Privacy Policy

Privacy policy

We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our enterprise. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of the OK.de Services GmbH “OK.de”. The use of the Internet pages of the OK.de Services GmbH (here especially www.ok.de, oksecure.net, oksecure.app incl. subdomains) is possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of special services of our company (e.g. e-mail service) via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

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 in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the “OK.de”. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like 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 their rights by means of this privacy policy.

As the controller, the “OK.de” has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed.

Table of contents
  1. Definitions
  2. Name and address of the controller
  3. Name and address of the data protection officer
  4. Cookies
  5. Collection of general data and information
  6. Registration on our website
  7. Contact via the website
  8. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data
  9. Rights of the data subject
  10. Data protection provisions about the application and use of affilinet
  11. Data protection provisions about the application and use of OATH (EMEA) Limited
  12. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Analytics
  13. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Tag Manager
  14. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Advertising Products (Google Ads)
  15. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google reCAPTCHA
  16. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Remarketing
  17. Data protection provisions about the application and use of One Trust
  18. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Hetzner
  19. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Freshworks
  20. Data protection provisions about the application and use of MessageBird
  21. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Mailgun
  22. Data protection provisions about the application and use of SpamExperts
  23. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Facebook
  24. Data protection provisions about the application and use of TradeTracker
  25. Data protection provisions about the application and use of DPA ;Newsticker of DPA
  26. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Glomex
  27. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Check24 Vergleichsportal Energie
  28. Data protection provisions about the application and use of CHECK24 Vergleichsportal Finanzen GmbH
  29. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Make Opinion GmbH
  30. Data protection provisions about the application and use of FortKnoxster
  31. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Twitter
  32. Data protection provisions about the application and use of DoubleClick
  33. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Awin
  34. Payment method: Data protection provisions about PayPal as a payment method
  35. Legal basis of the processing
  36. Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the controller or a third party
  37. Duration for which the personal data is stored
  38. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision
1. Definitions

The data protection declaration is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for 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 Privacy Policy:

  • personal data
    Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
  • person concerned
    A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.
  • Processing
    Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
  • Restriction of processing
    Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting its future processing.
  • Profiling
    Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.
  • Pseudonymization
    Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
  • Controller or controller responsible for the processing
    Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
  • Processor
    Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
  • Recipient
    Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.
  • Third party
    Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.
  • Consent
    Consent is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
2. name and address of the controller

The controller 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 the:

OK.de Services GmbH
Uhlandstr. 165/166
10719 Berlin
Germany

3. Name and address of the data protection officer

The data protection officer of the controller is
Dr. Sebastian Kraska

IITR Datenschutz GmbH
Marienplatz 2
80331 München
Deutschland
E-Mail: email @ iitr . de

Any data subject can contact our data protection officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection. For general questions about the OK.de mail service, please send an e-mail to [email protected]

4. Cookies

The Internet pages of the “OK.de” use cookies. Cookies are text files that are placed and stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject 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, the “OK.de” can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the benefit of the 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, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie for a shopping basket in an online store. The online store remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used 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 data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

5. Collection of general data and information

Each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system, a series of general data and information is collected. This general data and information is stored in the server 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 recorded, (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 for security purposes in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

This information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, the “OK.de” analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process.

6. Registration on our website

The data subject has the option of registering on the controller's website by providing personal data. Which personal data is transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for the controller's own purposes. The controller may arrange for the data to be passed on to one or more processors, such as a parcel service provider, who will also use the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller.

By registering on the controller's website, the IP address assigned by the data subject's Internet service provider (ISP), 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 make it possible to investigate criminal offenses that have been committed. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to safeguard the controller. This data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or it serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject with voluntary provision of personal data serves the controller to offer the data subject content or services which, due to the nature of the matter, 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 controller's database.

The controller shall provide any data subject at any time upon request with information about what personal data is stored about the data subject. Furthermore, the controller shall rectify or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. All of the controller's employees are available to the data subject as contact persons in this context.

