YOKAI Bubble Tea

Datenschutzerklärung

Privacy Policy

We are very pleased with your interest in our company. Data protection is of particular importance to the management of YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH. The use of the YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH’s website is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH. Through this privacy policy, our company aims to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights through this privacy policy.

YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH, as the data controller, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, it is open to any data subject to transmit personal data to us via alternative means, such as by phone.

1. Definitions

The privacy policy of YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH is based on the terminology used by the European legislator when issuing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easily readable and understandable for the general public as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

In this privacy policy, we use the following terms, among others:

a) Personal data

Personal data refers to 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, or one or more specific characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject

A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the data controller.

c) Processing

Processing is any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment, or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing means marking stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.

e) Profiling

Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data that involves using these personal data to evaluate specific personal aspects relating to a natural person, especially to analyze or predict aspects concerning work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements of this natural person.

f) Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in a way that personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures ensuring that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or data controller

Controller or data controller is the natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data. If the purposes and means of this processing are determined by Union law or the law of Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for their appointment may be provided for by Union law or the law of Member States.

h) Data Processor

A data processor is a natural or legal person, authority, institution, or other entity that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient

A recipient is a natural or legal person, authority, institution, or other entity to whom personal data are disclosed, whether or not they are a third party. However, authorities that may receive personal data under a specific investigation mandate under Union law or the law of Member States are not considered recipients.

j) Third Party

A third party is a natural or legal person, authority, institution, or other entity other than the data subject, the controller, the data processor, and the persons authorized to process personal data under the direct authority of the controller or data processor.

k) Consent

Consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of their personal data.

2. Name and Address of the Controller

Controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union, and other data protection provisions with a data protection character is:

Sales & Marketing GmbH
Franz-Ehrlich Straße 12
12489 Berlin
Germany

Phone: 03000000000

E-Mail: admin@yokai-bubble-tea.com

Website: www.yokai-bubble-tea.com

3. Cookies

The websites of YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system through an internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a string by which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the person concerned from other internet browsers that contain different cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified again through the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

Through a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the benefit of the user. As mentioned before, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies does not have to enter their access data again on each visit to the website because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the placement of cookies by our website at any time by making the appropriate settings in their Internet browser and thereby object to the permanent placement of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time using an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the placement of cookies in the Internet browser they are using, some functions of our website may not be fully available.

4. Collection of General Data and Information

The website of YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH collects a series of general data and information with each visit to the website by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information are stored in the server’s log files. The following data can be collected: (1) types and versions of browsers used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the subpages accessed by an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information that serve to defend against threats in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Instead, this information is needed to (1) correctly deliver the content of our website, (2) optimize the content of our website and its advertising, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the necessary information for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. These anonymously collected data and information are evaluated by YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH for statistical purposes and with the goal of increasing data protection and data security within our company to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data from server log files are stored separately from any personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Subscription to our Newsletter

On the website of YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company’s newsletter. The personal data transmitted to the data controller when subscribing to the newsletter is determined by the input mask used for this purpose.

YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH regularly informs its customers and business partners about the company’s offers through a newsletter. The newsletter of our company can generally only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject has registered for newsletter delivery. For legal reasons, a confirmation email in the form of a double opt-in is sent to the email address first entered by a data subject for newsletter delivery. This confirmation email is used to verify whether the owner of the email address, as the data subject, has authorized the receipt of the newsletter.

When subscribing to the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) to the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary to be able to trace any potential misuse of a data subject’s email address at a later time and serves the legal protection of the data controller.

The personal data collected during a newsletter subscription is exclusively used for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, newsletter subscribers may be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or related registration, such as in the case of changes to the newsletter offering or changes in technical conditions. There is no sharing of the personal data collected in the context of the newsletter service with third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be terminated by the data subject at any time. The consent for the storage of personal data provided by the data subject for newsletter delivery can be revoked at any time. A corresponding link for revoking consent can be found in each newsletter. Furthermore, there is the option to unsubscribe from the newsletter delivery at any time directly on the website of the data controller or to communicate this to the data controller in another way.

6. Newsletter Tracking

The newsletters from YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in emails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows for a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH can determine whether and when an email was opened by a data subject and which links contained in the email were accessed by the data subject.

Personal data collected through such tracking pixels included in the newsletters are stored and analyzed by the data controller to optimize newsletter delivery and better tailor the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. This personal data is not shared with third parties. Data subjects are always entitled to revoke their separate consent given through the double opt-in process regarding this matter. After revocation, this personal data is deleted by the data controller. Unsubscribing from receiving the newsletter is automatically interpreted as a revocation by YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH.

7. Routine Deletion and Blocking of Personal Data

The data controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the storage purpose or as provided for by the European legislator or other legislator in laws or regulations to which the data controller is subject.

When the storage purpose no longer applies or when a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or other relevant legislator expires, personal data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.

8. Rights of the Data Subject

a) Right to Confirmation

Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to request from the data controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

b) Right to Information

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the data controller free information about the personal data stored about them and to receive a copy of this information at any time. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject the right to obtain information on the following:

    • the purposes of the processing
    • the categories of personal data being processed
    • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, especially recipients in third countries or international organizations
    • where possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine this duration
    • the existence of the right to request correction or deletion of personal data, or restriction of processing by the controller, or to object to such processing
    • the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
    • if the personal data was not collected from the data subject: all available information about the data’s source
    • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, according to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR, and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and intended consequences of such processing for the data subject

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to know whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to receive information about the appropriate safeguards related to the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

c) Right to Rectification

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to demand from the controller the immediate erasure of personal data concerning them if one of the following reasons applies and the processing is not necessary:

The personal data have been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.

