privacy

Data protection

1) Introduction and contact details of the person responsible

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.

1.2 The data controller for this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Tomke Jannis Voß, Reeserstraße 47, 47574 Goch, Germany, Tel.: 015757050210, E-Mail: support@kneeguard.deThe controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

2.1 When you simply browse our website for informational purposes, i.e., without registering or otherwise providing us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the website server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • Our visited website
  • Date and time at the time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you came to the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (if necessary: in anonymous form)

The processing takes place in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

2.2 This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the data controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" prefix and the padlock symbol in your browser's address bar.

3) Hosting & Content-Delivery-Network

3.1 Shopify

We use the system of the following provider to host our website and display the page content: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland ("Shopify")

Data will also be transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

All data collected on our website is processed on the provider's servers. We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

In the case of data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

3.2 Cloudflare

We use a content delivery network from the following provider: Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

This service allows us to deliver large media files, such as graphics, page content, or scripts, more quickly via a network of regionally distributed servers. The processing is carried out to protect our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website, in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

4) Cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser (so-called “session cookies”), some of these cookies remain on your end device for a longer period of time and enable page settings to be saved (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find the storage period in the overview of the cookie settings in your web browser.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing takes place in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR in the event that consent has been given or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.

Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

5) Contact

5.1 Loox

For review reminders, we use the services of the following provider: Loox Online Ltd., Rehov Har Sinai 2, 6581602 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

We will only transmit your email address and, if applicable, other customer data to the provider on the basis of your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, so that they can contact you with a review reminder via email.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future vis-à-vis us or the provider.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When data is transmitted to the provider location, an appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

5.2 When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email), personal data is processed – exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to your request and only to the extent necessary.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is for the purpose of entering into a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted if the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved and provided there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary.

6) comment function

When you use the comment function on this website, your comment, the date and time it was posted, and your chosen username will be stored and published on this website. Your IP address will also be logged and stored. This IP address is stored for security reasons and in case you, as the person posting the comment, infringes the rights of third parties or posts illegal content. We need your email address to contact you if a third party objects to your published content as being unlawful.

The legal basis for storing your data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b and f GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to as unlawful by third parties.

7) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing

7.1 Subscribe to our email newsletter

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information required to receive the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional information is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter, which ensures that you only receive the newsletter after you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the specified email address.

By activating the confirmation link, you consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. We store your IP address entered by your Internet service provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration, in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for the newsletter is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the person responsible mentioned above. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this statement.

7.2 Sending the email newsletter to existing customers

If you provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services from our product range via email. According to Section 7 Paragraph 3 of the German Unfair Competition Act (UWG), we do not need to obtain your separate consent for this. The data processing is based solely on our legitimate interest in personalized direct marketing pursuant to Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. If you initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you any emails.

You have the right to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by sending a message to the data controller named at the beginning of this document. You will only incur transmission costs at the basic rates for this. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately.

7.3 Klaviyo

Our email newsletters are sent via this provider: Klaviyo, Inc., 125 Summer St., Ste 600, Boston, MA 02110, USA

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provided when registering for the newsletter to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, so that they can take over the newsletter distribution on our behalf.

Subject to your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the provider also conducts statistical performance analysis of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the sent emails, which can measure open rates and specific interactions with the newsletter content. Device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and analyzed, but not combined with other data sets.

You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

7.4 Shopping cart reminders via email

If you cancel your purchase from us before completing the order, you have the option of being reminded of the contents of your virtual shopping cart once by e-mail.

The only mandatory information for sending this reminder is your e-mail address. Providing further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending e-mails, which ensures that you only receive a notification if you have expressly confirmed your consent to this by clicking on a verification link sent to the e-mail address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR to send you a shopping cart reminder. We store your IP address entered by your Internet service provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration, in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for our email notification service is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from shopping cart reminders at any time by sending a corresponding message to the person responsible named above. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our mailing list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this statement.

8) Data processing for order processing

8.1 Insofar as necessary for the processing of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data we collect will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we process the contact data you provide when ordering (name, address, e-mail address) in order to inform you within the scope of our legal information obligations in accordance with Art. 6 Para 1 lit. c GDPR via a suitable communication channel (e.g. by post or e-mail) about upcoming updates in the period stipulated by law. Your contact details will be used strictly earmarked for notifications about updates owed by us and will only be processed by us for this purpose to the extent that this is necessary for the information in question.

