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We use the „Real Cookie Banner“ consent tool to manage the cookies and similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) used and the related consents. You can find details on how „Real Cookie Banner“ works at https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.

The legal bases for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.

The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we cannot manage your consents.

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This privacy policy informs you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter briefly referred to as „data“) within our online offering and the associated websites, functions, and content, as well as external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as „online offering“). With regard to the terms used, such as „processing“ or „controller,“ we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Controller
VASTCOB GROUP LLC
3833 POWERLINE RD STE 201
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309, US
email: info@vastcob.com
Responsible for the content: Norman Grund
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Types of data processed:

– Bestandsdaten (z. B. Namen, Adressen).
– Kontaktdaten (z. B. E-Mail, Telefonnummern).
– Inhaltsdaten (z. B. Texteingabe, Fotografien, Videos).
– Nutzungsdaten (z. B. besuchte Websites, Interesse an Inhalten, Zugriffszeiten).
– Meta-/Kommunikationsdaten (z. B. Geräteinformationen, IP-Adressen).

Categories of data subjects
Visitors and users of the online offering (hereinafter we collectively refer to the data subjects as „users“).

Purpose of processing
– Provision of the online offering, its functions, and content.
– Answering contact inquiries and communication with users.
– Security measures.
– Reach measurement/marketing

Terms used
„Personal data“ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter „data subject“); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g., cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

„Processing“ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers virtually any handling of data.

„Controller“ means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

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

Security measures
In accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk; these measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as access, input, disclosure, ensuring availability and separation thereof. Furthermore, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subjects‘ rights, the deletion of data and the response to data endangerment. Furthermore, we consider the protection of personal data already during the development or selection of hardware, software and procedures, in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and by privacy-friendly default settings (Art. 25 GDPR).

Security measures include, in particular, the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our server.

Applicable Legal Bases
In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you about the legal bases of our data processing. If the legal basis is not mentioned in the privacy policy, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing for the fulfillment of our services and the implementation of contractual measures as well as answering inquiries is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, the legal basis for processing for the fulfillment of our legal obligations is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing for the protection of our legitimate interests is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Cooperation with Processors and Third Parties
If, in the course of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties), transmit it to them, or otherwise grant them access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of a legal permission (e.g., if a transmission of the data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR), you have consented, a legal obligation provides for it, or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g., when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

If we commission third parties with the processing of data on the basis of a so-called „data processing agreement,“ this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

Transfers to Third Countries
If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs in the context of using third-party services or disclosing or transmitting data to third parties, this will only be done if it is necessary for the fulfillment of our (pre-)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, due to a legal obligation, or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we process or have data processed in a third country only if the special conditions of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met. This means that the processing takes place, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level corresponding to the EU (e.g., for the USA through the „Privacy Shield“) or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called „standard contractual clauses“).

Rights of Data Subjects
You have the right to request confirmation as to whether data concerning you is being processed and to information about this data as well as to further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.

You have the right, in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to request the completion of the data concerning you or the rectification of inaccurate data concerning you.

You have the right, in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to demand that the data concerned be deleted without undue delay, or alternatively, in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand a restriction of the processing of the data.

You have the right to request that the data concerning you, which you have provided to us, be received in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to demand its transmission to other controllers.

Furthermore, in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Right of Withdrawal
You have the right to withdraw consents granted in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR with effect for the future.

Right to Object
You can object to the future processing of your data at any time in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. The objection can be made in particular against processing for direct marketing purposes.

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Cookies and Right to Object to Direct Marketing
„Cookies“ are small files that are stored on users‘ computers. Various information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie primarily serves to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online offering. Temporary cookies, or „session cookies“ or „transient cookies,“ are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offering and closes their browser. Such a cookie can, for example, store the content of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status. „Permanent“ or „persistent“ cookies are cookies that remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved if users visit it after several days. Likewise, the interests of users can be stored in such a cookie, which are used for reach measurement or marketing purposes. „Third-party cookies“ are cookies that are offered by providers other than the controller who operates the online offering (otherwise, if they are only their own cookies, they are called „first-party cookies“).

We may use temporary and permanent cookies and explain this in our privacy policy.

If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offering.

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all functions of this online offering may be usable.

Deletion of Data
The data processed by us will be deleted or their processing restricted in accordance with Art. 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless expressly stated otherwise in this privacy policy, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and no legal retention obligations conflict with their deletion. If the data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.

