Privacy Policy

We are very happy about your interest in our company. Data protection is particularly important for the management of ICS International Carrier Services GmbH. Use of ICS International Carrier Services GmbH’s internet pages is generally possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company through our website, a processing of personal data may be required. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, for example, the Name, address, E-Mail address or telephone number of an interested Person, is always carried out in accordance with the data protection regulation and in Accordance with the ICS International Carrier Services GmbH applicable country-specific provisions on data protection. By means of this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the Public about the nature, scope and purpose of the collected, processed or used personal data. In addition, data subjects are informed by means of this data protection declaration about the rights they are entitled to.

As the controller, ICS International Carrier Services GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the complete protection of personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transfers can in principle be subject to security vulnerabilities, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, each data subject is free to transmit personal data to us in alternative ways, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions
The privacy policy of the ICS International Carrier Services GmbH is based on the terminology used by the European directives and Regulation for the adoption of the General data protection regulation (DS – GMO). Our privacy policy is meant to be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain in advance the terms used.

We use the following terms in this Privacy Policy:

a) personal data
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural Person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”). A natural Person who can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by means of an identification number such as a name, an identification number, location data, an Online identification number or one or more specific characteristics that are an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural Person is considered to be identifiable.

(b) data subject
The data subject is any identified or identifiable natural Person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

c) processing
Processing each with or without the assistance of automated processes, running process or any such process series in connection with personal data such as collection, organization, Organizing, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by Transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, matching, or associating, the limitation, the Deletion or destruction Capture.

d) limitation of processing
Limitation of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.

e) Profiling
Profiling is any kind of automated processing of personal data, which is that these personal data will be used to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural Person, to analyze, in particular, aspects concerning performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, whereabouts or location of this natural Person or to predict.

(f) pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in a manner to which the personal data may not be assigned without recourse to additional information specific to the Person concerned, unless such additional information is kept separately and the technical and organisational measures are subject to, ensure that the personal data will not be assigned to an identified or identifiable natural Person.

(g) controller or controller
Responsible, or for which a controller is the natural or legal Person, public authority, Agency or any other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union law or the law of the member states, the controller or the specific criteria for its designation may be provided for in Union law or the law of the member states.

(h) processors
Processor is a natural or legal Person, authority, body or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

(i) recipients
The recipient is a natural or legal Person, public authority, Agency or other body, the personal data is open to, regardless of whether a third party or not. However, authorities that may receive personal data under a given investigation under Union law or the law of the member states shall not be considered recipients.

(j) third party
A third party shall be a natural or legal Person, authority, body or other body other than the data subject, the data controller, the processor and persons who are authorised to process the personal data under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor.

k) consent
Consent shall mean any expression of intention voluntarily given by the data subject in an informed manner and in an unambiguous manner in the specific case, in the Form of a declaration or other clear affirmative act with which the data subject understands that it agrees to the processing of personal data concerning him / her.

2. What do you mean? Name and address of the controller
Responsible for the purposes of the basic data protection regulation, other data protection laws in force in the member states of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature shall be::

ICS International Carrier Services GmbH

Lindenstraße 82
50674 Cologne
Germany

Tel.: 022197588998

E-Mail: info@ic-services.io

Website: www.ic-services.io

3. 3. 4. Name and address of the data protection officer
The data protection officer of the controller is:

Christian Reiss

Lindenstraße 82
50674 Cologne
Germany

Tel.: 022197588998

E-Mail: info@ic-services.io

Any data subject can contact our data protection officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

4. Cookies
ICS International Carrier Services GmbH’s web pages use Cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored and stored on a computer system via an Internet Browser.

Numerous websites and servers use Cookies. Many Cookies contain a so-called Cookie-ID. A Cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string, through which web pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet Browser, in which the Cookie was stored. This allows the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual Browser of the data subject from other internet browsers containing other Cookies. A specific Internet Browser can be recognized and identified using the unique Cookie ID.

By using Cookies, ICS International Carrier Services GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly Services that would not be possible without the Cookie setting.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized in the sense of the user. As already mentioned, Cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. The user of a website that uses Cookies, for example, does not have to re-enter his access data each time the Website is visited, because this is taken over by the website and the Cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the Cookie of a shopping cart in the Online Shop. The Online Shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a Cookie.

