The access data includes: 

Name and URL of the file accessed 
date and time of access 
amount of data transferred 
message about successful retrieval
(HTTP response code) 
browser type and browser version 
Operating system 
Referer URL (i.e. the page previously page visited) 
Internet service provider of the user IP address and the requesting provider 
Websites that are accessed by the user's system via our website are called up 

We use this protocol data without assigning it to you personally or any other profiling for statistical analysis for the purpose of for the purpose of the operation, security and optimization of our website, but also for the anonymous recording of the number of visitors to our website (traffic) as well as to the extent and type of use of our website and of our website and services, as well as for accounting purposes, in order to determine the number of clicks received from cooperation partners. 

Based on this information, we can provide personalized and and location-based content and to analyze data traffic, search for and
analyze data traffic, search for and correct errors, and improve our services. This is also our legitimate interest according to Art 6 para. 1
S. 1 f) DSGVO. 

We reserve the right to subsequently check the log data if there are if, based on concrete indications, there is a justified suspicion of illegal use. suspicion of illegal use exists. IP addresses are stored in the log files for a limited period of time, if this is necessary for security purposes or is necessary for the provision of services or the billing of a service, e.g. if you use one of our offers. After termination of the order process or after receipt of payment, we delete the IP address if it is no longer required for is no longer required for security purposes. IP addresses are stored if we have a concrete suspicion of a criminal act in connection with the use of our website. In addition we store as part of your account the date of your last visit (e.g. when registering, logging in, clicking links, etc.). 

3.3 Cookies
We use so-called session cookies to optimize our website. A session cookie is a small text file that is sent by the respective servers when you visit a website and servers when you visit a website and is temporarily temporarily stored on your hard drive. This file as such contains a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be browser can be assigned to the joint session. This means that your computer can be recognized when you return to our website. These cookies are deleted after you close your
close your browser. They are used, for example, so that you can use the shopping cart function across several pages. 

We also use persistent cookies to a small extent (also small text files that are stored on your terminal device), which remain on your terminal device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit. These cookies are stored on your hard drive and delete themselves after the specified time they are stored on your hard drive. Their lifespan is 1 month to 10 years. This enables us to present our offer to you in a more user-friendly, more effective and secure and, for example, provide you with information on the site that is specifically tailored to your interests.

Our legitimate interest in the use of cookies pursuant to. Art 6 para. 1 p. 1 f) DSGVO is to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. 

In the cookies, the following data and information are stored, for example.

Log-in information 
language settings 
entered search terms 
information about the number of visits to our website
as well as the use of individual functions of our website.


When the cookie is activated, it is assigned an identification number and an assignment of your personal data to this identification number is not made. Your name, IP address or similar data that would enable the cookie to be assigned to you are not placed in the cookie. On the basis of the cookie technology, we only receive pseudonymized information, for example, about which pages of our projects were visited, which products were viewed, etc.. 

You can set your browser so that you are informed in advance about the setting of cookies and can decide in individual cases whether you want to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, or that cookies are prevented completely. This may limit the functionality of the website. 

3.4 Data for the fulfillment of our contractual obligations
We process personal data that we need to fulfill our contractual obligations, such as name, address, e-mail address, ordered products, billing and payment data. The collection of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. The deletion of the data takes place after the expiration of warranty periods and legal retention periods. Data linked to a user account (see below) will in any case be retained for the duration of the management of this account. The legal basis for the processing of this data is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 b) DSGVO, because this data is needed so that we can fulfill our contractual obligations to you. 

3.5 E-mail contact
If you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), we will process your data for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event that follow-up questions arise. If the data processing is carried out for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, which are carried out in response to your inquiry, or, if you are already our customer, for the implementation of the contract, the legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 b) DSGVO.

We only process further personal data if you consent to this (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 a) DSGVO) or we have a legitimate interest in processing your data (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 f) DSGVO). A legitimate interest is, for example, to respond to your email. 


4) Tracking tools (used optionally under certain circumstances) 

4.1 Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website by visitors to the site is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This is also our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 f) DSGVO. 

Google has submitted to the Privacy Shield Agreement concluded between the European Union and the USA and has certified itself. Google thereby undertakes to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. You can find more information in the entry linked below:

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

We have activated IP anonymization on this website (anonymizeIp). However, this means that your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of 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. On our behalf, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. 

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. 

Furthermore, you can prevent the transmission of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
 

4.2 Livezilla
We use Livezilla, a web analytics service. Livezilla uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about use of this website by site visitors is transferred to our server and stored there. This is also our legitimate interest according to Art 6 para. 1 p. 1 f) DSGVO. We undertake to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. Of course, the optout is possible here if desired. 


