Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The controller for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Kruythof B.V., Simonstevinstraat 14, 3291ca Strijen, Netherlands, Tel: 0681475255, E-Mail: info@depeulvruchtenshop.nl. The controller for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

When using our website for informational purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which are technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

• Our visited website
• Date and time of access
• Amount of data sent in bytes
• Source/reference from which you came to the page
• Browser used
• Operating system used
• Used IP address (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. No further transfer or other use of the data takes place. However, we reserve the right to retrospectively check the server log files if concrete indications point to illegal use.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

Shopify

For hosting our website and displaying content, we use the system of the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland (“Shopify”)

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

All data collected on our website is processed on the provider's servers. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

In the case of data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

4) Cookies

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your device and allow the storage of page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser.

If personal data is processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing takes place either in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the case of a granted consent, or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.

Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5) Contacting Us

5.1 Judge.me

For review reminders, we use the services of the following provider: Judge.me Ltd., c/o Buckworths, 2nd Floor, 1-3 Worship Street, London, England, EC2A 2AB, United Kingdom

Solely based on your explicit consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, we transmit your email address and, if applicable, other customer data to the provider, so that they can contact you with a review reminder via email.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future, either to us or to the provider.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When data is transferred to the provider's location, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

5.2 WhatsApp Business

You have the option of contacting us via the WhatsApp messaging service of WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. For this purpose, we use the so-called "Business version" of WhatsApp.

If you contact us via WhatsApp regarding a specific business transaction (e.g., an order placed), we store and use your mobile phone number used on WhatsApp and – if provided – your first and last name in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR to process and answer your request. Based on the same legal basis, we may ask you via WhatsApp to provide further data (order number, customer number, address, or email address) to assign your inquiry to a specific process.

If you use our WhatsApp contact for general inquiries (e.g., about the range of services, availability, or our website), we store and use your mobile phone number used on WhatsApp and – if provided – your first and last name in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the efficient and timely provision of the requested information.

Your data will always only be used to answer your inquiry via WhatsApp. No transfer to third parties takes place.

Please note that WhatsApp Business gains access to the address book of the mobile device we use for this purpose and automatically transmits phone numbers stored in the address book to a server of the parent company Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA. For the operation of our WhatsApp Business account, we use a mobile device whose address book only stores the WhatsApp contact data of users who have also contacted us via WhatsApp.

This ensures that every person whose WhatsApp contact data is stored in our address book has already consented to the transmission of their WhatsApp phone number from the address books of their chat contacts in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR when they first used the app on their device by accepting the WhatsApp terms of use. The transmission of data of users who do not use WhatsApp and/or have not contacted us via WhatsApp is thus excluded.

For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by WhatsApp, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to WhatsApp's privacy policy:  https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/?eea=1#privacy-policy

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our website visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

As part of the processing mentioned above, data transfers to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA may occur.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection level based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

5.3 When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or e-mail), personal data is processed - exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering your request and only to the extent necessary for this.

The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, then an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified and provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.

6) Comment Function

Within the scope of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information about the time of creation of the comment and the commenter name you have chosen are stored and published on this website. Furthermore, your IP address is logged and stored. This storage of the IP address takes place for security reasons and in the event that the data subject violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content through a comment made. We require your e-mail address to contact you should a third party object to your published content as illegal.

Legal bases for storing your data are Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b and f GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to as illegal by third parties.

7) Data Processing When Opening a Customer Account

In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary if you provide us with this information when opening a customer account. The data required for opening an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.

You can delete your customer account at any time by sending a message to the controller mentioned above. After deleting your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded through it have been completely processed, no statutory retention periods conflict, and we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.

8) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing

8.1 Subscription to our e-mail newsletter

If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive the newsletter if you have explicitly confirmed your consent to receive newsletters by clicking on a verification link sent to the e-mail address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace a possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later time. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter will be used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your e-mail address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement.

8.2 Sending the e-mail newsletter to existing customers

If you have provided us with your e-mail address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services from our product range by e-mail, similar to those you have already purchased. For this purpose, we do not need to obtain separate consent from you in accordance with Section 7 (3) UWG (German Act Against Unfair Competition). Data processing in this respect is based solely on our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If you have initially objected to the use of your e-mail address for this purpose, we will not send you e-mails.

You are entitled to object to the use of your e-mail address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by notifying the controller mentioned at the beginning. For this, you will only incur transmission costs according to the basic rates. After receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for advertising purposes will be stopped immediately.

