the-decoder.com

Privacy Policy

Introduction

With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") that we process, for what purposes, and to what extent. This privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and particularly on our websites, in mobile applications, and within external online presences such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Online Offering").

The terms used are not gender-specific.

Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG)

The legal basis for the storage and retrieval of information on the end user's terminal device is consent pursuant to Section 25(1) sentence 1 TTDSG. This consent is requested when accessing the website. Pursuant to Section 25(2) No. 2 TTDSG, consent is not required if the storage of information on the end user's terminal device or access to information already stored on the end user's terminal device is strictly necessary to enable the provider of a telemedia service to provide a telemedia service expressly requested by the user. You can see from the consent settings which processing operations are classified as strictly necessary (often also referred to as "technically necessary cookies") and therefore fall under the exception provision of Section 25(2) TTDSG and thus do not require consent. Please note that the legal basis for the subsequent processing of personal data is derived from the GDPR. The relevant legal bases for the processing of personal data on this website are provided in the further course of this privacy policy.

Last updated: September 1, 2022

Table of Contents

Controller

Deep Content GmbH
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 10
30625 Hannover
Germany

Authorized Representatives:

Benjamin Danneberg, Matthias Bastian

Email Address:

hallo@the-decoder.de

Telephone:

+491717808216

Legal Notice:

https://the-decoder.de/impressum/

Overview of Processing Operations

The following overview summarizes the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing and refers to the data subjects.

Types of Data Processed

Categories of Data Subjects

Purposes of Processing

Relevant Legal Bases

The following provides an overview of the legal bases of the GDPR on the basis of which we process personal data. Please note that in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, national data protection regulations may apply in your or our country of residence or domicile. If more specific legal bases are relevant in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the privacy policy.

In addition to the data protection regulations of the General Data Protection Regulation, national data protection regulations apply in Germany. This includes in particular the Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG). The BDSG contains in particular special provisions on the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes, and transmission as well as automated decision-making in individual cases including profiling. Furthermore, it regulates data processing for purposes of the employment relationship (Section 26 BDSG), in particular with regard to the establishment, performance, or termination of employment relationships as well as the consent of employees. In addition, state data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.

Security Measures

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation, and the nature, scope, circumstances, and purposes of processing as well as the different likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

The measures include in particular ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as access to, input, disclosure, ensuring availability, and separation of data. Furthermore, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subject rights, the deletion of data, and responses to data threats. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account from the development or selection of hardware, software, and procedures in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and by default.

SSL encryption (https): To protect your data transmitted via our Online Offering, we use SSL encryption. You can recognize such encrypted connections by the prefix https:// in the address bar of your browser.

Transfer of Personal Data

In the course of our processing of personal data, data may be transferred to or disclosed to other entities, companies, legally independent organizational units, or persons. Recipients of this data may include, for example, service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we observe the legal requirements and in particular conclude appropriate contracts or agreements that serve to protect your data with the recipients of your data.

Data transfer within the corporate group: We may transfer personal data to other companies within our corporate group or grant them access to this data. If this transfer is for administrative purposes, the transfer of data is based on our legitimate business and operational interests or takes place if it is necessary for the fulfillment of our contract-related obligations or if consent of the data subjects or legal permission exists.

Data Processing in Third Countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if the processing takes place in the context of the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transfer of data to other persons, entities, or companies, this only takes place in accordance with the legal requirements.

Subject to express consent or contractually or legally required transfer, we only process or have data processed in third countries with a recognized level of data protection, contractual obligation through so-called standard protection clauses of the EU Commission, in the presence of certifications, or binding internal data protection regulations (Art. 44 to 49 GDPR, EU Commission information page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_de).

Deletion of Data

The data processed by us will be deleted in accordance with the legal requirements as soon as the consents permitted for processing are revoked or other permissions cease to apply (e.g., if the purpose of processing this data has ceased to apply or it is not required for the purpose).

If the data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be limited to these purposes. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons or whose storage is necessary for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person.

Within the scope of our privacy notices, we may provide users with further information on the deletion and retention of data that is specific to the respective processing operations.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are small text files or other storage notes that store information on end devices and read information from end devices. For example, to save the login status in a user account, the contents of a shopping cart in an e-shop, the accessed content, or functions used in an Online Offering. Cookies can also be used for various purposes, such as for the functionality, security, and convenience of Online Offerings as well as for the creation of analyses of visitor flows.