According to legal requirements in Germany, retention takes place in particular for 6 years in accordance with § 257 para. 1 HGB (commercial books, inventories, opening balances, annual financial statements, commercial letters, booking vouchers, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with § 147 para. 1 AO (books, records, management reports, booking vouchers, commercial and business letters, documents relevant for taxation, etc.).

Hosting
The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services, and technical maintenance services that we use for the purpose of operating this online offering.

In doing so, we, or our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties, and visitors to this online offering based on our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offering in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of a data processing agreement).

Collection of access data and log files
We, or our hosting provider, collect data on every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files) based on our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The access data includes the name of the accessed website, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user’s operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address, and the requesting provider.

Logfile information is stored for security reasons (e.g., to investigate abuse or fraud) for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data whose further retention is required for evidentiary purposes is excluded from deletion until the final clarification of the respective incident.

Provision of contractual services
We process inventory data (e.g., names and addresses as well as contact data of users), contract data (e.g., services used, names of contact persons, payment information) for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The entries marked as mandatory in online forms are required for the conclusion of the contract.

In the context of using our online services, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user’s interest in protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. This data is generally not passed on to third parties, unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

We process usage data (e.g., the visited web pages of our online offering, interest in our products) and content data (e.g., entries in the contact form or user profile) for advertising purposes in a user profile, for example, to display product recommendations to the user based on their previously used services.

The data will be deleted after the expiry of statutory warranty and comparable obligations; the necessity of retaining the data will be reviewed every three years; in the case of statutory archiving obligations, deletion will take place after their expiry. Information in any customer account will remain until it is deleted.

Data protection information for job applications
We process applicant data only for the purpose and within the scope of the application procedure in accordance with legal requirements. The processing of applicant data takes place for the fulfillment of our (pre-)contractual obligations within the framework of the application procedure in the sense of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, insofar as data processing becomes necessary for us, e.g., in the context of legal proceedings (in Germany, § 26 BDSG also applies). The application procedure requires applicants to provide us with applicant data. The necessary applicant data, if we offer an online form, are marked, otherwise they result from the job descriptions and generally include personal details, postal and contact addresses, and the documents belonging to the application, such as cover letter, curriculum vitae, and certificates. In addition, applicants can voluntarily provide us with additional information. By submitting the application to us, applicants agree to the processing of their data for the purposes of the application procedure in the manner and to the extent set out in this privacy policy. Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are voluntarily communicated in the context of the application procedure, their processing also takes place in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. b GDPR (e.g., health data, such as severe disability or ethnic origin). Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are requested from applicants in the context of the application procedure, their processing also takes place in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR (e.g., health data, if these are necessary for the exercise of the profession). If available, applicants can submit their applications to us via an online form on our website. The data is transmitted to us encrypted according to the state of the art. Furthermore, applicants can submit their applications to us via e-mail. However, we ask you to note that e-mails are generally not sent encrypted and applicants themselves must ensure encryption. We therefore cannot assume responsibility for the transmission path of the application between the sender and the receipt on our server and therefore recommend using an online form or postal delivery. Instead of applying via the online form and e-mail, applicants still have the option of sending us their application by post. The data provided by the applicants can be further processed by us for the purposes of the employment relationship in the event of a successful application. Otherwise, if the application for a job offer is not successful, the applicant’s data will be deleted. The applicant’s data will also be deleted if an application is withdrawn, which applicants are entitled to do at any time. Deletion takes place, subject to a legitimate revocation by the applicants, after a period of six months, so that we can answer any follow-up questions about the application and comply with our obligations to provide evidence under the General Equal Treatment Act. Invoices for any travel expense reimbursement will be archived in accordance with tax law requirements.

Amazon Affiliate Program
Based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), we are participants in the Amazon EU affiliate program, which was designed to provide a medium for websites by means of which advertising cost reimbursement can be earned through the placement of advertisements and links to Amazon.de (so-called affiliate system). Amazon uses cookies to track the origin of orders. Among other things, Amazon can recognize that you clicked the affiliate link on this website and subsequently purchased a product on Amazon.

For more information on Amazon’s data usage and objection options, please refer to the company’s privacy policy: http://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401.

