Data Protection Policy

Privacy notice in accordance with Article 13 of the GDPR

Name and address of the controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other data protection regulations is:

TOA Electronics Europe GmbH

Represented by:
Kosuke Tanaka, Takatoshi Murai, Volker Scheid, Stéphane Charles

Süderstrasse 282
20537 Hamburg
Germany

Telephone: 040 - 25 17 190
Email: contact(at)toa-eu.com

Name and address of the Data Protection Officer

The data protection officer of the controller is:

Data-Protection- Service
Dipl-Kfm. André Schombel 

Harksheider Straße 93b
D-22399 Hamburg

Telephone: 040-97071915
Email: info(at)data-protection-service.de

General information on data processing

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

In accordance with Article 13 of the GDPR, we hereby inform you of the legal bases for our data processing activities. Unless the legal basis is specifically stated in the privacy notice, the following applies:
The legal basis for obtaining consent is Article 6(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7 of the GDPR. The legal basis for processing data to fulfil our services and carry out contractual measures, as well as to respond to enquiries, is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. The legal basis for processing to fulfil our legal obligations is Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.&If the processing of your data is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override the former interest, Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.&In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person necessitate the processing of personal data, Article 6(1)(d) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Data erasure and retention period

We adhere to the principles of data minimisation in accordance with Article 5(1)(c) of the GDPR and storage limitation in accordance with Article 5(1)(e) of the GDPR.&We store your personal data only for as long as is necessary to achieve the purposes stated here (e.g. customer support, documentation of enquiries) or as required by the retention periods stipulated by law. Once the relevant purpose no longer applies or once these retention periods have expired, the corresponding data will be deleted as soon as possible. 

External links

This website may contain links to third-party websites or to other websites under our control. If you follow a link to a website outside our control, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies. We accept no responsibility or liability for these external websites or their privacy policies. You should therefore check whether you agree with the privacy policies on these websites before using them.

You can recognise external links either by the fact that they are displayed in a slightly different colour from the rest of the text or by being underlined. Your cursor will highlight external links when you move it over such a link. Only when you click on an external link will your personal data be transferred to the link’s destination. In doing so, the operator of the other website receives, in particular, your IP address, the time at which you clicked the link, the page on which you clicked the link, and further information which you can find in the privacy policy of the respective provider. 

Please also note that some links may result in data being transferred outside the European Economic Area. This could allow foreign authorities to gain access to your data. You may not have any legal remedies against such access to your data. If you do not wish your personal data to be transferred to the link destination or, indeed, to be exposed to unwanted access by foreign authorities, please do not click on any links. 

Rights of the data subject

As a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR, you have the right to exercise various rights. The data subject rights arising from the GDPR are the right of access (Article 15), the right to rectification (Article 16), the right to erasure (Article 17), the right to restriction of processing (Article 18), the right to object (Article 21), the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority and the right to data portability (Article 20).

Right to withdraw consent:

Some data processing operations can only take place with your explicit consent. You have the option to withdraw your consent at any time. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.

Right to object:

Where processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR, you, as the data subject, may object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you on grounds relating to your particular situation. You also have this right in the case of profiling based on these provisions within the meaning of Article 4(4) of the GDPR. Unless we can demonstrate a legitimate interest in the processing that overrides your interests, rights and freedoms, or where the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, we will cease processing your data following your objection.

If the processing of personal data is used for direct marketing purposes, you also have the right to object at any time. The same applies to profiling associated with direct marketing. In this case too, we will no longer process personal data once you have objected.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority:

If you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to data portability:

If your data is processed automatically on the basis of consent or the performance of a contract, you have the right to receive this data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to request the transfer and provision of the data to another controller, provided this is technically feasible.

Right of access, rectification and erasure:

You have the right to obtain information about your processed personal data regarding the purpose of the data processing, the categories, the recipients and the duration of storage. If you have any questions on this subject or on other matters relating to personal data, you are of course welcome to contact us using the contact details provided in the legal notice.

Right to restriction of processing:

You may at any time request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you must meet one of the following conditions: 

  • You contest the accuracy of the personal data. For the duration of the verification of accuracy, you have the right to request a restriction on processing.
  • If processing is unlawful, you may request the restriction of the use of the data as an alternative to erasure.
  • If we no longer require your personal data for the purposes of processing, but you require the data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, you may request the restriction of processing as an alternative to erasure.
  • If you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours will be carried out. Until this balancing has been completed, you have the right to request the restriction of processing.

Restriction of processing means that, apart from storage, the personal data will only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claimsor to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or of a Member State.

Provision of the website (web host)

When you visit our website, we automatically collect and store information in so-called server log files. Your browser automatically transmits this information to our server or to the server of our hosting provider.

