Privacy policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally or contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This applies only to the extent that no other information is provided in the following processing operations.
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information.

Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web hoster / IT service provider by your internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website as well as for the improvement of our offer.

Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the European Union, for which a adequacy decision of the EU Commission is available. If there is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission, e.g. for transfers to the USA, the data transfers are based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-dataprotection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de

Contact

Person responsible / data protection officer

Contact us if you wish. The person responsible for data processing is: Abdelmoez Cherif, Erkrather Str. 401, 40231 Düsseldorf Germany, 01748803270, info@solo-varia.com

 

You can reach our data protection officer directly at: 

Solo Varia, owner Abdelmoez Cherif
Erkrather Str. 401
40231 Düsseldorf

Initiative contact of the customer by e-mail

If you initiate business contact with us by e-mail, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of processing and answering your contact request.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the case of interest in purchase, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your enquiry. In this case, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data relating to you based on Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO for reasons arising from your particular situation.
We only use your e-mail address to process your enquiry. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with legal retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and processing when using the contact form

When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of contacting you.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the case of interest in purchase, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your enquiry. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.
We only use your e-mail address to process your enquiry. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with legal retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer account orders

Customer account

When opening a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The
Data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing and forwarding of personal data for orders

When you place an order, we collect and process your personal data only insofar as this is necessary for the fulfilment and processing of your order and for dealing with your enquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO and is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with you.
Your data is passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have chosen, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of the data transfer is limited to a minimum.

Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the European Union for which the EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision. If there is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission, such as for transfers to the USA, the data transfers are based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standardcontractual-clauses-scc_de.

Advertising reviews

Data collection when writing a comment or rating

When commenting/rating an article or a contribution, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The processing serves the purpose of enabling commenting/rating and displaying comments/ratings.
For the purpose of verifying your rating, we also collect the following data: Order number, customer number, invoice number . By sending the comment/rating, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.

When your comment is published, the name and email address you provide will be published.

In addition, when you submit a comment, your IP address is stored for the purpose of preventing misuse of the comment function and ensuring the security of our information technology systems. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted.

Use of your personal data for the sending of postal advertising

We use your personal data (name, address), which we have received in the context of the sale of a product or service, to send you postal advertising, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide this data will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your address data at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising the objection can be found in the imprint.

Use of the email address for sending newsletters

We use your e-mail address, irrespective of the processing of the contract, exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. The processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent.
You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the distribution list.

Your data will be passed on to a service provider for e-mail marketing within the framework of order processing. Your data will not be passed on to any other third parties.

Shipping service provider Merchandise management

Forwarding of the e-mail address to shipping companies for information about the shipping status

We pass on your e-mail address to the transport company as part of the contract processing, provided you have expressly agreed to this in the order process. The purpose of passing on this information is to inform you about the shipping status by e-mail. The
Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.

Use of an external merchandise management system

We use an enterprise resource planning system for contract processing within the scope of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected in the context of the order is transferred to easybill GmbH, Düsselstr. 21, 41654 Kaarst transmitted.

Payment service provider

Using PayPal Express

We use the PayPal Express payment service of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; “PayPal”) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. To integrate this payment service, it is necessary for PayPal to collect, store and analyse data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you call up the website. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable the recognition of your browser.

Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in offering a customer-oriented range of different payment methods. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.

With the selection and use of PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfil the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. You can find more information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service in the associated data protection declaration at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.

Using PayPal Check-Out

We use the PayPal Check-Out payment service of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; “PayPal”) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service. With the selection and use of payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or “Pay later” via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfil the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

Credit card via PayPal, Direct debit via PayPal & “Pay later” via PayPal For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or “Pay later” via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to obtain a credit check on the basis of mathematical-statistical methods using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a weighed decision about the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. The creditworthiness information may include probability values (score- values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical methods and whose calculation includes address data. Your interests worthy of protection are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of credit assessment for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when PayPal makes advance payments. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation by notifying PayPal. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method requested by you. Failure to provide the data will result in the contract not being concluded with the payment method you have selected.

Third-party provider

When paying via the payment method of a third-party provider, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal.

This processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. In order to carry out this type of payment, the data may be transferred to a third party.

then forwarded by PayPal to the respective provider. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Local third-party providers can be, for example:

  • Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany)
  • giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Purchase on account via PayPal

When paying via the payment method purchase on account, the data required to process the payment is first transmitted to PayPal. For the execution of this payment method, the data will then be transmitted by PayPal to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 2829, 10587 Berlin; “Ratepay”) in order to be able to fulfil the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. If necessary, Ratepay carries out a credit check on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures (probability or score values) using credit agencies according to the procedure already described above. The

Data processing serves the purpose of checking creditworthiness for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when Ratepay makes advance payments. You can find more information on data protection and which credit agencies use Ratpay at https://www.ratepay.com/legalpayment-dataprivacy/ and https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/.

You can find more detailed information on data processing when using PayPal in the associated data protection declaration at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Use of the payment service provider Mollie

We use the payment service provider Mollie B.V. (Keizersgracht 313, 1016 EE Amsterdam, The Netherlands; “Mollie”) to process payments on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you various payment methods through the payment processing via the payment service provider Mollie. If you have chosen one of the payment options of the payment service provider Mollie, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to Mollie. This includes your payment data (for example, bank account number or credit card number), your IP address, your internet browser and device type, and in some cases your first and last name, address data and information about the product or service you purchased from us. This data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. You can find more information on data processing when using the payment service provider Mollie in the associated data protection declaration. https://www.mollie.com/de/privacy

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on a user’s computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie may be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually on their acceptance as well as prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

You can find out how to manage (including disabling) cookies in the main browsers by following the links below:

 

Chrome:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de

Internet Explorer: 

https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

Mozilla Firefox: 

https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen

Safari: 

https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

Technically necessary cookies

Unless otherwise stated in the data protection declaration below, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognise your browser even after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognised even after a page change.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place on the basis of § 25 para. 2 TTDSG. The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offer. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

Advertising tracking analysis

Use of Google Analytics

We use the Google Analytics web analytics service provided by Google Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.

