Privacy Policy
1. Data protection at a glance
General information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Notice concerning the responsible party" in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This data includes primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to request information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at no charge. You also have the right to request that your data be corrected or deleted. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time for more information on this and other questions on the subject of data protection.
Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers
When you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done mainly using so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
External hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated through a website.
The use of the hoster is for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations towards potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Our hoster will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following hoster:
ADITSYSTEMS
Ostendstraße 132
90482 Nuremberg
Contract data processing
We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a legally required contract that ensures the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only following our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General information and mandatory details
Data protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.
Notice concerning the responsible party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Geldhauser Linien- und Reiseverkehr GmbH
Fichtenstraße 29
85649 Hofolding
Phone: 0 81 04 / 89 45-4
Email: reisen@geldhauser.de
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, or similar).
Storage period
Unless a specific storage period has been mentioned within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these reasons no longer apply.
Data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.
ER Secure GmbH
In der Knackenau 4
82031 Grünwald
Phone: +49 (0) 8104 / 89454
Email: datenschutz@geldhauser.de
Notice on data transfer to the USA and other third countries
We use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure under data protection law. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that no data protection level comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, INSOFAR AS IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
In the event of breaches of the GDPR, the data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged breach. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process based on your consent or in the performance of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Encrypted payment transactions on this website
If there is an obligation to send us your payment data (e.g., account number for direct debit authorization) after the conclusion of a fee-based contract, this data will be required for payment processing.
Payment transactions via common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, PayPal) are processed exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the payment data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, deletion, and correction
Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
- If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be made. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
Objection to advertising emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam emails.
4. Data collection on this website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called "cookies." Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until your web browser automatically deletes them.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you enter our website (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertising.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions requested by you (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies to measure the web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the relevant cookies are stored exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); the consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and to enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
If cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you about this separately within the scope of this privacy policy and, if necessary, ask for your consent.
Consent with Borlabs Cookie
Our website uses Borlabs Cookie's consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or the use of certain technologies and to document this in a data protection-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Borlabs - Benjamin A. Bornschein, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter referred to as Borlabs).
When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents are stored. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.
The collected data will be stored until you ask us to delete it or delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or until the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected. For details on data processing by Borlabs Cookie, please visit https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.
The use of Borlabs Cookie's consent technology is to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Server log files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.
Contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular, retention periods – remain unaffected.
Inquiry by email, phone, or fax
If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular, statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
5. Analysis tools and advertising
Google Analytics
This website uses features of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, dwell time, operating systems used, and the user's origin. This data is assigned to the respective user or their device by Google, if necessary.
Furthermore, we can use Google Analytics to record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Additionally, Google Analytics uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected data and applies machine learning technologies for data analysis.
Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. If a corresponding consent was requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. As a result, your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser plugin
You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
More information on the handling of user data by Google Analytics can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Order processing
We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Storage period
Data stored by Google at the user and event level that is linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g., User ID), or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) is anonymized or deleted after two months. Details can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en.
Google Ads
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Ads enables us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Additionally, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on the user data available at Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). We, as the website operator, can quantitatively evaluate this data by analyzing, for example, which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many ads resulted in corresponding clicks.
The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing its services and products as effectively as possible.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
Google Remarketing
This website uses the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Remarketing analyzes your user behavior on our website (e.g., clicks on certain products) to assign you to certain advertising target groups and subsequently display suitable web messages to you when you visit other online offerings (remarketing or retargeting).
Furthermore, the advertising target groups created with Google Remarketing can be linked to Google's cross-device features. This allows interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you based on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one device (e.g., a mobile phone) to be displayed on another of your devices (e.g., tablet or PC).
If you have a Google account, you can object to personalized advertising at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
The use of Google Remarketing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing its products as effectively as possible. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
Further information and the privacy policies can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en.
Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
With the help of Google Conversion Tracking, Google and we can determine whether the user has performed certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website were clicked how often and which products were particularly frequently viewed or purchased. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and what actions they performed. We do not receive any information with which we can personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification purposes.
The use of Google Conversion Tracking is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
More information about Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
6. Newsletter
Newsletter data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We use newsletter service providers described below for handling the newsletter.
Mailjet
We use Mailjet for newsletter sign-up and delivery. The provider is Mailjet SAS, 43 rue de Dunkerque, 75010 Paris, France, a company of the Sinch group.
The sign-up form is provided by Mailjet. It is only loaded when you click “Load the form” on our website; only then does your browser send data such as your IP address to Mailjet. In the form you enter your email address; salutation, first name and last name are optional. After signing up you receive an email in which you confirm the sign-up (double opt-in). Only then do we send you the newsletter.
