1. responsible party

Severinus S.R.L. Blvd. 21 Decembrie 1989 No. 16, Cluj-Napoca - 400 000, Romania, is responsible for data protection compliance on our site. We have not appointed a data protection officer.

We will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding data protection. For this purpose, you have the following contact options:

E-mail: contact [at] severinus.eu

2. data collection on our website

a) Server log files

Insofar as you call up our website, information is automatically transmitted by your browser to the server of our website. This information is stored only briefly in a so-called log file and is deleted automatically.

This includes the following data:

• Your IP address,

• date and time of the call,

• name and URL of the file you called up,

• website from which the call is made (referrer URL),

• information about the browser and operating system you are using,

• name of your access provider.

This data is used for the purpose of ensuring a smooth connection and comfortable use of our website as well as for evaluating system security and stability.

The legal basis for data processing results from Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in collecting data for the aforementioned purposes. In addition, a legal basis also arises from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

The data will not be used to draw conclusions about your person.

b) Communication by e-mail

You can also write to us directly by e-mail. If you write to us by e-mail, we will at least receive your e-mail address. All other data provided is optional. The data collection is carried out for the purpose of initiating or executing contractual relationships pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR Insofar as your inquiry is not directed to initiating or executing a contract, we nevertheless have a legitimate interest in processing and answering your inquiry. In this respect, the use of personal data for this purpose is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

We use the data you provide exclusively to process your request. Insofar as your inquiry is directed towards the initiation or implementation of business, we will delete your data according to our internally defined deletion periods.

Insofar as your inquiry is related to another purpose, we will delete your data after processing, insofar as no other legal basis for data storage exists.

c) Contact form

We give users of our website the opportunity to contact us via contact form. In doing so, the entered data such as, name, email, phone number and comment will be transmitted to the company.

The deletion of this personal data takes place after the expiration of the legal warranty periods or after the end of legal retention periods.

d) Processing of customer and contract data

When initiating business, concluding contracts and fulfilling contracts, we use your personal data required for this purpose in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Data is only transferred to third parties if and insofar as this is necessary for contractual fulfillment, e.g. if a company has been commissioned for production or transport services or a credit institution for payment processing.

The deletion of this personal data takes place after the expiry of the legal warranty periods or after the end of legal retention periods.

You can also create a user account with us. For this purpose, it is necessary that you provide the data requested in the registration. In the user account you can then view your specified and stored profile data as well as information about orders or products you have reserved. The user account is not publicly accessible. If you delete your user account, all data will be deleted, except for data that we are obligated to store under commercial and tax law pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

For each login, registration, order or other binding actions, we store your IP address as well as day and time. This is done for your protection as well as according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for our legitimate interest to prove a claim and to prevent abuse or unauthorized use of our system.

e) Newsletter

On our website there is the possibility to subscribe to a free newsletter for the purpose of direct advertising. When you register for the newsletter, your name and e-mail address from the input mask are transmitted to us. In addition, your IP address and the date and time of registration are used. The collection of other personal data during the registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the e-mail address used.

For the processing of data, your consent is obtained during the registration process and reference is made to this privacy policy. The legal basis for the processing of the data after the user has registered for the newsletter is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR if the user has given his consent.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. Accordingly, the user's e-mail address will be stored as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active. 

If you purchase goods or services on our website and provide your e-mail address, this may subsequently be used by us to send a newsletter for the purpose of direct advertising. In such a case, only direct advertising for our own similar goods or services will be sent via the newsletter. The legal basis for sending the newsletter as a result of the sale of goods or services is Section 7 (3) UWG.

The e-mail dispatch is carried out within the framework of an order processing contract by means of Sendinblue, a mailing tool of Sendinblue GmbH from Berlin/Germany. Sendinblue GmbH is subject to European data protection law. Further information on data protection in connection with Sendinblue can be found here: https://de.sendinblue.com/datenschutz-uebersicht/

f) Cookies

Our website contains cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your terminal device. They help us to facilitate your navigation through our offer and enable the correct display of the website. They are intended to support the user-friendliness of the website and are, of course, completely harmless to your end device. Information is temporarily collected in connection with the terminal device you use and the software you use. Conclusions about your identity are not drawn from this.

