privacy policy

Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data includes all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The controller for data processing on this website in the sense of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Kirsten Kaack, ESPARTO, Steindamm 3, 23881 Lankau, Germany, Tel.: +49-4543-888610, E-Mail: info@esparto.de. The controller for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

2.1 When using our website for informational purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

Our visited website
Date and time of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/referrer from which you came to the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. A transfer or other use of the data does not take place. However, we reserve the right to retrospectively check the server log files if concrete indications point to unlawful use.

2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

3.1 Shopify

For hosting our website and displaying its content, we use the system of the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland ("Shopify")

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

All data collected on our website is processed on the servers of the provider. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When data is transferred to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

3.2 Bunny

We use a Content Delivery Network from the following provider: BUNNYWAY d.o.o., Dunajska c. 165, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

3.3 Cloudflare

We use a Content Delivery Network from the following provider: Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

This service allows us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content, or scripts faster via a network of regionally distributed servers. The processing is carried out to protect our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection level based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

4) Cookies

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your device for a longer period and enable the storage of page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR either for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the case of a granted consent, or in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally.

Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5) Contacting Us

When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or e-mail), personal data is processed - exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been definitively clarified and provided that no legal retention obligations prevent this.

6) Data Processing for Account Creation

In accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent required if you provide us with this information when opening a customer account. The data required for opening an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.

You can delete your customer account at any time by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the controller. After deleting your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, no legal retention periods prevent this, and there is no longer a legitimate interest on our part in further storage.

7) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing

Signing up for our email newsletter

If you sign up for our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you will only receive the newsletter if you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive newsletters by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later time. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter will be used strictly for its intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement.

8) Data Processing for Order Fulfillment

8.1 To the extent necessary for the fulfillment of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products based on a corresponding contract, we process the contact data you provided when ordering to personally inform you within the scope of our legal information obligations in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact data will be used strictly for the intended purpose for notifications about updates owed by us and processed by us only to the extent necessary for the respective information.

To process your order, we also work with the service provider(s) listed below, who support us fully or partially in the performance of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

8.2 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers

- DHL

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR before the delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent for this in the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery, we will only pass on the recipient's name and the delivery address to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer only takes place if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, a prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or the delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future towards the above-mentioned controller or towards the provider.

8.3 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

- Apple Pay

If you choose the "Apple Pay" payment method from Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, payment processing is carried out via the "Apple Pay" function of your iOS, watchOS or macOS device by charging a payment card stored in "Apple Pay". Apple Pay uses security features integrated into your device's hardware and software to protect your transactions. To approve a payment, you must enter a code you have previously set and verify it using your device's "Face ID" or "Touch ID" function.

For the purpose of payment processing, your information provided during the ordering process, along with information about your order, is passed on to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then encrypts this data again with a developer-specific key before the data is transmitted to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay for the execution of the payment. The encryption ensures that only the website through which the purchase was made can access the payment data. After the payment has been made, Apple sends your device account number and a transaction-specific, dynamic security code to the originating website to confirm the success of the payment.

If personal data is processed during the described transmissions, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Apple stores anonymized transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, the approximate date and time, and whether the transaction was successfully completed. Anonymization completely excludes any personal reference. Apple uses the anonymized data to improve "Apple Pay" and other Apple products and services.

If you use Apple Pay on an iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase you made on a Mac via Safari, the Mac and the authorizing device communicate over an encrypted channel on Apple servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can identify you. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone settings. Go to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and disable "Allow Payments on Mac".

Further information on data protection at Apple Pay can be found at the following internet address: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT203027
- Google Pay

If you choose "Google Pay" as the payment method from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), payment processing will be carried out via the "Google Pay" application on your mobile device running at least Android 4.4 ("KitKat") and having an NFC function, by charging a payment card stored in Google Pay or a verified payment system there (e.g., PayPal). To authorize a payment via Google Pay exceeding €25, you must first unlock your mobile device using the established verification method (e.g., face recognition, password, fingerprint, or pattern).