In order to process your order, we also work together with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the implementation of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

8.2 To fulfill our contractual obligations to our customers, we work with external shipping partners. We will only share your name, delivery address, and, if necessary for delivery, your telephone number with a shipping partner selected by us for the purpose of delivering the goods (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

8.3 CJ Dropshipping

We use the following provider for order processing: YIWU CUJIA TRADE CO.,LTD, F2, Building 8,No.89, Siyuan Road, Yidong Industrial Zone,Niansanli St, China

Name, address and, if applicable, other personal data are passed on to the provider exclusively for the purpose of processing the online order in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will only be passed on to the extent that this is actually necessary to process the order.

8.4 DSers

We use the following provider for order processing: Bowers Enterprises, LLC, 109 Cloister Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269, USA

Your name, address, and any other personal data will be forwarded to the provider in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of the GDPR for the purpose of processing your online order. Your data will only be shared to the extent that this is actually necessary for processing the order. The provider is also used for accounting purposes. Specifically, the provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices, as well as, where applicable, our company's bank transactions, in order to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions, and generate the financial accounting records in a semi-automated process.

If personal data is also processed here, the processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient organization and documentation of our business transactions.

For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider refers to standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.

8.5 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

- Apple Pay

If you choose the "Apple Pay" payment method from Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, the payment will be processed using the "Apple Pay" function of your device running iOS, watchOS or macOS by debiting a payment card stored with "Apple Pay". Apple Pay uses security features built into your device's hardware and software to protect your transactions. In order to release a payment, it is therefore necessary to enter a code previously defined by you and to verify it using the "Face ID" or "Touch ID" function of your device.

For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provide during the ordering process, along with the information about your order, will be sent to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then encrypts this data again with a developer-specific key before the data is sent to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay to carry out the payment. The encryption ensures that only the website through which the purchase was made can access the payment details. After payment is made, Apple will send your device account number and a transaction-specific dynamic security code to the originating website to confirm payment success.

If personal data is processed in the transmissions described, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

Apple retains anonymized transaction information, including approximate purchase amount, date and time, and whether the transaction was successfully completed. The anonymization completely excludes any personal reference. Apple uses the anonymized data to improve Apple Pay and other Apple products and services.

When you use Apple Pay on your iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase you made through Safari on your Mac, your Mac and the authorizing device communicate over an encrypted channel on Apple's servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can identify you personally. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone's settings. Go to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and turn off "Allow Payments on Mac."

Further information on data protection with Apple Pay can be found at the following web address: https://support.apple.com/de-de /HT203027
- Google Pay

If you decide to use the “Google Pay” payment method from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”), payment will be processed using the “Google Pay” application on your device with at least Android 4.4 ("KitKat") operated mobile device with an NFC function by debiting a payment card stored with Google Pay or a payment system verified there (e.g. PayPal). To release a payment via Google Pay of more than €25, you must first unlock your mobile device using the verification measure set up (e.g. face recognition, password, fingerprint or pattern).

For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provide during the ordering process together with the information about your order will be passed on to Google. Google then transmits your payment information stored in Google Pay in the form of a unique transaction number to the source website, which is used to verify that the payment has been made. This transaction number does not contain any information about the real payment data of your means of payment stored with Google Pay, but is created and transmitted as a uniquely valid numeric token. For all transactions via Google Pay, Google only acts as an intermediary to process the payment process. The transaction is carried out exclusively in the relationship between the user and the source website by debiting the means of payment stored with Google Pay.

If personal data is processed in the transmissions described, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

Google reserves the right to collect, store and evaluate certain process-specific information for every transaction made via Google Pay. This includes the date, time, and amount of the transaction, merchant location and description, a description provided by the merchant of the goods or services purchased, photographs you included with the transaction, the name and email addresses of the seller and buyer, or of the sender and recipient, the payment method used, your description of the reason for the transaction and, if applicable, the offer associated with the transaction.

According to Google, this processing takes place exclusively in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR on the basis of the legitimate interest in proper accounting, the verification of transaction data and the optimization and functional maintenance of the Google Pay service.

Google also reserves the right to merge the processed transaction data with other information that is collected and stored by Google when using other Google services.

The Google Pay Terms of Use can be found here:

https://payments.google.com/payments /apis-secure /u /0 /get_legal_document ?ldo=0 &ldt=googlepaytos &ldl=de
Further information on data protection at Google Pay can be found at the following web address:
https://payments.google.com/payments /apis-secure /get_legal_document ?ldo=0 &ldt=privacynotice &ldl=de
- Klarna

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden

When you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to pay in advance (such as credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number), as well as information about the contents of your order, will be transmitted to the provider in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. In this case, your data will be transmitted exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method where the provider makes an advance payment (such as invoice, installment purchase or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal data during the ordering process (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, data on an alternative payment method).

