Privacy Policy

Preamble

With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") that we process, for what purposes, and to what extent. The privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and in particular on our websites, in mobile applications, and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Online Offer").

The terms used are not gender-specific.

Status: January 1, 2026

Table of Contents

• Preamble
• Responsible Person (Controller)
• Overview of Processing
• Relevant Legal Bases
• Security Measures
• Transmission of Personal Data
• International Data Transfers
• General Information on Data Retention and Deletion
• Rights of Data Subjects
• Business Services
• Payment Procedures
• Provision of the Online Offer and Web Hosting
• Use of Cookies
• Registration, Login, and User Account
• Community Functions
• Single Sign-On Login
• Blogs and Publication Media
• Contact and Inquiry Management
• Newsletter and Electronic Notifications
• Promotional Communication via Email, Post, Fax, or Telephone
• Sweepstakes and Contests
• Surveys and Polls
• Web Analysis, Monitoring, and Optimization
• Affiliate Programs and Affiliate Links
• Customer Reviews and Rating Procedures
• Presences in Social Networks (Social Media)
• Plug-ins and Embedded Functions and Content
• Changes and Updates
• Definitions of Terms

Responsible Person (Controller)

Cashbite
Jasper Brehme
Gerhart-Hauptmann-Weg 8
30659 Hanover, Germany

Email address: support@cashbite.app

Overview of Processing

The following overview summarizes the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing and refers to the data subjects.

Types of Data Processed

• Inventory data.
• Payment data.
• Contact data.
• Content data.
• Contract data.
• Usage data.
• Meta, communication, and procedural data.
• Log data.

Categories of Data Subjects

• Service recipients and clients.
• Interested parties.
• Communication partners.
• Users.
• Participants in sweepstakes and contests.
• Business and contractual partners.
• Participants.

Purposes of Processing

• Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations.
• Communication.
• Security measures.
• Direct marketing.
• Reach measurement.
• Tracking.
• Office and organizational procedures.
• Target group formation.
• Affiliate tracking.
• Organizational and administrative procedures.
• Execution of sweepstakes and contests.
• Feedback.
• Surveys and questionnaires.
• Marketing.
• Profiles with user-related information.
• Registration processes.
• Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Information technology infrastructure.
• Public relations.
• Sales promotion.
• Business processes and business management procedures.

Relevant Legal Bases

Relevant legal bases under the GDPR: In the following, you will find an overview of the legal bases of the GDPR on the basis of which we process personal data. Please note that in addition to the regulations of the GDPR, national data protection regulations may apply in your or our country of residence or domicile. Should specific legal bases be relevant in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the privacy policy.

• Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR) - The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes.
• Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
• Legal obligation (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. c) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.

National data protection regulations in Germany: In addition to the data protection regulations of the GDPR, national regulations on data protection apply in Germany. This includes in particular the Act on Protection against Misuse of Personal Data in Data Processing (Federal Data Protection Act – BDSG). The BDSG contains, in particular, special regulations on the right to information, the right to deletion, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes, and transmission as well as automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling. Furthermore, state data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.

Security Measures

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.

The measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as access specifically concerning the data, input, transmission, ensuring availability, and separation. Furthermore, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subject rights, the deletion of data, and reactions to data threats. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account as early as the development or selection of hardware, software, and procedures in accordance with the principle of data protection, through technology design and through data protection-friendly default settings.

Securing online connections through TLS/SSL encryption technology (HTTPS): To protect the data of users transmitted via our online services from unauthorized access, we use TLS/SSL encryption technology. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are the cornerstones of secure data transmission on the Internet. These technologies encrypt the information transmitted between the website or app and the user's browser (or between two servers), protecting the data from unauthorized access. TLS, as the more advanced and secure version of SSL, ensures that all data transmissions meet the highest security standards. If a website is secured by an SSL/TLS certificate, this is indicated by the display of HTTPS in the URL. This serves as an indicator for users that their data is transmitted securely and encrypted.

Security checks, fraud prevention, and VPN detection: To ensure the security of our offer, to fulfill our contractual obligations towards advertising partners, and to prevent fraud (e.g., identity deception, multi-accounting, use of proxies/VPNs to bypass country restrictions), we use technical security measures. In this context, data regarding the device used (device fingerprinting), IP addresses (for the detection of proxies/VPNs), and usage behavior may be analyzed. This is done on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in avoiding economic damage caused by fraud as well as ensuring the quality of our traffic for our partners.

Transmission of Personal Data

In the context of our processing of personal data, it may happen that the data is transferred to or disclosed to other places, companies, legally independent organizational units, or persons. The recipients of this data may include, for example, service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we comply with the legal requirements and, in particular, conclude corresponding contracts or agreements that serve to protect your data with the recipients of your data.

International Data Transfers

Data processing in third countries: If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this is done in the context of using third-party services or disclosing or transferring data to other persons, bodies, or companies (which becomes recognizable from the postal address of the respective provider or if explicit reference is made to data transfer to third countries in the privacy policy), this is always done in accordance with the legal requirements.

For data transfers to the USA, we rely primarily on the Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which was recognized as a secure legal framework by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission on July 10, 2023. In addition, we have concluded Standard Contractual Clauses with the respective providers, which correspond to the requirements of the EU Commission and establish contractual obligations to protect your data.

This dual protection ensures comprehensive protection of your data: The DPF forms the primary level of protection, while the Standard Contractual Clauses serve as additional security. Should changes occur within the framework of the DPF, the Standard Contractual Clauses intervene as a reliable fallback option. This ensures that your data remains adequately protected even in the event of political or legal changes.

We inform you for the individual service providers whether they are certified under the DPF and whether Standard Contractual Clauses exist. Further information on the DPF and a list of certified companies can be found on the website of the US Department of Commerce at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/.

