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Privacy policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is a key priority for the management of ExtraEnergie GmbH. The use of the website of the ExtraEnergie GmbH is possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a Data Subject wants to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain the consent of the Data Subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a Data Subject shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation and the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the ExtraEnergie GmbH. By means of this Privacy statement, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, Data Subjects are informed of their rights by means of this Privacy statement.

As the Controller, the ExtraEnergie GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, web-based data transmissions may be subject to security vulnerabilities, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every Data Subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions of Terms

The data protection declaration of ExtraEnergie GmbH is based on the terms used by the European Directive and Ordinance Maker when issuing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our Privacy statement should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.

We use the following terms, among others, in this Privacy statement:

a) Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter " Data subject "). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject

Data subject means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the Controller.

c) Processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon Personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, filing, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the purpose of limiting their future processing.

e) Profiling

Profiling is any type of automated processing of Personal data that consists of using such Personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects relating to that natural person's job performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or change of location.

f) Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the Personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific Data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the Personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or person responsible for the processing.

The Controller or person responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the Controller or the specific criteria for its designation may be provided for under Union or Member State law.

h) Processor

Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal data on behalf of the Controller.

i) Recipient

Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to whom Personal data are disclosed, whether or not it is a third party. However, public authorities that may receive Personal data in the context of a specific investigation mandate under Union or Member State law shall not be considered as recipients.

j) Third Party

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the Data subject, the Controller, the Processor and the persons who are authorized to process the Personal data under the direct responsibility of the Controller or the Processor.

k) Consent

Consent shall mean any freely given indication of the Data subject's wishes for the specific case in an informed and clear manner, in the form of a declaration or any other explicit affirmative act by which the Data subject indicates his or her consent to the processing of Personal Data relating to him or her.

Name and address of the Controller.

The Controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

ExtraEnergie GmbH
Mittelstr. 11–13
40789 Monheim am Rhein
Germany
Tel.: 0800 6366361
E-Mail: service@extraenergie.com
Website: www.extraenergie.com

3. Name and address of the data protection officer

The data protection officer of the Controller is:

Sascha Hasselbach
-Data Protection and IT Security Officer-
Kronprinzstr. 47-49
40764 Langenfeld
Tel.: 02173 2041244
Fax: 02173-2041242
E-Mail: sascha.hasselbach@datenschutz-extern-nrw.de
Website: www.datenschutz-extern-nrw.de

Any Data subject may contact our Data Protection Officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

4. Cookies

The website of ExtraEnergie GmbH uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are placed and stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use Cookies. Many Cookies contain a so-called Cookie-ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the Cookie. It consists of a string of characters by which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser of the Data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other Cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique Cookie ID.

Through the use of Cookies, the ExtraEnergie GmbH can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the Cookie setting.

By means of a Cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized in the sense of the user. Cookies allow us, as already mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses Cookies does not have to re-enter his or her access data each time he or she visits the website, because this is handled by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the Cookie of a shopping cart in an online store. The online store remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a Cookie.

The Data Subject can prevent the setting of Cookies by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of Cookies. Furthermore, Cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the Data Subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

5. Collection of general data and information

The website of the ExtraEnergie GmbH collects a series of general data and information each time a Data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. The following data may be collected: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of an access to the website, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, the ExtraEnergie GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the Data Subject. Rather, this information is needed (1) to deliver the contents of our website correctly, (2) to optimize the contents of our website and the advertising for these, (3) to 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 prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. Therefore, the ExtraEnergie GmbH analyzes anonymously collected data and information on one hand, and on the other hand, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our company so that we can 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 any personal data provided by a Data subject.

6. Registration on our website

The Data subject has the possibility to register on the website of the Controller by providing personal data. Which personal data is transmitted to the Controller in the process results from the respective input mask used for the registration. The personal data entered by the Data Subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the Controller and for the Controller's own purposes. The Controller may arrange for the data to be transferred to one or more processors, for example a parcel service provider, who will also use the personal data exclusively for an internal use attributable to the Controller.