7. Contact via the website

The website of the “OK.de” contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

8. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.

If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

9. Rights of the data subject
  • Right of confirmation
    Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller by e-mail to [email protected]
  • Right of access
    Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller free information about the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of this information at any time. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:
    • the processing purposes
    • the categories of personal data that are 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
    • where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
    • the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing
    • the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with 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, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
      Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller by e-mail to [email protected]
  • Right of rectification
    Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to demand the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning them. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall also have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller by e-mail to [email protected]
  • Right of deletion (right to be forgotten)
    Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as the processing is not necessary:
    • The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
    • The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
    • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
    • The personal data was processed unlawfully.
    • The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
    • The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
      If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by “OK.de”, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller by e-mail to [email protected]. An employee of “OK.de” shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately. If the personal data has been made public by “OK.de” and our company, as the controller, is obliged to erase the personal data pursuant to Article 17(1) GDPR, “OK.de” shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. An employees of the “OK.de” will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.
  • Right to restriction of processing
    Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
    • 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 and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.
    • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
    • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
      If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by “OK.de”, he or she may at any time contact any employee of the controller. The employee of the “OK.de” will arrange the restriction of the processing.
  • Right to data portability
    Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which he or she has provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact any employee of “OK.de” by e-mail to [email protected].
  • Right to object
    Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object at any time, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The “OK.de” shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. If the “OK.de” processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the “OK.de” to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the “OK.de” will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by “OK.de” for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of the “OK.de”. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
  • Automated decisions in individual cases including profiling
    Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, if the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject's explicit consent. 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 “OK.de” shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision. If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller by e-mail at [email protected]
  • Right to withdraw consent under data protection law
    Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller by e-mail to [email protected]
10. Data protection provisions about the application and use of affilinet

The data controller has integrated affilinet components on this website. Affilinet is a German affiliate network that offers affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is an Internet-supported form of sales that enables commercial operators of websites, known as merchants or advertisers, to display advertising, which is usually remunerated via click or sale commissions, on third-party websites, i.e. with sales partners, also known as affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides an advertising medium via the affiliate network, i.e. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on their own website or advertised via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-mail marketing.

The operating company of Affilinet is affilinet GmbH, Sapporobogen 6-8, 80637 Munich, Germany.

Affilinet places a cookie on the data subject's IT system. What cookies are has already been explained above. The Affilinet tracking cookie does not store any personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, i.e. the partner referring the potential customer, as well as the order number of the visitor to a website and the advertising material clicked on are stored. The purpose of storing this data is to process commission payments between a merchant and the affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, i.e. Affilinet.

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Affilinet from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already set by Affilinet can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.

The applicable data protection provisions of Affilinet may be retrieved under https://www.affili.net/de/footeritem/datenschutz .

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR.

11. Datenschutzbestimmungen für die Anwendung und Nutzung von OATH (EMEA) Limited

Certain categories of information collected by Oath are necessary for you to use our services, including information you are required to provide to register for certain services. We may collect and aggregate information when you interact with Oath services. This includes the data specified below.

