We appreciate your visit to our website and your interest in the topic of data protection. So that you know when we collect which personal data and how we use this data, please take note of the information below.

Responsible party

The responsible party pursuant to Article 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) is

MIC Market Information & Content Publishing GmbH
Gerhart-Hauptmann-Str. 49B
51379 Leverkusen
Email: info [at] micpublishing.de

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Collection, processing and use of personal data

The legal basis for the collection, storage and processing of personal data can be found in particular in the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). Personal data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (Art. 4 No. 1 DSGVO). This includes in particular names, address data, telephone numbers or e-mail addresses. But also information about preferences, memberships or, for example, previously visited websites may constitute personal data.

Contacting

usIf you contact us (e.g. by e-mail or via our contact form), the data you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your request and for the possible processing of follow-up questions. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. We delete the data accruing in this context after the storage is no longer necessary or restrict the processing if there are legal retention obligations.

Newsletter

With our newsletter you can receive information about us and current trends, recommendations and investment studies at regular intervals.
If you register to receive our newsletter, we require a valid e-mail address. After entering the e-mail address and confirming the consent text, you will receive an automated e-mail in which you confirm your consent again by clicking a link (double opt-in). To prove your consent, we store your e-mail address, the consent text, the confirmation e-mail, as well as the respective IP addresses, time and date of registration and confirmation. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

The dispatch of our newsletter is carried out by the newsletter service provider "Drip" of the US provider Drip, Inc. 700 Van Ness Ave, Suite 221, Fresno, CA 93721, USA. Drip stores the e-mail addresses of our newsletter subscribers, as well as any other data described below, on servers in the USA. Therefore, together with your consent to data processing, we also request your consent to data transfer to the USA pursuant to Article 49 (1) sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO. To our knowledge, Drip complies with the applicable standards for IT and data security. We have concluded so-called EU standard contractual clauses with Drip to ensure that Drip complies with the requirements of European data protection law.  The data is used by Drip for sending the newsletters as well as for statistical analysis on our behalf and for optimizing its own services. However, Drip does not pass on the data of our newsletter subscribers to third parties and does not use it to write to the subscribers itself.

Furthermore, we have concluded a so-called Data Processing Agreement with Drip, according to which Drip undertakes to protect the data of our newsletter subscribers, to process it on our behalf in accordance with its data protection provisions and not to pass it on to third parties. You can view Drip's privacy policy at https://www.drip.com/privacy.

Our newsletters contain a so-called "web beacon". This is a small file that is retrieved from the Drip servers when you open our newsletter. Technical information (for example, about your browser and the time of your request) as well as your IP address are collected and stored. Drip uses this data for statistical analysis and to improve its own services. In addition, Drip can evaluate the reading habits of newsletter subscribers, in particular whether and when our newsletters are read and which links are clicked. This evaluation also serves to tailor the newsletter offer as appropriately as possible to the interests of the subscribers. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. If you do not want any analysis by Drip, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of this data and to the use of your e-mail addresses for newsletter dispatch at any time. The revocation can be declared via an unsubscribe link in the newsletters or by e-mail to the e-mail address given above. At the same time, your consent to the sending of the newsletter by Drip and the statistical analysis of the data by Drip will expire. A separate revocation of the consent to the newsletter dispatch and the statistical evaluation is unfortunately not possible.

The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from our servers as well as from Drip's servers after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the member area) remain unaffected by this.

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Server-Log-Files

Each time a user calls up our website, information is stored in a log file by our hosting provider. These so-called log files contain information about accessed files, status codes, time stamps and system information. These data are not personal, they do not allow any conclusions about the specific person. IP addresses are also stored in log files. For us, these cannot be easily assigned to a specific person.

