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We are very pleased that you are interested in our company. Data protection is of the highest priority for us. The Internet pages can generally be used without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special company services via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the person concerned.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject, shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Dr. Stephen Wagner. Through this data protection declaration, our company aims to inform the public about the type, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of the rights to which they are entitled through this data protection declaration.

As the person responsible for processing, Dr. Stephen Wagner has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible for the personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every person concerned is free to transmit personal data to us in alternative ways, for example by telephone.

  1. Definitions

The data protection declaration is based on the terms used by the European legislator in adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be both legible and understandable to the general public, as well as to our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

We use the following terms, among others, in this data protection declaration:

  1. a) Personal Data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”). A natural person is considered to be identifiable if, directly or indirectly, in particular through assignment to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more special features, the expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person can be identified.

  1. b) Data Subject

A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the data controller.

  1. c) Processing

Processing is any process carried out with or without the help of automated procedures or any such series of processes in connection with personal data such as collecting, recording, organizing, organizing, storing, adapting or changing, reading out, querying, using, disclosure by transmission, distribution or any other form of making available, matching or linking, restriction, deletion or destruction.

  1. d) Restriction of Processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data to restrict its future processing.

  1. e) Profiling

Profiling is any automated processing of personal data, which consists in using this personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular aspects relating to work performance, economic situation, health, personal Analyze or predict that natural person’s preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, whereabouts or relocation.

  1. f) Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this extra information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures that ensure that the personal data not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.

  1. g) Controller or Data Controller

The person responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, authority, institution, or other body that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. If the purposes and means of this processing are specified by Union law or the law of the Member States, the person responsible or the specific criteria for his naming can be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.

  1. h) Processors

A processor is a natural or legal person, authority, institution, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the person responsible.

  1. i) Recipient

The recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, institution, or other body to which personal data is disclosed, regardless of whether it is a third party or not. However, authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigation mandate under Union or Member State law are not considered recipients.

  1. j) Third Party

Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor, and the persons who, under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor, are authorized to process the personal data.

  1. k) Consent

Consent is any expression of will voluntarily given by the data subject in an informed manner and unequivocally for the specific case in the form of a declaration or other explicit confirmatory action with which the data subject indicates that they consent to the processing of their data.

  1. Name and address of the person responsible for processing

The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union, and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

Dr. Stephen Wagner

Hausdorffstraße 114

D-53129 Bonn, Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 1577 1918067

E-Mail: Impulse@DrStephenWagner.com

Website: www.DrStephenWagner.com

3.Cookies

The Internet pages of www.DrStephenWagner.com use cookies. Cookies are text files that are filed and saved on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a unique identifier, commonly referred to as a cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier assigned to a cookie. It consists of a character string that allows websites and servers to be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the person concerned from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, we can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without cookie settings.

Through the use of cookies, we can optimize the information and offers on our website for each user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website, as this information is stored and retrieved automatically by the website. The cookie is stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the shopping cart cookie in an online shop. The online shop uses a cookie to remember the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by adjusting the corresponding setting in their Internet browser and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the person concerned deactivates the cookie setting in their internet browser, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.

  1. Collection of general data and information

The website www.DrStephenWagner.com collects a series of general data and information each time a person or an automated system accesses the website. This general data and information are stored in the server’s log files. The (1) browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites, which are accessed via an accessing system on our website can be controlled, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information used to avert threats in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website and ( 4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for law enforcement in the event of a cyber attack. The anonymously collected data and information are therefore evaluated by us, both statistically and to enhance data protection and data security within our company, ultimately to achieve an optimal level of protection for those whose personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by an affected person.

  1. Registration on our website

The person concerned has the option to register on the responsible party’s website by providing their data. Which personal data is transmitted to the person responsible for processing results from the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the person concerned is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the person responsible for processing and their purposes. The person responsible for processing can arrange for the data to be passed on to one or more processors, such as a parcel service provider, who also use the personal data exclusively for internal purposes attributable to the person responsible for processing.

By registering on the website of the person responsible for processing, the IP address assigned to the person concerned by their Internet service provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration, are also stored. This data is stored against the background that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services and, if necessary, to enable crimes that have been committed to be investigated. In this respect, storing this data is essential to protect the person responsible for processing. In principle, this data will not be passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to do so or the disclosure is for criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject, with the voluntary provision of personal data, enables the data controller to offer the data subject content or services that, due to their nature, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the database of the person responsible for processing.