  • Data that you provide to us. Oath collects information that you provide to us in order to operate and provide our services, including:
    • When you create an account with an Oath service or brand. (Note: If you use our services, we may recognize you or your devices even if you are not signed in to the services).
    • Oath may use device identifiers, cookies and other signals (including third party data) to associate accounts or devices with you.
    • When you use the Services to communicate with others or to post, upload or store content (including comments, photos, voice input, videos, emails, messaging services and attachments).
    • When you use the Services in other ways, such as viewing content provided by us, making search queries and installing Oath software, such as plug-ins.
    • If you register for fee-based services, use services that require your financial data or carry out transactions with us or our business partners, we may collect your payment and billing data in order to provide you with these fee-based services. We may store payment information that you have provided in a previous purchase of fee-based services and give you the option to use such payment information when purchasing a new product.
  • Device data. Oath collects data from your devices (including computers, cell phones, tablets) to provide you with our Services. This includes data about how you interact with our Services and third-party services, as well as data that allows us to recognize and associate your activities across devices and services. This data includes unique identifiers and data such as IP addresses, cookie data, mobile device and advertising identifiers, browser version, operating system and version, mobile network data, device settings and software data.
  • Location data. Oath collects location data from a variety of sources. For more information on how to access and manage your location, please visit our location page and the location settings page on your device.
  • Data from cookies and other technologies.
    • Oath collects data when you access content, ads, websites, interactive widgets, applications and other products (inside and outside of our Services) where Oath's data collection technology, including web beacons, development tools and cookies, is present. This data collection technology allows us to gain insight into your activities inside and outside of our Services and to collect and store data when you interact with services we offer to partners.
    • This data includes: the type of content or ads served, viewed or clicked on; the websites or apps you used before accessing our services or visited immediately after; whether you interacted with certain content or ads; and whether you visited an advertiser's website, downloaded an advertiser's app, purchased an advertised product or service, or took other actions.
  • Data from third parties. Oath collects certain information about you when we receive it from other users, third parties and affiliates. This includes:
    • If you link your account with third-party services or log in via a third-party partner (such as Facebook or Twitter).
    • From publicly available sources.
    • From advertisers regarding your experience or interactions with their offering.
    • When we receive data from third parties or other companies, such as companies that use our services. This may include your activities on other websites and apps, as well as data that these third parties provide to you or to us.
    • Data that we receive from Verizon will always be used in accordance with Verizon's privacy policy.
Use of this data

To provide, personalize and improve our Services, we combine and use the information we have about you (including information we receive inside and outside the Services) to learn more about how you use and interact with our Services and the people and things you are connected to and interested in. We may also use the information we hold about you in the following ways and for the following purposes:

  • Provision, maintenance, improvement and development of relevant functions, content and services.
  • Analyze your content and other data (including incoming and outgoing emails, instant messages, posts photos, attachments and other communications) for the protection and security of our services. These analyses also help us to further personalize the content, services and advertising that we offer you (except in . You can review and control certain types of data associated with your Oath account in your privacy settings.
  • Processing your requests and with your permission.
  • Helping advertisers and publishers connect to offer relevant advertising in their apps and on their websites.
  • Generate and serve (this happens across devices and in our services and beyond) targeted advertising based on your device activity, inferred interests and location data.
  • Contacting you with information about your account or with marketing messages that you can also control.
  • Linking your activities on our Services and on your devices and linking accounts you use on Oath's Services. We may associate activities and accounts under a single user ID.
  • Carrying out or supporting advertising campaigns.
  • (Market) research and innovation.
  • Analyze and report to external parties, including partners, publishers, advertisers, apps, third parties and the public regarding usage and trends of our services and advertising. This includes showing partners trends regarding general preferences, ad effectiveness and user experience data. These analyses and reports may include aggregated or pseudonymized data.
  • Provide location-based services, advertising, search results and other content according to your location settings.
  • Combining data we hold about you with data we receive from business partners or other companies (for example, your activity on other websites and apps) so that the advertising, services and content we provide to you are more relevant to your interests.
  • Detection of and defense against fraudulent, abusive and unlawful activities and protection and security of our services.

The legal basis for the use of the service is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

12. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). We have adapted the configuration of Google Analytics so that only the website analysis function is used, unless separate consent has been given for the advertising functions. Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The cookies set by Google Analytics for measurement purposes are first-party cookies, which means that the cookie values of the data subjects are different for each customer (i.e. there is no single Google Analytics cookie ID that is used on all websites that use Google Analytics). The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google beforehand 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 shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. We use Google Analytics to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. We can use the statistics obtained to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. We also receive information about the functionality of our website (e.g. to identify navigation problems). When configuring Google Analytics, care was taken to ensure that Google receives this data as a processor and is therefore not permitted to use this data for its own purposes. The configuration for the “Google Analytics advertising functions” is independent of this and is described in the corresponding section below, insofar as it is also used on this website.