If you wish to view our website, we collect the aforementioned data that is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security. The legal basis for the processing is the necessity to protect our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

Cookies use

Our website uses so-called cookies. These are small files that are placed on your access device (computer, smartphone, tablet or similar) and stored by your browser. They serve to increase the user-friendliness, effectiveness and security of our website. In addition, cookies can be used to collect statistical data on website usage and analyze it to improve our offering. We only use such cookies with your express consent. For this purpose, you will be asked in an input window ("Consent Tool" or "Cookie Banner") when you first access our website whether you agree to the storage of such cookies. There you can select individual settings for the various cookies. You can revoke your consent at any time by clicking on the cookie button and adjusting your settings. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

Cookies do not contain viruses and do not cause any damage on your access device. You can block the storage of cookies in your browser. Most web browsers allow some control over most cookies via the browser settings. For more information on blocking cookies, please visithttp://www.allaboutCookies.org. However, we would like to point out that certain functions of our website may no longer be available to you or may only be available to you to a limited extent after blocking.

To delete/disable all cookies stored on your computer, most browsers offer you the option to completely prevent the use of cookies or to delete cookies generated by specific domains/sites. You can find instructions on how to do this on the help page of your browser.

Web analysis tools

Google (Universal) Analytics  

With your consent, our website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (www.google.de). Google (Universal) Analytics uses methods that enable an analysis of your use of the website, such as cookies. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

By activating IP anonymization on this website, the IP address is shortened before transmission within the Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The anonymized IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.We use Google Analytics to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website.

The statistics obtained allow us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, we ask you together with your consent to the use of Google Analytics also for your consent to the data transfer to the USA in accordance with Art. 49 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO.

We would like to point out that the transfer of data to the USA is associated with particular risks, as US service providers in particular cannot effectively prevent the data processed there from being intercepted and evaluated by US security authorities.When you first access our website, you will be asked whether you agree to the use of cookies and technologies such as Google Analytics.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google later, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=deAlternativ to the browser plugin, you can click this link to prevent the collection by Google Analytics on this website in the future. This will place an opt-out cookie on your terminal device.

If you delete your cookies, you must click the link again. The legal basis for the processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

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Google Ads

Mit Ihrer Einwilligung verwenden wir Google Ads, einen Dienst der Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Irland. Google Ads ermöglicht uns, durch Werbung auf externen Websites auf unsere Angebote aufmerksam zu machen. Durch die Technologie von Google Ads können wir feststellen, wie erfolgreich unsere verschiedenen Werbemaßnahmen sind. Unsere Werbung wird durch Google über sogenannte AdServer ausgeliefert. Mit Hilfe von Cookies können bestimmte Parameter zur Erfolgsmessung, wie beispielsweise die Einblendung der Anzeigen oder Klicks durch Nutzer, gemessen werden.

Sofern Sie über eine Google-Anzeige auf unsere Webseite gelangt sind, wird von Google Ads ein Cookie auf Ihrem Endgerät gespeichert. Diese Cookies verlieren in der Regel nach 30 Tagen ihre Gültigkeit. Sie sollen nicht dazu dienen, Sie persönlich zu identifizieren. Die Cookies ermöglichen Google jedoch eine Wiedererkennung Ihres Webbrowsers. Sofern ein Nutzer bestimmte Seiten der Webseite eines Ads-Kunden besucht und das auf seinem Computer gespeicherte Cookie noch nicht abgelaufen ist, können Google und wir erkennen, dass der Nutzer auf die Anzeige geklickt hat und zu unserer Seite weitergeleitet wurde. Wir selbst erheben und verarbeiten in den Werbeanzeigen keine personenbezogenen Daten. Google stellt uns lediglich statistische Auswertungen zur Verfügung. Anhand dieser Auswertungen können wir erkennen, welche der eingesetzten Werbemaßnahmen besonders effektiv sind. Weitergehende erhalten wir nicht, insbesondere können wir die Nutzer nicht anhand dieser Informationen identifizieren. Aufgrund der eingesetzten Marketing-Tools baut Ihr Browser automatisch eine direkte Verbindung mit dem Server von Google auf. Wir haben keinen Einfluss auf den Umfang und die weitere Verwendung der Daten, die durch den Einsatz von Google Ads durch Google erhoben werden.

