Data Privacy Statement

Protecting your privacy is very important to us. We take the protection of personal data very seriously and observe the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, BDSG), the German Telemedia Act (Telemediengesetz, TMG) and other legal requirements.

According to Article 4 Paragraph 1 GDPR, personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. Personal data are, for example, names of persons, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, bank accounts or addresses.

In the following, we would like to inform you about the nature, scope, purpose and legal basis of the collection, processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal data. Furthermore, we want to inform you about your rights with respect to data protection and we want to inform you about how long we store personal data.

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General Information

Generally and where possible, the use of our website is feasible without providing any personal data. As far as a collection and use of personal data is necessary (for example in the context of a registration or for order transactions), this is done strictly task-related and where possible, on a voluntary basis. The collected data is stored and processed in compliance with the provisions of the GDPR, the BDSG and the TMG by us.

The minimum age for using this website and for registration on this website is 16 years. If you have not reached the age of 16, you may not use this website and you may not register on this website.

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Stefan Trost
Fernewaldstraße 231
46242 Bottrop
Germany

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Further information can be found in the Imprint of this website.

Contact Form

On this website, we are offering the possibility to write messages to us via a contact form. The use of this way of contact is voluntary. You can also send us messages by post or e-mail. You will find the corresponding information to do that in the imprint.

We allow to use our contact form without having to provide any personal data. Therefore, the fields for your name and your e-mail address are optional. Please note that we can not answer you if you do not provide us with any contact information.

If you transmit personal data via our contact form to us, we will use the data only strictly task-related and only to the extent necessary for the processing of your request and for the correspondence with you.

Your data will be processed in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR, provided that the processing of your data is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract with you at a request of you or if this is not the case, in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest of answering your questions, processing your concerns, maintaining customer loyalty or improving our services.

Basically, we do not transmit your personal data that you have provided us to third parties. Exceptions can be that you have explicitly instructed us to disclose your data, you have explicitly granted us permission to disclose your data, your request explicitly requires the disclosure of data and/or there is a legal obligation to disclose your data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR.

Basically, the deletion of your data takes place, if the processing of your inquiry is completely finished, it is not to be expected that your concrete contact will be relevant again in the future and any statutory retention periods under Article 6 paragraph 1 letter c DSGVO have expired.

If your data is still needed to prosecute our claims and/or to provide evidence for disputes and/or for legal proceedings and/or to prove criminally relevant acts, beyond the points mentioned, the following applies: Your data will be deleted as soon as the respective matter is finally resolved, any legal retention periods have expired and follow-up disputes can no longer be expected. Depending on the individual case, your data may be disclosed to the competent authorities, the competent courts and/or lawyers. The storage, processing and disclosure of your data is carried out only strictly task-related and only to the extent necessary for the completion of the respective matter. Depending on the individual case, the storage, processing and disclosure of your data is done on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR (legal obligation) and/or Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest of prosecution, legal defense and/or enforcement of our claims.

E-Mails and Correspondence

In our imprint, we publish an e-mail address and a post address, through which you can contact us. Alternatively, you can also send us messages via our contact form.

If you send an e-mail to us, we usually can also see your name and your e-mail address automatically in form of the sender of the e-mail. If you do not wish this, you can write us a message via our contact form without stating your name and/or your e-mail addresses by leaving the corresponding fields blank. Depending on which e-mail provider you use, you may also be able to suppress your name in the sender and/or write to us via a non-responding e-mail address.

If you transmit personal data via e-mail, post or other means of contact to us, we will use the data only strictly task-related and only to the extent necessary for the processing of your request and for the correspondence with you.

Your data will be processed in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR, provided that the processing of your data is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract with you at a request of you or if this is not the case, in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest of answering your questions, processing your concerns, maintaining customer loyalty or improving our services.

Basically, we do not transmit your personal data that you have provided us to third parties. Exceptions can be that you have explicitly instructed us to disclose your data, you have explicitly granted us permission to disclose your data, your request explicitly requires the disclosure of data and/or there is a legal obligation to disclose your data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR.

Basically, the deletion of your data takes place, if the processing of your inquiry is completely finished, it is not to be expected that your concrete contact will be relevant again in the future and any statutory retention periods under Article 6 paragraph 1 letter c DSGVO have expired.

