Privacy Policy
Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law nor by contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide the data has no consequences. This applies only insofar as no other information is provided regarding the following processing operations.
"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the smooth operation of our website and in improving our services.
Contact
Data controller
Please contact us if you wish. The data controller is: AXT-electronic GmbH & Co. KG, Wartburgstraße 10, 99817 Eisenach Germany, 03691819210, service@axt-electronic.de
Customer contacting us on their own initiative by email
If you contact us on your own initiative via email, we will collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent that you provide it. The data processing serves to process and respond to your enquiry.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice regarding an interest in purchasing, preparation of a quotation) or relates to a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your enquiry. In this case, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
We use your email address solely to process your enquiry. Your data will subsequently be deleted in accordance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent that you provide it. The data is processed for the purpose of contacting you.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice regarding an interest in purchasing, preparation of a quotation) or relates to a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your enquiry. In this case, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
We use your email address solely to process your enquiry. Your data will subsequently be deleted in accordance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Collection and processing when images are uploaded via upload
We provide an upload function for image files on our website. This allows you to send images to us via encrypted data transmission. When you submit your images, we may collect your personal data (image of an identifiable person) only to the extent that you have provided it. The data processing serves the purpose of creating personalised products. The image sent serves as a template for the product and is used for this purpose (e.g. T-shirt printing). The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
Your data may be disclosed to service providers whom we engage for the purposes of data processing on our behalf. It will not be disclosed to any other third parties.
We will only use the image you have sent us in the context of providing our services. Your data will subsequently be deleted in accordance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Collection and processing when sending images by email
You have the option of sending us images by email in connection with the ordering of a personalised product.
When you submit your images, we may collect your personal data (image of an identifiable person) only to the extent that you have provided it. The data processing serves the purpose of creating personalised products. The image sent serves as a template for the product and is used for this purpose (e.g. T-shirt printing). The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
Your data will not be disclosed to third parties.
We will only use the image you have sent us in the context of providing our services. Your data will subsequently be deleted in accordance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Use of WeTransfer
We use the WeTransfer service provided by WeTransfer B.V. (Willem Fenengastraat 19, 1096 BL Amsterdam, Netherlands; “WeTransfer”) to send files of up to 2 GB at your request.
This service is used to transfer large files in high quality. To do this, we pass on your email address and the file to be transferred to WeTransfer. WeTransfer generates a download link, which is sent to you and us by email. The data is encrypted by WeTransfer during transmission and storage and can only be accessed via the download link.
Your personal data may be transferred to WeTransfer servers in the USA and temporarily stored there (in some cases unencrypted). An adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place for the USA, namely the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). WeTransfer is not certified under the TADPF. Data transfers are carried out, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR with your consent, provided that you have expressly consented to the use of WeTransfer.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us, without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.
Further information on data protection when using WeTransfer can be found at: https://wetransfer.com/legal/privacy.
Customer account Orders
Customer account
When you create a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified therein. The data processing serves the purpose of enhancing your shopping experience and streamlining order management. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR with your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us, without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal. Your customer account will then be deleted.
Reviews Advertising
Data collection when posting a comment or review
When you comment on or rate an article or a post, we collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) only to the extent that you provide it. The processing serves the purpose of enabling comments/ratings and displaying comments/ratings.
For the purpose of verifying your review/comment, we also collect the following data: order number, customer number, invoice number, postcode.
By submitting your comment/review, you consent to the processing of the data provided. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR with your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us, without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal. Your personal data will then be deleted.
When your comment/review is published, the name you have provided and the email address you have given will be published.
Website logo for Google Customer Reviews
Our website features the Google Customer Reviews website logo from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”).
The integration serves the purpose of displaying the number and results of our reviews received via Google to date and to promote participation in this programme.
Google uses cookies to display the logo on our website and to show you personalised ads on Google. In doing so, your IP address, amongst other things, may be processed and transmitted to Google.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place for the USA, namely the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has obtained certification under the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25(1) sentence 1 of the TDDDG in conjunction with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.
Further information on the terms of use and data protection when using Google Customer Reviews can be found at https://www.google.com/shopping/customerreviews/static/tos/de/1_01_tos.html and at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
After placing your order, we would like to ask you to review your purchase with us.
For this purpose, we use your personal data (name, email address, order information) independently of the contract processing to send you a review reminder by email after an order has been placed, provided you have expressly consented to this.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR with your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time by using the relevant link in the email or by notifying us, without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.
Use of your personal data for sending postal advertising
We use your personal data (name, address), which we have received in connection with the sale of goods or services, to send you postal advertising, provided you have not objected to this use. The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide this data means that no contract can be concluded.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in direct marketing. You may object to this use of your address data at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your right to object can be found in the legal notice.
Use of your email address for sending newsletters
We use your email address to send you information and offers via our newsletter, provided you have expressly consented to this. The data processing serves exclusively for the purpose of sending you promotional communications. To this end, we process your email address and, where applicable, any further data you have voluntarily provided when subscribing to our newsletter.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR with your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the relevant link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list. Despite removal from the mailing list, we may continue to store your email address on a so-called blacklist to prevent you from receiving newsletter emails from us in the future. This storage is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, in accordance with our and your legitimate interest in preventing the reuse of your email address for sending our newsletter. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation.