Rechtsgrundlage für die Verarbeitung ist Ihre Einwilligung gemäß Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO, die Sie jederzeit über die Einstellungen im Consent Tool widerrufen können. Für die Fälle, in denen personenbezogene Daten in die USA übertragen werden, bitten wir Sie gemeinsam mit Ihrer Einwilligung zur Nutzung von Google Ads auch um Ihre Einwilligung zur Datenübertragung in die USA gemäß Art. 49 Abs. 1 Satz 1 lit. a DSGVO. Wir weisen darauf hin, dass die Datenübermittlung in die USA mit besonderen Risiken verbunden ist, da US-Dienstleister insbesondere nicht effektiv verhindern können, dass die dort verarbeiteten Daten von US-Sicherheitsbehörden abgefangen und ausgewertet werden.

Weitere Informationen zur Datennutzung durch Google, zu Einstellungs- und Widerspruchsmöglichkeiten sowie zum Datenschutz finden Sie in der Datenschutzerklärung von Google unter https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

Google AdSense

With your consent, we use Google Ads, a service of Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ads enables us to draw attention to our offers through advertising on external websites. Through the technology of Google Ads, we can determine how successful our various advertising measures are. Our advertising is delivered by Google through so-called AdServers. With the help of cookies, certain parameters for measuring success, such as the display of ads or clicks by users, can be measured.

If you have accessed our website via a Google ad, Google Ads will store a cookie on your end device. These cookies usually lose their validity after 30 days. They are not intended to identify you personally. However, the cookies enable Google to recognize your web browser. If a user visits certain pages of the website of an Ads customer and the cookie stored on his computer has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to our site. We ourselves do not collect or process any personal data in the ads. Google only provides us with statistical evaluations. Based on these evaluations, we can see which of the advertising measures used are particularly effective. We do not receive any further data, and in particular we cannot identify users on the basis of this information. Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google's server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of Google Ads.

The legal basis for the processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO, which you can revoke at any time via the settings in the Consent Tool. For cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, together with your consent to use Google Ads, we also ask for your consent to data transfer to the USA pursuant to Art. 49 (1) sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO. We would like to point out that the transfer of data to the USA is associated with particular risks, as US service providers in particular cannot effectively prevent the data processed there from being intercepted and evaluated by US security authorities.

For more information on data use by Google, on setting and objection options, and on data protection, please refer to Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

Google Optimize

With your consent, our website also uses the web analysis and optimization service Google Optimize, which is provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This is a service for so-called A/B testing. We use Google Optimize to increase the attractiveness, content and functionality of our website by playing new features and content to a percentage of our users and statistically evaluating the change in usage. Google Optimize is a sub-service of Google Analytics (see section Google Analytics).

Google Optimize uses cookies that allow us to optimize and analyze your use of our website. The information generated by these cookies about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We use Google Optimize with activated IP anonymization, so that your IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website optimization tests and related website activities and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to us.

The legal basis for the processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO, which you can revoke at any time via the settings in the Consent Tool. For cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, together with your consent to use Google Optimize, we also ask for your consent to data transfer to the USA pursuant to Art. 49 (1) sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO. We would like to point out that the transfer of data to the USA is associated with particular risks, as US service providers in particular cannot effectively prevent the data processed there from being intercepted and evaluated by US security authorities.

For more information on data use by Google, on setting and objection options, and on data protection, please refer to Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

Google Tag Manager

We also use Google Tag Manager on our website, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland. The Google Tag Manager is a solution from Google that allows companies to manage website tags via an interface. The Google Tag Manager is a cookie-less domain that does not collect any personal data. The Google Tag Manager ensures that other tags are triggered, which in turn may collect data. We point this out separately in the context of this privacy policy. The Google Tag Manager does not access this data. The legal basis for the use of the Google Tag Manager is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO and our legitimate interest in the efficient integration and triggering of tags.

Further information on data protection can be found in Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de and the FAQ on Google Tag Manager at https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/faq.html.

