PRIVACY POLICY

Data protection declaration

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law nor by contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This only applies if no other information is provided in the processing operations below.
"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.


Server log files
You can visit our website without providing any personal information. 
Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider by your internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and in improving our offer.
 
Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other places. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada.

Contact

Responsible party
Contact us if you wish. You can find the contact details of the person responsible for data processing in our legal notice.

Customer's proactive contact by email
If you contact us proactively by email for business purposes, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

 

Collection and processing when using the contact form
When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.

If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request.  In this case, you have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.


Customer account Orders      

Customer account
When opening a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying the order processing. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent until revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.


Collection, processing and transfer of personal data for orders
When you place an order, we only collect and process your personal data to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order and to handle your inquiries. The provision of data is required for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that a contract cannot be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you. 
Your data will be passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers you have selected. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of data transfer is limited to a minimum.
 
Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other places. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada.


Reviews       Advertising      

Data collection when writing a comment
When you comment on an article or post, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) to the extent that you provide it. The processing serves the purpose of enabling and displaying comments. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the data transmitted. The processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.


When your comment is published,  only the name you provided  will be published.

Buyer seal customer rating  
We use the Käufersiegel customer rating tool from Händlerbund Management AG (Torgauer Straße 233 B, 04347 Leipzig) on our website. After your order, we would like to ask you to rate and comment on your purchase from us.
For this purpose, you will be contacted by us via email, whereby we use the technical system of the provider of the Käufersiegel rating tool as part of order processing.
Your data will be processed either with your consent or on the basis of our legitimate interest.
The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent, provided that you have expressly agreed to receive the request for assessment. You can revoke your consent at any time by using the corresponding link in the e-mail, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out based on the consent until revocation. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list.
Processing without express consent is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, due to the legitimate interest in truthful, verified evaluations of our services within the scope of direct advertising. For this purpose, we send an evaluation request in electronic form for our own goods or services that you have already purchased from us. The request is sent to the email address that we received from you when selling goods or services. The sending of the evaluation request is subject to the condition that you have not objected to this use of your email address.
You can object at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising the objection can be found in the legal notice. You can also use the link provided in the evaluation request. This does not incur any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

The personal data stored in this context in the technical system of the Käufersiegel (Buyer Seal) assessment tool will be deleted 3 months after the delivery of goods recorded for assessment.

Use of the email address for sending newsletters
Regardless of the contract processing, we use your email address exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided that you have expressly consented to this. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent until revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the distribution list. 


Your data will be passed on to a service provider for e-mail marketing as part of order processing. It will not be passed on to other third parties.

Use of email address for sending direct marketing
We use your email address, which we have received in connection with the sale of goods or services, for the electronic transmission of advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. Providing your email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will mean that a contract cannot be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in direct marketing. You can object to the use of your email address at any time by notifying us. You can find the contact details for exercising your right to object in the legal notice. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. This will not incur any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.



Shipping service provider      

Disclosure of the email address to shipping companies to provide information about the shipping status
As part of the contract execution, we will pass on your email address to the transport company, provided that you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. The transfer serves the purpose of informing you by email about the shipping status. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.



Payment service provider Credit check

Use of PayPal
All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy. You can find these at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full


Use of PayPal Express
We use the PayPal Express payment service of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. To integrate this payment service, it is necessary for PayPal to collect, store and analyze data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you access the website. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, arising from our overriding legitimate interest in offering a customer-oriented range of different payment methods. You have the right to object to these processing operations of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
By selecting and using PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Further information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service can be found in the associated privacy policy at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS .


Use of personal data when selecting Klarna payment options
In order to be able to offer you Klarna's payment options, we will transmit personal data, such as contact details and order data, to Klarna. This allows Klarna to assess whether you can use the payment options offered via Klarna and to adapt the payment options to your needs. General information about Klarna can be found at: https://www.klarna.com/de/ . Your personal data will be treated by Klarna in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations and in accordance with the information in Klarna's privacy policy at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/privacy



Cookies
 
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.
 
Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
 
You can find out how to manage (including deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers under the links below:

 
Technically necessary cookies
Unless otherwise stated in the privacy policy below, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For this it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.
 
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on § 25 Para. 2 TTDSG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, arising from our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.
You have the right to object, at any time, to the processing of personal data concerning you for reasons arising from your particular situation.
 
Use of CookieFirst
We use the CookieFirst consent management tool from Digital Data Solutions B.V. (Plantage Middenlaan 42a, 1018 DH, Amsterdam; “CookieFirst”) on our website.
The tool enables you to grant consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, and to exercise your right to withdraw consent already granted. The data processing serves the purpose of obtaining and documenting necessary consents for data processing and thus complying with legal obligations.
Cookies may be used for this purpose. The following information, among other things, can be collected and transmitted to CookieFirst: a uniquely assignable ID, date and time of consent, opt-in and opt-out data. This data will not be passed on to other third parties.
The data processing is carried out to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Further information on data protection at CookieFirst can be found at: https://cookiefirst.com/legal/privacy-policy/



Analysis      Advertising tracking      

Use of Google Analytics
On our website, we use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google LLC. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying with the applicable data protection laws.
The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The following information may be collected: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels that enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/. Both Google and US state authorities have access to your data. Your data may be linked by Google with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices and all other data that Google has about you.
IP anonymization is activated on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened 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 transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.
The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
You can prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across all devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must opt out on all systems and devices used for this to be fully effective. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be sent to Google again. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Deactivate Google Analytics .
You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de .