Mailjet allows us to analyze whether a newsletter was opened and which links in it were clicked. For this purpose, the newsletter contains a small image (tracking pixel), and the links are routed through Mailjet. Technical information is collected in the process (e.g., time of retrieval, IP address, browser type, and operating system). If you do not want Mailjet to analyze this, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message for this purpose.
The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter is stored by us and by Mailjet until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and is deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.
Mailjet is based in the European Union. Where Mailjet or its subcontractors process data outside the EU, the transfer is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.
After you unsubscribe from the newsletter, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or by Mailjet, if necessary, to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You may object to this storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
Further information can be found in Mailjet's privacy policy at: https://www.mailjet.com/legal/privacy-policy/.
Order processing
We have entered into a contract for order processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a legally required contract that ensures the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
7. Plugins and tools
Google Web Fonts (local hosting)
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google to ensure the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers in this process.
Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Google Maps
This site uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Web Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and easy location of the places we indicate on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent was requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.
More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
8. eCommerce and payment providers
Processing data (customer and contract data)
We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for establishing, content development, or changing the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it.
The collected customer data will be deleted after the completion of the order or the termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Data transfer upon conclusion of a contract for online shops, merchants, and goods shipment
If you order goods from us, we will pass on your personal data to the transport company responsible for the delivery and to the payment service provider responsible for the payment processing. Only the data that the respective service provider needs to fulfill its task will be disclosed. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. If you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, we will pass on your email address to the transport company responsible for the delivery so that the latter can inform you by email about the shipping status of your order; you can revoke this consent at any time.
Data transfer upon conclusion of a contract for services and digital content
We transfer personal data to third parties only if this is necessary in the context of the contract processing, for example, to the credit institution responsible for the payment processing.
No further transfer of data will take place unless you have expressly consented to such a transfer. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent, for example, for advertising purposes.
The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Payment services
We integrate payment services from third-party companies on our website. If you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g., name, amount, account details, credit card number) will be processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. The respective payment service providers are responsible for these transactions. The respective contract and privacy provisions of the respective providers apply. The use of the payment service providers is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract processing) and in the interest of a smooth, convenient, and secure payment process (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If your consent is requested for certain actions, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR is the legal basis for data processing; consent can be revoked at any time.
We use the following payment services/providers within this website:
The controller has integrated components of secupay, credit card and PayPal via secupay from secupay AG (hereinafter referred to as "secupay"), Goethestr. 6, 01896 Pulsnitz. Secupay is a payment institution within the meaning of the Payment Services Supervision Act (ZAG) and is registered with the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Graurheindorfer Str. 108, 53117 Bonn (registration number: 126737), enabling cashless payment of products and services on the Internet.
Secupay implements a process by which the purchase price claim is assigned to secupay. This enables a merchant to deliver goods, services, or downloads immediately after the order to the customer.
If you select "credit card" or "PayPal" as the payment method during the order process in our online shop, data will automatically be transmitted to secupay. By selecting this payment option, you consent to the transmission of personal data required for payment processing.
When processing payment by "credit card," you, as the buyer, provide the payment method data to secupay. Secupay then performs a technical check of the risk of payment default. The result of the transaction is then automatically communicated to the online merchant.
The personal data exchanged with secupay includes first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, phone number, or other data necessary for payment processing. The data is transmitted for the purpose of payment processing and fraud prevention. The controller will also transmit other personal data to secupay if there is a legitimate interest for the transmission. The personal data exchanged between secupay and the controller may be transmitted by secupay to credit reporting agencies. This transmission is intended to verify identity and creditworthiness.
Secupay may pass on personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors if this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on behalf.
You have the option to revoke your consent to the handling of personal data at any time vis-à-vis secupay. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used, or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.
The applicable privacy policy of secupay can be accessed at https://www.secupay.com/en/datenschutz.
Photo contest
For the photo contest we process the data that arises when a photo is submitted and when a vote is cast: your name, your e-mail address, where applicable your mobile number, the photo itself and an optional title for it.
Submitting requires a customer account. With the photo we store your display name and the e-mail address of your account, so that we can reach you about the release and about a prize.
To vote without an account you give your e-mail address and confirm the vote through a link we send you. We do not store that address in clear text, only as a check value, so that one address counts once per category. The same applies to a mobile number confirmed by SMS.
The confirmation code by SMS is sent by our service provider seven communications GmbH & Co. KG, Willestr. 4-6, 24103 Kiel, Germany. Your mobile number is passed to seven for this.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, because the processing is necessary to run the contest under its terms, and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for the check values with which we prevent multiple votes.
The voting data, that is check values and confirmation links, is deleted three months after the voting period ends. Photos that were not released are deleted after the contest ends. Released photos and the details of the winners remain for as long as we may use them under the contest terms.
Further details are in the contest terms.