1.1 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 controller in charge for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Jonathan Baumert, Jakob Langenbahn, Leonard Meinzinger und Michelle Michalowski GbR, U4 24, 68161 Mannheim, Deutschland, Tel.: +4915730317221, E-Mail: jonathan.baumert@studomo.com. The controller in charge of the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string https:// and the lock symbol in your browser line.
When using our website for information only, 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 that is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:
Data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point 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 check the server log files subsequently, if there are any concrete indications of illegal use.
- Google Cloud CDN
On our website we use the content delivery network ("CDN")
“Google Cloud CDN”, provided by Google Ireland Limited,
Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland
("Google").A Content Delivery Network is an online service
used to deliver large media files (such as graphics, page content or
scripts) through a network of regionally distributed servers connected
via the internet. The use of Google’s content delivery network
helps us to optimise the loading speeds of our website.
The processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR on
the basis of our legitimate interest in a secure and efficient
provision, as well as improvement of the stability and functionality of
our website.
For more information about Google’s privacy policy, please visit
https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
In order to make your visit to 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 end 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 terminal 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 specific user information such as browser and location data as well as IP address values according to individual requirements. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie.
If personal data are also processed by individual cookies set by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR either for the execution of the contract or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.
We work together with advertising partners who help us to 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). 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 sections.
Please note that you can set your browser in such a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies and you can decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally. Each browser differs in the way it manages the cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. You will find these for the respective browsers under the following links:
Internet Explorer:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Firefox: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/websites/#cookies
Google:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Safari:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Please note that the functionality of our website may be limited if cookies are not accepted.
In the context of 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 responding to your request or for establishing contact and for the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your enquiry; this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified, provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.
You can register on our website by entering your personal data. The personal data processed for registration is determined by the input mask used for registration. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for registration, i.e. your registration is not complete until you have previously confirmed your registration via a confirmation e-mail sent to you for this purpose by clicking on the link contained therein. If you do not receive confirmation within 24 hours, your registration will automatically be deleted from our database. You are obliged to provide the aforementioned data; all further information can be provided voluntarily by using our portal.
If you use our portal, we store your data necessary for the fulfillment of the contract as well as, if necessary, information on the method of payment, until you finally delete your access. Furthermore, we store the data provided voluntarily by you for the duration of your use of the portal, unless you delete it beforehand. You can manage and change all information in the protected customer area. The legal basis can be found in Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR.
In addition, we store all content published by you (such as public contributions, bulletin board entries, guestbook entries, etc.) to operate the website. We have a legitimate interest in providing the website and the complete user-generated content. The legal basis can be found in Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. If you delete your account, your public statements, especially in the forum, will remain visible to all readers. However, your account is no longer accessible. All other data will be deleted in this case.
7.1 On our website, you can create a customer account
and/or register using the social plug-in, "Facebook Connect",
provided by the Facebook social network operated by Facebook Inc., 1601
S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook"), by
means of so-called single sign-on technology, provided you have a
Facebook profile. The "Facebook Connect" social plug-in on our
website is identified by a blue button featuring the Facebook logo and
the words, "Connect with Facebook" or "Log in with
Facebook" or "Sign in with Facebook".
When you visit a page of our website that contains such a plug-in, your
browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook server. The
content of the plug-in is transferred from Facebook directly to your
browser and included on the page. As a result of this inclusion,
Facebook is informed 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 into Facebook. This information (including your IP
address) is transmitted from your browser directly to a Facebook server
in the US, where it is stored. These data processing processes are
carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR based on
Facebook's legitimate interest in the insertion of personalized
advertising on the basis of surfing behavior.
Using this "Facebook Connect" button on our website allows you to log in and/or register on our website using your Facebook user data. Only if you give your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR prior to the registration process on the basis of a corresponding notice about the exchange of data with Facebook, we will receive the publicly accessible information stored in your profile when using the "Facebook Connect" button from Facebook, depending on your personal Facebook privacy settings. This information includes your user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender. We would like to point out that following changes to Facebook's privacy and usage policies, your profile pictures, your friends' user IDs and your friends list may also be transmitted, if these are marked as "public" in your Facebook privacy settings. The data transmitted by Facebook is stored and processed by us to create a user account using the necessary data (title, first name, surname, address details, country, e-mail address, date of birth), if you have shared this information on Facebook. Conversely, data may be transmitted by us to your Facebook profile; this may include information about your browsing and/or purchasing behavior.
The consent given can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the controller named at the beginning of this declaration.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy in this regard, can be found in Facebook's privacy policy: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
If you do not wish Facebook to assign the data collected via our website directly to your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the loading of Facebook plug-ins using add-ons for your browser, e.g. "Adblock Plus" (https://adblockplus.org/en/).
7.2 If you have a Google profile, you can log in using the Single Sign-in technique for the purpose of creating a customer account or registering with the help of the social plugin "Google Sign-In" of the social network Google operated by Google Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 ESW5, Ireland ("Google"). The social plugins of "Google Sign-In" or "Register with Google" on our website can be recognized 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".
