Privacy Policy

Table of contents

• 1. An overview of data protection
• 2. General information and mandatory information
• 3. Data protection officer
• 4. Data collection on our website or app
• 5. Social media
• 6. Analytics and advertising
• 7. Newsletter
• 8. Plugins and Tools
• 9. Contract conclusion
• 10. Organizing you consents - Privacy options

1. An overview of data protection

General

The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the website's required legal notice.

How do we collect your data?

Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter on a contact form.

Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. this data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. this data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also, of course, file a complaint with the appropriate regulatory authorities.

Analytics and third-party tools

When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your options in this regard.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.

Notice concerning the party responsible for this website

The party responsible for processing data on this website is:

4Players GmbH
Deelbögenkamp 4
22297 Hamburg
Management board: Phillip Schuster, Rainer Rosenbusch, Oliver Paul

Telephone: +49 (40) 607742610
Email: support@4netplayers.com

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 (names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities

If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file a complaint with the appropriate regulatory authorities. The appropriate regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payments on this website

If you enter into a contract which requires you to send us your payment information (e.g. account number for direct debits), we will require this data to process your payment.

Payment transactions using common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are only made via encrypted SSL or TLS connections. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon in your browser line is visible.

In the case of encrypted communication, any payment details you submit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, blocking, deletion

As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.

Opposition to promotional emails

We hereby explicitly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not explicitly requested. The website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.

3. Data protection officer

Statutory data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

4Players GmbH
Der Datenschutzbeauftragte
Deelbögenkamp 4
22297 Hamburg

Email: datenschutz@4players.de

4. Data collection on our website or app

Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device's memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the site.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those used to analyze your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

Web server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data will not be combined with data from other sources.

This data will be deleted after 90 days.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

Gameserver log files

The game server writes log files. Depending on the game, the log files may contain the following personal data, among others:

• IP address
• Nickname
• Game-specific IDs
• Chat history

4Players saves the log files for the server owner.

This data is not combined with data from other sources.

The data is deleted after 7 days.

Data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. (f) of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the execution of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Teamspeak 3 server log files

The Teamspeak 3 server does not store server log files (server log) because this function has been disabled by 4Players.

The operator (server admin) of a 4Players' Teamspeak 3 server can obtain information about the following personal data of a particular visitor:

• IP address
• Nickname
• Teamspeak 3 specific ID
• Date of account creation
• Last account login
• Number of logins

Some personal data is necessary for the operation and administration of the server, e.g. to remove or permanently block certain visitors. Neither the server operator nor the host (4Players) has any influence on the functioning of the client and any external tools. Detailed information about the client's data protection can be found at teamspeak.com/en/privacy-and-terms/

This data is not combined with data from other sources.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website in order to access additional functions offered here. The input data will only be used for the purpose of using the respective site or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject your registration.

To inform you about important changes such as those within the scope of our site or technical changes, we will use the email address specified during registration.

We will process the data provided during registration only based on your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

We will continue to store the data collected during registration for as long as you remain registered on our website or will be deleted after 26 months of inactivity. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Registration with Facebook Connect

Instead of registering directly on our website, you may also register using Facebook Connect. This service is provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

If you decide to register with Facebook Connect and click on the "Login with Facebook" or "Connect with Facebook" buttons, you will be automatically redirected to the Facebook platform. There you can log in with your Facebook username and password. This will link your Facebook profile to our website or services. This link gives us access to your data stored on Facebook. Including especially your:

• Facebook name
• Email address provided to Facebook
• Facebook ID

This data will be used to set up, provide, and personalize your account.

For more information, see Facebook's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. These can be found at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/.

Leaving comments on this website

If you use the comment function on *.4pforen.4players.de, the time at which you created the comment and your email address will be stored along with your comment, as well as your username.

Storage of the IP address

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of those users who post comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before they go live, we need this information to be able to pursue action for illegal or slanderous content.

Subscribing to the comment feed

As a user of this site, you can sign up to receive the comment feed after registering. Your email address will be checked with a confirmation email. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time by clicking the link in the emails. The data provided when you subscribed to the comments feed will then be deleted, but if you have submitted this data to us for other purposes or elsewhere (such as subscribing to a newsletter), it will be retained.

