Imprint
Information obligation according to §5 e-commerce law, §14 company code, §63 trade regulations and disclosure obligation according to §25 media law.
ECOTEC ENERGY AG, INC.
780 COMMERCIAL ST SE STR 100
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
SALEM OR 97301
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Johann Söllinger
Straß im Attergau 34,
A-4881 Straß im Attergau
Tel.: +43 (0) 7667 7205 0
Fax: +43 (0) 7667 7205-14
E-Mail:
office@ecotec-energy.com
Net: www.ecotec-energy.com
Professional law: trade regulations: www.ris.bka.gv.at State of award: Austria
Board member Johann Söllinger
Contact details of the person responsible for data protection If you have any questions about data protection, you will find the contact details of the
responsible person or office below:
Johann Söllinger
Strass im Attergau 34
A-4881 Strass im Attergau
Email address: office@ecotec-energy.com
Telephone: + 43 (0) 7667 7205 0
Imprint:
https://compassionate-meitner.194-182-184-76.plesk.page/impressum/ Source: Created with the imprint
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EU Dispute Settlement
In accordance with the regulation on online dispute resolution in consumer matters (ODR regulation), we would like to inform you about the Inform the
online dispute resolution platform (OS platform). Consumers have the option of submitting complaints to the European Commission’s online dispute
resolution platform at http://ec.europa.eu/odr?tid=121765488. You will find the necessary contact details above in our imprint.
However, we would like to point out that we are not willing or obliged to participate in dispute resolution procedures before a participate in the consumer
arbitration board.
Liability for the content of this website We are constantly developing the content of this website and strive to provide correct and up-to-date information. Unfortunately, we cannot accept any liability for the correctness of any content on this website, especially that provided by third parties were provided.
As a service provider, we are under no obligation to protect the information you transmit or store monitor or investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. Our obligations to remove information or to block the use of information under the General Laws based on court or official orders remain unaffected even in the case of our non-responsibility untouched. If you notice any problematic or illegal content, please contact us immediately so that we can correct
it remove illegal content. You will find the contact details in the imprint.
Liability for links on this website Our website contains links to other websites for which we are not responsible. Liability for linked websites does not exist
for us, since we had no knowledge of illegal activities and have not done so in the past were not noticed and we would remove links immediately if we became aware of any illegality. If you notice illegal links on our website, please contact us. You will find the contact details in the imprint.
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of which have very kind permission. All texts are copyrighted.
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Datasheet
Introduction and overview
We have written this data protection declaration (version 06/18/2021-111765426) in order to explain to you in accordance with the provisions of
the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and applicable national laws, which personal data (data for short) we as the person
responsible – and that of processors commissioned by us (e.g. providers) – process, will process in the future and what legal options you have.
The terms used are to be understood as gender-neutral.
In short: We inform you comprehensively about data that we process about you. Privacy statements usually sound very technical and use legal
jargon. This data protection declaration, on the other hand, is intended to describe the most important things as simply and transparently as possible.
As far as transparency is conducive, technical terms are explained in a reader-friendly way, links to further information are provided and graphics are
used. We are thus informing you in clear and simple language that we only process personal data in the course of our business activities if there is a
corresponding legal basis. This is certainly not possible if you make the most concise, unclear and legal-technical statements possible, as they are
often standard on the Internet when it comes to data protection. I hope that you find the following explanations interesting and informative and that you
may find some information that you did not already know. If you still have questions, we would like to ask you to contact the responsible person named below or in the imprint, to follow the links provided and to look at further information on third-party websites. Our contact details can of course also be
found in the imprint.
scope of application
This data protection declaration applies to all personal data processed by us in the company and to all personal data that companies commissioned by
us (processors) process. By personal data we mean information within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR such as a person’s name, e-mail address and postal address. The processing of personal data ensures that we can offer and bill our services and products, whether online or offline. The scope of this privacy policy includes:
° All online presences (websites, online shops) that we operate
° Social media appearances and e-mail communication
° mobile apps for smartphones and other devices
In short: The data protection declaration applies to all areas in which personal data is processed in a structured manner in the company via the
channels mentioned. If we enter into legal relationships with you outside of these channels, we will inform you separately if necessary.
legal bases
In the following data protection declaration, we provide you with transparent information on the legal principles and regulations, i.e. the legal basis
of the General Data Protection Regulation, which enable us to process personal data. As far as EU law is concerned, we refer to REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of April 27, 2016. You can of course read this EU General Data Protection
Regulation online on EUR-Lex, the gateway to the EU -Legal, see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32016R0679.
We only process your data if at least one of the following conditions applies:
1. Consent (Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR): You have given us your consent to process data for a specific purpose. An example would be the
storage of the data you have entered on a contact form.
2. Contract (Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR): In order to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual obligations with you, we process your data. if For
example, if we conclude a sales contract with you, we need personal information in advance.
3. Legal obligation (Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit.c GDPR): If we are subject to a legal obligation, we process your data. For example we are legally
obliged to keep invoices for bookkeeping. These usually contain personal data.