The person responsible for processing shall provide any data subject with information at any time upon request as to which personal data is stored about the data subject. Furthermore, the person responsible for processing corrects or deletes personal data at the request or notice of the person concerned, provided that there are no legal storage requirements to the contrary. All employees are available to the person concerned as contact persons in this context.

  1. Subscription to our useletter

On the website of www.DrStephenWagner.com, users are allowed to subscribe to our useletter. Which personal data is transmitted to the person responsible for processing when ordering the useletter results from the input mask used for this purpose.

We inform our customers and business partners regularly via a useletter about company offers. The useletter of our company can only be received by the person concerned if (1) the person concerned has a valid e-mail address and (2) the person concerned registers for the useletter dispatch. For legal reasons, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address entered by a data subject for the first time for the useletter dispatch using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail is used to check whether the owner of the e-mail address, as the person concerned, has authorized receipt of the useletter.

When registering for the useletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the person concerned at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary to understand the (possible) misuse of a person’s e-mail address at a later point in time. It therefore serves to provide legal protection for the person responsible for processing.

The personal data collected as part of registering for the useletter will only be used to send our useletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the useletter could be informed by e-mail if this is necessary for the operation of the useletter service or registration, as could be the case in the event of changes to the useletter offer or changes in the technical conditions. The personal data collected as part of the useletter service will not be shared with third parties. The subscription to our useletter can be canceled by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that the person concerned has given us for sending the useletter can be revoked at any time. There is a corresponding link in every useletter to withdraw consent. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the useletter at any time directly on the website of the person responsible for processing or to inform the person responsible for processing of this in another way.

  1. Useletter tracking

Our useletters contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in HTML emails to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows the statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns to be conducted. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, we can determine if and when a data subject opens an email, as well as which links within the email are clicked by the data subject. Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the useletters are stored and evaluated by the person responsible for processing to optimize the useletter dispatch and to adapt the content of future useletters even better to the interests of the person concerned. This personal data will not be shared with third parties. Affected persons are entitled at any time to revoke the relevant separate declaration of consent given via the double opt-in procedure. After a revocation, the person responsible for processing will delete this personal data. We regard a withdrawal from the receipt of the useletter as a revocation.

  1. Contact option via the website

Due to legal regulations, the website www.DrStephenWagner.com contains information that enables quick electronic contact to our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a person concerned contacts the person responsible for processing by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the person concerned will be automatically saved. Personal data transmitted voluntarily by a data subject to the data controller is stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data will not be shared with third parties.

  1. Routine Deletion and Blocking of Personal Data

The person responsible for processing and storing the personal data of the person concerned only for the time necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or if this is required by the European directive and regulation giver or another legislator in laws or regulations which the person responsible for processing is subject to. If the purpose of storage no longer applies or if a storage period stipulated by the European legislator for directives and regulations or another competent legislator has expired, the personal data will be blocked or deleted as a matter of routine and in accordance with statutory provisions.

  1. Rights of the data subject
  2. a) Right to Confirmation

Every data subject has the right, granted by the European directive and regulation giver, to request confirmation from the data controller as to whether personal data relating to them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

  1. b) Right to information

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European directive and regulation giver, to receive free information about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information from the person responsible for processing at any time. Furthermore, the European legislator for directives and regulations has granted the data subject access to the following information:

  • for processing purposes
  • the categories of personal data being processed
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
  • if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that duration
  • the existence of a right to correction or deletion of the personal data concerning you or to restriction of processing by the person responsible, or a right to object to this processing
  • the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
  • if the personal data is not collected from the data subject, all available information about the origin of the data
  • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling following Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR, and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to information regarding whether personal data has been transmitted to a third country or an international organization. If this is the case, the person concerned has the right to receive information about the appropriate guarantees related to the transmission.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, they can contact a data controller’s employee at any time.

  1. c) Right to rectification

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to demand the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data – also through a supplementary declaration.

