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GALAPAGOS PRODUKTIONS GMBH
SCHLEUSENUFER 3, 10997 BERLIN, GERMANY
TAX ID: 37/300/00014
VAT ID: DE303749227
HRB 170957 B AMTSGERICHT CHARLOTTENBURG
MANAGING DIRECTOR: MARKO VASILJEVIC
THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION EXPLAINED THE NATURE, SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “DATA”) WITHIN OUR ONLINE OFFER AND THE ASSOCIATED WEBSITES, FUNCTIONS AND CONTENT, AS WELL AS EXTERNAL ONLINE PRESENCES, SUCH AS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE ON (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “ONLINE OFFER”). With regard to the terminology used, such as “processing” or “controller”, we refer you to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

RESPONSIBLE PARTY
GALAPAGOS PRODUKTIONS GMBH
SCHLEUSENUFER 3, 10997 BERLIN, GERMANY
TAX ID: 37/300/00014
VAT ID: DE303749227
HRB 170957 B AMTSGERICHT CHARLOTTENBURG
MANAGING DIRECTOR: MARKO VASILJEVIC
E-MAIL: KONTAKT@AEDENBERLIN.COM

TYPES OF DATA PROCESSED:
INVENTORY DATA (E.G., NAMES, ADDRESSES).
CONTACT DATA (E.G., E-MAIL, TELEPHONE NUMBERS).
CONTENT DATA (E.G. TEXT ENTRY, PHOTOS, VIDEOS).
USE DATA (E.G. VISITED WEBSITES, INTEREST IN CONTENTS, ACCESS TIMES).
META-/COMMUNICATION DATA (E.G. DEVICE INFORMATION, IP ADDRESSES).

CATEGORIES OF DATA SUBJECTS
VISITORS AND USERS OF THE ONLINE OFFER (HEREINAFTER WE ALSO REFER TO THE DATA SUBJECTS AS “USERS”).

PURPOSE OF PROCESSING
PROVISION OF THE ONLINE SERVICES, THEIR FEATURES AND CONTENT.
RESPONDING TO CONTACT REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATING WITH USERS.
SECURITY MEASURES.
MEASURING REACH/MARKETING

USED TERMS
“PERSONAL DATA” MEANS ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING AN IDENTIFIED OR IDENTIFIABLE NATURAL PERSON (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “DATA SUBJECT”); AN IDENTIFIABLE NATURAL PERSON IS ONE WHO CAN WHICH CAN BE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN PARTICULAR BY ASSIGNMENT TO AN IDENTIFIER SUCH AS A NAME, AN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, LOCATION DATA, AN ONLINE IDENTIFIER (E.G. COOKIE) OR ONE OR MORE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS IDENTIFYING THE PHYSICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, GENETIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL OR SOCIAL IDENTITY OF THIS NATURAL PERSON.
“Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers practically all data handling.
“Pseu-donymization” means the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS STORED SEPARATELY AND SUBJECT TO TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES THAT ENSURE THAT THE PERSONAL DATA IS NOT ASSIGNED TO AN IDENTIFIED OR IDENTIFIABLE NATURAL PERSON.
“PROFILING” ANY TYPE OF AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA, CONSISTING OF THE USE OF THIS PERSONAL DATA TO EVALUATE CERTAIN PERSONAL ASPECTS RELATING TO A NATURAL PERSON, IN PARTICULAR IN PARTICULAR, TO ANALYZE OR PREDICT ASPECTS RELATING TO THE WORKING PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC SITUATION, HEALTH, PERSONAL PREFERENCES, INTERESTS, RELIABILITY, BEHAVIOR, LOCATION OR CHANGE OF LOCATION OF THIS NATURAL PERSON.
“DATA CONTROLLER” MEANS THE NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSON, AUTHORITY, BODY OR OTHER BODY THAT, ALONE OR TOGETHER WITH OTHERS, DECIDES ON THE PURPOSES AND MEANS OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA.
“Processor” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

GOVERNING LEGAL BASIS
PURSUANT TO ART. 13 OF THE GDPR, WE WILL INFORM YOU OF THE LEGAL BASIS FOR OUR DATA PROCESSING. IF THE LEGAL BASIS IS NOT STATED IN THE DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES: THE LEGAL BASIS FOR OBTAINING CONSENT IS ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. A AND ART. 7 DSGVO, THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING OUR SERVICES AND IMPLEMENTING CONTRACTUAL MEASURES AND ANSWERING REQUESTS IS ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. B DSGVO, THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING TO FULFILL OUR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS IS ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. C DSGVO, AND THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING TO SAFEGUARD OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS IS ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. F DSGVO. IN THE EVENT THAT VITAL INTERESTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT OR ANOTHER NATURAL PERSON MAKE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA NECESSARY, ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. D DSGVO SERVES AS THE LEGAL BASIS.