Use of the email address for sending direct marketing
We use your email address, which we have received in connection with the sale of goods or services, to send you electronic advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, provided you have not objected to this use. The provision of your email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide this information means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in direct marketing. You may object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your right to object can be found in the legal notice. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the promotional email. This will incur no costs other than the transmission charges in accordance with standard rates.
Delivery service provider
Disclosure of your email address to delivery companies to provide information on the delivery status
We will pass on your email address to the carrier for the purposes of contract fulfilment, provided you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. The purpose of this disclosure is to inform you of the dispatch status by email. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR with your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company, without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.
Payment service providers Credit reference
Use of PayPal Express
We use the PayPal Express payment service provided by PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The purpose of this data processing is to enable us to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. To integrate this payment service, PayPal must collect, store and analyse data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, device location) when you visit the website. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognised.
The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in offering a customer-oriented range of payment methods. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation.
By selecting and using PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Further information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service can be found in the relevant privacy policy at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.
Use of PayPal Check-Out
We use the PayPal Check-Out payment service provided by PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to enable us to offer you payment via this payment service. When you select and use payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or “Pay Later” via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
In this context, cookies may be stored that enable your browser to be recognised. The resulting data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in offering a customer-oriented range of payment methods. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation.
Credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal & “Pay later” via PayPal
For certain payment methods, such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or “Pay Later” via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to obtain a credit check, where necessary, based on mathematical and statistical methods using credit reference agencies. To this end, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit reference agency and uses the information received regarding the statistical probability of a payment default to make a balanced decision on the establishment, execution or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report may contain probability values (score values) calculated on the basis of scientifically recognised mathematical and statistical methods, the calculation of which incorporates, amongst other things, address data. Your legitimate interests are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of a credit check for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in protection against non-payment where PayPal makes an advance payment.
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR by notifying PayPal. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract using your chosen payment method. Failure to provide the data will result in the contract not being concluded using your chosen payment method.
Third-party providers
When paying via a third-party payment method, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal. This processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. To facilitate this payment method, the data may then be passed on by PayPal to the respective provider. This processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Local third-party providers may include, for example:
- Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International Ltd., Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland)
- Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland)
Purchase on account via PayPal
When paying via the "purchase on account" payment method, the data required for payment processing is first transmitted to PayPal. To facilitate this payment method, the data is then transmitted by PayPal to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin; "Ratepay") in order to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Ratepay may carry out a credit check based on mathematical-statistical methods (probability or score values) using credit reference agencies in accordance with the procedure described above. This data processing serves the purpose of a credit check for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default, should Ratepay make an advance payment. Further information on data protection and which credit reference agencies Ratepay uses can be found at https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-dataprivacy/ and https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/.
Further information on data processing when using PayPal can be found in the relevant privacy policy at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
Use of Amazon Payments
We use the Amazon Payments service provided by Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a. (38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg; “Amazon Payments”) on our website.
The purpose of data processing is to enable us to offer you payment via the Amazon Payments payment service.
In order to integrate this payment service, it is necessary for Amazon Payments to collect, store and analyse data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you visit the website. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognised.
The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in offering a customer-oriented range of payment methods. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation.
By selecting and using “Amazon Payments”, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to Amazon Payments in order to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
Further information on data processing when using the Amazon Payments payment service can be found in the relevant privacy policy at: https://pay.amazon.com/de/help/201212490
In this context, cookies may be stored that enable your browser to be recognised. The resulting data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in offering a customer-oriented range of payment methods. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the web browser or by the web browser on a user’s computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a distinctive string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again.
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-lB6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Use of “EU Cookie Directive Pro + automatic cookie detection”
We use the consent management tool “EU Cookie Directive Pro + automatic cookie detection” from ACRIS E-Commerce GmbH (Am Pfenningberg 60, 4040 Linz, Austria; “ACRIS”) on our website.
The tool enables you to give consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, and to exercise your right to withdraw consent already given. The purpose of data processing is to obtain and document the necessary consents to data processing and thereby comply with legal obligations.
Cookies may be used for this purpose. In addition to general user data, your IP address is collected and transmitted to ACRIS. This data is not passed on to any other third parties.
Data processing is carried out to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.
Further information on data protection at Acris can be found at: https://www.acris.at/datenschutz
Analysis Advertising tracking
Use of Google Analytics 4
We use the web analytics service Google Analytics provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors, as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. To this end, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website and internet usage to the website operator.
The following information, amongst other things, may be collected: IP address, date and time of page visit, click path, information about the browser and device you are using, pages visited, referrer URL (the website via which you accessed our website), location data, purchasing activities. Your data may be linked by Google to other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices and any other data that Google holds about you.
The IP address is truncated by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Google uses technologies such as cookies, browser-based web storage and web beacons, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25(1) sentence 1 of the TDDDG in conjunction with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.
The information generated in this way regarding your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. An adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place for the USA, namely the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has obtained certification under the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles. Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data.
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.
Use of Matomo
We use the Matomo analytics tool from InnoCraft Ltd. (150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand; "Matomo") on our website.
