Privacy


Information on the collection, processing and storage of your personal data (privacy policy) TEKKL UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Hohe Weide 32, 20259 Hamburg (hereinafter referred to as "we" or "us") as the operator of this website takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. If you use this website, various personal data will be collected. This helps us to better understand the wishes and interests of our customers (and potential customers) with regard to our online communications and our products. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This data protection declaration explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. As the person responsible for processing, we have implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible for the personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every person concerned is free to transmit personal data to us in alternative ways, for example by telephone.

Definitions

Our data protection declaration is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be legible and understandable for the general public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance. We use the following terms, among others, in this data protection declaration:

Personal data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"). A natural person is considered to be identifiable if, directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more special features, the expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person can be identified.

Affected person

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

Processing

Processing is any process carried out with or without the help of automated procedures or any such series of processes in connection with personal data such as collecting, recording, organizing, organizing, storing, adapting or changing, reading out, querying, using, disclosure by transmission, distribution or any other form of making available, matching or linking, restriction, deletion or destruction. Restriction of processing Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting their future processing.

Profiling

Profiling is any type of automated processing of personal data, which consists in using this personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular aspects relating to work performance, economic situation, health, personal Analyze or predict that natural person’s preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, whereabouts or relocation. pseudonymization Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures that ensure that the personal data not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Responsible or responsible for processing

The person responsible or responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. If the purposes and means of this processing are specified by Union law or the law of the Member States, the person responsible or the specific criteria for his naming can be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.

Processor

Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, institution or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the person responsible.

Recipient

Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, institution or other body to which personal data is disclosed, regardless of whether it is a third party or not. However, authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigation mandate under Union or Member State law are not considered recipients.

Third party

Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who, under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor, are authorized to process the personal data.

Consent

Consent is any expression of will voluntarily given by the data subject in an informed manner and unequivocally for the specific case in the form of a declaration or other clear confirmatory action with which the data subject indicates that they consent to the processing of their personal data is.

Collection and processing of personal data

We collect, store and process your personal data in compliance with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU-DSGVO), the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and all other relevant laws. The data you enter will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR), our legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) and other legal permissions in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 GDPR. We collect, store and process your data when you contact us, e.g. via the contact form on this website, subscribe to a newsletter, book a seminar and for the entire processing of your purchase, including any later warranties, for our services that technical administration and own marketing purposes. In order to process your order, we need your correct name, address and payment details. We need your e-mail address so that we can confirm receipt of your order and communicate with you. We also use this for your identification (customer login). You will also receive your order and shipping confirmation via your email address. By sending your message or order, you agree to the processing of the transmitted data.
You are entitled to revoke your consent to the use of personal data at any time in whole or for individual measures with effect for the future, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. An e-mail or letter to the address given below under "Revocation of consent" is sufficient for this.

Use of your data for advertising purposes

If you have given us your consent, we will also use your customer data for our own advertising purposes, for example to communicate with you about certain products or marketing campaigns and to recommend products or services that might interest you. In addition, we reserve the right to save your first and last name, your postal address and - if we have received this additional information from you as part of the contractual relationship - your title and academic degree in summarized lists and to use them for our own advertising purposes, e.g Sending interesting offers and information about our products by post. You can object to the storage and use of your data for these purposes at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below.

Newsletter

We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter, i.e. we will only send you a newsletter by e-mail if you have previously expressly confirmed to us that we should activate the newsletter service. We will then send you a notification email and ask you to confirm that you wish to receive our newsletter by clicking on a link contained in this email. By subscribing to the newsletter, you will receive future information on new products, promotions and delicious recipes. Sign out If you no longer wish to receive newsletters from us, you can object to this at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. A message in text form to the contact details given under "Revocation of consent" (e.g. e-mail, letter) is sufficient for this. Of course, you will also find an unsubscribe link in every newsletter.