4. Legitimate interests (Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR): In the case of legitimate interests that do not restrict your fundamental rights, we reserve
the processing of personal data. For example, we need to process certain data to keep our website secure and economically efficient to be able
to operate. This processing is therefore a legitimate interest. Other conditions such as the perception of recordings in the public interest and the
exercise of official authority and the protection of vital interests Other conditions such as the perception of recordings in the public interest and
the exercise of public authority as well as the protection of vital interests do not usually apply to us. If such a legal basis should be relevant, it will
be shown in the appropriate place.
In addition to the EU regulation, national laws also apply:
° In Austria, this is the federal law for the protection of natural persons when processing personal data (data protection law), DSG for short.
° In Germany, the Federal Data Protection Act, BDSG for short, applies.
If other regional or national laws apply, we will inform you about them in the following sections. Contact details of the person responsible If you have
any questions about data protection, you will find the contact details of the person or body responsible below:
ECOTEC ENERGY AG, INC.
780 COMMERCIAL ST SE STR 100
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
SALEM OR 97301
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Johann Söllinger
Straß im Attergau 34,
A-4881 Straß im Attergau
Tel.: +43 (0) 7667 7205 0
Fax: +43 (0) 7667 7205-14
E-Mail: office@ecotec-energy.com
Net: www.ecotec-energy.com
Impressum: https://compassionate-meitner.194-182-184-76.plesk.page/impressum
storage duration
The fact that we only store personal data for as long as is absolutely necessary for the provision of our services and products is a general criterion
for us. This means that we delete personal data as soon as the reason for the data processing no longer exists. In some cases, we are legally obliged
to store certain data even after the original purpose has ceased to exist, for example for accounting purposes. If you wish your data to be deleted or
revoke your consent to data processing, the data will be deleted as quickly as possible and provided there is no obligation to store it We will inform
you below about the specific duration of the respective data processing, provided that we have further information on this.
Rights under the General
Data Protection Regulation According to Article 13 GDPR, you have the following rights to ensure that data is processed fairly and transparently:
– According to Article 15 GDPR, you have a right to information as to whether we are processing your data. If that is the case, you have the right to
receive a copy of the data and to know the following information:
° for what purpose we are carrying out the processing;
° the categories, i.e. the types of data being processed;
° who receives this data and if the data is transferred to third countries, how security can be guaranteed;
° how long the data is stored;
° the existence of the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing and the right to object to processing;
° that you can complain to a supervisory authority (links to these authorities can be found below);
° the origin of the data if we did not collect it from you;
° whether profiling is carried out, i.e. whether data is automatically evaluated in order to create a personal profile for you.
– According to Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to have the data corrected, which means that we have to correct data if you find any errors.
– According to Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to erasure („right to be forgotten“), which specifically means that you can request the erasure of
your data.
– According to Article 18 GDPR, you have the right to restriction of processing, which means that we are only allowed to store the data but not continue
to use.
– According to Article 19 GDPR, you have the right to data portability, which means that we can provide you with your data in a common format upon
request provide.
– According to Article 21 GDPR, you have a right of objection, which, after enforcement, will result in a change in processing.
° If the processing of your data is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e (public interest, exercise of official authority) or Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f
(legitimate interest), you can object to the processing. We will then check as quickly as possible whether we can legally comply with this objection.
° If data is used for direct advertising, you can object to this type of data processing at any time. We may no longer use your data for direct marketing
after this.
° If data is used to operate profiling, you can object to this type of data processing at any time. We may yours Do not use data for profiling afterwards.
– According to Article 22 GDPR, you may have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing (e.g. profiling). If you
believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection rights have been violated in any other way you can
complain to the supervisory authority. This is the data protection authority for Austria, whose website can be found at https://www.dsb.gv.at/ and for
Germany you can contact the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI).
In short: you have rights – do not hesitate to contact the responsible person listed above!
web hosting
Web Hosting Summary
Affected: Visitors to the website
Purpose: professional hosting of the website and security of operation
Processed data: IP address, time of website visit, browser used and other data.
More details can be found below or at the respective used web hosting provider.
Duration of storage: depends on the respective provider, but usually 2 weeks Legal basis:
Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is web hosting?
When you visit websites today, certain information – including personal data – is automatically created and stored, including on this website. This data should be processed as sparingly as possible and only with justification. By the way, by website we mean the entirety of all web pages on a domain, i.e. everything from the start page (homepage) to the very last subpage (like this one). By domain we mean, for example, example.de or example.com.
When you want to view a website on a screen, you use a program called a web browser. You probably know a few web browsers by name: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari.
This web browser needs to connect to another computer where the website’s code is stored: the web server. The operation of a web server is a complicated and time-consuming task, which is why this is usually taken on by professional providers, the providers. These offer web hosting and thus ensure reliable and error-free storage of website data.
Personal data may be processed when the browser on your computer (desktop, laptop, smartphone) connects and during data transfer to and from the web server. On the one hand, your computer stores data, on the other hand, the web server also has to store data for a period of time in order to ensure proper operation.
As an illustration:
Your browser (e.g. Chrome) on
your computer, with which you
visit our website visit over the
internet.
The Internet
Web server at our provider, of our website avaiable provides and data about your visit save for a while.
Why do we process personal data?
