Privacy Policy
With this privacy policy, we inform you about the personal data we collect through our app BuyMei and for what purposes we use this data.
Last Updated:
May 12, 2024
Table of Contents
1. Controller and Contact
2. Object of Data Protection
3. Data Collection on this Website
4. What Do We Use Your Data For?
5. Your Rights Regarding Your Data
6. Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
7. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
8. General Notes and Mandatory Information
9. Data Collection on this Website
10. Analysis Tools and Advertising
11. Newsletter
12. Plugins and Tools
13. eCommerce and Payment Providers
14. Own Services
15. App Permissions
16. Your Option to Disable Google Analytics Tracking
1. Responsible and Contact
BuyMei UG represented by Christian Puell, Managing Director Am Dalmannkai 12, 20457 Hamburg. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding data protection, please feel free to contact us via email at the following address: privacy@buymei.com You can reach our data protection officer at the following email address: privacy@buymei.com
2. Object of Data Protection
The object of data protection is personal data. According to Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR, personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; this includes, for example, the name or identification numbers.
3. Data Collection on this Website
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
4. What Do We Use Your Data For?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
5. Your Rights 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 the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future.
Furthermore, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the imprint.
6. Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs.
7. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
7.1. External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host. This may primarily include IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.
The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following host:
DigitalOcean (www.digitalocean.com)
8. General Information and Mandatory Information
8.1. Data Protection
The operators of these pages 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 privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is 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 happens. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.
8.2. Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
BuyMei UG
Email: privacy@buymei.com
The responsible party 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.).
8.3. Storage Period
Unless a specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies.
If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.
8.4. Note on Data Transfer to the USA
Our website may include tools from companies based in the USA, among others. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are required to disclose personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this.
It cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.
8.5. Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
8.6. Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH A PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING.
IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
8.7. Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority
In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects 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 infringement.
The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
8.8. 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 standard, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.
8.9. 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 fact that the address line of the browser changes 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.
8.10. Encrypted Payment Transactions on this Website and in the App
If there is an obligation to provide us with your payment details (e.g., account number for direct debit authorization) after the conclusion of a paid contract, this data is required for payment processing.
The payment transactions via the usual 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 fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
With encrypted communication, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
8.11. Information, Deletion, and Correction
Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data.
For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.
8.12. Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the examination, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can demand the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
- If you have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests outweigh the interests of the parties, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
8.13. Objection to Promotional Emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
9. Data Collection on this Website
9.1. Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the performance 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 sent to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested.
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 statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.
9.2. Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the performance 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 sent to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested.
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 statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.
9.3. Communication via WhatsApp
For communication with our customers and other third parties, we use, among other things, the instant messaging service WhatsApp. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Communication takes place via end-to-end encryption (peer-to-peer), which prevents WhatsApp or other third parties from accessing the contents of the communication. However, WhatsApp has access to metadata generated during the communication process (e.g., sender, recipient, and time).
We also point out that according to its own statements, WhatsApp shares personal data of its users with its US-based parent company Facebook. Further details on data processing can be found in WhatsApp's privacy policy at: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.
The use of WhatsApp is based on our legitimate interest in enabling as fast and effective communication as possible with customers, interested parties, and other business and contractual partners (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR). If consent has been requested, the data processing is carried out exclusively based on consent; this can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
The communication contents exchanged via WhatsApp remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after processing your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
We use WhatsApp in the "WhatsApp Business" version.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-data-processing-terms?lang=en.
9.4. Registration with Google
Instead of registering directly on this website, you can register with Google. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To register with Google, you only need to enter your Google name and password. Google will identify you and confirm your identity to our website.
If you register with Google, it may be possible for us to use certain information on your account to complete your profile with us.
Whether and what information this is, you decide within the framework of your Google security settings, which you can find here: https://myaccount.google.com/security and https://myaccount.google.com/permissions.
The data processing associated with Google registration is based on our legitimate interest in enabling our users to register as easily as possible (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Since the use of the registration function is voluntary and users can decide for themselves on the respective access options, no conflicting overriding rights of the data subjects are apparent.