Registration Function
Users can optionally create a user account. During registration, users are informed of the required mandatory information. The data entered during registration will be used for the purpose of using the offer. Users can be informed by email about offer- or registration-relevant information, such as changes to the scope of the offer or technical circumstances. If users have terminated their user account, their data regarding the user account will be deleted, provided that their retention is necessary for commercial or tax law reasons in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. It is the users‘ responsibility to secure their data before the end of the contract if they have terminated it. We are entitled to irrevocably delete all user data stored during the contract period.

When using our registration and login functions, as well as when using the user account, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user’s interest in protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. This data is generally not passed on to third parties, unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. The IP addresses are anonymized or deleted after 7 days at the latest.

Contact
When contacting us (e.g. via contact form, email, telephone or social media), the user’s details are processed for the purpose of handling the contact request and its processing in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. The user’s details can be stored in a Customer Relationship Management System („CRM System“) or comparable inquiry organization.

We delete inquiries if they are no longer required. We review the necessity every two years; furthermore, statutory archiving obligations apply.

Comments and Contributions
If users leave comments or other contributions, their IP addresses will be stored for 7 days based on our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. This is for our security, in case someone leaves illegal content in comments and contributions (insults, forbidden political propaganda, etc.). In this case, we ourselves can be held liable for the comment or contribution and are therefore interested in the identity of the author.

Newsletter
With the following information, we inform you about the content of our newsletter as well as the registration, dispatch and statistical evaluation procedure and your rights to object. By subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to its receipt and the described procedures.

Newsletter content: We send newsletters, emails and other electronic notifications with promotional information (hereinafter „newsletter“) only with the consent of the recipients or a legal permission. If the content of a newsletter is specifically described during registration, it is decisive for the user’s consent. Otherwise, our newsletters contain information about our services and us.

Double opt-in and logging: Registration for our newsletter 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 foreign email addresses. Registrations for the newsletter are logged in order to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes storing the time of registration and confirmation, as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored with the shipping service provider are also logged.

Registration data: To subscribe to the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your email address. Optionally, we ask you to provide a name for personal address in the newsletter.

Germany: The dispatch of the newsletter and the associated performance measurement is based on the consent of the recipients in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a, Art. 7 GDPR in conjunction with Section 7 Para. 2 No. 3 UWG or on the basis of the legal permission in accordance with Section 7 Para. 3 UWG.

The logging of the registration process is based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our interest is directed towards the use of a user-friendly and secure newsletter system that serves both our business interests and the expectations of users and also allows us to prove consent.

The dispatch is SSL encrypted via the WordPress plugin Mailpoet (https://www.mailpoet.com/) via an SMTP connection (standard dispatch for emails) of the hoster.

Performance measurement – The newsletters contain a so-called „web beacon“, i.e. a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from the server of the shipping service provider when the newsletter is opened. As part of this retrieval, technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and the time of retrieval, are initially collected. This information is used for the technical improvement of the services based on the technical data or the target groups and their reading behavior based on their retrieval locations (which can be determined with the help of the IP address) or the access times. The statistical surveys also include determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened and which links are clicked. For technical reasons, this information can be assigned to individual newsletter recipients. However, it is neither our endeavor nor that of the shipping service provider to observe individual users. The evaluations serve us much more to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users.

Cancellation/Revocation – You can cancel your newsletter subscription at any time, i.e., revoke your consent. A link to unsubscribe from the newsletter can be found at the end of each newsletter. We may store unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years based on our legitimate interests before deleting them for newsletter dispatch purposes, in order to be able to prove a previously given consent. The processing of this data will be limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. An individual deletion request is possible at any time, provided that the former existence of consent is simultaneously confirmed.

Google Analytics
Based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC („Google“). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offering by users is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).

Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our online offering by users, to compile reports on activities within this online offering, and to provide us with other services related to the use of this online offering and internet usage. Pseudonymous user profiles can be created from the processed data.

We only use Google Analytics with IP anonymization activated. This means that the IP address of users will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.

The IP address transmitted by the user’s browser will not be merged with other Google data. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; users can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the online offering by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Further information on data usage by Google, setting and objection options, can be found in Google’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) and in the settings for the display of advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).

Users' personal data will be deleted or anonymized after 14 months.

Google AdWords and Conversion Measurement
Based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we use the services of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland („Google“).

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, thereby providing a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).

