We only process personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.

According to Article 4, Paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”), “processing” is considered to be any process carried out with or without the help of automated processes or any series of processes carried out in this context with personal data, such as collecting, recording, organizing, arranging, storing, adapting or changing, reading, querying, using, disclosing by transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision, comparison or linking, restricting, deleting or destroying.

With the following data protection declaration we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we decide on the purposes and means of processing either alone or jointly with others. We will also inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data under their own responsibility.

Our data protection declaration is structured as follows:

I. Information about us as controllers
II. Rights of users and those affected
III. Information on data processing

I. INFORMATION ABOUT US AS RESPONSIBLE

The responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection law is:

MAF Fractal-Media UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Hr. Dr.-Ing. Mirko Filetti
Altmarkt 21
03046 Cottbus 
Brandenburg 
Germany
+49(0) 355 - 21 7 55
+49(0) 162 - 77 49 93 6

The data protection officer at the provider is:

There is no need for a data protection officer.

INFORMATION / CANCELLATION / DELETION

Based on the Federal Data Protection Act, you can contact us free of charge if you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data and their correction, blocking, deletion or revocation of your consent. We would like to point out that you have the right to correct incorrect data or delete personal data if this right does not conflict with a legal retention obligation.

Forms for inquiries about the content or deletion of your personal stored data can be found in the footer (menu) or here:

Data request / deletion

II. RIGHTS OF USERS AND AFFECTED PARTIES

With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and those affected have the right

• for confirmation as to whether data concerning you is being processed, for information about the data processed, for further information about data processing and for copies of the data (see also Article 15 GDPR);
• to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (see also Art. 16 GDPR);
• to the immediate deletion of the data concerning you (see also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, to the extent that further processing is necessary in accordance with Art. 17 Para. 3 GDPR, to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
• to receive the data concerning you and provided by you and to transmit this data to other providers/responsible parties (see also Art. 20 GDPR);
• to complain to the supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the data concerning you is being processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).

In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any correction or deletion of data or the restriction of processing that takes place on the basis of Articles 16, 17 Paragraph 1, 18 GDPR teach. However, this obligation does not apply if this notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Without prejudice to this, the user has the right to information about these recipients.

According to Article 21 of the GDPR, users and those affected also have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permitted.

III. INFORMATION ON DATA PROCESSING

Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies, the deletion of the data does not conflict with any legal retention obligations and no different information is subsequently provided about individual processing procedures.

SERVER DATA

For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable Internet presence, data is transmitted to us or our web space provider through your Internet browser. These so-called server log files contain, among other things, the type and version of your internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL), the website(s) of our website that you visit, the date and time of the respective access as well as the IP address of the Internet connection from which our website is used.

The data collected in this way will be stored temporarily, but not together with other data about you.

This storage takes place on the legal basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our website.

The data will be deleted after seven days at the latest, unless further storage is required for evidentiary purposes. Otherwise, the data will be completely or partially excluded from deletion until an incident has been finally clarified.

COOKIES

a) Session-Cookies

We use so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are stored and stored on your device by the Internet browser you use. These cookies process certain information about you on an individual basis, such as your browser or location data or your IP address.

This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective and secure, as the processing enables, for example, the reproduction of our website in different languages or the offering of a shopping cart function.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit b.) GDPR, provided that these cookies data are processed for the purpose of initiating or executing a contract.

If the processing does not serve to initiate or process a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR.

When you close your internet browser, these session cookies are deleted.

B) Third-party cookies

Our website may also use cookies from partner companies with whom we work for the purposes of advertising, analysis or the functionality of our website.

Please see the information below for details, in particular the purposes and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies.

c) Beseitigungsmöglichkeit

You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by setting your Internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific Internet browser you use. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact the manufacturer or support. However, with so-called Flash cookies, the processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead, you have to change the settings of your Flash player. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the specific Flash player you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Flash player or contact the manufacturer or user support.

However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may result in not all functions of our website being fully usable.

CONTRACT EXECUTION

The data you provide to use our range of goods and/or services will be processed by us for the purpose of contract processing and is necessary to this extent. Contract conclusion and contract processing are not possible without providing your data.

The legal basis for processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR.

We delete the data once the contract has been fully processed, but we must observe the tax and commercial law retention periods.

As part of the contract processing, we pass on your data to the transport company commissioned to deliver the goods or to the financial service provider, if the transfer is necessary for the delivery of goods or for payment purposes.

The legal basis for passing on the data is then Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR.