The legal basis for the use of the service is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

13. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager. This service allows website tags to be managed via an interface. The Google Tool Manager only implements tags. This means that no cookies are used and no personal data is collected. The Google Tool Manager triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. However, the Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If deactivation has been carried out at domain or cookie level, it remains in place for all tracking tags, provided that these are implemented with the Google Tag Manager.

The legal basis for the use of the service is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

14. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Advertising Products (Google Ads)

These are services of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, whose components are used to optimize and display advertising on our website with the help of cookies. These cookies are used to provide relevant ads for users, to improve campaign performance reports or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads more than once. Google Ads uses a cookie ID that is required for the technical process. This cookie ID is decisive for the respective purpose. It is used to record which ads are delivered in which browser. If an ad is to be delivered in a browser, Google Ads uses the cookie ID of the browser to check which Google Ads ads have already been delivered in this browser. This prevents ads from being delivered that the user has already seen. Cookie IDs can also be used to record conversions in Google Ads that are related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a Google Ads ad and later visits the advertiser's website in the same browser and makes a purchase there. Google Ads cookies do not contain any personal data. However, a Google Ads cookie may contain additional campaign identifiers. A campaign identifier is used to identify the campaigns with which you have already been in contact. The data collected when using Google Ads is also used to create commission statements. Among other things, Google can track that certain links have been clicked on our website

The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

15. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google reCAPTCHA

On this website, we also use the reCAPTCHA function of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). This function is primarily used to differentiate whether an entry is made by a natural person or abusively by machine and automated processing. The service includes sending the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google and is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in determining individual responsibility on the Internet and avoiding abuse and spam. As part of the use of Google reCAPTCHA, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

16. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Remarketing

The data controller has integrated Google Remarketing services on this website. Google Remarketing is a function of Google AdWords that enables a company to display advertisements to Internet users who have previously visited the company's website. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows a company to create user-related advertising and consequently to display advertisements relevant to the interests of the Internet user. The operating company of the Google Remarketing services is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. The purpose of Google Remarketing is to display interest-based advertising. Google Remarketing enables us to display advertisements via the Google advertising network or to have them displayed on other websites that are tailored to the individual needs and interests of Internet users.

Google Remarketing places a cookie on the data subject's IT system. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is able to recognize the visitor to our website when he or she subsequently visits websites that are also members of the Google advertising network. Each time a website on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated is accessed, the data subject's internet browser automatically identifies itself to Google. As part of this technical process, Google receives knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address or the surfing behavior of the user, which Google uses, among other things, to display interest-relevant advertising.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject. Each time our website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a cookie on the data subject's IT 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 of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the data subject must call up the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

17. Data protection provisions about the application and use of One Trust

We collect these consents and inputs through our cookie consent management tool (“OneTrust”), provided by OneTrust, LLC (UK headquarters: Cannon Green, 27 Bush Lane, London EC4R 0AA, UK and US headquarters: 1350 Spring Street NW, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, USA ). OneTrust is used to save the cookie settings for the entire website. OneTrust stores information about the categories of cookies used by the website and whether users have given or withdrawn their consent to the use of each category. This allows us to prevent cookies from being set in each category in the user's browser if consent is not given. OneTrust uses cookies for information storage, which have a normal lifespan of one year, so that the preferences of returning visitors are saved. OneTrust is also certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law.

