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  1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your
personal data when you visit this website. Personal data are all data with which
you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data
protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You
can find their contact details in the section “Information regarding the
responsible party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected by you communicating it to us. This may,
for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent by our IT systems
when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g., internet
browser, operating system, or time of the page view). This data is collected
automatically as soon as you enter this website.

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What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website.
Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be
concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be
processed for contract offers, orders, or other order inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the
origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have a
right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given
consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the
future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to demand
the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have a
right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of data
protection, you can contact us at any time.

  1. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

External Hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website
is stored on the servers of the host(s). This may primarily involve IP
addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact
details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of contract fulfillment towards
our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the
interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offer by a
professional provider (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Insofar as a corresponding
consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of
Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent
includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal
device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The
consent can be revoked at any time.

Our host(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its
performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following host(s):

Webhoster AG Zum Haunert 22, 59519 Möhnesee-Südrandweg

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the
above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law,
which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website
visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

  1. General Information and Mandatory Information

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Data Protection

The operators of these pages take 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 privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data
are data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy
explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and
for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating
by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of data against access
by third parties is not possible.

Information regarding the responsible party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

VOGELMILCH GmbH Institut für Qualitative Marktforschung und Strategische
Beratung Telephone: Tel. +49 (0)221 492 45-37 E-mail: info@vogelmilch.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with
others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data
(e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy
policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data
processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or
revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have
other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or
commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion takes place
after these reasons no longer apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the
basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a GDPR, if special
categories of data according to Art. 9 Para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the case
of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data
processing is also based on Art. 49 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented
to the storage of cookies or access to information in your terminal device
(e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25
Para. 1 TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required
for contract fulfillment or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures,
we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we
process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis
of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing can also take place on the basis
of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information
about the respective legal bases in individual cases is provided in the
following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

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Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a data protection officer.

Oliver Schmidt Hohenzollernring 72, 50672 Köln Telephone: Tel. +49
(0)221 492 45-37 E-mail: info@vogelmilch.de

Recipients of personal data

As part of our business activities, we work with various external bodies. In
some cases, a transfer of personal data to these external bodies is also
necessary. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary
within the framework of contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so
(e.g., passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest
according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal
basis allows the data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal
data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract for data processing. In
the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You
can revoke consent already given at any time. The legality of the data
processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the
revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising
(Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT
TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON
THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE
FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR
AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS
FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE
PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION
ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU
HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO
PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU
OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE
OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

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In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have a right to lodge a
complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of
their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged
violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other
administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of
your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third
party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer
of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it
is technically feasible.

Information, Rectification, and Erasure

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at
any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and
recipient, and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to
rectification or erasure of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further
questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal
data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time. The right to restriction
of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually
    need time to verify this. For the duration of the audit, you have the right
    to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully,
    you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise,
    defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the
    restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
  • If you have lodged an objection according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance
    must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet
    been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the
    restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart
from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the
assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the
rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public
interest of the European Union or a Member State.

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 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 you transmit to us cannot be
read by third parties.

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  1. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our internet pages use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and
do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are stored either
temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently
(permanent cookies) on your terminal device. Session cookies are automatically
deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your
terminal device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion is
carried out by your web browser.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party
companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the
integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites
(e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as
certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart
function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user
behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to
provide certain functions you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or
to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience)
(necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR,
unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate
interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and
optimized provision of its services. Insofar as consent to the storage of
cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing
takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR
and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

Polylang
Our website sets one technical cookie: pll_language stores the language you have selected and has a lifetime of one year. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in user-friendly language navigation (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, Section 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG).

Google Search Console and PageSpeed Insights
We use the Google Search Console and PageSpeed Insights via the WordPress plugin Site Kit to monitor our visibility in Google Search and our page loading speed. No cookies are set on our website for this purpose, and no visitor data is transmitted to Google. We only receive aggregated search data that cannot be linked to individuals. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Ireland. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in a discoverable and technically sound website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies
and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies
for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies
when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this
website may be restricted.

Insofar as further cookies and services are used on this website, you can find
this in this privacy policy.

  1. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with extended data protection

This website integrates videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the
website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street,
Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of these websites on which YouTube is integrated, a
connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed
which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube
account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your
personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, videos
played in extended data protection mode are not used to personalize surfing on
YouTube. Ads played in extended data protection mode are also not personalized.
No cookies are set in extended data protection mode. Instead, however,

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so-called local storage elements are stored in the user’s browser, which,
similar to cookies, contain personal data and can be used for recognition.
Details on the extended data protection mode can be found here:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

If necessary, further data processing operations can be triggered after the
activation of a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online
offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6
Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested,
processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR
and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies
or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g., device
fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at
any time.

Further information about data protection at YouTube can be found in their
privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company has certification according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework”
(DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended
to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing
in the USA. Every company certified according to the DPF undertakes to comply
with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be
obtained from the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de