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

  1. d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations, to demand that the person responsible delete the personal data concerning them immediately if one of the following reasons applies and if the processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data were collected for such purposes or otherwise processed for which they are no longer necessary.
  • The data subject revokes their consent on which the processing is based, following Art. 6 para. 1 letter a DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 letter a DSGVO, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
  • Following Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO objection to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or the data subject submits an objection according to Art. 21 para. 2 DSGVO objection to the processing.
  • The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
  • Erasure of the personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data was collected concerning information society services offered following Art. 8 para. 1 DSGVO.
  • If one of the above reasons applies and a person concerned wishes to have their data stored by Dr. Stephen Wagner, they can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time. The owner will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately.
  • If the personal data of DrStephenWagner.com has been made public and our company is responsible according to Art. 17 Para. 1 DSGVO, we shall take appropriate measures, also of a technical nature, to other persons responsible for data processing who publish the published data, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs process personal data, to inform that the data subject has requested the deletion of all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data from these other data controllers, insofar as the processing is not necessary. The owner will take the necessary steps in individual cases.
  1. e) Right to restriction of processing

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European directive and regulation giver, to demand that the person responsible restrict the processing if one of the following conditions is met:

  • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
  • The processing is unlawful, the data subject rejects the deletion of the personal data, and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data.
  • The person responsible no longer needs the personal data for processing, but the data subject needs it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to the processing under Art. Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO, and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh those of the person concerned.

If one of the above conditions is met and a person concerned wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by www.DrStephenWagner.com, they can contact the responsible person for processing at any time. The owner will arrange for the restriction of processing.

  1. f) Right to data portability

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European directive and regulation giver, to receive the personal data relating to them, which the person concerned has provided to a person responsible, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another person responsible without hindrance by the person responsible to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent following Article 6, paragraph 1 letter a DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 letter a DSGVO or on a contract according to Art. 6 para. 1 letter b DSGVO and the processing is carried out using automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority that has been transferred to the person responsible.

Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability following Art. 20 para. 1 DSGVO, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one person responsible to another person responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible and provided that this does not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.

To assert their right to data portability, data subjects may contact Dr. Stephen Wagner at any time.

  1. g) Right to object

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver, for reasons that arise from their particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Art. 6 para. 1 letters e or f DSGVO to file an objection. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The owner will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

If the owner processes personal data to operate direct advertising, the person concerned has the right to object at any time to the processing of their data for this purpose. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising. If the data subject objects to the owner’s processing for direct marketing purposes, the owner will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, for reasons arising from their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data relating to them, which is carried out by the owner, for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes, according to Article 89 para. 1 DSGVO to object, unless such processing is necessary to fulfill a task in the public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject can contact the owner directly. In connection with the use of information society services, the data subject is also free, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

  1. h) Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which has legal effects on them or significantly similarly affects them, if the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the data controller, or (2) is permissible based on Union or Member State legislation to which the controller is subject and such legislation requires appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject or (3) is carried out with the express consent of the data subject.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, the owner shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to assert rights relating to automated decisions, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

  1. i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to revoke consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to assert their right to revoke consent, they can contact the owner at any time.

  1. Data protection regulations for the deployment and use of Facebook

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network. A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that typically enables users to communicate with one another and interact in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences, or it allows the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect with others through friend requests.

Facebook’s operating company is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a person concerned lives outside the USA or Canada, the person responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the respective Facebook component automatically activates the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned causes a representation of the corresponding Facebook component to be downloaded from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. As part of this technical process, Facebook is informed which specific subpage of our website the person concerned has visited.

If the person concerned is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes which specific subpage of our website the person concerned is visiting each time they access our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned to the respective Facebook account of the person concerned by Facebook. If the person concerned clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated into our website, for example, the “Like” button, or if the person concerned comments, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the person concerned and stores this personal data.

Facebook receives information via the Facebook component that the person concerned has visited our website, provided the person is logged in to Facebook at the same time as accessing our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook in this way, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, accessible at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains what setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. Additionally, various applications are available that enable the suppression of data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the person concerned to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

  1. Data protection regulations for the deployment and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The person responsible for processing has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the process of collecting and evaluating data on the behavior of website visitors. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data about the website from which a person concerned came to a website (so-called referrer), which subpages of the website were accessed, or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. A web analysis is mainly used to optimize a website and for the cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The person responsible for processing uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for the web analysis via Google Analytics. Through this addition, the IP address of the data subject’s Internet connection is shortened and anonymized by Google if our Internet pages are accessed from a member state of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor flows on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, compile online reports for us that show website activities, and provide other services related to website use.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the user’s information technology system. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the person concerned, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission statements.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website by the person concerned. Each time you visit our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the person concerned, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. Google stores this personal data in the United States of America. Google may share the personal data collected through this technical process with third parties.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by adjusting the corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the person’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to and prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on from the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on instructs Google Analytics via JavaScript not to transmit any data or information about website visits to Google Analytics. Google evaluates the installation of the browser add-on as a contradiction. If the person concerned’s information technology system is later deleted, formatted, or reinstalled, they must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the person concerned or another person within their sphere of influence, there is a possibility of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection regulations can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail under this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

  1. Data protection regulations for the application and use of LinkedIn

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts. More than one billion registered users use LinkedIn in over 200 countries. LinkedIn is currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites globally.