For data transfers to other third countries, corresponding security measures apply, in particular Standard Contractual Clauses, explicit consent, or legally required transfers. Information on third-country transfers and applicable adequacy decisions can be found in the information provided by the EU Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_en?prefLang=en.

General Information on Data Retention and Deletion

We delete personal data that we process in accordance with the legal provisions as soon as the underlying consents are revoked or there are no further legal bases for the processing. This applies to cases where the original processing purpose no longer applies or the data is no longer needed. Exceptions to this rule exist if legal obligations or special interests require longer retention or archiving of the data.

In particular, data that must be kept for commercial or tax law reasons or whose storage is necessary for legal prosecution or for the protection of the rights of other natural or legal persons must be archived accordingly.

Our privacy notices contain additional information on the retention and deletion of data that applies specifically to certain processing operations.

In the case of multiple specifications regarding the retention period or deletion deadlines of a date, the longest period is always decisive. Data that is no longer kept for the originally intended purpose but due to legal requirements or other reasons, we process exclusively for the reasons that justify its retention.

Retention and deletion of data: The following general periods apply to retention and archiving under German law:

• 10 years - Retention period for books and records, annual financial statements, inventories, management reports, opening balance sheets as well as the work instructions and other organizational documents required for their understanding (§ 147 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 i.V.m. Abs. 3 AO, § 14b Abs. 1 UStG, § 257 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 i.V.m. Abs. 4 HGB).
• 8 years - Accounting vouchers, such as invoices and cost receipts (§ 147 Abs. 1 Nr. 4 and 4a i.V.m. Abs. 3 Sentence 1 AO as well as § 257 Abs. 1 Nr. 4 i.V.m. Abs. 4 HGB).
• 6 years - Other business documents: received commercial or business letters, reproductions of sent commercial or business letters, other documents insofar as they are of importance for taxation, e.g., hourly wage slips, operating accounting sheets, calculation documents, price markings, but also payroll documents insofar as they are not already accounting vouchers and cash register tapes (§ 147 Abs. 1 Nr. 2, 3, 5 i.V.m. Abs. 3 AO, § 257 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 and 3 i.V.m. Abs. 4 HGB).
• 3 years - Data required to consider potential warranty and claims for damages or similar contractual claims and rights as well as to process related inquiries, based on previous business experience and common industry practices, are stored for the duration of the regular statutory limitation period of three years (§§ 195, 199 BGB).

Start of the period at the end of the year: If a period does not expressly begin on a specific date and amounts to at least one year, it automatically starts at the end of the calendar year in which the event triggering the period occurred. In the case of ongoing contractual relationships in the context of which data is stored, the event triggering the period is the time at which the termination or other end of the legal relationship becomes effective.

Rights of Data Subjects

Rights of data subjects under the GDPR: As a data subject, you have various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Art. 15 to 21 GDPR:

• Right to object: You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If the personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
• Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw consents granted at any time.
• Right to access: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to be informed about this data and to receive further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.
• Right to rectification: You have the right, in accordance with the legal requirements, to request the completion of the data concerning you or the rectification of the incorrect data concerning you.
• Right to erasure and restriction of processing: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to demand that data concerning you be deleted immediately, or alternatively, in accordance with the legal requirements, to demand a restriction of the processing of the data.
• Right to data portability: You have the right to receive data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format in accordance with the legal requirements, or to request its transmission to another controller.
• Complaint to a supervisory authority: Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

Business Services

We process data of our contractual and business partners, e.g., customers and interested parties (collectively referred to as "contractual partners"), within the framework of contractual and comparable legal relationships as well as related measures and with regard to communication with the contractual partners (or pre-contractually), for example, to answer inquiries.

We use this data to fulfill our contractual obligations. This includes, in particular, the obligations to provide the agreed services, any update obligations, and remedies for warranty and other performance disruptions. In addition, we use the data to safeguard our rights and for the purposes of the administrative tasks associated with these obligations and corporate organization. Furthermore, we process the data on the basis of our legitimate interests in proper and business management as well as security measures to protect our contractual partners and our business operations from misuse, endangerment of their data, secrets, information, and rights (e.g., for the involvement of telecommunications, transport, and other auxiliary services as well as subcontractors, banks, tax and legal advisors, payment service providers, or tax authorities). Within the framework of applicable law, we only pass on the data of contractual partners to third parties insofar as this is necessary for the aforementioned purposes or for the fulfillment of legal obligations. Contractual partners will be informed about other forms of processing, e.g., for marketing purposes, within the framework of this privacy policy.

We inform the contractual partners which data is required for the aforementioned purposes before or in the context of data collection, e.g., in online forms, by special marking (e.g., colors) or symbols (e.g., asterisks or similar), or personally.

We delete the data after the expiry of statutory warranty and comparable obligations, i.e., generally after four years, unless the data is stored in a customer account, e.g., as long as they must be kept for legal reasons of archiving (e.g., generally ten years for tax purposes). Data disclosed to us by the contractual partner within the framework of an order will be deleted in accordance with the specifications and generally after the end of the order.

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.); Payment data (e.g., bank details, invoices, payment history); Contact data (e.g., postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); Contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category); Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Service recipients and clients; Interested parties. Business and contractual partners.
• Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations; Security measures; Communication; Office and organizational procedures; Organizational and administrative procedures. Business processes and business management procedures.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
• Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR); Legal obligation (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. c) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Online shop, order forms, e-commerce, and service fulfillment: We process the data of our customers in order to enable them to select, purchase, or order the selected products, goods, and related services, as well as their payment and provision, or delivery, or execution. If necessary for the execution of an order, we use service providers, in particular postal, freight forwarding, and shipping companies, to carry out the delivery or execution to our customers. For the processing of payment transactions, we use the services of banks and payment service providers. The required information is marked as such within the framework of the order or comparable acquisition process and includes the information required for delivery, provision, and billing as well as contact information to be able to hold any consultation; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).
• Offer of software and platform services: We process the data of our users, registered and any test users (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "Users"), in order to be able to provide them with our contractual services and on the basis of legitimate interests in order to ensure the security of our offer and to be able to develop it further. The required information is marked as such within the framework of the order, ordering, or comparable contract conclusion and includes the information required for service provision and billing as well as contact information to be able to hold any consultations; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).