10. Analysis Tools and Advertising
10.1. Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Tag Manager is a tool that enables us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or conduct independent analyses.
It is solely used for managing and deploying the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transmitted to Google's parent company in the United States.
The use of Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in quickly and easily integrating and managing various tools on its website. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
10.2. Google Analytics
This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, duration of visit, operating systems used, and the origin of the user.
This data may be aggregated by Google into a profile that is assigned to the respective user or their device.
Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The use of this analysis tool 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. If consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
10.3. IP Anonymization
We have activated IP anonymization on this website. As a result, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated 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 will not be merged with other data from Google.
10.4. Browser Plugin
You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
10.5. Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
10.6. Demographic Features in Google Analytics
This website uses the "demographic features" function of Google Analytics to display appropriate advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. This allows reports to be generated that contain statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from Google's interest-based advertising as well as visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be attributed to any specific individual.
You can disable this feature at any time through the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit Google Analytics from collecting your data as outlined in the "Opting out of data collection" section.
10.7. Google Analytics E-Commerce Tracking
This website uses Google Analytics' "E-Commerce Tracking" function. With E-Commerce Tracking, the website operator can analyze the purchasing behavior of website visitors to improve their online marketing campaigns. This includes information such as orders placed, average order values, shipping costs, and the time from viewing to purchasing a product.
This data can be aggregated by Google under a transaction ID that is associated with the respective user or their device.
10.8. Data Retention
Data stored by Google at user and event level, linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g., User ID), or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID), is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. For details, please see the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en
10.9. Google Ads
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program provided by Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Ads allows us to display ads in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when users enter certain search terms into Google (keyword targeting). Additionally, targeted ads can be displayed based on user data available at Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting).
As website operators, we can quantitatively evaluate this data by analyzing, for example, which search terms led to the display of our ads and how many clicks resulted in corresponding actions.
The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective marketing of its products and services.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
10.10. Google Remarketing
This website uses the features of Google Analytics Remarketing. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Remarketing analyzes user behavior on our website (e.g., clicks on certain products) to categorize them into specific advertising target groups and then display appropriate ads to them when they visit other online offerings (remarketing or retargeting).
Furthermore, the advertising target groups created with Google Remarketing can be linked with Google's cross-device capabilities. This allows interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been customized based on a user's past usage and browsing behavior on one device (e.g., mobile phone) to be displayed on another of their devices (e.g., tablet or PC).
If you have a Google account, you can opt out of personalized advertising at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
The use of Google Remarketing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective marketing of its products. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
For further information and Google's privacy policy, please visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en.
10.11. Audience Targeting with Customer Match
For audience targeting, we use, among other things, Google Remarketing's customer match feature. In doing so, we transfer certain customer data (e.g., email addresses) from our customer lists to Google. If the respective customers are Google users and logged into their Google accounts, they will be shown relevant ads within the Google network (e.g., on YouTube, Gmail, or in the search engine).
10.12. Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
With Google Conversion Tracking, Google and we can determine whether the user has performed certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website are clicked most often and which products are viewed or purchased most frequently. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and what actions they performed.
We do not receive any information that personally identifies users. Google uses cookies or similar recognition technologies for identification purposes.
The use of Google Conversion Tracking 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.
If consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
For more information about Google Conversion Tracking, please see Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
10.13. Facebook Pixel
This website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
This allows the behavior of site visitors to be tracked after they click on a Facebook ad to reach the provider's website. This enables the effectiveness of Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and can contribute to optimizing future advertising efforts.
The data collected is anonymous to us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, enabling a connection to the respective user profile and Facebook to use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with Facebook's data usage policy. This allows Facebook to display ads on Facebook pages as well as outside Facebook. This use of data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.
The use of Facebook Pixel is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising campaigns, including social media. If consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://en-en.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
For more information on protecting your privacy, please see Facebook's privacy policy: https://en-en.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
You can also deactivate the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function in the ad settings section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen if you are logged into Facebook.
