Privacy Policy

 

1) Introduction and contact details of the controller

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

1.2 The controller for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is BladeofAnime, Weinbergweg 1/1, 75223 Niefern-Öschelbronn, Germany, Tel.: +4915679706341, E-Mail: support@bladeofanime. The 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 the processing of personal data.

1.3 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string "https://" and the padlock symbol in your browser line.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

When using our website for information purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, 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 reached the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(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 for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files subsequently should there be concrete indications of unlawful use.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

Hosting by Shopify
We use the shop system of the service provider Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland ("Shopify"), for the purpose of hosting and displaying the online shop based on processing on our behalf. All data collected on our website is processed on Shopify's servers. As part of the aforementioned services of Shopify, data may also be transmitted to Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada, Shopify Data Processing (USA) Inc., Shopify Payments (USA) Inc., or Shopify (USA) Inc. in the context of further processing on our behalf. In the event of data being transmitted to Shopify Inc. in Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission. Further information on Shopify's data protection can be found on the following website: https://www.shopify.de/legal/datenschutz
Any further processing on servers other than the aforementioned Shopify servers will only take place within the scope of the information provided below.

4) Cookies

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after you close your browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your device for longer and allow your page settings to be saved (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can check the storage duration in your web browser's cookie settings overview.
If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR either for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in the case of consent granted, or in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally.
Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5) Contacting us

5.1 Review reminder and verification by Judge.me
Provided that you have given us your express consent to do so during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, we will transmit your e-mail address as well as your order number and order date to the review platform Judge.me of Judge.me LLC, PO Box 7403, Jackson, Wyoming 83002, USA, so that they can send you a review reminder by e-mail. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the controller for data processing or to the review platform Judge.me.
Within our website, functions for collecting and displaying product reviews from the service Judge.me are integrated. In this context, certain personal data is processed when a review is submitted in order to verify customer reviews. If you submit a review on our website, your first and last name, e-mail address, order date and order number, as well as the name and, if applicable, international references (GTIN/ISDNF) will be collected, transmitted to Judge.me, and evaluated there in order to decide on the legitimacy of a customer review for a specific order. These processing operations are carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in ensuring the authenticity of customer reviews by guaranteeing the transaction-related nature of the reviews and preventing review abuse. After the review has been checked and approved, the data will be deleted by Judge.me. In all the aforementioned processing operations, personal data may also be transmitted to servers of Judge.me LLC in the USA.
The privacy policy of Judge.me can be found at: https://judge.me/privacy

5.2 When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or e-mail), personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering your request and only to the extent necessary. The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory storage obligations to the contrary.

6) Data processing when opening a customer account

According to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary if you provide it to us when opening a customer account. You can see which data is required for opening an account in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website. You can delete your customer account at any time by sending a message to the address of the controller mentioned above. After your customer account has been deleted, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary, and we have no legitimate interest in continued storage.

7) Comment function

As part of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created and the commenter name you have chosen will be saved and published on this website. Furthermore, your IP address will be saved for security reasons in order to enable an assignment to the author in case of unlawful comments. Your e-mail address will be saved for the purpose of contacting you if a third party should object to your published content as unlawful.

8) Use of customer data for direct advertising

Subscription to our e-mail newsletter

When you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. Your e-mail address is the only mandatory information required to send the newsletter. Providing further data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. For the newsletter dispatch, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive the newsletter if you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the specified e-mail address.

By activating the confirmation link, you grant us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. In doing so, we save your IP address as registered by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to track a potential misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter is used strictly for the purpose intended. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After you have unsubscribed, your e-mail 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 data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

We also use your data to introduce you to products that may match those you have already purchased. You can object to corresponding messages at any time via the link in the respective message.

9) Data processing for order processing

9.1 Insofar as it is necessary for the performance of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6(1)(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 details you provided when ordering (name, address, e-mail address) in order to inform you personally about upcoming updates within the legally prescribed period in accordance with our statutory information obligations pursuant to Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR via a suitable communication channel (e.g., by post or e-mail). Your contact details are used strictly for the purpose of informing you about updates owed by us and are only processed by us for this purpose to the extent necessary for the respective information.