Data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors. In doing so, the following information, amongst other things, may be collected: (anonymised) IP address, information about the browser and device you are using, files you have clicked on or downloaded, clicks on links to third-party websites, referrer URL (the website via which you accessed our website), URL of our website, number of your visits, time of your first visit, date and time of the visit, time zone, location data. Usage profiles may be created from this data under a pseudonym. The data collected using Matomo technologies is not used to personally identify visitors to this website and is not combined with personal data relating to the holder of the pseudonym.
Your data will be transferred to a third country outside the European Union for which an adequacy decision has been issued by the European Commission.
No cookies are used for this purpose. Data is collected via privacy-friendly fingerprinting, whereby the visitor ID is renewed after a maximum of 24 hours.
The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you on grounds relating to your particular situation. The use of Matomo and the associated data collection and storage can be deactivated at any time with future effect:
Further information on data protection at Matomo can be found at https://matomo.org/matomo-cloud-privacy-policy/ and https://matomo.org/gdpr-analytics/.
We use the online advertising programme “Google Ads” on our website and, within this framework, conversion tracking (visit action analysis). Google Conversion Tracking is an analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Google).
When you click on an advert served by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity period, do not contain any personal data and therefore do not serve to identify you personally. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognise that you clicked on the advert and were redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. This means that it is not possible for cookies to be tracked across the websites of Ads customers.
The data collected via the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.
Your data may be transferred to the servers of Google LLC in the USA. An adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place for the USA, namely the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has obtained certification under the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
Further information and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
We use the remarketing or "similar audiences" function provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
The application is used to analyse visitor behaviour and interests. Google uses cookies to analyse website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements. The cookies are used to record visits to the website and anonymised data regarding website usage. No personal data of website visitors is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown adverts that are highly likely to take into account the product and information sections you have previously viewed.
Your data may be transferred to servers operated by Google LLC in the USA. An adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place for the USA, namely the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has obtained certification under the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25(1) sentence 1 of the TDDDG in conjunction with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.
Further information on Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/
Use of Microsoft Advertising
We use Microsoft Advertising from Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA; “Microsoft“).
Data processing serves marketing and advertising purposes and the purpose of measuring the success of advertising measures (conversion tracking). We are informed of the total number of users who have clicked on one of our ads and been redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, this does not allow for the personal identification of these users. Microsoft Advertising uses technologies such as cookies and web beacons, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. When you click on an advert placed by Microsoft Advertising, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. This cookie has a limited validity period and is not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Microsoft and we can recognise that you clicked on the advert and were redirected to that page. The following data, among other things, may be collected: IP address, identifiers (tags) assigned by Microsoft, information about the browser and device you are using, referrer URL (the website via which you accessed our website), and the URL of our website.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place for the USA, namely the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Microsoft has obtained certification under the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25(1) sentence 1 of the TDDDG in conjunction with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.
Further information on data protection and the cookies used by Microsoft can be found here.
Plug-ins and other items
Use of YouTube
We use the function for embedding YouTube videos provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “YouTube”).YouTube is an affiliate of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”).
The function displays videos hosted on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The option “Enhanced Privacy Mode” is activated. This means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video is information about it transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for the USA: the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). YouTube has obtained TADPF certification and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25(1) sentence 1 of the TDDDG in conjunction with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.
Further information on the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and ways to protect your privacy can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.
Inclusion of the Händlerbund member logo
The Händlerbund member logo (Händlerbund e.V., Kohlgartenstraße 11 - 13, 04315 Leipzig) is displayed on our website. When you visit our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the Händlerbund e.V. server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called server log file for 7 days. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:
- IP address of the requesting computer,
- Date and time of access,
- Name and URL of the accessed file,
- Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
- the browser used and, where applicable, your computer’s operating system, as well as the name of your internet service provider.
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered. To this end, the IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session. The data is stored in log files to ensure the website functions properly. The data is also used to optimise the website and to ensure the security of the IT systems. This data is not stored together with other personal data. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1) sentence 1(f) of the GDPR.
Data subject rights and retention period
Duration of storage
Once the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with statutory retention periods, in particular those under tax and commercial law, and will be deleted once this period has expired, provided you have not consented to further processing and use.
Rights of the data subject
Provided the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights under Articles 15 to 20 of the GDPR: the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restriction of processing, and the right to data portability.
Furthermore, pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, as well as to processing for the purposes of direct marketing.
Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
In accordance with Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.
You may lodge a complaint with, among others, the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can contact using the following details:
Thuringian State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
PO Box 90 04 55
99107 Erfurt
or
Häßlerstrasse 8
99096 Erfurt
Tel.: +49 361 573112900
Fax: +49 361 573112904
E-Mail: poststelle@datenschutz.thueringen.de
Right to object
If the processing of personal data listed here is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, you have the right to object to such processing at any time with future effect on grounds relating to your particular situation.
Once you have objected, the processing of the data in question will cease, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or where the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If personal data is processed for the purposes of direct marketing, you may object to this processing at any time by notifying us. Once you have objected, we will cease processing the data in question for the purposes of direct marketing.
Last updated: 22 October 2024