The Person concerned can prevent the setting of Cookies by our website at any time, by means of a corresponding setting of the used Internet browser and the Cookies speak permanently. Furthermore, Cookies already set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of Cookies in the Internet Browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

5. What do you mean?

Collection of General Data and information
The ICS International Carrier Services GmbH website collects a number of General Data and information each time a data subject or an automated System accesses the website. This General Data and information is stored in the log files of the server. Recorded the (1) used browser types and versions, (2) by accessing the System, operating system used, (3) the website, of which an accessing System on our website (so-called Referrer), (4) the sub-sites, which are controlled through a remote System on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) can be the Internet Service Provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information, in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this General Data and information, ICS International Carrier Services GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. This information is rather needed to (1) deliver the contents of our website correctly, (2) optimize the contents of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the permanent functioning of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities in the event of a cyber attack the information necessary for law enforcement purposes. This anonymous data and information collected will be evaluated by the ICS International Carrier Services GmbH, therefore, on the one hand, statistically, and also with the aim to increase the data protection and data security in our company, and ultimately, an optimal protection level for the personal data processed. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

6. What are you doing?

Registration on our website
The Person concerned has the opportunity to register on the website of the controller, stating the personal data. The personal data transferred to the controller is determined by the respective input mask used for registration. The affected Person entered personal data are exclusively collected for internal use for the controller and for its own purposes and is stored. The Controller can allow the transfer to one or more processors, for example, a parcel service provider, who uses the personal data exclusively for internal use, which is attributable to the controller.

Furthermore, by registering on the controller’s website, the IP address assigned by the Internet service Provider (ISP) to the data subject, the date and time of registration is stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that only in this way the misuse of our services can be prevented, and this data allows in case of need, to investigate committed crimes. In this respect, the storage of these data is necessary to secure the controller. In principle, this data is not disclosed to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to disclose it or to disclose it to law enforcement.

The purpose of the data subject’s registration, together with a voluntary indication of personal data, is for the controller to offer the data subject content or services which, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to modify the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the data of the controller.

The controller shall at any time, upon request, provide each data subject with information on which personal data relating to the data subject are stored. In addition, the controller shall correct or delete personal data, if requested or indicated by the data subject, insofar as this is not contrary to statutory storage obligations. In this context, all the employees of the controller are available to the data subject as contact persons.

7. Subscription to our newsletter
ICS International Carrier Services GmbH’s website allows users to subscribe to our company’s Newsletter. The personal data that will be transmitted to the data controller when ordering the newsletter is determined by the input mask used for this purpose.

The ICS International Carrier Services GmbH informs its customers and business partners in regular intervals in a newsletter about the company’s offerings. The Newsletter of our company can be received by the Person concerned in principle only if (1) the Person concerned has a valid E-Mail address, and (2) the Person concerned is registered for the newsletter. For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail in the Double-Opt-in process will be sent to the e-mail address registered by a data subject for the first time for sending newsletters. This confirmation e-mail is used to verify whether the owner of the e-mail address as the data subject has authorized the receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the Newsletter, we store in addition, the Internet Service Provider (ISP) assigned IP address of the affected Person at the time of registration on a computer system, as well as the date and time of filing. The collection of this data is required to be able to understand the(possible) misuse of the E-Mail address of a relevant Person at a later date and therefore serves as the legal protection of the controller.

The personal data collected as part of a subscription to the Newsletter will be used exclusively for sending our newsletter. In addition, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by E-Mail, provided that this is necessary for the operation of the Newsletter service or for registration, as may be the case in the case of changes to the newsletter offer or in the case of changes to the technical conditions. The personal data collected in the context of the Newsletter service is not passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be cancelled at any time by the person concerned. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given us for the newsletter transmission, can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revocation of consent, a corresponding Link is included in each Newsletter. Furthermore, it is possible at any time to unsubscribe from the newsletter transmission directly on the website of the controller or to inform the controller in any other way.

8. Newsletter-Tracking
ICS International Carrier Services GmbH’s newsletters contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a thumbnail image embedded in e-Mails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of Online Marketing campaigns to be performed. Based on the embedded counting Pixel, ICS International Carrier Services GmbH can detect whether and when an E-Mail was opened by a data subject and which Links in the E-Mail were called by the data subject.

