Privacy Policy

1) Information about the collection of personal data and contact details of the person responsible

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We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2

The person responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Institut Förderverein, Aigenstraße 46, 4600 Thalheim bei Wels, E-Mail: kontakt@selbstheilungstechnik.com. The person responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone, or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

1.3

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the person responsible), this website uses an SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

If you only use our website for informational purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called “server log files”). When you visit our website, we collect the following data which we need from a technical standpoint to display the website to you:

– Our visited website

– Date and time at the time of access

– Amount of data sent in bytes

– Source/referral from which you came to the page

– Browser used

– Operating system used

– IP address used (if necessary: ​​in anonymous form)

The processing takes place in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are specific indications of illegal use.

3) Cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data as well as IP address. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which can vary depending on the cookie.

In some cases, cookies are used to simplify the ordering process by saving settings (e.g. remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website). If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing takes place in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR either to execute the contract or in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of a visit to the page.

We may work with advertising partners who help us make our website more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies are also stored on your hard drive when you visit our website (third-party cookies). If we work together with the aforementioned advertising partners, you will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected in each case within the following paragraphs.

Please note that you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and you can decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Each browser differs in the way it manages cookie settings. It is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. These can be found for the respective browsers under the following links:

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d 

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/storage 

Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en 

Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471/mac (you can change the language in the lower right corner of the website.)

Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/ 

Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

4) Contact

When contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is article 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed. This is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been clarified and provided that there are no legal storage obligations.

5) Data processing when opening a customer account and for contract processing

In accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed if you provide it to us to execute a contract or open a customer account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. A deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above address of the person responsible. We store and use the data you provide to process the contract. After the contract has been completed or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be blocked with regard to retention periods under tax and commercial law and deleted after these periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved a legally permitted further use of data, about which we will inform you below.

6) Use of single sign-on procedures

6.1 Facebook Connect

On our website you can create a customer account or register using the social plugin “Facebook Connect” of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (in the following referred to as Meta), as part of the so-called Single Sign On technology, if you have a Facebook profile. You can recognize the social plugins from “Facebook Connect” on our website by the blue button with the Facebook logo and the inscription “Log in with Facebook” or “Connect with Facebook” or “Sign in with Facebook”.

If you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Meta servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Meta to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Meta receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a Meta server in the USA and stored there. These data processing operations take place in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of Meta’s legitimate interest in the display of personalized advertising based on surfing behavior.

By using this “Facebook Connect” button on our website, you also have the option of logging in or registering on our website using your Facebook user data. Only if you give your express consent to the notice about the exchange of data with Meta in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to the registration process, will we receive general and publicly accessible information stored in your profile depending on your personal data protection settings on Facebook when using the “Facebook Connect” button. This information includes user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender.

We would like to point out that after changes to Meta’s data protection conditions and terms of use, your profile pictures, the user IDs of your friends and the friends list may also be transferred if you mark them as “public” in your privacy settings on Facebook. The data transmitted by Meta is stored and processed by us to create a user account with the necessary data, if you have approved this on Facebook (title, first name, last name, address data, country, e-mail address, date of birth). Conversely, based on your consent, we can transmit data (e.g. information about your surfing or purchasing behavior) to your Facebook profile.

The consent given can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the person responsible named at the beginning of this declaration.

Meta Platform Inc. based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Meta as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in Meta’s data protection information: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php  

If you do not want Meta to directly assign the data collected via our website to your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the Facebook plugins from loading with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with “Adblock Plus” (https://adblockplus.org/en/)

6.2 Google+ Sign-In

On our website you can create a customer account or register using the social plugin “Google+ Sign-In” of the social network Google+, which is operated by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google+”), as part of the so-called Single Sign On technology, if you have a Google+ profile. You can recognize the social plugins of “Google+ Sign-In” or “Register with Google” on our website by a red button with the Google+ logo and the words “Google Sign-In” or “Register with Google” or ” Sign in with Google” or “Sign in with G”.