We use the online marketing procedure Google „AdWords“ to place ads in the Google advertising network (e.g., in search results, in videos, on websites, etc.) so that they are displayed to users who have a presumed interest in the ads. This allows us to display ads for and within our online offering more targeted, to present users only with ads that potentially match their interests. If, for example, a user is shown ads for products they have shown interest in on other online offerings, this is referred to as „remarketing“. For these purposes, when our and other websites where the Google advertising network is active are accessed, a Google code is immediately executed by Google, and so-called (re)marketing tags (invisible graphics or code, also known as „web beacons“) are integrated into the website. With their help, an individual cookie, i.e., a small file, is stored on the user’s device (comparable technologies can also be used instead of cookies). This file records which websites the user has visited, which content they were interested in, and which offers the user clicked on, as well as technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visit time, and other information about the use of the online offering.

Furthermore, we receive an individual „conversion cookie“. The information obtained with the help of the cookie is used by Google to create conversion statistics for us. However, we only learn the anonymous total number of users who clicked on our ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information that allows users to be personally identified.

User data is processed pseudonymously within the Google advertising network. This means that Google does not store and process, for example, the name or email address of users, but processes the relevant data cookie-related within pseudonymous user profiles. This means that from Google’s perspective, the ads are not managed and displayed for a specifically identified person, but for the cookie owner, regardless of who this cookie owner is. This does not apply if a user has expressly allowed Google to process the data without this pseudonymization. The information collected about users is transmitted to Google and stored on Google’s servers in the USA.

Further information on data use by Google, setting and objection options, can be found in Google’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) and in the settings for the display of advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).

Google Adsense with personalized ads
We use the Google Adsense service with personalized ads, which displays ads within our online offering and for which we receive remuneration for their display or other use. Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Online presences in social media
We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms to communicate with customers, interested parties, and users active there and to inform them about our services.

We point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users, for example, because the enforcement of user rights could be made more difficult. With regard to US providers certified under the Privacy Shield, we point out that they thereby commit to complying with EU data protection standards.

Furthermore, user data is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created from user behavior and resulting interests. These usage profiles can in turn be used to, for example, place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to the users‘ interests. For these purposes, cookies are generally stored on the users‘ computers, in which user behavior and interests are stored. Furthermore, data independent of the devices used by the users can also be stored in the usage profiles (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

The processing of users‘ personal data is based on our legitimate interests in effective user information and communication with users in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. If users are asked by the respective providers for consent to data processing (i.e., they declare their consent, for example, by ticking a checkbox or confirming a button), the legal basis for processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a., Art. 7 GDPR.

For a detailed description of the respective processing operations and the objection options (opt-out), we refer to the provider information linked below.

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

– Facebook (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) – Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and http://www.youronlinechoices.com, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active.

– Google/ YouTube (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) – Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

– Instagram (Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA) – Privacy Policy/ Opt-Out: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

– Twitter (Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA) – Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy, Opt-Out: https://twitter.com/personalization, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active.

– LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland) – Privacy Policy https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy , Opt-Out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0&status=Active.

– Xing (XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany) – Privacy Policy/ Opt-Out: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

Integration of Third-Party Services and Content
Within our online offering, based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering in the sense of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we use content or service offerings from third-party providers to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as „content“).

This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, as they would not be able to send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content. We endeavor to use only such content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as „web beacons“) for statistical or marketing purposes. Through „pixel tags“, information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website can be evaluated. The pseudonymous information can also be stored in cookies on the users‘ device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visit time, and other information about the use of our online offering, as well as be linked with such information from other sources.

Member Area via Digimember Plugin and Digistore24 + Affiliate Links for Digital Information Products
We have outsourced our payment processing and our partner program to DigiStore24 in combination with the WordPress plugin DigiMember. For DigiStore24 to be able to assign you or the customers you have referred to us as a partner, your visitors must click on your personal affiliate link, which you can copy in your Klick-Tipp user account. For this, we need additional information, for example, your DigiStore24 affiliate ID. Only with this information can we insert your affiliate link into our advertising materials.

DigiStore24’s affiliate tracking is based on cookies, meaning that DigiStore24’s affiliate application stores a cookie on the computers of visitors who have opened your affiliate link. After a new customer has filled out DigiStore24’s registration form, DigiStore24’s affiliate tracking checks whether a cookie for your DigiStore24 user account exists on that customer’s computer. If it finds one, DigiStore24 assigns your affiliate commission to you.