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the Newsletters are stored and evaluated by the controller in order to optimize the newsletter transmission and to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled at any time to revoke the respective separate declaration of consent issued via the Double Opt-in procedure. After a revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. If you unsubscribe from receiving the newsletter, ICS International Carrier Services GmbH will automatically notify you as a withdrawal.

9. What do you mean?

Contact via the website
The website of the ICS International Carrier Services GmbH contains-due to legal regulations the information, allowing a quick electronic contact to our company, as well as a direct communication with us, which also includes a General address of the so-called electronic Mail (E-Mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by E-Mail or by means of a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller shall be stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

I don’t know. Subscribe to comments on the Blog on the website
The comments made in the blog of ICS International Carrier Services GmbH can basically be subscribed by third parties. In particular, it is possible for a commentator to subscribe to the comments that follow his comment on a particular Blog post.

If a data subject chooses the option to subscribe comments, the controller sends an automatic confirmation email to Double-Opt – in to verify that the owner of the specified e-mail address has actually opted for this Option. The Option to subscribe to comments, can be terminated at any time.

11. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data
The Controller processes and stores personal data of the Person concerned only for the period of time that is required to achieve the storage purpose or if this was provided by the European directives and Regulations or other legislature in laws or regulations, which is subject to the Controller.

If the purpose of the storage is not fulfilled or if a storage period prescribed by the European Policy and regulation provider or any other competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the legal regulations.

12. What are you doing?

Rights of the data subject
a) right to confirmation
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to require the controller to confirm the processing of personal data concerning him / her. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she can contact an employee of the controller at any time.

b) right of access
Any data subject to the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European legislature to obtain, at any time, free of charge from the controller, information on the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of that information. In addition, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

the purposes of the processing
the categories of personal data processed
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been disclosed or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
where possible, the planned duration for which the personal data is stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining that duration
the Existence of the Right to rectification or Erasure of the personal data or restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object against the processing
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information on the origin of the data
the existence of automated decision-making including Profiling in accordance with Article 22 para.1 and 4 DS-GMO, and, at least in these cases, — meaningful information about the involved logic as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
In addition, the data subject has a right of access as to whether personal data have been transmitted to a third country or to an international Organisation. Where this is the case, the data subject shall otherwise have the right to obtain information on the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transmission.

If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he may at any time contact an employee of the controller.

c) right to rectification
Any data subject to the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European legislator to demand the immediate rectification of incorrect personal data relating to them. Furthermore, the right of the Person concerned, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to obtain completion of incomplete personal data, also by means of a supplementary Declaration.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, he may at any time contact an employee of the controller.

d) right to Erasure (right to be Forgotten)
Any data subject to the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European legislator to require the data controller to delete the personal data relating to him without delay, provided that one of the following is true and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

The personal data were collected for such purposes or processed in any other way, for which they are no longer necessary.
The data subject revokes his / her consent to which the processing is subject in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 letter a DS-GMO or art. 9, Para. 2 (a) DS-GMOs and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
In accordance with Article 21 para. 1 DS-GMO object to the processing, and there are no priority legitimate reasons for the processing, or the data subject submits, in accordance with art. 2 DS-GMO objection to processing.
The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
The deletion of personal data is to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the member States, to which the Controller is subject.
Personal data have been collected in relation to Information Society services provided in accordance with Article 8 para. 1 DS-GMO.
If one of the above-mentioned reasons applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data deleted from ICS International Carrier Services GmbH, it may at any time contact an employee of the controller. The employee of ICS International Carrier ServicesGmbH will cause the request for deletion to be complied with immediately.

If the personal data were made public by ICS International Carrier Services GmbH and our company is responsible as per art. 1 DS-GMO, ICS International Carrier Services GmbH, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, in order to inform other data controllers processing the published personal data, that the data subject has requested the deletion of all Links to this personal data or of copies or replications of this personal data., as far as processing is not necessary. The employee of ICS International Carrier Services GmbH will arrange for the necessary procedure in individual cases.

9. What do you mean?

12. What are you doing? Rights of the data subject
a) right to confirmation
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to require the controller to confirm the processing of personal data concerning him / her. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she can contact an employee of the controller at any time.