If your data is still needed to prosecute our claims and/or to provide evidence for disputes and/or for legal proceedings and/or to prove criminally relevant acts, beyond the points mentioned, the following applies: Your data will be deleted as soon as the respective matter is finally resolved, any legal retention periods have expired and follow-up disputes can no longer be expected. Depending on the individual case, your data may be disclosed to the competent authorities, the competent courts and/or lawyers. The storage, processing and disclosure of your data is carried out only strictly task-related and only to the extent necessary for the completion of the respective matter. Depending on the individual case, the storage, processing and disclosure of your data is done on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR (legal obligation) and/or Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest of prosecution, legal defense and/or enforcement of our claims.

Registration and Account

You have the possibility to register and to create an account on this website. Your registration is voluntary, as far as possible, most of the features of this online offer can be used without registration.

We want to make it possible for you to provide us with as few personal details as possible when registering and using your account. Nevertheless, we need data to verify and provide your account.

For your registration and for using your account, only the details of your desired username, your e-mail address, your desired password, your gender and your birthday are required. As a username you are welcome to use a pseudonym or a fantasy name. In addition, we will store the current date, the current time and your current IP address when registering, when you log in, when you agree to this Privacy Policy and when you agree to our Terms of Use.

We process the data related to your registration and your account on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR and Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. We use this data solely for the purpose of providing and maintaining your account. In principle, disclosure of this data to third parties will not take place unless it is about publicly visible data such as your user name or your registration date, which are publicly visible to all users of this online offer and can thus be automatically viewed by third parties.

Basically, all data related to your account will be deleted immediately upon termination of your account. You can terminate your account at any time and without being bound to deadlines, restrictions or requirements by using the function "Delete Account" within your account or by using one of the contact options specified in the imprint to inform us that you would like to terminate your account. Please note that with your termination all account data will be deleted irrevocably. Therefore, you are responsible for storing any data you wish to secure prior to your termination.

Your name chosen during your registration will be displayed publicly visible on this website alongside all contributions published under your account and in user lists and a publicly visible profile page (more information about that in the next paragraph) will be created for your account. If you do not agree with this or if you do not want to publish contributions under your username, please post your contributions while you are not logged in to this website or refrain from registering, then your posts will be listed under the pseudonym "Guest".

On the publicly visible profile page of your account, in addition to your user name chosen during registration, also general information about your account is shown. This may include a selection of contributions written with your account, including excerpts and links, as well as information about your account’s activities, such as the number of posts, the rank, the points, and the registration date. Personal data, such as your date of birth or your email address, will not automatically be displayed on your publicly visible profile page (except, of course, in case you hace chosen your real name as your user name instead of a pseudonym or some fantasy name when registering). You can also publish a free text on your profile page. Please note that your free text will be publicly visible on the Internet and can therefore be retrieved by any Internet user worldwide. Do not write anything in your free text, which should not be publicly visible. In particular, you should not publish any personal data or personal information, such as e-mail-addresses, other contact data or other information, allowing conclusions about your person in your free text. If you do this however, the publication of your data is your own responsibility. Under no circumstances, publish any data or content in your free text, that is not intended for the public. Please note, that your free text can also be found by using search engines. The deletion or correction of data, that has arrived an index of a search engine or another indexing service, often cannot be enforced.

We use your e-mail address in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR for the sole purpose of identifying you and communicating information relevant to your account (for example, information about changes in connection with your account, answering your questions or providing a new password). Your e-mail address will not be displayed publicly on this website, nor will we tell your e-mail address to other users or third parties.

We use your date of birth in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR solely for the purpose of age verification, in order to determine whether you have reached the minimum age required to use this online offer. Your date of birth will not be publicly displayed on this website, nor will we tell your date of birth to other users or third parties.

We use your gender in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the sole purpose of text composition for the legitimate interest of personalizing this online offer and for personalizing our communication with you (for example, for writing "Dear Mrs." or "Dear Mr."). Your gender will not be publicly displayed on this website, nor will we tell your gender to other users or third parties.

We store the date and the time of your registration and login as well as your IP address at the time of your registration and login in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for purposes and for the legitimate interest to prove the authorship of illegal content, to detect spam, to prove, detect, protect and prevent misuse and other unauthorized use. The date of your registration can be viewed publicly within this online offer in relation to your user name specified during your registration. The date of your logins will not be publicly displayed on this website, nor will we tell the date of your logins to other users or third parties. Your stored IP addresses will not be publicly displayed on this website, nor will we tell your saved IP addresses to other users or third parties.