8.3 Goods availability notification via e-mail

For temporarily unavailable items, you can sign up to receive e-mail notifications of their availability. We will send you a one-time e-mail notification about the availability of the item you selected. The only mandatory information for sending this notification is your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. For sending the e-mail, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive a notification if you have explicitly confirmed your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to the e-mail address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace a possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later time. The data collected by us when registering for our e-mail notification service for goods availability will be used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the availability notifications at any time by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your e-mail address will be immediately deleted from our distribution list set up for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement.

8.4 Shopping Cart Reminders via E-Mail

If you abandon your purchase with us before completing the order, you have the option to receive a one-time e-mail reminder of the contents of your virtual shopping cart.

The only mandatory information for sending this reminder is your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. For sending the e-mail, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive a notification if you have explicitly confirmed your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to the e-mail address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR for sending a shopping cart reminder. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace a possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later time. The data collected by us when registering for our e-mail notification service will be used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from shopping cart reminders at any time by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your e-mail address will be immediately deleted from our distribution list set up for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement.

9) Data Processing for Order Processing

9.1 To the extent necessary for contract fulfillment for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If, on the basis of a corresponding contract, we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products, we process the contact data transmitted by you during the order to inform you personally within the framework of our legal information obligations in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact data will be used strictly for the purpose of communicating updates owed by us and will only be processed by us to the extent necessary for the respective information.

To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s) who assist us in whole or in part with the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data will be transferred to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

9.2 Use of Payment Service Providers

- Apple Pay

If you choose the payment method "Apple Pay" from Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, the payment processing is carried out via the "Apple Pay" function of your device running iOS, watchOS or macOS by debiting a payment card stored in "Apple Pay". Apple Pay uses security features built into the hardware and software of your device to protect your transactions. To authorise a payment, you must enter a previously defined code and verify it using the "Face ID" or "Touch ID" function of your device.

For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provide during the order process, together with information about your order, is transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then re-encrypts this data with a developer-specific key before the data is sent to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay for payment execution. The encryption ensures that only the website through which the purchase was made can access the payment data. After the payment has been made, Apple sends your device account number and a transaction-specific, dynamic security code to the originating website to confirm successful payment.

If personal data is processed during the transmissions described, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Apple retains anonymised transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, approximate date and time, and whether the transaction was completed successfully. Anonymisation completely excludes personal identification. Apple uses the anonymised data to improve "Apple Pay" and other Apple products and services.

If you use Apple Pay on your iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase you made via Safari on your Mac, the Mac and the authorisation device communicate over an encrypted channel on Apple servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can identify you. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone settings. Go to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and disable "Allow Payments on Mac".

Further information on data protection at Apple Pay can be found at the following internet address: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT203027
- bancontact

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d'Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

If you choose a payment method from the provider where you make an advance payment (e.g. credit card payment), your payment data (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be transmitted to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer of your data in this case is exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose.
- iDeal

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands

If you choose a payment method from the provider where you make an advance payment (e.g. credit card payment), your payment data (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be transmitted to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer of your data in this case is exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose.
- Klarna

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden

If you choose a payment method from the provider where you make an advance payment (e.g. credit card payment), your payment data (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be transmitted to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer of your data in this case is exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose.

If you choose a payment method where the provider makes an advance payment (e.g. invoice or instalment purchase or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and possibly data on an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

In order to safeguard our legitimate interest in determining the creditworthiness of our customers, we transmit this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), the provider checks whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

For the decision within the framework of the application review, in addition to internal provider criteria in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, identity and creditworthiness information from the following credit agencies may also be included:

https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/credit_rating_agencies

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, among other things, but not exclusively, address data.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
- Paypal

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

If you choose a payment method from the provider where you make an advance payment, your payment data (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be transmitted to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer of your data in this case is exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose.

If you choose a payment method where we make an advance payment, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and possibly data on an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

In such cases, to safeguard our legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness, we transmit this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), the provider checks whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, among other things, but not exclusively, address data.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
- Paypal Checkout

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal, which consists of PayPal's own payment methods and local third-party payment methods.

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "Pay Later" via PayPal, we transmit your payment data during payment processing to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"). The transfer is made in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.

PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit assessment for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "Pay Later" via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be transmitted to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness. PayPal uses the result of the credit assessment regarding the statistical probability of payment default to decide whether to provide the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, among other things, but not exclusively, address data. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.