If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he may at any time contact an employee of the controller.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, he may at any time contact an employee of the controller.

d) Right to cancellation (right to be forgotten)

Any person affected by the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European Directives and Regulators to require the controller to immediately delete the personal data concerning him, provided that one of the following reasons is satisfied and the processing is not required: The personal data has been collected for such purposes or otherwise processed for which they are no longer necessary. The person concerned revokes the consent on which the processing was based on Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR or Article 9 (2) (a) of the GDPR and lacks any other legal basis for the processing. According to Art. 21 (1) DS-GVO, the data subject objects to the processing and there are no legitimate reasons for the processing, or the data subject objects according to Art. 21 (2) DS-GVO Processing. The personal data was processed unlawfully. The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union or national law, to which the controller is subject. The personal data were collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 para. 1 DS-GVO. If one of the above reasons is correct and an affected person wishes to arrange for the deletion of personal data stored at ICS International Carrier Services GmbH, they may at any time contact an employee of the controller. The employee of the ICS International Carrier Services GmbH will arrange that the deletion request be fulfilled immediately. If personal data has been made public by ICS International Carrier Services GmbH and if our company is responsible for deleting personal data as the person responsible pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 DS-GVO, ICS International Carrier Services GmbH will take appropriate measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs of a technical nature, to inform other data controllers processing the personal data published that the data subject has been removed from these other data controllers by deletion of all links to such personal data or by copies or replications of such personal data as far as the processing is not required. The employee of ICS International Carrier Services GmbH will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

e) Right to restriction of processing

Any personal data that is involved has the right granted to European directives and regulators to require the controller to restrict processing if any of the following conditions apply: The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the individual for a period of time that enables the person responsible to check the accuracy of the personal data. The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses to delete the personal data and instead requests the restriction of the use of personal data. The controller no longer needs the personal data for processing purposes, but the data subject needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. The person concerned has objection to the processing acc. Art. 21 (1) DS-GVO has not yet determined whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh those of the particular person. If there is a restriction of personal data, ICS International Carrier Services GmbH would like you to contact an employee at any time. The employee of the ICS International Carrier Services GmbH will cause the limitation of the processing.

f) Data transferability

Any person affected by the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European Di- rective and Regulatory Authority to receive the personal data concerning him / her provided to a controller by the data subject in a structured, common and machine-readable format. It also has the right to transmit this data to another person responsible without hindrance by the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on the consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 para 2 (a) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR and processing by means of automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task of public interest or in the exercise of official authority, which has been assigned to the controller. Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability under Article 20 (1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to obtain that the personal data is transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and if so this does not affect the rights and freedoms of others. To assert the right to data portability, the data subject can contact an employee of ICS International Carrier Services GmbH at any time.

g) Right to object

Any person concerned by the processing of personal data shall have the right conferred by the European directive and regulatory authority at any time, for reasons arising from its particular situation, against the processing of personal data relating to it pursuant to Article 6 (1) (e) or f DS-GVO takes an objection. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. ICS International Carrier Services GmbH no longer processes personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can prove that there are compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing is for assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims. If ICS International Carrier Services GmbH processes personal data in order to operate direct mail, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to the profiling, as far as it is associated with such direct mail. If the data subject objects to ICS International Carrier Services GmbH for processing purposes for direct marketing, ICS International Carrier Services GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, for reasons arising from his / her particular situation, against the processing of personal data relating to him or her, for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89 (1) of the ICS International Carrier Services GmbH GMOs are invited to submit an objection unless such processing is necessary to fulfill a task of public interest. In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject can directly contact any employee of ICS International Carrier Services GmbH or another employee. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58 / EC, to exercise his right of opposition by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

h) Automated decisions in individual cases including profiling

Any person concerned with the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European directive and regulatory authority not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which has a legal effect on it or, in a similar manner, significantly affects it; unless the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) permitted by Union or Member State legislation to which the controller is subject, and that legislation provides for appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and the legitimate interests of the data subject; or (3) with the express consent of the data subject. If the decision (1) is required for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller or (2) it takes place with the express consent of the data subject, ICS International Carrier Services GmbH shall take appropriate measures to protect the rights and freedoms and the authorized persons Interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person by the controller, to express his / her own position and to contest the decision. If the data subject wishes to rely on automated decision-making rights, they may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.

i) Right to revoke a data protection consent Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European directive and regulatory authority, to revoke consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to assert their right to withdraw consent, they may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.