When you visit a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Google servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Google directly to your browser and integrated into the page. This integration gives Google 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 and stored there. This may also result in transmission to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. These data processing processes are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR based on Google's legitimate interest in the insertion of personalized advertising on the basis of surfing behavior.
By using this Google button on our website, you also have the option of logging in or registering with your Google user data on our website. Only if you give your express consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR prior to the registration process on the basis of a corresponding notice on the exchange of data with Google, will we receive the general and publicly accessible information stored in your profile when using the Google button of Google, depending on your personal data protection settings at Google. This information includes the user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender.
Please note that after changes to Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, your profile pictures, your friends' user IDs and your friends’ list may also be transferred if they are marked as "public" in your Google privacy settings. 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 use that data (title, first name, surname, address data, country, e-mail address, date of birth). Conversely, we may transfer data (e.g. information about your surfing or purchasing behavior) to your Google profile on the basis of your consent.
Once your consent has been given, it can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the controller named at the beginning of this declaration.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your rights and setting options for the protection of your privacy can be found in Google's privacy policy: www.google.com/policies/privacy/
The terms of use for the use of "Google Sign-In" or "Register with Google" can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en.
If you do not want Google to associate the data collected via our website directly with your Google profile, you must log out of Google before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the loading of Google plugins with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with "Adblock Plus" (https://adblockplus.org/en/chrome).
8.1 If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will send you regular information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The indication of additional possible data is voluntary and is used to be able to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. This means that we will not send you an e-mail newsletter, unless you have expressly confirmed to us that you agree to the sending of the newsletter. We will then send you a confirmation e-mail asking you to confirm that you wish to receive future newsletters by clicking on an appropriate link.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. When you register for the newsletter, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration so that we can trace any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later time. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter will be used exclusively for the purpose of advertising by means of the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a message to the responsible person named above. After your cancellation, your e-mail address will immediately be deleted from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data in excess thereof, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.
8.2 If you have provided us with your e-mail address when purchasing products, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for products similar to those already purchased from our range by e-mail. Pursuant to Section 7 (3) German law against unfair competition, we do not need to obtain separate consent from you for this. In this respect, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. If you have initially objected to the use of your e-mail address for this purpose, we will not send you an e-mail. You are entitled to object to the use of your e-mail address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by notifying the controller named at the beginning. In this regard, you only have to pay the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for advertising purposes will cease immediately.
9.1 Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense, a web ad service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 ESW5, Ireland ("Google"). Google AdSense uses so-called "DoubleClick DART Cookies". These are text files are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. In addition, Google AdSense also uses "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 those cookies and/or web beacons (including your IP address) about your use of this website will normally be transmitted to a server of Google and will be stored there. When using Google AdSense, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Google will use the information obtained in this way to analyze your usage of this website with regard to AdSense ads. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google AdSense is not merged with other Google data. The information collected by Google may be transferred to third parties, if this is prescribed by law and/or if third parties process this data by request of Google.
The described processing of data takes place according to Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR, for the purpose of target-oriented advertising to the user by third parties whose advertisements are displayed on this website based on the evaluated user behavior. At the same time, such processing serves our financial interest in exploiting the economic potential of our Internet presence by displaying personalized third-party advertising content for a fee.
For more information about Google's privacy policy, please visit: https://privacy.google.com/intl/en-GB/take-control.html?categories_activeEl=sign-in
You can permanently deactivate cookies for advertising preferences by
blocking them via a respective setting of your browser software or by
downloading and installing the browser plug-in, available under the
following link:
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996
Please note that certain functions of this website may not be used or may be used only to a limited extent, if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
To the extent required by law, we have obtained your consent to the processing of your data as described in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. In order to exercise your right of withdrawal, please follow the procedure described above.
9.2 Google Ads Conversion Tracking
This website uses the online advertising program "Google Ads" and the conversion tracking within the framework of Google Ads, operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 ESW5, Ireland ("Google"). We use the program of Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers with the help of advertising materials (so-called Google Adwords) on external websites. We can determine, in relation to the advertising campaigns data, how successful the individual advertising measures are. We are interested in showing you advertisements that are of interest to you. We want to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of advertising costs.
The conversion tracking cookie is set on a user’s browser, if he clicks on an ad delivered by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system. These cookies usually lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits a certain page of this website and if the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we will be able to recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was forwarded to this page. Each Google Ads customer gets a different cookie. Thus, cookies cannot be traced via the website of Google Ads customers. The information collected by the conversion cookies is used to provide aggregate conversion statistics to Google Ads customers who have opted-in for conversion tracking. Customers are informed about the total number of users who clicked on the ad and were forwarded to a conversion tracking tag page. However, they do not get any information enabling them to identify users personally. If you do not want to participate in the tracking program, you can refuse the use of this program by deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie via your Internet browser through the user settings. In this case, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. We use Google Ads on the basis of our legitimate interest in targeted advertising in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. When using Google Ads, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
For more information about Google's privacy policy, please visit: https://privacy.google.com/intl/en-GB/take-control.html?categories_activeEl=sign-in
You can permanently deactivate cookies for advertising preferences by
blocking them via a respective setting of your browser software or by
downloading and installing the browser plug-in, available under the
following link:
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996
Please note that certain functions of this website may not be used, or may be used only to a limited extent, if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
To the extent required by law, we have obtained your consent to the processing of your data as described in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. In order to exercise your right of withdrawal, please follow the procedure described above.
