Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

The data controller is:

Penoblo GmbH
In den Erlen 8
75248 Ölbronn-Dürrn

VAT ID: DE454506812
Commercial Register: 754622

Email: support@penoblo.de

Phone: 49 (0) 7032 7842688

Thank you for your interest in our online shop. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below, we inform you in detail about how we handle your data.

1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Each time a website is accessed, the web server automatically stores a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider (access data), and documents the access. This access data is analyzed exclusively for the purpose of ensuring the trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offering. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our offering, which outweigh other interests as part of a balancing of interests, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. All access data will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site.

1.1 Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of a commissioned processing arrangement. Unless otherwise explained in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected in forms provided on this website are processed on their servers. For questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact options described in this privacy policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision regarding data protection: Canada, New Zealand, Japan, United Kingdom, USA.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for third-country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Until certification by our service providers, data transfer will continue to rely on this basis: standard contractual clauses of the European Commission.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, India, Singapore.
For these countries, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on these safeguards: standard contractual clauses of the European Commission.

1.2 Content Delivery Network

For the purpose of reducing loading times, we use a so-called Content Delivery Network ("CDN") for some offers. With this service, content, e.g., large media files, is delivered via regionally distributed servers of external CDN service providers. Therefore, access data is processed on the servers of the service providers. Our service providers act as processors for us.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries.
Our cooperation with them is based on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. For questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact options described in this privacy policy.

2. Data processing for contract execution and contact

2.1 Data processing for contract execution

For the purpose of contract execution (including inquiries regarding and processing of any existing warranty and performance disruption claims as well as any statutory update obligations) in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we collect personal data if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order. Mandatory fields are marked as such because we absolutely need the data for contract execution in these cases and cannot ship the order without their provision. What data is collected is apparent from the respective input forms.

Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on the transfer to our service providers for the purpose of order, payment, and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy. After complete processing of the contract, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after the expiry of tax and commercial law retention periods in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to further use of data that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

2.2 Customer account

If you have given your consent according to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR by choosing to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening the customer account and storing your data for further future orders on our website. Deleting your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or by using a function provided for this purpose in the customer account. After deleting your customer account, your data will be deleted, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to further use of data that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

2.3 Contacting Us

As part of customer communication, we collect personal data to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, if you voluntarily provide it to us when you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such because we absolutely need the data to process your contact in these cases. What data is collected is apparent from the respective input forms. After complete processing of your inquiry, your data will be deleted, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to further use of data that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

3. Data processing for shipping

For the fulfillment of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods.

The same applies to the transfer of data to our manufacturers or wholesalers in cases where they handle the shipping for us (drop shipping). These are considered shipping service providers within the meaning of this privacy policy.

Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notifications

If you have given us your express consent during or after your order, we will pass on your email address and phone number to the selected shipping service provider based on this consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, so that they can contact you before delivery for the purpose of delivery notification or coordination.
The consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or directly to the shipping service provider at the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete your data provided for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further use of data that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

United Parcel Service Deutschland S.à r.l. & Co. OHG
Görlitzer Straße 1
41460 Neuss
Germany

DHL Paket GmbH
Sträßchensweg 10
53113 Bonn
Germany

4. Data processing for payment processing

When processing payments in our online shop, we work with these partners: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

4.1 Data processing for transaction processing

Depending on the selected payment method, we pass on the data necessary for the processing of the payment transaction to our technical service providers, who act as processors for us, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary for the processing of the payment. This serves the fulfillment of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required for payment processing themselves, e.g. on their own website or via technical integration in the order process. In this respect, the privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies.
For questions about our partners for payment processing and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact option described in this privacy policy.

4.2 Data processing for fraud prevention and optimization of our payment processes

If necessary, we provide our service providers with additional data, which they use together with the data necessary for payment processing as our processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimizing our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing of disputed payments, accounting support). This serves to protect our legitimate interests in safeguarding ourselves against fraud and in efficient payment management, which outweigh other interests as part of a balancing of interests, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

4.3 Identity and credit check when selecting Klarna payment services

Klarna direct debit, purchase on account via Klarna, Klarna installment purchase
If you choose the payment services of Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter Klarna), we ask for your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, that we may transmit the data necessary for payment processing and an identity and credit check to Klarna. In Germany, the credit agencies named in Klarna's privacy policy may be used for identity and credit checks. Klarna uses the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, execution or termination of the contractual relationship. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option mentioned in this privacy policy. This may result in us no longer being able to offer you certain payment options. You can also revoke your consent to this use of personal data at any time directly with Klarna.

