Privacy policy – FLUX-Hifi GmbH & Co. KG

1. Privacy protection at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can be e.g. This could, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided error-free. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request that this data be corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions about data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.

You also have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted in certain circumstances. Details can be found in the data protection declaration under “Right to restriction of processing”.

Analytics and Third Party Tools

When you visit our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens primarily with cookies and with so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information about these tools and your options for objection can be found in the following data protection declaration.

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Data protection

The operators of these sites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This data protection declaration explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

FLUX-Hifi GmbH & Co. KG
Telephone: +49 (0) 6324 / 98 97 717
Email: info@flux-hifi.de

The responsible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e or f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this data protection declaration. If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims ( Objection according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; This also applies to profiling insofar as it is connected to such direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct advertising purposes (objection according to Art. 21 Para. 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, those affected have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/anschriften_table.html (Germany) and https://www.dsb.gv.at/ueber-die-website/kontakt.html (Austria).

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the data to be transferred directly to another person responsible, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

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

Encrypted payment transactions

If there is an obligation to provide us with your payment data (e.g. account number for direct debit authorization) after concluding a paid contract, this data will be required for payment processing. Payment transactions via common payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. With encrypted communication, the payment details you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, blocking, deletion and correction

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correct, block or delete this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice for this purpose or for further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of the personal data we hold about you, we will generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
If the processing of your personal data was/is occurring unlawfully, you can request that data processing be restricted instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of deletion.
If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Article 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be used with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

Objection to advertising emails

The use of contact details published as part of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, such as spam emails.

3. Data collection on our website

Cookies

Some of the websites use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and that your browser saves.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you require (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies in order to provide its services in a technically error-free and optimized manner. If other cookies (e.g. cookies to analyze your surfing behavior) are stored, they will be treated separately in this data protection declaration.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of server request
• IP address

This data will not be merged with other data sources. This data is collected on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website – for this purpose the server log files must be recorded.

contact form

If you send us inquiries using the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us in order to process the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent. The data entered into the contact form is therefore processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiries by email, telephone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective Processing inquiries sent to us.

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website to use additional functions on the site. We only use the data entered for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise we will reject the registration.

For important changes, such as the scope of the offer or if changes are necessary for technical reasons, we use the email address provided during registration to inform you in this way.

The data entered during registration is processed based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data collected during registration will be stored by us for as long as you are registered on our website and will then be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Processing data (customer and contract data)

We collect, process and use personal data only to the extent that it is necessary for the establishment, content or change of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures. We only collect, process and use personal data about the use of our website (usage data) to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it.

The customer data collected will be deleted after the order has been completed or the business relationship has ended. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transmission when concluding a contract for online shops, retailers and shipping of goods

We only transmit personal data to third parties if this is necessary as part of the contract processing, for example to the company entrusted with the delivery of the goods or the credit institution entrusted with the payment processing. The data will not be transmitted further or will only be transmitted if you have expressly agreed to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Data transfer when concluding a contract for services and digital content

We only transmit personal data to third parties if this is necessary as part of contract processing, for example to the credit institution responsible for processing payments. The data will not be transmitted further or will only be transmitted if you have expressly agreed to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes. The basis for data processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Registration with Facebook Connect

Instead of registering directly on our website, you can register with Facebook Connect. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

If you decide to register with Facebook Connect and click on the “Login with Facebook”/“Connect with Facebook” button, you will automatically be redirected to the Facebook platform. You can log in there with your usage data. This will link your Facebook profile to our website or services. This link gives us access to your data stored on Facebook. These are mainly:

• Facebook name
• Facebook profile and cover photo
• Facebook profile picture
• Email address stored on Facebook
• Facebook ID
• Facebook friends lists
• Facebook likes (“likes”)
• Birthday
• Gender
• country
• Language

This data is used to set up, provide and personalize your account.

Registration with Facebook Connect and the associated data processing operations are based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time with future effect.

For more information, see the Facebook Terms of Use and the Facebook Privacy Policy. You can find these at: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/.

Comment function on this website

For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your email address and, if you do not post anonymously, your chosen username are stored.