According to Article 7 paragraph 1 GDPR, we are obliged to prove that you have given consent to the processing of your personal data. For this reason, we store the date of your consent to this Privacy Policy and the date of your consent to our Terms of Use together with your IP address for the purpose of documentation in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR due to the legitimate interest to be able to prove, in case of doubt, that you have agreed to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. This also applies in the event that we change this Privacy Policy and or our Terms of Use and obtain your consent again. Your consent data will be deleted when your account is deleted. The data will neither be publicly displayed on this website nor communicated to other users or third parties.

If your data is still needed to prosecute our claims and/or to provide evidence for disputes and/or for legal proceedings and/or to prove criminally relevant acts, beyond the points mentioned, the following applies: Your data will be deleted as soon as the respective matter is finally resolved, any legal retention periods have expired and follow-up disputes can no longer be expected. Depending on the individual case, your data may be disclosed to the competent authorities, the competent courts and/or lawyers. The storage, processing and disclosure of your data is carried out only strictly task-related and only to the extent necessary for the completion of the respective matter. Depending on the individual case, the storage, processing and disclosure of your data is done on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR (legal obligation) and/or Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest of prosecution, legal defense and/or enforcement of our claims.

Please also note our terms of use before your registration.

Contributions and Commenting Feature

You have the possibility to publish contributions (like for example questions, answers, articles or comments) on this website. Posting contributions is voluntary, you can also use this online offer without writing any contributions.

We want to make it possible for you to provide us with as few personal details as possible when writing and publishing your contributions. Therefore, for writing contributions, a registration or the creation of an account is not required.

Please also help to protect your data. Do not write anything in your contribution, which should not be publicly visible. In particular, you should not publish any personal information or personal data, such as e-mail-addresses, other contact data or other information, allowing conclusions about your person in your contributions. Your contributions will be publicly visible on the Internet and can therefore be retrieved by any Internet user worldwide. If you do this however, the publication of your data is your own responsibility. Under no circumstances, publish any data or content in your contributions, that is not intended for the public. Please note, that your contributions can also be found by using search engines. The deletion or correction of data, that has arrived an index of a search engine or another indexing service, often cannot be enforced.

If you write a contribution and at the same time you are logged into your account, the contribution will be linked to your account and will appear under the username chosen during your registration. If you write a contribution without being logged in, your contribution appears under the name "Guest".

With your contribution and with every last change to your contribution, we store the current date, the current time and your current IP address in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR.

We use the date and the time for the purpose of determining when a post was written, for the purpose of displaying that date, and for the purpose of statistical analysis (for example, to determine how many posts were written in which time period). The time of the first saving of your contribution as well as the time of the last change of your contribution can be displayed publicly within this online offer in connection with your contribution.

We store your IP address solely for purposes and for the legitimate interest to prove the authorship of illegal content, to detect spam, to prove, detect, protect and prevent misuse and other unauthorized use. Basically, your stored IP address will not be publicly displayed on this website, nor will we share your stored IP address with other users or third parties.

Basically, all data relating to your contribution will be deleted immediately with the deletion of your contribution. You can either delete your contribution yourself (if you have the right to do so - for example, it is not technically possible to guarantee this permission for guest contributions under consideration of the GDPR) or you order us to delete your contribution via one of the contact options stated in the imprint (if you can prove the authorship of your contribution). Please note that the deletion will irretrievably delete all data related to your contribution. Therefore, it is your own responsibility to store data that you want to secure before deletion.

If your data is still needed to prosecute our claims and/or to provide evidence for disputes and/or for legal proceedings and/or to prove criminally relevant acts, beyond the points mentioned, the following applies: Your data will be deleted as soon as the respective matter is finally resolved, any legal retention periods have expired and follow-up disputes can no longer be expected. Depending on the individual case, your data may be disclosed to the competent authorities, the competent courts and/or lawyers. The storage, processing and disclosure of your data is carried out only strictly task-related and only to the extent necessary for the completion of the respective matter. Depending on the individual case, the storage, processing and disclosure of your data is done on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR (legal obligation) and/or Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest of prosecution, legal defense and/or enforcement of our claims.

Please also note our terms of use for your contributions.

Ratings

We offer you the opportunity to rate content on this website. The rating of content is voluntary. You can also use this website without rating.