Link Identification Data

Our e-mail communications may contain so-called hyperlinks ("links"), which contain random but unique identification numbers. We (or external service providers working for us, e.g. web analysis service providers) may collect and store these identification numbers when your computer accesses these links in order to retrieve additional information from our servers. The identification numbers in these links will not be combined with your name, address or other personally identifiable information, unless you have expressly permitted us to send you information specifically tailored to your interests. We use these links and information about the calls you make to understand your use of our e-mails and our website and to record and measure the success of certain marketing measures. We also use this information to improve our website and our e-mail newsletters, in particular by adapting our information and offers to the individual interests and needs of users. This and the following information is saved for your profile:
  • If you call up pictures in e-mail newsletters or click on links, we determine the type of end device used and save this in your profile.
  • If you call up our website via a link in the newsletter, we will integrate information about your website visit into your profile. This also includes the integration of your purchase history.
  • We also use information from other interactions with us, such as the products purchased from us, to send you advertising tailored to you and your interests.

Market and Opinion Research

We also use your data for market and opinion research. Of course, we only use this anonymously for statistical purposes and only for TEKKL. Your survey responses will not be shared or published with any third party. We do not store the responses from our surveys together with your email address or other personally identifiable information.

Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties

Your personal data will only be passed on to third parties or otherwise transmitted if this is necessary for the purpose of contract processing or billing or if you have given your prior consent. As part of the order processing, for example, the service providers we use here (such as transport companies, logisticians, banks) receive the necessary data for order and order processing. The data passed on in this way may only be used by our service providers to fulfill their task. Any other use of the information is not permitted.
With the exception of the above use, we assure you that we will not pass on your address data to third parties outside of TEKKL, unless there are other legal obligations, such as requests for information from investigating authorities or courts.

Revocation of consent and right to information

You are entitled to view your consent to the collection and use of your personal data at any time and to revoke it with effect for the future. An informal message by post to TEKKL UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Hohe Weide 32, 20259 Hamburg or an email to bachmann@tekkl.com. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. After receipt of your revocation, only such data will be collected and used that are necessary for the processing of the contractual relationship regarding the use of our offer and the use of the media or to protect legitimate interests. The processing then takes place on the basis of § 15 (3) TMG and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR out of legitimate interest. If we process your data to protect legitimate interests, you can object to this processing for reasons that arise from your particular situation. We will then no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. According to the data protection regulations of the EU GDPR and the BDSG, you also have the right to free information about your stored data and, under certain conditions, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data in accordance with Art. 15 to 20 GDPR. To do this, please contact our data protection officer, who you can reach at the above address or at bachmann@tekkl.com.

Retention of data

We store personal data for as long as is necessary to provide a service that you have requested or to which you have given your consent. After completion of the contract, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory retention periods, in particular tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the period has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Use of Cookies and Web Beacons

Cookies are small text files that are stored on the user's computer and enable an analysis of the use of the website by the user. Web beacons are small graphic files (also known as "pixel tags" or "clear GIFs") that may be included on our website, services, applications, messaging features and tools, and are typically used in conjunction with cookies to enable users to see what they see or to identify user behavior. Similar Technologies: Technologies that store data on your browser or device using local shared objects or local storage capabilities such as Flash cookies, HTML 5 cookies, and other web application software methods. These technologies can work across all your browsers and in some cases are not managed entirely by your browser but may need to be managed directly from your installed applications or device. We use cookies and/or similar technologies to make it easier and more convenient for visitors to use the website or to enable certain functions in the first place. Cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website because this is done by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in the online shop. The online shop uses a cookie to remember the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart. We also use cookies on our website for the purpose of enabling an analysis of the surfing behavior of our site visitors and then addressing site visitors on other websites with targeted, interest-based advertising. When using our website, cookies and/or similar third-party technologies may also be used to collect or receive information from our website and other places on the Internet and then use this information, for example, to provide web tracking services, rating services or on Offer targeted advertisements. You can freely block, delete or disable these technologies at any time if your browser, installed application or device supports it. As far as cookies are concerned, you can set every common browser in such a way that cookies are generally rejected or that the acceptance of cookies must be confirmed by you in each case. However, if you decline cookies or other similar technologies, you may not be able to use certain website features, services, applications or tools. The data collected from you in this way is pseudoanomymized by technical precautions. An assignment of the data to your person is therefore no longer possible. The data will not be stored together with other personal information about you. Accepting cookies is not a prerequisite for visiting our website. However, we would like to point out that the use of the shopping cart function and the ordering of products are only possible if you allow us to set cookies.
You can block and/or manage many advertising cookies through the following services:
  • www.aboutads.info/choices/
  • www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/
  • www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
Under the following links you can find out how to manage (and also deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:
  • Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
  • Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
  • Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-allow-and-reject
  • Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Unless otherwise specified below in the data protection declaration, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after you have changed pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change. The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 25 (2) TTDSG. The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in guaranteeing the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.Use of ConsentmanagerWe use the Consentmanager consent management tool on our website (Håltegelvägen 1b, 72348 Västerås, Sweden ; "Consent Manager"). The tool enables you to give consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, and to make use of your right of withdrawal for consent that has already been given. The purpose of data processing is to obtain the necessary consent to data processing as well as to document and thus comply with legal obligations. Cookies can be used for this purpose. Among other things, The following information is collected and transmitted to Consentmanager: date and time of the page view, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, anonymized IP address, opt-in and opt-out data. This data will not be passed on to other third parties. The data is processed to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR. You can find more information on data protection at Consentmanager at: https://www.consentmanager.net/privacy.php