SECURITY MEASURES
WE TAKE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 32 OF THE GDPR, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE STATE OF THE ART, THE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS AND THE NATURE, SCOPE, CIRCUMSTANCES AND PURPOSES OF THE PROCESSING, AS WELL AS THE DIFFERENT LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE LIKELYNESS AND SEVERITY OF THE RISK FOR THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF NATURAL PERSONS, APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES TO ENSURE A LEVEL OF PROTECTION APPROPRIATE TO THE RISK.
MEASURES INCLUDE, IN PARTICULAR, SECURING THE CONFIDENTIALITY, INTEGRITY AND AVAILABILITY OF DATA THROUGH CONTROL OF THE PHYSICAL ACCESS ACCESS TO THE DATA, AS WELL AS THE ENTRY, TRANSMISSION, AVAILABILITY AND SEPARATION OF THE DATA. WE HAVE ALSO ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES THAT ENSURE THE EXERCISE OF RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECTS, THE ERASURE OF DATA AND A RESPONSE TO DATA RISKS. WE ALSO CONSIDER THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA ALREADY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND SELECTION OF HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND PROCESSES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF DATA PROTECTION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY DESIGN AND THROUGH DATA PROTECTION-FRIENDLY DEFAULTS (ART. 25 GDPR).

COLLABORATION WITH CONTRACTORS AND THIRD PARTIES
INSOFAR AS WE DISCLOSE DATA TO OTHER PERSONS AND COMPANIES (CONTRACTORS OR THIRD PARTIES) IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR PROCESSING, TRANSFER DATA TO THEM OR OTHERWISE GRANT THEM ACCESS TO THE DATA, THIS IS ONLY DONE ON THE BASIS OF A LEGAL PERMISSION (FOR EXAMPLE, IF A TRANSFER OF THE DATA TO THIRD PARTIES IS REQUIRED BY LAW, SUCH AS DATA TRANSFER FOR THE PURPOSE OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, TAX OR COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS, OR FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR TERMINATION OF LEGAL CLAIMS (E.G. IN LITIGATION). IFF TO DISCLOSE, TRANSFER OR OTHERWISE GRANT ACCESS TO THE DATA, THIS WILL ONLY BE DONE ON THE BASIS OF A LEGAL PERMISSION (FOR EXAMPLE, IF A TRANSFER OF THE DATA TO THIRD PARTIES, SUCH AS TO PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS, IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. B GDPR IS REQUIRED FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THE CONTRACT), YOU HAVE CONSENTED, A LEGAL OBLIGATION PROVIDES FOR THIS OR ON THE BASIS OF OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS (FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN USING AGENTS, WEB HOSTS, ETC.).
INSOFAR AS WE COMMISSION THIRD PARTIES TO PROCESS DATA ON THE BASIS OF A SO-CALLED “DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT”, THIS IS DONE ON THE BASIS OF ART. 28 GDPR.

TRANSFERS TO THIRD COUNTRIES
IF WE PROCESS DATA IN A THIRD COUNTRY (I.E. OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) OR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA)) OR DISCLOSURE, OR TRANSFER OF DATA TO THIRD PARTIES, THIS WILL ONLY HAPPEN IF IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF OUR (PRE)CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, ON THE BASIS OF YOUR CONSENT, ON THE BASIS OF A LEGAL OBLIGATION OR IN THE INTERESTS OF THE DATA CONTROLLER OR OF THIRD PARTIES, PROVIDED THAT THE PROCESSING IS COVERED BY A CONTRACT. FULFILL OUR (PRE)CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, ON THE BASIS OF YOUR CONSENT, ON THE BASIS OF A LEGAL OBLIGATION OR ON THE BASIS OF OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS. SUBJECT TO LEGAL OR CONTRACTUAL PERMISSIONS, WE PROCESS OR HAVE THE DATA PROCESSED IN A THIRD COUNTRY ONLY IF THE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF ART. 44 FF. DSGVO PROCESS. I.E. THE PROCESSING IS DONE, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE BASIS OF SPECIAL GUARANTEES, SUCH AS THE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED DETERMINATION OF A DATA PROTECTION LEVEL CORRESPONDING TO THE EU ( FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH THE PRIVACY SHIELD FOR THE USA) OR COMPLIANCE WITH OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED SPECIAL CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS (SO-CALLED STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES).

RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECTS
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST CONFIRMATION AS TO WHETHER THE DATA CONCERNED IS BEING PROCESSED AND TO REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DATA, AS WELL AS FURTHER INFORMATION AND COPIES OF THE DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 15 OF THE GDPR.
ACCORDING TO ART. 16 OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST THE COMPLETION OF THE DATA CONCERNING YOU, OR THE CORRECTION OF INACCURATE DATA CONCERNING YOU.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 17 OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEMAND THAT THE DATA CONCERNED BE DELETED IMMEDIATELY, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO DEMAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA BE RESTRICTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 18 OF THE GDPR.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THAT THE DATA CONCERNING YOU, WHICH YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO US, BE RECEIVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 20 OF THE GDPR AND TO REQUEST THAT IT BE TRANSMITTED TO OTHER RESPONSIBLE PARTIES.
YOU ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 77 OF THE GDPR.

RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW CONSENT GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 7 PARA. 3 DSGVO WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.
RIGHT OF OBJECTION
YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE FUTURE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 21 OF THE GDPR AT ANY TIME. IN PARTICULAR, YOU MAY OBJECT TO PROCESSING FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIRECT MARKETING.

COOKIES AND RIGHT OF OBJECTION IN DIRECT ADVERTISING
“COOKIES” ARE SMALL FILES THAT ARE STORED ON USERS' COMPUTERS. VARIOUS INFORMATION CAN BE STORED WITHIN THE COOKIES. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online service. TEMPORARY COOKIES, OR “SESSION COOKIES” OR “TRANSIENT COOKIES”, ARE COOKIES THAT ARE DELETED AFTER A USER LEAVES AN ONLINE SERVICE AND CLOSES HIS BROWSER. IN SUCH A COOKIE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CONTENTS OF A SHOPPING CART IN AN ONLINE SHOP OR A LOGIN STATUS CAN BE STORED. COOKIES THAT REMAIN STORED EVEN AFTER THE BROWSER IS CLOSED ARE REFERRED TO AS “PERMANENT” OR “PERSISTENT”. FOR EXAMPLE, THE LOGIN STATUS CAN BE STORED IF THE USER VISITS THE SITE AFTER SEVERAL DAYS. IN THE SAME WAY, THE INTERESTS OF THE USER CAN BE STORED IN A COOKIE OF THIS TYPE, AND USED FOR REACH MEASUREMENT OR MARKETING. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES ARE COOKIES THAT ARE SENT BY A THIRD PARTY OTHER THAN THE ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONLINE OFFERING THAT IS OPERATING THE COOKIES (OTHERWISE, IF THEY ARE ONLY THE ORGANIZATION'S COOKIES, THEY ARE CALLED “FIRST-PARTY COOKIES”).
WE MAY USE TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT COOKIES AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY.
IF USERS DO NOT WANT COOKIES TO BE STORED ON THEIR COMPUTER, THEY ARE REQUESTED TO DISABLE THE CORRESPONDING OPTION IN THEIR BROWSER'S SYSTEM SETTINGS. STORED COOKIES CAN BE DELETED IN THE BROWSER'S SYSTEM SETTINGS. Blocking cookies may result in functional limitations of this online offering.
A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be raised for a large number of services, especially IN THE CASE OF TRACKING, THROUGH THE US SITE HTTP://WWW.ABOUTADS.INFO/CHOICES/ OR THE EU SITE HTTP://WWW.YOURONLINECHOICES.COM/. IN ADDITION, THE STORAGE OF COOKIES CAN BE ACHIEVED BY DISABLING THEM IN THE SETTINGS OF THE BROWSER. PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THIS CASE, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE ALL THE FEATURES OF THIS ONLINE OFFER.

