Privacy Policy

General Information The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data are all data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text. Data Collection on this Website Who is responsible for the data collection on this website? The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section 'Information on the responsible body' in this privacy policy. How do we collect your data? On the one hand, your data is collected by you communicating it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page call). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website. What do we use your data for? Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior. What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have a right to demand the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For this as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time. Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens primarily with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

Strato We host our website at Strato. The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter 'Strato'). When you visit our website, Strato collects various log files including your IP addresses. Further information can be found in Strato's privacy policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/. The use of Strato is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in as reliable a presentation of our website as possible. If a corresponding consent was requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in the sense of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. Order Processing We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that this provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Data Protection The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. We point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g., in communication by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible. Note on the responsible body The responsible body for data processing on this website is: Thorsten Russ DogorFrog GmbH Diedenhofer Straße 8 | 10405 Berlin Telephone: +49 176 81327418 E-Mail: russ@dogorfrog.com The responsible body is the natural or legal person who alone or together with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.). Storage duration Insofar as no more specific storage period has been mentioned within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion takes place after these reasons have ceased to exist. General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website Insofar as you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a GDPR, insofar as special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 Para. 1 GDPR. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Insofar as you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your terminal device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing additionally takes place on the basis of § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfillment or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data insofar as these are required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing can also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information about the legal basis relevant in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy. Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries We use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure in terms of data protection law. When these tools are active, your personal data can be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We point out that in these countries no level of data protection comparable to the EU can be guaranteed. For example, US companies are obliged to release personal data to security authorities without you as a data subject being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities. Revocation of your consent to data processing Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR) IF DATA PROCESSING TAKES PLACE ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR). Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority In the event of violations of the GDPR, the data subjects have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies. Right to data portability You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. Insofar as you demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place insofar as it is technically feasible. SSL or TLS encryption For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address line of the browser changing from 'http://' to 'https://' and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. Information, deletion, and correction Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time. Right to restriction of processing You have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this, you can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases: If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to check this. For the duration of the check, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. If the processing of your personal data happened/happens unlawfully, you can demand the restriction of data processing instead of deletion. If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to demand the restriction of processing your personal data instead of deletion. If you have lodged an objection according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be made. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests outweigh, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

Cookies Our internet pages use so-called 'cookies'. Cookies are small text files and do no damage to your terminal device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your terminal device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion is carried out by your web browser. In some cases, cookies from third-party companies can also be stored on your terminal device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without these (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies serve to evaluate user behavior or display advertising. Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies was requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Deactivating cookies can restrict the functionality of this website. Insofar as cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately about this within the framework of this privacy policy and, if necessary, request consent. Contact form If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form including the contact details you provided there will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of this data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested; the consent can be revoked at any time. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completed processing of your inquiry). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly retention periods – remain unaffected. Inquiry by e-mail, telephone, or fax If you contact us by e-mail, telephone, or fax, your inquiry including all personal data resulting from it (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your concern. We do not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of this data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested; the consent can be revoked at any time. The data you transmit to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completed processing of your concern). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly legal retention periods – remain unaffected. Communication via WhatsApp For communication with our customers and other third parties, we use, among other things, the instant messaging service WhatsApp. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. Communication takes place via end-to-end encryption (peer-to-peer), which prevents WhatsApp or other third parties from gaining access to the communication content. WhatsApp, however, receives access to metadata that arise in the course of the communication process (e.g., sender, recipient, and time). We also point out that WhatsApp, according to its own statement, shares personal data of its users with its parent company Meta based in the USA. Further details on data processing can be found in WhatsApp's privacy policy at: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy. The use of WhatsApp takes place on the basis of our legitimate interest in as fast and effective communication as possible with customers, interested parties, and other business and contractual partners (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Insofar as a corresponding consent was requested, the data processing takes place exclusively on the basis of the consent; this can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. The communication content exchanged between and on WhatsApp remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completed processing of your inquiry). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly retention periods – remain unaffected. We use the WhatsApp version 'WhatsApp Business'. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-data-transfer-addendum. We have set our WhatsApp accounts so that it does not carry out an automatic data synchronization with the address book on the smartphones in use. We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider.