4.4 Installment payment option

If you choose the installment payment option and give the necessary data protection consent according to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, personal data (first name, last name, address, email, phone number, date of birth, IP address, gender) will be transmitted to our partner Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden, together with data required for transaction processing (product, invoice amount, due dates, total amount, invoice number, taxes, currency, order date and time) for the purposes of processing this payment method.
To verify the customer's identity and creditworthiness, our partner conducts inquiries and obtains information from publicly accessible databases and credit bureaus. The providers from whom information and, if applicable, creditworthiness information is obtained on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures, as well as further details on the processing of your data after transmission to our partner Klarna Bank AB (publ), can be found in their privacy policy, which you can find here: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/
Our partner Klarna Bank AB (publ) uses the information received about the statistical probability of payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, execution or termination of the contractual relationship. You have the option of presenting your point of view and disputing the decision by contacting our partner Klarna Bank AB (publ). The consent to data transfer given during the order process can be revoked at any time, even without stating reasons, with effect for the future.

4.5 Engagement of debt collection service providers

We will pass on your data to an appointed debt collection service provider, Collectia, Brunnwiesenstraße 4, 94469 Deggendorf, Germany, if our payment claim has not been settled despite prior reminder. In this case, the claim will be collected directly by the debt collection service provider. This serves the fulfillment of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, as well as the protection of our legitimate interests in effectively asserting or enforcing our payment claim, which outweigh other interests as part of a balancing of interests, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

5. Advertising by email, phone

5.1 Email newsletter with registration and newsletter tracking

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use the data required for this or separately provided by you to regularly send you our email newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. Unsubscribing from the newsletter is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a dedicated link in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your email address from the recipient list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to further use of data that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

Please note that when we send the newsletter, we evaluate your user behavior. For this purpose, we also analyze your interaction with our newsletter by measuring, storing, and evaluating opening rates and click-through rates for the purpose of designing future newsletter campaigns ("newsletter tracking").

For this evaluation, the emails sent contain single-pixel technologies (e.g., so-called web beacons, tracking pixels) stored on our website. For the evaluations, we link in particular the following "newsletter data"

the page from which the page was requested (so-called referrer URL),
the date and time of the request,
the description of the type of web browser used,
the IP address of the requesting computer,
the email address,
the date and time of registration and confirmation

and the single-pixel technologies with your email address or your IP address and, if applicable, an individual ID. Links contained in the newsletter may also contain this ID.

If you do not wish to have newsletter tracking, it is possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time – as described above.

The information is stored as long as you are subscribed to the newsletter.

5.2 Newsletter distribution

The newsletter may also be sent by our service providers as part of a commissioned processing arrangement. For questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact option described in this privacy policy.

The newsletter and the newsletter tracking described above may also be sent by our service providers as part of a commissioned processing arrangement. For questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact option described in this privacy policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision regarding data protection: United Kingdom.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision regarding data protection: USA.
There is a decision by the European Commission on an adequate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for a third-country transfer, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Until certification by our service providers, data transfer will continue to rely on this basis: standard contractual clauses of the European Commission.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia. For this country/these countries, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on these safeguards: standard contractual clauses of the European Commission.

5.3 Telephone advertising

If you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, we use the data required for this or separately provided by you for our own advertising purposes, e.g., to inform you about interesting offers and our products. You can revoke your consent at any time either by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or by verbally communicating it during any call. After revocation, we will delete your phone number, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further use of data that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

6. Cookies and other technologies

General information

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies, including so-called cookies, on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically 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 enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).

Protection of privacy on end devices

When you use our online services, we use absolutely necessary technologies to be able to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device does not require consent.

For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Any consents you have given remain valid until you adjust or reset the respective settings on your device.

Possible subsequent data processing through cookies and other technologies
We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. shopping cart function). Through these technologies, IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the content of the shopping cart) are collected and processed. This serves predominant legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer within the framework of a balancing of interests in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR.

In addition, we use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration.

The cookie settings for your browser can be found under the following links: Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™

Insofar as you have consented to the use of the technologies in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the data protection declaration.

7. Use of cookies and other technologies

We use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR. After the purpose has ceased and we stop using the respective technology, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on your revocation options can be found in the "Cookies and other technologies" section. Further information, including the basis of our cooperation with the individual providers, can be found with the individual technologies. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

7.1 Use of Google services

We use the technologies of Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google") shown below. The information about your use of our website automatically collected by Google technologies is usually transferred to a Google LLC server, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, and stored there. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, data processing is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR for the respective technology. Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google's data protection notices.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Google Analytics

For the purpose of website analysis, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website) is automatically collected and stored with Google Analytics, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies may be used for this purpose. If you visit our website from the EU, your IP address is stored on a server located in the EU to derive location data and then immediately deleted before the traffic is forwarded to other Google servers for processing. Data processing is based on an order processing agreement with Google.