DELETION OF DATA
THE DATA PROCESSED BY US WILL BE 17 AND 18 GDPR, OR THEIR PROCESSING IS RESTRICTED. UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, THE DATA STORED BY US WILL BE DELETED AS SOON AS THEY ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR THEIR INTENDED USE AND THERE ARE NO LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO RETAIN THEM. IF THE DATA IS NOT ERASED BECAUSE IT IS REQUIRED FOR OTHER LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE PURPOSES, THE PROCESSING THEREOF SHALL BE RESTRICTED. I.E. THE DATA SHALL BE BLOCKED AND NOT PROCESSED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIS APPLIES, FOR EXAMPLE, TO DATA THAT MUST BE RETAINED FOR COMMERCIAL OR TAX REASONS.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS IN GERMANY, DATA IS RETAINED IN PARTICULAR FOR 10 YEARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH §§ 147 ABS. 1 AO, 257 ABS. 1 NR. 1 UND 4, ABS. 4 HGB (BOOKS, RECORDS, MANAGEMENT REPORTS, ACCOUNTING DOCUMENTS, TRADE BOOKS, DOCUMENTS RELEVANT FOR TAXATION, ETC.) AND 6 YEARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 257 ABS. 1 NO. 2 AND 3, PAR. 4 HGB (COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE).
IN ACCORDANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS IN AUSTRIA, THE STORAGE IS DONE IN PARTICULAR FOR 7 YEARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 132 ABS. 1 BAO (ACCOUNTING DOCUMENTS, DOCUMENTS/INVOICES, ACCOUNTS, RECORDS, BUSINESS DOCUMENTS, STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE, ETC.), FOR 22 YEARS IN CONNECTION WITH REAL ESTATE AND FOR 10 YEARS FOR DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ELECTRONICALLY SUPPLIED SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, RADIO AND TELEVISION SERVICES PROVIDED TO NON-ENTREPRENEURS IN EU MEMBER STATES AND FOR WHICH THE MINI-ONE-STOP-SHOP (MOSS) IS USED.

CONTACTING US
WHEN YOU CONTACT US (FOR EXAMPLE, BY CONTACT FORM, E-MAIL, TELEPHONE OR VIA SOCIAL MEDIA), THE USER'S DATA IS STORED FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE CONTACT REQUEST AND ITS PROCESSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. B. (WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CONTRACTUAL/PRE-CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS), ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. F. (OTHER REQUESTS) OF THE GDPR. USER INFORMATION MAY BE STORED IN A CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (“CRM SYSTEM”) OR SIMILAR REQUEST ORGANIZATION.
WE DELETE THE REQUESTS IF THEY ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED. WE REVIEW THE REQUIREMENT EVERY TWO YEARS; IN ADDITION, STATUTORY ARCHIVING REQUIREMENTS APPLY.

HOSTING AND SENDING E-MAIL
The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, STORAGE SPACE AND DATABASE SERVICES, E-MAIL DELIVERY, SECURITY SERVICES AND TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES THAT WE USE FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING THIS ONLINE OFFERING.
IN DOING SO, WE AND/OR OUR HOSTING PROVIDER PROCESS CUSTOMER, INTERESTED PARTY AND VISITOR DATA REGARDING BASIC INFORMATION, CONTACT INFORMATION, CONTENT INFORMATION, CONTRACT INFORMATION, USE INFORMATION, META AND COMMUNICATION INFORMATION , INTERESTED PARTIES AND VISITORS TO THIS ONLINE OFFER ON THE BASIS OF OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS IN AN EFFICIENT AND SECURE PROVISION OF THIS ONLINE OFFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. F DSGVO I.V.M. ART. 28 DSGVO (CONCLUSION OF CONTRACT PROCESSING CONTRACT).