The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing under Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR is based, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.

The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.

The personal data have been unlawfully processed.

The erasure of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of Member States to which the controller is subject.

The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services as referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

If one of the reasons mentioned above applies and a data subject wants to request the deletion of personal data stored by YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. An employee of YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH will arrange for the deletion request to be promptly fulfilled.

If the personal data have been made public by YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH, and our company is obligated as the controller under Article 17(1) of the GDPR to delete the personal data, YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH shall, taking into account available technology and implementation costs, take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the deletion of all links to, or copies or replications of, such personal data from these other controllers, to the extent that processing is not required. An employee of YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH will take the necessary steps in individual cases.

e) Right to Restriction of Processing

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the restriction of processing from the controller when one of the following conditions is met:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.

The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.

The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

The data subject has objected to processing under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If any of the above conditions apply, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. An employee of YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH will arrange for the restriction of processing.

f) Right to Data Portability

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning them, which have been provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data have been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee of YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH at any time.

g) Right to Object

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time, to the processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing. This also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH’s processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject can contact any employee of YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH or another employee directly. Furthermore, the data subject is free, in connection with the use of information society services, regardless of Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated Decisions in Individual Cases, Including Profiling

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or the performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for the entering into or the performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller or (2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, YOKAI Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express one’s point of view, and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wants to assert rights concerning automated decisions, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

i) Right to Withdraw Consent for Data Processing

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw consent for the processing of personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

9. Data Protection Provisions for the Use of Facebook

The data controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a social meeting place operated on the internet, an online community that generally allows users to communicate with each other and interact in the virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or allow the online community to provide personal or business-related information. Facebook, among other things, allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect through friend requests.

The operator of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. For data processing outside the United States or Canada, the data controller is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

By accessing any of the individual pages of this website operated by the data controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the web browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US. As part of this technical process, Facebook becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Facebook, Facebook recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of their stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting. This information is collected by the Facebook component and associated with the data subject’s respective Facebook account by Facebook. If the data subject clicks on one of the integrated Facebook buttons on our website, such as the “Like” button, or if the data subject submits a comment, Facebook associates this information with the data subject’s personal Facebook user account and stores this personal data.

Facebook receives information through the Facebook component whenever the data subject visits our website, provided that the data subject is logged into Facebook at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not wish such information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent this transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, which can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. Furthermore, it explains the privacy protection settings that Facebook offers to the data subject. Additionally, various applications are available that allow data transmission to Facebook to be suppressed. Such applications can be used by the data subject to prevent data transmission to Facebook.

10. Data Protection Regulations for the Use of Google Analytics (with Anonymization Function)

The data controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analytics service collects, among other things, data on which website a data subject came from (so-called referrer), which subpages of the website were accessed, or how often and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analysis is primarily used for optimizing a website and for cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The data controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis through Google Analytics. With this addition, the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection is shortened and anonymized by Google when accessing our websites from a member state of the European Union or another contracting state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor traffic on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained to evaluate the use of our website, compile online reports for us that show activities on our web pages, and provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each visit to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component is integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the data subject’s IP address, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to facilitate commission settlements.

The cookie stores personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. Each time you visit our websites, this personal data, including the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. Google stores this personal data in the United States of America. Google may pass this personal data collected through the technical process on to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as described above, by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and may thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, cookies already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to and preventing the collection of data generated by Google Analytics in relation to the use of this website, as well as the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on from the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered an objection by Google. If the data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or disabled by the data subject or another person within their sphere of control, there is an option to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

Additional information and the applicable data protection regulations of Google can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/en.html. Google Analytics is further explained at this link: https://www.google.com/intl/en_en/analytics/.

11. Data Protection Policy for the Use of Instagram

The data controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform, allowing users to share photos and videos and redistribute such data on other social networks.

The operator of Instagram’s services is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component to download a representation of the corresponding Instagram component. As part of this technical process, Instagram becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Instagram, Instagram recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website which specific subpage the data subject visited. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned by Instagram to the data subject’s respective Instagram account. If the data subject clicks on one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transferred with it will be associated with the data subject’s personal Instagram user account and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram always receives information via the Instagram component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged into Instagram at the time of accessing our website, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Instagram component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Instagram, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Instagram account before accessing our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Instagram can be found at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

12. Legal Basis for Processing

Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, in processing operations required for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, such as in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our premises were injured and his name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR.

Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh them. Such processing operations are particularly permitted to us because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 GDPR).

13. Legitimate Interests Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

14. Duration for Which Personal Data Is Stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the expiration of the period, the relevant data is routinely deleted if it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation.

15. Legal or Contractual Requirements for Providing Personal Data; Necessity for Contract Conclusion; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Non-Provision

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g., information about the contractual partner). In some cases, it may be necessary to conclude a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obligated to provide us with personal data when our company enters into a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will clarify on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is legally or contractually required or necessary for the conclusion of a contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.

16. Existence of Automated Decision-Making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

This data protection statement was generated by the data protection statement generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which acts as an external data protection officer in Würzburg, in cooperation with IT and data protection lawyer Christian Solmecke.