Privacy policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data comprises all data that allows you to be personally identified. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on This 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 section "Note on the Responsible Party" within this Privacy Policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may involve, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems—either upon your visit to the website or following your consent. This data consists primarily of technical data (e.g., your internet browser, operating system, or the time of the page view). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. Insofar as contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data is also processed for the purpose of contract offers, orders, or other inquiries regarding orders.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right, at any time and free of charge, to obtain information regarding the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have granted consent for data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You may contact us at any time regarding this matter, as well as for any other questions concerning data protection.
Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily carried out using so-called analytics programs.
Detailed information regarding these analytics programs can be found in the following Privacy Policy.
1 Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
WIX
The provider is Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel (hereinafter "WIX").
WIX is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, WIX is used to analyze user behavior, visitor sources, the geographic region of website visitors, and visitor numbers. WIX stores cookies in your browser that are necessary for the display of the website and for ensuring its security (necessary cookies).
The data collected via WIX may be stored on various servers worldwide. WIX's servers are located in, among other places, the USA.
For details, please refer to WIX's Privacy Policy: https://de.wix.com/about/privacy.
According to WIX, data transfers to the USA and other third countries are based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission or comparable safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR. Details can be found here: https://de.wix.com/about/privacy-dpa-users.
The use of WIX is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the most reliable presentation of our website possible. Insofar as corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, provided that the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
The company holds a certification under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards regarding data processing in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information regarding this is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5626.
**Data Processing Agreement**
We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract mandated by data protection law, which ensures that the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors solely in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
**1. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures**
**Data Protection**
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations as well as this Privacy Policy.
When you use this website, various items of personal data are collected. Personal data consists of data with which you can be personally identified. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
**Note on the Responsible Entity**
The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:
WIR 2 PUNKT 0 GbR
Statthalterhofweg 70, 50858 Cologne
Partners: Jürgen Walter + another partner
The responsible entity 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, e-mail addresses, or similar).
**Storage Duration**
Unless a more specific storage duration is specified within this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing ceases to apply. If you submit a valid request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided that we have no other legally permissible grounds for retaining your personal data (e.g., statutory retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place once these grounds no longer apply.
General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a GDPR in cases where special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9 Para. 1 GDPR are being processed. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Art. 49 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to informatio
1 Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our web pages use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packets that do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within web pages (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are required for carrying out the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions requested by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic)—referred to as "necessary cookies"—are stored on the
basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as consent for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG); consent may be revoked at any time. You can configure your browser to notify you whenever cookies are being set, to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to refuse the acceptance of cookies for specific situations or in general, and to enable the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.
If additional cookies and services are used on this website, you can find details regarding them in this Privacy Policy.
Server Log Files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This information includes:
Browser type and browser version | Operating system used | Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer | Time of the server request
IP address
These data are not combined with other data sources.
The collection of these data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of their website—to achieve this, the server log files must be recorded.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form—including the contact data you provided therein—will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for use in the event of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your inquiry relates to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR), provided such consent was requested; consent may be revoked at any time. The data you enter into the contact form remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for which the data was stored ceases to apply (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions—particularly retention periods—remain unaffected.
Inquiries via Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us via email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry—including all resulting personal data (name, nature of inquiry)—will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your inquiry relates to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR), provided that such consent was requested; consent may be revoked at any time.
The data you transmit to us via contact inquiries remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for the data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully resolved). Mandatory statutory provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.
1 Social Media
Social Media Elements with Shariff
This website utilizes elements from social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, Tumblr).
You can generally identify these social media elements by their respective social media logos.
To ensure data protection on this website, we use these elements only in conjunction
with the so-called "Shariff" solution. This application prevents the social media elements integrated into this website from transmitting your personal data to the respective provider the moment you first access the page.
A direct connection to the provider's server is established only when you activate the respective social media element by clicking the associated button (consent). Once you activate the social media element, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited this website using your IP address. If you are simultaneously logged into your respective social media account (e.g., Facebook), the respective provider can associate your visit to this website with your user account. Activating the plugin constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG. You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.
This service is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Elements of the social network Facebook are integrated into this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
An overview of the Facebook social media elements can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website using your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like" button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile.
This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We wish to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in Facebook’s Privacy Policy at:
https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG. This consent may be revoked at any time. Insofar as personal data is collected on our website and transmitted to Facebook with the aid of the tool described herein, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Dublin, D04 X2K5, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). This joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transmission to Facebook. The subsequent processing carried out by Facebook following this transmission does not fall within the scope of this joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been set forth in a joint processing agreement. The text of this agreement can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information regarding the use of the Facebook tool and for the data-protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You may assert data subject rights (e.g., requests for access) regarding data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward these requests to Facebook.