How long comments are stored

The comments and the associated data (e.g. IP address) are stored and remain on our website until the content commented upon has been completely deleted or the comments are required to be removed for legal reasons (slander, etc.).

Legal basis

The comments are stored based on your consent per Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

Processing of data (customer and contract data)

We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary to establish, or modify legal relationships with us (master data). This is done based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract. We collect, process and use your personal data when accessing our website (usage data) only to the extent required to enable you to access our service or to bill you for the same.

Collected customer data shall be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transferred when signing up for services and digital content

We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the terms of your contract with us, for example, to banks entrusted to process your payments.

Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes without your express consent.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

5. Social media

Share content via plugins (Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc.)

The content on our pages can be shared on other social networks like Facebook, Twitter, or Google+, but not limited to the aforementioned. This page uses our own tool for this function. This tool establishes direct contact between the networks and users only after users click on one of these buttons.

This tool does not automatically transfer user data to the operators of these platforms. If users are logged into one or more of the social networks, the Like, +1, and Share buttons will display an information window in which the user can edit the text before it is sent.

Our users can share the content of this page on social networks without their providers creating profiles of users' surfing behavior.

Facebook plugins (Like & Share buttons)

Our website includes plugins for the social network Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. The Facebook plugins can be recognized by the Facebook logo or the Like button on our site. For an overview of Facebook plugins, see https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit our site, a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server is established via the plugin. This enables Facebook to receive information that you have visited our site from your IP address. If you click on the Facebook "Like button" while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our site to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate visits to our site with your user account. Please note that, as the operator of this site, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to Facebook or of how Facebook uses this data. For more information, please see Facebook's privacy policy at https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our site with your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook account.

Retargeting

The 4Players websites use retargeting technologies such as Pixel from Facebook Ireland Limited. We use this technology to make our online presence more interesting for you. This technology enables users of the Internet who are already interested in 4Players to be targeted with advertising on websites of our partners. We are confident that a mix of a personalised, interest-based advertising is generally more interesting for users of the Internet than advertising which has no such personal basis. This advertising is incorporated into the websites of our partners on the basis of cookie technology and an analysis of previous usage behaviour. This form of advertising is completely anonymous. No personal data is stored and no usage profile will be associated with your personal data.

When you visit one of the pages of our website and have set your browser settings to accept cookies, for us this means that you want to use our products and services and you agree to the use of cookies and other technology as described in our Privacy Policy.

Twitter plugin

Functions of the Twitter service have been integrated into our website and app. These features are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you use Twitter and the "Retweet" function, the websites you visit are connected to your Twitter account and made known to other users. In doing so, data will also be transferred to Twitter. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it will be used by Twitter. For more information on Twitter's privacy policy, please go to https://twitter.com/privacy.

Your privacy preferences with Twitter can be modified in your account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.

Google+ plugin

Our pages use Google+ functions. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Collection and disclosure of information: Using the Google +1 button allows you to publish information worldwide. By means of the Google+ button, you and other users can receive custom content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the fact that you have +1'd a piece of content and information about the page you were viewing when you clicked +1. Your +1 can be displayed together with your profile name and photo in Google services, for example in search results or in your Google profile, or in other places on websites and advertisements on the Internet.

Google records information about your +1 activities to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google + button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile that must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used by all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace a different name that you have used to share content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile can be shown to users who know your email address or other information that can identify you.

Use of collected data: In addition to the uses mentioned above, the information you provide is used in accordance with the applicable Google data protection policies. Google may publish summary statistics about users' +1 activity or share it with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliate websites.

6. Analytics and advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

this data will be deleted after 26 months of inactivity

Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.

IP anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. Your IP address will be shortened by Google within the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services regarding website activity and Internet usage for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.

Browser plugin

You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objecting to the collection of data

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this site: Disable Google Analytics.

For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Matomo (formerly Piwik)

This website or app uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before it is stored.

Matomo cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

The storage of Matomo cookies is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website will not be disclosed to third parties. You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website.