If you do not have a Facebook account, you can disable Facebook's usage-based advertising on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/en/your-ad-choices/.
11. Newsletter
11.1. Newsletter Data
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we need your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and agree to receive the newsletter.
No further data is collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not disclose it to third parties.
The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke the consent given to store the data, the email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the 'Unsubscribe' link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter with us or the newsletter service provider, and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing from the newsletter or when the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in compliance with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
11.2. MailChimp with Deactivated Success Measurement
This website uses the services of MailChimp for sending newsletters. The provider is Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
MailChimp is a service that can be used, among other things, to organize the sending of newsletters. If you enter data for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter (e.g., email address), it will be stored on MailChimp's servers in the USA. We have deactivated success measurement with Mailchimp, so Mailchimp will not evaluate your behavior when opening our newsletters.
If you do not want your data to be transferred to Mailchimp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. Furthermore, you can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.
The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter with us or the newsletter service provider and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/#9._Jurisdiction-Specific_Terms.
After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in compliance with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
The storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
For more information, please refer to MailChimp's privacy policy at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms.
11.3. Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a so-called 'Data Processing Agreement' with MailChimp, in which we obligate MailChimp to protect the data of our customers and not to disclose it to third parties.
12. Plugins and Tools
12.1. YouTube with Enhanced Privacy Mode
This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the extended privacy mode does not necessarily exclude data transmission to YouTube partners.
Thus, YouTube – regardless of whether you watch a video – establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network.
As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. This informs the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to directly associate your surfing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Furthermore, after starting a YouTube video, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). This allows YouTube to obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to capture video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts.
If necessary, further data processing operations may be triggered after starting a YouTube video, over which we have no control.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
For more information about YouTube's privacy practices, please see their Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
12.2. Font Awesome (Local Hosting)
This site uses Font Awesome for uniform font display. Font Awesome is installed locally. There is no connection to servers of Fonticons, Inc.
For more information about Font Awesome, please see the Font Awesome Privacy Policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.
12.3. Google Maps
This page uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store 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 transmission.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers and an easy findability of the places we have indicated on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.
For more information on how Google handles user data, please see Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
13. eCommerce and Payment Providers
13.1. Processing of Data (Customer and Contract Data)
We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content-related design, or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) only 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. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
13.2. Data Transfer When Contracting for Online Shops, Traders, and Goods Shipping
We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the framework of the contract, for example, to the companies entrusted with the delivery of the goods or the financial institution entrusted with the payment processing. Further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. A transfer of your data to third parties without express consent, for example, for advertising purposes, does not occur.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
13.3. Data Transfer When Contracting for Services and Digital Content
We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the framework of the contract, for example, to the financial institution entrusted with the payment processing.
Further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. A transfer of your data to third parties without express consent, for example, for advertising purposes, does not occur.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
13.4. Payment Services
We integrate third-party payment services on our website. When you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g., name, payment amount, account details, credit card number) will be processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. For these transactions, the respective contractual and data protection provisions of the respective providers apply. The use of payment service providers is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract processing) and in the interest of a smooth, comfortable, and secure payment process (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
If your consent is requested for certain actions, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR is the legal basis for data processing; consents can be revoked at any time for the future.
The following payment services/payment service providers are used within the framework of this website:
13.5. 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").
The transfer of data to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/pocpsa-full.
For details, see the PayPal Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
13.6. Apple Pay
The provider of the payment service is Apple Inc., Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA. You can find Apple's privacy policy here: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/de-ww/.
13.7. Google Pay
The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. You can find Google's privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
13.8. Stripe
The provider for customers within the EU is Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter "Stripe").
The transfer of data to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://stripe.com/de/privacy and https://stripe.com/de/guides/general-data-protection-regulation.
You can read details in Stripe's privacy policy here: https://stripe.com/de/privacy.
13.9. Klarna
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. Klarna uses cookies to optimize the use of the Klarna checkout solution. Details about the use of Klarna cookies can be found here: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.