 
Use of Facebook Pixel
We use the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" of Facebook Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland "Facebook") on our website.
Facebook Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data and the transmission of this data to Facebook when the service is integrated. This is based on an agreement between us and Facebook Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, which defines the respective responsibilities. The agreement can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum . According to this agreement, we are particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations in accordance with Art. 13, 14 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service, and for complying with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data concerns our obligations under the agreement on joint processing. Facebook Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects in accordance with Art. 15 - 20 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the service and for complying with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data concerns the obligations of Facebook Ireland under the agreement on joint processing.
The application serves the purpose of addressing website visitors in a targeted manner with interest-based advertising on the Facebook social network. For this purpose, the remarketing tag from Facebook has been implemented on the website. This tag establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers when you visit the website. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the Facebook social network, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum .
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, arising from our overriding legitimate interest in addressing website visitors in a targeted manner with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to these processing operations of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can use the remarketing function „Custom Audiences“ 
here  deactivate.
Further information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Facebook's data protection information at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/


Use of Google Ads Conversion Tracking
We use the online advertising program "Google Ads" and, within this framework, conversion tracking (visit action evaluation) on our website. Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying with the applicable data protection laws.
When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and therefore do not serve for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. This means that there is no way that cookies can be tracked via the websites of Ads customers.
The information collected with the help of the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks  and  https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/
.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, arising from our overriding legitimate interest in addressing website visitors in a targeted manner with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to these processing operations of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
You can deactivate personalized advertising for you in the settings for advertising on Google. You can find instructions on how to do this at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de  
Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by accessing the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further information on opting out mentioned there. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

 
Use of Google AdSense
We use the AdSense function of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying with the applicable data protection laws. The data processing serves the purpose of renting out advertising space on the website and using it to address website visitors in a targeted manner with interest-based advertising. This function enables personalized, interest-based advertising ads from the Google Display Network to be displayed to visitors to the provider's website. Google uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks  and  https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/
. Google may transfer this information to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Google will not under any circumstances associate your IP address with other Google data.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, arising from our overriding legitimate inter est in addressing website visitors in a targeted manner with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to these processing operations of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de . Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by accessing the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further information on opting out mentioned there. Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
 
Use of the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google Inc.
We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying with the applicable data protection laws.
The application serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and visitor interests. Google uses cookies to carry out the analysis of website use, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertising. The cookies are used to record visits to the website and anonymized data about the use of the website. No personal data of website visitors is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account previously accessed product and information areas.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, arising from our overriding legitimate interest in addressing website visitors in a targeted manner with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to these processing operations of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de
Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by accessing the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further information on opting out mentioned there.
Further information on Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

 

Plug-ins and other

Use of Google Maps
We use the function for embedding Google Maps maps of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website.
If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying with the applicable data protection laws.
The function enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. When you access pages in which Google Maps maps are embedded, Google also collects, processes and uses data from visitors to the websites.
Your data may also be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, arising from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to these processing operations of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Further information on the collection and use of data by Google can be found in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html . There you also have the option of changing your settings in the data protection center so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google.


Use of YouTube
We use the function for embedding YouTube videos of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "YouTube") on our website. YouTube is a company affiliated with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").
The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The "Extended data protection mode" option is activated. As a result, YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video will information about it be transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, arising from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to these processing operations of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Further information on the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, on your rights in this regard and on options for protecting your privacy can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy .


Use of Vimeo
We use plug-ins from Vimeo Inc. (555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; "Vimeo") on our website to embed videos from the "Vimeo" portal.
When you access pages on our website that are equipped with such a plug-in, a connection is established to the Vimeo servers and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notifying your browser. This transmits both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited to the Vimeo servers.
If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by starting a video by pressing the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de .
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, arising from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of our website and the legitimate interest of Vimeo in market analysis and in improving its services in a needs-based and targeted manner. You have the right to object to these processing operations of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
If you do not want Vimeo to assign the collected information directly to your Vimeo account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website.
Further information on the purpose and scope of the collection and further use and processing of data by Vimeo, as well as on your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Vimeo's privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy



Rights of data subjects and storage period

Storage duration
After complete contract processing, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then considering legal, especially tax and commercial law retention periods, and then deleted after the deadline, unless you have consented to further processing and use.


Rights of the data subject
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights according to Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
Furthermore, according to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing based on Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR, as well as to the processing for the purpose of direct advertising.


Right to complain to the supervisory authority
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.


Right of objection
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation with effect for the future.
After an objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.


If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After an objection has been made, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct marketing.

last updated: 01.12.2021