We want to offer ratings that handle as few personal details as possible. Therefore, a registration or the creation of an account is not required for taking part in ratings. Nevertheless, we need data in order to technically realize a correct rating.

In order to be able to prevent multiple ratings by the same person, we are dependent on being able to determine whether, when someone is rating, the same person has already rated before. For the technical realization of this check, we are using your IP address, which is stored anonymously by us so that your true IP address is not recognizable to us. Furthermore, the anonymized IP address is stored in a way that it is only recognizable that a rating has been carried out by this anonymous IP address, but it is not traceable, how this anonymized IP address has rated (provided not all have rated equaly).

The processing of your data is done in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest to prevent manipulation and solely for the purpose of realizing the corresponding rating. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties, but the results of the ratings may be displayed publicly on this website. Based on these results, however, it is no longer possible to retrace who contributed when what to the results. The stored data are deleted at the latest with with the deletion of the rated content.

AskingBox Tools

We are offering so-called AskingBox Tools on this page, in which you can also enter arbitrary data. You can recognize these tools by an Internet address (URL) starting with "askingbox.com/tool/". An overview of currently available tools can be found here. The use of the AskingBox Tools is voluntary, you can use all the features of this online offer without using the AskingBox Tools.

Data that you enter into the AskingBox Tools will not be stored by us and will not be transmitted to third parties. The tools are programmed so that no data that you enter via these tools is sent to our servers and that the processing of the data is performed entirely on your own device.

The data is exclusively processed for the purpose stated in the respective tool on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR.

Donations

On this website, we offer you the possibility to donate by bank transfer or by PayPal, so that you can financially support us and this online offer. A donation is voluntary for you, you can also use our website without donating. Likewise, it is up to you whether you prefer to donate by bank transfer or by PayPal.

We want to make it possible for you to provide us with as few personal details as possible when making your donation. Nevertheless, we need data to process the payment and meet our tax obligations.

Depending on whether you donate by bank transfer or by PayPal, you will find more information in the sections "Bank Transfer" or "PayPal", because depending on the selected payment method different data is processed, stored and forwarded.

We process the data provided to us as part of your donation on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest to maintain this online offer and on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR to be able to follow our tax obligations.

With your donation, you agree to the processing and storage of your data in the manner and for the purposes described above.

PayPal

On this website, you have the opportunity to donate to us (see section "Donations" for more information) via the external payment service PayPal. The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxemburg. The worldwide operating company of PayPal is PayPal Holdings Inc., 2211 North First Street, San José, CA 95131, USA. For more information about PayPal, visit paypal.com.

The purpose of using PayPal is to offer our users to donate. As part of the fulfillment of contracts, we utilize PayPal in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. In the remaining cases, we utilize PayPal on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR in order to offer our users effective and secure payment options. The use of PayPal to donate is voluntary. You can also donate by bank transfer.

If you decide a donation via PayPal and you click on the PayPal-Donate-Button, you will be redirected to PayPal. With this forwarding we transmit to PayPal the ID and the currency of the PayPal button you have clicked. PayPal uses this ID to recognize that we are the recipient of the donation and also provides this information on the page to which you are redirected.

If you complete the donation via the donation processing of PayPal, we will get back from PayPal a confirmation of your donation. This confirmation includes your optional message to us, the information that you have donated, how much money you have transferred to us, your name you have stated at PayPal, your email address you have stated at PayPal and your country of origin you have stated at PayPal. In addition, we do not receive any further of your personal data from PayPal. This means, for example, that your bank account number or your credit card number that you have provided to PayPal can only be processed, viewed or stored by PayPal and not by us. Also your address will not be transmitted to us by PayPal. Therefore, please inform us of your billing address if you need an invoice.

We use your name and your e-mail address to send you a thank-you mail for your donation. In addition, we use your data solely for accounting purposes (including the issuance of your invoice) and we do not disclose your data to third parties unless there is a legal obligation according to Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR.

Under circumstances, PayPal may share your data with affiliates, service providers, and/or subcontractors to the extent necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or to process the data on behalf of PayPal. In addition, PayPal may also pass your information to credit reporting agencies for identity and credit checks.

Please note that due to the technical functioning of information transfer on the Internet, a connection to PayPal’s servers is already established when visiting a page on which a PayPal button is integrated in order to load and display the PayPal button. As a result, PayPal will automatically be aware of your IP address and the page you are currently visiting respectively on which the PayPal button is embedded.