For example, we use so-called "session cookies". These cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. We also use cookies that are stored on your terminal device, for example, to make it easier for you to use our site on a subsequent visit and to recognize your browser on your next visit ("permanent cookies"). Of course, you can delete these cookies manually at any time.

We also use cookies to statistically record and evaluate the use of our website. This is done for the purpose of further optimizing our offer for you. For more information, please refer to Google Analytics.

We also use cookies for pseudonymized range measurement. You will be informed about this further below. 

The cookies that are absolutely necessary for the operation of our website, i.e. without which our website cannot be displayed, are used for this purpose to protect our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. These are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The cookies that are necessary for the processing of contracts or for the contractually agreed use of our website, we use of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR. These are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The use of cookies that are not necessary as described above is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your consent can be revoked at any time with immediate effect. To do so, go to the settings of the browser you are using and select "Delete browser data". In doing so, you must have selected "Cookies and other website data" and then remove them.

Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. To do this, you must prevent cookies from being stored on your hard drive by selecting "do not accept cookies" in your browser settings. For a more detailed description, please see your browser manufacturer's instructions. Also, you can use the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) and additionally the U.S. website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/) to disable cookies. If you do not accept cookies, this may lead to functional restrictions on our website.

g) Google Analytics

Based on your consent (within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) a GDPR), we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google LLC, 1600 AmphitheatreParkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, on our site. There is a joint responsibility regarding the use of the data between Google and us according to Art. 26 GDPR. We have agreed with Google that the primary responsibility under the GDPR for the processing of the data is assumed by us and that we fulfill all obligations under the GDPR with regard to the processing of the data (including Articles 12 and 13 GDPR, Articles 15 to 22 GDPR and Articles 32 to 34 GDPR). Google Analytics is used for the needs-based design and ongoing optimization of our site and to statistically record and evaluate our website. In this context, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies are used. Information about your use of this website is collected, such as

• Your IP address,

• date and time of the call,

• name and URL of the file you called up,

• website from which the call is made (referrer URL),

• information about the browser and operating system you are using,

• name of your access provider.

Insofar as you have given your consent, this information is transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. It should be noted that this is a data transfer to a country outside the EU. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The anonymized IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.

As already described above, you can prevent cookies from being stored on your computer. In addition, you have the option of preventing Google from using the data collected by the cookies by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found, for example, in the Google Analytics Help (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).

Google submits to European data protection with the standard contractual clauses and thereby offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law.

h) Google Marketing and Remarketing Services

Based on your consent (within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a. GDPR), we use Google marketing and remarketing services, hereinafter Google marketing services, of Google LLC, 1600 AmphitheatreParkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, hereinafter Google, on our site. There is a joint responsibility regarding the use of the data between Google and us according to Art. 26 GDPR. We have agreed with Google that the primary responsibility under the GDPR for the processing of the data is assumed by us and that we will fulfill all obligations under the GDPR with regard to the processing of the data (including Articles 12 and 13 GDPR, Articles 15 to 22 GDPR and Articles 32 to 34 GDPR). Google marketing services are used for the needs-based design and ongoing optimization of our site as well as for analysis purposes and for the economic improvement of our online offer.

Insofar as you have given your consent, we can use the Google marketing services to display targeted advertisements on our site as well as for our site on third party sites in such a way that they are adapted to the potential interests of the users. The ads may be customized to the extent that users receive offers on other sites that they viewed on our site but did not purchase (remarketing). On our site as well as on sites where Google marketing services are activated, a (re-)marketing tag, a corresponding code, is executed by Google for this purpose and the web pages are integrated. This code generates a cookie on your terminal device, in which it is noted which Internet pages you have visited as a user, which content you are interested in and which offers you have completed or even only viewed. Furthermore, technical data such as browser, visiting times and information of the other visited page are also stored in this cookie. In addition, your IP address is transmitted to Google in anonymized form. A combination of the data on the part of Google with data from other sources is also possible.