Payment Procedures

In the context of contractual and other legal relationships, due to legal obligations or otherwise based on our legitimate interests, we offer the data subjects efficient and secure payment options and use other service providers in addition to banks and credit institutions (collectively "payment service providers"). Payment transactions are carried out exclusively via encrypted connections in accordance with the state of the art, so that the entered data is protected from unauthorized access during transmission.

The data processed by the payment service providers includes inventory data, such as name and address, bank data, such as account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs and checksums, as well as contract, sum, and recipient-related information. The information is required to carry out the transactions. However, the entered data is only processed by the payment service providers and stored by them. I.e., we do not receive any account or credit card-related information, but only information with confirmation or negative information about the payment. Under certain circumstances, the data may be transmitted by the payment service providers to credit agencies. This transmission aims at identity and credit checks. For this purpose, we refer to the GTC and the privacy notices of the payment service providers.

The terms and conditions and the privacy notices of the respective payment service providers apply to the payment transactions, which can be accessed within the respective websites or transaction applications. We also refer to these for further information and assertion of revocation, information, and other data subject rights.

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.); Payment data (e.g., bank details, invoices, payment history); Contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category); Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Service recipients and clients. Business and contractual partners.
• Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations. Business processes and business management procedures.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
• Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Payment service provider FaucetPay: For payouts in cryptocurrencies, we use the service FaucetPay. For this purpose, transaction data (e.g., wallet address, amount, transaction ID) is transmitted to the provider. The processing takes place for the fulfillment of the contract (payout of your credit) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Privacy policy of FaucetPay: https://faucetpay.io/page/privacy-policy.

Provision of the Online Offer and Web Hosting

We process user data in order to be able to provide them with our online services. For this purpose, we process the user's IP address, which is necessary to transmit the content and functions of our online services to the user's browser or end device.

• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions); Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved); Log data (e.g., log files regarding logins or the retrieval of data or access times). Content data (e.g., textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information concerning them, such as information on authorship or time of creation).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness; Information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.)). Security measures.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Provision of online offer on rented storage space: For the provision of our online offer, we use storage space, computing capacity, and software that we rent or otherwise obtain from a corresponding server provider (also called "web host"); Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
• Collection of access data and log files: Access to our online offer is logged in the form of so-called "server log files". The server log files may include the address and name of the retrieved websites and files, date and time of retrieval, transferred data volumes, notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), and generally IP addresses and the requesting provider. The server log files can be used on the one hand for security purposes, e.g., to avoid overloading the servers (especially in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks), and on the other hand, to ensure the utilization of the servers and their stability; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Deletion of data: Log file information is stored for a maximum duration of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data whose further retention is required for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the final clarification of the respective incident.
• Email sending and hosting: The web hosting services we use also include the sending, receiving, and storage of emails. For these purposes, the addresses of the recipients and senders as well as further information regarding the email sending (e.g., the providers involved) as well as the contents of the respective emails are processed. The aforementioned data may also be processed for SPAM detection purposes. We ask you to note that emails on the Internet are generally not sent in encrypted form. Generally, emails are encrypted in transit, but (unless a so-called end-to-end encryption method is used) not on the servers from which they are sent and received. We can therefore accept no responsibility for the transmission path of emails between the sender and the reception on our server; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
• Content Delivery Network: We use a "Content Delivery Network" (CDN). A CDN is a service with the help of which contents of an online offer, in particular large media files, such as graphics or program scripts, can be delivered faster and more securely with the help of regionally distributed servers connected via the Internet; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
• Use of Cloudflare (CDN): We use the Content Delivery Network (CDN) of Cloudflare. Provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. Technically, the information transfer between your browser and our website is routed through the Cloudflare network. This enables Cloudflare to analyze data traffic and serve as a filter between our servers and potential malicious data traffic. The use is based on our legitimate interest in secure provision (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Further info: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
• Hetzner: Services in the field of providing information technology infrastructure and related services (e.g., storage space and/or computing capacities); Service provider: Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://www.hetzner.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.hetzner.com/de/rechtliches/datenschutz. Data Processing Agreement: https://docs.hetzner.com/de/general/general-terms-and-conditions/data-privacy-faq/.

Use of Cookies

The term "cookies" refers to functions that store information on users' end devices and read it from them. Cookies can also be used for various concerns, such as for purposes of functionality, security, and comfort of online offers as well as the creation of analyses of visitor flows. We use cookies in accordance with the legal regulations. To do this, we obtain the users' consent beforehand, if necessary. If consent is not necessary, we rely on our legitimate interests. This applies if the storage and reading of information is essential to provide expressly requested content and functions. This includes, for example, storing settings and ensuring the functionality and security of our online offer. Consent can be revoked at any time. We inform clearly about their scope and which cookies are used.

Notes on data protection legal bases: Whether we process personal data using cookies depends on consent. If consent is given, it serves as the legal basis. Without consent, we rely on our legitimate interests, which are explained above in this section and in the context of the respective services and procedures.

Storage duration: With regard to the storage duration, the following types of cookies are distinguished:

• Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online offer and closed his end device (e.g., browser or mobile application).
• Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the end device is closed. For example, the login status can be saved and preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again. Likewise, user data collected using cookies can be used for reach measurement. Unless we provide users with explicit information on the type and storage duration of cookies (e.g., in the context of obtaining consent), they should assume that these are permanent and the storage duration can be up to two years.

General notes on revocation and objection (Opt-out): Users can revoke the consents they have given at any time and also declare an objection to the processing in accordance with the legal requirements, also by means of the privacy settings of their browser.