Storage of the IP address

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who write comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before they are activated, we need this data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

Subscribe to comments

As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation email to check whether you are the owner of the email address provided. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the information emails. In this case, the data entered when subscribing to comments will be deleted; However, if you have transmitted this data to us for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g. newsletter subscription), it will remain with us.

Storage period for comments

The comments and the associated data (e.g. IP address) are stored and remain on our website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments).

Legal basis

The comments are stored based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

4. Plugins and tools

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings and to make it easy to find the places we indicate on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR.

You can find more information on how to handle user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Adobe Fonts

Our website uses web fonts from Adobe to display certain fonts uniformly. The provider is Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe).

When you access our pages, your browser loads the required fonts directly from Adobe so that they can be displayed correctly on your device. Your browser establishes a connection to Adobe’s servers in the USA. This gives Adobe knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. According to Adobe, no cookies are stored when the fonts are provided.

Adobe is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the United States of America and the European Union that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards. Further information can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html.

The use of Adobe Fonts is necessary to ensure a consistent typeface on our website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR.

Further information about Adobe Fonts can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.

Adobe’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html

YouTube with extended data protection

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube website. The website is operated by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the extended data protection mode does not necessarily exclude the passing on of data to YouTube partners. This means that YouTube connects to the Google DoubleClick network regardless of whether you are watching a video.

As soon as you start a YouTube video on our website, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, YouTube can store various cookies on your device after starting a video. With the help of these cookies, YouTube can receive information about visitors to our website. This information is, among other things, used to collect video statistics, improve user experience and prevent fraud attempts. The cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

If necessary, further data processing operations may be triggered after starting a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR.

Further information about data protection at YouTube can be found in their data protection declaration at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Vimeo

Our website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo plugin, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established. The Vimeo server is informed which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. This applies even if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have an account with Vimeo. The Information captured by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA.

If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR.

Further information on how to handle user data can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

SoundCloud

Plugins from the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, Great Britain.) may be integrated on our pages. You can recognize the SoundCloud plugins by the SoundCloud logo on the affected pages.

When you visit our pages, after activating the plugin, a direct connection is established between your browser and the SoundCloud server. SoundCloud thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the “Like” or “Share” button while you are logged into your SoundCloud user account, you can link and/or share the content of our pages with your SoundCloud profile. This allows SoundCloud to assign your visit to our pages to your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by SoundCloud.

The use of SoundCloud is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.

Further information can be found in SoundCloud’s privacy policy at: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

If you do not want SoundCloud to assign your visit to our pages to your SoundCloud user account, please log out of your SoundCloud user account before activating content from the SoundCloud plugin.

Spotify

Functions of the music service Spotify are integrated into our pages. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm in Sweden. You can recognize the Spotify plugins by the green logo on our site. You can find an overview of the Spotify plugins at: https://developer.spotify.com.

This means that when you visit our pages, a direct connection can be established between your browser and the Spotify server via the plugin. Spotify thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Spotify button while you are logged into your Spotify account, you can link the content of our pages to your Spotify profile. This allows Spotify to assign your visit to our pages to your user account.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the attractive acoustic design of his website.

Further information can be found in Spotify’s privacy policy: https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.

If you do not want Spotify to be able to assign your visit to our pages to your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account.

Zendesk

We use the CRM system Zendesk to process user inquiries. The provider is Zendesk, Inc, 1019 Market Street in San Francisco, CA 94103 USA.

We use Zendesk to process your requests quickly and efficiently. The legal basis for the processing of your data is the legitimate interest based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Zendesk is certified as a US provider Privacy Shield and is therefore committed to complying with EU data protection law. In addition, we have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with Zendesk. This ensures that Zendesk only uses user data within the framework of EU data protection standards to process inquiries and does not pass it on to third parties.

You can only send inquiries by providing your email address and without providing your name.

If you do not agree to us processing your request via Zendesk, you can alternatively communicate with us by email, telephone or fax.

Further information can be found in Zendesk’s privacy policy: https://www.zendesk.de/company/customers-partners/privacy-policy/.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

reCAPTCHA is intended to check whether data entry on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) was done by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, length of time the website visitor stays on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyzes run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and SPAM.