Notes on consent: We use cookies in accordance with legal requirements. Therefore, we obtain prior consent from users, unless this is not required by law. Consent is in particular not necessary if the storage and reading of information, including cookies, is strictly necessary to provide users with a telemedia service expressly requested by them (i.e., our Online Offering). Revocable consent is clearly communicated to users and contains information on the respective cookie use.

Notes on data protection legal bases: The data protection legal basis on which we process users' personal data using cookies depends on whether we ask users for consent. If users consent, the legal basis for processing your data is the declared consent. Otherwise, the data processed with the help of cookies is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g., in the commercial operation of our Online Offering and improvement of its usability) or, if this takes place in the context of the fulfillment of our contractual obligations, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations. We explain the purposes for which we process cookies in the course of this privacy policy or in the context of our consent and processing procedures.

Storage duration: With regard to the storage duration, the following types of cookies are distinguished:

General notes on revocation and objection (opt-out): Users can revoke the consent they have given at any time and also file an objection to processing in accordance with the legal requirements of Art. 21 GDPR (further information on objection is provided in the context of this privacy policy). Users can also declare their objection via the settings of their browser.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Payment Procedures

In the context of contractual and other legal relationships, due to legal obligations or otherwise on the basis of our legitimate interests, we offer data subjects efficient and secure payment options and use other service providers in addition to banks and credit institutions for this purpose (collectively "payment service providers").

The data processed by payment service providers includes master data, such as name and address, bank data, such as account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs, and checksums, as well as contract, total, and recipient-related information. The information is required to carry out the transactions. However, the data entered is only processed and stored by the payment service providers. This means that we do not receive any account or credit card-related information, but only information with confirmation or negative information about the payment. Under certain circumstances, data may be transmitted by payment service providers to credit agencies. This transmission is intended for identity and credit checks. In this regard, we refer to the terms and conditions and privacy notices of the payment service providers.

The terms and conditions and privacy notices of the respective payment service providers apply to payment transactions and can be accessed within the respective websites or transaction applications. We also refer to these for further information and the assertion of revocation, information, and other data subject rights.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Provision of the Online Offering and Web Hosting

In order to provide our Online Offering securely and efficiently, we use the services of one or more web hosting providers from whose servers (or servers managed by them) the Online Offering can be accessed. For these purposes, we may use infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space, and database services as well as security services and technical maintenance services.

The data processed in the context of providing the hosting offering may include all data concerning users of our Online Offering that is generated in the context of use and communication. This regularly includes the IP address, which is necessary to deliver the content of Online Offerings to browsers, and all entries made within our Online Offering or from websites.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Special Notes on Applications (Apps)

We process the data of users of our application insofar as this is necessary to provide users with the application and its functionalities, to monitor its security, and to develop it further. We may also contact users in compliance with legal requirements if communication is necessary for the purposes of administering or using the application. Otherwise, we refer to the privacy notices in this privacy policy with regard to the processing of user data.

Legal bases: The processing of data that is necessary for the provision of the functionalities of the application serves the fulfillment of contractual obligations. This also applies if the provision of the functionalities requires authorization from users (e.g., release of device functions). If the processing of data is not necessary for the provision of the functionalities of the application but serves the security of the application or our business interests (e.g., collection of data for the purpose of optimizing the application or for security purposes), it takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests. If users are expressly asked for their consent to the processing of their data, the processing of the data covered by the consent takes place on the basis of the consent.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Obtaining Applications via App Stores

Applications are obtained via special online platforms operated by other service providers (so-called "app stores"). In this context, the privacy notices of the respective app stores apply in addition to our privacy notices. This applies in particular with regard to the procedures used on the platforms for reach measurement and interest-based marketing as well as any fees.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Community Features

The community features we provide allow users to enter into conversations or otherwise exchange with each other. Please note that the use of community features is only permitted in compliance with applicable law, our terms and guidelines, and the rights of other users and third parties.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Blogs and Publication Media

We use blogs or comparable means of online communication and publication (hereinafter "publication medium"). Readers' data is only processed for the purposes of the publication medium to the extent necessary for its presentation and communication between authors and readers or for security reasons. Otherwise, we refer to the information on the processing of visitors to our publication medium in the context of this privacy policy.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Contact and Inquiry Management

When contacting us (e.g., via contact form, email, telephone, or via social media) as well as in the context of existing user and business relationships, the information of the inquiring persons is processed to the extent necessary to respond to the contact inquiries and any requested measures.