If you do not agree with the storage and use of your data, you can disable this feature here: Opt-Out. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser to prevent Matomo from storing your usage data. If you delete your cookies, this will mean that the opt-out cookie will also be deleted. You will then need to reactivate it when you return to our site if you wish your activity not to be tracked.

AWStats

We use "AWStats" statistical software on our website to analyze user behavior. "AWStats" statistical software creates cookies that are stored as small text files on your device at the end of your visit to our website. The cookies are created via the "4players.de" domain. The name of the cookies begins with "AW." The cookies are stored on your device for a maximum of 50 days and enable us recognize users who have already been on our website. They also enable us to perform a non-personal analysis of user behavior on our website. For example, we can see which page you came from to this website and which pages you have viewed on our website and for how long. The cookies are used for the purpose of creating pseudonymized user profiles. If you want to prevent your user behavior from being analyzed, you can use your browser settings to block the "4players.de" domain from creating cookies on your device. Please note, however, that blocking cookies will limit your use of our service.

INFOnline

Our website uses the INFOnline GmbH measurement method ("SZMnG") (www.INFOnline.de) to determine statistical parameters about the use of our services. The aim of the usage measurement is to statistically determine the number of visits to our website, the number of website visitors and their surfing behaviour - on the basis of a uniform standard procedure - and thus to obtain comparable market values.

For all digital offers made by members of the Informationsgemeinschaft zur Feststellung der Verbreitung von Werbeträgern e.V. (Information Association for the Determination of the Distribution of Advertising Media), the following applies (IVW - www.ivw.eu) or to the studies of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Online-Forschung e.V. (Online Research Association). (AGOF - www.agof.de), the usage statistics are regularly compiled by AGOF and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Media-Analyse e.V. (Media Analysis Association). (agma - www.agma-mmc.de) and published with the performance value "Unique User" and by the IVW with the performance values "Page Impression" and "Visits". These ranges and statistics can be viewed on the respective websites.

1. legal basis for the processing
The measurement by INFOnline GmbH using the measurement method SZMnG is carried out with justified interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO.
The purpose of processing personal data is to compile statistics and create user categories. The statistics serve to trace and document the use of our offer. The user categories form the basis for an interest-oriented orientation of advertising media or advertising measures. In order to market this website, it is essential to measure its usage in order to ensure comparability with other market participants. Our justified interest results from the economic usability of the knowledge resulting from the statistics and user categories and the market value of our web page - also in direct comparison with web pages of third parties - which can be determined on the basis of the statistics. In addition, we have a legitimate interest in making the pseudonymised data available to INFOnline, AGOF and IVW for market research (AGOF, agma) and statistical purposes (INFOnline, IVW). Furthermore, we have a legitimate interest in making the pseudonymised data available to INFOnline for the further development and provision of advertising media in line with our interests.

2. type of data
The INFOnline GmbH collects the following data, which according to EU-DSGVO have a personal reference:
• IP address: In the Internet, every device needs a unique address to transmit data, the so-called IP address. The at least short-term storage of the IP address is technically necessary due to the functioning of the Internet. The IP addresses are shortened by 1 byte before any processing and are only anonymized. are further processed. There will be no storage or further processing of the unabridged IP addresses.
• A randomly generated client identifier: Reach processing uses either a third-party cookie, a first-party cookie, a local storage object, or a signature created from various automatically transmitted information from your browser to recognize computer systems. This identifier is unique to a browser as long as the cookie or local storage object is not deleted. A measurement of the data and subsequent assignment to the respective client identifier is therefore also possible if you call up other websites that also use the INFOnline GmbH measurement method ("SZMnG").
The validity of the cookie is limited to a maximum of 1 year.

3. use of the data
The INFOnline GmbH measurement method used on this website collects usage data. This is done in order to collect the performance values of page impressions, visits and clients and to form further key figures (e.g. qualified clients). In addition, the measured data are used as follows:
• A so-called geolocalization, i.e. the assignment of a website call to the location of the call, takes place exclusively on the basis of the anonymous IP address and only up to the geographical level of the federal states / regions. In no case can the geographical information obtained in this way be used to draw conclusions about the actual whereabouts of a user.
• The usage data of a technical client (e.g. a browser on a device) is merged across websites and stored in a database. This information is used for the technical assessment of the socioinformation on age and gender and transferred to AGOF's service providers for further coverage processing. The AGOF study uses a random sample to technically assess socio-characteristics that can be assigned to the following categories: Age, gender, nationality, professional activity, marital status, general household information, household income, place of residence, Internet use, online interests, place of use, user type.