Facebook-Pixel und Custom Audiences

On our website with your consent so-called "Facebook Pixel" of the social network Facebook used. The operator of Facebook is Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If you are a resident of the EU, Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland is the responsible operator.

Through this Facebook pixel, Facebook can determine the visitors to our online store as a target group for the display of advertisements, so-called "Facebook Ads". We thus use the Facebook pixel to display the Facebook ads placed by us only to those Facebook users who have shown an interest in our online store and our products. In addition, we can target Facebook users who exhibit certain characteristics (for example, interest in furniture, interior and design, which is determined based on Facebook likes and websites visited by the user). Facebook refers to these users as a "Custom Audience." Thus, with the help of the Facebook pixel, we want to ensure that our Facebook ads correspond to the interests of the users and do not annoy them. In addition, we can use the Facebook pixel to track the effectiveness of the Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether users were redirected to our online store after clicking on a Facebook ad. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

The Facebook pixel is directly integrated by Facebook when our websites are called up and can save a so-called cookie, i.e. a small file, on your device. If you subsequently log in to Facebook or visit Facebook while logged in, the visit to our offer will be noted in your profile. The data collected about you is anonymous for us, so it does not offer us any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible. The processing of the data by Facebook takes place within the framework of Facebook's data usage policy. For more information on how the Facebook pixel works and generally how Facebook ads are displayed, see Facebook's data usage policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, together with your consent to the use of cookies, we also request your consent to the transfer of data to the USA in accordance with Art. 49 (1) sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO. We would like to point out that the transfer of data to the USA is associated with particular risks, as US service providers in particular cannot effectively prevent the data processed there from being intercepted and evaluated by US security authorities.

You can object to the collection of your data by the Facebook pixel and use of your data to select and display Facebook ads. To adjust which types of Facebook Ads are displayed to you within Facebook, you can visit the following page and follow the instructions there regarding the settings for usage-based advertising: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads. In addition, we refer to our general notes on the use of cookies in this privacy policy

Bing Universal Event Tracking (UET)

With your consent, we also use Bing Universal Event Tracking (UET) on our website. This is a service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. UET enables us to track the activities of users on our website if they have reached our website via advertisements in the Bing search engine, so-called Bing Ads. If you arrive at our website via such an ad, a cookie is set on your computer. A so-called Bing UET tag is integrated on our website. This is a code which, in conjunction with the cookie, stores some non-personal data about the use of the website. This includes, among other things, the length of time spent on the website, which areas of the website were accessed and via which ad the users arrived at the website. Information about your identity is not collected.

The information collected is transferred to Microsoft servers in the USA and stored there for a maximum of 180 days. You can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website, as well as the processing of this data, by deactivating the setting of cookies. This may restrict the functionality of the website under certain circumstances. Please refer to the notes under "Use of cookies" in this privacy policy. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

For cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, together with your consent to the use of Bing Universal Tracking (UET), we also ask for your consent to the transfer of data to the USA in accordance with Art. 49 (1) sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO. We would like to point out that the transfer of data to the USA is associated with special risks, as US service providers in particular cannot effectively prevent the data processed there from being intercepted and evaluated by US security authorities.

In addition, Microsoft may, under certain circumstances, be able to use so-called cross-device In addition, Microsoft may be able to track your usage behavior across several of your electronic devices through so-called cross-device tracking and is thus able to display personalized advertising on or in Microsoft websites and apps. You can disable this behavior at http://choice.microsoft.com/de-de/opt-out.

For more information about Bing's analytics services, please visit the Bing Ads website (https://help.bingads.microsoft.com/#apex/3/de/53056/2). For more information about privacy at Microsoft and Bing, see Microsoft's privacy policy (https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement).

Hotjar

With your consent, our website also uses the web analytics service Hotjar from Hotjar Ltd, Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta. Hotjar can be used to track movements on websites where the tool is used (so-called "heat maps"). For example, it is possible to see how far users scroll and which buttons are clicked by users and how often.