The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

18. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Hetzner

Wir hosten unsere Website bei Hetzner. Anbieter ist die Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen (nachfolgend: Hetzner). Details can be found in Hetzner's privacy policy: https://www.hetzner.com/de/rechtliches/datenschutz. The use of Hetzner is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in displaying our website as reliably as possible. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

19. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Freshworks

Unsere Website verwendet Kommunikations- und Analysedienste von Freshworks Inc., 2950 S. Delaware Street, Suite 201, San Mateo, CA 94403 United States („Freshworks“). Durch die Nutzung dieser Kommunikations- und Analysedienste können wir Ihre Nutzung unserer Dienste besser verstehen. Hierzu übermitteln wir an Freshworks personenbezogene Daten, das heißt Ihre E-Mail-Adresse und Ihr Anmeldedatum, und stellen Freshworks Daten für Analysezwecke zur Verfügung, wenn Sie unsere Website besuchen. Als Datenverarbeiter, der in unserem Namen handelt, analysiert Freshworks Ihre Nutzung unserer Website und verfolgt die Nutzung durch Cookies und ähnliche Technologien, damit wir unseren Service für Sie verbessern können. Bei Cookies handelt es sich um kleine Textdateien, die der Internetbrowser auf dem Computer des Nutzers ablegt. You can find more information on the use of cookies by Freshworks at https://www.freshworks.com/de/datenschutz/. We also use Freshworks as a communication medium via email or via live chats in our product for the purpose of customer management and to ensure the fastest possible support for the best possible user experience. As part of our User Agreement, Freshworks collects publicly available contact information associated with you, such as your email address and location information, to improve your user experience. You can find more information about Freshworks' data processing at https://www.freshworks.com/de/datenschutz/. The Freshworks Services are subject to Freshworks' Terms of Use, which can be found at https://www.freshworks.com/de/cookie-liste/. Freshworks also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, which is intended to achieve a higher level of data protection for companies not based in the EU, https://www.freshworks.com/de/datenschutz/. Further information on data protection at Freshworks can be found at https://www.freshworks.com/de/datenschutz.

The Freshworks Services are subject to the Freshworks Terms of Use available at https://www.freshworks.com/de/nutzungsbedingungen/. The legal basis on which we process your personal data using cookies depends on whether we ask for your consent. If this is the case and you consent to the use of cookies, the legal basis for the processing of your data is the declared consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR). Otherwise, the data processed using cookies will be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR) or, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR). Regardless of whether the processing is based on consent or legal permission, you have the option at any time to revoke your consent or to object to the processing of your data by cookie technologies. To do this, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

We use the services of MessageBird to link the user's end device with the account. We use MessageBird to integrate an in-app chat functionality, which ensures the transmission of messages both within the web application and within the native apps. MessageBird can also be used to send SMS messages to the mobile phone number. The user's mobile phone number and a standard message are transmitted.

20. Data protection provisions about the application and use of MessageBird

MessageBird collects and uses your IP address, your mobile number, the number of messages sent or received, the length of the messages, your location and the device used, how the messages were routed and whether the connection was successful or not. For more information, please refer to MessageBird's privacy policy. You can find MessageBird's privacy policy here: https://www.messagebird.com/de/legal/privacy/.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR (legitimate interest). We have an interest in securing and guaranteeing technical processes, e.g. linking a terminal device to a user account. The additional legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR (fulfillment of the contract). We have concluded an order processing agreement with Messagebird. MessageBird is a company in the Netherlands and operates under Dutch law and is therefore subject to EU data protection law.

21. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Mailgun

This website uses MailGun to send newsletters. The provider is Mailgun Technologies, Inc, 535 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94105. MailGun is a service with which the newsletter dispatch can be organized and analyzed. The newsletter is sent exclusively via data centers within the EU. The legal basis for the processing is therefore your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.the data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted from our servers after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for offers) remain unaffected by this. For more information, please refer to MailGun's privacy policy: https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy.

22. Data protection provisions about the application and use of SpamExperts

This website uses SpamExperts as a SPAM filter for all @OK.de user accounts. It checks whether the sender's e-mail address and IP address are on a blacklist.