If you call up a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Google+ servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by Google+ and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Google+ receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Google+ profile or are not currently logged in to Google+. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a Google+ server in the USA and stored there. These data processing operations are carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR on the basis of Google’s legitimate interest in the display of personalized advertising based on surfing behavior.

By using this Google+ button on our website, you also have the option of logging in to or registering on our website using your Google+ user data. We only receive Google+ when using the Google+ button, depending on your personal data protection settings on Google+, the general and publicly accessible information stored in your profile. This information includes user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender.

We would like to point out that after changes to the data protection conditions and terms of use of Google+, if you give your consent, your profile pictures, the user IDs of your friends and the friends list may also be transferred if they are marked as “public” in your privacy settings on Google+. The data transmitted by Google+ will be stored and processed by us to create a user account with the necessary data, if you have given Google+ permission to do so (title, first name, last name, address data, country, e-mail address, date of birth). Conversely, based on your consent, we can transmit data (e.g. information about your surfing or purchasing behavior) to your Google+ profile.

The consent given can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the person responsible named at the beginning of this declaration.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google+ as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in the Google+ data protection information: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US 

You can view the terms of use for using “Google+ Sign-In” or “Register with Google” here: https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en  

If you do not want Google+ to directly assign the data collected via our website to your Google+ profile, you must log out of Google+ before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the Google+ plugins from loading with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with “Adblock Plus” (https://adblockplus.org/en/).

7) Comment function

As part of the comment function on this website, information about the time the comment was created and the name of the commentator you have chosen will be saved and published on the website in addition to your comment. Furthermore, your IP address will be logged and saved. The IP address is stored for security reasons and in the event that the person concerned violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content by submitting a comment. We need your e-mail address in order to contact you if a third party should complain that your published content is illegal.

The legal basis for the storage of your data is Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit.b and f GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to as illegal by third parties.

As a user, you can subscribe to the follow-up comments. You will receive a confirmation email to ensure that you are the owner of the email address provided (double opt-in procedure). The legal basis for data processing in the case of subscribing to comments is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can unsubscribe from current comment subscriptions at any time with effect for the future. For more information on how to unsubscribe, please refer to the confirmation e-mail.

8) Use of your data for direct marketing

Sign up for our email newsletter

If you register for our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The indication of any further data is voluntary and is used to be able to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter. This means that we will only send you an e-mail newsletter if you have expressly confirmed to us that you consent to the sending of newsletters. We will then send you a confirmation email asking you to click on a link to confirm that you wish to receive newsletters in the future.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. When you register for the newsletter, we save your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later point in time. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter is used exclusively for the purpose of advertising by way of the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or by sending a message to the person responsible mentioned at the beginning. After you have unsubscribed, your e-mail address will be deleted immediately from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

9) Data processing for order processing

To process your order, we work together with the following service providers, who support us in whole or in part in the implementation of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

The personal data collected by us will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery as part of the contract, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. We pass on your payment data to the commissioned credit institute as part of the payment process, provided this is necessary for the payment process. If payment service providers are used, we will explicitly inform you about this below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR.

10) Use of Social Media: Social Plugins

10.1

Facebook plugins with Shariff solution

Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network Facebook, which is operated by Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (in the following referred to as Meta).

In order to increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated as plugins, but only integrated into the page using an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that when you visit a page on our website that contains such buttons, no connection to the Meta servers is established. If you click on the button, a new browser window will open and open the Facebook page, where you can interact with the plugins (possibly after entering your login data).