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy can be found at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/v3.htmll.

YourRate widget

We have implemented a review widget on our website. You can find out more about widgets here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget.

The widget we use is implemented as part of our website offering from yourrate.com. The provider of this service is our provider’s subcontractor, namely Euroweb Internet GmbH, Hansaallee 299, 40549 Düsseldorf. We have concluded corresponding agreements with our processor and the processor with its sub-processor. Further details on data processing can also be found in the General Terms and Conditions at https://www.yourrate.com/de/agb (hereinafter: YourRate).

YourRate requests data through the rating widget on our website. When you access the widget, your device establishes a connection to YourRate’s servers via the browser you are using. This primarily involves collecting your IP address. This data will not be merged with other data sources. The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is technically necessary to enable the website and widgets to be delivered to your device. In particular, there is no tracking and no statistical evaluation.

5. Social media

Integration of social media content

On this website we have integrated a tool for implementing social media content from the provider Curator Group, 69 Ruthven Street, Bondi Junction, NSW 2022 Australia. Details about the data processing carried out in connection with the service can be found in the provider’s data protection declaration, https://curator.io/privacy-policy. The legal basis for the integration of the tool is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the user-friendliness of the website and enabling the integration of social media posts.

Social media plugins with Shariff

Our pages use social media plugins (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, Tumblr).

You can usually recognize the plugins by the respective social media logos. To ensure data protection on our website, we only use these plugins together with the so-called “Shariff” solution. This application prevents the plugins integrated on our website from transmitting data to the respective provider when you first enter the site.

Only when you activate the respective plugin by clicking on the associated button will a direct connection to the provider’s server be established (consent). As soon as you activate the plugin, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you are logged into your respective social media account (e.g. Facebook) at the same time, the respective provider can assign your visit to our pages to your user account.

Activating the plugin constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

Facebook plugins (Like & Share button)

Plugins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated into our pages. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our site. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to assign your visit to our pages to your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook’s data protection declaration at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

If you do not want Facebook to be able to assign your visit to our pages to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account. The use of the Facebook plugins is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.

Use of juicer.io

On this website we have integrated a tool for implementing social media content from the provider saas.group LLC, 304 S. Jones Blvd #1205, Las Vegas NV 89107, USA. Details about the data processing carried out in connection with the service can be found in the provider’s data protection declaration, https://www.juicer.io/privacy. The legal basis for the integration of the tool is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the user-friendliness of the website and enabling the integration of social media posts.

Twitter plugin

Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on our sites. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. This data is also transmitted to Twitter. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. Further information can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

The use of the Twitter plugin is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media. You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.

Google+ plugin

The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Collection and sharing of information: You can use the Google+ button to publish information worldwide. Using the Google+ button, you and other users receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you gave +1 to a piece of content and information about the page you viewed when you clicked +1. Your +1 can be displayed as information along with your profile name and your photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and advertisements on the Internet.

Google records information about your +1 activities to improve Google services for you and others. In order to use the Google+ button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile, which must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used across all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace another name you used when sharing content through your Google Account. The identity of your Google profile may be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

Use of the information collected: In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google data protection regulations. Google may publish aggregated statistics about users’ +1 activities or pass them on to users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers or affiliated websites. The use of the Google+ plugin is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.

Instagram plugin

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated into our pages. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to assign your visit to our pages to your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.

The use of the Instagram plugin is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.

Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

Tumblr plugin

Our pages use buttons from the Tumblr service. The provider is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA.

These buttons allow you to share a post or page on Tumblr or follow the provider on Tumblr. When you access one of our websites with the Tumblr button, the browser establishes a direct connection with the Tumblr servers. We have no influence on the amount of data that Tumblr collects and transmits using this plugin. According to the current status, the user’s IP address and the URL of the respective website are transmitted.

The use of the Tumblr plugin is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.

Further information can be found in Tumblr’s privacy policy at: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy/de.

LinkedIn plugin

Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Every time one of our pages that contains LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection is established to LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on LinkedIn’s “Recommend button” and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn will be able to assign your visit to our website to you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as providers of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by LinkedIn.