For the purpose of payment processing, your information provided during the ordering process, along with information about your order, will be transmitted to Google. Google will then transmit your payment information stored in Google Pay in the form of a uniquely assigned transaction number to the originating website, which will verify the completed payment. This transaction number contains no information about the real payment data of your payment methods stored in Google Pay, but is generated and transmitted as a uniquely valid numerical token. For all transactions via Google Pay, Google acts merely as an intermediary for processing the payment. The transaction is carried out exclusively between the user and the originating website by charging the payment method stored in Google Pay.

If personal data is processed during the described transmissions, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Google reserves the right to collect, store, and evaluate certain process-specific information for every transaction made via Google Pay. This includes the date, time, and amount of the transaction, merchant location and description, a description of the purchased goods or services provided by the merchant, photos you have attached to the transaction, the name and email address of the seller and buyer or sender and recipient, the payment method used, your description of the reason for the transaction, and, if applicable, the offer associated with the transaction.

According to Google, this processing is carried out exclusively in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in proper accounting, verification of transaction data, and optimization and maintenance of the Google Pay service.

Google also reserves the right to combine the processed transaction data with further information collected and stored by Google when using other Google services.

The terms of use for Google Pay can be found here:

https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/u/0/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=googlepaytos&ldl=de
Further information on data protection at Google Pay can be found at the following internet address:
https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=privacynotice&ldl=de
- Klarna

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden

If you select a payment method from the provider for which you pay in advance (e.g. credit card payment), your payment data communicated during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent that this is necessary.

If you select a payment method for which the provider pays in advance (e.g. purchase on account or in installments or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal data during the order process (first and last name, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number, and, if applicable, data on an alternative payment method).

In order to protect our legitimate interest in determining the creditworthiness of our customers, we forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The provider checks, based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

In addition to provider-internal criteria, identity and creditworthiness information from the following credit agencies may be used for the decision within the scope of the application review in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR:

https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/credit_rating_agencies

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, among other things, but not exclusively, address data.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractually compliant payment processing.
- Paypal

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

If you select a payment method from the provider for which you pay in advance, your payment data communicated during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent that this is necessary.

If you select a payment method for which we pay in advance, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data during the order process (first and last name, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number, and, if applicable, data on an alternative payment method).

In such cases, in order to protect our legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness, we forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The provider checks, based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

8.4 Electronic right of withdrawal function for distance contracts

Consumers who conclude contracts on this website for which a statutory right of withdrawal exists have the option of declaring their withdrawal via an electronic withdrawal function in accordance with the applicable withdrawal provisions.

For the provision of the electronic withdrawal function, we use a solution from the following provider: revoq, Jonas Busch (sole proprietor) Hofstraße Nr. 2-4 51061 Cologne Germany Contact: Email: contact@revoq.buschbytes.com.

When using the withdrawal function, in addition to information for identifying the contract to be withdrawn from, further personal information such as the first and last name and the e-mail address of the consumer must be provided or confirmed.

This information is first collected by the provider on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly, stable and process-optimized solution in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, then used to confirm receipt of the declaration of withdrawal on our behalf via e-mail, and finally transmitted to us. We then process the transmitted information for the proper processing of the withdrawal in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR on the basis of our legal obligation to provide an electronic withdrawal function for chargeable consumer distance contracts.

The information collected by the provider will be routinely deleted after final processing of a withdrawal, unless there are statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which protects data processed within the scope of the withdrawal function and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

9) Web analysis services

9.1 Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which enables an analysis of your use of our website.

By default, when you visit the website, Google Analytics 4 sets cookies, which are small text modules stored on your device and collect certain information. This information also includes your IP address, which, however, is truncated by Google by the last digits to exclude direct personal identification.

The information is transmitted to Google servers and processed there. This may also include transfers to Google LLC, based in the USA.