By registering on the website of the Controller, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the Data subject, the date as well as the time of registration are further stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that only in this way can the abuse of our services be prevented and, if necessary, this data makes it possible to clarify committed crimes. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary for the protection of the Controller. As a matter of principle, this data is not passed on to third parties, unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or the passing on serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the Data Subject by voluntarily providing personal data serves the Controller to offer the Data Subject content or services which, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered Data Subjects are free to modify the personal data provided upon registration at any time or to have such data completely deleted from the Controller's database.

The Controller shall provide any Data Subject with information on what personal data is stored about the Data Subject at any time upon request. Furthermore, the Controller shall correct or delete personal data at the request or indication of the Data Subject, provided that this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. The entire staff of the Controller shall be available to the Data Subject as contact persons in this context.

7. Contact possibility via the website

Based on statutory provisions, the website of the ExtraEnergie GmbH contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a Data Subject contacts the Controller by e-mail or by using a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the Data Subject will be stored automatically. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a Data Subject to the Controller will be stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the Data Subject.

8. Disclosure to third parties

ExtraEnergie GmbH processes personal data of the Data Subject (in particular the information provided by the Customer in connection with the conclusion of the contract) for the purpose of establishing, implementing and terminating the energy supply contract as well as for the purpose of direct advertising and market research in accordance with the relevant provisions of data protection law (e.g. the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), in particular Section 31 BDSG), the Metering Point Operation Act (MsbG) as well as on the basis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in particular Article 6 (1) (b) and (f). For the purpose of deciding on the establishment, execution or termination of an energy supply contract, ExtraEnergie GmbH processes probability values for the customer's future payment behaviour (so-called creditworthiness scoring); the customer's address data, among other things, are included in the calculation of the probability values. The Supplier also reserves the right to transmit personal data on claims against the Customer to credit agencies if the requirements of Section 31 BDSG, Art. 6 letter b or f GDPR are met.

Disclosure of the Customer's personal data is currently made exclusively to the following recipients or categories of recipients: CRIF Bürgel GmbH, Leopoldstr 244, 80807 Munich and SCHUFA Holding AG, Kormoranweg 5, 65201 Wiesbaden, Quadient Group AG, Oberer Gansbach 1, CH-9050 Appenzell, Switzerland, the eg factory GmbH, Straße der Nationen 12, 09111 Chemnitz as well as ExtraGrün GmbH, Mittelstraße 11-13, 40789 Monheim am Rhein and the distribution network operators.

When sending emails to customers, the Controller uses so-called tracking pixels, which are retrieved from a server when the email is opened. In addition to technical data (IP address, time of retrieval, browser and system data), we receive information about whether the email was opened, when it was opened. For this purpose, an electronic report is created, which is stored pseudonymously.

In this way, we ensure that you have received the documents/information relevant to the contract (e.g. billing for contractual services, the dispatch of invoices, payment reminders and dunning notices, meter and meter reading requests, budget billing adjustments, address and contact data clarifications, and further communication with you on contractual matters). We also require this information for verification and evidence purposes within the framework of the contractual relationship.

For these purposes, we use a data processor who processes personal data strictly for the intended purpose and in compliance with the data protection standards of the GDPR. We ensure this by concluding a written contract with the data processor in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. All personal data is transmitted to the processor in encrypted form via an encrypted transmission channel. Only your e-mail address is disclosed to the processor so that it can send the encrypted e-mails to customers as instructed.

The e-mail address will be immediately deleted / made unrecognizable by the processor after the purpose has been achieved. Other personal data is stored in pseudonymized form.

A transfer of personal data outside the EU member states does not take place during this processing.

The legal basis for the data processing described above is Art. 6 (1) (b) and (f) GDPR.

The order processor is Quadient Group AG, Oberer Gansbach 1, CH-9050 Appenzell Switzerland.

The privacy policy of Quadient can be viewed at the following link:

https://de.quadient.com/de/privacy-and-cookie-policy

ExtraEnergie GmbH uses call recordings for verification/evidence and training purposes to improve the service and consulting quality of its employees and to document customer inquiries/orders and opt-ins.

For this purpose, we ask you for your express consent before each conversation with our service employees. If we do not have this consent, no call recording will take place. The resulting recordings are collected and used by us exclusively for the purposes stated in paragraph 1. We only process data that you give us. This is usually personal master data and data relevant to the contract. You decide yourself which personal data you disclose to us during a telephone consultation.