The purposes of data processing are:
1. Professional website hosting and operation security
2. to maintain operational and IT security
3. Anonymous evaluation of access behavior to improve our offer and, if necessary, for criminal prosecution or the pursuit of claims
Which data are processed?
Even while you are visiting our website, our web server, which is the computer on which this website is stored, usually automatically saves data such as
° the complete internet address (URL) of the accessed website (e.g. https://www.beispielwebsite.de/beispielunterseite.html?tid=111765426)
° Browser and browser version (e.g. Chrome 87)
° the operating system used (e.g. Windows 10)
° the address (URL) of the previously visited page (referrer URL) (e.g. https://www.beispielquellsite.de/vondabinichkommen.html/)
° the hostname and IP address of the device from which access is being made (e.g. COMPUTERNAME and 194.23.43.121)
° Date and time
° in files, the so-called web server log files
How long is data stored?
As a rule, the above data is stored for two weeks and then automatically deleted. We do not pass on this data, but we cannot rule out that this data will be viewed by authorities in the event of illegal behavior.
In short: your visit is logged by our provider (company that runs our website on special computers (servers)), but we do not pass on your data without your consent!
legal basis
The lawfulness of the processing of personal data in the context of web hosting results from Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR (protection of legitimate interests), because the use of professional hosting with a provider is necessary to make the company safe and user-friendly on the Internet present and to be able to pursue attacks and claims from this if necessary.
cookies
Cookies summary
Affected: Visitors to the website
Purpose: depending on the cookie in question. More details can be found below or from the manufacturer of the software that sets the cookie.
Processed data: Depending on the cookie used. More details can be found below or from the manufacturer of the software that sets the cookie.
Duration of storage: depending on the respective cookie, can vary from hours to years
Legal basis: Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR (consent), Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What are cookies?
Our website uses HTTP cookies to store user-specific data. In the following we explain what cookies are and why they are used so that you can better understand the following data protection declaration.
Whenever you surf the Internet, you use a browser. Well-known browsers include Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. Most websites store small text files in your browser. These files are called cookies.
One thing cannot be denied: Cookies are really useful little helpers. Almost all websites use cookies. More precisely, they are HTTP cookies, as there are other cookies for other areas of application. HTTP cookies are small files that are stored on your computer by our website. These cookie files are automatically stored in the cookie folder, which is basically the „brain“ of your browser. A cookie consists of a name and a value. When defining a cookie, one or more attributes must also be specified.
Cookies store certain user data from you, such as language or personal page settings. When you visit our site again, your browser transmits the „user-related“ information back to our site. Thanks to cookies, our website knows who you are and offers you the settings you are used to. In some browsers each cookie has its own file, in others such as Firefox all cookies are stored in a single file.
The graphic below shows a possible interaction between a web browser such as B. Chrome and the web server. The web browser requests a website and receives a cookie from the server, which the browser uses again as soon as another page is requested.
browsers such as e.g
Chrome or Firefox with
the man looks
at websites.
Browser requests a website
Cookie site content
Browser requests another page of the website
Cookie
Web server of the website
There are both first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly by our site, third-party cookies are created by partner
websites (e.g. Google Analytics). Each cookie must be evaluated individually, since each cookie stores different data. The expiry time of a cookie also varies
from a few minutes to a few years. Cookies are not software programs and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other „pests“. Cookies also cannot access
information on your PC.
For example, cookie data can look like this:
Name: _ga Value: GA1.2.1326744211.152111765426-9 Purpose: Differentiation of website visitors Expiration date: after 2 years
A browser should be able to support these minimum sizes:
° At least 4096 bytes per cookie
° At least 50 cookies per domain
° At least 3000 cookies in total
What types of cookies are there?
The question of which cookies we use in particular depends on the services used and is clarified in the following sections of the data protection declaration.
At this point we would like to briefly discuss the different types of HTTP cookies. There are 4 types of cookies:
Essential cookies These cookies are necessary to ensure basic functions of the website. For example, these cookies are needed if a user puts a product in the
shopping cart, then continues surfing on other pages and only goes to the checkout later. These cookies do not delete the shopping cart, even if the user closes
their browser window.
Functional cookies These cookies collect information about user behavior and whether the user receives any error messages. In addition, these cookies are also
used to measure the loading time and behavior of the website in different browsers.
Targeting cookies These cookies ensure a better user experience. For example, entered locations, font sizes or form data are saved.
Advertising cookies These cookies are also called targeting cookies. They are used to provide the user with individually tailored advertising. This can be very
useful, but also very annoying.
Usually, when you visit a website for the first time, you will be asked which of these types of cookies you would like to allow. And of course this decision is also
stored in a cookie. If you want to know more about cookies and are not afraid of technical documentation, we recommend https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265,
the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments called “HTTP State Management Mechanism”.
Purpose of processing via cookies The purpose ultimately depends on the respective cookie. More details can be found below or from the manufacturer of the
software that sets the cookie.
Which data are processed? Cookies are little helpers for many different tasks. Unfortunately, it is not possible to generalize which data is stored in cookies, but
we will inform you about the processed or stored data in the following data protection declaration.
Storage duration of cookies The storage period depends on the respective cookie and is specified below. Some cookies are deleted after less than an hour, others
can remain stored on a computer for several years.