Google uses the collected information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for us, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage. The truncated IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. The data collected as part of the use of Google Analytics 4 is stored for two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the device used, only takes place if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your given consent with effect for the future at any time. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further legal information on Google Analytics 4 can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/, https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Demographic characteristics
Google Analytics 4 uses the special function "demographic characteristics" and can use it to create statistics that provide information about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This is done by analyzing advertising and information from third-party providers. This allows target groups for marketing activities to be identified. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to a specific person and is deleted after storage for a period of two months.

Google Signals
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, Google Signals can be used on this website to generate cross-device reports. If you have enabled personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google account, Google may, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including cross-device conversions. We do not receive personal data from Google, but only statistics. If you wish to stop cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the "Personalized advertising" function in your Google account settings. To do this, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155764?hl=de
Further information on Google Signals can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de

UserIDs
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, the "UserIDs" function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google Analytics 4 in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, have set up an account on this website, and log in to this account on different devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9.2 Shopify Analytics

This website uses the web analysis service of the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

Using cookies and/or similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, algorithms for reading device and browser information), the service collects and stores pseudonymized visitor data, including information about the device used, such as the IP address and browser information, to evaluate it for statistical analyses of user behavior on our website and to create pseudonymized usage profiles. Pseudonymization generally excludes direct personal identification. No merging with clear data collected in other ways about you takes place.

All processing described above, in particular the reading or storing of information on the device used, is only carried out if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your given consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

In the case of data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

10) Retargeting/Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

Google Ads Conversion Tracking

This website uses the online advertising program "Google Ads" and, within the framework of Google Ads, the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). We use the Google Ads offer to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising materials (so-called Google Adwords). In relation to the data of the advertising campaigns, we can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are. Our aim is to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of advertising costs.

The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. These cookies usually expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie, which also includes your IP address, is used to generate conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. As part of the use of Google Ads, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and on how Google handles data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, is only carried out if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your given consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the browser plug-in from Google available at the following link:
https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155656?hl=de

Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may be limited if you have disabled the use of cookies.
Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

11) Tools and Other

11.1 Billbee

For accounting purposes, we use the cloud-based accounting software service of the following provider: Billbee GmbH, Arolser Str. 10, 34477 Twistetal, Germany

The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if applicable, also our company's bank transactions in order to automatically record invoices, match them with transactions, and create financial accounting from this in a semi-automated process.

If personal data is processed in this context, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in efficient organization and documentation of our business processes in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

11.2 DATEV

For accounting purposes, we use the cloud-based accounting software service of the following provider: DATEV eG, Paumgartnerstr. 6-14, 90429 Nuremberg, Germany

11.3 Cookie Consent Tool

To obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent, this website uses a "cookie consent tool." The "cookie consent tool" is displayed to users in the form of an interactive user interface when they access a page, allowing them to give consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications by ticking a box. By using this tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user gives their consent by ticking the appropriate box. This ensures that such cookies are only placed on the user's device if consent has been given.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to store your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed in this context.

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning, or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies, and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.

Another legal basis for processing is also Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. As the data controller, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically non-essential cookies dependent on the respective user's consent.

Where necessary, we have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further information on the operator and the setting options of the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

12) Rights of the Data Subject

12.1 The applicable data protection law grants you, the data subject, the following rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the data controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, with reference to the stated legal basis for the respective exercise conditions:

Right of access in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR;
Right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
Right to erasure in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR;
Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
Right to notification in accordance with Art. 19 GDPR;
Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
Right to withdraw given consents in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR;
Right to lodge a complaint in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

12.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU CAN EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

13) Duration of Personal Data Storage

The duration of storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing, and - if applicable - additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax law retention periods).

When personal data is processed on the basis of an explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data processed within the framework of legal or quasi-legal obligations based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, these data will be routinely deleted after the expiration of the retention periods, provided they are no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.

When personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, these data will be stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

When personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, these data will be stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration about specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

Status: 10.08.2026, 10:18:08

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