You can read details in Klarna's privacy policy here: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.
13.10. Paydirekt
The provider of this payment service is Paydirekt GmbH, Hamburger Allee 26-28, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter "Paydirekt"). If you execute the payment via Paydirekt, Paydirekt collects various transaction data and forwards it to the bank with which you are registered with Paydirekt.
In addition to the data required for the payment, Paydirekt may collect further data such as delivery address or individual items in the shopping cart as part of the transaction processing. Paydirekt then authenticates the transaction using the authentication procedure stored with the bank for this purpose. Subsequently, the payment amount is transferred from your account to our account.
Neither we nor third parties have access to your account data. For details on payment with Paydirekt, please refer to Paydirekt's terms and conditions and data protection regulations here.
13.11. Sofortüberweisung
The provider of this payment service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter "Sofort GmbH"). Using the "Sofortüberweisung" procedure, we receive a payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH in real time and can immediately begin to fulfill our obligations.
If you have chosen the payment method "Sofortüberweisung", you transmit the PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, with which Sofort GmbH can 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 transmitted by you. It then immediately sends us a transaction confirmation. After logging in, your sales, the credit line of the overdraft facility, and the existence of other accounts as well as their balances are automatically checked. In addition to the PIN and the TAN, data about your person is also transmitted to Sofort GmbH. This is about first and last names, address, telephone number(s), email address, IP address, and possibly other data required for payment processing.
The transmission of this data is necessary to establish your identity beyond doubt and to prevent fraud attempts. For details on payment with Sofortüberweisung, please refer to the following links: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.
13.12. Amazon Pay
The provider of this payment service is Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A., 38 avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg.
For details on how your data is handled, please refer to Amazon Pay's privacy policy at the following link: https://pay.amazon.de/help/201212490?ld=APDELPADirect.
14. Own Services
14.1. Handling of Applicant Data
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., by email, post, or via online application form). Below, we inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data is in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal requirements and that your data will be treated strictly confidentially.
14.2. Scope and Purpose of Data Collection
When you submit an application to us, we process the associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes from job interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG-new under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (general contract initiation), and - if you have given your consent - Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be disclosed within our company to persons involved in the processing of your application.
If the application is successful, the data you submitted will be stored in our data processing systems for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship on the basis of § 26 BDSG-new and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
14.3. Storage Duration of Data
If we are unable to offer you a job, if you reject a job offer, or if you withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have provided to us on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) for up to 6 months after the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). Afterward, the data will be deleted, and the physical application documents will be destroyed. The storage serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute.
If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g., due to a pending or threatened legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further storage no longer applies.
Extended storage may also take place if you have given corresponding consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.
14.4. Inclusion in the Applicant Pool
If we are unable to offer you a job, there is the possibility that we may include you in our applicant pool. In the event of inclusion, all documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you in case of suitable vacancies.
Inclusion in the applicant pool is solely based on your express consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). Giving consent is voluntary and is not related to the ongoing application process. The data subject can revoke their consent at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted unless there are legal retention reasons.
The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after the consent has been granted.
14.5. App Download
When downloading the app, the necessary information is transferred to an app store (Google Play Store or Apple App Store), in particular the username, email address, and customer number of your account, the time of download, payment information, and the individual device identifier. We have no influence on this data collection and are not responsible for it.
15. App Permissions
15.1. Technical Information
When you use our app, your device automatically transmits data for technical reasons. The following data is stored in log files separately from other data that you may transmit to us:
- IP address
- Accessed content
- Network connection latency
- Date and time
- Unique device number (IMEI = International Mobile Equipment Identity)
- Unique subscriber number (IMSI = International Mobile Subscriber Identity)
- Mobile phone number (MSISDN)
- MAC address for WLAN usage
- Name of your mobile device
- Opened page in the app and the requesting application
- Information about the device used and the device's operating system
16. Your Option to Disable Google Analytics Tracking
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