Data transfers to the USA are based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381, and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
The company holds a certification under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing activities in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information on this topic is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
Functions of the Instagram service are integrated into this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. As a result, Instagram receives information regarding your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We wish to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we do not receive any knowledge regarding the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG. This consent may be revoked at any time.
Insofar as personal data is collected on our website and transmitted to Facebook or Instagram with the aid of the tool described herein, we—together with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Dublin, D04 X2K5, Ireland—are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). This joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transmission to Facebook or Instagram. The subsequent processing carried out by Facebook or Instagram following this transmission does not fall within the scope of this joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of this agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information regarding the use of the Facebook or Instagram tool, as well as for ensuring the tool is implemented on our website in a manner compliant with data protection laws. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook and Instagram products. You may exercise your data subject rights (e.g., requests for access) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Facebook. Should you choose to exercise these data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward your request to Facebook.
Data transfers to the USA are based on the Standard Contractual Clauses issued by the EU Commission. Further details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/, and
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
Further information on this topic can be found in Instagram’s Privacy Policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.
The company holds a certification under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards regarding data processing carried out within the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information regarding this is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
1 Newsletter
Newsletter Data
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we require an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. No further data is collected, or is collected only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of the data entered into the newsletter subscription form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You may revoke your granted consent to the storage of the data, the email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time—for instance, via the "Unsubscribe" link within the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by such revocation.
The data you have provided to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us—or by our newsletter service provider—until you unsubscribe from the newsletter; following the cancellation of your subscription or once the purpose for which the data was collected ceases to exist, this data will be deleted from our newsletter distribution list. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion, in accordance with our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us—or by our newsletter service provider—in a "blacklist," provided that this is necessary to prevent future mailings. Data contained in this blacklist is used solely for this specific purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interests and ours regarding compliance with legal requirements for sending newsletters (a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage on the blacklist is not time-limited. You may object to this storage, provided that your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
1 Plugins and Tools
YouTube
This website embeds videos from the website YouTube. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit one of our web pages on which YouTube is embedded, a connection is established to the YouTube servers. In doing so, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.
Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use comparable technologies for recognition purposes (e.g., device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent attempts at fraud. Additionally, the collected data is processed within the Google advertising network.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Insofar as appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, provided that the consent encompasses the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
Further information regarding the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s Privacy Policy at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards regarding data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information regarding this is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google Fonts
This site uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
To this end, the browser you use must establish a connection to Google’s servers. This enables Google to learn that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform visual presentation of the typography on their website. Insofar as corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 of the TDDDG, provided that the consent encompasses the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used instead.
Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company holds a certification under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards regarding data processing in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. reCAPTCHA is intended to verify whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is performed by a human or by an automated program. To this end, reCAPTCHA analyzes the website visitor's behavior based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various pieces of information (e.g., IP address, duration of the website visitor's stay on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not notified that an analysis is taking place.
In this context, Google acts solely as a data processor within the meaning of Art. 28 of the GDPR and will not use the data collected in this manner for its own purposes. The use of the tool is based on a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Google.
The storage and analysis of the data are based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings against abusive automated data harvesting and against spam. Insofar as corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR and Section 25 Para. 1 of the TDDDG, provided that such consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
The company holds a certification under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards regarding data processing in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information regarding this is available from the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780
Spotify
This website incorporates features of the music service Spotify. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden. You can recognize the Spotify plugins by the green logo on this website. An overview of the Spotify plugins can be found at: https://developer.spotify.com.
When you visit this website, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Spotify server. This enables Spotify to receive the information that you have visited this website using your IP address. If you click the Spotify button while logged into your Spotify account, you can link the content of this website to your Spotify profile. This allows Spotify to associate your visit to this website with your user account.
Please note that when using Spotify, cookies from Google Analytics are deployed; consequently, your usage data may also be transmitted to Google during your use of Spotify. Google Analytics is a tool provided by the Google group—headquartered in the USA—for the analysis of user behavior. Spotify is solely responsible for this integration. As the website operator, we have no influence over this processing.
The storage and analysis of data are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the appealing acoustic presentation of their website. Insofar as appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, provided that the consent encompasses the storage of cookies or access to information stored on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
Further information on this topic can be found in Spotify's Privacy Policy: https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.
If you do not wish for Spotify to be able to associate your visit to this website with your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account. Source: https://www.datenschutzerklaerung.de
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