External service provider

For certain activities in connection with our email communication and order processing via our website, we have commissioned the following external service providers, about whose involvement we will inform you below:
  • Google Inc.
  • Facebook Inc. 
  • PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A.
These service providers process data exclusively in accordance with our instructions and are obliged to comply with all national and European data protection regulations, in particular the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Under no circumstances may these service providers use data that they have collected or processed on our behalf for their own purposes.

Use of Google Adwords conversion tracking

We use the online advertising program "Google Ads" on our website and, in this context, conversion tracking (evaluation of visits). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google, which is responsible for the processing of your data and compliance with the applicable data protection laws. If you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie will be placed on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. As a result, there is no way that cookies can be tracked through Ads customers' websites.
The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. Your data may be transmitted to the USA.
Cookies or comparable technologies are used with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. For more information and Google's privacy policy, visit: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

Doubleclick by Google

On our website we use "DoubleClick", an online marketing tool from Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "Google"). Among other things, DoubleClick uses cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your web browser on your end device. Google uses a cookie ID to record which ads are displayed in which web browser. This can prevent ads from appearing multiple times. DoubleClick can also use the cookie IDs to record so-called conversions that are related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, if you see a DoubleClick ad and later go to the advertiser's website with the same web browser and buy something there. According to information from Google, the aforementioned cookies do not contain any personal data. By using DoubleClick, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Google server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of DoubleClick. As far as we know, Google receives the information that you have accessed the relevant part of our website or clicked on one of our advertisements. If you have a Google user account and are registered, Google can assign the visit to your user account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is a possibility that Google will find out and store your IP address. We use DoubleClick for marketing and optimization purposes, in particular to show you relevant and interesting ads to improve campaign performance reports or to avoid seeing the same ads multiple times. This is also our legitimate interest in the processing of the above data by the third-party provider. The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR.You can prevent the installation of cookies by deleting existing cookies and deactivating the storage of cookies in the settings of your web browser. We would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of our website to their full extent. It is also possible to prevent the storage of cookies by setting your web browser so that cookies from the domain "www.googleadservices.com" are blocked (https://adssettings.google.de). We would like to point out that this setting will be deleted if you delete your cookies. You can also deactivate interest-based ads via the link https://optout.aboutads.info. We would like to point out that this setting will also be deleted if you delete your cookies. Information from the third-party provider: Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland. Further information on data use by Google, on setting and objection options as well as data protection can be found on the following Google website: Data protection declaration: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

Google Analytics

We use the web analytics service Google Analytics from Google LLC on our website. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google, which is responsible for the processing of your data and compliance with the applicable data protection laws. The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained 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 related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. Among other things, the following information can be collected: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using (device), pages visited, referrer URL (website via which you found our website). visited the website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization is activated on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
Cookies or comparable technologies are used with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. You can set an opt-out cookie to prevent Google Analytics from collecting data across devices. Opt-out cookies prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must opt-out on all systems and devices used for this to have full effect. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Disable Google Analytics. You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.

Remarketing or "Similar Audiences" function of Google Inc.

We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google, which is responsible for the processing of your data and compliance with the applicable data protection laws. The application serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and visitor interests. Google uses cookies to analyze website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements. Visits to the website as well as anonymous data about the use of the website are recorded via the cookies. There is no storage of personal data of visitors to the website. If you then visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account previously accessed product and information areas. Your data may be transmitted to the USA.
Cookies or comparable technologies are used with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. You can find more information about Google Remarketing and the associated data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

Google Maps

We use the function for embedding Google Maps maps from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google, which is responsible for the processing of your data and compliance with the applicable data protection laws. The function enables the visual representation of geographic information and interactive maps. Google also collects, processes and uses data from visitors to the website when the pages in which Google Maps are integrated are accessed. Your data may also be transmitted to the USA. Cookies or comparable technologies are used with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation.
For more information on how Google collects and uses data, see Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There you can also change your settings in the data protection center so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google.

Google Tag Manager

The Google Tag Manager is a Google tool for the integration, management and further use of Google services and third-party services on our website for analysis, website optimization and/or advertising purposes. These services are integrated into our website by tags (i.e. additional programming that is inserted into the source code of our website). Google records how the Google Tag Manager is used and which tags are implemented in which way. Google only uses this data to improve, maintain, protect and further develop the Google Tag Manager, as described in Google's data protection declaration: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Facebook Pixel, Custom Audiences and Facebook Marketing Services

We use the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function of Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA; "Facebook") on our website. The purpose of the application is to target visitors to the website with interest-based advertising on the social network Facebook. For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag was implemented on the website. This tag is used to establish a direct connection to the Facebook servers when you visit the website. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. If you visit the social network Facebook, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads. Your data may be transmitted to the USA.
Cookies or comparable technologies are used with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. You can find more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy in Facebook's data protection information at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

YouTube

We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "YouTube") on our website. YouTube is a Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") affiliated company. The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The option "Extended data protection mode" is activated. As a result, YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video is information about it sent to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. Cookies or comparable technologies are used with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. You can find more information about the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy in YouTube's data protection information at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.

Online presence in social media

We operate sites on online platforms and social networks in order to interact with potential or existing customers, to exchange information with interested parties and users, or to advertise offers and services. We operate our sites in so-called joint (data protection) responsibility with the providers. We process data that you share or publish directly via the online platforms and networks (e.g. via comment and chat functions) as the person responsible in order to interact with you or to exchange ideas with you. As part of this interaction, we may also receive statistical data from the platform operators on the use of our "channels and fan pages". These include e.g. B. Information about interactions, likes, comments or summarized information and statistics (e.g. IP address; origin of the followers) that help us to learn something about the interactions with our site. The legal basis for data processing in our area of responsibility is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR. The processing of the personal data of the users takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. For a detailed description of the respective processing and the possibility of objection (opt-out), we refer to the following linked information from the providers. Also in the case of requests for information and the assertion of user rights, we would like to point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the providers have access to the data of the users and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. If you still need help, you can contact us.
  • Facebook (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) - Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://www. facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and http://www.youronlinechoices.com
  • Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook for Business: https://www.facebook.com/business/gdpr • Google/ YouTube (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) – Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
  • Instagram (Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA) – Privacy Policy/ Opt-Out: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
  • Twitter (Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA) - Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy, Opt-Out: https://twitter.com/personalization
  • Pinterest (Pinterest Inc., 635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA) – Privacy Policy/ Opt-Out: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.
However, the providers mentioned also process data under their own responsibility. We have no influence on data that is processed by the provider on their own responsibility according to their own terms of use and data protection. We would like to point out that when you call up the aforementioned providers, further data (e.g. about your usage and "surfing behavior") may be collected and possibly transmitted to the provider. Please also note that in the case of interaction via the aforementioned media, data can also be processed outside the area of the European Union. Furthermore, user data is usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. So e.g. B. from the usage behavior and the resulting interests of the users, usage profiles are created. The usage profiles can in turn be used, e.g. B. to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. You can find more detailed information on this in the data protection information of the respective provider. If we have personal data from you in connection with the use of the online platforms and networks, please address your concerns to us. If you wish to assert rights against a specific provider, please contact the respective provider. 

Sweepstakes

Purposes of data processing/ legal bases: You have the opportunity to take part in various competitions on our website or from our newsletter. Unless otherwise specified in the respective competition or if you have not given us further express consent, the personal data you provide to us as part of your participation in the competition will only be used to process the competition (e.g. determining the winner, notifying the winner, sending the prize).
The legal basis for data processing in the context of competitions is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR. If a declaration of consent is submitted as part of a competition, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) GDPR is the legal basis for data processing based on the consent. If you have given your consent as part of a competition, you have the option of revoking this consent at any time with effect for the future. 

Recipients/ categories of recipients: 

It will only be passed on to third parties if this is necessary for the processing of the competition (e.g. sending the prize via a logistics company). 

Storage period/criteria for determining the storage period: 

After the competition has ended and the winners have been announced, the personal data of the participants will be deleted. In the case of non-cash prizes, the data of the winners will be kept for the duration of the statutory warranty claims in order to arrange for a repair or replacement if necessary.

PayPal as payment method

If you select "PayPal" as the payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, your data will be automatically transmitted to PayPal. The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. By selecting this payment option, you agree to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing. The personal data transmitted to PayPal is usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data that is necessary for the purchase process. The transmission of the data is intended for payment processing and fraud prevention. PayPal's applicable data protection regulations can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses an SSL or. TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Server log files / location of data storage 

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. For technical reasons, when you visit our website, the following are stored as standard in log files, so-called log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us:

  • Browser type, browser version and browser settings
  • operating system used • Website from which you visit us (referrer)
  • Websites you visit with us • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of server request
  • IP address (Internet Protocol address) of the accessing computer
  • other similar data and information that serves to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using these general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website and ( 4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for law enforcement in the event of a cyber attack. We therefore evaluate this anonymously collected data and information statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by an affected person. IP address (personal data) Purpose of data processing: We collect the log file data, including the IP address, to ensure a smooth connection establishment of the to ensure the website and to enable users to use our website comfortably. The log file is also used to evaluate system security and stability as well as for administrative purposes. Interest in data processing: The log file data, including the IP address, are only used to optimize the website technically and creatively and to secure our systems (e.g . as part of an attack on our IT or a security incident). When you visit our website, no personal reference can be made from the data in the log file, including the IP address. This can only be the case if you log into our customer portal at the same time. In this case, we can assign the IP address to you directly. Duration of data storage (legal basis Art. 6 Para. 1 f) GDPR): The log files, and therefore the IP address contained therein, are automatically deleted 7 days after collection. Provision required or required: The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither required by law nor by contract. However, the service and functionality of the website cannot be guaranteed or restricted without the IP address. Provider: Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd. Purpose of data processing: website hosting & backup. Details/information on data protection: Licensing Documents (microsoft.com), reliability thanks to Azure | Microsoft Azure Use of Cloudflare To protect against attacks, harmful bots and to optimize loading times, we use the services of our technology partner CloudFlare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA for our websites. All data transmitted to or from this website (including your IP address) is processed via CloudFlare's global CDN ("Content Delivery Network"). The nearest data center is regularly used for this. CloudFlare operates data centers within the European Union. To detect attacks and defend against them, Cloudflare stores access data, which i. i.e. Usually within 4 hours, but no later than after 3 days. For more information, see CloudFlare's privacy policy at: https://www.cloudflare.com/security-policy. What Cloudflare actually logs is also explained here: https://blog.cloudflare.com/what-cloudflare-logs/. By using our website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Cloudflare in the manner and for the purposes described above.

Changes to the data protection declaration

We reserve the right to change the data protection declaration in order to adapt it to changed legal situations or to changes in the service and data processing. However, this only applies with regard to declarations on data processing. If user consent is required or parts of the data protection declaration contain provisions of the contractual relationship with the user, the changes will only be made with the consent of the user. Users are asked to inform themselves regularly about the content of the data protection declaration. Changes in cookie settings Here you can change or revoke your cookie settings. Change cookie settings. Cookies that we and our partners set can be viewed here under the "Cookies" link.

Data protection supervisory authority

According to Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that your personal data is not being processed lawfully. You have the option of contacting the above-mentioned data protection officer or the data protection supervisory authority with your complaint. The data protection supervisory authority responsible for us is:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 22
20459 Hamburg 
Phone: +49 40 428544040
Email: mailbox@datenschutz.hamburg.de

Contact

TEKKL UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Hohe Weide 32
20259 Hamburg
Germany 
Email: bachmann@tekkl.com
Data Protection Officer: Alexander Bachmann