The use of the LinkedIn plugin is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.

Further information can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

XING plugin

Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Every time you access one of our pages that contains XING functions, a connection is established to XING servers. To our knowledge, personal data is not stored. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behavior is evaluated.

The use of the XING plugin is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.

Further information about data protection and the XING Share button can be found in the XING data protection declaration at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Pinterest plugin

On our site we use social plugins from the social network Pinterest, which is operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA (“Pinterest”).

When you access a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest’s servers. The plugin transmits log data to Pinterest’s server in the USA. This log data may contain your IP address, the address of the websites visited that also contain Pinterest functions, the type and settings of the browser, the date and time of the request, how you use Pinterest and cookies.

The use of the Pinterest plugin is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.

Further information on the purpose, scope and further processing and use of data by Pinterest as well as your related rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Pinterest’s data protection information: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

6. Analysis tools and advertising

Hotjar

This website uses Hotjar. The provider is Hotjar Ltd., Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta, Europe (website: https://www.hotjar.com).

Hotjar is a tool for analyzing your user behavior on our website. With Hotjar we can, among other things: Record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Hotjar can also determine how long you stayed with the mouse cursor on a certain spot. Hotjar uses this information to create so-called heatmaps, which can be used to determine which website areas are preferred by website visitors.

We can also determine how long you stayed on a page and when you left it. We can also determine at which point you canceled your entries in a contact form (so-called conversion funnels).

In addition, Hotjar can be used to obtain direct feedback from website visitors. This function serves to improve the website operator’s web offerings.

Hotjar uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and that your browser saves. They serve to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. In particular, these cookies can be used to determine whether our website was visited with a specific device or whether the Hotjar functions were deactivated for the browser in question. Hotjar cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

The use of Hotjar and the storage of Hotjar cookies is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

Disabling Hotjar

If you would like to deactivate data collection by Hotjar, click on the following link and follow the instructions there: https://www.hotjar.com/policies/do-not-track/

Please note that deactivating Hotjar must be done separately for each browser or device.

For more information about Hotjar and the data collected, please see Hotjar’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/

Contract for order processing

We have entered into a data processing agreement with Hotjar in order to implement the strict European data protection regulations.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

IP anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. 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 the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.

Browser plugin

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Objection against data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website: deactivate Google Analytics.

You can find more information about how Google Analytics handles user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing contract with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

This website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain information about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and third-party visitor data. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section “Objection to data collection”.

Storage period

User and event-level data stored by Google associated with cookies, user identifiers (e.g. User ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) are anonymized after 14 months or deleted. Details can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de

Google Analytics Remarketing

Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

This function makes it possible to link the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you on one device (e.g. cell phone) depending on your previous usage and surfing behavior can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g. tablet or PC).

If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browser history to your Google account for this purpose. In this way, the same personalized advertising messages can be displayed on every device on which you log in with your Google account.

To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated user IDs, which are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create audiences for cross-device advertising.

You can permanently opt out of cross-device remarketing/targeting by opting out of personalized advertising; To do this, follow this link: https://adssettings.google.com/.

The summary of the data collected in your Google account is based solely on your consent, which you can give or revoke at Google (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). For data collection processes that are not merged in your Google account (e.g. because you do not have a Google account or have objected to the merger), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymized analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.

Further information and the data protection regulations can be found in Google’s data protection declaration at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.

Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements from Google Inc. (“Google”). The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google AdSense uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and enable the use of the website to be analyzed. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on these pages. The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including your IP address) and delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information may be passed on by Google to Google’s contractual partners. However, Google will not combine your IP address with other data stored about you. AdSense cookies are stored on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to fully use all of the functions of this website. By using this website, you agree to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purpose described above.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program from Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

As part of Google AdWords, we use so-called conversion tracking. If you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that the Internet browser stores on the user’s computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. If the user visits certain pages on 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 AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords 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 with a conversion tracking tag. However, you will not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by easily deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie via your Internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

The storage of “conversion cookies” and the use of this tracking tool are based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

You can find more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking in Google’s data protection regulations: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