The response to contact inquiries as well as the management of contact and inquiry data in the context of contractual or pre-contractual relationships is carried out for the fulfillment of our contractual obligations or for the response to (pre-)contractual inquiries and otherwise on the basis of legitimate interests in responding to inquiries and maintaining user or business relationships.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Audio Content

We use hosting and analysis offerings from service providers to offer our audio content for listening or download and to obtain statistical information on the retrieval of audio content.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Cloud Services

We use software services accessible via the internet and running on the servers of their providers (so-called "cloud services," also referred to as "Software as a Service") for the following purposes: document storage and management, calendar management, email sending, spreadsheets and presentations, exchange of documents, content, and information with specific recipients or publication of websites, forms, or other content and information as well as chats and participation in audio and video conferences.

In this context, personal data may be processed and stored on the servers of the providers to the extent that they are part of communication processes with us or are otherwise processed by us as set out in this privacy policy. This data may include in particular master data and contact data of users, data on processes, contracts, other processes and their content. The providers of cloud services also process usage data and metadata, which they use for security purposes and service optimization.

If we use cloud services to provide forms or other documents and content for other users or publicly accessible websites, the providers may store cookies on users' devices for web analytics purposes or to remember user settings (e.g., in the case of media control).

Notes on legal bases: If we ask for consent to use cloud services, the legal basis for processing is consent. Furthermore, their use may be a component of our (pre-)contractual services, provided that the use of cloud services has been agreed in this context. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient and secure administrative and collaboration processes).

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Newsletters and Electronic Notifications

We send newsletters, emails, and other electronic notifications (hereinafter "newsletters") only with the consent of the recipients or a legal permission. If the content of a newsletter is specifically described in the context of registration, it is decisive for the consent of users. Otherwise, our newsletters contain information about our services and us.

To subscribe to our newsletters, it is generally sufficient to provide your email address. However, we may ask you to provide a name for personal addressing in the newsletter or other information if this is necessary for the purposes of the newsletter.

Double opt-in procedure: Registration for our newsletter generally takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that no one can register with other people's email addresses. Newsletter registrations are logged in order to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes the storage of the registration and confirmation time as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored with the mailing service provider are also logged.

Deletion and restriction of processing: We may store unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete them in order to be able to prove consent previously given. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of possible defense against claims. An individual deletion request is possible at any time, provided that the former existence of consent is confirmed at the same time. In the case of obligations to permanently observe objections, we reserve the right to store the email address solely for this purpose in a blocklist.

The logging of the registration process takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests for the purpose of proving its proper course. If we commission a service provider to send emails, this takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure sending system.

Notes on legal bases: The sending of newsletters is based on the consent of the recipients or, if consent is not required, on the basis of our legitimate interests in direct marketing, if and to the extent that this is legally permitted, e.g., in the case of existing customer advertising. If we commission a service provider to send emails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests in efficient and secure sending. The registration process is recorded on the basis of our legitimate interests to prove that it was conducted in accordance with the law.

Content:

Information about us, our content, promotions, and offerings.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Promotional Communication via Email, Mail, Fax, or Telephone

We process personal data for the purposes of promotional communication, which may take place via various channels such as email, telephone, mail, or fax in accordance with legal requirements.

Recipients have the right to revoke consent given at any time or to object to promotional communication at any time.

After revocation or objection, we may store the data required to prove consent for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete it. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of possible defense against claims. An individual deletion request is possible at any time, provided that the former existence of consent is confirmed at the same time.

Sweepstakes and Contests

We process personal data of participants in sweepstakes and contests only in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations, to the extent that processing is contractually required for the provision, execution, and handling of the sweepstakes, participants have consented to processing, or processing serves our legitimate interests (e.g., in the security of the sweepstakes or the protection of our interests against misuse through possible collection of IP addresses when submitting sweepstakes entries).

If participants' contributions are published in the context of sweepstakes (e.g., in the context of a vote or presentation of sweepstakes entries or winners or reporting on the sweepstakes), we point out that the names of participants may also be published in this context. Participants may object to this at any time.