The collected usage data is processed exclusively within the EU and exclusively pseudonymized. Hotjar does not create usage profiles from the information and will not merge the data with your personal data. We only receive from Hotjar a statistical overview of which buttons are clicked, the course of the mouse, how far scrolled, the screen size of the end devices used, device types and browser information, countries of origin and the preferred languages to display our website.

The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time in the settings of our Consent Tool. Hotjar also offers you the option of using a "Do Not Track header" to prevent the use of Hotjar so that no data about your visit to the respective website is recorded. This is a setting that is supported by all common browsers in current versions. If you use our website with different browsers/computers, you must set up the "Do Not Track Header" separately for each of these browsers/computers.

You can find more information about data protection at Hotjar at www.hotjar.com/privacy.

Heap Analytics

With your consent, we also use Heap Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Heap Inc, 116 Natoma St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA.  Heap Analytics also uses so-called cookies to enable an analysis of your use of the website. The cookies are only set if you have consented to this in the Consent Tool when you first call up our website. The analysis by Heap Analytics is carried out exclusively on the basis of anonymized IP addresses, which are not merged with other data from Heap Analytics.

The legal basis for the processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.  You can revoke your consent at any time by adjusting the corresponding setting in our Consent Tool. The information generated by a cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a server of Heap Analytics in the USA and stored there. Therefore, together with your consent to the use of Heap Analytics, we also ask for your consent to the transfer of data to the USA in accordance with Art. 49 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO. We would like to point out that the transfer of data to the USA is associated with special risks, as US service providers in particular cannot effectively prevent the data processed there from being intercepted and evaluated by US security authorities.

For more information on Heap Analytics and on data protection at Heap Analytics, please visit https://heap.io/privacy.

Microsoft Clarity

With your consent, we use the analysis tool Microsoft Clarity. This is a web analytics service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052 USA. Microsoft Clarity creates so-called heat maps, which we use to analyze the use of our website and thus improve our offers and information. Usage and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time or frequency of visits to our website, is transferred to a Microsoft server in the USA and stored and processed there. The data collected in this way is in turn used by Microsoft to provide us with an evaluation of the visit to our website and the usage activities there. This data may also be used to provide other services related to the use of our website and the use of the Internet. We use Microsoft Clarity with the so-called anonymization function. Through this function, Microsoft already shortens the IP address within the EU or EEA.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with Microsoft to ensure that Microsoft maintains appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data. Part of this agreement are the so-called EU standard data protection clauses. In this way, Microsoft contractually guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU are also complied with when processing data in the USA.

The Microsoft Clarity service is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

Further information on data processing by Microsoft Clarity and on data protection at Microsoft in general can be found at https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

Segment.com

Furthermore, the Segment.io Ltd. analysis service, 4th Floor, Iconic Offices The Greenway Block C, Ardilaun Court, 112-114 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, D02 TD28, Ireland, is used on our website with your consent. In particular, anonymized data is collected via cookies, which is used to optimize our website. This data has no personal reference and is not used to establish such a reference. The collected data is automatically deleted after 14 days.

The legal basis for the processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO, which you can revoke at any time via the settings in the Consent Tool. For cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, we ask you together with your consent to the use of Segment also for your consent to the data transfer to the USA in accordance with Art. 49 (1) sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO. We would like to point out that the transfer of data to the USA is associated with particular risks, as US service providers in particular cannot effectively prevent the data processed there from being intercepted and evaluated by US security authorities.

Further information on data protection at Segment can be found at the following link: https://segment.com/product/gdpr/.

OneSignal (Push Notifications)

With your consent, we use the service of OneSignal of OneSignal, Inc., 2194 Esperanca Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA, to send you push messages, provided you have consented to receive them by setting the appropriate authorization in your browser. OneSignal receives information about your visit to and use of our website, temporary unique device identifier (e.g., IDFA and Android ID), current location, if applicable, linked to the temporary unique device identifier; your email address (if provided), your IP address, type of your device, type and version of your operating system, your mobile carrier, language settings, time zone, and network settings (e.g., WiFi) when you visit our website. OneSignal's privacy notice and other information can be found at: https://onesignal.com/privacy_policy.