Furthermore, we work with the following service provider(s) to process your order, who support us entirely or partially in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

 

9.2 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

- Amazon Pay
If you choose the "Amazon Pay" payment method, payment processing is carried out via the payment service provider Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a., 38 avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg (hereinafter: "Amazon Payments"), to whom we will pass on your information provided during the ordering process together with information about your order in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data is passed on solely for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider Amazon Payments and only to the extent necessary for this purpose. If cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on the end device, are set when using Amazon Pay, this is done exclusively on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. This consent can be revoked at any time via the "Cookie Consent Tool" implemented on the website. You can find further information on the data protection provisions of Amazon Payments at the following internet address: https://pay.amazon.de/help/82974
- Paypal
When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, we will pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal") as part of the payment processing. The transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.
For the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit assessment with regard to the statistical probability of non-payment for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values. Further data protection information, including information on the credit agencies used, can be found in the PayPal privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
- Paypal Checkout
This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal that consists of PayPal's own payment methods and local payment methods from third-party providers.
When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "pay later" via PayPal, we will pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal") as part of the payment processing. The transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.
For the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "pay later" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency. The result of the credit assessment with regard to the statistical probability of non-payment is used by PayPal for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things, 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 PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
When selecting the PayPal payment method "invoice purchase", your payment data will first be transmitted to PayPal in preparation for the payment, whereupon PayPal will forward it to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin ("Ratepay") to carry out the payment. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR in each case. In this case, RatePay carries out an identity and credit check in its own name to determine solvency in accordance with the principle already mentioned above and passes on your payment data to credit agencies based on the legitimate interest in determining solvency in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. A list of the credit agencies that Ratepay can use can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/
When using the payment method of a local third-party provider, your payment data will first be passed on to PayPal in preparation for the payment in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal will then transmit your payment data to the corresponding provider to carry out the payment in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR:
- Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany)
- iDeal (Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main
- bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d'Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)
- blik (Polski Standard Płatności sp. z o.o., ul. Czerniakowska 87A, 00-718 Warsaw, Poland)
- eps (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2
1200 Vienna, Austria)
- MyBank (PRETA S.A.S, 40 Rue de Courcelles, F-75008 Paris, France)
- Przelewy24 (PayPro SA, Kanclerska 15A, 60-326 Poznań, Poland)
Further data protection information can be found in the PayPal privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
- Shopify Payments
We use the payment service provider "Shopify Payments", 3rd Floor, Europa House, Harcourt Building, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. If you decide on a payment method offered via the payment service provider Shopify Payments, payment processing is carried out via the technical service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland, to whom we pass on your information provided during the ordering process together with information about your order (name, address, account number, bank sort code, possibly credit card number, invoice amount, currency and transaction number) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data is passed on solely for the purpose of payment processing with Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. and only to the extent necessary for this purpose. Further information on data protection at Shopify Payments can be found at the following internet address: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy.
Data protection information regarding Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. can be found here: https://stripe.com/de/privacy

9.3 Electronic cancellation option for continuous obligations with consumers

Consumers who have entered into contracts for paid continuous obligations (such as subscription contracts) on this website have the option to cancel these via an electronic button in accordance with the applicable notice periods. Clicking the button leads to a confirmation page on which the consumer can provide further details about the cancellation, identify themselves clearly, and subsequently declare their cancellation electronically. The collection of personal data and its transmission to us takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for the proper processing of the cancellation. Also on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, the provided personal data is used to confirm receipt of the cancellation declaration and the time of cancellation in text form by electronic means. A further legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. We are legally obliged to provide an electronic cancellation option for consumer contracts concluded via electronic commerce for paid continuous obligations.