4. storage time of the data
The complete IP address is not stored by INFOnline GmbH. The shortened IP address is stored for a maximum of 60 days. The usage data in conjunction with the unique identifier are stored for a maximum of 6 months.

5. transmission of the data
The IP address and the shortened IP address are not passed on. For the preparation of the AGOF study, data with client identifiers will be passed on to the following AGOF service providers:
• Kantar Deutschland GmbH (www.tns-infratest.com)
• Ankordata GmbH & Co. KG (www.ankordata.de/homepage/)
• Interrogare GmbH (www.interrogare.de)

6. rights of the affected person
The data subject shall have the following rights:
• Right to information (Art. 15 DSGVO)
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 DSGVO)
• Right of objection (Art. 21 DSGVO)
• Right to cancellation (Art. 17 DSGVO)
• Right to limitation of processing (Art. 18f. DSGVO)
• Right to data transferability (Art. 20 DSGVO)

For inquiries of this kind, please contact datenschutz@4players.de. Please note that we have to make sure that such requests are actually for the person concerned.

Right of objection
If you do not wish to participate in the measurement, you can object by clicking on the following link: optout.ioam.de
To guarantee exclusion from the measurement, it is technically necessary to set a cookie. If you should delete the cookies in your browser, it is necessary to repeat the opt-out process under the above link.

The data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

Further information on data protection in the measurement process can be found on the website of INFOnline GmbH (www.infonline.de), which operates the measurement process, the AGOF data protection website (www.agof.de/datenschutz) and the IVW data protection website (www.ivw.eu).

Ströer Digital Media GmbH

This website contains advertising from Ströer Digital Media GmbH, Kehrwieder 8-9, 20457 Hamburg, Germany. This provider uses cookies and tracking techniques from other services to determine whether you have visited a website or seen an ad before. Further information on advertising by Ströer Digital Media GmbH and opt-out options can be found on the page Ströer Privacy Notice.

AdDefend

This website uses AdDefend, a service for including advertisements from AdDefend GmbH, Borselstrasse 3, 22765 Hamburg. This service uses cookies to determine if you have visited our website before. You can prevent the installation of cookies by using this opt-out link: www.addefend.com/de/opt-out

Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for including advertisements from Google Inc. ("Google"). It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google AdSense uses so-called "cookies", which are text files stored in your computer that enable an analysis of the way you use the website. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). Through these web beacons, information such as the visitor traffic on these pages can be evaluated.

The information generated by cookies and web beacons relating to your use of this website (including your IP address), and delivery of advertising formats, is transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. This information can be passed on from Google to contracting parties of Google. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data you have stored.

AdSense cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.

You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. Please be aware that in this case, you may not be able to make full use of all the features of this website. By using this website, you agree to the processing of data relating to you and collected by Google as described and for the purposes set out above.

Google AdMob

Our apps use Google AdMob, a service for including advertisements from Google Inc. ("Google"). It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google AdMob collects information from your mobile device.

The information relating to your use of our apps (including your IP address), and delivery of advertising formats, is transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. This information can be passed on from Google to contracting parties of Google. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data you have stored.

The data collected by AdMob is stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The app operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its app and its advertising.

By using this app, you agree to the processing of data relating to you and collected by Google as described and for the purposes set out above.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google").

As part of Google AdWords, we use so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad served by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser stores on your computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification of the user. Should the user visit certain pages of the website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the website can tell that the user clicked on the ad and proceeded to that page.

Each Google AdWords advertiser has a different cookie. Thus, cookies cannot be tracked using the website of an AdWords advertiser. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for the AdWords advertisers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a conversion tracking tag page. However, advertisers do not obtain any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can opt-out of this by easily disabling the Google Conversion Tracking cookie by changing your browser settings. In doing so, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

Conversion cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.