We use the Google Adwords service as part of these Google marketing services. By using Google Adwords, we can see what happens after a user clicks on the corresponding ad. This can be, for example, the purchase of a product, the registration for a newsletter, a call to our company or that of a file. In this context, corresponding customer actions that we have defined are referred to as a conversion. The conversion cookie is thus specifically tailored to us and cannot be tracked by other Adwords customers. These conversion cookies are important for us, as they allow us to compile statistics on the usage of all customers in order to better optimize our offer. No information is used that can identify an individual user in the process.

As part of Google's marketing services, we may integrate third-party advertisements on our website using Google's "AdSense" service. AdSense uses cookies that allow partner websites of Google and Google itself, to place ads based on users' visits to this website or other websites on the Internet.

As part of Google's marketing services, we can use Google's Google Optimizer service to track the effect of various changes to a website as part of so-called A/B testing. Cookies are placed on users' devices for these testing purposes. Only pseudonymous user data is processed in the process.

As part of Google's marketing services, we can integrate third-party advertisements into our website using Google's DoubleClick service. DoubleClick sets cookies on your computer. Through these cookies, it is possible for partner websites of Google to set ads based on users' visits to this website or other websites.

In addition, the Google Tag Manager service is used. Through the Tag Manager, we manage Google's marketing and analytics services on our website.

As described above, you can prevent cookies from being stored on your computer. In addition, you have the option of preventing Google from using the data collected by the cookies by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

In addition, you can use the settings and opt-out options provided by Google if you wish to object to this processing. You can find a corresponding link here: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

It should be noted that this is a data transfer to a country outside the EU.

Further information on marketing services can be found on Google's overview page: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

The privacy policy of Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google submits to European data protection with the standard contractual clauses and thereby offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law.

i) Google Firebase

Based on your consent (within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) a GDPR), we use Google FireBase, a service of Google LLC, 1600 AmphitheatreParkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, on our platform. FireBase is used to improve the connectivity, quality, scalability, and security of the app and to play push messages. There is a joint responsibility regarding the use of the data between Google and us according to Art 26 GDPR. We have agreed with Google that the primary responsibility under the GDPR for the processing of the data will be assumed by us and that we will fulfill all obligations under the GDPR with regard to the processing of the data (including Articles 12 and 13 GDPR, Articles 15 to 22 GDPR and Articles 32 to 34 GDPR). 

Insofar as you have given your consent, this information (device specifications, IP addresses usernames, e-mail addresses, iOS UDIDs, crash analyses, Firebase installation IDs) will be transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will only use this information for the push messages.

Further information on data protection in connection with Firebase can be found here: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy.

Google submits to European data protection with the standard contractual clauses and thereby offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law.

j) Hotjar

Within the scope of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit a GDPR, we use the analysis software Hotjar of Hotjar Ltd ("Hotjar") (http://www.hotjar.com, 3 Lyons Range, 20 Bisazza Street, Sliema SLM 1640, Malta, Europe). Hotjar enables us to measure and analyze usage behavior (clicks, mouse movements, scroll heights, etc.) on our website. By means of a cookie that is stored on your terminal device, the following data can be stored:

- IP address of your device (collected and stored in an anonymized format).

- E-mail address including your first and last name, insofar as you have provided this to us via our website

- Screen size of your device

- Device type and browser information

- Geographic location (country only)

- The preferred language to display our website

- Log data

This data is transmitted to a Hotjar server as part of an order processing agreement and evaluated for us. 

The data will be deleted within 90 days after the evaluation. 

You can obtain further information here: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/gdpr-commitment/

k) Etracker

Based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, we use the etracker analysis service on our website. The provider is etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1 20459 Hamburg Germany.

For this purpose, cookies are stored on your terminal device, which store the above-mentioned log files and are transmitted to etracker as part of an order processing. The data is used to create pseudonymized usage profiles for the further development of a needs-based design and ongoing optimization of our site and for the purpose of statistically recording and evaluating our website.