10) Online Marketing

Use of affiliate programs

- Own affiliate program
In connection with the product presentations on our website, we operate our own affiliate program, within the framework of which we provide interested third-party website operators with partner links for placement on their websites, which lead to our offers. Cookies are used for the affiliate program, which are generally set on the partner site after clicking on a corresponding partner link and for which we are therefore not responsible under data protection law. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device in order to be able to track the origin of transactions (e.g., "sales leads") that were generated via such links. In this way, we can recognize, among other things, that you have clicked on the partner link and were redirected to our website. This information is required for payment processing between us and the affiliate partners. Insofar as the information also contains personal data, the described processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate financial interest in the processing of commission payments in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
If you wish to block the evaluation of user behavior via cookies, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually on their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally.

11) Web Analysis Services

Google Analytics 4
This website uses Google Analytics 4, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which allows for the analysis of website usage.
When using Google Analytics 4, so-called "cookies" are used by default. Cookies are text files that are stored on your device and enable an analysis of your use of a website. The information collected by cookies about your use of the website (including the IP address transmitted by your device, with the final digits truncated—see below) is generally transmitted to a Google server, where it is stored and processed. This may also involve the transmission of information to the servers of Google LLC, based in the USA, and further processing of the information there.
When using Google Analytics 4, the IP address transmitted by your device during your use of the website is always automatically collected and processed in an anonymized manner by default, so that any direct personal identification of the collected information is excluded. This automatic anonymization is achieved by Google truncating the final digits of the IP address transmitted by your device within member states of the European Union (EU) or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
On our behalf, Google uses this and other information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on your website activities and usage behavior, and to provide us with further services related to your website usage and internet usage. In this process, the truncated IP address transmitted by your device as part of Google Analytics 4 is not merged with other data from Google. The data collected through the use of Google Analytics 4 is retained for 2 months and subsequently deleted.
Google Analytics 4 also enables the creation of statistics with statements about the age, gender, and interests of website users based on an evaluation of interest-based advertising and with the inclusion of third-party information via a special feature called "demographic characteristics." This allows for the identification and differentiation of user groups of the website for the purpose of targeting marketing measures. However, data collected via "demographic characteristics" cannot be attributed to any specific person and therefore not to you personally. This data collected via the "demographic characteristics" function is retained for two months and subsequently deleted.
All processing described above, in particular the setting of Google Analytics cookies for the storage and retrieval of information on the device you use to access the website, only occurs if you have given us your explicit consent for this in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your visit to the website. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.
In connection with this website, the "UserIDs" function is also used as an extension of Google Analytics 4. By assigning individual UserIDs, we can have Google create reports across devices (so-called "Cross-Device Tracking"). This means that if you have provided your corresponding consent to the use of Google Analytics 4 in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, your usage behavior can also be analyzed across devices, provided you have set up a personal account through registration on this website and are logged into your personal account on various devices with your relevant login credentials. The data collected in this way shows, among other things, which device you first clicked on an advertisement and on which device the corresponding conversion occurred.
In connection with this website, the Google Signals service is also used as an extension of Google Analytics 4. With Google Signals, we can have Google create reports across devices (so-called "Cross-Device Tracking"). Provided you have activated "personalized ads" in your Google account settings and have linked your internet-capable devices to your Google account, Google can analyze usage behavior across devices upon your consent to the use of Google Analytics 4 in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and create database models based on this. This takes into account the logins and device types of all website users who were logged into a Google account and performed a conversion. The data shows, among other things, which device you first clicked on an advertisement and on which device the corresponding conversion occurred. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics created on the basis of Google Signals. You have the option to deactivate the "personalized ads" function in your Google account settings and thus stop cross-device analysis in connection with Google Signals. Please follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de
Further information on Google Signals can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de
We have concluded a so-called data processing agreement with Google for our use of Google Analytics 4, through which Google is obligated to protect the data of our website users and not to pass it on to third parties.
To ensure compliance with the European level of data protection, even in the event of potential data transmission from the EU/EEA to the USA and possible further processing there, Google relies on the so-called Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission, which we have contractually agreed upon with Google.
Further legal information on Google Analytics 4, including a copy of the aforementioned Standard Contractual Clauses, can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

