The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy statement listed below this text.
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the legal notice of this website.
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.
You have the right at any time to obtain free information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this and other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time using the address specified in the legal notice.
When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically evaluated. This is done mainly using so-called analysis programmes.
You will find detailed information about these analysis programmes in the following privacy statement.
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host. This may in particular include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access and other data generated via a website.
The use of the host is for the purpose of contract fulfilment with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its service obligations and will comply with our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following host:
artif GmbH & Co. KG
Alexanderstrasse 65
72072 Tübingen
info@artif.com
https://artif.com/
To ensure compliant data processing, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host.
The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation and this privacy statement.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy statement explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
proof GmbH
Gölzstrasse 17
72072 Tübingen
Telephone: 07071-7952740
Email: info@proof.de
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Unless a more specific storage period is specified elsewhere in this privacy statement, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate deletion request or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.
Our website includes tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. Please note that the USA is not a secure third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities without you being able to take legal action against this as the person concerned. It cannot therefore be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) may process, analyse and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no control over these processing activities.
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out prior to withdrawal is not affected by the withdrawal.
IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged violation. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
You have the right to have data that we process on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract provided to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. Insofar as you request direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
If there is an obligation following the conclusion of a paid contract to transmit your payment data (e.g. account number for direct debit authorisation) to us, this data will be required for payment processing.
Payment processing via common payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) is carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
With encrypted communication, your payment data transmitted to us cannot be read by third parties.
You have the right, within the framework of applicable legal provisions, to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, the right to correct or delete this data. For this and other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time using the address specified in the legal notice.
You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time using the address specified in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may – apart from storage – only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
We hereby object to the use of contact data published in accordance with the legal notice requirement to send unsolicited advertising and information materials. The site operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited transmission of advertising information, such as spam emails.
Our websites use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted when you leave. Permanent cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion takes place through your web browser.
Cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services from the third-party company (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behaviour or to display advertising.
Cookies that are required for carrying out electronic communication (necessary cookies) or for providing certain functions you have requested (functional cookies, e.g. for shopping cart functionality) or for optimising the website (e.g. cookies for measuring web audiences) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. If consent to cookie storage has been requested, the relevant cookies are stored solely on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR); consent can be withdrawn at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Insofar as cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately within this privacy statement and, if necessary, request your consent.
The provider of this site automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
This data is not combined with data from other sources.
This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free representation and optimisation of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.
If you send us enquiries via a contact form, your details from the enquiry form including the contact details you provide there will be stored with us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass this data on without your consent.
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is required to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of enquiries directed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry including any resulting personal data (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed with us for the purpose of handling your concern. We do not pass this data on without your consent.
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is required to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of enquiries directed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.
The data you send to us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your concern has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
You can register on this website to use additional features on the site. The data entered for this purpose will be used only for the purpose of using the particular offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.
For important changes, such as changes to the scope of services or technically necessary changes, we will use the email address provided during registration to inform you in this way.
The processing of data entered during registration is carried out for the purpose of performing the usage relationship established by the registration and, if applicable, to initiate further contracts (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR).
The data collected during registration will be stored by us for as long as you are registered on this website and will subsequently be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your email address and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you have chosen will be stored.
Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not review comments on this website before they are published, we need this data to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.
The comments and associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content is completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. insulting comments).
Comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw any consent you have given at any time. A simple notification to us by email is sufficient for this. The lawfulness of data processing operations already carried out is not affected by the withdrawal.
This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses technologies that enable cross-site recognition of users to analyse user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Matomo about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymised before storage.
With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyse data about the use of our website by website visitors. In this way, we can determine when which page views were made and from which region they come. We also collect various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browser and operating systems used) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases, etc.).
The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in anonymised analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise both its web offering and its advertising. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to cookie storage), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers, so all analysis data remains with us and is not passed on.
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising programme of Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Ads enables us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when a user enters certain search terms in Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on user data held by Google (e.g. location data and interests) (audience targeting). We as website operators can evaluate this data quantitatively, for example by analysing which search terms resulted in our advertisements being displayed and how many ads resulted in corresponding clicks.