The call recordings are immediately deleted by the order processor after the purpose has been achieved. This takes place after 24 hours at the latest.

The legal basis for the data processing described above is Art. 6 (1) (a) and (b) GDPR.

For more effective processing of your inquiries and orders within the framework of the contractual relationship and to improve the service and consulting quality of our employees, we use an email routing system. In this process, the email you send to us is analyzed and categorized by the order processor. The processor then distributes your email request to the responsible and best available service employees for processing.

We process the time of receipt of your email and the time of processing of your email request by our employees as well as usually your email address, the reason for your request, order number, personal master data and contract-relevant data.

The permanent deletion of your emails at the order processor takes place immediately after the purpose has been achieved. This takes place after 24 hours at the latest.

The legal basis for the data processing described above is Art. 6 (1) (b) and (f) GDPR.

For the aforementioned purposes, we use a processor who processes personal data strictly in accordance with the purpose and in compliance with the data protection standards of the GDPR. We ensure this by concluding a written contract with the processor in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

The exchange of all personal data between us and the processor takes place exclusively via an encrypted transmission channel.

A transfer of personal data outside the EU member states does not take place during this processing. The order processor is 4Com GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburger Allee 23, 30161 Hannover.

The data protection conditions of 4Com can be viewed at the following link:

https://www.4com.de/datenschutz/

9. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data.

The Controller shall process and store personal data of the Data Subject only for the period of time necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or where provided for by the European Directives and Regulations or other legislator in laws or regulations to which the Controller is subject.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European Directive and Regulation Maker or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

10. Rights of the Data Subject

a) Right to confirmation

Every Data Subject has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to obtain confirmation from the Controller as to whether personal data relating to him or her are being processed. If a Data Subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the Controller.

b) Right of access

Every Data Subject has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to obtain at any time from the Controller, free of charge, information about the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of that information. In addition, the European Directive and Regulation Body has granted the Data Subject access to the following information:

the purposes of processing
the categories of personal data processed
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries or international organizations
if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
the existence of a right to obtain the rectification or erasure of personal data concerning him or her, or the restriction of processing by the Controller, or a right to object to such processing
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
if the personal data are not collected from the Data Subject: any available information on the origin of the data
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the Data Subject.

Furthermore, the Data Subject shall have the right to obtain information as to whether Personal Data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the Data Subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer.

If a Data Subject wishes to exercise this right of access, he or she may contact an employee of the Controller at any time.

c) Right of rectification

Every Data Subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to request the immediate rectification of any inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Furthermore, the Data Subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request that incomplete personal data be completed, including by means of a supplementary declaration.

If a Data Subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the Controller.

d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

Any Data Subject has the right, granted by the European Directive and Regulation, to obtain from the Controller the erasure without delay of personal data concerning him or her, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is no longer necessary:

The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for such purposes for which they are no longer necessary.

The Data Subject withdraws his or her consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

The Data Subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the Data Subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR.

The personal data have been processed unlawfully.

The deletion of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the Controller is subject.

The personal data has been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8(1) GDPR.

If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a Data Subject wishes to arrange for the erasure of personal data stored by the ExtraEnergie GmbH, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the Controller. The employee of the ExtraEnergie GmbH will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with immediately.

If the personal data was made public by the ExtraEnergie GmbH and our company is the Controller pursuant to Art. 17 Para. 1 GDPR, ExtraEnergie GmbH shall implement reasonable measures, including technical measures, to compensate other data controllers for processing the published personal data, taking into account the available technology and the cost of implementation, in order to inform the Data Subject that he or she has requested from those other data controllers to erase all links to the personal data or copies or replications of the personal data, unless the processing is necessary. The employee of the ExtraEnergie GmbH will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

e) Right to restriction of processing

Any Data Subject concerned by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European Directive and Regulation, to obtain from the Controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the Data Subject for a period enabling the Controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.

The processing is unlawful, the Data Subject objects to the erasure of the Personal Data and requests instead the restriction of the use of the Personal Data.

The Controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the Data Subject needs it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

The Data Subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) of the GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the Controller's legitimate grounds override those of the Data Subject.