The data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. To this end, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. In the process, the following information may be collected, among others: IP address, date and time of page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by this about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/. Both Google and US government agencies have access to your data. Your data may be linked by Google to other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices and any other data Google may have about you.

IP anonymisation is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened beforehand 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 shortened there.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 p. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and under https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.

Use of Hotjar

We use the analytics tool of Hotjar Ltd (Level 2, St Julian’s Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ1000, Malta; “Hotjar”) on our website.

The data processing serves the purpose of demand-oriented design, optimisation and analysis of our website.

The tool is used to randomly record the movements of page visitors on the website. This creates a log of mouse movements, scrolling behaviour, dwell time and clicks on the website (so-called heat map).

For this purpose, Hotjar uses cookies, among other things. The following information, among others, may be collected in the process: IP address (in anonymised form), information about the device you are using (screen size, devices, unique device identifier), information about the browser you are using, location data (only about the country), preferred language for displaying the website, operating system used. Detailed information on the cookies used, their function and storage period can be found here: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011789248-Hotjar-Cookies.

User profiles are created from this data under a pseudonym. The data is not used to personally identify the visitor to the website and is not merged with personal data of the bearer of the pseudonym. Hotjar is contractually prohibited from selling the collected data to other third parties.

Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The transfer of data takes place, among other things, on the basis of appropriate protective measures. Hotjar will provide you with further information on the measures taken upon request.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 p. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

Further information on data protection when using Hotjar can be found here: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy#enduserenglish

Use of the Facebook Pixel

We use the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland “Facebook”) on our website.

Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data and the transfer of this data to Facebook when the service is integrated. This is based on an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, which defines the respective responsibilities. The agreement is available at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum callable. Thereafter, we are responsible in particular for complying with the information obligations pursuant to Art. 13, 14 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service, and for complying with the obligations pursuant to Art. 33, 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects our obligations under the joint processing agreement. Meta Platforms Ireland has the responsibility to enable data subject rights under Art. 15 – 20 GDPR, to comply with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the Service and to comply with the

obligations under Articles 33, 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects Meta Platforms Ireland’s obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement.

The application serves the purpose of targeting visitors to the website with interest-based advertising on the social network Facebook. For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag has been implemented on the website. This tag establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers when the website is visited. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our

pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the Facebook social network, you will then be shown personalised, interest-based Facebook ads.

Your data may be transferred to the USA. No adequacy decision of the EU Commission is available for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum.

Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. You can use the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function here deactivate

For more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and ways to protect your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Use of Google AdSense

We use the AdSense function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of renting advertising space on the website and targeting visitors to the website with interest-related advertising. By means of this function, visitors to the provider’s website are shown personalised, interest-related advertising from the Google Display Network. Google uses cookies to analyse your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. For the USA there is no

Adequacy decision of the EU Commission available. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/. Google may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.

You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de. Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s disable page (Network

Advertising Initiative) at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implement the further information on opting out mentioned there. You can find more information and Google’s privacy policy at:

https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Plug-ins and miscellaneous

Use of the Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.

This application manages JavaScript tags and HTML tags that are used to implement tracking and analysis tools in particular. The data processing serves the purpose of demand-oriented design and optimisation of our website.

The Google Tag Manager itself neither stores cookies nor does it process personal data. However, it enables the triggering of other tags that can collect and process personal data. You can find more information on terms of use and data protection here.

Use of All In One WP Security & Firewall

We use the security plug-in “All In One WP Security & Firewall” from Tips and Tricks HQ on our website.

The purpose of data processing is to increase the security and protection of our website and to identify security gaps. Cookies may be used for this purpose, through which user data such as your IP address may be collected. The data is only stored on our servers. The data is not passed on to third parties.

The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.

You can find more information on data processing when using the plug-in under https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wpsecurity-and-firewall/ and under https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wordpress-security-and-firewall-plugin.

 
Use of Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of the uniform display of fonts on our website. In order to load the fonts, a connection to Google servers is established when the page is called up. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Among other things, your IP address and information about the browser you are using will be processed and transmitted to Google. This data is not linked to your Google account.

Your data may be transferred to the USA. No adequacy decision of the EU Commission is available for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.

The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO from our overriding legitimate interest in a user-friendly and aesthetic design of our website. You have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data relating to you based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO for reasons arising from your particular situation by notifying us.

You can find more information on data processing and data protection under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and under https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq.

Data subject rights and storage period

Duration of storage

After the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, thereafter taking into account statutory, in particular tax and commercial law retention periods, and then deleted after expiry of the period, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject

If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights according to Art. 15 to 20 DSGVO: the right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data portability.

In addition, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO and to processing for the purpose of direct marketing in accordance with Art. 21 (1) DSGVO.

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority

In accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

You can lodge a complaint with, among others, the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can reach at the following contact details:

 

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia Postfach 20 04 44

40102 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 384240

Fax: +49 211 38424999

E-mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de

Right of objection

If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, you have the right to object to this processing with effect for the future at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

After the objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned shall be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.

If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After the objection has been made, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct marketing.

last update: 10.01.2022

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