Meta Platforms Inc. based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Meta as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in Meta’s data protection information: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php 

10.2

Google+ plugins as a Shariff solution

Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network Google+, which is operated by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

In order to increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated as plugins, but only integrated into the page using an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that when you visit a page on our website that contains such buttons, no connection to the Google+ servers is established. If you click on the button, a new browser window will open with the Google+ page, where you can (if necessary after entering your login data) interact with the plugins there.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in Google’s data protection information: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en  

11) Use of Social Media: Videos

Use of Youtube videos

This website uses the YouTube embedding function to display and play videos from the provider “Youtube”, which belongs to Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

The extended data protection mode is used here, which, according to the provider, only initiates the storage of user information when the video(s) is/are played. If the playback of embedded YouTube videos is started, the provider “Youtube” uses cookies to collect information about user behavior. According to information from “Youtube”, these are used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent abusive practices.

If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish to be associated with your profile on YouTube, you must log out before activating the button. Google saves your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and evaluates them. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of Google’s legitimate interests in the display of personalized advertising, market research and/or needs-based design of its website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.

Regardless of whether the embedded videos are played back, a connection to the Google network “DoubleClick” is established each time this website is accessed, which can trigger further data processing operations without our influence.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

Further information on data protection at “YouTube” can be found in the provider’s data protection declaration at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

12) Online Marketing

Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, a web advertising service provided by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google AdSense uses “DoubleClick DART Cookies” (“Cookies”). These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. In addition, Google AdSense also uses so-called “web beacons” (small invisible graphics) to collect information, which can be used to record, collect and evaluate simple actions such as visitor traffic on the website. The information generated by the cookie and/or web beacon (including your IP address) about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google uses the information obtained in this way to evaluate your usage behavior with regard to the AdSense ads. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google AdSense will not be merged with other Google data. The information collected by Google may be transferred to third parties if this is required by law and/or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google.

The processing of data described is carried out in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR for the purpose of targeting the user with advertising by third-party advertisers, whose ads are displayed on this website based on the evaluated user behavior. At the same time, the processing serves our financial interest in exploiting the economic potential of our website by displaying personalized third-party advertising content for a fee.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

You can find more information about Google’s data protection regulations at the following Internet address: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en  

You can permanently deactivate cookies for advertising preferences by preventing them by setting your browser software accordingly or by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link:

https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=en

Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent if you have deactivated the use of cookies.

13) Web Analytics Services

13.1

Google (Universal) Analytics

– Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the shortened IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

This website uses Google Analytics exclusively with the “_anonymizeIp()” extension, which ensures that the IP address is anonymized by shortening it and excludes direct personal reference. As a result of the extension, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. In these exceptional cases, this processing takes place in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes.

On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website in full. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

As an alternative to the browser plugin or within browsers on mobile devices, please click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent future detection by Google Analytics within this website (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain, if you delete your cookies in this browser, you have to click this link again): <a onclick=”alert(‘Google Analytics has been deactivated’);”href=”javascript:gaOptout()” >Disable Google Analytics</a> ->(Anmerkung Sandra: Link ist nicht anklickbar, auch nicht in der deutschen Fassung)

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in the Google data protection declaration: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en 

13.2

Jetpack (formerly WordPress.com Stats)

This offer uses the web analytics service Jetpack (formerly WordPress.com-Stats) operated by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA, using tracking technology from Quantcast Inc., 795 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94107. With the help of Jetpack, pseudonymised visitor data is collected, evaluated and stored on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Pseudonymised usage profiles can be created and evaluated from this data for the same purpose. Jetpack uses so-called cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the website visitor’s Internet browser. These cookies are used, among other things, to recognize the browser and thus enable more precise determination of the statistical data. The user’s IP address is part of the information collected, but is pseudonymised immediately after it is collected and before it is stored in order to exclude any personal reference.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the pseudonymised IP address) is transferred to a server in the USA and stored there to protect the interests mentioned above.

Automattic Inc. based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

In order to object to data collection and storage of your visitor data for the future, you can obtain an opt-out cookie from Quantcast under the following link, which means that no visitor data from your browser will be collected and stored at Jetpack in the future: http://www.quantcast.com/opt-out 

The opt-out cookie is set by Quantcast.