The data is only processed for us. Etracker does not use this data for its own purposes. 

l) Facebook Pixel

Based on your consent (within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a. GDPR), we use "Facebook Pixel" of Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, hereinafter "Facebook", on our site. The use of Facebook Pixel is done for the needs-based design and continuous optimization and analysis of our site and our economic offer. Facebook Pixel enables us to display targeted advertising to Facebook users who also show or could show interest in our offer. Thus, our advertising reaches the users who are interested in it and does not have a harassing effect. It also allows us to perform a static evaluation for market research purposes. You can find more information on how Facebook Pixel works here: https://de-de.facebook.com/business/help/742478679120153

The processing of data collected by Facebook Pixel also takes place within the framework of Facebook's data usage policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

You have the right to object to the collection of data by Facebook Pixel. To do so, please use the settings option regarding Facebook's usage-based advertising: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads. The settings you make are not limited to one end device, but are applied to all devices you use.

As already described above, you can prevent cookies from being stored on your computer. 

m) Google reCaptcha

On the basis of Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f GDPR, we use the reCAPTCHA service of Google LLC, 1600 AmphitheatreParkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google", to protect your inquiries via Internet forms. The query serves to distinguish whether the input is made by a human or abusively by automated, machine processing. The query includes the sending of the IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. However, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCaptcha will not be merged with other data from Google. The deviating data protection provisions of the Google company apply to this data. You can find more information on Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

n) Facebook

Based on your consent (within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a. GDPR), we use the plug-in of the social network Facebook (address: Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland) to increase our level of awareness on our website. You can recognize the plug-ins by the Facebook logo or the Like button (Like) - you can find an overview here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/Plug-ins/

Insofar as you have given your consent, the plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook servers. We have no influence on the nature and extent of the data that the plug-in transmits to the servers of Facebook Inc. You can find information about this here: https://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084

The plug-in informs Facebook Inc. that you as a user have visited this website. There is a possibility here that your IP address will be stored. If you are logged into your Facebook account during your visit to this website, the aforementioned information will be linked to it.

If you use the functions of the plug-in - for example, by sharing or "liking" a post - the corresponding information will also be transmitted to Facebook Inc.

If you would like to prevent Facebook. Inc. linking this data to your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting this website and delete the stored cookies. Via your Facebook profile, you can make further settings regarding data processing for advertising purposes or object to the use of your data for advertising purposes. You can access the settings here:

Facebook profile settings: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen

Your consent can be revoked at any time for the future.

o) Instagram

Based on your consent (within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a. GDPR), we integrate plug-ins of the social network Instagram (address: Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA) on our website. You can recognize the plug-ins by the Instagram logo.

Insofar as you have given your consent, the plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Instagram servers. We have no influence on the nature and extent of the data that the plug-in transmits to the servers of Instagram. You can find information about this here: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875?helpref=page_content

The plug-in informs Instagram that you as a user have visited this website. There is a possibility here that your IP address will be stored. If you are logged into your Instagram account during your visit to this website, the aforementioned information will be linked to it.

If you use the functions of the plug-in - for example, by using the Instagram button - the corresponding information will also be transmitted to Instagram.

If you would like to prevent Instagram from linking this data to your Instagram account, please log out of Instagram before visiting this website and delete the stored cookies.

p) LinkedIn

Based on your consent (within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a. GDPR), we integrate the plug-ins of LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, on our website. You can recognize the plug-ins by the LinkedIn logo.

Insofar as you have given your consent, the plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the LinkedIn servers. We have no influence on the nature and scope of the data that the plug-in transmits to the LinkedIn servers. Information on this can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy, Opt-Out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

The plug-in informs LinkedIn that you as a user have visited this website. There is a possibility here that your IP address will be stored. If you are logged into your LinkedIn account during your visit to this website, the aforementioned information will be linked to it.

If you use the functions of the plug-in - for example, by using the LinkedIn button - the corresponding information will also be transmitted to LinkedIn.