You can also influence the storage period yourself. You can manually delete all cookies at any time via your browser (see also „Right of objection“ below).
Furthermore, cookies that are based on consent will be deleted at the latest after you withdraw your consent, whereby the legality of storage remains unaffected
until then.
Right to object – how can I delete cookies? You decide for yourself how and whether you want to use cookies. Regardless of which service or website the cookies
come from, you always have the option of deleting or deactivating cookies or only partially allowing them. For example, you can block third-party cookies but allow
all other cookies.
If you want to find out which cookies have been stored in your browser, if you want to change or delete cookie settings, you can find this in your browser settings:
Chrome: Delete, enable and manage cookies in Chrome
Safari: Managing Cookies and Website Data with Safari
Firefox: Clear cookies to remove data websites have placed on your computer
Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies
Microsoft Edge: Deleting and managing cookies
If you generally do not want any cookies, you can set up your browser so that it always informs you when a cookie is to be set. You can decide for each individual
cookie whether you allow the cookie or not. The procedure differs depending on the browser. It is best to search for the instructions in Google with the search term
“Delete cookies Chrome” or “Deactivate cookies Chrome” in the case of a Chrome browser.
legal basis The so-called “Cookie Guidelines” have been in place since 2009. It states that the storage of cookies requires your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). Within
the EU countries, however, there are still very different reactions to these directives. In Austria, however, this directive was implemented in Section 96 (3) of the
Telecommunications Act (TKG). In Germany, the cookie guidelines have not been implemented as national law. Instead, this guideline was largely implemented in
Section 15 (3) of the Telemedia Act (TMG).
For absolutely necessary cookies, even if no consent has been given. there are legitimate interests (Article 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR), which in most cases are of an economic
nature. We want to provide visitors to our website with a pleasant user experience and certain cookies are often strictly necessary for this.
If cookies that are not absolutely necessary are used, this will only happen with your consent. In this respect, the legal basis is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
In the following sections you will be informed in more detail about the use of cookies if the software used uses cookies.
Google Analytics Privacy Policy
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Google Analytics Privacy Policy Summary
Affected: Visitors to the website
Purpose: Evaluation of visitor information to optimize the website. Processed data: Access statistics, which include data such as access locations,
device data, access duration and time, navigation behavior, click behavior and IP addresses included. More details can be found below in this data
protection declaration.
Duration of storage: depends on the properties used
Legal basis: Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR (consent), Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR (legitimate interests
What is Google Analytics?
We use the analysis tracking tool Google Analytics (GA) from the American company Google Inc. on our website. The company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services in Europe. Google Analytics collects data about your actions on our website. For example, if you click on a link, this action is stored in a cookie and sent to Google Analytics. The reports we receive from Google Analytics allow us to better tailor our website and service to your needs. In the following we will go into more detail about
the tracking tool and, above all, inform you about which data is stored and how you can prevent this.
We use the analysis tracking tool Google Analytics (GA) from the American company Google Inc. on our website. The company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services in Europe. Google Analytics collects data about your actions on our website. For example, if you click on a link, this action is stored in a cookie and sent to Google Analytics. The reports we receive from Google Analytics allow us to better tailor our website and service to your needs. In the following we will go into more detail about the tracking tool and, above all, inform you about which data is stored and how you can prevent this.
Google processes the data and we receive reports on your user behavior. These reports may include the following:
° Target group reports: With target group reports, we get to know our users better and know more precisely who is interested in our service.
° Ad reports: Ad reports make it easier for us to analyze and improve our online advertising.
° Acquisition Reports: Acquisition reports provide us with helpful information on how to attract more people to our service.
° Behavioral reports: Here we learn how you interact with our website. We can understand which way you are on our side back and which
links you click on.
° Conversion reports: Conversion is a process in which you carry out a desired action based on a marketing message. To the Example when
you change from a pure website visitor to a buyer or newsletter subscriber. We learn more from these reports about how our marketing
measures are received by you. This is how we want to increase our conversion rate.
° Real-time reports: Here we always know immediately what is happening on our website. For example, we can see how many users are
currently reading this text.
Why do we use Google Analytics on our website?
Our goal with this website is clear: We want to offer you the best possible service. The statistics and data from Google Analytics help us to achieve this goal.
The statistically evaluated data give us a clear picture of the strengths and weaknesses of our website. On the one hand, we can optimize
our site so that interested people can find it more easily on Google. On the other hand, the data helps us to better understand you as a visitor.
We therefore know exactly what we need to improve on our website in order to offer you the best possible service. The data also helps us to
carry out our advertising and marketing measures more individually and cost-effectively. After all, it only makes sense to show our products and services to people who care.
What data is stored by Google Analytics?
Google Analytics uses a tracking code to create a random, unique ID that is linked to your browser cookie. This is how Google Analytics recognizes you as a new user. The next time you visit our site, you will be recognized as a „returning“ user. All collected data is stored together with this user ID. This makes it possible to evaluate pseudonymous user profiles in the first place. In order to be able to analyze our website with Google Analytics, a property ID must be included in the tracking code. The data is then stored in the corresponding property. For each newly created property, the Google Analytics 4 property is the default. Alternatively, you can also create the Universal Analytics property.