5) Storage period

Unless specifically stated, we store personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes pursued. In some cases, the legislator provides for the retention of personal data, such as in tax or commercial law. In these cases, we only continue to store the data for these legal purposes, but do not process it elsewhere and delete it after the legal retention period has expired.


6) Your rights as a data subject affected by data processing

According to the applicable laws, you have various rights regarding your personal data. If you wish to exercise these rights, please send your request by e-mail or by post, clearly identifying yourself, to the address mentioned in point 1. Below you will find an overview of your rights. 

6.1 Right to confirmation and information
You have the right to receive clear information about the processing of your personal data. 

In detail:
You have the right to receive confirmation from us at any time as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed. If this is the case, you have the right to request from us free information about the personal data stored about you, together with a copy of this data. 

Furthermore, you have the right to the following information: 

- the purposes of processing; 
- the categories of personal data that are processed 
- the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries or international organizations; 
- if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration; 
- the existence of a right to obtain the rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, or to obtain the restriction of processing by the controller, or a right to object to such processing; 
- The existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority; 
- if the personal data is not collected from you, any available information about the origin of the data; 
- the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for you.

If personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organization, you have the right to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 DSGVO in connection with the transfer. 

6.2 Right to rectification
You have the right to request that we correct and, if necessary, complete personal data concerning you. 

In detail:
You have the right to demand that we correct any inaccurate personal data concerning you without undue delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data - also by means of a supplementary declaration. 

6.3 Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten").
In a number of cases, we are obliged to delete personal data concerning you.

In detail:
Pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, you have the right to request that we delete personal data concerning you without undue delay, and we are obliged to delete personal data without undue delay, if one of the following reasons applies: 

- The personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed. 
- You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 a) DSGVO or Art. 9 (2) a) DSGVO and there is no other legal basis for the processing. 
- You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) DSGVO. 
- The personal data has been processed unlawfully. 
- The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which we are subject. 
- The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) DSGVO.

If we have made the personal data public and we are obliged to erase it pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, we shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform data controllers who process the personal data that you have requested that they erase all links to or copies or replications of that personal data. 

6.4 Right to restriction of processing
In a number of cases, you are entitled to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data. 

Specifically:
You have the right to request us to restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met: 

- the accuracy of the personal data is contested by you for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the personal data, 
- the processing is unlawful and you have refused to erase the personal data and have instead requested the restriction of the use of the personal data; 
- we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you require the data for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims, or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) DSGVO, as long as it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of our company override yours. 

6.5 Right to data portability
You have the right to receive personal data concerning you in machine-readable form, to transmit it, or to have it transmitted by us. 

Specifically:
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transfer this data to another controller without hindrance from us, provided that - the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 a) DSGVO or Art. 9 (2) a) DSGVO or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 b) DSGVO and - the processing is carried out with the help of automated procedures. When exercising your right to data portability pursuant to paragraph 1, you have the right to obtain that the personal data be transferred directly from us to another controller, to the extent that this is technically feasible. 

6.6 Right to object
You have the right to object from a lawful processing of your personal data by us, if this is based on your particular situation and our interests in the processing do not prevail.

Specifically:
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) sentence 1 e) or f) DSGVO; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. We will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. 

If personal data are processed by us for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. 

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) DSGVO, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. 

6.7 Automated decisions including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. Automated decision-making based on the personal data collected will not take place. 

6.8 Right to revoke a data protection consent
You have the right to revoke consent to the processing of personal data at any time. 

6.9 Right to complain to a supervisory authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, workplace or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is unlawful. 
 

7) Data security

We make every effort to ensure the security of your data within the framework of the applicable data protection laws and technical possibilities. Your personal data will be transmitted encrypted. This also applies to any orders and also to a customer login. We use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) coding system, but we would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. 

To protect your data, we maintain technical and organizational security measures in accordance with Art. 32 DSGVO, which we constantly adapt to the state of the art. We also do not guarantee that our offer will be available at certain times; disruptions, interruptions or failures cannot be ruled out. The servers we use are carefully backed up on a regular basis. 


8) Disclosure of data to third parties, no data transfer to non-EU countries.

In principle, we only use your personal data within our company. If and to the extent that we involve third parties in the performance of contracts (such as logistics service providers), they will only receive personal data to the extent that the transfer is necessary for the corresponding service.
 
In the event that we outsource certain parts of data processing ("commissioned processing"), we contractually oblige commissioned processors to use personal data only in accordance with the requirements of data protection laws and to ensure the protection of the rights of the data subject.
 
No data transfer to entities or persons outside the EU outside the case mentioned in this statement in clause 4 takes place and is not planned.

November 2023