Privacy Policy

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different probabilities of occurrence and the extent of the threat to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk. The measures include in particular ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as access, input, transfer, securing availability and separation. Furthermore, we have set up procedures that ensure the exercise of data subject rights, the deletion of data and reactions to threats to data. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account when developing or selecting hardware, software and processes in accordance with the principle of data protection, through technology design and through data protection-friendly default settings.

Relevant legal bases under the GDPR: Below you will find an overview of the legal bases of the GDPR on the basis of which we process personal data. Please note that in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, national data protection regulations may apply in your or our country of residence or domicile. If more specific legal bases are relevant in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the data protection declaration. Consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR) - The data subject has given his or her consent to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for a specific purpose or several specific purposes. Contract performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR) - The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at the request of the data subject. Legal obligation (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c) GDPR) – The processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which the controller is subject. Legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR) - the processing is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require the protection of personal data do not prevail. National data protection regulations in Germany: In addition to the data protection regulations of the GDPR, national regulations on data protection apply in Germany. This includes in particular the law on protection against misuse of personal data in data processing (Federal Data Protection Act - BDSG). The BDSG contains in particular special regulations on the right to information, the right to deletion, the right of objection, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes and transmission as well as automated decision-making in individual cases including profiling. In addition, state data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply. Note on the validity of the GDPR and the Swiss DSG: This data protection notice serves to provide information in accordance with both the Swiss DSG and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For this reason, we ask you to note that the terms of the GDPR are used due to the broader spatial application and comprehensibility. In particular, instead of the terms "processing" of "personal data", "overriding interest" and "personal data requiring particular protection" used in the Swiss DSG, the terms "processing" of "personal data" as well as "legitimate interest" and "special categories of data" used in the GDPR are used. However, the legal meaning of the terms will continue to be determined according to the Swiss DSG within the scope of the validity of the Swiss DSG.

We delete personal data that we process in accordance with the statutory provisions as soon as the underlying consent is revoked or there are no further legal bases for the processing. This applies to cases in which the original processing purpose no longer applies or the data is no longer required. Exceptions to this rule exist if legal obligations or special interests require the data to be stored or archived for a longer period. In particular, data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons or whose storage is necessary for legal proceedings or to protect the rights of other natural or legal persons must be archived accordingly. Our privacy policy contains additional information on the retention and deletion of data that applies specifically to certain processing operations. If there are several specifications regarding the retention period or deletion period for a date, the longest period always applies. If a period does not expressly begin on a specific date and is at least one year, it automatically begins at the end of the calendar year in which the event triggering the period occurred. In the case of ongoing contractual relationships in the context of which data is stored, the event triggering the period is the time at which the termination or other termination of the legal relationship takes effect. We process data that is no longer stored for the originally intended purpose but due to legal requirements or other reasons, only for the reasons that justify its storage. Further information on processing procedures, methods and services: Storage and deletion of data: The following general periods apply to storage and archiving under German law: 10 years - retention period for books and records, annual financial statements, inventories, management reports, opening balance sheets as well as the work instructions and other organizational documents, accounting documents and invoices required for their understanding (Section 147 Paragraph 3 in conjunction with Paragraph 1 Nos. 1, 4 and 4a AO, Section 14b Paragraph 1 UStG, Section 257 Paragraph 1 Nos. 1 and 4, Paragraph 4 HGB). 6 years - Other business documents: received commercial or business letters, reproductions of sent commercial or business letters, other documents, insofar as they are relevant for taxation, e.g. hourly wage slips, operating accounting sheets, calculation documents, price labels, but also payroll documents, insofar as they are not already accounting documents and cash register slips (Section 147 Paragraph 3 in conjunction with Paragraph 1 Nos. 2, 3, 5 AO, Section 257 Paragraph 1 Nos. 2 and 3, Paragraph 4 HGB). 3 years - Data required to consider potential warranty and compensation claims or similar contractual claims and rights as well as to process related inquiries based on previous business experience and standard industry practices will be stored for the duration of the regular statutory limitation period of three years (§§ 195, 199 BGB).