For the purpose of optimized marketing of our website, we have activated the data sharing settings for "Google products and services". This allows Google to access and then use the data collected and processed by Google Analytics to improve Google services. Data sharing with Google within the scope of these data sharing settings is based on an additional agreement between controllers. We have no influence on the subsequent data processing by Google.

For the purpose of optimized marketing of our website, we use the so-called User-ID function. With the help of this function, we can assign a unique, permanent ID to your interaction data from one or more sessions on our online presences and thus analyze your user behavior across devices and sessions.

For web analysis and advertising purposes, the so-called DoubleClick cookie of the Google Analytics extension function enables your browser to be recognized when visiting other websites. Google will use this information to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website usage.

Google Ads

For advertising purposes in Google search results and on third-party websites, the Google Remarketing cookie is set when you visit our website, which automatically enables interest-based advertising by collecting and processing data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website) and by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you have visited. Further data processing only takes place if you have activated the "personalized advertising" setting in your Google account. In this case, if you are logged in to Google during your visit to our website, Google uses your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define audience lists for cross-device remarketing.

For website analysis and event tracking, we measure your subsequent user behavior via Google Ads Conversion Tracking if you have reached our website via a Google Ads ad. For this purpose, cookies can be used and data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website based on events specified by us, such as visiting a website or subscribing to a newsletter) can be collected, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms.

If you do not give us your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR for the use of Google Ads, no cookies will be stored or read on your device. The data processing described in the previous paragraphs does not take place. To close gaps in web analysis through behavioral and conversion modeling, pings with data (user agent, information about your consent behavior, screen resolution, IP address, page URL, information about ad clicks in URL parameters) are sent to Google. Your IP address is used to derive the IP country.

Google Fonts

To ensure a consistent display of content on our website, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information) is collected by the "Google Fonts" script code, transmitted to Google, and then processed by Google. We have no influence on this subsequent data processing.

Google Tag Manager

The Google Tag Manager allows us to manage various codes and services on our website. When implementing the individual tags, Google may also process personal data (e.g. IP address, online identifiers (including cookies)). Data processing is based on an order processing agreement with Google.

The use of Google Tag Manager allows for the integration of various services/technologies.
If you do not wish to use individual tracking services and have therefore deactivated them, the deactivation remains valid for all affected tracking tags that are integrated by Google Tag Manager.

YouTube Video Plugin

To integrate third-party content, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information) is collected via the YouTube video plugin in the extended data protection mode we use, transmitted to Google, and then processed by Google, only if you play a video.

7.2 Use of Microsoft services

We use the following technologies from Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd., One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D18 P521, Ireland ("Microsoft"). Data processing is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. The information about your use of our website automatically collected by Microsoft technologies is usually transferred to a server of Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA, and stored there. Further information on data processing by Microsoft can be found in Microsoft's data protection notices.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Microsoft Advertising

For advertising purposes in Bing, Yahoo and MSN search results and on third-party websites, the Microsoft Advertising Remarketing cookie is set when you visit our website, which automatically enables interest-based advertising by collecting and processing data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website) and by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you have visited.

For website analysis and event tracking, we measure your subsequent user behavior via Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking (UET) if you have reached our website via a Microsoft Advertising ad. For this purpose, cookies can be used and data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website based on events specified by us, such as visiting a website or subscribing to a newsletter) can be collected, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. Insofar as your internet-enabled devices are linked to your Microsoft account and you have not deactivated the "interest-based advertising" setting in your Microsoft account, Microsoft can create reports on user behavior (in particular the cross-device user numbers), even if you change your device, so-called "Cross-Device Tracking". We do not process personal data in this respect; we only receive statistics created on the basis of Microsoft UET.

7.3 Use of Facebook services

Use of Facebook Pixel

We use the Facebook Pixel within the framework of the following technologies of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Facebook (by Meta)" or "Meta Platforms Ireland"). With the Facebook Pixel, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website based on events specified by us, such as visiting a website or subscribing to a newsletter) is automatically collected and stored, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. Within the framework of the so-called extended data matching, information for matching purposes that can identify individuals (e.g. names, email addresses and telephone numbers) is also collected and stored in hashed form. For this purpose, a cookie is automatically set by the Facebook Pixel when you visit our website, which automatically enables your browser to be recognized when visiting other websites by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID. Facebook (by Meta) will combine this information with other data from your Facebook account and use it to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website usage, in particular personalized and group-based advertising.
The information about your use of our website automatically collected by Facebook (by Meta) technologies is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there. Further information on data processing by Facebook can be found in Facebook's (by Meta) data protection notices.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

The adequacy decision for the USA applies as a basis for third country transfers, insofar as the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on these safeguards: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Facebook Analytics

Within the framework of Facebook Business Tools, statistics on visitor activities on our website are created from the data collected with the Facebook Pixel about your use of our website. Data processing is based on an order processing agreement with Facebook (by Meta). Your analysis serves the optimal presentation and marketing of our website.