For the use of PayPal, PayPal’s terms and conditions apply, which you can access at paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/legalhub-full and PayPal’s Privacy Policy apply, which you can access at paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full. On these pages you will also find more information about PayPal, the use of data by PayPal as well as object and withdraw options.

Due to legal regulations, we are obliged to retain issued invoices and receipts of your donation for ten years. This storage is done on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR due to our tax obligations. Accordingly, a deletion of the data is done after expiry of all prescribed storage obligations.

If your data is still needed to prosecute our claims and/or to provide evidence for disputes and/or for legal proceedings and/or to prove criminally relevant acts, beyond the points mentioned, the following applies: Your data will be deleted as soon as the respective matter is finally resolved, any legal retention periods have expired and follow-up disputes can no longer be expected. Depending on the individual case, your data may be disclosed to the competent authorities, the competent courts and/or lawyers. The storage, processing and disclosure of your data is carried out only strictly task-related and only to the extent necessary for the completion of the respective matter. Depending on the individual case, the storage, processing and disclosure of your data is done on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR (legal obligation) and/or Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest of prosecution, legal defense and/or enforcement of our claims.

By selecting PayPal as payment option, you agree to the processing and storage of your data in the manner described above and for the purpose described above.

Bank Transfer

On this website, you have the opportunity to donate to us (see section "Donations" for more information) via bank transfer.

The purpose of providing this payment option is to offer our users to donate. As part of the fulfillment of contracts, we utilize bank transfers in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. In the remaining cases, we utilize bank transfers on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR in order to offer our users effective and secure payment options. The use of bank transfers to donate is voluntary. You can also donate by PayPal.

If you have transferred money to us for a donation, we will see on our bank account statement the name of your bank, your specified purpose of your bank transfer and the amount of money you have transferred to us. Above that, we have no other information which would allow us to contact you or draw conclusions about you. Also your address will not be transmitted to us by our bank. Therefore, please inform us of your billing address if you need an invoice.

We use your name and your e-mail address to send you a thank-you mail for your donation. In addition, we use your data solely for accounting purposes (including the issuance of your invoice) and we do not disclose your data to third parties unless there is a legal obligation according to Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR.

Due to legal regulations, we are obliged to retain issued invoices and receipts of your donation for ten years. This storage is done on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR due to our tax obligations. Accordingly, a deletion of the data is done after expiry of all prescribed storage obligations.

If your data is still needed to prosecute our claims and/or to provide evidence for disputes and/or for legal proceedings and/or to prove criminally relevant acts, beyond the points mentioned, the following applies: Your data will be deleted as soon as the respective matter is finally resolved, any legal retention periods have expired and follow-up disputes can no longer be expected. Depending on the individual case, your data may be disclosed to the competent authorities, the competent courts and/or lawyers. The storage, processing and disclosure of your data is carried out only strictly task-related and only to the extent necessary for the completion of the respective matter. Depending on the individual case, the storage, processing and disclosure of your data is done on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR (legal obligation) and/or Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest of prosecution, legal defense and/or enforcement of our claims.

By selecting the bank transfer as payment option, you agree to the processing and storage of your data in the manner described above and for the purpose described above.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that can be stored by your browser on your device when visiting a web page. If you visit the same website for another time, the information stored in the Cookies can be read out again, if the Cookies are still stored at that time. This allows the web page to recognize that you have been there before.

We use cookies on our website to identify your computer while you are logged on to us. These cookies are created with a login on our website and are only used to identify your current session. After your logout, these cookies are no longer needed and they are usually deleted near term and automatically by your browser. For this purpose, we set the expiration date of the cookies to 5 hours, which tells your browser to delete the cookies 5 hours after your last login. The purpose of these cookies is to technically make possible your login on this page. Without these cookies, you would have to log in again and again each time you follow a link within this page, because the site would not be able to recognize you. These cookies are stored and used in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR.

Also Google AdSense, a service for displaying advertisements integrated in our website, uses cookies. To learn more about that, see the section „Google AdSense“ of this document.

Most browsers are set so that they automatically accept cookies. However, the storage of cookies can be prevented or adapted to your needs by a setting in your browser. Already stored cookies can be deleted at any time by a function in your browser. By setting the appropriate setting in your browser, you can at any time permanently object to the storage of cookies through our website. Normally you will find the corresponding functions for managing, deleting and storing cookies in your browser settings under the term "Privacy". Depending on which browser and which browser version you use, the functions can also be structured or named differently.