We process data of our contractual and business partners, e.g. customers and interested parties (collectively referred to as "contractual partners"), within the framework of contractual and comparable legal relationships and associated measures and with regard to communication with the contractual partners (or pre-contractually), for example to answer inquiries. We use this data to fulfill our contractual obligations. This includes in particular the obligations to provide the agreed services, any updating obligations and remedy in the event of warranty and other service disruptions. In addition, we use the data to protect our rights and for the purposes of the administrative tasks associated with these obligations and company organization. In addition, we process the data on the basis of our legitimate interests in both proper and economical business management and security measures to protect our contractual partners and our business operations from misuse, endangerment of their data, secrets, information and rights (e.g. the involvement of telecommunications, transport and other auxiliary services as well as subcontractors, banks, tax and legal advisors, payment service providers or tax authorities). Within the framework of applicable law, we only pass on the data of contractual partners to third parties to the extent that this is necessary for the aforementioned purposes or to fulfill legal obligations. The contractual partners are informed about other forms of processing, for example for marketing purposes, in this data protection declaration. Affiliate Program: We operate an affiliate program that allows partners to earn commissions by referring customers to our services. In connection with our affiliate program, we process personal data including affiliate contact information, referral tracking data, commission calculations, and payment information. We use cookies and tracking technologies to attribute referrals to specific affiliates. Affiliate data is processed based on our legitimate interests in operating the affiliate program and fulfilling contractual obligations to our affiliate partners. Data is retained for the duration of the affiliate relationship and for legal and tax compliance purposes. We inform our contractual partners which data is required for the aforementioned purposes before or during data collection, e.g. in online forms, by special marking (e.g. colours) or symbols (e.g. asterisks or similar), or in person. We delete the data after the expiry of statutory warranty and similar obligations, i.e. generally after four years, unless the data is stored in a customer account, e.g. for as long as it must be kept for legal archiving reasons (e.g. for tax purposes, usually ten years). We delete data that was disclosed to us by the contractual partner as part of an order in accordance with the specifications and generally after the end of the order. Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. full name, home address, contact information, customer number, etc.); payment data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment history); contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); contract data (e.g. subject matter of the contract, term, customer category); usage data (e.g. page views and length of stay, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions); affiliate tracking data (e.g. referral sources, conversion data, commission calculations). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, people involved). Affected persons: service recipients and clients; interested parties; business and contractual partners; affiliate partners; education and course participants. Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations; affiliate program management and commission tracking; security measures; communication; office and organizational procedures; organizational and administrative procedures. Business processes and commercial procedures. Storage and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information in the section "General information on data storage and deletion". Legal basis: Contractual performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter b) GDPR); Legal obligation (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter c) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR).

Personal data of service recipients and clients - including customers, clients or, in special cases, clients, patients or business partners as well as other third parties - are processed within the framework of contractual and comparable legal relationships and pre-contractual measures such as the initiation of business relationships. This data processing supports and facilitates business processes in areas such as customer management, sales, payment transactions, accounting and project management. The data collected is used to fulfill contractual obligations and to make operational processes efficient. This includes processing business transactions, managing customer relationships, optimizing sales strategies and ensuring internal accounting and financial processes. In addition, the data supports the protection of the rights of the person responsible and promotes administrative tasks and the organization of the company. Personal data may be passed on to third parties if this is necessary to fulfil the stated purposes or legal obligations. Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. full name, home address, contact information, customer number); payment data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment history); contact data (e.g. postal and e-mail addresses); content data (e.g. textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information relating to them, such as details of authorship); contract data (e.g. subject matter of the contract, term, customer category); usage data (e.g. page views and length of stay, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, parties involved). Affected persons: service recipients and clients; interested parties; communication partners; business and contractual partners. Customers. Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations; office and organizational procedures; business processes and commercial procedures; security measures. Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness. Storage and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information in the section "General information on data storage and deletion". Legal basis: Contractual performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter b) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR). Further information on processing procedures, methods and services: Customer account: Customers can create an account within our online offering (e.g. customer or user account, "customer account" for short). If registration of a customer account is required, customers will be informed of this and of the information required for registration. Customer accounts are not public and cannot be indexed by search engines. As part of the registration and subsequent logins and use of the customer account, we save the customers' IP addresses along with the access times in order to be able to prove registration and prevent any misuse of the customer account. If the customer account has been terminated, the customer account data will be deleted after the termination date, unless it is kept for purposes other than making it available in the customer account or must be kept for legal reasons (e.g. internal storage of customer data, order processes or invoices). It is the customer's responsibility to back up their data when terminating the customer account; Legal basis: Contractual performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b) GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR).