Unless specified otherwise below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally or contractually required, nor is necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are under no obligation to provide your data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This applies only as no other information is given in the following processing operations. “Personal data“ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server-Logfiles

You can visit our websites without providing any personal data. Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted by your internet browser and stored in log files (server log files). These stored data include:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Website from which you visit us (referrer URL)
• Website you are visiting
• Date and time of your access
• IP address (Internet Protocol)

These data are used exclusively to ensure the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our services. It is not possible to assign these data to a specific person.

Collection and processing when using the contact form

When using the contact form, we collect personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. By sending your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. We only use your email address to process your request. Yourd ata will subsequently be deleted, provided that you have not consented to further processing and use.

Use of your email address for newsletter distribution

Independently of contract execution, we use your email address exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. For this purpose, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list.

In this context, your data will be forwarded to an email marketing service provider as part of a data processing agreement. Your data will not be passed on to any other third parties.

Forwarding of the email address to shipping providers for information on the shipping status

We forward your email address to the shipping provider in the context of contract execution, provided you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. The purpose of forwarding the data is to inform you about the shipping status by email. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the shipping provider, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.

SSL

Despite our use of licensed SSL encryption on this website (see the certificate icon in the top left of your browser address bar), we would like to point out that internet-based data tranmission exhibits security vulnerabilities. Consequently, seamless protection against access by third parties cannot guaranteed.

Cookies

In principle, our website does not use cookies. A cookie will only be set once you agree to our Privacy Policy, so that your consent is saved and you are not prompted again on every page as you browse.

If a cookie is set based on your consent, the processing is carried out on the basis of § 15 (3) TMG as well as Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO out of legitimate interest in the aforementioned purposes. It is not possible to assign these date to your person. The data will not be stored together with any other personal of yours (e.g., after using the contact form). You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

You can find information on how to manage (including disable) cookies in the most common browsers via the links below:

Chrome Browser
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Safari

Google Maps via OPT-IN Methode

We use the “Google Maps“ component on our website provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA(hereinafter “Google“)exclusively via an opt-in procedureThis means that Google plugin will only be loaded and initialized, and the corresponding cookies set, after your explicit request and upon clicking the button.

The Google Maps integration is made available anew with each page load; meaning that neither a permanent cookie (text cookie) nor a temporary cookie (session cookie) is set.

The use of “Google Maps“ and the information obtained through “Google Maps“ is subject to the Google Terms of Servicehttps://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.html as well as the Additional Terms of Service for “Google Maps“ https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html .

Third-Party Plugins and Web Analytics (e.g., Google Analytics)

We do not use web tracking software such as Google Analytics or similar tools. We do not engage in advertising activities and do not employ any other third-party software.Furthermore, we do not use scripts loaded via a CDN (Content Delivery Network) or an external server, unless you have given your consent, as is the case with our use of Google Maps – see the section “Google Maps“.

Download of data, files, and programs

The use of data, files, and programs provided by the author is at your own risk. This applies in particular to the functionality and virus-free status of data and programs that can be downloaded from this website. Unfortunately, 100% confidentiality and security cannot be guaranteed for transmissions over the internet. We accept no liability for damage that you may suffer as a result of interruption, manipulation, or misuse of information transmitted via the internet.

The author cannot be held liable for damage to software or hardware. Any responsibility for software offered on this website rests solely with the user of the software.

Retention period

Following complete contract execution (contact form), data are initially stored for the duration of the statutory warranty period, thereafter taking into account statutory, in particular tax and commercial retention periods, and are subsequently deleted upon expiry of these periods, provided you have not consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject

Provided that the statutory requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 DSGVO: Right of access, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing, and right to data portability. Furthermore, pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO, as well as to processing for the purposes of direct marketing.

Feel free to contact aus upon request. You can find our contact details in our Legal Notice.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority: Pursuant to Art. 77 DSGVO, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you consider that the processing of your personal data is unlawful.

Online Dispute Resolution (ODR Platform)

The European Commission provides a platform for out-of-court online dispute resolution (ODR platform), available at https://ec.europa.eu/odr https://ec.europa.eu/odr

Updated: 10/2026