The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective marketing possible of its service products.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
With the help of Google Conversion Tracking, Google and we can recognise whether a user has performed certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website are clicked how often and which products are viewed or purchased most frequently. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our advertisements and what actions they performed. We do not receive information that would allow us to personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting) for identification.
The use of Google Conversion Tracking is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its web offering and its advertising. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to cookie storage), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
More information about Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address and information which allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you have consented to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected, or is collected on a voluntary basis only. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
Processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). The consent given to store the data, the email address and its use for sending the newsletter can be withdrawn at any time, for example by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of data processing operations already carried out is not affected by the withdrawal.
The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list following cancellation of the newsletter. Data that has been stored with us for other purposes remains unaffected.
After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored with us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. Data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage on the blacklist is not time-limited. You may object to storage provided your interests do not outweigh our legitimate interest.
This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of this site is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
We use YouTube in enhanced data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the enhanced data protection mode does not necessarily exclude the sharing of data with YouTube partners. YouTube – regardless of whether you watch a video – establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network.
As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection is established to YouTube's servers. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to directly assign your browsing behaviour to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Furthermore, YouTube can store various cookies on your device after you start a video or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent fraud.
Further data processing operations may be triggered after you start a YouTube video, which we have no control over.
YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
For more information about data protection at YouTube, see their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
This site uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To use the features of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The operator of this site has no control over this data transfer.
Google Maps is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and for easy findability of the locations specified by us on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.
More information about how user data is handled can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
We collect, process and use personal data only to the extent that it is necessary for the establishment, content configuration or modification of the legal relationship (master data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits processing of data to fulfil a contract or carry out pre-contractual measures. We collect, process and use data about the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to charge for it.
The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
We only transfer personal data to third parties where this is necessary for contract processing, such as to companies entrusted with delivery of the goods or the financial institution responsible for payment processing. Further transfer of data does not take place, or only if you have explicitly consented to the transfer. Transfer of your data to third parties without explicit consent, for example for advertising purposes, does not take place.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits processing of data to fulfil a contract or carry out pre-contractual measures.
We only transfer personal data to third parties where this is necessary for contract processing, such as to the financial institution responsible for payment processing.
Further transfer of data does not take place, or only if you have explicitly consented to the transfer. Transfer of your data to third parties without explicit consent, for example for advertising purposes, does not take place.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits processing of data to fulfil a contract or carry out pre-contractual measures.
We integrate payment services from third-party companies on our website. When you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g. name, payment amount, account details, credit card number) is processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. The respective contract and data protection terms of the respective provider apply to these transactions. The use of payment service providers is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract performance) and in the interest of a smooth, convenient and secure payment process (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Where consent is requested for certain actions, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR is the legal basis for data processing; consents can be withdrawn at any time for the future.
The following payment services / payment service providers are used in connection with this website:
The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"). For details, see PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/en/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
The provider is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter "Klarna"). Klarna offers various payment options (e.g. instalment purchase). If you choose to pay with Klarna (Klarna Checkout solution), Klarna will collect various personal data from you. Klarna uses cookies to optimise the use of the Klarna Checkout solution. For details on the use of Klarna cookies, see the following link: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/en_gb/checkout.pdf.
You can find more information in Klarna's privacy policy via the following link: https://www.klarna.com/en/privacy/.
The provider of this payment service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhohe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter "Sofort GmbH"). Using the "Sofortüberweisung" procedure, we receive real-time payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH and can begin to fulfil our obligations without delay. If you have chosen the "Sofortüberweisung" payment method, you transmit your PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, which it can use to log into your online banking account. After logging in, Sofort GmbH automatically verifies your account balance and makes the transfer to us using the TAN you provided. It then immediately transmits a transaction confirmation to us. After logging in, your transactions, overdraft credit limit and the existence of other accounts and their balances are also automatically checked. In addition to the PIN and TAN, your payment details and personal data are transmitted to Sofort GmbH. Your personal data includes first and last name, address, telephone number(s), email address, IP address and any other data required for payment processing. This data transmission is necessary to verify your identity beyond doubt and to prevent fraud attempts. For details on payment with Sofortüberweisung, see the following links: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.