• Types of data processed: Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Processing of cookie data based on consent: We use a consent management solution in which the user's consent to the use of cookies or to the procedures and providers mentioned within the framework of the consent management solution is obtained. This procedure serves to obtain, log, manage, and revoke consents, in particular with regard to the use of cookies and comparable technologies used for storing, reading, and processing information on the users' end devices. Within the framework of this procedure, users' consents are obtained for the use of cookies and the associated processing of information, including the specific processing and providers mentioned in the consent management procedure. Users also have the option to manage and revoke their consents. The consent declarations are stored in order to avoid a renewed query and to be able to prove the consent in accordance with the legal requirements. Storage takes place on the server side and/or in a cookie (so-called opt-in cookie) or using comparable technologies in order to be able to assign the consent to a specific user or their device. Unless specific information on the providers of consent management services is available, the following general notes apply: The duration of the storage of consent is up to two years. A pseudonymous user identifier is created, which is stored together with the time of consent, information on the scope of consent (e.g., relevant categories of cookies and/or service providers) as well as information about the browser, the system, and the end device used; Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR).

Registration, Login, and User Account

Users can create a user account. Within the scope of registration, the required mandatory information is communicated to the users and processed for the purposes of providing the user account based on contractual obligation fulfillment. The processed data includes, in particular, login information (username, password, and an email address).

In the context of using our registration and login functions and using the user account, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests as well as those of the users in protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. Transfer of this data to third parties generally does not take place unless it is necessary for the pursuit of our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so.

Users can be informed about processes relevant to their user account, such as technical changes, via email.

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.); Contact data (e.g., postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); Content data (e.g., textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information concerning them, such as information on authorship or time of creation); Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Log data (e.g., log files regarding logins or the retrieval of data or access times).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations; Security measures; Organizational and administrative procedures. Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion". Deletion after termination.
• Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Registration with pseudonyms: Users may use pseudonyms as usernames instead of real names; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).
• User profiles are not public: User profiles are not publicly visible and not accessible.
• Setting profile visibility: Users can use settings to determine the extent to which their profiles are visible or accessible to the public or only to certain groups of people; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).
• Two-Factor Authentication: Two-Factor Authentication offers an additional layer of security for your user account and ensures that only you can access your account, even if someone else knows your password. For this purpose, you must perform an additional authentication measure in addition to your password (e.g., enter a code sent to a mobile device). We will inform you about the procedure we use; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).
• Deletion of data after termination: If users have terminated their user account, their data with regard to the user account will be deleted, subject to legal permission, obligation, or consent of the users; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).

Community Functions

The community functions provided by us allow users to engage in conversations or otherwise exchange information with each other. Here we ask you to note that the use of community functions is only permitted in compliance with the applicable legal situation, our terms and guidelines, and the rights of other users and third parties.

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.). Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations; Security measures. Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
• Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• User contributions are public: Contributions and content created by users are publicly visible and accessible; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).
• Storage of data for security purposes: User posts and other inputs are processed for the purposes of community and conversation functions and, subject to legal obligations or permission, are not released to third parties. A duty of disclosure may arise, in particular, in the case of illegal contributions for the purposes of legal prosecution. We point out that in addition to the content of the contributions, their time and the user's IP address are also stored. This is done in order to be able to take appropriate measures to protect other users and the community; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).
• Right to delete content and information: The deletion of user contributions, content, or information is permitted after proper consideration to the extent required if there are concrete indications that they represent a violation of legal rules, our requirements, or the rights of third parties; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).
• Restricted deletion of conversation contributions: Out of consideration for other users, user conversation contributions remain stored even after termination and account deletion so that conversations, comments, advice, or similar communication between and among users do not lose their meaning or become reversed. Usernames are deleted or pseudonymized if they did not already represent pseudonyms. Users can assert the complete deletion of conversation contributions with us at any time; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).
• Protection of own data: Users decide for themselves which data they disclose about themselves within our online offer. For example, when users provide information about themselves or participate in conversations. We ask users to protect their data and publish personal data only carefully and only to the extent necessary. In particular, we ask users to note that they must protect access data very particularly and use secure passwords (i.e., above all, long and random character combinations); Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).

Single Sign-On Login

"Single Sign-On" or "Single Sign-On Login or Authentication" refers to procedures that allow users to log in to our online offer using a user account with a provider of Single Sign-On procedures (e.g., a social network). A prerequisite for Single Sign-On authentication is that users are registered with the respective Single Sign-On provider and enter the required access data in the online form provided for this purpose, or are already logged in to the Single Sign-On provider and confirm the Single Sign-On login via a button.

Authentication takes place directly with the respective Single Sign-On provider. Within the scope of such authentication, we receive a user ID with the information that the user is logged in under this user ID with the respective Single Sign-On provider and an ID that cannot be used by us for other purposes (so-called "User Handle"). Whether additional data is transmitted to us depends solely on the Single Sign-On procedure used, the data releases selected within the scope of authentication, and also on which data users have released in the privacy or other settings of the user account with the Single Sign-On provider. Depending on the Single Sign-On provider and the user's choice, this can be various data; usually, it is the email address and the username. The password entered at the Single Sign-On provider as part of the Single Sign-On procedure is neither viewable by us nor stored by us.

Users are asked to note that their information stored with us can be automatically synchronized with their user account at the Single Sign-On provider, but this is not always possible or actually occurs. If, for example, the users' email addresses change, they must manually change them in their user account with us.

We can use the Single Sign-On login, if agreed with the users, within the scope of or before fulfillment of the contract, insofar as the users have been asked to do so, process it within the scope of consent, and otherwise use it on the basis of legitimate interests on our part and the users' interests in an effective and secure login system.

Should users decide not to use the link of their user account with the Single Sign-On provider for the Single Sign-On procedure anymore, they must remove this connection within their user account at the Single Sign-On provider. If users wish to delete their data with us, they must cancel their registration with us.