If you would like to prevent LinkedIn from linking this data to your LinkedIn account, please log out of LinkedIn before visiting this website and delete the stored cookies.

q) SnapChat

Based on your consent (within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a. GDPR), we integrate the SnapChat plug-in of SnapChat, Inc., 63 Market Street, Venice, CA 90291, USA, on our website. You can recognize the plug-ins by the SnapChat logo.

Insofar as you have given your consent, the plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the SnapChat servers. We have no control over the nature and extent of the data that the plug-in transmits to SnapChat's servers. 

SnapChat has subjected itself to the European data protection guidelines. Information about this can be found here: https://www.snap.com/de-DE/privacy/privacy-policy/

The plug-in informs SnapChat that you as a user have visited this website. There is a possibility here that your IP address will be stored. If you are logged into your SnapChat account during your visit to this website, the aforementioned information will be linked to it.

If you use the functions of the plug-in - for example, by using the SnapChat button - the corresponding information will also be transmitted to SnapChat.

If you would like to prevent SnapChat from linking this data to your SnapChat account, please log out of SnapChat before visiting this website and delete the stored cookies.

r) Affiliate links/advertising links

On our "Affiliat Publishing" subpage, we have included so-called affiliate links (advertising links). Insofar as you activate such an affiliate link and make a purchase via this link, we receive a commission from the online store or provider concerned. We receive pseudonymized billing data for billing purposes. This data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The data is stored for 3 years until the end of the year and then deleted.

3. social media channels

Facebook

We have created a fan page on the social network Facebook (address: Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland), hereinafter referred to as Facebook, and as the operator of this fan page we are considered jointly responsible with Facebook within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR. Facebook offers us as the operator of a fan page to create anonymous statistics in the form of so-called page insights about the usage behavior of our fan page. For this purpose, Facebook installs and reads cookies on the user's end device.

We have agreed with Facebook that the primary responsibility under the GDPR for the processing of insights data will be assumed by Facebook and that it will fulfill all obligations under the GDPR with respect to the processing of insights data (including Articles 12 and 13 GDPR, Articles 15 to 22 GDPR and Articles 32 to 34 GDPR). In addition, Facebook Ireland will make the substance of this Page Insights Addendum available to data subjects.

This Addendum can be viewed here:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

We process the data collected by means of Facebook Insights on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest consists of increasing our level of awareness by also informing about our services and our company in the much-used social media. In particular, the modern and timely presentation of our company is important to us.

You can find all further information on Facebook Insights here:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data

Instagram

We have created a business profile on the social network Instagram (operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland), hereinafter referred to as Facebook, and as the operator of this profile we are considered jointly responsible with Facebook within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR. Facebook offers us as operators of an Instagram profile to create anonymous statistics in the form of so-called page insights about the usage behavior of our profile. For this purpose, Facebook installs and reads cookies on the user's device.

We have agreed with Facebook that the primary responsibility under the GDPR for the processing of insights data will be assumed by Facebook and that Facebook will fulfill all obligations under the GDPR with respect to the processing of insights data (including Articles 12 and 13 of the GDPR, Articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR, and Articles 32 to 34 of the GDPR). In addition, Facebook Ireland will provide the substance of this Page Insights Addendum to data subjects.

This Addendum can be viewed here:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

We process the data collected by means of Facebook Insights on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest consists of increasing our level of awareness by also informing about our services and our company in the much-used social media. In particular, the modern and timely presentation of our company is important to us.

You can find all further information on Facebook Insights here:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data

Other social media channels

We also use the social networks LinkedIn, SnapChat. To the extent that personal data is collected here, e.g. through direct messages, this is done for the purpose of initiating or executing contractual relationships pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR To the extent that your inquiry is not directed to initiating or executing a contract, we nevertheless have a legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this respect, the use of personal data for this purpose is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

We use the data you provide exclusively to process your request. Insofar as your inquiry is directed towards the initiation or implementation of business, we will delete your data according to our internally defined deletion periods.

If your inquiry is related to another purpose, we will delete your data after processing, unless there is another legal basis for data storage.