Google AdSense

We are using "Google AdSense" for including advertisements on this website. Provider respectively operating company of Google AdSense is the Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google LLC is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google AdSense is explained in detail on google.com/intl/en/adsense/start/. Further information can be found on the page policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, which provides a guarantee to comply with European data protection law. For more information, see privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI.

The purpose of using Google AdSense is to display advertisements on this website. The use of Google AdSense as well as the storage of cookies by Google AdSense is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest of analysis and optimization of this online offer as well as for the legitimate interest to finance the free content of this online offer, to be able to maintain this online offer at all and to make the free content possible as far as possible to remain free in the future.

Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small text files that can be stored by your browser on your device when visiting a web page. More information about cookies, their deletion and how you can deactivate the storage of cookies can be found in the "Cookies" section of this privacy policy. Web beacons are invisible graphics that are embedded in web pages to enable log file recording and log file analysis, which can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on this website. The information on the use of this website gained through cookies and web beacons as well as your IP address are transmitted to Google’s servers, stored there and can also be passed on to contractual partners by Google.

Through the use of those cookies and web beacons, Google and its partners can provide you with personalized and thus more relevant ads based on your previous visits of this or other websites on the Internet.

As part of Google AdSense, also ads from third-party vendors or advertising networks can be displayed on this website. These too can use cookies for their ad delivery. An overview and further information can be found on the page support.google.com/adsense/answer/9012903.

For more information about Google AdSense and how Google uses your data as well as for configuration options and information about how to object and withdraw, see the privacy policy of Google, which you can access on policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. The settings for the display of advertising by Google can be found on adssettings.google.com/authenticated (with Google Account) or adssettings.google.com/anonymous (without Google Account). On the two pages mentioned last, you can disable personalized advertising. In addition, you can deactivate the use of cookies for personalized advertising by a third party vendor on aboutads.info/choices/.

By using this website, you agree to the processing and storage of the data collected about you by Google in the manner described above and for the purpose described above.

YouTube

Individual pages of this online offer may include videos from the video portal "YouTube". Provider respectively operating company of YouTube is the YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube LLC is a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google LLC is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For more information about YouTube, visit youtube.com/yt/about.

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, which provides a guarantee to comply with European data protection law. For more information, see privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI.

The purpose of using YouTube is to include videos in this online offering. The use of YouTube is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest of supplementing the contents of this online offer with videos and of providing our users with additional information shown in the videos.

For the embedding, we use the option "privacy-enhanced mode" provided by YouTube. According to YouTube, in this mode, YouTube does not store any information about you unless you watch the video. When you click on the video, YouTube learns that you have watched the video. If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube can also assign this information to your YouTube account. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting our website.

Please note that due to the technical functioning of information transfer on the Internet, when you access a page that includes a YouTube video, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established for loading the YouTube component that you can use to play the video. As a result, your IP address and the page you are currently visiting respectively the page on which the YouTube video is embedded, will automatically become known to YouTube.

For more information about YouTube and how Google uses your data as well as for configuration options and information about how to object and withdraw, see the privacy policy of YouTube, which you can access on policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. The settings for the display of advertising by Google can be found on adssettings.google.com/authenticated (with Google Account) or adssettings.google.com/anonymous (without Google Account).

By clicking on YouTube Videos and watching YouTube videos, you agree to the processing and storage of the data collected about you by Google in the manner described above and for the purpose described above.

Smartphone Apps

Our Data Privacy Statement for Smartphone Apps can be found here.

Protocols and Access Data

We log the access to the pages and files of this online offer. Our logs include the date and time, the name of the page or file requested by you, the amount of data transmitted, a message about the success of the retrieval, your IP address and the data transmitted by the browser, such as browser type, browser version, operating system, device type and the previously visited page (referrer).

These data is processed anonymized and without reference to any inventory data or other data you provide us and is therefore not allocatable to specific individuals or users for us. The data is solely used for technical optimization as well as diagnostic, statistical and system-related purposes, for example, to determine which links are no longer functioning, to detect and prevent unauthorized access, or to determine which content is most popular, regardless of to whom the content was delivered.