This includes:
 

  • IP address of the website visitor’s device
  • Device used
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Visitor’s operating system
  • Browser type and version
  • Name of the file accessed
  • Time of the server request
  • Amount of data
  • Information on whether the data retrieval was successful

This data is not merged with other data sources.

Instead of operating this website on our own server, we may also have it operated on the server of an external service provider (hosting company), which we have named above in this case. The personal data collected by this website is then stored on the hosting provider’s servers. In addition to the data mentioned above, the web host also stores on our behalf, for example, contact enquiries, contact details, names, website access data, meta and communication data, contract data and other data generated via a website.

The legal basis for the processing of this data is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of this website. If the website is accessed for the purpose of entering into contract negotiations with us or concluding a contract, this serves as a further legal basis (Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR).  In the event that we have commissioned a hosting company, a data processing agreement exists with this service provider.

Use of local storage items, session storage items and cookies

Our website uses local storage items, session storage items and/or cookies. Local storage is a mechanism that enables data to be stored within the browser on your device. This data usually includes user preferences, such as a website’s ‘Day’ or ‘Night mode’, and remains stored until you manually delete it. Session Storage is very similar to Local Storage, except that the data is only stored for the duration of the current session, i.e. until the current tab is closed. After that, the Session Storage items are deleted from your device. Cookies are pieces of information that a web server (a server that provides web content) stores on your device in order to identify that device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) and deleted once you have finished visiting a website, or stored permanently (permanent cookies) on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically.

These objects may also be stored on your device by third-party companies when you visit our site (third-party requests). This enables us, as the operator, and you, as a visitor to this website, to make use of certain third-party services installed on this website. Examples of this include the processing of payment services or the display of videos.

These mechanisms have a wide range of applications. They can improve the functionality of a website, control shopping basket functions, enhance the security and convenience of website use, and carry out analyses regarding visitor flows and behaviour. Depending on the individual functions, these must be classified under data protection law. If they are necessary for the operation of the website and intended to provide certain functions (shopping basket function) or serve to optimise the website (e.g. cookies to measure visitor behaviour), then their use is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. As the website operator, we have a legitimate interest in storing local storage items, session storage items and cookies to ensure the technically flawless and optimised provision of our services. In all other cases, the storage of local storage items, session storage items and cookies takes place only with your express consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR).

Where local storage items, session storage or cookies are used by third-party companies or for analytical purposes, we will inform you of this separately within this privacy notice. Your required consent will be requested and may be withdrawn at any time.

Use of external services

External services are used on our website. External services are third-party services that are used on our website. This may be done for various reasons, for example to embed videos or to ensure the security of the website. When using these services, personal data is also passed on to the respective providers of these external services. If we do not have a legitimate interest in using these services, we will obtain your consent as a visitor to our website prior to use, which you may withdraw at any time (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Analytics

We process personal data of website visitors to analyse user behaviour. By evaluating the data collected, we are able to compile information about the use of the individual components of our website. This enables us to improve the user-friendliness of our website. Using the analysis tools employed, it is possible, for example, to create user profiles for the display of targeted or interest-based advertising messages, to recognise our website visitors on their next visit to our website, to measure their click/scroll behaviour and their downloads, to create heatmaps, page views identified, the duration of visits or bounce rates measured, and the origin of website visitors (city, country, which page the visitor came from) traced. These analytics tools help us improve our market research and marketing activities.

Data processing will only take place if you consent to this data processing (via our consent banner on the website). The legal basis for this processing is consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Without your consent, data processing in the manner described above will not take place. If you withdraw your consent (e.g. via the consent banner or other options provided on this website), we will cease this data processing. The lawfulness of the processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected.

Google Analytics

We use the Google Analytics service on our website. The service is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Use of the service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://business.safety.google/privacy.

The service uses the following cookies on our website:

Name Duration Type Purpose
_ga 400 days First-party cookie Contains a randomly generated user ID. Google Analytics uses this ID to recognise returning users on this website and to combine data from previous visits.
_ga_068YLQ7QW4 400 days 1st-party cookie Collects data on how often a user has visited a website, as well as data on the first and last visit.
_ga_0H7KP216E3 400 days 1st-party cookie Collects data on how often a user has visited a website, as well as data on the first and last visit.
_gat 1 minute 1st-party cookie Used to throttle the request rate, which serves to limit data collection on heavily trafficked websites.
_gid 24- -hour 1st-party cookie This cookie assigns an ID to a user so that the web tracker can group the user’s actions under this ID.

Sentry

We use the Sentry service on our website. The service is provided by Functional Software, Inc., 45 Fremont Street, 8th Floor, CA 94105, San Francisco, USA.

Use of the service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://sentry.io/privacy/.

Image service

We embed images from external providers to make our website more visually appealing. The images are stored on the external provider’s server and are made available when the page is accessed. This establishes a connection to the external provider’s server and transmits data, such as the website visitor’s IP address, to the image service provider.