Google (Universal) Analytics
Google (Universal) Analytics with Google Signals
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analysis service
operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin,
D04 ESW5, Ireland ("Google"). Google (Universal) Analytics
uses so-called cookies, which are text files stored on your computer, to
help the website analyse how users use the site. The information
generated by the cookies about your use of this website (including the
shortened IP address) is generally transmitted to a Google server and
stored there. When using Google (Universal) Analytics, personal data may
also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics exclusively with the
extension "_anonymizeIp()", which ensures an anonymization of
the IP address by shortening it and excludes a direct personal
relationship. As a result of the extension, your IP address will
previously be shortened by Google within member states of the European
Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European
Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be
transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. In these
exceptional cases, processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6
(1) point f GDPR, on the basis of our legitimate interest in the
statistical analysis of user behaviour 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 relating to website and internet use. The IP address
transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not
merged with other Google data.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings
on your browser. However, we should point out that in that case you
might not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You may
permanently prevent Google from collecting data generated by cookies
regarding the use of the website (including your IP address) and to
process them. You can download and install the browser plugin available
under the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
As an alternative to the browser plug-in or for browsers on mobile
devices, please click on the following link in order to set an opt-out
cookie which disables Google Analytics to collect data on this website
in the future (this opt-out cookie only functions for this browser and
this domain. If you delete your cookies on this browser, you must click
again on this link:
Disable Google
Analytics
Further information about Google (Universal) Analytics can be found
here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=de
This website also uses the Google Signals service as an extension of
Google Analytics. Using Google Signals, we can allow Google to generate
cross-device reports ("cross-device tracking"). If you have
enabled "personalized ads" in your Google account settings and
have linked your internet-enabled devices to your Google account, Google
can carry out a cross-device analysis of user behaviour and create
database models based on it. It considers the sign-ins and device types
of all site visitors who have signed in to a Google account and executed
a conversion. The data shows, among other things, which device you first
clicked on an ad on and on which device the corresponding conversion
took place. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only
statistics based on Google signals. Processing takes place in accordance
with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR on the basis of our predominantly
legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behaviour for
optimization and marketing purposes. You can object to data processing
by observing the aforementioned objection options. In addition, you have
the option of deactivating your settings in your Google account
regarding "personalised ads". To this end, follow the
instructions on this page:
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en
More information on Google Signals can be found here:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=en
To the extent required by law, we have obtained your consent to the
processing of your data as described in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point
a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the
future. In order to exercise your right of withdrawal, please follow the
procedure described above.
Google Ads Remarketing
Our website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing, which enable
us to advertise our website in Google search results, as well as on
third-party websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon
House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). To
this end, Google places a cookie in the browser of your terminal device,
which automatically uses a pseudonymous cookie ID on the basis of pages
you visited to allow interest-based advertising. Processing is based on
our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in
accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR.
Any additional processing will only take place if you have agreed with
Google that your Google Internet and app browsing history will be linked
to your Google Account and information from your Google Account will be
used for personalized ads you view on the web. If you are logged in to
Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data in
connection with Google Analytics data to create and define target group
lists for cross-device remarketing. To this end, Google temporarily
links your personal data with Google Analytics data to create target
groups. When using Google Ads, personal data may also be transmitted to
the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
You can permanently disable the setting of cookies for advertising
preferences. You may download and install the browser plug-in available
at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
Alternatively, you can contact the Digital Advertising Alliance at
www.aboutads.info to find out how to set cookies and to make the
relevant settings. Finally, you can set your browser so that you are
informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to
accept them, or whether to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain
cases or in general. If cookies are not accepted, the functionality of
our website may be limited.
Further information and the Google' privacy policy regarding advertising
can be viewed at:
http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
To the extent required by law, we have obtained your consent to the
processing of your data as described in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point
a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the
future. In order to exercise your right of withdrawal, please follow the
procedure described above.
Google Web Fonts
This site uses web fonts provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google") to uniformly display fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
To do this, the browser you are using must have a connection to Google's servers. When using Google Maps, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. In this way, Google will be informed that our website has been accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used for the purpose of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online offers and its use is in our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font is used by your computer.
Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
13.1 The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive rights of data subjects (rights of information and intervention) vis-à-vis the data controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, about which we inform you below :
13.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS
YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR PREDOMINANT LEGITIMATE INTEREST,
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT
FOR THE FUTURE ON THE GROUNDS 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
PROVE COMPELLING REASONS WORTHY OF PROTECTION FOR PROCESSING WHICH
OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE
PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA WHICH ARE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES. YOU MAY EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.
The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal retention period (e.g. commercial and tax retention periods). After expiry of this period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided they are no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of the contract and/or there is no longer any legitimate interest on our part in the further storage.