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DATA PROTECTION

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy, which is listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details of the operator in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is automatically or with your consent collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This mainly involves technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time of page access). This data collection happens automatically as soon as you enter this website.

How do we use your data?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to request information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time, free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint for further questions regarding data protection.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may include IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated through a website.
The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with potential and existing customers (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offer through a professional provider (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Our host will process your data only as far as necessary to fulfill its service obligations and follow our instructions regarding these data.

Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement
To ensure data protection-compliant processing, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host.

3. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection
The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Regarding the Responsible Entity
The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Alina Niedermark
Heinrich-von-Kleist-Str. 10
53113 Bonn
Phone: 01633463569
Email: alinaniedermark@web.de

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who, alone or together with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. For this, a simple notification via email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Article 21 GDPR)
If data processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, for reasons related to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. You can find the respective legal basis for processing in this privacy policy.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms or the processing is for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection under Article 21(1) GDPR).
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection under Article 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority
In case of violations of the GDPR, affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, especially in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the location of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive the data we process based on your consent or in the performance of a contract, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit those data to another controller. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. A secure connection is indicated by the browser's address bar changing from "http://" to "https://" and the padlock symbol in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Right to Information, Deletion, and Correction
Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right to request information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correction or deletion of this data, at any time and free of charge. For this, and for any other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at the address provided in the imprint at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this, you can contact us at the address provided in the imprint at any time. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

  • If the processing of your personal data is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

  • If you have lodged an objection under Article 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it is not clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

 

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, those data – except for their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small text files that do not cause any harm to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain on your device until you delete them or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

In some cases, third-party cookies may also be stored on your device when you visit our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third party (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or video displays). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertisements.

Cookies required for the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions requested by you (functional cookies, such as for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of services. If consent for the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the relevant cookies is based solely on this consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to be informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally, and enable automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

If cookies from third-party companies or for analytical purposes are used, we will inform you about this separately within this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.

Cookie Consent with Wix Cookie-Consent Technology

Our website uses Wix's cookie-consent technology to obtain your consent for storing certain cookies on your device and to document this in compliance with data protection laws. The provider of this technology is Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv, 6350671, Israel, Website: https://www.wix.com (hereinafter referred to as "Wix").

When you visit our website, a connection is established to Wix's servers to obtain your consent and other statements regarding cookie usage. Wix then stores a cookie in your browser to assign the granted consents or their withdrawal to you. The data collected in this manner is stored until you request its deletion, delete the Wix cookie yourself, or the purpose for the data storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Wix is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1) sentence 1 lit. c of the GDPR.

Contract for Data Processing

We have entered into a data processing agreement with Wix. This is a contract required under data protection law, ensuring that Wix processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Server Log Files

Wix automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser transmits to us automatically. These include:

  • Browser type and version

  • Operating system used

  • Referrer URL

  • Hostname of the accessing computer

  • Time of server request

  • IP address

These data are not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website – for this, server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

When you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided, will be stored with us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries directed to us (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR) if requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for its storage ceases (e.g., after the processing of your inquiry is completed). Mandatory legal retention periods – particularly retention periods – remain unaffected.

Request via Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of addressing your concerns. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries directed to us (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR) if requested.

The data you send us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for its storage ceases (e.g., after the processing of your concern is completed). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Plugins and Tools

Google Web Fonts

This page uses so-called web fonts provided by Google to ensure uniform font representation. The Google Fonts are installed locally. A connection to Google's servers does not occur.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

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