Depending on the property used, data is stored for different lengths of time.
Identifiers such as cookies and app instance IDs are used to measure your interactions on our website. Interactions are any type of action you take on our website.
If you also use other Google systems (such as a Google account), data generated via Google Analytics can be linked to third-party cookies. Google does not pass on
Google Analytics data unless we as the website operator authorize this. Exceptions may arise if required by law.
The following cookies are used by Google Analytics:
Name: _ga
Value: 2.1326744211.152111765426-5
Purpose: By default, analytics.js uses the _ga cookie to store the user ID. Basically, it serves to differentiate between website visitors.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: _gid
Value: 2.1687193234.152111765426-1
Purpose: The cookie is also used to distinguish between website visitors.
Expiry date: after 24 hours
Name: _gat_gtag_UA_
Value: 1
Usage: Used to lower request rate. If Google Analytics is provided via Google Tag Manager, this cookie is given the name _dc_gtm_ .
Expiry date: after 1 minute
Name: AMP_TOKEN
Value: no information Purpose: The cookie has a token with which a user ID can be retrieved from the AMP client ID service.
Other possible values indicate an opt-out, a request, or an error.
Expiration Date: After 30 seconds to one year
Name: __utma Value: 1564498958.1564498958.1564498958.1
Purpose: This cookie can be used to track your behavior on the website and measure performance.
The cookie is updated each time information is sent to Google Analytics.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: __utmt Value: 1
Purpose: Like _gat_gtag_UA_, the cookie is used to throttle the request rate.
Expiration Date: After 10 minutes
Name: __utmb
Value: 3.10.1564498958
Purpose: This cookie is used to determine new sessions. It is updated every time new data or information is sent to Google Analytics.
Expiration Date: After 30 minutes
Name: __utmc
Value: 167421564
Purpose: This cookie is used to set new sessions for returning visitors. This is a session cookie and is only stored until you close the browser.
Expiry date: After closing the browser
Name: __utmz
Value: m|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/
Purpose: The cookie is used to identify the source of traffic to our website. This means that the cookie stores where you came from on our website. That could have been another page or an advertisement.
Expiry date: after 6 months
Name: __utmv
Value: not specified
Purpose: The cookie is used to store user-defined user data. It is always updated when information is sent to Google Analytics.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Note: This list cannot claim to be complete, since Google is constantly changing the choice of its cookies. Here we show you an overview of the most important data that is collected with Google Analytics:
Heatmaps: Google creates so-called heatmaps. Heatmaps show exactly those areas that you click on. This is how we get information about where you are on our site.
Session duration: Google defines the session duration as the time you spend on our site without leaving the site. If you have been inactive for 20 minutes, the session ends automatically.
Bounce rate: A bounce is when you only view one page on our website and then leave our website again.
Account creation: If you create an account or place an order on our website, Google Analytics collects this data.
IP address: The IP address is only shown in abbreviated form so that no clear assignment is possible.
Location: The country and your approximate location can be determined via the IP address. This process is also referred to as IP location determination.
Technical information: The technical information includes, among other things, your browser type, your Internet provider or your screen resolution.
Source of origin: Google Analytics or we are of course also interested in which website or which advertisement you came to our site from.
Other data are contact details, any ratings, playing media (e.g. if you play a video on our site), sharing content via social media or adding it
to your favorites.
The list does not claim to be complete and only serves as a general guide to data storage by Google Analytics.
How long and where is the data stored?
Google has distributed their servers all over the world. Most of the servers are located in America and consequently
your data is mostly stored on American servers. Here you can read exactly where the Google data centers are located:
https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/?hl=de
Your data is distributed across different physical media. This has the advantage that the data can be called up more quickly and is better
protected against manipulation. Every Google data center has emergency programs for your data. For example, if Google’s hardware fails or natural disasters paralyze servers,
the risk of a service interruption at Google remains low.
The retention period of the data depends on the properties used. When using the newer Google Analytics 4 properties, the retention period
for your user data is fixed at 14 months. For other so-called event data, we have the option of choosing a retention period of 2 months or 14 months.
With Universal Analytics properties, Google Analytics has a standardized retention period of 26 months for your user data. Then your user
data will be deleted.
However, we have the option of choosing the retention period for user data ourselves. We have five options available for this:
Deletion after 14 months
Deletion after 26 months
Deletion after 38 months
Deletion after 50 months
No automatic deletion There is also the option that data will only be deleted if you no longer visit our website within the period we have
chosen. In this case, the retention period will be reset each time you visit our website again within the specified period.
When the specified period has expired, the data will be deleted once a month. This retention period applies to your data associated with
cookies, user recognition and advertising IDs (e.g. cookies from the DoubleClick domain). Report results are based on aggregated data
and are stored independently of user data. Aggregated data is a merging of individual data into a larger unit.
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage? Under European Union data protection law, you have the right to access, update, delete
or restrict your data. You can prevent Google Analytics from using your data by using the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics
JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, dc.js). You can download and install the browser add-on from https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. Please note that this add-on only disables data collectionby Google Analytics.