CUSTOMER ACCOUNT / REGISTRATION FUNCTION

If you create a customer account with us via our website, we will use the data you entered during registration:

• First and Last Name
• E-mail address
• Telephone number (for queries)
• Address
• Salutation / title / gender
• birth date

collect and store data exclusively for pre-contractual services, for the fulfillment of the contract or for the purpose of customer care (e.g. to provide you with an overview of your previous orders with us or to be able to offer you the so-called notepad function). At the same time, we then save the IP address and the date of your registration and time. Of course, this data will not be passed on to third parties.

As part of the further registration process, your consent to this processing will be obtained and reference will be made to this data protection declaration. The data we collect is used exclusively to provide the customer account.

If you consent to this processing, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) GDPR is the legal basis for the processing.

If the opening of the customer account also serves pre-contractual measures or the fulfillment of the contract, the legal basis for this processing is also Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

You can revoke your consent to open and maintain your customer account at any time with future effect in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. To do this, you simply need to inform us of your revocation.

The data collected in this respect will be deleted as soon as processing is no longer necessary. However, we must observe retention periods under tax and commercial law.

NEWSLETTER

If you register for our free newsletter, the data requested from you, i.e. your email address and - optionally - your name and address, will be transmitted to us. At the same time, we store the IP address of the Internet connection from which you access our website as well as the date and time of your registration. As part of the further registration process, we will obtain your consent to send the newsletter, describe the content specifically and refer you to this data protection declaration. We use the data collected exclusively for sending newsletters - which is why they are not passed on to third parties.

The legal basis for this is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) GDPR.

You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time with future effect in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. To do this, you simply need to inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter.

CONTACT OPTIONS

If you contact us using the contact form (encrypted) or email, the data you provide will be used to process your request. Providing the data is necessary to process and answer your request - without it, we cannot answer your request or at best respond to a limited extent.

The legal basis for this processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR.

Your data will be deleted if your request has been answered conclusively and deletion does not conflict with any legal retention obligations, such as in the event of any subsequent contract processing.

USE OF GOOGLE ANALYTICS WITH ANONYMIZATION FUNCTION

We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

The Google Analytics service is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

Usage and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time or frequency of visits to our website, is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. With this function, Google shortens the IP address within the EU or EEA.

The data collected in this way is in turn used by Google to provide us with an analysis of visits to our website and usage activities there. This data can also be used to provide other services related to the use of our website and the use of the Internet.

Google states that it does not associate your IP address with other data. In addition, Google is keeping under

https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners

Further data protection information is available for you, including, for example, the options for preventing data use.

Google also offers under

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

a so-called deactivation add-on along with further information about this. This add-on can be installed with common Internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when you visit our website. The add-on tells Google Analytics' JavaScript (ga.js) that information about visits to our website should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services. You can of course also find out whether and which other web analysis services we use in this data protection declaration.

USE OF IONOS WEBANALYTICS

We use WebAnalytics on our website. This is an analysis service from 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany, hereinafter referred to as “WebAnalytics”, with which we can analyze the use of our website.

For analysis, data about the type and version of your internet browser, your operating system, the type of your device, the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL), the website (see ) of our website that you visit or the files that you request, the date and time of each access as well as the anonymized IP address of the internet connection from which our website is used.

The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization, improvement and economic operation of our website.

USE OF GOOGLE MAPS

On our website we use Google Maps to display our location and to create directions. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection is established to the Google server in the USA when our website is accessed.

If you access the Google Maps component integrated into our website, Google stores a cookie on your device via your Internet browser. In order to display our location and create directions, your user settings and data are processed. We cannot rule out that Google uses servers in the USA.

The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website.

Through the connection to Google established in this way, Google can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the directions should be sent.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by using the appropriate settings in your internet browser. You can find details on this under “Cookies” above.

In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is subject to the Google Terms of Use and the Google Maps Terms and Conditions:

https://policies.google.com/terms?gl=DE&hl=de 

https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.

Google also offers further information under the following links:

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

https://policies.google.com/privacy

USE OF GOOGLE RECAPTCHA

On our website we use Google reCAPTCHA to check and prevent interactions on our website through automated access, for example by so-called bots. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

Through this service, Google can determine from which website a request is sent and from which IP address you use the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may also collect other information that is necessary to offer and guarantee this service.

The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in preventing unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar.

Google offers further information on the general handling of your user data under the following link:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

USE OF GOOGLE FONTS

On our website we use Google Fonts to display external fonts. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection is established to the Google server in the USA when our website is accessed.