IONOS WebAnalytics

This website uses the analysis services of IONOS WebAnalytics (hereinafter: IONOS). The provider is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, D – 56410 Montabaur. As part of the analyzes with IONOS, among other things, Visitor numbers and behavior (e.g. number of page views, duration of a website visit, bounce rates), visitor sources (i.e. which page the visitor comes from), visitor locations and technical data (browser and operating system versions) are analyzed. For this purpose, IONOS stores the following data in particular:

• Referrer (previously visited website)
• requested web page or file
• Browser type and browser version
• operating system used
• device type used
• Time of access
• IP address in anonymized form (only used to determine the location of access)
• According to IONOS, data collection is completely anonymized so that it cannot be traced back to individual people. Cookies are not stored by IONOS WebAnalytics.

The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information on data collection and processing by IONOS WebAnalytics can be found in the IONOS data protection declaration at the following link:

https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/index.php?id=6

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing contract with IONOS. This contract is intended to ensure that IONOS handles your personal data in accordance with data protection regulations.

WordPress Stats

This website uses the WordPress tool Stats to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.

WordPress Stats uses cookies that are stored on your computer and allow the use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookies about the use of our website is stored on servers in the USA. Your IP address will be anonymized after processing and before storage.

“WordPress Stats” cookies remain on your device until you delete them. The storage of “WordPress Stats” cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

You can object to the collection and use of your data in the future by setting an opt-out cookie in your browser by clicking on this link: https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/.

If you delete the cookies on your computer, you will have to set the opt-out cookie again.

Facebook pixels

Our website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”) to measure conversions.

This allows the behavior of site visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider’s website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This allows the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized.

The data collected is anonymous for us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook data usage guidelines. This allows Facebook to enable the placement of advertisements on Facebook pages as well as outside of Facebook. As the site operator, we cannot influence this use of data.

The use of Facebook pixels is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures, including social media.

You can find further information on protecting your privacy in Facebook’s data protection information: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can also deactivate the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function in the ad settings area at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this you must be logged in to Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate Facebook usage-based advertising on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

7. Newsletter

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter . No further data is collected or only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The data entered into the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the e-mail address and their use to send the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.

8. Own services

Applications

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by email, post or via the online application form). Below we will inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure that the collection, processing and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions and that your data will be treated with strict confidentiality.

Scope and purpose of data collection

If you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes from job interviews, etc.) to the extent that this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 BDSG-new under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR (general contract initiation) and – if you have given your consent – Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR . Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to people who are involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data you submit will be stored in our data processing systems for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship on the basis of Section 26 BDSG-new and Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR.

Data retention period

If we are unable to make you a job offer, you reject a job offer, withdraw your application, revoke your consent to data processing or ask us to delete the data, the data you provided, including any remaining physical application documents, will be stored for a maximum of 6 months after completion of the process The application process is stored or stored (retention period) in order to be able to understand the details of the application process in the event of any discrepancies (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

YOU CAN OBJECT TO THIS STORAGE IF YOU HAVE JUSTIFIED INTERESTS WHICH OUTWEIGH OUR INTERESTS.

After the retention period has expired, the data will be deleted unless there is a statutory retention requirement or another legal reason for further storage. If it becomes clear that the retention of your data will be necessary after the retention period has expired (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the data has become irrelevant. Other statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

9. Online marketing and affiliate programs

Amazon affiliate program

The operators of the pages participate in the Amazon EU partner program. Amazon includes advertisements and links to the Amazon.de website on our pages, from which we can earn money through 23/27 advertising cost reimbursements. Amazon uses cookies to track the origin of orders. This allows Amazon to recognize that you have clicked the partner link on our website. The storage of “Amazon cookies” is based on Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in this, as the amount of his affiliate remuneration can only be determined through the cookies. Further information on Amazon’s use of data can be found in Amazon’s privacy policy: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401.

10. Payment providers and resellers

PayPal

On our website we offer, among other things, payment via PayPal. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”).

If you choose to pay via PayPal, the payment details you entered will be transmitted to PayPal.

Your data will be transmitted to PayPal on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of past data processing operations.

Klarna

On our website we offer, among other things, payment with Klarna services. The provider is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter “Klarna”).