If you generally want to deactivate, delete or manage cookies (regardless of Google Analytics), there are separate instructions for each browser:
Chrome: Delete, enable and manage cookies in Chrome
Safari: Managing Cookies and Website Data with Safari
Firefox: Clear cookies to remove data websites have placed on your computer
Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies
Microsoft Edge: Deleting and managing cookies
Please note that when using this tool, your data may also be stored and processed outside the EU.
Most third countries (including the USA) are not considered
secure under current European data protection law. Data may not simply be transferred to unsafe third countries, stored there and processed unless there are suitable guarantees (such as EU standard contractual clauses) between us and the non-European service provider.
legal basis The use of Google Analytics requires your consent, which we have obtained with our cookie popup. According to Article 6
Paragraph 1 lit.
In addition to consent, there is a legitimate interest on our part in analyzing the behavior of website visitors and thus improving our offer
technically and economically. With the help of Google Analytics, we can identify errors on the website, identify attacks and improve profitability. The legal basis for this is
Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests). However, we only use Google Analytics if you have given your consent.
We would like to point out that, according to the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for data transfer to the USA.
The data processing is essentially done by Google. This can mean that data may not be processed and stored anonymously. In addition, US government authorities may have access to individual data. It may also happen that this data is linked to data from other Google services
where you have a user account.
We hope we were able to give you an understanding of the most important information about data processing by Google Analytics. If you want
to learn more about the tracking service, we recommend these two links:
http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245 ?hl=de.
Cookie Consent Management Platform
Cookie Consent Management
Platform Summary
Affected: Website visitors
Purpose: Obtaining and managing consent to certain cookies and thus the use of certain tools
Processed data: Data for managing the cookie settings set, such as IP address, time of consent, type of consent, individual consents.
You can find more details on this for the tool used in each case.
Duration of storage: Depends on the tool used, you have to be prepared for periods of several years
Legal basis: Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR (consent), Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is a Cookie Consent Management Platform?
We use Consent Management Platform (CMP) software on our website, which makes it easier for us and you to handle the scripts and cookies used correctly
and securely. The software automatically creates a cookie pop-up, scans and controls all scripts and cookies, offers you cookie consent required by data
protection law and helps us and you to keep track of all cookies. Most cookie consent management tools identify and categorize all existing cookies. As a
website visitor, you then decide for yourself whether and which scripts and cookies you want to allow or not. The following graphic shows the relationship
between browser, web server and CMP.
Server of a cookie
Consent Providers
who the site
checked
Server requests and
velvet Cookie popup
of the CMP indicates
The Internet
Web server of the website
Why do we use a cookie management tool?
Our goal is to offer you the best possible transparency in the area of data protection. We are also legally obliged to do so. We want to inform you as well
as possible about all tools and all cookies that can store and process data from you. It is also your right to decide which cookies you accept and which you
do not. In order to grant you this right, we first need to know exactly which cookies landed on our website in the first place. Thanks to a cookie management
tool, which regularly scans the website for all existing cookies, we know about all cookies and can provide you with information about them in accordance
with the GDPR. You can then accept or reject cookies via the consent system.
Which data are processed?
As part of our cookie management tool, you can manage each individual cookie yourself and have complete control over the storage and processing of your
data. The declaration of your consent will be saved so that we do not have to ask you each time you visit our website and we can also prove your consent if
required by law. This is stored either in an opt-in cookie or on a server. Depending on the provider of the cookie management tool, the storage period of
your cookie consent varies. This data (e.g. pseudonymous user ID, time of consent, detailed information on the cookie categories or tools, browser, device
information) is usually stored for up to two years.
Duration of data processing
We will inform you below about the duration of data processing if we have further information on this. In general, we only process personal data for as long
as is absolutely necessary for the provision of our services and products. Data stored in cookies are stored for different lengths of time. Some cookies are
already deleted after leaving the website, others can be stored in your browser for several years. The exact duration of the data processing depends on the
tool used, in most cases you should be prepared for a storage period of several years. In the respective data protection declarations of the individual
providers you will usually receive precise information about the duration of the data processing.
Right to object
You also have the right and the opportunity to revoke your consent to the use of cookies at any time. This works either via our cookie management tool or via
other opt-out functions. For example, you can also prevent data collection by cookies by managing, deactivating or deleting the cookies in your browser.
Information on special cookie management tools, if available, can be found in the following sections.
legal basis
If you agree to cookies, your personal data will be processed and stored via these cookies. If we are allowed to use cookies with your consent
(Article 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR), this consent is also the legal basis for the use of cookies or the processing of your data. In order to be able to manage the
consent to cookies and to enable you to give your consent, a cookie consent management platform software is used. The use of this software enables us
to operate the website in an efficient, legally compliant manner, which represents a legitimate interest (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
YouTube Privacy Policy
YouTube Privacy Policy Summary
Affected: Visitors to the website
Purpose: Optimization of our service
Processed data: Data such as contact details, user behavior data, information about your device and your IP address can be stored.
More details can be found below in this data protection declaration.
Duration of storage: Data is generally stored as long as it is necessary for the purpose of the service
Legal basis: Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR (consent), Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is YouTube?