The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.

By connecting to Google when you access our website, Google can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the display of the font should be sent.

Google offers further information under the following link, in particular on the options for preventing data use:

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

https://policies.google.com/privacy

USE OF FONTAWESOME

In order to be able to display fonts and visual elements on our website, we use external fonts from FontAwesome. FontAwesome is a service provided by

Fonticons Inc., 6 Porter Road, Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA, hereinafter referred to as “FontAwesome”.

When you access our website, a connection is established to the FontAwesome server in the USA in order to enable and update the display of fonts and visual elements.

The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.

By connecting to the FontAwesome server when you access our website, FontAwesome can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the display of the font should be sent.

FontAwesome offers further information at the following link, in particular on the options for preventing data use:

https://fontawesome.com/privacy

USE OF BOOTSTRAPCDN

To optimize the retrieval speed, design and presentation of the content of our website on different devices, we use the BootstrapCDN service, a content delivery network (“CDN”), on our website. This is a service of StackPath, LLC, 2021 McKinney Ave. Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75201, USA, hereinafter referred to as “BootstrapCDN”.

In order to be able to deliver the content of our website quickly, the service uses so-called JavaScript libraries. The corresponding files are loaded from a BootstrapCDN server, which records your IP address.

BootstrapCDN also offers additional data protection information at the following link:

https://www.stackpath.com/legal/master-service-agreement/#privacy   

The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in accelerating the loading times of our website and optimizing it.

To prevent BootstrapCDN's Java Script code from running altogether, you can install a so-called Java Script blocker, such as noscript.net or ghostery.com. However, if you prevent or restrict the execution of the Java Script code, for technical reasons this may result in not all content and functions of our website being available.

USE OF JQUERYCDN

We use the service on our website to optimize the retrieval speed, design and presentation of the content of our website on different devices

jQuery CDN, a content delivery network (“CDN”). This is a service from the jQuery Foundation, hereinafter referred to as “jQuery”. jQuery is distributed for the JS Foundation via the StackPath CDN.

In order to be able to deliver the content of our website quickly, the service uses so-called JavaScript libraries. Corresponding files are loaded from the CDN server if they are not already in your browser cache when you visit another website. If you connect to the CDN server, your IP address will be recorded. It cannot be ruled out that a connection is made to a server outside the EU.

The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in accelerating the loading times of our website and optimizing it.

To prevent the execution of jQuery's Java Script code altogether, you can install a so-called Java Script blocker, such as noscript.net or ghostery.com. However, if you prevent or restrict the execution of the Java Script code, for technical reasons this may result in not all content and functions of our website being available.

USE OF PAYPAL AS A PAYMENT METHOD

If you decide to pay with the online payment service provider PayPal as part of your ordering process, your contact details will be transmitted to PayPal as part of the order placed in this way. PayPal is an offer from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. PayPal takes on the function of an online payment service provider as well as a trustee and offers buyer protection services.

The personal data transmitted to PayPal is usually first name, last name, address, telephone number, IP address, email address, or other data that is necessary for order processing, as well as data in connection with the order such as number of items, item number, invoice amount and taxes in percent, invoice information, etc.

This transmission is necessary to process your order with the payment method you selected, in particular to confirm your identity, to administer your payment and the customer relationship.

Please note, however, that PayPal may also pass on personal data to service providers, subcontractors or other affiliated companies to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations arising from your order or the personal data is to be processed in the order.

Depending on the payment method selected via PayPal, e.g. invoice or direct debit, the personal data transmitted to PayPal will be transmitted by PayPal to credit reporting agencies. This transmission serves to check your identity and creditworthiness in relation to the order you have placed. You can find out which credit agencies these are and which data is generally collected, processed, stored and passed on by PayPal in PayPal's data protection declaration at

https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

DATA PROCESSING OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION

In principle, data processing outside the European Union (EU) does not take place. However, we cannot rule out that data is routed via internet servers located outside the EU. However, the data is encrypted during transport over the Internet and is therefore protected from unauthorized access by third parties.

FEDERAL DATA PROTECTION COMMISSIONER

We would also like to point out that you are entitled to contact the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection. You can reach the Federal Data Protection Officer using the following contact details:

The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Andrea Voßhoff
Husarenstr. 30
53117 Bonn
Telefon: +49 (0)228 997799-0 Fax: +49 (0)228 997799-550
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Source: Muster-Datenschutzerklärung der Anwaltskanzlei Weiß & Partner (Ergänzt)