We also store information about the number of clicks on your affiliate links. You can view this information in aggregated form in your user account. We do not store data about your commissions or your payouts; this information is provided to you by DigiStore24.

Your personal information is stored securely and encrypted on our servers. We treat this data confidentially and will under no circumstances pass it on to uninvolved third parties. All payment processing is handled by Digistore24.

DigiMember Privacy Policy: https://digimember.de/datenschutz/ + https://digimember.de/digimember-dsgvo/

Digistore24 Privacy Policy: https://www.digistore24.com/page/privacy

Protection of Your Data When Purchasing Our Digital Products
When you purchase digital products from us (e-books, online courses, or webinars), you will be redirected to our online service provider Digistore24: www.digistore24.com
According to Digistore24's privacy policy, your data will be treated securely and confidentially. See Digistore24's privacy policy: https://www.digistore24.com/page/privacy
The processing of purchases is carried out entirely by the service provider Digistore24 GmbH, who also becomes your contractual partner. Further information on the collection and use of data by this provider, in particular regarding the use of your order data, can be found at https://www.digistore24.com/page/privacy. For the administration of our members and their access rights, we use Digimember, a service of Digital Solutions GmbH, Nevinghoff 16, D-48147 Münster. Further information on the collection and use of data by this provider can be found at https://digimember.de/datenschutz.

Digistore24 GmbH Cookies
This website uses cookies from Digistore24 GmbH. As soon as the visitor clicks on the corresponding button link within the website or newsletter, a session cookie and a permanent cookie (which remains on their computer for 6 months) are set. Digistore24 uses cookies to track the origin of orders. Among other things, Digistore24 can recognize that you have clicked the partner link on this website.

Digistore24 GmbH: „If you wish to register with us or place an order, we require your customer data. For this purpose, information about the contents of your shopping cart is stored in so-called cookies, which can then be retrieved during your next visits. These cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer. The data stored in a cookie saves you from having to fill out forms. We use two types of cookies: so-called session cookies, which are deleted from your hard drive after the end of the browser session, and those that remain on your computer after the end of the session and thus enable us to recognize your computer on your next visit (permanent cookies). These permanent cookies have an expiry period of six months. You can delete all cookies in your browser program at any time, and also manage and, if necessary, block the acceptance of cookies from this site“ (see Digistore24 GmbH – Privacy Policy)

Protection of Your Data in the Member Area
For all digital products, we provide a dedicated member area for each user. This is also subject to data protection regulations. We work with the DigiMember service here: www.digimember.de

In the closed member area, the member’s contact details such as name, email address, and product purchase date are stored. According to DigiMember’s privacy policy, your data is treated securely and confidentially. The privacy policy of Digital Solutions GmbH, operator of digimember, is currently available at https://digimember.de/datenschutz/

Ordering Process / Conclusion of Contract for Digital Products
The conclusion and execution of contracts for digital products offered on this website are carried out by Digistore24 GmbH, St.-Godehard-Straße 32, 31139 Hildesheim. Digistore24 GmbH acts as the sole contractual partner towards the customer and, in particular, processes all payments in its own name.

If you click on the corresponding product button on this website or in the newsletter during the ordering process, you will be redirected to the Digistore24 GmbH website (www.digistore24.com). This is done to enable the further ordering process and the potential conclusion of a contract with Digistore24 GmbH. When accessing the website www.digistore24.com, Digistore24 GmbH may use cookies and collect and store server log files. Any collection, processing, and use of personal data by Digistore24 GmbH during the visit to the website www.digistore24.com and any subsequent conclusion and execution of a contract are carried out in accordance with the privacy policy of Digistore24 GmbH (available at: https://www.digistore24.com/info/privacy).

Vimeo
We embed videos from the platform „Vimeo“ provided by Vimeo Inc., Attention: Legal Department, 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA. Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Youtube
We embed videos from the „YouTube“ platform provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Google Maps
We embed maps from the „Google Maps“ service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Google Fonts
We embed fonts ("Google Fonts") from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Font Awesome
This site uses so-called web fonts, provided by Fonticons, Inc., for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the necessary web fonts into its browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the servers of Fonticons, Inc. This informs Fonticons, Inc. that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of web fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

Further information on Font Awesome can be found at https://fontawesome.com/help and in the privacy policy of Fonticons, Inc.: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

Use of Facebook Social Plugins
Based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we use social plugins („plugins“) of the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland („Facebook“). The plugins can display interaction elements or content (e.g., videos, graphics, or text contributions) and are recognizable by one of the Facebook logos (white „f“ on a blue tile, the terms „Like“, „Gefällt mir“ or a „thumbs up“ sign) or are marked with the addition „Facebook Social Plugin“. The list and appearance of Facebook Social Plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active).