We have embedded YouTube videos on our website. This allows us to present you with interesting videos directly on our site. YouTube is a video portal that
has been a subsidiary of Google since 2006. The video portal is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. If you call up a page
on our website that has an embedded YouTube video, your browser automatically connects to the YouTube or Google servers. Various data are transmitted
(depending on the settings). Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all data processing in Europe. In the
following we would like to explain to you in more detail which data is processed, why we have integrated YouTube videos and how you can manage or
delete your data. On YouTube, users can view videos, rate them, comment on them and upload them themselves free of charge. Over the past few years,
YouTube has become one of the most important social media channels worldwide. In order for us to be able to display videos on our website, YouTube
provides a code snippet that we have embedded on our site.
Why do we use YouTube videos on our website?
YouTube is the video platform with the most visitors and the best content. We strive to offer you the best
possible user experience on our website. And of course interesting videos should not be missing. With the help of our embedded videos, we provide you with
additional helpful content in addition to our texts and images. In addition, our website can be found more easily on the Google search engine thanks to the
embedded videos. Even if we place advertisements via Google Ads, thanks to the data collected, Google can really only show these advertisements to people
who are interested in our offers.
Which data is stored by YouTube?
As soon as you visit one of our pages that has a YouTube video installed, YouTube sets at least one cookie that stores your
IP address and our URL. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can mostly use cookies to associate your interactions on our website with your
profile. This includes data such as session duration, bounce rate, approximate location, technical information such as browser type, screen resolution or your
Internet provider. Other data can be contact details, any ratings, sharing content via social media or adding it to your favorites on YouTube.
If you are not signed into a Google account or a Youtube account, Google stores data with a unique identifier associated with your device, browser or app.
For example, your preferred language setting is retained. But a lot of interaction data cannot be saved because fewer cookies are set.
In the following list we show cookies that were set in a test in the browser. On the one hand, we show cookies that are set without a registered YouTube
account. On the other hand, we show cookies that are set with a logged-in account. The list cannot claim to be complete because the user data always
depends on the interactions on YouTube.
Name: YSC
Value: b9-CV6ojI5Y111765426-1
Purpose: This cookie registers a unique ID to store statistics of the video viewed.
Expiry date: after the end of the session
Name: PREF
Value: f1=50000000
Purpose: This cookie also registers your unique ID. Google receives statistics from PREF on how you use YouTube videos on our website.
Expiry date: after 8 months
Name: GPS
Value: 1
Purpose: This cookie registers your unique ID on mobile devices to track GPS location.
Expiration Date: After 30 minutes
Name: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Value: 95Chz8bagyU Purpose: This cookie tries to estimate the bandwidth of the user on our website (with built-in YouTube video).
Expiry date: after 8 months
Other cookies that are set when you are logged in to your YouTube account:
Name: APISID
Value: zILlvClZSkqGsSwI/AU1aZI6HY7111765426-
Purpose: This cookie is used to create a profile of your interests. The data is used for personalized advertisements.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: CONSENT
Value: YES+AT.de+20150628-20-0
Purpose: The cookie stores the status of a user’s consent to the use of various Google services.
CONSENT is also used for security, to check users and protect user data from unauthorized attacks.
Expiry date: after 19 years
Name: HSID
Value: AcRwpgUik9Dveht0I
Purpose: This cookie is used to create a profile of your interests. This data helps to display personalized advertising.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: LOGIN_INFO
Value: AFmmF2swRQIhALLl6aL…
Purpose: Information about your login data is stored in this cookie.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: SAPISID
Value: 7oaPxoG-pZsJuuF5/AnUdDUIsJ9iJz2vdM
Purpose: This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device. It is used to create a profile of your interests.
Expiry date: after 2 years Name: SID Value: oQfNKjAsI111765426-
Purpose: This cookie stores your Google account ID and your last login time in a digitally signed and encrypted form.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: SIDCC
Value: AN0-TYuqub2JOcDTyL
Purpose: This cookie stores information on how you use the website and which advertisements you may have seen before visiting our site.
Expiry date: after 3 months
How long and where is the data stored?
The data that YouTube receives from you and processes is stored on the Google servers. Most of these servers are located in America. At https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/?hl=de you can see exactly where the Google data centers are located. Your data is distributed on the servers. This means that the data can be called up more quickly and is better protected against manipulation. Google stores the collected data for different lengths of time. You can delete some data at any time, others are automatically deleted after a limited period of time and others are stored by Google for a longer period of time. Some data (such as My Activity items, photos or documents, products) stored in your Google Account will remain stored until you delete it. Even if you’re not signed into a Google Account, you can delete some data associated with your device, browser, or app.