Klarna offers various payment options (e.g. installment purchase). If you choose to pay with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna will collect various personal data from you. You can read details about this in Klarna’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.

Klarna uses cookies to optimize the use of the Klarna checkout solution. Optimizing the checkout solution represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and do not cause any damage. They remain on your device until you delete them. Details on the use of Klarna cookies can be found at the following link: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.

Your data will be transmitted to Klarna on the basis of Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent) and Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of past data processing operations.

Instant bank transfer

On our website we offer, among other things, payment by “immediate transfer”. The provider of this payment service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter “Sofort GmbH”).

With the help of the “Sofortüberweisung” procedure, we receive a payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH in real time and can begin fulfilling our obligations immediately.

If you have chosen the “Sofortüberweisung” payment method, send the PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, which they can use to log into your online banking account. Sofort GmbH automatically checks your account balance after logging in and carries out the transfer to us using the TAN you provided. It then immediately sends us a transaction confirmation. After logging in, your sales, the credit limit of the overdraft facility and the existence of other accounts as well as their balances are automatically checked.

In addition to the PIN and TAN, the payment details you entered and personal data will also be transmitted to Sofort GmbH. Your personal data includes your first and last name, address, telephone number(s), email address, IP address and, if applicable, other data required for payment processing. The transmission of this data is necessary to establish your identity beyond doubt and to prevent attempted fraud.

Your data will be transmitted to Sofort GmbH on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of past data processing operations.

Details about paying with Sofortüberweisung can be found at the following links: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

Paydirect

On our website we offer, among other things, payment via Paydirekt. The provider of this payment service is Paydirekt GmbH, Hamburger Allee 26-28, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter “Paydirekt”).

If you make the payment using Paydirekt, Paydirekt collects various transaction data and forwards it to the bank where you are registered with Paydirekt. In addition to the data required for payment, Paydirekt may collect other data as part of transaction processing, such as: B. Delivery address or individual items in the shopping cart.

Paydirekt then authenticates the transaction using the authentication procedure stored at the bank. The payment amount will then be transferred from your account to our account. Neither us nor third parties have access to your account details.

Details about paying with Paydirekt can be found in Paydirekt’s terms and conditions and data protection regulations at: https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html.

11. Our social media presence

Data processing through social networks

We maintain publicly accessible social network profiles. You can find the social networks we use in detail below.

Social networks such as Facebook, Google+ etc. can usually comprehensively analyze your user behavior when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media presence triggers numerous data protection-relevant processing operations. In detail:

If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. However, your personal data may also be collected if you are not logged in or do not have an account on the respective social media portal. In this case, this data is collected, for example, via cookies that are stored on your device or by recording your IP address.

With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this way, interest-based advertising can be shown to you inside and outside of the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the relevant social network, interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are logged in or were logged in.

Please also note that we cannot understand all processing processes on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, further processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. Details can be found in the terms of use and data protection regulations of the respective social media portals.

Legal basis

Our social media presence is intended to ensure the broadest possible presence on the Internet. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal bases that must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Responsible person and assertion of rights

If you visit one of our social media sites (e.g. Facebook), we, together with the operator of the social media platform, are responsible for the data processing operations triggered by this visit. In principle, you can exercise your rights (information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) both. us as well as against the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. Facebook).

Please note that despite our shared responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our options depend largely on the corporate policy of the respective provider.

Storage period

The data we collect directly via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for storing it no longer applies, you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Saved cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage period of your data, which is stored by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the social networks directly (e.g. in their data protection declaration, see below).

Social networks in detail

Facebook

We have a profile on Facebook. The provider is Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. Facebook is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield.

We have concluded a joint processing agreement (Controller Addendum) with Facebook. This agreement specifies which data processing operations we or Facebook are responsible for when you visit our Facebook page. You can view this agreement at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

You can adjust your advertising settings yourself in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.