If the PayPal payment method "Invoice purchase" is available and selected, your payment data will first be transmitted to PayPal for payment preparation, whereupon PayPal will forward it to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin ("Ratepay") for payment execution. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. In this case, RatePay carries out an identity and credit check on its own behalf to determine creditworthiness according to the principle already mentioned above and transmits your payment data to credit agencies based on the legitimate interest in determining creditworthiness in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. A list of credit agencies that Ratepay can use can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

When using the payment method of a local third-party provider, your payment data is first transmitted to PayPal for payment preparation in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal then transmits your payment data to the respective provider for payment execution in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR:

- Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland)
- Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland)
- iDeal (Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d'Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)
- blik (Polski Standard Płatności sp. z o.o., ul. Czerniakowska 87A, 00-718 Warsaw, Poland)
- eps (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2
1200 Vienna, Austria)
- MyBank (PRETA S.A.S, 40 Rue de Courcelles, F-75008 Paris, France)
- Przelewy24 (PayPro SA, Kanclerska 15A, 60-326 Poznań, Poland)

Further data protection information can be found in PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full

10) Web Analytics Services

Google (Universal) Analytics

This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which enables an analysis of your use of our website.

By default, when you visit the website, Google (Universal) Analytics sets cookies, which are small text modules stored on your device and collect certain information. The scope of this information also includes your IP address, which is, however, shortened by Google by the last digits to exclude direct personal identifiability.

The information is transmitted to Google servers and processed there. Transfers to Google LLC based in the USA are also possible.

Google uses the collected information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for us and to provide other services related to website use and internet use. The shortened IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. The data collected within the scope of using Google (Universal) Analytics is stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the device used, only takes place if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
Without your consent, Google (Universal) Analytics will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your given consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of revocation, please deactivate this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with Google, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

Further legal information on Google (Universal) Analytics can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/, https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Demographic features
Google (Universal) Analytics uses the special "demographic features" function and can thus create statistics that provide information about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This is done by analysing advertising and information from third-party providers. This allows target groups for marketing activities to be identified. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to any specific person and is deleted after a storage period of two months.

Google Signals
As an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, Google Signals can be used on this website to generate cross-device reports. If you have enabled personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google account, Google may, subject to your consent to use Google Analytics in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including for cross-device conversions. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you want to stop cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the "Personalized advertising" function in your Google account settings. Follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155764?hl=de
Further information on Google Signals can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de

UserIDs
As an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, the "UserIDs" function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google (Universal) Analytics in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, have created an account on this website and log in to this account on different devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

11) Tools and Other

11.1 Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a "Cookie Consent Tool" to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The "Cookie Consent Tool" is displayed to users as an interactive interface when they access the site, allowing them to give consent for specific cookies and/or cookie-based applications by checking boxes. By using this tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user gives their consent by checking the corresponding boxes. This ensures that such cookies are only placed on the user's device if consent has been given.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. No personal user data is processed in this process.

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning, or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies, and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.

Another legal basis for processing is also Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. As the controller, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically non-essential cookies dependent on the respective user's consent.

Where necessary, we have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further information on the operator and the settings options of the Cookie Consent Tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

11.2 Channable

For the integration and synchronization of databases and web applications, we use the services of the following provider: ProductImpulse BV, Kromme Nieuwegracht 66, 3512 HL Utrecht, Netherlands

In this process, our processing operations are automated, and various workflows are established to efficiently manage and execute internal processes within our processing system. If personal data is processed in this context, it is done in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in optimizing our internal organization.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

12) Rights of the data subject

12.1 The applicable data protection law grants you, in relation to the controller, the following data subject rights (rights of information and intervention) regarding the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the stated legal basis for the respective exercise conditions:

• Right to information according to Art. 15 GDPR;
• Right to rectification according to Art. 16 GDPR;
• Right to erasure according to Art. 17 GDPR;
• Right to restriction of processing according to Art. 18 GDPR;
• Right to notification according to Art. 19 GDPR;
• Right to data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR;
• Right to withdraw granted consents according to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR;
• Right to lodge a complaint according to Art. 77 GDPR.

12.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

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

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

13) Duration of personal data storage

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

When processing personal data on the basis of explicit consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data processed within the framework of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment or initiation of the contract and/or there is no legitimate interest on our part in continued storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object according to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, 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 defence of legal claims.

When processing personal data for direct marketing purposes on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object according to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information of this declaration about specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.