13. Privacy Policy on Use and Use of Facebook

The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network. A social network is an Internet-based social meeting place, an online community that usually allows users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for sharing views and experiences, or allows the Internet community to provide personal or business information. Facebook allows social network users to create private profiles, upload photos and socialize via friend requests. The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. The person responsible for the processing of personal data, if an affected person lives outside the US or Canada, is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland. Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) is integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective Facebook Component causes a representation of the Facebook Facebook component to download. An overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. As part of this technical process, Facebook receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned. If the person concerned is simultaneously logged in to Facebook, Facebook recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific underside of our website visited the person concerned. This information is collected through the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the person concerned activates one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Like” button, or if the person concerned makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the person concerned and saves this personal data. Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is simultaneously logged in to Facebook at the time of access to our website; this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such a transfer of this information to Facebook is not wanted by the person concerned, it can prevent the transfer by logging out of their Facebook account before calling our website. The data policy published by Facebook, which can be accessed at www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, different applications are available, which make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

14. Privacy Policy for Use and Use of Google AdSense

The controller has integrated Google AdSense on this website. Google AdSense is an online service that provides third-party advertising mediation. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects the advertisements displayed on third-party websites in accordance with the contents of the respective third-party website. Google AdSense allows interest-based targeting of the Internet user, which is implemented by generating individual user profiles. The Google AdSense component is operated by Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. The purpose of the Google AdSense component is to include advertisements on our website. Google AdSense sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are, has already been explained above. By placing this cookie, Alphabet Inc. provides an analysis of the use of our website. Each time one of the pages of this site is accessed by the controller and a Google AdSense component has been integrated into it, the internet browser on the subject’s information technology system is automatically initiated by the respective Google AdSense component To submit data to Alphabet Inc. for purposes of online advertising and commission settlement. As part of this technical process, Alphabet Inc. gains knowledge of personal information, such as the IP address of the data subject, which is used by Alphabet Inc., inter alia, to understand the origi the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Alphabet Inc. from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Alphabet Inc. can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.n of visitors and clicks, and subsequently to facilitate commission settlement. The affected person can prevent the setting of cookies through our website, as shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently contradict

Google AdSense also uses so-called counting pixels. A counting pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in web pages to enable log file recording and log file analysis, whereby a statistical evaluation can be performed. Based on the embedded pixel, Alphabet Inc. can detect if and when an internet page was opened by an affected person and which links were clicked by the affected person. Counting pixels are used, among other things, to evaluate the flow of visitors to a website. Google AdSense will transfer personal information and information, including the IP address required to collect and bill the displayed advertising, to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America. This personal information is stored and processed in the United States of America. Alphabet Inc. may transfer such personal information collected through the technical process to third parties. Google AdSense is explained in more detail at www.google.com/intl/en/adsense/start/.

16. Privacy Policy for Using and Using Google Remarketing

The controller has integrated Google Remarketing services on this website. Google Remarketing is a feature of Google AdWords that enables a business to show advertisements to such internet users that have previously been on the company’s website. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows a company to create user-friendly advertising and thus show the Internet user interest-related ads. The Google Remarketing Services company is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. The purpose of Google Remarketing is to show interest-based advertising. Google Remarketing allows us to display ads through the Google Network or view them on other websites tailored to the individual needs and interests of Internet users. Google Remarketing places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are, has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google will be able to recognize the visitor of our website, if he subsequently calls websites that are also members of the Google ad network. With every visit to a website on which Google Remarketing’s service has been integrated, the person’s Internet browser automatically identifies with Google. As part of this technical process, Google receives knowledge about personal data, such as the IP address or the surfing behavior of the user, which Google uses among other things to display interest-relevant advertising. The cookie stores personal information, such as the web pages visited by the data subject. Each time you visit our website, your personal information, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, will be transferred to Google in the United States of America. This personal information is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may transfer this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The affected person can prevent the setting of cookies through our website, as shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently contradict the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs. Furthermore, the data subject has the opportunity to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the person concerned must access the link www.google.com/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there. Additional information and Google’s privacy policy can be found at www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

17. Privacy Policy for Use and Use of Google+

The controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is an Internet-based social meeting place, an online community that usually allows users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for sharing views and experiences, or allows the Internet community to provide personal or business information. Google+ allows social network users to create private profiles, upload photos, and socialize through friend requests, among other things. The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. Each visit to one of the pages of this website operated by the controller and incorporating a Google+ button will cause the internet browser on the subject’s information technology system to be automatically triggered by the respective Google+ button, a representation of the corresponding Google+ Download button from Google. As part of this technical process, Google will be aware of which specific bottom of our website is visited by the person concerned. More detailed information about Google+ is available at developers.google.com/+/. If the person is logged in to Google+ at the same time, Google recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific bottom of our website visited the person concerned. This information is collected through the Google+ button and assigned by Google to the relevant Google + account for the data subject.