If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a Data Subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by the ExtraEnergie GmbH, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the Controller. The employee of the ExtraEnergie GmbH will arrange the restriction of the processing.

f) Right to data portability

Every Data Subject concerned by the processing of Personal Data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to receive the Personal Data concerning him or her, which have been provided by the Data Subject to a Controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to transmit such data to another controller without hindrance from the Controller to whom the personal data have been provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Controller.

Furthermore, when exercising the right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the Data Subject has the right to obtain that the Personal Data be transferred directly from one Controller to another Controller, to the extent technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

In order to assert the right to data portability, the Data Subject may at any time contact any employee of the ExtraEnergie GmbH.

g) Right to object

Any Data Subject concerned by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European Directives and Regulations, to object at any time, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The ExtraEnergie GmbH shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the Data Subject, or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

If the ExtraEnergie GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the Data Subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data processed for such marketing. This also applies to the profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the Data Subject objects to the ExtraEnergie GmbH to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the ExtraEnergie GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the Data Subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is carried out by the ExtraEnergie GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

In order to exercise the right to object, the Data Subject may directly contact any employee of the ExtraEnergie GmbH or another employee. The Data Subject is also free to exercise his/her right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding the Directive 2002/58/EC.

h) Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling.

Any Data Subject concerned by the processing of Personal Data shall have the right, granted by the European Directive and the Regulation, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the Data Subject and the Controller, or (2) is permitted by Union or Member State law to which the Controller is subject and that law contains suitable measures to safeguard the Data Subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is made with the Data Subject's explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the Data Subject and the Controller, or (2) it is made with the explicit consent of the Data Subject, the ExtraEnergie GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as the legitimate interests of the Data Subject, which include at least the right to obtain the intervention of a Data Subject on the part of the Controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.

If the Data Subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated decisions, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the Controller.

i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law.

Every Data Subject has the right, granted by the European Directive and Regulation-maker, to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the Data Subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the Controller.

11. Data protection during applications and the application process

The Controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application procedure. The processing may also take place electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant sends corresponding application documents to the Controller by electronic means, for example by e-mail or via a web form located on the website. If the Controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the Controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the Controller conflict with such deletion. Other legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a duty to provide evidence in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

12. Data Protection Provisions on the Use and Application of affilinet

The Controller has integrated components of the company affilinet on this website. Affilinet is a German affiliate network that offers affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is an online form of distribution that enables commercial operators of websites, so-called merchants or advertisers, to display advertisements, which are usually remunerated via click or sale commissions, on websites of third parties, i.e. distribution partners, also called affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides an advertising medium via the affiliate network, i.e. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on its own websites or advertised via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-mail marketing.

The operating company of affilinet is affilinet GmbH, Sapporobogen 6-8, 80637 Munich, Germany.

Affilinet sets a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. The tracking cookie from affilinet does not store any personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, i.e. the partner referring the potential customer, as well as the order number of the visitor to a website and the advertising material clicked on are stored. The purpose of storing this data is the processing of commission payments between a merchant and the affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, i.e. affilinet.

The Data Subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent affilinet from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. In addition, cookies already set by affilinet can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.

The applicable data protection provisions of affilinet can be found at https://www.affili.net/de/footeritem/datenschutz.

13. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Facebook

The Controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally allows users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for sharing opinions and experiences or enables the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests, among other things.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a Data Subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the Controller for the processing of personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the Controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the Data Subject is automatically caused by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. Within the scope of this technical procedure, Facebook obtains knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the Data Subject.

If the Data Subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the Data Subject is visiting each time the Data Subject calls up our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the Data Subject. If the Data Subject activates one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the "Like" button, or if the Data Subject posts a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the Data Subject and stores this personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the Data Subject has visited our website if the Data Subject is simultaneously logged in to Facebook at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether the Data Subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such transmission of this information to Facebook is not desired by the Data Subject, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her Facebook account before calling up our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, which can be accessed at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the Data Subject. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the Data Subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

14. Privacy policy on the use and application of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The Controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection, compilation and evaluation of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. Among other things, a web analysis service collects data on which website a Data Subject came to a website from (so-called referrers), which subpages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. A web analysis is mainly used to optimize a website and to analyse the costs and benefits of Internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The Controller uses the add-on "_gat._anonymizeIp" for web analysis via Google Analytics. By means of this additive, the IP address of the Data Subject's Internet connection is shortened and anonymized by Google if access to our website is from a Member State of the European Union or from another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the flow of visitors to our website. Among other things, Google uses the data and information obtained to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us showing the activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the Controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the Data Subject is automatically caused by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the Data Subject, which Google uses, among other things, to track the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission calculations.