Facebook Elements of the social network Facebook are integrated on this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries. An overview of the Facebook social media elements can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your terminal device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook 'Like button' while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to assign the visit to this website to your user account. We point out that we as providers of the pages have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in Facebook's privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation. The use of the aforementioned service is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG, provided that consent was obtained. Consent can be revoked at any time. Insofar as no consent was obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in as wide a visibility in social media as possible. Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its forwarding to Facebook. The processing by Facebook that takes place after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly were set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the legally secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward these to Facebook. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. Twitter Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland. When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your terminal device and the Twitter server. Twitter thereby receives information about your visit to this website. By using Twitter and the 'Re-Tweet' function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. We point out that we as providers of the pages have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Twitter. Further information on this can be found in Twitter's privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/de/privacy. The use of the aforementioned service is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG, provided that consent was obtained. Consent can be revoked at any time. Insofar as no consent was obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in as wide a visibility in social media as possible. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://gdpr.twitter.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html. You can change your data protection settings on Twitter in the account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings. Instagram Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your terminal device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to assign the visit to this website to your user account. We point out that we as providers of the pages have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Instagram. The use of the aforementioned service is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG, provided that consent was obtained. Consent can be revoked at any time. Insofar as no consent was obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in as wide a visibility in social media as possible. Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its forwarding to Facebook or Instagram. The processing by Facebook or Instagram that takes place after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly were set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the legally secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook or Instagram products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward these to Facebook. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381. Further information can be found in Instagram's privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/. LinkedIn This website uses elements of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Every time a page of this website that contains elements of LinkedIn is called up, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the 'Recommend button' of LinkedIn and are logged into your LinkedIn account, it is possible for LinkedIn to assign your visit to this website to you and your user account. We point out that we as providers of the pages have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by LinkedIn. The use of the aforementioned service is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG, provided that consent was obtained. Consent can be revoked at any time. Insofar as no consent was obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in as wide a visibility in social media as possible. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/62538/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz?lang=en Further information on this can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Google Analytics This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ('Google'), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page calls, duration of stay, operating systems used, and origin of the user. These data are assigned to the respective terminal device of the user. An assignment to a device ID does not take place. Furthermore, we can record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks with Google Analytics, among other things. Furthermore, Google Analytics uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected data sets and uses machine learning technologies in data analysis. Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/. Browser Plugin You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. More information on handling user data at Google Analytics can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en. Order Processing We have concluded a contract for order processing with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics. Facebook Pixel This website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries. In this way, the behavior of site visitors can be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This allows the effectiveness of Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized. The collected data is anonymous for us as operators of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy. This allows Facebook to enable the placement of ads on Facebook pages and outside of Facebook. This use of data cannot be influenced by us as site operators. The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381. Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its forwarding to Facebook. The processing by Facebook that takes place after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly were set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the legally secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward these to Facebook. In Facebook's privacy policy you will find further information on protecting your privacy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/. You can also deactivate the remarketing function 'Custom Audiences' in the Ad Settings section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. For this, you must be logged into Facebook. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate usage-based advertising from Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/. Facebook Custom Audiences We use Facebook Custom Audiences. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. When you visit or use our websites and apps, take advantage of our free or paid offers, transmit data to us, or interact with our company's Facebook content, we collect your personal data. If you give us consent to use Facebook Custom Audiences, we will transmit these data to Facebook, with which Facebook can play appropriate advertising to you. Furthermore, target groups can be defined with your data (lookalike audiences). Facebook processes these data as our order processor. Details are to be taken from Facebook's usage agreement: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/customaudience. The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/customaudience and https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing. LinkedIn Insight Tag This website uses the Insight Tag from LinkedIn. The provider of this service is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Data processing by LinkedIn Insight Tag With the help of the LinkedIn Insight Tag, we receive information about visitors to our website. If a website visitor is registered with LinkedIn, we can, among other things, analyze the professional cornerstones (e.g., career level, company size, country, location, industry, and job title) of our website visitors and thus better align our site to the respective target groups. Furthermore, with the help of LinkedIn Insight Tags, we can measure whether visitors to our websites make a purchase or take another action (conversion measurement). Conversion measurement can also take place across devices (e.g., from PC to tablet). LinkedIn Insight Tag also offers a retargeting function, with the help of which we can show targeted advertising to visitors to our website outside of the website, whereby according to LinkedIn no identification of the advertising addressee takes place. LinkedIn itself also collects so-called log files (URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties, and time of access). IP addresses are shortened or (if they are used to reach LinkedIn members across devices) hashed (pseudonymized). Direct identifiers of LinkedIn members are deleted by LinkedIn after seven days. The remaining pseudonymized data is then deleted within 180 days. The data collected by LinkedIn cannot be assigned to specific individuals by us as website operators. LinkedIn will store the collected personal data of website visitors on its servers in the USA and use it within the framework of its own advertising measures. Details are to be taken from LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy#choices-oblig. Legal basis Insofar as consent was obtained, the use of the aforementioned service takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Insofar as no consent was obtained, the use of this service takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR; the website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures including social media. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs. Objection to the use of LinkedIn Insight Tag You can object to the analysis of usage behavior and targeted advertising by LinkedIn under the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out. Furthermore, members of LinkedIn can control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in the account settings. To avoid a connection between data collected on our website by LinkedIn and your LinkedIn account, you must log out of your LinkedIn account before visiting our website. Order Processing We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider.

Newsletter data If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided e-mail address and agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. For processing the newsletter, we use newsletter service providers described below. Mailchimp with deactivated success measurement This website uses the services of Mailchimp for sending newsletters. The provider is Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. Mailchimp is a service with which, among other things, the sending of newsletters can be organized. When you enter data for the purpose of receiving the newsletter (e.g., e-mail address), these are stored on Mailchimp servers in the USA. We have deactivated success measurement at Mailchimp, so Mailchimp will not evaluate your behavior when opening our newsletters. If you do not want your data to be transferred to Mailchimp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. Data processing takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you deposited with us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you are removed from the newsletter and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing from the newsletter. Data stored with us for other purposes remain unaffected by this. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://mailchimp.com/eu-us-data-transfer-statement/ and https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/#Annex_C_-_Standard_Contractual_Clauses. After you are removed from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider, insofar as this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist are only used for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest in the sense of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage insofar as your interests outweigh our legitimate interest. More information can be found in Mailchimp's privacy policy at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/. Order Processing We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider.

YouTube with extended data protection This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited ('Google'), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode causes YouTube not to store any information about visitors on this website before they watch the video. The transfer of data to YouTube partners is, however, not necessarily excluded by the extended data protection mode. Thus, YouTube – regardless of whether you watch a video – establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network. As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. Furthermore, YouTube can store various cookies on your terminal device after starting a video or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can receive information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent attempts at fraud. If necessary, further data processing operations can be triggered after starting a YouTube video, over which we have no influence. The use of YouTube takes place in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest in the sense of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent was requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in the sense of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Processing of customer and contract data We collect, process, and use personal customer and contract data for the establishment, content design, and change of our contractual relationships. We collect, process, and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) only insofar as this is necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship and expiry of any existing legal retention periods. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.