When a user accesses a function of this online offering that contains such a plugin, their device establishes a direct connection with the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Facebook directly to the user’s device and integrated into the online offering by the device. In this process, user profiles can be created from the processed data. We therefore have no influence on the extent of the data that Facebook collects with the help of this plugin and inform users accordingly based on our knowledge.

By integrating the plugins, Facebook receives the information that a user has accessed the corresponding page of the online offering. If the user is logged in to Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to their Facebook account. If users interact with the plugins, for example, by clicking the Like button or leaving a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted directly from their device to Facebook and stored there. If a user is not a member of Facebook, there is still the possibility that Facebook will find out and store their IP address. According to Facebook, only an anonymized IP address is stored in Germany.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as the related rights and setting options for protecting the privacy of users, can be found in Facebook’s data protection notices: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

If a user is a Facebook member and does not want Facebook to collect data about them via this online offering and link it with their member data stored on Facebook, they must log out of Facebook before using our online offering and delete their cookies. Further settings and objections to the use of data for advertising purposes are possible within the Facebook profile settings: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or via the US page http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU page http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. The settings are platform-independent, i.e., they apply to all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

Twitter
Within our online offering, functions and content of the Twitter service, offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, may be integrated. This may include, for example, content such as images, videos, or texts and buttons with which users can express their approval of the content, subscribe to the authors of the content, or subscribe to our posts. If users are members of the Twitter platform, Twitter can assign the viewing of the aforementioned content and functions to the users‘ profiles there. Instagram’s privacy policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy. Twitter is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active). Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy, Opt-Out: https://twitter.com/personalization.

Instagram
Within our online offering, functions and content of the Instagram service, offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA, may be integrated. This may include, for example, content such as images, videos, or texts and buttons with which users can express their approval of the content, subscribe to the authors of the content, or subscribe to our posts. If users are members of the Instagram platform, Instagram can assign the viewing of the aforementioned content and functions to the users‘ profiles there. Instagram’s privacy policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

Xing
We use functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Each time one of our pages containing Xing functions is accessed, a connection to Xing servers is established. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored in this process. In particular, no IP addresses are stored, and user behavior is not evaluated. Privacy Policy: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

LinkedIn Analytics and LinkedIn Ads
We use the conversion tracking technology and the retargeting function of LinkedIn Corporation on our website.

With the help of this technology, personalized advertisements can be displayed to visitors of this website on LinkedIn. Furthermore, it is possible to create anonymous reports on the performance of the advertisements and information on website interaction. For this purpose, the LinkedIn Insight Tag is integrated on this website, which establishes a connection to the LinkedIn server if you visit this website and are simultaneously logged into your LinkedIn account.

You can find more information on data collection and data usage, as well as options and rights for protecting your privacy, in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. If you are logged in to LinkedIn, you can deactivate data collection at any time via the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/enhanced-advertising.

Addthis Bookmarking Service
This offering includes plugins from the „Addthis“ bookmarking service, which allow you to set bookmarks or share interesting website content. When using „Addthis,“ cookies are employed. The data generated (such as time of use or browser language) is transferred to Add This LLC in the USA and processed there. More detailed information on data processing by Add This LLC and the data protection maintained by Add This LLC can be found at www.addthis.com/privacy. This website specifically contains information on the type of data processed and its purpose. We do not process the affected data. By using the „Addthis“ field, you agree to data processing by Add This LLC to the extent shown on the website www.addthis.com.

You can object to the use of your data at any time by using an „Opt-Out Cookie.“ You can find this here (http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out).

Addthis Privacy Policy: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy/de/

Privacy Policy for the Live Chat Application Tawk.to
The online offering provides the option of using Tawk.to. This is a live chat software. The chat is integrated into the source code. This is made possible via a script. By using the chat, you automatically use the services of Tawk.to. We offer users of our website the opportunity to communicate with us in real-time. For this purpose, we have installed a live chat plugin called tawk.to. The operating company is Tawk.to Inc., 187 E. Warm Springs Rd. Suite B298 Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, which is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. The EU-US Privacy Shield ensures an adequate level of data protection for companies certified thereunder.