By means of the cookie, personal information, for example the access time, the place from which an access originated and the frequency of visits to our website by the Data Subject, is stored. Each time the Data Subject visits our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the Data Subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose this personal data collected via the technical procedure to third parties.

The Data Subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the Data Subject has the option to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to the use of this website as well as to the processing of this data by Google and to prevent such processing. For this purpose, the Data Subject must download and install a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about website visits may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered by Google as an objection. If the Data Subject's information technology system is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later point in time, the Data Subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the Data Subject or another person within his or her sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable Google privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail under this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

15. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Google Remarketing

The Controller has integrated Google Remarketing services on this website. Google Remarketing is a function of Google AdWords that allows a company to display advertisements to Internet users who have previously visited the company's website. The integration of Google Remarketing thus allows a company to create user-related advertisements and consequently to display interest-relevant advertisements to the Internet user.

The operating company of the Google Remarketing services is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of Google Remarketing is the display of interest-relevant advertising. Google Remarketing enables us to display advertisements via the Google advertising network or to have them displayed on other websites that are tailored to the individual needs and interests of Internet users.

Google Remarketing sets a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to recognize the visitor to our website when he or she subsequently visits websites that are also members of the Google advertising network. Each time a website is accessed on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated, the Data Subject's Internet browser automatically identifies itself to Google. Within the scope of this technical procedure, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address or the user's surfing behavior, which Google uses, among other things, to display interest-relevant advertising.

Personal information, such as the websites visited by the Data Subject, is stored by means of the cookie. Whenever our website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the Data Subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose this personal data collected via the technical procedure to third parties.

The Data Subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the Data Subject has the option to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the Data Subject must call up the link www.google.de/settings/ads from any of the Internet browsers he or she uses and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

16. Privacy policy on the use and application of Google+.

The Controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally allows users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for sharing opinions and experiences or enables the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Google+ allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests.

The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the Controller and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the Data Subject is automatically caused by the respective Google+ button to download a representation of the corresponding Google+ button from Google. Within the scope of this technical procedure, Google receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the Data Subject. More detailed information on Google+ is available at https://developers.google.com/+/.

If the Data Subject is logged into Google+ at the same time, Google recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the Data Subject is visiting each time the Data Subject calls up our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Google+ button and assigned by Google to the respective Google+ account of the Data Subject.

If the Data Subject activates one of the Google+ buttons integrated on our website and thus submits a Google+1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the personal Google+ user account of the Data Subject and stores this personal data. Google stores the Data Subject's Google+1 recommendation and makes it publicly available in accordance with the terms and conditions accepted by the Data Subject in this regard. A Google+1 recommendation made by the Data Subject on this website will subsequently be stored and processed together with other personal data, such as the name of the Google+1 account used by the Data Subject and the photo stored in this account, in other Google services, for example the search engine results of the Google search engine, the Google account of the Data Subject or in other places, for example on websites or in connection with advertisements. Furthermore, Google is able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored by Google. Google further records this personal information with the purpose of improving or optimizing Google's various services.

Google always receives information via the Google+ button that the Data Subject has visited our website if the Data Subject is simultaneously logged into Google+ at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether the Data Subject clicks on the Google+ button or not.

If the Data Subject does not want personal data to be transmitted to Google, he or she can prevent such transmission by logging out of his or her Google+ account before accessing our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/. Further information from Google on the Google+1 button can be found at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.

17. Privacy Policy on the use and application of Google AdWords

The Controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an Internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads in Google's search engine results as well as in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to specify certain keywords in advance, by means of which an ad is displayed in Google's search engine results exclusively when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result using the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed on websites relevant to the topic by means of an automatic algorithm and in compliance with the previously defined keywords.

The operating company of the Google AdWords services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to advertise our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and to display third-party advertising on our website.

If a Data Subject accesses our website via a Google advertisement, a so-called conversion cookie is stored by Google on the information technology system of the Data Subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the Data Subject. The conversion cookie is used to track whether certain subpages, for example the shopping cart of an online store system, have been called up on our website, provided that the cookie has not yet expired. Through the conversion cookie, both we and Google can track whether a Data Subject who arrived on our website via an AdWords ad generated a sale, i.e. completed or cancelled a purchase of goods.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are in turn used by us to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other advertisers of Google AdWords receive information from Google by means of which the Data Subject could be identified.

By means of the conversion cookie, personal information, such as the websites visited by the Data Subject, is stored. Whenever our website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the Data Subject, is therefore transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical procedure to third parties.

The Data Subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

18. Privacy policy on the use and application of DoubleClick

The Controller has integrated components of DoubleClick by Google on this website. DoubleClick is a brand of Google, under which mainly special online marketing solutions are marketed to advertising agencies and publishers.

The operating company of DoubleClick by Google is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

DoubleClick by Google transfers data to the DoubleClick server with each impression as well as with clicks or other activities. Each of these data transfers triggers a cookie request to the Data Subject's browser. If the browser accepts this request, DoubleClick sets a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. The purpose of the cookie is to optimize and display advertising. The cookie is used, among other things, to place and display user-relevant advertising and to create reports on advertising campaigns or to improve them. Furthermore, the cookie is used to avoid multiple displays of the same advertisement.

DoubleClick uses a cookie ID, which is required to process the technical procedure. The cookie ID is required, for example, to display an advertisement in a browser. DoubleClick can also use the cookie ID to record which advertisements have already been displayed in a browser in order to avoid duplicate placements. Furthermore, the cookie ID enables DoubleClick to record conversions. Conversions are recorded, for example, if a DoubleClick ad was previously displayed to a user and the user subsequently makes a purchase on the advertiser's website using the same Internet browser.

A DoubleClick cookie does not contain any personal data. However, a DoubleClick cookie may contain additional campaign identifiers. A campaign identifier serves to identify the campaigns with which the user has already been in contact.

By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the Controller and on which a DoubleClick component has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the Data Subject is automatically caused by the respective DoubleClick component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online advertising and billing of commissions. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of data that Google also uses to generate commission statements. Among other things, Google can track that the Data Subject has clicked on certain links on our website.

The Data Subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. In addition, cookies already set by Google can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of DoubleClick by Google can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/.

19. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Zanox

The Controller has integrated components of Zanox on this website. Zanox is a German affiliate network that offers affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based form of distribution that enables commercial operators of websites, so-called merchants or advertisers, to display advertisements, which are usually remunerated via click or sale commissions, on websites of third parties, i.e. distribution partners, who are also called affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides an advertising medium via the affiliate network, i.e. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on its own websites or advertised via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-mail marketing.

The operating company of Zanox is ZANOX AG, Stralauer Allee 2, 10245 Berlin, Germany.

Zanox sets a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. The tracking cookie from Zanox does not store any personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, i.e. the partner referring the potential customer, as well as the order number of the visitor to a website and the advertising material clicked on are stored. The purpose of storing this data is to process commission payments between a merchant and the affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, i.e. Zanox.

The Data Subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Zanox from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. In addition, cookies already set by Zanox can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.

The applicable data protection provisions of Zanox can be found at https://www.zanox.com/de/ueber-zanox/datenschutz/.

20. Privacy policy on the use and application of Belboon

The Controller has integrated components of Belboon on this website. Belboon is a German affiliate network that offers affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based form of distribution that allows commercial operators of websites, the so-called merchants or advertisers, to display advertisements, which are usually remunerated via click or sale commissions, on websites of third parties, i.e. sales partners, who are also called affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides an advertising medium via the affiliate network, i.e. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on its own websites or advertised via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-mail marketing.

The operating company of Adcell is belboon GmbH, Weinmeisterstr. 12-14, 10178 Berlin.

