PRIVACY POLICY
1. PRIVACY AT A GLANCE
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website? Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the imprint of this website. How do we collect your data? Your data is collected on the one hand by you providing it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter into a contact form. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website. What do we use your data for? Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the topic of data protection at the address given in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority. In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For details on this, please refer to the privacy policy under ‘Right to Restriction of Processing’.
Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically analyzed. This happens primarily with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information about these tools and your objection options can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. We point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Note on the Responsible Entity
The responsible party for data processing on this website is: WERBAGO GmbH Neuenhoferstr. 80 42657 Solingen Phone: +49 (0)212 56122-10 Email: info@werbago.com The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, in a common, machine-readable format, either to yourself or to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
SSL or TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’ and by the lock symbol in your browser line. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Encrypted Payment Transactions on This Website
After concluding a paid contract, if there is an obligation to provide us with your payment data (e.g., account number for direct debit authorization), this data is required for payment processing. Payment transactions using common payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change of the browser address line from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’ and the lock icon in your browser line. With encrypted communication, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, Deletion, and Rectification
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
- If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
- If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may only be processed – apart from their storage – with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
Objection to Advertising Emails
The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation for the transmission of advertising and information materials not expressly requested is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
3. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called ‘cookies’. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser. In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These allow us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos).
Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertising. Cookies that are necessary for the execution of the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions you requested (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When deactivating cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited. Insofar as cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you separately about this within the framework of this privacy policy and, if necessary, request consent.
Cookie Consent with Borlabs Cookie
Our website uses Borlabs Cookie’s cookie consent technology to obtain your consent for storing certain cookies in your browser and to document this in a data protection compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Borlabs – Benjamin A. Bornschein, Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 17, 21107 Hamburg (hereinafter Borlabs). When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, which stores the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents. This data is not shared with the provider of Borlabs Cookie. The collected data is stored until you request us to delete it or you delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or until the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. For details on Borlabs Cookie’s data processing, please visit https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/ The use of Borlabs cookie consent technology is to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.
Contact Form
When you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completed processing of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Inquiry via Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us via email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), since we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us. The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
4. Social Media
Facebook Plugins (Like Share Button)
Plugins of the social network Facebook are integrated on this website. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on this website. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. When you visit this website, a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server is established through the plugin. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by Facebook. For more information, please see Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation. If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account. The use of Facebook plugins is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media.
Instagram Plugin
Features of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media. If appropriate consent has been obtained (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. For more information, please see Instagram’s privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
5. Analytics Tools and Advertising
Matomo (formerly Piwik)
This website uses the open-source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before it is stored. Matomo cookies remain on your device until you delete them. The storage of Matomo cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., a consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will not be disclosed to third parties. You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting of your browser software; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to the fullest extent possible. If you do not agree with the storage and use of your data, you can disable this feature here. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be placed in your browser to prevent Matomo from storing usage data. If you delete your cookies, this will result in the Matomo opt-out cookie being deleted as well. The opt-out must be reactivated when visiting our site again. See below the privacy policy.
WordPress Stats
This website uses the WordPress Stats tool to statistically analyze visitor access. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA. WordPress Stats uses cookies that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of the use of the website. The information generated by the cookies about the use of this website is stored on servers in the USA. Your IP address will be anonymized after processing and before storage. “WordPress Stats” cookies remain on your device until you delete them. The storage of “WordPress Stats” cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., a consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser to inform you about the placement of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When deactivating cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited. You can object to the collection and use of your data in the future by clicking on this link to set an opt-out cookie in your browser: https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/. If you delete the cookies on your computer, you will need to set the opt-out cookie again.
6. Plugins and Tools
YouTube
This website incorporates videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (‘Google’), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When you visit one of our web pages that includes YouTube content, a connection is established with YouTube’s servers. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device. Using these cookies, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts. The cookies remain on your device until you delete them. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. For more information on how user data is handled, please see YouTube’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Vimeo
This website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo plugin, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established. The Vimeo server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. In addition, Vimeo obtains your IP address. This applies even if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have a Vimeo account. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA. If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you allow Vimeo to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account. The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. For more information on the handling of user data, please see Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.
Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called Web Fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required Web Fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on his website. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. If your browser does not support Web Fonts, a standard font from your computer is used. Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Google Maps
This page uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (‘Google’), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. More information about the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
7. E-Commerce and Payment Providers
Processing of Data (Customer and Contract Data)
We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for establishing, implementing, or modifying the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it. The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Data Transfer for Contract Conclusion for Online Shops, Merchants, and Goods Shipping
We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary for contract processing, for example, to companies entrusted with the delivery of goods or the credit institution commissioned with payment processing. Further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Data Transmission Upon Conclusion of Contract for Services and Digital Content
We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary for contract processing, for example, to the credit institution commissioned with payment processing. Further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
PayPal
On this website, we offer payment via PayPal, among other options. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter ‘PayPal’). If you select payment via PayPal, the payment data you enter will be transmitted to PayPal. The transfer of your data to PayPal is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent) and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (processing for the fulfillment of a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of data processing operations in the past.
Klarna
On this website, we offer payment through Klarna services, among other options. The provider is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter ‘Klarna’). Klarna offers various payment options (e.g., installment purchase). If you choose to pay with Klarna (Klarna Checkout solution), Klarna will collect various personal data from you. Details can be found in Klarna’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/. Klarna uses cookies to optimize the use of the Klarna Checkout solution. The optimization of the checkout solution represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and do not cause any harm. They remain on your device until you delete them. For details on the use of Klarna cookies, please refer to the following link: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf. The transfer of your data to Klarna is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent) and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (processing for the fulfillment of a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of data processing operations in the past.
Sofortüberweisung
On this website, we offer, among other things, payment via “Sofortüberweisung” (instant bank transfer). The provider of this payment service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter “Sofort GmbH”). Using the “Sofortüberweisung” process, we receive a real-time payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH and can immediately begin fulfilling our obligations. If you have chosen the “Sofortüberweisung” payment method, you transmit the PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, which allows them to log into your online banking account. After logging in, Sofort GmbH automatically checks your account balance and performs the transfer to us using the TAN you provided. They then immediately send us a transaction confirmation. After logging in, your transactions, the credit limit of your overdraft facility, and the existence of other accounts and their balances are also automatically checked. In addition to the PIN and TAN, the payment data you entered as well as your personal data are transmitted to Sofort GmbH. The personal data includes your first and last name, address, phone number(s), email address, IP address, and if necessary, other data required for payment processing. The transmission of this data is necessary to establish your identity beyond doubt and to prevent fraud attempts. The transfer of your data to Sofort GmbH is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing for the fulfillment of a contract). You have the option to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time. A withdrawal does not affect the effectiveness of past data processing operations. For details on payment with Sofortüberweisung, please refer to the following links: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.