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage? In principle, you can delete data in the Google account manually. With the automatic deletion of location and activity data introduced in 2019, information is stored for either 3 or 18 months and then deleted, depending on your decision. Regardless of whether you have a Google account or not, you can configure your browser in such a way that Google cookies are deleted or deactivated. Depending on which browser you use, this works in different ways. The following instructions show how to manage cookies in your browser:
Chrome: Delete, enable and manage cookies in Chrome
Safari: Managing Cookies and Website Data with Safari
Firefox: Clear cookies to remove data websites have placed on your computer
Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies
Microsoft Edge: Deleting and managing cookies
If you generally do not want any cookies, you can set up your browser so that it always informs you when a cookie is to be set. You can decide for each individual cookie whether you allow it or not. Since YouTube is a subsidiary of Google, there is a common privacy policy. If you want to find out more about how your data is handled, we recommend the data protection declaration at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
legal basis
If you have agreed that your data can be processed and stored by integrated YouTube elements, this consent is the legal basis for data processing (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). In principle, your data will also be stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in quick and effective communication with you or other customers and business partners. However, we only use the integrated YouTube elements if you have given your consent. YouTube also sets cookies in your browser to store data. We therefore recommend that you read our privacy statement on cookies carefully and consult the privacy statement or cookie policy of the relevant service provider.
Google Fonts Privacy Policy
Google Fonts Privacy Policy Summary
Affected: Visitors to the website
Purpose: Optimization of our service
Data processed: Data such as IP address and CSS and font requests More details can be found below in this data protection declaration.
Storage period: Font files are stored by Google for one year
Legal basis: Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR (consent), Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What are Google Fonts?
We use Google Fonts on our website. These are the “Google fonts” from Google Inc. The company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow
Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services in Europe. You do not need to register or enter a password to use Google fonts. Furthermore,
no cookies are stored in your browser. The files (CSS, typefaces/fonts) are requested via the Google domains fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com.
According to Google, requests for CSS and fonts are completely separate from all other Google services. If you have a Google account, you don’t have to
worry about your Google account data being transmitted to Google while using Google Fonts. Google records the use of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and
the fonts used and stores this data securely. How the data storage looks exactly, we will look at in detail. Google Fonts (formerly Google Web Fonts) is a
directory of over 800 fonts that Google makes available to its users for free. Many of these fonts are released under the SIL Open Font License, while others
have been released under the Apache License. Both are free software licenses.
Why do we use Google Fonts on our website?
With Google Fonts we can use fonts on our own website and do not have to upload them to our own server.
Google Fonts is an important component in keeping the quality of our website high. All Google fonts are automatically optimized for the web and this saves
data volume and is a great advantage especially for use with mobile devices. When you visit our site, the small file size ensures fast loading time.
Furthermore, Google Fonts are secure web fonts. Different image synthesis systems (rendering) in different browsers, operating systems and mobile devices
can lead to errors. Such errors can partially distort texts or entire websites. Thanks to the fast Content Delivery Network (CDN), there are no cross-platform
problems with Google Fonts. Google Fonts supports all major browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera) and works reliably on most
modern mobile operating systems, including Android 2.2+ and iOS 4.2+ (iPhone, iPad, iPod). So we use Google Fonts so that we can present our entire online
service as beautifully and uniformly as possible.
Which data is stored by Google?
When you visit our website, the fonts are reloaded via a Google server. This external call transmits data to the Google servers.
In this way, Google also recognizes that you or your IP address is visiting our website. The Google Fonts API was designed to reduce the use, storage and
collection of end-user data to what is necessary for proper font delivery. Incidentally, API stands for „Application Programming Interface“ and serves, among
other things, as a data transmitter in the software sector. Google Fonts securely stores CSS and font requests on Google and is therefore protected. The
collected usage figures allow Google to determine how well the individual fonts are received. Google publishes the results on internal analysis pages, such as
Google Analytics. Google also uses data from its own web crawler to determine which websites use Google fonts. This data is published in the Google Fonts
BigQuery database. Entrepreneurs and developers use the Google web service BigQuery to examine and move large amounts of data. It should be noted,
however, that every Google Font request also automatically transmits information such as language settings, IP address, browser version, browser screen
resolution and browser name to the Google servers. Whether this data is also stored cannot be clearly determined or is not clearly communicated by Google.
How long and where is the data stored?
Google stores requests for CSS assets for one day on its servers, which are mainly located outside the EU. This enables us to use the fonts using a Google style sheet. A style sheet is a template that you can use to quickly and easily change the design or font of a website, for example. The font files are stored by Google for one year. Google is thus pursuing the goal of fundamentally improving the loading time of websites. When millions of websites refer to the same fonts, they are cached after the first visit and immediately reappear on all other websites visited later. Sometimes Google updates font files to reduce file size, increase language coverage, and improve design.
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
The data that Google stores for a day or a year cannot simply be deleted. The data is automatically transmitted to Google when the page is accessed. In order to be able to delete this data prematurely, you must contact Google Support at https://support.google.com/?hl=de&tid=111765426. In this case, you only prevent data storage if you do not visit our site. Unlike other web fonts, Google allows us unlimited access to all fonts. So we have unlimited access to a sea of fonts and thus get the best out of our website. You can find more about Google Fonts and other questions at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq?tid=111765426. Although Google addresses data protection issues there, it does not contain really detailed information about data storage. It is relatively difficult to get really precise information about stored data from Google.
legal basis
If you have consented to the use of Google Fonts, the legal basis for the corresponding data processing is this consent. According to Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit.
We also have a legitimate interest in using Google Font to optimize our online service. The corresponding legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests). However, we only use Google Fonts if you have given your consent.
You can also find out which data is generally collected by Google and what this data is used for
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
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Source: Created with AdSimple’s data protection generator