For more information, please refer to the SpamExperts privacy policy at https://www.spamexperts.com/privacy-policy

The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR

23. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Facebook

For the information service offered here, we use the technical platform and services of Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. We would like to point out that you use this Facebook page and its functions on your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g. commenting, sharing, rating). When you visit our Facebook page, Facebook collects, among other things, your IP address and other information that is stored on your PC in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the Facebook pages, with statistical information about the use of the Facebook page. Facebook provides more information on this under the following link: http://de-de.facebook.com/help/pages/insights.

Furthermore, user data is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created from the usage behavior and the resulting interests of the users. The usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the user's computer, in which the user's usage behavior and interests are stored. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the user profiles independently of the devices used by the users (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them). The Facebook data usage guidelines are available at the following link: http://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy.

You can find Facebook's complete data policy here: https://de-de.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy

Facebook does not conclusively and clearly state how it uses the data from visits to Facebook pages for its own purposes, to what extent activities on the Facebook page are assigned to individual users, how long Facebook stores this data and whether data from a visit to the Facebook page is passed on to third parties, and we are not aware of this. When you access a Facebook page, the IP address assigned to your device is transmitted to Facebook. According to Facebook, this IP address is anonymized (for “German” IP addresses) and deleted after 90 days. Facebook also stores information about the end devices of its users (e.g. as part of the “login notification” function); this may enable Facebook to assign IP addresses to individual users. If you are currently logged in to Facebook as a user, a cookie with your Facebook ID is stored on your device. This enables Facebook to understand that you have visited this page and how you have used it. This also applies to all other Facebook pages. Facebook buttons integrated into websites enable Facebook to record your visits to these websites and assign them to your Facebook profile. This data can be used to tailor content or advertising to you. If you want to avoid this, you should log out of Facebook or deactivate the “stay logged in” function, delete the cookies on your device and close and restart your browser. In this way, Facebook information that can be used to directly identify you will be deleted. This allows you to use our Facebook page without revealing your Facebook ID. If you access interactive functions on the page (like, comment, share, message, etc.), a Facebook login screen will appear. After logging in, you will once again be recognizable to Facebook as a specific user. Information on how you can manage or delete existing information about you can be found on the following Facebook support pages: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR (legitimate interest).

24. Data protection provisions about the application and use of TradeTracker

The data controller has integrated TradeTracker components on this website. TradeTracker is an affiliate network that offers affiliate marketing. The operating company of TradeTracker is TradeTracker Deutschland GmbH, Uhlandstr. 26, 22087 Hamburg, Germany. TradeTracker places a cookie on the data subject's IT system. What cookies are has already been explained above. The TradeTracker tracking cookie does not store any personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, i.e. the partner referring the potential customer, as well as the order number of the visitor to a website and the advertising material clicked on are stored. The purpose of storing this data is to process commission payments between a merchant and the affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, i.e. TradeTracker. The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent TradeTracker from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already set by TradeTracker can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. The applicable data protection provisions of TradeTracker may be retrieved under https://tradetracker.com/de/privacy-policy/.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR

25. Data protection provisions about the application and use of DPA ;Newsticker der DPA

News tickers and graphics from the German press agency, DPA, Hamburg, are integrated into our online offering in order to provide you with the latest news and information in line with your justified expectations. We also use the DPA Liveblog and DPA SportsLive in our EXPRESS online service. In order to display the ticker and graphics, data is transmitted to DPA, in particular your IP address and the information about which page you are currently visiting.

The legal basis for data processing is our legitimate interest in providing you with current news on an ongoing basis in accordance with your legitimate expectations when you visit our online offers (Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR).

You can object to this data processing for a specific reason. To do so, please contact us using the contact details provided at the beginning. An objection does not affect the permissibility of data processing in the past.

Further information on data processing by the DPA can be found at https://www.dpa.com/de/datenschutzhinweise/.

26. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Glomex

We use Glomex, a service provided by glomex GmbH based in Unterföhring. glomex GmbH, based in Unterföhring, is a 100% subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. “glomex - The Global Media Exchange” is a marketplace for premium video content. With its “Media ExchangeService”, glomex offers a web-based platform for the exchange of content and reach. glomex provides the necessary technical infrastructure in the form of a cloud-based transaction platform.