If our live chat is online, the following data is stored: company name + contact person name, email address, mobile/phone number (if provided), chat history, IP address, country of origin.

If our live chat is offline, we offer the user the option to leave us a message. In this case, we collect the following data: company name + contact person name, email address, mobile/phone number (if provided), chat history, IP address, country of origin.

Mandatory information is marked in the contact form. If you do not provide this information, we may not be able to process your request. Further information is provided voluntarily.

In this context, no data is passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation. The legal basis for processing personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The processing of personal data serves solely to process the contact. This also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose of their collection. This is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter concerned has been conclusively clarified. The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Tawk.to, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Tawk.to’s privacy policy:

Tawk.to Privacy Policy
Tawk.to Data Protection

Analysis by wiredminds
Our website uses the pixel-tracking technology of wiredminds GmbH (www.wiredminds.de) to analyze visitor behavior.
Data may be collected, processed, and stored, from which usage profiles are created under a pseudonym. Where possible and appropriate, these usage profiles are completely anonymized. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the visitor’s internet browser and serve to recognize the internet browser. The collected data, which may also include personal data, is transmitted to wiredminds or collected directly by wiredminds. wiredminds may use information left by visits to the websites to create anonymized usage profiles. The data obtained thereby will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website without the separately granted consent of the data subject, and will not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym. Insofar as IP addresses are collected, they are immediately anonymized by deleting the last block of numbers. We reserve the right to use the collected and publicly available contact data of your company for non-binding inquiries via email and telephone. By clicking „Agree“ in the cookie notice (banner at the top of the screen), you agree to this and consent to contact being made via publicly available business contact data.

Affiliate Links/Advertising Links
Links marked with an asterisk (*) are so-called affiliate links. If you click on such an affiliate link and make a purchase or register through this link, we receive a commission from the respective online shop or provider. The price does not change for you.

Agency Services
We process our clients‘ data within the scope of our contractual services, which include conceptual and strategic consulting, campaign planning, software and design development/consulting or maintenance, implementation of campaigns and processes/handling, server administration, data analysis/consulting services, and training services.

In doing so, we process inventory data (e.g., customer master data, such as names or addresses), contact data (e.g., email, telephone numbers), content data (e.g., text input, photographs, videos), contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term), payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history), usage and metadata (e.g., in the context of evaluating and measuring the success of marketing measures). We generally do not process special categories of personal data, unless these are components of a commissioned processing. Affected parties include our clients, prospective clients, as well as their customers, users, website visitors or employees, and third parties. The purpose of processing is the provision of contractual services, billing, and our customer service. The legal bases for processing result from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contractual services), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (analysis, statistics, optimization, security measures). We process data that is necessary for the establishment and fulfillment of contractual services and point out the necessity of providing them. Disclosure to external parties only occurs if it is required within the scope of an order. When processing data provided to us within the scope of an order, we act in accordance with the instructions of the clients and the legal requirements for commissioned processing pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR and do not process the data for purposes other than those specified in the order.

We delete the data after the expiry of statutory warranty and comparable obligations. The necessity of retaining the data is reviewed every three years; in the case of statutory archiving obligations, deletion occurs after their expiry (6 years, pursuant to § 257 para. 1 HGB, 10 years, pursuant to § 147 para. 1 AO). In the case of data disclosed to us by the client within the scope of an order, we delete the data in accordance with the provisions of the order, generally after the end of the order.

Administration, Financial Accounting, Office Organization, Contact Management
We process data within the scope of administrative tasks and the organization of our business, financial accounting, and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. In doing so, we process the same data that we process within the scope of providing our contractual services. The legal bases for processing are Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Customers, prospective clients, business partners, and website visitors are affected by the processing. The purpose and our legitimate interest in the processing lie in administration, financial accounting, office organization, archiving of data, i.e., tasks that serve to maintain our business operations, fulfill our duties, and provide our services. The deletion of data with regard to contractual services and contractual communication corresponds to the information provided for these processing activities.

In this context, we disclose or transmit data to the tax authorities, consultants, such as tax advisors or auditors, as well as other fee-collecting bodies and payment service providers.

Furthermore, based on our business interests, we store information about suppliers, event organizers, and other business partners, e.g., for later contact. We generally store this predominantly company-related data permanently.

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