The legal basis for the processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO, which you can revoke at any time via the settings in the Consent Tool. For cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, together with your consent to use OneSignal, we also ask for your consent to data transfer to the USA pursuant to Art. 49 (1) sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO. We would like to point out that the transfer of data to the USA is associated with special risks, as US service providers in particular cannot effectively prevent the data processed there from being intercepted and analyzed by US security authorities.

Outbrain

With your consent, our website also uses the technology of the provider Outbrain of Outbrain UK Limited, 5th Floor, The Place, 175 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7AA, UK, with which our users are referred to further content within our website and on third-party websites that may also be of interest to them. The further reading recommendations integrated by Outbrain, e.g. below an article, are determined on a purely pseudonymous basis on the basis of the content read by the user in the past.

For this purpose, Outbrain collects pseudonymous usage data. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time in the settings of our Consent Tool.

For more information on data protection at Outbrain, please visit http://www.outbrain.com/de/legal/privacy.

Dianomi

With your consent, our website also uses the technology of the provider Dianomi, with which our users are referred to further content within our website and on third-party websites that may also be of interest to them. The provider is Dianomi Ltd, 84 Eccleston Square, London, SW1V1PX. The further reading recommendations integrated by Dianomi below an article, for example, are determined on the basis of the content read by the user in the past. For this purpose, Dianomi collects pseudonymous usage data. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time in the settings of our Consent Tool.

For more information about Dianomi's data protection, please visit https://www.dianomi.com/legal/privacy.epl.

Links to other websites

Our online offer may contain links to other websites. We have no influence on whether their operators comply with data protection regulations.

Our appearances in social networks

In order to inform our customers and interested parties about our offers also outside our online store, we operate pages and profiles in social networks - in particular Facebook and Instagram.

We point out that the operators of the social networks process your data for market research and advertising purposes. In particular, user profiles are formed based on your interests, which are used by the operators to play out interest-based advertising. Since the operators are usually companies based in the USA, your data will also be processed outside the European Union.

The processing of personal data is carried out with the purpose of effective information and communication with users. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit f DSGVO. If the operators obtain consent for the respective data processing from the users in the registration process, the legal basis of the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

For the assertion of data subject rights and in particular requests for information, we recommend that you assert these most effectively with the operators of the social networks themselves. Only the operators themselves have access to the users' data and can take appropriate measures. Of course, you can also contact us for support.

Further information on data processing as well as objection options (opt-out) can be found in the data protection notices of the respective operators. Facebook pages: (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) on the basis of a Joint Controllership Agreement.

Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, specifically for pages: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data, Opt-Out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and http://www.youronlinechoices.com.

Instagram account: (Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA). Privacy Policy/ Opt-Out: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

Your rights

You have the following rights with regard to the personal data concerning you:

• Right of access,
• Right of rectification or erasure,
• Right to restrict processing,
• Right to object to processing,
• Right to data portability.

In order to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to third parties, please address your request, if possible in writing, clearly identifying yourself, to the contact details above. You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us.

Revocation of consent and objection to the processing of your data

We would like to point out that you can revoke any consent you may have given for the processing of your data at any time. However, your revocation will not affect any data processing that has already taken place, but will only have an effect for the future.

Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on a balancing of interests within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, you may object to the processing. A balancing of interests is carried out in particular if the processing is not necessary for the performance of a contract with you. For the legal basis of the respective processing operations, please refer to this Privacy Policy. When exercising such an objection, we request that you explain the reasons for this. In the event of a justified objection, we will examine the merits of the case and either discontinue or adapt the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing.

Furthermore, you may object to the processing of your personal data for purposes of advertising and data analysis at any time. You can inform us of your advertising objection using the contact details above.

Status 22.12.2021