Belboon sets a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. The tracking cookie from Belboon does not store any personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, i.e. the partner referring the potential customer, and the order number of the visitor to a website and the advertising material clicked on are stored. The purpose of storing this data is the processing of commission payments between a merchant and the affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, i.e. Belboon.

The Data Subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Belboon from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. In addition, cookies already set by Belboon can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.

The applicable data protection provisions of Belboon can be found at https://www.belboon.com/de/ueber-uns/datenschutz/.

21. Privacy policy on the use and application of Webgains

The Controller has integrated components of the Webgains company on this website. Webgains is a German affiliate network that offers affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based form of distribution that enables commercial operators of websites, known as merchants or advertisers, to display advertisements, which are usually remunerated via click or sale commissions, on third-party websites, i.e. on the websites of distribution partners, also known as affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides an advertising medium via the affiliate network, i.e. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on its own websites or advertised via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-mail marketing.

The operating company of Webgains is ad pepper media GmbH, Frankenstraße 150 C, FrankenCampus, 90461 Nuremberg, Germany.

Webgains sets a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. The tracking cookie from Webgains does not store any personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, i.e. the partner referring the potential customer, as well as the order number of the visitor to a website and the advertising material clicked on are stored. The purpose of storing this data is to process commission payments between a merchant and the affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, i.e. Webgains.

The Data Subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Webgains from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. In addition, cookies already set by Webgains can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs.

The applicable privacy policy of Webgains can be found at https://www.webgains.com/public/de/datenschutzerklaerung/.

22. privacy policy on the use and application of the Bing Ads Universal Event Tracking (UET).

The Controller has integrated the Universal Event Tracking (UET) of Bing Ads on this website. Bing Ads is an Internet advertising service that allows advertisers to display ads both in Bing's search engine results and in the Bing advertising network. Bing Ads allows an advertiser to pre-define certain keywords by means of which an ad is displayed in Bing's search engine results exclusively when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result using the search engine. In the Bing advertising network, the ads are distributed to websites relevant to the topic using an automatic algorithm and taking into account the previously defined keywords.

The operating company of the Bing services is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA.

The purpose of Bing Ads is to promote our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Bing search engine and to display third-party advertising on our website.

If a Data Subject accesses our website via a Bing ad, a so-called cookie is stored on the Data Subject's information technology system by Bing Ads. What cookies are has already been explained above. A Bing UET tag is integrated on our website. This is a code which, in conjunction with the cookie, stores some non-personal data about the use of the website, from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms.

The data and information collected through the use of the cookie is used by Microsoft to compile visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are in turn used by us to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via Bing Ads ads, i.e., to determine the success or failure of the respective Bing Ads ad and to optimize our Bing Ads ads for the future.

The information collected, including the length of time spent on the website, the areas of the website accessed and the information about which ad the user accessed the website, is transferred to Microsoft's server in the USA and stored there for a maximum of 180 days. Microsoft may pass on this personal data collected via the technical procedure to third parties.

The Data Subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Bing Ads from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the Data Subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Bing Ads can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs. This may limit the functionality of the website under certain circumstances.

Microsoft may be able to track the usage behavior of the Data Subject across multiple electronic devices of the Data Subject through so-called cross-device tracking and thus display interest-based advertising from or in Microsoft websites and apps. In order to object to interest-based advertising by Microsoft, the Data Subject must access the link http://choice.microsoft.com/de-DE/opt-out from any of the Internet browsers he or she uses and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Microsoft can be found at https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement/.

23. Legal basis of the processing

Article 6 I letter a of the GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the Data Subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for a delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I letter b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which a processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I letter c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data might become necessary to protect vital interests of the Data Subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were to be injured on our premises and as a result his or her name, age, health insurance data or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I letter d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I letter f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the Data Subject are not overridden. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they were specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the Data Subject is a customer of the Controller (recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

24. Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the Controller or a third party.

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I letter f of the GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

25. Duration for which the personal data will be stored.

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of the period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided that they are no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of the contract.

26. Legal or contractual requirements for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the Data Subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide the data.

We inform you that the provision of personal data is sometimes required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes, in order to conclude a contract, it may be necessary for a Data Subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the Data Subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with him or her. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the Data Subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data by the Data Subject, the Data Subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will explain to the Data Subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or by contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.