Facebook Ads (Advertising Manager)

We advertise this website on Facebook (by Meta) and on other platforms via Facebook Ads. We determine the parameters of the respective advertising campaign. Facebook (by Meta) is responsible for the precise implementation, in particular the decision on the placement of ads for individual users. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, data processing is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Joint responsibility is limited to the collection of data and its transmission to Meta Platforms Ireland. The subsequent data processing by Meta Platforms Ireland is not covered by this.

Based on the statistics on visitor activities on our website created via Facebook Pixel, we operate group-based advertising on Facebook (by Meta) via Facebook Custom Audience by determining the characteristics of the respective target group. Within the framework of the extended data matching (see above) that takes place to determine the respective target group, Facebook (by Meta) acts as our processor.

Based on the pseudonymous cookie ID set by the Facebook Pixel and the collected data about your usage behavior on our website, we operate personalized advertising via Facebook Pixel Remarketing.

Via Facebook Pixel Conversions, we measure your subsequent usage behavior for web analysis and event tracking if you have reached our website via a Facebook Ads ad. Data processing is based on an order processing agreement with Facebook (by Meta).

7.4 Other Providers of Web Analytics and Online Marketing Services

Use of Pinterest Tag for Web Analysis and Advertising Purposes

For web analysis and advertising purposes on Pinterest and on third-party websites, when you visit our website, technologies from Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Pinterest”) automatically enable interest-based advertising by collecting and processing data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website based on events specified by us, such as visiting a website or newsletter registration) and by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visit. Usage profiles are created from the collected data using pseudonyms. Pinterest will combine this information with other data from your Pinterest account and use it to compile reports on website activities and to provide other services related to website usage. We have no influence on data processing by Pinterest and only receive statistics created based on Pinterest Tag. This allows us to measure your subsequent user behavior for website analysis and event tracking if you have reached our website via an advertisement from Pinterest. The information automatically collected by Pinterest is usually transferred to a server of Pinterest, Inc., 505 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, and stored there. Data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement between joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. For these countries, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

8. Social Media

8.1 Social Buttons from Facebook (by Meta), X (formerly: Twitter), Instagram (by Meta), Pinterest, Xing, Whatsapp

Social buttons from social networks are used on our website. These are only integrated into the page as HTML links, so that no connection to the servers of the respective provider is established when our website is accessed. If you click on one of the buttons, the website of the respective social network opens in a new window of your browser. There you can, for example, click the Like or Share button.

8.2 Our Online Presence on Facebook (by Meta), X (formerly: Twitter), Instagram (by Meta), Youtube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Xing

If you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes when you visit our online presences on the social media mentioned above, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to display advertisements within and outside the platforms that supposedly match your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator, as well as a contact option and your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the data protection notices of the providers linked below. Should you still need help in this regard, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is an offering of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland"). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) is generally transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there. Data processing during a visit to a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries, for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for third-country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico.
For these countries, there is no adequacy decision from the European Commission. Our cooperation with you is based on these safeguards: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

X is an offering of Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland ("X"). The information automatically collected by X about your use of our online presence on X is generally transferred to a server of X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Instagram (by Meta) is an offering of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland"). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is generally transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, and stored there. Data processing during a visit to an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for third-country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico.
For these countries, there is no adequacy decision from the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on these safeguards: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

YouTube is an offering of Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our online presence on YouTube is generally transferred to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Pinterest is an offering of Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Pinterest"). The information automatically collected by Pinterest about your use of our online presence on Pinterest is generally transferred to a server of Pinterest, Inc., 505 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

LinkedIn is an offering of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland ("LinkedIn"). The information automatically collected by LinkedIn about your use of our online presence on LinkedIn is generally transferred to a server of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA, and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: USA.

The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for third-country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Until certification by our service providers, data transfer will continue to be based on this basis: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Xing is an offering of New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.

9. Contact Options and Your Rights

9.1 Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the right to demand the immediate rectification of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored by us;
in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, the right to demand the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is
- necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
- necessary for compliance with a legal obligation;
- necessary for reasons of public interest; or
- necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data, if
- the accuracy of the data is contested by you;
- the processing is unlawful, but you oppose its erasure;
- we no longer need the data, but you require them for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; or
- you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller;
in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters for this purpose.

Right to object

Insofar as we process personal data as described above to safeguard our legitimate interests, which are overriding in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you have a right to object only if there are reasons arising from your particular situation.

After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. In that case, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

9.2 Contact Options

For questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, for information, correction, restriction or deletion of data, as well as revocation of granted consents or objection to a specific data use, please contact us directly via the contact data in our imprint.