If the person concerned activates one of the Google + buttons integrated on our website and thus makes a Google + 1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the personal Google + user account of the person concerned and stores this personal data. Google will store the Google +1 recommendation of the data subject and make it publicly available in accordance with the conditions accepted by the data subject. A Google +1 referral made by the data subject on this website is subsequently provided together with other personal information, such as the name of the Google + 1 account used by the data subject and the photo in other Google services stored therein, For example, the search engine results of the Google search engine, the Google account of the data subject or other places, such as on websites or in connection with advertisements stored and processed. Furthermore, Google is able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored on Google. Google also records this personal information for the purpose of improving or streamlining Google’s various services. Google always receives information via the Google + button that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is simultaneously logged in to Google+ at the time of access to our website; this happens regardless of whether the person clicks the Google + button or not. If the data subject does not wish to transfer personal data to Google, the latter can prevent such transmission by logging out of their Google + account before calling our website. Additional information and Google’s privacy policy can be found at www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. Additional Google pointers to the Google +1 button are available at developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.

18. Privacy Policy for Use and Use of Google AdWords

The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to run ads both on Google’s search engine and on the Google Network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to pre-define keywords that will display an ad on Google’s search engine results only when the search engine retrieves a keyword-related search result. In the Google Network, the ads are distributed to topic-relevant web pages using an automated algorithm and according to previously defined keywords. The operating company of Google AdWords Services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-based advertising on third-party websites and in the search engine results of Google’s search engine and by displaying advertisements on our website. If an affected person reaches our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie will be stored on Google’s information technology system by Google. What cookies are, has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the person concerned. About the conversion cookie, if the cookie has not yet expired, traced whether certain sub-pages, such as the shopping cart from an online shop system, were accessed on our website. The conversion cookie allows both us and Google to understand if an affected person who came to our website through an AdWords ad generated revenue, ie, completed or canceled a purchase. The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie is used by Google to create visitor statistics for our website. These visit statistics are then used by us to determine the total number of users who have been sent to us through AdWords ads, to determine the success or failure of their AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future , Neither our company nor any other Google AdWords advertiser receives any information from Google that could identify the data subject.

The conversion cookie stores personally identifiable information, such as the web pages visited by the affected person. Each time you visit our website, your personal information, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, will be transferred to Google in the United States of America. This personal information is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may transfer this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties. The affected person can prevent the setting of cookies through our website, as shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently contradict the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs. Furthermore, the data subject has the opportunity to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the person concerned must access the link www.google.com/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there. Additional information and Google’s privacy policy can be found at www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

19. Privacy Policy for Use and Use of Twitter

The controller has integrated Twitter components on this website. Twitter is a multilingual, publicly accessible microblogging service where users can post and distribute tweets, which are limited to 280 characters. These short messages are available to anyone, including non-Twitter subscribers. The tweets are also displayed to the so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user’s tweets. Twitter also allows you to address a broad audience via hashtags, links or retweets. The operating company of Twitter is Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective Twitter component causes to download a presentation of the corresponding Twitter component of Twitter. More information about the Twitter buttons is available at about.twitter.com/resources/buttons. As part of this technical process, Twitter receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned. The purpose of the integration of the Twitter component is to enable our users to redistribute the contents of this website, to make this website public in the digital world and to increase our visitor numbers.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged in to Twitter, Twitter recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of each stay on our website, which specific bottom of our website visited the person concerned. This information is collected through the Twitter component and assigned by Twitter to the affected person’s Twitter account. If the person concerned activates one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted with it are assigned to the personal Twitter user account of the person concerned and stored and processed by Twitter. Twitter always receives information via the Twitter component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned simultaneously logs on to Twitter at the time of access to our website; this takes place regardless of whether the affected person clicks on the Twitter component or not. If such a transfer of this information to Twitter is not wanted by the person concerned, it can prevent the transfer by logging out of their Twitter account before calling our website. Twitter’s applicable privacy policy is available at twitter.com/privacy.