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.); Contact data (e.g., postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations; Security measures; Registration processes. Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion". Deletion after termination.
• Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Google Single Sign-On: Authentication services for user logins, provision of Single Sign-On functions, management of identity information and application integrations; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://www.google.de; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Objection option (Opt-Out): Settings for the display of advertisements: https://myadcenter.google.com/.

Blogs and Publication Media

We use blogs or comparable means of online communication and publication (hereinafter "Publication Medium"). Readers' data is processed for the purposes of the Publication Medium only to the extent necessary for its presentation and communication between authors and readers or for security reasons. Apart from that, we refer to the information on the processing of visitors to our Publication Medium within the framework of these privacy notices.

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.); Contact data (e.g., postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); Content data (e.g., textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information concerning them, such as information on authorship or time of creation); Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Feedback (e.g., collecting feedback via online form). Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Contact and Inquiry Management

When contacting us (e.g., by post, contact form, email, telephone, or via social media) as well as within the framework of existing user and business relationships, the information of the inquiring persons is processed insofar as this is necessary to answer the contact inquiries and any requested measures.

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.); Contact data (e.g., postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); Content data (e.g., textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information concerning them, such as information on authorship or time of creation); Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Communication partners.
• Purposes of processing: Communication; Organizational and administrative procedures; Feedback (e.g., collecting feedback via online form). Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Contact form: When contacting us via our contact form, by email, or other communication channels, we process the personal data transmitted to us to answer and process the respective request. This usually includes information such as name, contact information, and possibly further information provided to us and necessary for appropriate processing. We use this data exclusively for the stated purpose of contact and communication; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR), Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Newsletter and Electronic Notifications

We send newsletters, emails, and other electronic notifications (hereinafter "Newsletter") only with the consent of the recipients or on a legal basis. If the contents of the Newsletter are specifically described within the scope of registration, they are decisive for the consent of the users. For registration for our Newsletter, it is generally sufficient to provide your email address. However, in order to provide you with a personalized service, we may ask you to provide your name for personal addressing in the Newsletter or other information if this is necessary for the purpose of the Newsletter.

Deletion and restriction of processing: We may store the unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before deleting them in order to be able to prove a previously given consent. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a potential defense against claims. An individual deletion request is possible at any time, provided that the former existence of a consent is confirmed at the same time. In the case of obligations to permanently observe objections, we reserve the right to store the email address solely for this purpose in a blocklist.

The logging of the registration process takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests for the purpose of proving its proper course. If we commission a service provider to send emails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure sending system.

Contents:

Information about us, our services, promotions, and offers.

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.); Contact data (e.g., postal and email addresses or telephone numbers). Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Communication partners.
• Purposes of processing: Direct marketing (e.g., via email or post).
• Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR).
• Objection option (Opt-Out): You can cancel the receipt of our Newsletter at any time, i.e., revoke your consents or object to further receipt. A link to cancel the Newsletter can be found either at the end of each Newsletter or you can use one of the contact options indicated above, preferably email, for this purpose.

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Shipping service provider Brevo: Our emails are sent using the service provider Brevo. Provider is Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany. The data deposited by you is stored on Brevo's servers in Germany. Privacy policy: https://www.brevo.com/de/legal/privacypolicy/; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Promotional Communication via Email, Post, Fax, or Telephone

We process personal data for purposes of promotional communication, which can take place via various channels, such as email, telephone, post, or fax, in accordance with legal requirements.

Recipients have the right to revoke given consents at any time or to object to promotional communication at any time free of charge via the contact option mentioned above.

After revocation or objection, we store the data required to prove the previous authorization for contact or sending for up to three years after the end of the year of revocation or objection on the basis of our legitimate interests. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. Based on the legitimate interest to permanently observe the users' revocation or objection, we also store the data required to prevent renewed contact (e.g., depending on the communication channel, the email address, telephone number, name).

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.); Contact data (e.g., postal and email addresses or telephone numbers). Content data (e.g., textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information concerning them, such as information on authorship or time of creation).
• Data subjects: Communication partners.
• Purposes of processing: Direct marketing (e.g., via email or post); Marketing. Sales promotion.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
• Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Sweepstakes and Contests

We process personal data of participants in sweepstakes and contests only in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations, insofar as processing is contractually necessary for the provision, execution, and handling of the sweepstakes, the participants have consented to processing, or processing serves our legitimate interests (e.g., in the security of the sweepstakes or the protection of our interests against misuse through possible recording of IP addresses when submitting sweepstakes entries).

If participants' contributions are published within the framework of the sweepstakes (e.g., within the framework of a vote or presentation of the sweepstakes entries or the winners or reporting on the sweepstakes), we point out that the names of the participants may also be published in this context. Participants can object to this at any time.

If the sweepstakes takes place within an online platform or a social network (e.g., Facebook or Instagram, hereinafter referred to as "Online Platform"), the terms of use and data protection provisions of the respective platforms also apply. In these cases, we point out that we are responsible for the information provided by the participants within the framework of the sweepstakes and inquiries regarding the sweepstakes are to be directed to us.

Participants' data will be deleted as soon as the sweepstakes or contest has ended and the data is no longer required to inform the winners or because inquiries about the sweepstakes are no longer to be expected. Generally, participants' data will be deleted no later than 6 months after the end of the sweepstakes. Winners' data can be retained longer, e.g., to answer questions about prizes or to fulfill prize services; in this case, the retention period depends on the type of prize and is, e.g., for goods or services up to three years in order to be able to process warranty cases. Furthermore, participants' data can be stored longer, e.g., in the form of reporting on the sweepstakes in online and offline media.

If data was collected for other purposes within the framework of the sweepstakes, its processing and retention period are governed by the privacy notices for this use (e.g., in the case of registration for the newsletter within the framework of a sweepstakes).