The processing of the data is carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest to improve this online offer, to administer this online offer, to ensure the proper functioning of this online offer and to detect, prevent and prosecute misuse.

Please note that due to the technical functioning of the transmission of information on the Internet, it can not be ruled out that providers of external content will also keep track of access to the content they provide. This includes, for example, the embedding of videos from YouTube, the integration of PayPal buttons or the display of advertisements via Google AdSense. Please refer to the respective sections about the respective external provider within this privacy policy for more information. Basically, above that, we do not disclose access data to third parties.

Log files are automatically deleted after nine weeks. We reserve the right, in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR, for the legitimate interest to investigate and to prosecute misuse or illegal activities, to store log files for longer periods of time, if retention is required for evidence purposes. The accumulated access data (number of times a content has been called up in total) is permanently included in the overall statistics of the most frequently accessed content on this online offer and is retained for the duration of the continuance of this online offer.

If your data is still needed to prosecute our claims and/or to provide evidence for disputes and/or for legal proceedings and/or to prove criminally relevant acts, beyond the points mentioned, the following applies: Your data will be deleted as soon as the respective matter is finally resolved, any legal retention periods have expired and follow-up disputes can no longer be expected. Depending on the individual case, your data may be disclosed to the competent authorities, the competent courts and/or lawyers. The storage, processing and disclosure of your data is carried out only strictly task-related and only to the extent necessary for the completion of the respective matter. Depending on the individual case, the storage, processing and disclosure of your data is done on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR (legal obligation) and/or Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR for the legitimate interest of prosecution, legal defense and/or enforcement of our claims.

Hosting and Server

This website including associated databases is operated on servers of the company 1&1 Internet SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany (hereinafter 1&1). Our e-mail traffic is processed via servers of 1&1 as well. According to Article 28 GDPR, we have concluded a Data Processing Agreement with 1&1 in this regard.

Right of Access

According to Article 15 GDPR, you have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you are being processed.

If that is the case, according to Article 15 GDPR, you have the right to access the personal data, you have the right to get a copy of the personal data and you have the right to get the following information: (a) the purposes of the processing; (b) the categories of personal data concerned; (c) the recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations; (d) where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period; (e) the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing; (f) the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; (g) where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source; (h) the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22 paragraphs 1 and 4 GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

If you want to exercise your right of access, please contact us via one of the contact options mentioned in the imprint.

Right to Rectification and Completion

According to Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, furthermore, you have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

If you want to exercise your right to rectification and completion, please contact us via one of the contact options mentioned in the imprint.

Right to Erasure or Restriction of Processing

According to Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to obtain the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay. Additionally, you have the right to obtain the restriction of processing according to Article 18 GDPR.

If you want to exercise your right to erasure or restriction of processing, please contact us via one of the contact options mentioned in the imprint.

Right of Withdrawal

According to Article 7 Paragraph 3 GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without stating reasons. Your withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before your withdrawal.

If you want to exercise your right of withdrawal, please contact us via one of the contact options mentioned in the imprint.

Right to Object

According to Article 21 GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you. Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

If you want to exercise your right to object, please contact us via one of the contact options mentioned in the imprint.

Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing

According to Article 22 GDPR, 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.

Right to Data Portability

According to Article 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. Further, you have the right to transmit those data to another controller. In exercising your right to data portability, you have also the right to have your personal data transmitted directly from us to another controller, where technically feasible.

If you want to exercise your right to data portability, please contact us via one of the contact options mentioned in the imprint.

Right to lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, according to Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

The data protection supervisory authority responsible for us is:

Die Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen
Post Office Box: Postfach 20 04 44, 40102 Düsseldorf, Germany
Address: Kavalleriestraße 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany
Telephone: 0211 38424 - 0
Telefax: 0211 38424 - 10
E-Mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de
Internet: ldi.nrw.de

Applicable Law and Language

This document is subject to the law of the Federal Republic of Germany and must be construed in accordance with this law, without giving principles of conflicts of law any effect.

With respect to the interpretation or construing of this document, particularly in cases of conflict, only the German version of this document is valid. This applies, even if we have provided a translation into another language. Translations into another language are only a service for users, which are not German-speaking.

Questions, Suggestions and Feedback

If you have questions about our privacy policy or the collection or use of your personal data, or if you want to give us hints or feedback, please feel free to contact us via our contact form or one of the ways of contact mentioned in our imprint.

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