14) Tools and Miscellaneous

14.1 Google reCAPTCHA

On this website we also use the reCAPTCHA function of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). This function is primarily used to distinguish whether an entry is made by a natural person or whether it is misused by machine and automated processing. The service includes sending the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google and is carried out in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in determining individual actions in the Internet and avoiding abuse and spam.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s data protection declaration can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en 

14.2

Google Maps

On our website we use Google Maps (API) from Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive (land) maps to visually display geographic information. Using this service will show you our location and make it easier to get there.

As soon as you open the sub-pages in which the Google Maps map is integrated, information about your use of our website (e.g. your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers in the USA and stored there. This happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether there is no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish to be associated with your profile on Google, you must log out before clicking the button. Google saves your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and evaluates them. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR on the basis of Google’s legitimate interests in the display of personalized advertising, market research and/or needs-based design of its website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, you must contact Google to exercise this right.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

If you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to Google when using Google Maps, you also have the option of completely deactivating the Google Maps web service by switching off the JavaScript application in your browser. Google Maps and thus also the map display on this website will be deactivated.

You can view Google’s terms of use at https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en&gl=de , the additional terms of use for Google Maps can be found at https://www.google.com/help/terms_maps/ 

Detailed information on data protection in connection with the use of Google Maps can be found on the Google website (“Google Privacy Policy”): https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=de 

14.3

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”) for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the Google servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offering. This represents a legitimate interest within the scope of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

You can find more information about Google Web Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq  and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en 

15) Rights of the affected

15.1

The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive data subject rights (rights to information and intervention) vis-à-vis the person responsible with regard to the processing of your personal data, about which we will inform you below:

• Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR: In particular, you have a right to information about your personal data processed by us, the processing purposes, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data was or will be disclosed, the planned storage period or the criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of a right to correction, deletion, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if they were not collected from you by us, existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing on you, as well as your right to be informed about guarantees when forwarding your data to third countries pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR.
• Right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR: You have the right to immediate rectification of incorrect data concerning you and/or completion of your incomplete data stored by us;
• Right to deletion according to Art. 17 GDPR: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data if the requirements of Art. 17 Para. 1 GDPR are met. However, this right does not exist in particular if the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
• Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data as long as the accuracy of your data, which you contest, is checked, if you refuse to delete your data because of inadmissible data processing and instead request restriction of the processing of your data if you need your data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims after we no longer need this data after the purpose has been achieved or if you have lodged an objection for reasons of your particular situation, as long as it is not yet clear whether our legitimate reasons prevail;
• Right to information according to Art. 19 GDPR: If you have asserted the right to correction, deletion or restriction of processing against the person responsible, he or she is obliged to inform all recipients to whom your personal data of this correction or deletion of the data or restriction of processing has been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients.
• Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR: You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another person responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible;
• Right to revoke granted consent in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR: You have the right to revoke your consent to the processing of data at any time with effect for the future. In the event of revocation, we will delete the data concerned immediately, unless further processing can be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. The revocation of the consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the point of revocation;
• Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR: If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR, you have – without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy – the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. We draw your attention to the right of appeal to the data protection supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR in conjunction with § 19 BDSG. Responsible is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg, Lautenschlagerstr. 20, 70173 Stuttgart. Telephone: +49 (0)7 11/61 55 41 – 0, fax: +49 (0)7 11/61 55 41 – 15, e-mail: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de
• Right to object: If we process your personal data as part of a balancing of interests on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future for reasons that arise from your particular situation. If you exercise your right to object, we will stop processing the data concerned. However, we reserve the right to further processing if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. If personal data is processed by us for direct advertising purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of data relating to you for the purpose of such advertising. You can exercise the objection as described. If you exercise your right to object, we will stop processing the data concerned for direct marketing purposes.

16) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is based on the respective statutory retention period (e.g. commercial and tax retention periods). After the period has expired, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted if they are no longer required to fulfill or initiate a contract and/or we have no legitimate interest in further storage.