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.); Contact data (e.g., postal and email addresses or telephone numbers). Content data (e.g., textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information concerning them, such as information on authorship or time of creation).
• Data subjects: Participants in sweepstakes and contests.
• Purposes of processing: Execution of sweepstakes and contests.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
• Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Surveys and Polls

We conduct surveys and polls to collect information for the respectively communicated survey or poll purpose. The surveys and polls conducted by us (hereinafter "Surveys") are evaluated anonymously. Processing of personal data only takes place insofar as this is necessary for the provision and technical execution of the surveys (e.g., processing of the IP address to display the survey in the user's browser or to enable resumption of the survey using a cookie).

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.); Contact data (e.g., postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); Content data (e.g., textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information concerning them, such as information on authorship or time of creation). Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions).
• Data subjects: Participants.
• Purposes of processing: Feedback (e.g., collecting feedback via online form). Surveys and questionnaires (e.g., surveys with input options, multiple-choice questions).
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Web Analysis, Monitoring, and Optimization

Web analysis (also referred to as "reach measurement") serves to evaluate the visitor flows of our online offer and can include behavior, interests, or demographic information about visitors, such as age or gender, as pseudonymous values. With the help of reach analysis, we can, for example, recognize at what time our online offer or its functions or content are most frequently used or invite reuse. Likewise, it is possible for us to understand which areas need optimization.

In addition to web analysis, we can also use test procedures to test and optimize different versions of our online offer or its components.

Unless otherwise stated below, profiles, i.e., data summarized for a usage process, can be created for these purposes and information can be stored in a browser or in an end device and then read out. The collected information includes, in particular, visited websites and elements used there as well as technical information, such as the browser used, the computer system used, and information on usage times. If users have agreed to the collection of their location data from us or from the providers of the services we use, the processing of location data is also possible.

Furthermore, the IP addresses of users are stored. However, we use an IP masking procedure (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. Generally, no clear data of users (such as email addresses or names) is stored within the framework of web analysis, A/B testing, and optimization, but pseudonyms. This means that we as well as the providers of the software used do not know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purpose of the respective procedures.

Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for data processing is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economic, and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Reach measurement (e.g., access statistics, recognition of returning visitors); Profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles). Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion". Storage of cookies for up to 2 years (Unless otherwise stated, cookies and similar storage methods can be stored on users' devices for a period of two years.).
• Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address).
• Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to measure and analyze the use of our online offer on the basis of a pseudonymous user identification number. This identification number does not contain any unique data, such as names or email addresses. It serves to assign analysis information to an end device in order to recognize which content users have called up within one or various usage processes, which search terms they have used, called them up again, or interacted with our online offer. Likewise, the time of use and its duration are stored, as well as the sources of the users referring to our online offer and technical aspects of their end devices and browsers.
  In this process, pseudonymous profiles of users with information from the use of various devices are created, whereby cookies may be used. Google Analytics does not log or store individual IP addresses for EU users. However, Analytics provides coarse geographic location data by deriving the following metadata from IP addresses: City (and the derived latitude and longitude of the city), continent, country, region, subcontinent (and ID-based counterparts). For EU traffic, IP address data is used exclusively for this derivation of geolocation data before being immediately deleted. They are not logged, are not accessible, and are not used for any further purposes. When Google Analytics collects measurement data, all IP queries are performed on EU-based servers before traffic is forwarded to Analytics servers for processing; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR); Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/en/about/analytics/; Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address); Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Data Processing Agreement: https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms); Objection option (Opt-Out): Opt-Out Plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en, Settings for the display of advertisements: https://myadcenter.google.com/personalizationoff. Further Information: https://business.safety.google/adsservices/ (Types of processing as well as processed data).

Affiliate Programs and Affiliate Links

We integrate so-called affiliate links or other references (which may include search masks, widgets, or discount codes) to the offers and services of third-party providers (collectively referred to as "Affiliate Links") into our online offer. If users follow the affiliate links or subsequently take advantage of the offers, we may receive a commission or other benefits from these third-party providers (collectively referred to as "Commission").

In order to be able to track whether users have taken advantage of the offers of an affiliate link used by us, it is necessary for the respective third-party providers to know that users have followed an affiliate link used within our online offer. The assignment of the affiliate links to the respective business transactions or other actions (e.g., purchases) serves solely the purpose of commission settlement and is canceled as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose.

For the purposes of the aforementioned assignment of affiliate links, the affiliate links can be supplemented by certain values that become part of the link or can be stored elsewhere, e.g., in a cookie. The values may include, in particular, the source website (referrer), the time, an online identifier of the operator of the website on which the affiliate link was located, an online identifier of the respective offer, the type of link used, the type of offer, and an online identifier of the user.

Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for processing data is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economic, and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

• Types of data processed: Contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category); Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Interested parties. Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Affiliate tracking.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
• Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

We use services from the following offerwall providers or reserve the right to use them:

• Torox (Provider: Torox Ltd., Israel) – Apps & Games
• AdGate Media (Provider: AdGate Media LLC, USA) – Mobile Offers
• Ayet Studios (Provider: AyeT-Studios GmbH, Germany) – Mobile Games
• RevU (Provider: Revenue Universe, USA) – High-Ticket Offers
• Lootably (Provider: Lootably LLC, USA) – Videos & Multimedia
• CPX Research (Provider: MakeOpinion GmbH, Germany) – Market Research & Surveys
• BitLabs (Provider: BitBurst GmbH, Germany) – Surveys
• AdGem (Provider: AdGem LLC, USA) – App Marketing
• TimeWall (Provider: TimeWall, Australia) – Microtasks
• Wannads (Provider: Wannads, Spain) – Advertising Network

Customer Reviews and Rating Procedures

We participate in review and rating procedures to evaluate, optimize, and promote our services. If users rate us via the participating rating platforms or procedures or give other feedback, the General Terms and Conditions or Terms of Use and the privacy notices of the providers apply additionally. Usually, the rating also requires registration with the respective providers.