GOOGLE ANALYTICS
WE USE GOOGLE ANALYTICS, A WEB ANALYSIS SERVICE PROVIDED BY GOOGLE LLC (“GOOGLE”), ON THE BASIS OF OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS (I.E. INTEREST IN THE ANALYSIS, OPTIMIZATION AND ECONOMIC OPERATION OF OUR ONLINE SERVICES WITHIN THE MEANING OF ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. F. DSGVO) GOOGLE ANALYTICS, A WEB ANALYSIS SERVICE PROVIDED BY GOOGLE LLC (“GOOGLE”). GOOGLE USES COOKIES. The information generated by cookies about the use of the online offer by users is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
GOOGLE IS CERTIFIED UNDER THE PRIVACY SHIELD AGREEMENT AND THEREFORE OFFERS A GUARANTEE OF COMPLIANCE WITH EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION LAW (HTTPS://WWW.PRIVACYSHIELD.GOV/PARTICIPANT?ID=A2ZT000000001L5AAI&STATUS=ACTIVE).
GOOGLE WILL USE THIS INFORMATION ON OUR BEHALF TO EVALUATE THE USE OF OUR ONLINE OFFER BY USERS, TO COMPILE REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES WITHIN THIS ONLINE OFFER AND TO PROVIDE FURTHER USERS WITH SERVICES RELATED TO THE USE OF THIS ONLINE OFFER AND INTERNET USE. IN THE PROCESS, USERS' USAGE PROFILES CAN BE CREATED FROM THE PROCESSED DATA USING PSEUDONYMS.
WE USE GOOGLE ANALYTICS ONLY WITH IP ANONYMIZATION ENABLED. THIS MEANS THAT THE IP ADDRESS OF THE USER IS REDUCED BY GOOGLE WITHIN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR IN OTHER COUNTRIES THAT ARE PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT ON THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA. ONLY IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES WILL THE FULL IP ADDRESS BE TRANSMITTED TO A GOOGLE SERVER IN THE USA AND REDUCED THERE.
THE IP ADDRESS TRANSMITTED BY THE USER'S BROWSER IS NOT COMBINED WITH OTHER DATA FROM GOOGLE. USERS CAN PREVENT THE STORAGE OF COOKIES THROUGH A CORRESPONDING SETTING IN THEIR BROWSER SOFTWARE; USERS CAN ALSO PREVENT THE COLLECTION OF DATA GENERATED BY THE COOKIE AND RELATED TO THEIR USE OF THE ONLINE OFFER AND THE PROCESSING OF THESE DATA BY GOOGLE BY DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THE BROWSER PLUGIN AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://TOOLS.GOOGLE.COM/DLPAGE/GAOPTOUT?HL=DE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GOOGLE'S DATA USE, OPTIONS AND OPTIONS, PLEASE REFER TO GOOGLE'S PRIVACY POLICY (HTTPS://POLICIES. GOOGLE.COM/TECHNOLOGIES/ADS) AND IN THE SETTINGS FOR THE DISPLAY OF ADVERTS BY GOOGLE (HTTPS://ADSSETTINGS.GOOGLE.COM/AUTHENTICATED).
USERS' PERSONAL DATA IS ERASED OR ANONYMIZED AFTER 14 MONTHS.