For more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking, see the Google Privacy Policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Affiliate partners

This website uses tracking cookies from the following affiliate partners:

• belboon GmbH, Weinmeisterstr. 12-14, 10178 Berlin - Data protection notice
• AWIN AG, Eichhornstraße 3, 10785 Berlin - Data protection notice
• ADCELL / Firstlead GmbH mit der Marke ADCELL (www.adcell.de) - Data protection notice

Cookies are created when a visitor clicks on an advertisement for our products and services which contains an affiliate partner's link. Our affiliate partners use cookies to track the origin of orders. Our affiliate partners also use so-called tracking pixels to evaluate information on the web pages, such as visitor traffic. The information generated by cookies and tracking pixels about the use of this website (including IP addresses) and the delivery of advertising formats is transferred to our affiliate partners' servers and stored there. Among other things, they can see that a partner link has been clicked on this website. The affiliate partners can pass this (anonymized) information on to contractual partners under certain circumstances, but data, such as IP addresses, is not merged with other stored data.

Cxense

To optimize our own services, this website uses a service provided by the company Cxense ASA, Karenslyst Allé 4, 0278 Oslo, Norway. This service uses cookies to determine if you have previously visited a website and to recommend content based on your usage profile. You can object to the use of these cookies by Cxense at any time by using the opt-out option at www.cxense.com/preferences. Cxense's privacy policy is available at: Cxense privacy policy.

Taboola

We use on our website the service of Taboola, Inc. 16 Madison Square West 7th Floor New York, New York 10010, which enables us to provide user-specific recommendations for content and ads based on surfing behavior and customer interests in order to improve the usability of our offer. The user profiles are created using pseudonyms, they are not merged with the data about the bearer of the pseudonym and do not allow any conclusions about personal data. Taboola uses cookies to collect the following user information:

• Operating system of the user
• Called up web pages/contents on our websites
• Referrer/Link, through which the user came to our website
• Time and number of website visits
• Error page calls
• Location information (city and state)
• IP addresses in abbreviated form

If you would like to go directly to Taboola's opt-out status options, please click here.
If you would like to learn more about how Taboola processes personal data in Europe, please click here.

billiger.de

For product offers our website uses the service billiger.de provided by the company solute GmbH, Zeppelinstraße 15, 76185 Karlsruhe. The privacy policy of this service is available at: Privacy policy.

Meetrics

Meetrics is used by the digital advertising marketer Ströer Digital Media GmbH. The provider of Meetrics is Meetrics GmbH, Alexanderstraße 7 in 10178 Berlin, Germany. Meetrics uses analysis cookies to record and statistically evaluate and validate the usage behavior (e.g. clicked advertising banners, visited sub-pages, duration of video usage) of our users. Here is a link to their privacy policy: www.meetrics.com/en/data-privacy

7. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive our newsletter, we require a valid email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive this newsletter. No additional data is collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We only use this data to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke consent to the storage of your data and email address as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g. through the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

The data provided when registering for the newsletter will be used to distribute the newsletter until you cancel your subscription when said data will be deleted. Data we have stored for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.

Mailjet

This website uses Mailjet for sending newsletters. The provider is Mailjet GmbH, Rankestr. 21, 10789 Berlin, Germany. Mailjet is a service to organize and analyze the sending of newsletters. The data you enter to subscribe to the newsletter (e.g. e-mail address) is stored on the servers of Mailjet.

Our newsletters sent with Mailjet enable us to analyse the behaviour of the newsletter recipients. Among other things, it is possible to analyse how many recipients have opened the newsletter message and how often which link in the newsletter was clicked on. Conversion tracking can also be used to analyse whether a pre-defined action (e.g. purchase of a product on our website) was carried out after clicking on the link in the newsletter. Further information on data analysis by Mailjet newsletter is available at www.mailjet.com/feature/tracking-tools

The data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GRDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by cancelling the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

If you do not want to receive any analysis from Mailjet, you will have to unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe directly on the website. Data that has been saved by us for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the member area) remains unaffected by this.