To ensure that the rating persons have actually used our services, we transmit the necessary data regarding the customer and the service used to the respective rating platform (including name, email address, and order number or article number) with the consent of the customers. This data is used solely to verify the authenticity of the user.

• Types of data processed: Contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category); Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Service recipients and clients. Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Feedback (e.g., collecting feedback via online form). Marketing.
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Rating Widget: We integrate so-called "Rating Widgets" into our online offer. A widget is a functional and content element integrated into our online offer that displays variable information. It can be displayed, for example, in the form of a seal or comparable element, sometimes also called a "badge". The corresponding content of the widget is displayed within our online offer, but at that moment it is retrieved from the servers of the respective widget provider. Only in this way can the current content always be shown, especially the current rating. For this, a data connection must be established from the website called up within our online offer to the server of the widget provider, and the widget provider receives certain technical data (access data, including IP address) necessary for the content of the widget to be delivered to the user's browser. Furthermore, the widget provider receives information that users have visited our online offer. This information can be stored in a cookie and used by the widget provider to recognize which online offers participating in the rating procedure have been visited by the user. The information can be stored in a user profile and used for advertising or market research purposes; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Presences in Social Networks (Social Media)

We maintain online presences within social networks and process user data in this context to communicate with the users active there or to offer information about us.

We point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users because, for example, the enforcement of user rights could be made more difficult.

Furthermore, user data within social networks is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created based on usage behavior and resulting interests of users. The latter may in turn be used to place advertisements within and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. Therefore, cookies are generally stored on users' computers, in which the usage behavior and interests of users are stored. In addition, data can also be stored in user profiles independently of the devices used by users (especially if they are members of the respective platforms and logged in there).

For a detailed presentation of the respective processing forms and the objection options (Opt-out), we refer to the privacy policies and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.

Also in the case of requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights, we point out that these can be most effectively asserted with the providers. Only the latter have access to user data and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. Should you nevertheless need help, you can contact us.

• Types of data processed: Contact data (e.g., postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); Content data (e.g., textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information concerning them, such as information on authorship or time of creation). Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Communication; Feedback (e.g., collecting feedback via online form). Public relations.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Instagram: Social network, allows sharing photos and videos, commenting and favoriting posts, sending messages, subscribing to profiles and pages; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://www.instagram.com; Privacy Policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/. Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
• Facebook Pages: Profiles within the social network Facebook - The controller is jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for the collection and transfer of data of visitors to our Facebook page ("Fanpage"). This includes, in particular, information about user behavior (e.g., viewed or interacted content, actions taken) as well as device information (e.g., IP address, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data). More details can be found in the Facebook Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/. Facebook also uses this data to provide us with statistical evaluations via the "Page Insights" service, which give information on how people interact with our page and its content. The basis for this is an agreement with Facebook ("Information on Page Insights": https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum), which regulates security measures and the exercise of data subject rights, among other things. Further information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data. Users can therefore direct information or deletion requests directly to Facebook. The rights of users (in particular information, deletion, objection, complaint to a supervisory authority) remain unaffected by this. The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (EU). For further processing, including possible transfer to Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is solely responsible; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/. Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum).
• LinkedIn: Social network - We are jointly responsible with LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company for the collection (but not further processing) of data of visitors used to create "Page Insights" (statistics) of our LinkedIn profiles. This data includes information about the types of content users view or interact with, as well as the actions they take. In addition, details about the devices used are recorded, such as IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, and cookie data, as well as information from user profiles, such as job function, country, industry, hierarchy level, company size, and employment status. Privacy information on the processing of user data by LinkedIn can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
  We have concluded a special agreement with LinkedIn Ireland ("Page Insights Joint Controller Addendum", https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum), which specifically regulates which security measures LinkedIn must observe and in which LinkedIn has agreed to fulfill the rights of data subjects (i.e., users can, for example, direct information or deletion requests directly to LinkedIn). The rights of users (in particular the right to information, deletion, objection, and complaint to the competent supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with LinkedIn. The joint responsibility is limited to the collection and transmission of data to LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, a company based in the EU. The further processing of data is the sole responsibility of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, particularly regarding the transfer of data to the parent company LinkedIn Corporation in the USA; Service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://www.linkedin.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://legal.linkedin.com/dpa). Objection option (Opt-Out): https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.
• X: Social network; Service provider: X Internet Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://x.com. Privacy Policy: https://x.com/de/privacy.
• YouTube: Social network and video platform; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Objection option (Opt-Out): https://myadcenter.google.com/personalizationoff.

Plug-ins and Embedded Functions and Content

We integrate functional and content elements into our online offer that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as "Third-Party Providers"). These can be, for example, graphics, videos, or city maps (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "Content").

Integration always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content process the IP address of the users, as they could not send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content or functions. We endeavor to use only such content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as "Web Beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. Through the "pixel tags," information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website can be evaluated. The pseudonymous information can also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visit time, and other information about the use of our online offer, but also be linked with such information from other sources.

Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for data processing is permission. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economic, and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness; Reach measurement (e.g., access statistics, recognition of returning visitors); Tracking (e.g., interest/behavior-related profiling, use of cookies); Target group formation. Marketing.
• Retention and deletion: Deletion according to information in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion". Storage of cookies for up to 2 years (Unless otherwise stated, cookies and similar storage methods can be stored on users' devices for a period of two years.).
• Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services:

• Google Fonts (Provision on own server): Provision of font files for a user-friendly presentation of our online offer; Service provider: The Google Fonts are hosted on our server; no data is transmitted to Google; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
• YouTube Videos: Video content; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR); Website: https://www.youtube.com; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Objection option (Opt-Out): Opt-Out Plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en, Settings for the display of advertisements: https://myadcenter.google.com/personalizationoff.

Changes and Updates

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our privacy policy. We adjust the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require an act of cooperation on your part (e.g., consent) or other individual notification.

If we provide addresses and contact information of companies and organizations in this privacy policy, please note that addresses may change over time and ask you to check the information before contacting us.