To protect our legitimate interest in assessing our customers' creditworthiness, we forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide, as well as other data (such as shopping cart contents, invoice amount, order history, and payment history), the provider checks whether your selected payment method can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

In addition to internal provider criteria pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, identity and creditworthiness information from the following credit agencies may also be included in the decision-making process for the application review:

https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/credit_rating_agencies

The credit report can contain probability values (so-called score values). As far as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical process. Among other things, but not exclusively, address data is included in the calculation of the score values.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for processing payments in accordance with the contract.
- Paypal

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: PayPal (Europe) S.arl et Cie, S.CA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

When you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to pay in advance, your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the contents of your order will be transmitted to the provider in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. In this case, your data will be transmitted exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method where we make advance payments, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data during the ordering process (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, details of an alternative payment method).

In order to protect our legitimate interest in assessing your creditworthiness in such cases, we forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide, as well as other data (such as shopping cart contents, invoice amount, order history, and payment history), the provider checks whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

The credit report can contain probability values (so-called score values). As far as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical process. Among other things, but not exclusively, address data is included in the calculation of the score values.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for processing payments in accordance with the contract.
- Shopify Payments

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

When you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to pay in advance (such as credit card payment), your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number), as well as information about the contents of your order, will be transmitted to the provider in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. In this case, your data will be transmitted exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

9) Retargeting/ Remarketing und Conversion-Tracking

9.1 Meta Pixel with extended data matching

Within our online service, we use the "Meta Pixel" service from the following provider in extended data matching mode: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta")

When a user clicks on one of our ads on Facebook or Instagram, the URL of our linked page is extended with a parameter using "Meta Pixel." This URL parameter is then entered into the user's browser after redirection via a cookie set by our linked page itself. Furthermore, this cookie collects specific customer data, such as the email address, which we collect on our website linked to the Facebook or Instagram ad during processes like purchases, account logins, or registrations (extended matching). The cookie is then read and enables the transmission of the data, including the specific customer data, to Meta.

We use "Meta Pixel" with advanced matching to make our advertisements (so-called "Ads") on Facebook and/or Instagram more effective and to ensure that they match the interests of users or have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products, which are determined based on the websites visited) that we transmit to Meta (so-called "Custom Audiences").

Furthermore, we analyze the effectiveness of our advertisements by tracking whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on an ad (conversion). Compared to the standard "Meta Pixel" feature, the enhanced matching function helps us better measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns by capturing more attributed conversions.

All transmitted data is stored and processed by Meta, so that it can be assigned to the respective user profile and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Meta's data usage guidelines (https://www.facebook.com/about /privacy /) can use the data. This data can enable Meta and its partners to display ads on and off Facebook.

All of the processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

The information generated by Meta is generally transferred to a Meta server and stored there; in this context, it may also be transferred to Meta Platforms Inc. servers in the USA.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

9.2 TikTok Pixel

This website uses the conversion tracking technology of the following provider: TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland

If you have accessed our website from an advertisement on the provider's domain, the success of the advertisement can be tracked with the help of cookies and/or similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, pings or HTTP requests).

For this purpose, certain device and browser information, including your IP address if applicable, is read using tracking technology in order to record and evaluate user actions predefined by us (e.g., completed transactions, leads, search queries on the website, visits to product pages). This enables us to compile statistics on user behavior on our website after redirection from an advertisement, which we use to optimize our offering.

All of the processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

10) Rights of the data subject

10.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following rights as a data subject (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the legal basis cited for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:

  • Right to information according to Art. 15 GDPR;
  • Right to rectification according to Art. 16 GDPR;
  • Right to erasure according to Art. 17 GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
  • Right to information according to Art. 19 GDPR;
  • Right to data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR;
  • Right to revoke granted consent in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR;
  • Right to complain according to Art. 77 GDPR.

10.2 RIGHT OF OBJECTION

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS IN OUR PREVIOUS LEGITIMATE INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA INVOLVED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN PROVE COMPREHENSIVE REASONS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE CERTIFICATION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU MAY OBJECT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA INVOLVED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

11) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is based on the respective legal basis, the processing purpose and - if relevant - also based on the respective statutory retention period (e.g. commercial and tax retention periods).

When processing personal data on the basis of an express consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data that are processed as part of legal or similar obligations on the basis of Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention period has expired, provided that it is no longer required to fulfill or initiate a contract and/or we have no legitimate interest in further storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 1 GDPR, unless we can provide compelling reasons worthy of protection prove the processing that outweighs your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct advertising on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection under Article 21 (2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration on specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.