ONLINE PRESENCE IN SOCIAL MEDIA
WE MAINTAIN AN ONLINE PRESENCE WITHIN SOCIAL NETWORKS AND PLATFORMS IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE WITH CUSTOMERS, PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS AND USERS ACTIVE THERE AND TO INFORM THEM ABOUT OUR SERVICES.
WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT DATA OF USERS OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION MAY BE PROCESSED THERE. THIS MAY RESULT IN RISKS FOR USERS, BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ENFORCEMENT OF USERS' RIGHTS COULD BE COMPLICATED. WITH REGARD TO US PROVIDERS THAT ARE CERTIFIED UNDER THE PRIVACY SHIELD, WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THEY ARE THEREFORE COMMITTED TO COMPLYING WITH EU DATA PROTECTION STANDARDS.
IN ADDITION, USER DATA IS USUALLY PROCESSED FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND ADVERTISING PURPOSES. FOR EXAMPLE, USER PROFILES MAY BE CREATED FROM THE USER BEHAVIOR AND THE INTERESTS OF THE USER THAT ARISE FROM IT. The user profiles can in turn be used to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. FOR THESE PURPOSES, COOKIES ARE USUALLY STORED ON THE USERS' COMPUTERS, IN WHICH THE USERS' BEHAVIOR AND INTERESTS ARE STORED. IN ADDITION, DATA MAY ALSO BE STORED IN THE USER PROFILES INDEPENDENTLY OF THE DEVICES USED BY THE USERS (IN PARTICULAR IF THE USERS ARE MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE PLATFORMS AND ARE LOGGED INTO THEM).
The processing of users' personal data is based on our legitimate interests in effectively informing and communicating with users in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. IF USERS ARE REQUESTED BY THE RESPECTIVE PROVIDERS TO CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING (I.E. TO DECLARE THEIR CONSENT, FOR EXAMPLE, BY TICKING A CHECKBOX OR CONFIRMING A BUTTON), THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING IS ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. A., ART. 7 DSGVO.
FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RESPECTIVE PROCESSING AND OPTIONS FOR OBJECTION (OPT-OUT), WE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING LINKED INFORMATION FROM THE PROVIDERS.
ALSO IN THE CASE OF REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND THE ASSERTION OF USER RIGHTS, WE POINT OUT THAT THESE CAN BE MOST EFFECTIVELY ENFORCED WITH THE PROVIDERS. ONLY THE PROVIDERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA OF THE USERS AND CAN TAKE THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES AND PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY. IF YOU STILL NEED HELP, YOU CAN CONTACT US.
FACEBOOK (FACEBOOK IRELAND LTD., 4 GRAND CANAL SQUARE, GRAND CANAL HARBOUR, DUBLIN 2, IRELAND) – PRIVACY POLICY: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ABOUT/PRIVACY/, OPT-OUT: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK .COM/SETTINGS?TAB=ADS AND HTTP://WWW.YOURONLINECHOICES.COM, PRIVACY SHIELD: HTTPS://WWW.PRIVACYSHIELD.GOV/PARTICIPANT?ID=A2ZT0000000GNYWAAC&STATUS=ACTIVE.
GOOGLE/ YOUTUBE (GOOGLE LLC, 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043, USA) – PRIVACY POLICY: HTTPS://POLICIES.GOOGLE.COM/PRIVACY, OPT- OUT: HTTPS://ADSSETTINGS.GOOGLE.COM/AUTHENTICATED, PRIVACY SHIELD: HTTPS://WWW.PRIVACYSHIELD.GOV/PARTICIPANT?ID=A2ZT000000001L5AAI&STATUS=ACTIVE.
INSTAGRAM (INSTAGRAM INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK, CA, 94025, USA) – PRIVACY POLICY/ OPT-OUT: HTTP://INSTAGRAM.COM/ABOUT/LEGAL/PRIVACY/.
WAKALET (WAKELET LIMITED, 76 QUAY STREET, MANCHESTER, M3 4PR, UNITED KINGDOM) – PRIVACY POLICY/OPT-OUT: HTTPS://WAKELET.COM/PRIVACY.HTML.

INCLUSION OF SERVICES AND CONTENT FROM THIRD PARTIES
ON THE BASIS OF OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS (I.E. INTEREST IN THE ANALYSIS, OPTIMIZATION AND ECONOMIC OPERATION OF OUR ONLINE SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. F. DSGVO) CONTENT OR SERVICES FROM THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS IN ORDER TO INTEGRATE THEIR CONTENT AND SERVICES, SUCH AS VIDEOS OR FONTS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO UNIFORMLY AS “CONTENT”).
THIS ALWAYS ASSUMES THAT THE THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF THIS CONTENT DETECT THE IP ADDRESS OF THE USERS, SINCE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEND THE CONTENT TO THEIR BROWSERS WITHOUT THE IP ADDRESS. THE IP ADDRESS IS THEREFORE REQUIRED FOR THE DISPLAY OF THIS CONTENT. WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO USE ONLY SUCH CONTENT FOR WHICH THE RESPECTIVE PROVIDER USES THE IP ADDRESS SOLELY FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE CONTENT. THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS MAY USE SO-CALLED PIXEL TAGS (INVISIBLE GRAPHICS, ALSO KNOWN AS “WEB BEACONS”) FOR STATISTICAL OR MARKETING PURPOSES. PIXEL TAGS ENABLE INFORMATION SUCH AS VISITOR TRAFFIC ON THE PAGES OF THIS WEBSITE TO BE EVALUATED. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may include, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring WEBSITES, VISITING TIMES AND OTHER DATA REGARDING THE USE OF OUR ONLINE SERVICES, AND ALSO TO BE COMBINED WITH SUCH INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES.

GOOGLE FONTS
WE INTEGRATE THE FONTS (“GOOGLE FONTS”) OF THE PROVIDER GOOGLE LLC, 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043, USA. DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION: HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/POLICIES/PRIVACY/, OPT-OUT: HTTPS://ADSSETTINGS.GOOGLE.COM/AUTHENTICATED.