4. passing on of data

As a matter of principle, your personal data will not be passed on to third parties. However, data may exceptionally be transmitted for the following reasons:

• insofar as you have given your express consent, Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR

• insofar as the transfer is necessary according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR and there is no overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data

• insofar as we are legally obligated to disclose the data, Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c GDPR

• insofar as disclosure is permissible and necessary in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR for the processing of contractual relationships with you

To the extent that your data is processed by third parties commissioned by us, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR by means of a contract processing agreement.

5. transfers to third countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this is done in the context of using third-party services or disclosing, or transferring data to third parties, this is only done if it is done to fulfill our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, due to a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual authorizations, we process or allow the processing of data in a third country only if the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met. I.e. the processing takes place, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a level of data protection corresponding to the EU or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called "standard contractual clauses").

A transfer of your data collected on this website takes place in the USA by Google, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, SnapChat: By accepting further cookies, you consent to your data being processed in the USA pursuant to Art. 49 (1) p. 1 lit. a GDPR.

6. data subject rights

• Right to information Art. 15 GDPR

• You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether we are processing personal data about you. If this is the case, you can request information about this personal data and about the following information:

o the purposes of processing

o the categories of personal data that are processed

o the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries or international organizations

o if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration

o the existence of a right to rectify or erase the personal data concerning you or to restrict processing or to object to such processing

o the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority

o if the personal data is not collected from you, any available information about the origin of the data

o the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject

• Right of rectification Art. 16 GDPR.

• You may without undue delay request the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by us.

• Right to erasure (right to be forgotten) of your data, Art. 17 GDPR.

• You may request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, insofar as

o the personal data is not necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed or is no longer necessary;

o you withdraw your consent on which the processing is based pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR and there is subsequently no other legal basis for the processing;

o you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing or you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR;

o the personal data have been processed unlawfully;

o the erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which you are subject;

o the personal data have been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

We are obliged to delete data when the conditions are met, unless processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to comply with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

• Right to restriction of processing, Art. 17 GDPR.

You have the right to request that we restrict processing insofar as.

• the accuracy of the personal data is disputed by you, but only for the period that allows us to verify the accuracy of the data;

• the processing is unlawful and you do not want your personal data to be erased immediately, but instead request the restriction of the use of the personal data;

• we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims; or

• you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, as long as it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds on our part override yours.

To the extent that processing is restricted, we may process your personal data - apart from storing them - only with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

Before the restriction is lifted, you will be informed again.

• Right to data portability Art. 20 GDPR

You have 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 that it be transferred to another controller.

• Right of objection Art. 21 GDPR

You have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data if it is processed on the basis of legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f GDPR. However, this only applies if there are grounds arising from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct marketing.

• Right of withdrawal Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR

You have the right to revoke your consent granted pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR at any time vis-à-vis us. This revocation applies exclusively to future use.

• Right to complain to supervisory authorities

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work or our registered office, if you are of the opinion that the processing of personal data relating to you violates the General Data Protection Regulation.

To the extent that you wish to exercise your data subject rights, you may also submit this by e-mail to the above e-mail address. 

7. data security

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. you can recognize this by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://". In addition, a lock symbol can be seen in the browser line.

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

In addition, we have taken precautions in the form of technical and organizational measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. 

8. up-to-dateness and changes of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status November 2020.

In order to ensure that our data protection declaration always complies with the current legal requirements, we reserve the right to make changes at any time. This also applies in the event that the data protection declaration has to be adapted due to new or revised services, for example new services. The new data protection statement will then apply the next time you visit our website.

Our data protection declaration is available to you on our website at any time for viewing and printing.

9. complaints and warnings

If you feel that your rights have been violated or that you have been disadvantaged in any other way, we ask you to inform us of this yourself. You will then receive a personal individual response. Within the scope of your duty to minimize damages, we would like to point out that we will not assume the costs of a lawyer commissioned by you out of court without prior contact. It is expressly not our intention that you instruct a lawyer to issue a cease-and-desist demand and/or a declaration to cease and desist with a penalty clause. Consequently, a presumed will cannot be relied upon. 

This data protection declaration was created by attorney Martin Jedwillat: www.advomare.de