We are jointly responsible with glomex GmbH for data processing within the scope of Glomex. We have regulated this contractually in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Accordingly, we are responsible for the collection and disclosure of personal data of the end user by transferring it to glomex and its contractual partners by embedding the player in our offers. Glomex is responsible for playing the content in the players, including advertising. In these areas of responsibility, everyone fulfills their data protection rights. The details can be found in the agreement at https://exchange.glomex.com/docs/terms/Publisher_Terms_Conditions.pdf.

The legal basis for data processing is partly your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR and partly our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR. You can find out more about this under Cookies & tracking.

Further information on data processing by glomex GmbH, Unterföhring, can be found at https://www.glomex.com/privacy-policy/ .

27. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Check24 Vergleichsportal Energie

The price comparisons of Check24 Energie integrated on this website, as well as the banners and text links provided by Check24 Energie, which you can use on our website, are an offer of CHECK24 Vergleichsportal GmbH (CHECK24 Vergleichsportal GmbH, Erika-Mann-Str. 62-66, 80636 Munich). If you enter personal data when using the comparison calculator, this data is collected by Check24. Check24 processes your data in accordance with European data protection regulations. You can view detailed information on data protection and your rights with regard to the processing of your data at any time in Check24's privacy policy: https://www.check24.de/popup/datenschutz/

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR.

28. Data protection provisions about the application and use of CHECK24 Vergleichsportal Finanzen GmbH

The price comparisons of Check24 Finanzen integrated on this website, as well as the banners and text links provided by Check24 Finanzen, which you can use on our website, are an offer of CHECK24 Vergleichsportal Finanzen GmbH Trappentreustraße 1-3, 80339 Munich. If you enter personal data when using the comparison calculator, this data is collected by Check24 Finanzen. Check24 Finanzen processes your data in accordance with European data protection regulations. You can view detailed information on data protection and your rights with regard to the processing of your data at any time in Check24's privacy policy: https://kredit.check24.de/datenschutz/

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR.

29. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Make Opinion GmbH

The operator of this website enables participation in paid surveys via CPX-Research using an iFrame. The plugin is provided via an iFrame. The integrated page is operated by CPX Research, which belongs to Make Opinion GmbH (“Make Opinion”), Elfenallee 5, 13127 Berlin, Germany. No data is transferred or made available directly to Make Opinion from this website, cookies are not set, and the provider's data protection information applies to the user data entered in the surveys. This can be found at https://www.cpx-research.com/main/de/privacy-user/.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR.

30. Data protection provisions about the application and use of FortKnoxster

We use FortKnoxster on our website. FortKnoxster is an end-to-end application for inbox, chat, decentralized storage and communication in cryptocurrency. You can view information on data protection and your rights regarding the processing of your data at any time in FortKnoxster's privacy policy: https://fortknoxster.com/privacy-policy/

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR.

31. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Twitter

The data controller has integrated Twitter components on this website. Twitter is a multilingual, publicly accessible microblogging service on which users can publish and disseminate so-called tweets, i.e. short messages limited to 280 characters. These short messages can be accessed by anyone, including people who are not registered with Twitter. However, the tweets are also displayed to the so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user's tweets. Twitter also makes it possible to address a broad audience via hashtags, links or retweets.

The operating company of Twitter is Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the controller and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Twitter component to download a representation of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter. Further information about the Twitter buttons is available at https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons. During the course of this technical procedure, Twitter gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to enable our users to disseminate the content of this website, to make this website known in the digital world and to increase our visitor numbers.

If the data subject is logged in at the same time on Twitter, Twitter recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of his or her stay on our Internet site, which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned by Twitter to the respective Twitter account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted with it is assigned to the personal Twitter user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter always receives information via the Twitter component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Twitter at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Twitter component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Twitter, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Twitter account before accessing our website.