LinkedIn is operated by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible for data protection issues outside the USA.

Each time our website, equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), is accessed, this component causes the browser used by the person concerned to download a corresponding representation of the LinkedIn component. For further information on the LinkedIn plug-ins, please visit https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, LinkedIn is informed which specific subpage of our website the person concerned has visited.

If the person concerned is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes which specific subpage of our website the person is visiting each time they access our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned to the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject by LinkedIn. If the person concerned clicks on a LinkedIn button integrated into our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the person’s personal LinkedIn user account and saves the associated personal data.

LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the person concerned has visited our website, provided the person is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time as accessing our website. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If the person concerned does not want this information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

At https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls, LinkedIn offers the option to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages, and targeted ads, as well as to manage ad settings. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame, who may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. LinkedIn’s applicable data protection regulations are available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn’s Cookie Policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

  1. Data protection regulations for the deployment and use of YouTube

The person responsible for processing has integrated YouTube components into this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate, and comment on them. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why both complete films and television programs, as well as music videos, trailers, or videos made by users themselves, can be accessed via the Internet portal.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective YouTube component caused to download a representation of the relevant YouTube component from YouTube. For further information about YouTube, please visit https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google are informed which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website the person is visiting by loading a subpage that contains a YouTube video. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google receive information via the YouTube component that the person concerned has visited our website, provided the person is logged in to YouTube at the same time as accessing our website. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their YouTube account before accessing our website.

The data protection regulations published by YouTube, accessible at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provide information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

  1. Payment method: data protection regulations for PayPal as a payment method

The person responsible for processing has integrated PayPal components on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which represent virtual private or business accounts. PayPal also offers the option to process virtual payments via credit cards for users who do not have a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an email address, which is why it does not have a traditional account number. PayPal enables you to initiate online payments to third parties or receive payments. PayPal also assumes trustee functions and offers buyer protection services.

PayPal’s European operating company is PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl & Cie. SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

If the data subject selects “PayPal” as the payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, the data subject’s data is automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the person concerned agrees to the transmission of personal data required for payment processing.

The personal data transmitted to PayPal typically includes a first name, a last name, an address, an email address, an IP address, a telephone number, a mobile phone number, or other information required for payment processing. Personal data related to the respective order is also needed to process the purchase contract.

The transmission of the data is intended for payment processing and fraud prevention. The person responsible for processing will transmit personal data to PayPal, provided there is a legitimate interest in doing so. PayPal may transmit the personal data exchanged between PayPal and the person responsible for processing to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness.

PayPal may disclose personal data to affiliated companies, service providers, or subcontractors to the extent necessary to fulfill contractual obligations or process the data for this purpose.

The data subject has the option to withdraw their consent to the handling of personal data by PayPal at any time. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used, or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.

PayPal’s applicable data protection regulations can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

  1. Legal basis of processing

Art. 6 I lit. a DSGVO serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example, when responding to inquiries about our products or services. Is our company subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as the fulfillment of tax obligations, which is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information would need to be shared with a doctor, hospital, or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d DSGVO. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f DSGVO. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and fundamental freedoms of the person concerned do not prevail. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because the European legislator has specifically mentioned them. In this respect, he took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the person responsible (recital 47, sentence 2 DSGVO).

  1. Legitimate interests in processing pursued by the controller or a third party

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

  1. Duration for which the personal data will be stored

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

  1. Statutory or contractual requirements for providing the personal data; Necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision

We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual requirements (e.g., information about the contractual partner). Sometimes, it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded in which a person concerned makes their data available to us, which we must then process. For example, the data subject is required to provide us with personal data if our company enters into a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact the owner. The owner clarifies to the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract, or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences would be if the personal data were not provided.

  1. Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.