USE OF FACEBOOK SOCIAL PLUGINS
ON THE BASIS OF OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS (I.E. INTEREST IN THE ANALYSIS, OPTIMIZATION AND ECONOMIC OPERATION OF OUR ONLINE OFFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. F. DSGVO) SOCIAL PLUGINS (“PLUGINS”) OF THE SOCIAL NETWORK FACEBOOK.COM, WHICH IS OPERATED BY FACEBOOK IRELAND LTD., 4 GRAND CANAL SQUARE, GRAND CANAL HARBOUR, DUBLIN 2, IRELAND (“FACEBOOK”).
THIS MAY INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, CONTENT SUCH AS IMAGES, VIDEOS OR TEXT AND BUTTONS THAT ALLOW USERS TO SHARE CONTENT FROM THIS ONLINE OFFERING WITHIN FACEBOOK. A LIST AND THE APPEARANCE OF THE FACEBOOK SOCIAL PLUGINS CAN BE VIEWED HERE: HTTPS://DEVELOPERS.FACEBOOK.COM/DOCS/PLUGINS/.
FACEBOOK IS CERTIFIED UNDER THE PRIVACY SHIELD FRAMEWORK AND, THEREFORE, OFFERS A GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL COMPLY WITH EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION LAW (HTTPS://WWW.PRIVACYSHIELD.GOV/PARTICIPANT?ID=A2ZT0000000GNYWAAC&STATUS=ACTIVE).
WHEN A USER ACCESSES A FEATURE OF THIS ONLINE OFFERING THAT CONTAINS SUCH A PLUGIN, THEIR DEVICE WILL ESTABLISH A DIRECT CONNECTION WITH THE FACEBOOK SERVERS. THE CONTENT OF THE PLUGIN IS TRANSMITTED FROM FACEBOOK DIRECTLY TO THE USER'S DEVICE AND INTEGRATED INTO THE ONLINE OFFERING BY THE DEVICE. IN THE PROCESS, THE PROCESSED DATA CAN BE USED TO CREATE USER PROFILES. THEREFORE, WE HAVE NO INFLUENCE ON THE AMOUNT OF DATA THAT FACEBOOK COLLECTS WITH THE HELP OF THIS PLUGIN AND THEREFORE Informs users according to our level of knowledge.
BY INTEGRATING THE PLUGINS, FACEBOOK RECEIVES THE INFORMATION THAT A USER HAS VISITED THE CORRESPONDING PAGE OF THE ONLINE OFFER. IF THE USER IS LOGGED INTO FACEBOOK, FACEBOOK CAN ASSIGN THE VISIT TO HIS FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. WHEN USERS INTERACT WITH THE PLUGINS, FOR EXAMPLE, BY PRESSING THE LIKE BUTTON OR LEAVING A COMMENT, THE CORRESPONDING INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED DIRECTLY FROM YOUR DEVICE TO FACEBOOK AND STORED THERE. IF A USER IS NOT A FACEBOOK MEMBER, THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY THAT FACEBOOK WILL LEARN AND STORE THEIR IP ADDRESS. ACCORDING TO FACEBOOK, ONLY AN
ANONYMIZED IP ADDRESS IS STORED.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE DATA COLLECTION AND THE FURTHER PROCESSING AND USE OF THE DATA BY FACEBOOK, AS WELL AS THE RELEVANT RIGHTS AND SETTING OPTIONS MEANS OF PROTECTING THEIR PRIVACY, THEY CAN REFER TO FACEBOOK'S PRIVACY POLICY: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ABOUT/PRIVACY/.
IF A USER IS A FACEBOOK MEMBER AND DOES NOT WANT FACEBOOK TO COLLECT DATA ABOUT HIM THROUGH THIS ONLINE OFFER AND TO LINK IT TO HIS MEMBERSHIP DATA STORED ON FACEBOOK, HE MUST LOG OUT OF FACEBOOK AND DELETE HIS COOKIES BEFORE USING OUR ONLINE OFFER. FURTHER SETTINGS AND OBJECTION TO THE USE OF DATA FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FACEBOOK PROFILE SETTINGS: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK .COM/SETTINGS?TAB=ADS OR THROUGH THE US-AMERICAN SITE HTTP://WWW.ABOUTADS.INFO/CHOICES/ OR THE EU SITE HTTP://WWW.YOURONLINECHOICES.COM/. THE SETTINGS ARE MADE INDEPENDENTLY OF THE PLATFORM, I.E. THEY ARE APPLIED TO ALL DEVICES, SUCH AS DESKTOP COMPUTERS OR MOBILE DEVICES.

INSTAGRAM
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