12) Retargeting/ Remarketing/ Recommendation Advertising

Google Ads Remarketing
Our website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing, with which we advertise this website in Google search results as well as on third-party websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). For this purpose, Google places a cookie in the browser of your device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visit. Any further data processing will only take place if you have agreed to Google linking your internet and app browser history with your Google account and using information from your Google account to personalize the ads you see on the web. In this case, if you are logged into Google while visiting our website, Google uses your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, your personal data is temporarily linked by Google with Google Analytics data to form target groups. As part of the use of Google Ads Remarketing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC in the USA.
Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Remarketing and how Google handles data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
You can permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Remarketing by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available from Google at the following link:
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?
Further information and the privacy policy regarding advertising and Google can be viewed here:
https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for the reading of information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your explicit consent for this in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

13) Website Functionalities

13.1 Use of YouTube videos
This website uses the YouTube embedding function to display and play videos from the provider “YouTube,” which belongs to Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”).
The advanced privacy mode is used here, which, according to the provider, only initiates the storage of user information when the video(s) are played. If the playback of embedded YouTube videos is started, the provider “YouTube” uses cookies to collect information about user behavior. According to information from “YouTube,” these are used, among other things, to record video statistics, improve user friendliness, and prevent abusive practices. If you are logged into Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish to be associated with your profile on YouTube, you must log out before activating the button. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, and you must contact YouTube to exercise this right. As part of the use of YouTube, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC in the USA.
Regardless of whether embedded videos are played, a connection to the Google network is established every time this website is accessed, which may trigger further data processing operations beyond our control.
All processing described above, in particular the reading of information on the device used via the tracking pixel, will only be carried out if you have given us your explicit consent for this in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, YouTube videos will not be used during your visit to the site.
You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website or via other options communicated to you on the website.
Further information on data protection at “YouTube” can be found in the YouTube Terms of Use at https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms as well as in Google’s Privacy Policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

13.2 hCaptcha
On this website, we use the service “hCaptcha” from Intuition Machines, Inc., 350 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.
The service checks whether an input is made by a natural person or abusively by mechanical and automated processing, and blocks spam, DDoS attacks, and similar automated malicious access. By setting cookies, among other things, hCaptcha ensures based on the following data that an action is performed by a human and not by an automated bot: IP address of the device used, identification data of the browser and operating system type used, date and duration of the visit, and user behavior, e.g., mouse movements or other queries. The procedure is used exclusively to defend against spam, DDoS attacks, and similar automated malicious access.
All processing described above, in particular the reading of information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your explicit consent for this in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, hCaptcha will not be used during your visit to the site.
hCaptcha may result in your data being transmitted to the USA. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Intuition Machines, Inc., which obligates the company to protect the data of our site visitors and not to pass it on to third parties.
For the transfer of data from the EU to the USA, Intuition Machines, Inc. relies on the so-called Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection in the USA.
Further information on how hCaptcha uses your data can be found here: https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy

14) Tools and Other

Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a so-called “Cookie Consent Tool” to obtain valid user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The “Cookie Consent Tool” is displayed to users upon accessing the site in the form of an interactive user interface, on which consent can be given for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications by checking boxes. By using this tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user has granted the corresponding consent by checking the box. This ensures that such cookies are only placed on the user's respective device if consent has been granted.
The tool places technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed in this process.
If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning, or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies and, therefore, in a legally compliant design of our website.
A further legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. As the controller, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.
Further information on the operator and the settings of the Cookie Consent Tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

15) Rights of the Data Subject

15.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller regarding the processing of your personal data, with reference being made to the cited legal basis for the respective exercise requirements:

  • Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
  • Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
  • Right to notification pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
  • Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR;
  • Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

15.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITHIN THE SCOPE OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL TERMINATE THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS.

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

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

16) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of the processing and – if applicable – additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. commercial and tax retention periods).

When processing personal data on the basis of explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, these data are stored until the data subject revokes their consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data that are processed within the scope of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, these data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided they are no longer required for the performance of the contract or the initiation of a contract and/or we have no continuing legitimate interest in further storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, these data are stored until the data subject exercises their right to object pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, these data are stored until the data subject exercises their right to object pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.

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

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