Private Policy under German Law

  1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on the topic of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy provided below this text.

Data Collection on Our Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details 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 could include data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided error-free. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time using the address provided in the imprint for this purpose and for any other questions regarding data protection. Additionally, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting our website, your surfing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually done anonymously; your behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the possibilities for objection in this privacy policy.

  1. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and according to the legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Ulrike Post

Augustenstrasse 119
80798 Munich

Phone: 0049-172-471.54.78

Email: up@ulrikepost.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly 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 any consent already given at any time. An informal notification by email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the case of data protection violations, the affected person has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done as far as 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 may use SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the address line of the browser from “http://” to “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser line.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted Payment Transactions on This Website

If, after concluding a paid contract, you are required to provide us with your payment data (e.g., account number in case of direct debit), this data is needed for payment processing.

Payment transactions via the common payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are exclusively conducted via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the address line of the browser from “http://” to “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser line.

In encrypted communication, your payment data transmitted to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, Blocking, Deletion

You have the right to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and if applicable, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data under the applicable legal provisions. For this purpose, and for any other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the imprint.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published in the imprint for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the site expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

  1. Data Collection on Our Website

Cookies

The internet pages may use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and that your browser stores.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to only allow cookies in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Cookies that are necessary for the performance of the electronic communication process or for the provision of certain, requested functions (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. As far as other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages collects and stores information automatically in so-called server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

A merging of this data with other data sources is not carried out.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for any follow-up questions. We do not pass this data on without your consent.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore solely based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal notification by email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to the storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Registration on This Website

You can register on our website to use additional functions on the site. The data entered during registration will be used only for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

For important changes, such as with the scope of the offer or for technically necessary changes, we use the email address provided during registration to inform you in this regard.

The processing of the data collected during registration is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal notification by email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

We store the data collected during registration for as long as you are registered on our website. Subsequently, this data is deleted. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Comment Function on This Website

For the comment function on this site, in addition to the content of the comment, information about the time of comment creation and the username (pseudonym) you choose is stored and published. Furthermore, your IP address is logged and stored. This storage is done for security reasons, in case the author infringes the rights of third parties through their comment or provides illegal content. We have a legitimate interest in the author’s identity, especially in the case of legal prosecution of such infringements.

The data entered in the comment function is processed solely on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. For this, an informal communication via email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data entered in the comment function remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after the processing of your comment has been completed). Mandatory legal provisions, particularly retention periods, remain unaffected.

Processing Data (Customer and Contract Data)

We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content, or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data about the use of our website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill the user.

The collected customer data is deleted after the completion of the order or the termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Data Transfer upon Conclusion of a Contract for Online Shops, Retailers, and Shipping of Goods

We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary in the context of contract processing, for example, to the companies tasked with delivering the goods or to the financial institution tasked with processing the payment. A further transfer of data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to it. Your data will not be transferred to third parties without your explicit consent, for example, for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Third-Party Analysis Tools and Tools

When visiting our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is usually anonymous; the browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on this can be found in the following privacy policy.

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. 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 your use of the website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

If IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will truncate your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other states that are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmitting it to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google. You may prevent the storage 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 all functions of this website to their full extent.

You may also prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by the cookie related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

This website uses Google Analytics with the “_anonymizeIp()” extension. As a result, IP addresses are processed in a truncated form to prevent direct identification of individuals.

The use of Google Analytics is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Google Ads

This website uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google LLC. As part of Google Ads, we use conversion tracking. When you click on an ad served by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that the internet browser places on the user’s device. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to personally identify the user. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user has clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.

Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked through Google Ads customers’ websites. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. The customers learn the total number of users who have 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 want to participate in tracking, you can refuse the setting of cookies required for this, for example, by setting your browser to generally disable the automatic setting of cookies or by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain “googleleadservices.com”.

Please note that you may not delete the opt-out cookies if you do not want measurement data to be recorded. If you delete all cookies in your browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.

Using Social Media Plugins

Facebook Plugins (Like & Share Button)

On our website, plugins from the social network Facebook are integrated. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.

You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our site. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit our site, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This allows Facebook to receive the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to our site with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, do not receive any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Facebook.

Further information on this can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

Twitter Plugins

Functions of the Twitter service are integrated into our website. These functions are provided by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. In the process, data is also transmitted to Twitter.

We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, do not receive any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Twitter. For more information, please refer to Twitter’s privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy.

You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings at: https://twitter.com/account/settings.

Instagram Plugins

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated into our website. These functions are provided by Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, do not receive any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Instagram.

For more information, please refer to Instagram’s privacy policy: https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

LinkedIn Plugins

This website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider of this service is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Each time you access one of our pages that contains LinkedIn features, a connection is established to LinkedIn’s servers. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to associate your visit to our website with your user account.

We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, do not receive any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by LinkedIn. For more information, please refer to LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

XING Plugins

Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider of this service is XING SE, Dammtorstrasse 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time you access one of our pages that contains XING features, a connection is established to XING’s servers. To our knowledge, XING does not store any personal data of the user. XING does not store any IP addresses and does not evaluate your usage behavior.

For more information, please refer to XING’s privacy policy: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

YouTube Plugins

Our website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google LLC. The operator of the YouTube pages is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. This tells YouTube which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your browsing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

For more information about how YouTube handles user data, please refer to YouTube’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Vimeo Plugins

Our website uses plugins from Vimeo. The provider of this service is Vimeo, Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo plugin, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established. This tells Vimeo which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also receives your IP address. This also happens if you are not logged into your Vimeo account or do not have a Vimeo account.

For more information on how Vimeo handles user data, please refer to Vimeo’s privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Online Presence on Social Media

Facebook

We have an online presence on Facebook to communicate with active customers, interested parties, and users and to inform them about our services. We use Facebook’s Insights tools to measure and evaluate the use of our Facebook page. The data collected in this process is processed in accordance with Facebook’s data protection regulations.

For more information on the processing of your data, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

Instagram

We have an online presence on Instagram to communicate with active customers, interested parties, and users and to inform them about our services. Instagram’s Insights tools are used to measure and evaluate the use of our Instagram profile. The data collected in this process is processed in accordance with Instagram’s data protection regulations.

For more information on the processing of your data, please refer to Instagram’s privacy policy: https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

LinkedIn

We have an online presence on LinkedIn to communicate with active customers, interested parties, and users and to inform them about our services. LinkedIn’s Analytics tools are used to measure and evaluate the use of our LinkedIn page. The data collected in this process is processed in accordance with LinkedIn’s data protection regulations.

For more information on the processing of your data, please refer to LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Twitter

We have an online presence on Twitter to communicate with active customers, interested parties, and users and to inform them about our services. Twitter’s Analytics tools are used to measure and evaluate the use of our Twitter profile. The data collected in this process is processed in accordance with Twitter’s data protection regulations.

For more information on the processing of your data, please refer to Twitter’s privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy.

YouTube

We have an online presence on YouTube to communicate with active customers, interested parties, and users and to inform them about our services. YouTube’s Analytics tools are used to measure and evaluate the use of our YouTube channel. The data collected in this process is processed in accordance with YouTube’s data protection regulations.

For more information on the processing of your data, please refer to YouTube’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

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