The applicable data protection provisions of Twitter can be found at https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR.

32. Data protection provisions about the application and use of DoubleClick

The controller has integrated components of DoubleClick by Google on this website. DoubleClick is a Google brand under which special online marketing solutions are primarily marketed to advertising agencies and publishers.

The operating company of DoubleClick by Google is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

DoubleClick by Google transmits data to the DoubleClick server with every impression as well as with clicks or other activities. Each of these data transfers triggers a cookie request to the data subject's browser. If the browser accepts this request, DoubleClick places a cookie on the data subject's IT system. What cookies are has already been explained above. The purpose of the cookie is to optimize and display advertising. Among other things, the cookie is used to place and display user-relevant advertising and to create reports on advertising campaigns or to improve them. The cookie is also used to avoid multiple displays of the same advertisement.

DoubleClick uses a cookie ID that is required for the technical process. The cookie ID is required, for example, to display an advertisement in a browser. DoubleClick can also use the cookie ID to record which advertisements have already been displayed in a browser in order to avoid duplication. The cookie ID also enables DoubleClick to record conversions. Conversions are recorded, for example, if a user has previously been shown a DoubleClick advertisement and subsequently makes a purchase on the advertiser's website using the same Internet browser.

A DoubleClick cookie does not contain any personal data. However, a DoubleClick cookie may contain additional campaign identifiers. A campaign identifier is used to identify the campaigns with which the user has already been in contact.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a DoubleClick component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to submit data through the DoubleClick component for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Google. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of data that Google also uses to create commission statements. Among other things, Google can track that the data subject has clicked on certain links on our website.

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a cookie on the data subject's IT system. In addition, cookies already set by Google can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of DoubleClick by Google can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR.

33. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Awin

The controller has integrated components of Awin on this website. Awin is a German affiliate network that offers affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is an Internet-supported form of distribution that enables commercial operators of websites, known as merchants or advertisers, to display advertising, which is usually remunerated via click or sale commissions, on third-party websites, i.e. with distribution partners, also known as affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides an advertising medium via the affiliate network, i.e. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on their own website or advertised via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-mail marketing.

The operating company of Awin is Awin AG, Eichhornstraße 3, 10785 Berlin, Germany.

Awin places a cookie on the data subject's IT system. What cookies are has already been explained above. Awin's tracking cookie does not store any personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, i.e. the partner referring the potential customer, as well as the order number of the visitor to a website and the advertising material clicked on are stored. The purpose of storing this data is to process commission payments between a merchant and the affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, i.e. Awin.

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Awin from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already set by Awin can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.

The applicable data protection provisions of Awin may be retrieved under http://www.Awin.com/de/ueber-Awin/datenschutz/.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR.

34. Payment method: Data protection provisions about PayPal as a payment method

The data controller has integrated PayPal components on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which are virtual private or business accounts. PayPal also offers the option of processing virtual payments via credit cards if a user does not have a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an e-mail address, which is why there is no classic account number. PayPal makes it possible to initiate online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also assumes trustee functions and offers buyer protection services.

The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

If the data subject selects “PayPal” as the payment option during the ordering process in our online store, the data of the data subject is automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.

The personal data transmitted to PayPal is usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, cell phone number or other data required for payment processing. Personal data that is necessary for processing the purchase contract is also data that is related to the respective order.

The purpose of transmitting the data is to process payments and prevent fraud. The controller will transmit personal data to PayPal in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the controller may be transmitted by PayPal to credit reference agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness.

PayPal may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors if this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or if the data is to be processed on behalf of PayPal.

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

The applicable data protection provisions of PayPal may be retrieved under https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR.

35. Legal basis of the processing

Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other 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 in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary in order 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 had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. The processing would then be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. 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 safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).

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

Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

37. Duration for which the personal data is stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After this period has expired, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation.

38. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of 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 would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded for a data subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them.

Failure to provide personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform 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.

As of: 24.11.2021

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