Definitions of Terms

In this section, you will find an overview of the terms used in this privacy policy. Insofar as the terms are legally defined, their legal definitions apply. The following explanations are intended primarily for understanding.

• Affiliate Tracking: Within the framework of affiliate tracking, links are logged with the help of which linking websites refer users to websites with product or other offers. The operators of the respective linking websites can receive a commission if users follow these so-called affiliate links and subsequently take advantage of the offers (e.g., buy goods or use services). For this, it is necessary for the providers to be able to track whether users who are interested in certain offers subsequently perceive them at the instigation of the affiliate links. Therefore, it is necessary for the functionality of affiliate links that they are supplemented by certain values that become part of the link or are stored elsewhere, e.g., in a cookie. The values include, in particular, the source website (referrer), the time, an online identifier of the operator of the website on which the affiliate link was located, an online identifier of the respective offer, an online identifier of the user as well as tracking-specific values, such as, e.g., advertising material ID, partner ID, and categorizations.
• Inventory Data: Inventory data includes essential information necessary for the identification and management of contractual partners, user accounts, profiles, and similar assignments. This data may include personal and demographic information such as names, contact information (addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses), dates of birth, and specific identifiers (user IDs). Inventory data forms the basis for any formal interaction between persons and services, institutions, or systems by enabling unambiguous assignment and communication.
• Content Data: Content data includes information generated in the course of creating, editing, and publishing content of all kinds. This category of data can include texts, images, videos, audio files, and other multimedia content published on various platforms and media. Content data is not limited to the actual content but also includes metadata that provides information about the content itself, such as tags, descriptions, author information, and publication dates.
• Contact Data: Contact data is essential information that enables communication with persons or organizations. It includes telephone numbers, postal addresses, and email addresses, as well as communication means such as social media handles and instant messaging identifiers.
• Meta, Communication, and Procedural Data: Meta, communication, and procedural data are categories that contain information about the way data is processed, transmitted, and managed. Metadata, also known as data about data, includes information that describes the context, origin, and structure of other data. It can include information on file size, creation date, author of a document, and change histories. Communication data records the exchange of information between users via various channels, such as email traffic, call logs, messages in social networks, and chat histories, including the persons involved, timestamps, and transmission paths. Procedural data describes the processes and workflows within systems or organizations, including workflow documentation, logs of transactions and activities, and audit logs used to track and verify operations.
• Usage Data: Usage data refers to information that captures how users interact with digital products, services, or platforms. This data includes a wide range of information that shows how users use applications, which functions they prefer, how long they stay on certain pages, and via which paths they navigate through an application. Usage data can also include frequency of use, timestamps of activities, IP addresses, device information, and location data. They are particularly valuable for analyzing user behavior, optimizing user experiences, personalizing content, and improving products or services. Furthermore, usage data plays a crucial role in identifying trends, preferences, and potential problem areas within digital offers.
• Personal Data: "Personal Data" means 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 (e.g., cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
• Profiles with User-Related Information: The processing of "profiles with user-related information," or "profiles" for short, includes any type of automated processing of personal data consisting of using that personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (depending on the type of profiling, this can include different information regarding demographics, behavior, and interests, such as interaction with websites and their content, etc.) to analyze, evaluate, or predict them (e.g., interests in certain content or products, click behavior on a website, or location). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes.
• Log Data: Log data is information about events or activities that have been logged in a system or network. This data typically contains information such as timestamps, IP addresses, user actions, error messages, and other details about the use or operation of a system. Log data is often used to analyze system problems, for security monitoring, or to create performance reports.
• Reach Measurement: Reach measurement (also referred to as Web Analytics) serves to evaluate the visitor flows of an online offer and can include the behavior or interests of visitors in certain information, such as content of websites. With the help of reach analysis, operators of online offers can, for example, recognize at what time users visit their websites and what content they are interested in. This allows them, for example, to better adapt the content of the websites to the needs of their visitors. For purposes of reach analysis, pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used to recognize returning visitors and thus obtain more accurate analyses of the use of an online offer.
• Tracking: "Tracking" refers to when the behavior of users can be traced across multiple online offers. Generally, behavior and interest information regarding the online offers used is stored in cookies or on servers of the providers of the tracking technologies (so-called profiling). This information can then be used, for example, to display advertisements to users that presumably correspond to their interests.
• Controller: "Controller" means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
• Processing: "Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers practically every handling of data, be it collection, evaluation, storage, transmission, or deletion.
• Contract Data: Contract data is specific information relating to the formalization of an agreement between two or more parties. It documents the conditions under which services or products are provided, exchanged, or sold. This data category is essential for the administration and fulfillment of contractual obligations and includes both the identification of the contracting parties and the specific terms and conditions of the agreement. Contract data can include start and end dates of the contract, the type of agreed services or products, price agreements, payment terms, termination rights, renewal options, and special conditions or clauses. It serves as the legal basis for the relationship between the parties and is crucial for clarifying rights and obligations, enforcing claims, and resolving disputes.
• Payment Data: Payment data includes all information required to process payment transactions between buyers and sellers. This data is of crucial importance for e-commerce, online banking, and any other form of financial transaction. It includes details such as credit card numbers, bank details, payment amounts, transaction data, verification numbers, and billing information. Payment data can also include information about payment status, chargebacks, authorizations, and fees.
• Target Group Formation: Target group formation (English "Custom Audiences") refers to when target groups are determined for advertising purposes, e.g., displaying advertisements. For example, based on a user's interest in certain products or topics on the Internet, it can be concluded that this user is interested in advertisements for similar products or the online shop where he viewed the products. "Lookalike Audiences" (or similar target groups) refer to when content deemed suitable is displayed to users whose profiles or interests presumably correspond to the users for whom the profiles were formed. Cookies and web beacons are generally used for the purposes of creating Custom Audiences and Lookalike Audiences.