20. Payment: Privacy Policy PayPal as payment

The controller has integrated components from PayPal on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are made through so-called PayPal accounts, which are virtual private or business accounts. In addition, PayPal has the ability to process virtual payments through credit cards if a user does not have a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an email address, which is why there is no classic account number. PayPal makes it possible to initiate online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also takes on trustee functions and offers buyer protection services. The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. If the data subject selects “PayPal” as a payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, data of the data subject will be automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing. The personal data transmitted to PayPal are usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data required for payment processing. For the execution of the purchase contract also necessary personal data, which are in connection with the respective order. The purpose of the transmission of the data is payment processing and fraud prevention. The controller will provide PayPal with personally identifiable information, in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transfer. Personal data exchanged between PayPal and the controller may be transmitted by PayPal to credit reporting agencies. This transmission aims at the identity and credit check. PayPal may disclose personal information to affiliates and service providers or subcontractors, to the extent necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or to process the data on behalf of the customer. The data subject has the option to revoke the consent to the handling of personal data against PayPal at any time. A revocation has no effect on personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing. PayPal’s applicable privacy policy can be accessed at www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

21. Payment: Privacy Policy for Sofortüberweisung as a payment method

The controller has integrated Instant Transfer components on this website. Sofortüberweisung is a payment service that enables the cashless payment of products and services on the Internet. Sofortüberweisung represents a technical procedure by which the online retailer immediately receives a payment confirmation. This enables a merchant to deliver goods, services or downloads to the customer immediately after ordering. The operating company of Sofortüberweisung is the SOFORT GmbH, Fußbergstraße 1, 82131 Gauting, Germany. If the data subject selects “Sofortüberweisung” as payment option during the order process in our online shop, data of the affected person will be automatically transferred to Sofortüberweisung. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing. During the purchase via Sofortüberweisung the buyer transmits the PIN and the TAN to the Sofort GmbH. Immediate transfer then makes a transfer to the online retailer after technical verification of the account balance and retrieval of further data to check the account funds. The execution of the financial transaction is then communicated to the online retailer automatically. The personal data exchanged with Sofortüberweisung is first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data necessary for payment processing. The purpose of the transmission of the data is payment processing and fraud prevention. The controller will provide Sofortüberweisung with other personal information even if there is a legitimate interest in the transfer. The personal data exchanged between Sofortüberweisung and the controller may be transferred by instant bank transfer to credit reporting agencies. This transmission aims at the identity and credit check.

Sofortüberweisung may transfer the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors, as far as this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data is to be processed in the order. The data subject has the option to revoke the consent to the handling of personal data at any time in relation to Sofortüberweisung. A revocation has no effect on personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing. The applicable data protection provisions of Sofortüberweisung can be found at www.sofort.com/ger-DE/datenschutzerklaerung-sofort-gmbh/.

22. Legal basis of the processing

Art. 6 I lit. A DS-GMO serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a particular processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a contract of which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, in processing operations necessary for the supply of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, processing shall be based on Art. 6 I lit. b DS-GMO. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c DS-GMO. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be required to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our premises were injured and his or her name, age, health insurance or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d DS GMOs are based. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f DS GMOs are based. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the above legal bases are based on this legal basis if processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of our company or a third party, unless the interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms of the person concerned prevail. Such processing operations are particularly permitted because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In that regard, it considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (recital 47, second sentence, DS-BER).

23. Qualifying interests in the processing that are being pursued by the controller or a third party

Is the processing of personal data based on Article 6 I lit. f DS-GMO is our legitimate interest in conducting our business for the benefit of all of our employees and our shareholders.

24. Duration for which the personal data are stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the deadline, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, if they are no longer required to fulfill the contract or to initiate a contract.

25. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data;

Necessity for the conclusion of the contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision We clarify that the provision of personal information is in part required by law (such as tax regulations) or may result from contractual arrangements (such as details of the contractor). Occasionally it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded that an affected person provides us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is required to provide us with personal information when our company concludes a contract with her. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the person concerned could not be closed. Prior to any personal data being provided by the person concerned, the person concerned must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the individual on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or required for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what would have resulted from the failure to provide the personal data.

26. existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we refrain from automatic decision-making or profiling. This Privacy Policy was created by the privacy statement generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which acts as External Data Protection Officer Dortmund, in cooperation with the Cologne data protection lawyer Christian Solmeck