If the sweepstakes takes place within an online platform or social network (e.g., Facebook or Instagram, hereinafter referred to as "online platform"), the terms of use and data protection provisions of the respective platforms also apply. In these cases, we point out that we are responsible for the information provided by participants in the context of the sweepstakes and that inquiries regarding the sweepstakes should be directed to us.

Participants' data will be deleted as soon as the sweepstakes or contest has ended and the data is no longer required to inform winners or because inquiries about the sweepstakes can be expected. In principle, participants' data will be deleted no later than 6 months after the end of the sweepstakes. Winners' data may be retained longer, e.g., to answer inquiries about prizes or to fulfill prize services; in this case, the retention period depends on the type of prize and is, for example, up to three years for goods or services in order to be able to process warranty cases. Furthermore, participants' data may be stored longer, e.g., in the form of reporting on the sweepstakes in online and offline media.

If data was also collected for other purposes in the context of the sweepstakes, its processing and retention period are governed by the privacy notices on this use (e.g., in the case of registration for the newsletter in the context of a sweepstakes).

Surveys and Questionnaires

The surveys and questionnaires we conduct (hereinafter "surveys") are evaluated anonymously. Personal data is only processed to the extent necessary for the provision and technical execution of surveys (e.g., processing of the IP address to display the survey in the user's browser or to enable resumption of the survey using a temporary cookie (session cookie)) or users have consented.

Notes on legal bases: If we ask participants for consent to process their data, this is the legal basis for processing; otherwise, participants' data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in conducting an objective survey.

Web Analytics, Monitoring, and Optimization

Web analytics (also referred to as "reach measurement") is used to evaluate visitor flows to our Online Offering and may include behavior, interests, or demographic information about visitors, such as age or gender, as pseudonymous values. With the help of reach analysis, we can, for example, recognize at what time our Online Offering or its functions or content are most frequently used or invite reuse. We can also understand which areas need optimization.

In addition to web analytics, we may also use test procedures, for example, to test and optimize different versions of our Online Offering or its components.

Unless otherwise stated below, profiles, i.e., data summarized for a usage process, may be created for these purposes and information may be stored in a browser or in an end device and read from it. The information collected includes in particular websites visited and elements used there as well as technical information such as the browser used, the computer system used, and information on usage times. If users have consented to the collection of their location data from us or from the providers of the services we use, location data may also be processed.

The IP addresses of users are also stored. However, we use an IP masking procedure (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. In general, no clear user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored in the context of web analytics, A/B testing, and optimization, but pseudonyms. This means that we as well as the providers of the software used do not know the actual identity of users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purposes of the respective procedures.

Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for processing data is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economical, and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Online Marketing

We process personal data for the purposes of online marketing, which may in particular include the marketing of advertising space or the display of advertising and other content (collectively referred to as "content") based on the potential interests of users and the measurement of their effectiveness.

For these purposes, so-called user profiles are created and stored in a file (so-called "cookie") or similar procedures are used, by means of which information about the user relevant to the display of the aforementioned content is stored. This information may include, for example, content viewed, websites visited, online networks used, but also communication partners and technical information such as the browser used, the computer system used, and information on usage times and functions used. If users have consented to the collection of their location data, this may also be processed.

The IP addresses of users are also stored. However, we use available IP masking procedures (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. In general, no clear user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored in the context of online marketing procedures, but pseudonyms. This means that we as well as the providers of online marketing procedures do not know the actual identity of users, but only the information stored in their profiles.

The information in the profiles is usually stored in cookies or by means of similar procedures. These cookies can later generally also be read on other websites that use the same online marketing procedure and analyzed for the purpose of displaying content as well as supplemented with further data and stored on the server of the online marketing procedure provider.

Exceptionally, clear data can be assigned to the profiles. This is the case, for example, if users are members of a social network whose online marketing procedures we use and the network links the profiles of users with the aforementioned information. We ask you to note that users may enter into additional agreements with the providers, e.g., by consent in the context of registration.

In principle, we only receive access to summarized information about the success of our advertisements. However, in the context of so-called conversion measurements, we can check which of our online marketing procedures led to a so-called conversion, i.e., for example, to the conclusion of a contract with us. Conversion measurement is used solely to analyze the success of our marketing measures.

Unless otherwise stated, please assume that cookies used will be stored for a period of two years.

Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for processing data is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economical, and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Google Ad Manager / Google Ad Exchange / Google Advertising Products (Google Ads) are services of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, whose components optimize and display advertising on our website using cookies. These cookies are used to provide relevant ads to users, to improve campaign performance reports, or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads multiple times.

Google Ads uses a cookie ID that is required to process the technical procedure. This cookie ID is crucial for the respective purpose. It is used to record which ads are delivered in which browser. When an ad is to be delivered in a browser, Google Ads uses the browser's cookie ID to check which Google Ads ads have already been delivered in that browser. This prevents ads from being delivered that the user has already seen. Similarly, cookie IDs can be used to record conversions in Google Ads that are related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a Google Ads ad and later accesses the advertiser's website in the same browser and makes a purchase there. Google Ads cookies do not contain any personal data. However, a Google Ads cookie may contain additional campaign identifiers. A campaign identifier is used to identify the campaigns with which you have already been in contact.

The data collected in the context of the use of Google Ads is also used to create commission statements. Google can, among other things, track that certain links on our website have been clicked. The information contained in the cookies is also collected as anonymized tags and used for audience management and for the delivery of interest-based ads.

The storage of and access to information on the end user's terminal device takes place pursuant to Section 25(1) TTDDG. The legal basis for further data processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You can prevent the setting of cookies, as already described above, at any time by setting the consent management tool or by means of an appropriate setting of the browser used and thereby permanently revoke it. You can deactivate personalized advertising by Google at the following link: https://adssettings.google.com.

Further information and the applicable privacy policy of Google Ads can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/.

Affiliate Programs and Affiliate Links

We integrate so-called affiliate links or other references (which may include, for example, search masks, widgets, or discount codes) to the offerings and services of third-party providers into our Online Offering (collectively referred to as "affiliate links"). If users follow affiliate links or subsequently take advantage of the offerings, we may receive a commission or other benefits from these third-party providers (collectively referred to as "commission").

In order to track whether users have taken advantage of the offerings of an affiliate link we use, it is necessary for the respective third-party providers to learn that users have followed an affiliate link used within our Online Offering. The assignment of affiliate links to the respective business transactions or other actions (e.g., purchases) serves solely the purpose of commission accounting and will be canceled as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose.

For the purposes of the aforementioned assignment of affiliate links, affiliate links may be supplemented by certain values that are part of the link or may be stored elsewhere, e.g., in a cookie. The values may include in particular the source website (referrer), the time, an online identifier of the operator of the website on which the affiliate link was located, an online identifier of the respective offering, the type of link used, the type of offering, and an online identifier of the user.

Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for processing data is consent. Furthermore, their use may be a component of our (pre-)contractual services, provided that the use of third-party providers has been agreed in this context. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economical, and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Presences in Social Networks (Social Media)

We maintain online presences within social networks and process user data in this context in order to communicate with users active there or to offer information about us.

We point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users because, for example, it could make it more difficult to enforce users' rights.

Furthermore, user data within social networks is usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created based on usage behavior and the resulting interests of users. The usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on users' computers, in which the usage behavior and interests of users are stored. Furthermore, data may also be stored in the usage profiles independently of the devices used by users (in particular if users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

For a detailed presentation of the respective forms of processing and opt-out options, we refer to the privacy policies and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.

Also in the case of requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights, we point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the providers have access to users' data and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. If you still need help, you can contact us.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Plugins and Embedded Functions and Content

We integrate functional and content elements into our Online Offering that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers"). These may be, for example, graphics, videos, or city maps (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "content").

The integration always requires that the third-party providers of this content process the IP address of users, as without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browsers. The IP address is therefore required for the display of this content or functions. We endeavor to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. The "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, time of visit, and other information about the use of our Online Offering, as well as be linked to such information from other sources.

Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for processing data is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economical, and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

Further notes on processing operations, procedures, and services:

Amendment and Update of the Privacy Policy

We ask you to regularly inform yourself about the content of our privacy policy. We adapt the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require an act of cooperation on your part (e.g., consent) or other individual notification.

If we provide addresses and contact information of companies and organizations in this privacy policy, please note that addresses may change over time and please check the information before contacting us.

Rights of Data Subjects

As a data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 GDPR:

Definitions

This section provides an overview of the terms used in this privacy policy. Many of the terms are taken from the law and are defined primarily in Art. 4 GDPR. The legal definitions are binding. The following explanations, on the other hand, are primarily intended to aid understanding. The terms are sorted alphabetically.