Details can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Facebook Fan Page Insights – Note for our Facebook Fan Page users

As a Facebook fan page operator, Facebook Ireland Ltd (“Facebook”) provides us with so-called “Facebook Insights” (“Insights”). The insights are various statistics that give us information about the use of our Facebook fan page. Detailed information on this and what data processing takes place can be found at https://www.facebook.com/business/a/page/page-insights and https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data

Facebook fan page insights may be based on personal data collected in connection with a visit or interaction of people on or with our Facebook fan page and its content, so that personal data may also be processed by Facebook, visit our Facebook site. The essential information about the agreement concluded between us and Facebook within the meaning of Article 26 of the General Data Protection Regulation can be found there: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

Facebook-Fanpage Insights are jointly responsible for the processing

Facebook Ireland Ltd.
4 Grand Canal Square
Grand Canal Harbor
Dublin 2, Ireland
https://www.facebook.com/business/gdpr
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

and

FLUX-Hifi GmbH & Co. KG
Fritz-Karl-Henkel-Str. 16
67454 Hassloch
Tel. +49 (0) 6324 / 98 97 717
Fax: +49 (0) 6324 / 98 97 718
Email: info@flux-hifi.de

Facebook Ireland primarily fulfills:

• the information obligations under Articles 12 and 13 GDPR, as well
• the obligations under Articles 15 to 21 GDPR, the rights of those affected can therefore be asserted against Facebook Ireland, as well
• the obligations under Articles 33 and 34 GDPR.

Of course, you can also assert your rights against us.

Facebook Ireland takes appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with Article 32 GDPR to ensure the security of processing using Facebook Fanpage Insights.

For the legal basis and purposes of processing by Facebook Ireland, please see the information there: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/legal_bases and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

We process the Facebook Fanpage Insights data based on our legitimate interest in evaluating the activities on our fanpage and our marketing measures there (ads, campaigns, postings); Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR.

Further information: Data protection: Facebook Fanpages and InSights – here are the answers

You are not legally obliged to provide your personal data. However, the provision may be necessary to conclude a contract or for functions on the Facebook fan page. If this is not provided, a contract or a function may not be offered on the Facebook fan page.

The rights of data subjects arise in particular from Articles 15 to 23 and Article 77 of the General Data Protection Regulation as well as from Sections 32 to 37 of the Federal Data Protection Act.

With regard to your personal data, you have the right to

• Information, Article 15 General Data Protection Regulation
• Correction, Article 16 General Data Protection Regulation
• Deletion, Article 17 General Data Protection Regulation
• Restriction of processing, Article 18 General Data Protection Regulation and
  Portability, Article 20 General Data Protection Regulation.

You also have the right to object to the processing of personal data

• Objection, Article 21 General Data Protection Regulation

 

to collect, see further information separately.

If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to

• Revocation, Article 7 General Data Protection Regulation

with effect for the future.

Please direct all inquiries, requests and communications to Facebook Ireland or to us, see above-

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law, you always have this right

• Right to complain

with the responsible supervisory authority, see Article 77 of the General Data Protection Regulation. Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have this right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the General Data Protection Regulation violates. The supervisory authority responsible for Facebook Ireland is the Irish Data Protection Commission (https://www.dataprotection.ie/) and for us the responsible authority is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia, Kavalleriestrasse 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21 GDPR

1. You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (data processing on the basis of a balance of interests).

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

2. In individual cases we process personal data in order to conduct direct advertising. If this is the case for you, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes.

The objection can be made informally.

Google+

We have a profile on Google+. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield:

You can adjust your advertising settings yourself in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Details can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Twitter

We use the short message service Twitter. The provider is Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Twitter is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield.

You can adjust your Twitter privacy settings yourself in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in: https://twitter.com/personalization.

Details can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

Instagram

We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

Pinterest

We have a profile on Pinterest. The operator is Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA (“Pinterest”). Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Pinterest’s privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

XING

We have a profile on XING. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in XING’s privacy policy: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

LinkedIn

We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.

If you would like to deactivate LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Tumblr

We have a profile on Tumblr. The provider is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Tumblr’s privacy policy: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy/de.

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Radius search with location display (OpenStreetMap)

On this website we have integrated a radius search with a location display from the provider OpenStreetMap Foundation, St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom. Details about the data processing carried out in connection with the service can be found in the provider’s data protection declaration: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Contact&action=info. The legal basis for the integration of the tool is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the user-friendliness of the website and integrating the area search with location display.