You can find more details in the data protection regulations of Mailjet under: www.mailjet.com/privacy-policy.

8. Plugins and tools

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

If you visit one of our pages featuring a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. Here the YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited.

If you're logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube allows you to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

YouTube is used to help make our website appealing. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of YouTube under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Google Web Fonts

For uniform representation of fonts, this page uses web fonts provided by Google. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose your browser has to establish a direct connection to Google servers. Google thus becomes aware that our web page was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web fonts is done in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.

Further information about handling user data, can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our websites. This service is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on our website (such as on a contact form) has been entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, how long the visitor has been on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis will be forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses take place completely in the background. Website visitors are not advised that such an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its site from abusive automated crawling and spam.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy, please visit the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.

Trustpilot

Since your opinion is important to us and we would like to know where we can improve our offers, customer reviews are particularly important to us. Therefore we offer you the possibility to rate our offers via the portal www.trustpilot.de of the company Trustpilot A/S, Pilestraede 58, 5th floor, 1112 Copenhagen, Denmark. For this purpose, you will receive an e-mail from us after conclusion of a contract in which we ask for your consent to an invitation from Trustpilot to an evaluation. If you accept this invitation, we will provide Trustpilot with your email address, first name and last name for this purpose. If you participate in this rating system, your rating will be published on our website as well as on the Trustpilot and its partners' websites. Further information on data protection at Trustpilot can be found at https://de.legal.trustpilot.com/end-user-privacy-terms

9. Contract conclusion

Payment service providers, postal items, debt collection

Global Collect

Our website offers payments via our service providers Global Collect Services B.V., Planetenweg 43-59, 2132 HM Hoofdorp, Netherlands (hereinafter referred to as "Global Collect").

When you pay for a product or service, the payment information you enter is sent to Global Collect. Further information can be obtained here: Contact and Privacy Policy

The payment data you provide will be supplied to Global Collect based on Art. 6(1)(a) (Consent) and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (Processing for the performance of a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent at any time. Revocation does not affect the processing of data previously collected.

onlinebrief24.de

We use the onlinebrief24.de service of letterei.de Postdienste GmbH, Frankfurter Str. 74, 64521 Groß-Gerau, Germany, to print, process and deliver personalised mail.

The data protection regulations for this service can be viewed here: Privacy Policy

The transmission of your data to onlinebrief24.de takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (Processing for the performance of a contract).

REAL Solution Inkasso

If you do not pay outstanding invoices despite repeated reminders, we are entitled to transfer the data required to collect a debt to a debt collection service provider in order to collect the debt on our behalf. Alternatively, we may sell outstanding receivables to a debt collection service provider. The latter then becomes the owner of the claim and asserts the claims in his own name. We cooperate with the following debt collection service provider: REAL Solution Inkasso GmbH & Co. KG, Normannenweg 32, 20537 Hamburg, Germany.

The data protection regulations for this service provider can be viewed here: Privacy Policy

The lawful basis for the transmission of data in connection with the collection of a debt is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The transmission of data in connection with the sale of receivables is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

10. Organizing your consents

Privacy Manager

With the Privacy Options we offer you the opportunity to decide in detail in which cases you would like to consent to tracking via cookies and other technologies for the purpose of displaying content relevant to you and advertising tailored to you.

The processing of your data for the above-mentioned purposes is partly based on the legitimate interest, but in some cases we also need your consent.

In order to guarantee the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for this purpose, we use the Consent Management Platform (CMP) of Sourcepoint Technologie Inc., 228 Park Ave S #87903, New York 10003-1502, USA as our contract processor. Within the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework, Sourcepoint is listed under the identification number 6. Sourcepoint's CMP enables you to grant us a data protection-compliant and self-determined consent to process your data and to revoke this consent at any time. You can also object to data processing based on our legitimate interest.

An overview of your setting options, the purposes and involved third parties can be found here: Privacy Options.

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For more information about Sourcepoint's privacy policy and CMP, please visit the www.sourcepoint.com/privacy-policy website. You can also find out more about the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) on the IAB Europe website: iabeurope.eu/.