Processing only takes place if you consent to this data processing (via our consent banner on the website). The legal basis for this processing is consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Without your consent, data processing in the manner described above will not take place. If you withdraw your consent (e.g. via the consent banner or other options provided on this website), we will cease this data processing. The lawfulness of the processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected.

Placeholder.com

We use the Placeholder.com service on our website. The service is provided by Placeholder Technologies Canada Inc., 259 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Use of the service may result in data being transferred to a third country (Canada). The European Commission has confirmed an adequate level of data protection for the country via an adequacy decision.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://placeholder.com/about/privacy/.

Consent Management

To comply with data protection requirements, we use a consent management tool on our website. We use this tool to obtain the necessary consent for the setting of cookies or the use of external services. The consents are stored.

The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller (website operator) is subject. The legal basis for the processing is therefore Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.

Cookie First

We use the Cookie First service on our website. The service is provided by Digital Data Solutions B.V., Plantage Middenlaan 42a, 1018DH Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://cookiefirst.com/legal/privacy-policy/.

The service uses cookies on our website and stores data in the browser’s local or session storage:

Name Duration Type Purpose
cookiefirst-consent 360 days First-party cookie This cookie stores the cookie settings for this website. These can be changed at any time, or consent can be withdrawn.
cookiefirst-consent Persistent 1st-party local storage Stores the cookie settings for this website. These can be changed or withdrawn at any time.
cookiefirst-id Persistent 1st-Party Local Storage Contains a unique ID so that CookieFirst can identify unique visitors to the website.

Content Delivery Network (CDN)

We use a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to optimise the performance and availability of our website. To this end, the service provider that makes this network available processes your IP address and information about when you visited our website. Further information on data processing by this service provider can be found in their privacy policy.

We base this processing on a legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Our legitimate interest in using a content delivery network is to be able to display our website as quickly, securely and reliably as possible.

Amazon CloudFront

We use the Amazon CloudFront service on our website. The service provider is Amazon Web Services EMEA S.à r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy L-1855, Luxembourg.

Use of the service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://aws.amazon.com/de/privacy/.

CloudFlare

We use the CloudFlare service on our website. The service provider is Cloudflare Germany GmbH, Rosental 7, 80331 Munich, Germany.

Use of the service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

Google Static

We use the Google Static service on our website. The service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Use of the service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://business.safety.google/privacy.

Content Management System

A content management system enables the creation, editing, organisation and presentation of digital content. We use a content management system to create content for our website. This enables us to design a more appealing website.

We base this processing on a legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Our legitimate interest lies in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of the website.

TYPO3 CMS

We use the TYPO3 CMS service on our website. The service is provided by the TYPO3 Association, Sihlbruggstrasse 105, 6340 Baar, Switzerland.

As this service is hosted locally on the web server, no data is transferred to third parties.

The service uses the following cookies on our website:

Name Duration Type Purpose
fe_typo_user Session First-party cookie This cookie is used to identify a session ID for the current user when they are logged into the TYPO3 frontend.

Map service

We use a map service on this website. In order for the map to be used and displayed on the website, it must be loaded from the provider’s server. This involves the transmission of your IP address to the provider’s server. Depending on the provider, cookies and other technologies, including fonts, may be loaded. You can find further details in the provider’s privacy policy.

Data processing only takes place if you consent to this data processing (via our consent banner on the website). The legal basis for this processing is consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Without your consent, data processing in the manner described above will not take place. If you withdraw your consent (e.g. via the consent banner or other options provided on this website), we will cease this data processing. The lawfulness of the processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected.

Google Maps

We use the Google Maps service on our website. The service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Use of the service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://business.safety.google/privacy.

Marketing

Our website uses tools that provide services relating to campaigns, web analytics and personalisation. This enables the centralised and comprehensive collection of all data, which in turn is necessary for the optimisation and planning of digital campaigns. These services may be set and used via our website by our advertising partners to create a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other websites.

Processing will only take place if you consent to this data processing (via our consent banner on the website). The legal basis for this processing is consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Without your consent, data processing in the manner described above will not take place. If you withdraw your consent (e.g. via the consent banner or other options provided on this website), we will cease this data processing. The lawfulness of the processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected.

rooom

We use the rooom service on our website. The service is provided by rooom AG, Löbstedter Strasse 47a, 07749 Jena, Germany.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://www.rooom.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

The service stores the following data in the browser’s local or session storage:

Name Storage duration Type Purpose
contextLost Session 3rd-party session storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.
viewerState-21f9939ae4 Session 3rd-party session storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.
viewerState-7e5c8597d6b95bc35cea8f587b48be Session 3rd-Party Session Storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.
viewerState-8445e1598c17da188f59f4999e76ee Session 3rd-Party Session Storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.
viewerState-88d93cb1128a8c57eabfd889e28be7 Session 3rd-Party Session Storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.
viewerState-9cb62e2eed6787515744e12af2887b Session 3rd-Party Session Storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.
viewerState-a72d87d25bacf8b2de3adee47e5447 Session 3rd-Party Session Storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.
viewerState-da2a381c9b Session 3rd-Party Session Storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.
viewerState-e313acd85f82b6c6fbecbd6fdceaf9 Session 3rd-Party Session Storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.
viewerState-eedbdc2fad765739f43bb391a1c2b7 Session 3rd-Party Session Storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.
viewerState-f5a98473aaf777d6138ea75eeae5fa Session 3rd-Party Session Storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.
viewerState-f9aec8a4ec999c42aff81c387d7c69 Session 3rd-Party Session Storage, viewer.rooom.com Stored by rooom on the local device.

Interface software

Business processes run more cost-effectively, faster and with fewer errors when they are automated using software via interfaces. This allows them to be efficiently integrated into business processes via your own website or social media. We use interface software on our website to link different applications and to transfer personal data securely from one application to another.
 

Processing will only take place if you consent to this data processing (via our consent banner on the website). The legal basis for this processing is consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Without your consent, data processing in the manner described above will not take place. If you withdraw your consent (e.g. via the consent banner or other options provided on this website), we will cease this data processing. The lawfulness of the processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected.

Google APIs

We use the Google APIs service on our website. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Use of this service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://business.safety.google/privacy.

Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager service on our website. The service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Use of the service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://business.safety.google/privacy.

Video/music service

Audio and video content is integrated into our website. This content is retrieved from our provider’s server, known as the audio or video platform. In order to play audio or video, your device establishes a connection with the audio or video platform and transmits personal data to it. This includes, in particular, the IP address, any location data, or information about the user’s browser and device.

Processing only takes place if you consent to this data processing (via our consent banner on the website). The legal basis for this processing is consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Without your consent, data processing in the manner described above will not take place. If you withdraw your consent (e.g. via the consent banner or other options provided on this website), we will cease this data processing. The lawfulness of the processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected.

Vimeo

We use the Vimeo service on our website. The service provider is Vimeo.com, Inc., 330 West 34th Street, 5th Floor, New York 10001, USA.

Use of the service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

The service uses cookies on our website and stores data in the browser’s local or session storage:

Name Storage duration Type Purpose
LOCAL_STORAGE_ID_PICOX_ID Permanent 3rd-party local storage, player.vimeo.com Stored by Vimeo on the local device.
LOCAL_STORAGE_ID_VIMEO_PLAYER Persistent 3rd-party local storage, player.vimeo.com Stored by Vimeo on the local device.
PLAYER_PICOX_SAMPLING_SEED Persistent 3rd-party local storage, player.vimeo.com Stored by Vimeo on the local device.
__cf_bm 30 minutes 3rd-party cookie, .vimeo.com This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.
_cfuvid Session 3rd-party cookie, .vimeo.com This cookie is used to distinguish between individual users who share the same IP address.
vuid 400 days 3rd-party cookie, .vimeo.com This cookie is used to assign a unique Vimeo Analytics ID.

YouTube

We use the YouTube service on our website. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Using this service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA) under the . The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://business.safety.google/privacy.

The service stores the following data in the browser’s local or session storage:

Name Duration Type Purpose
yt-icons-last-purged Persistent 3rd-party local storage, www.youtube-nocookie.com This cookie serves as a persistent HTML local storage key that YouTube uses to track when the browser cache for UI icons was last cleared or updated.
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY Persistent 3rd-party local storage, www.youtube-nocookie.com Stores the user’s preferences for the video player that uses an embedded YouTube video.

Web fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts to ensure consistent font display; these are provided by an external provider and are loaded by the browser when the website is accessed. In doing so, the web font provider becomes aware that our website has been accessed from your IP address, as your browser establishes a direct connection to the web font provider.

Processing only takes place if you consent to this data processing (via our consent banner on the website). The legal basis for this processing is consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Without your consent, data processing in the manner described above will not take place. If you withdraw your consent (e.g. via the consent banner or other options provided on this website), we will cease this data processing. The lawfulness of the processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected.

Google Fonts

We use the Google Fonts service on our website. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Use of this service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://business.safety.google/privacy.

Web security

On our website, we use tools that protect against unauthorised access, spam or other attacks. This enhances the security of our website.

We base this processing on a legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Our legitimate interest lies in ensuring the security of our website and protecting ourselves against unauthorised access, spam and other attacks.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use the Google Recaptcha service on our website. The service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Use of the service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://cloud.google.com/terms/service-terms.

The service stores the following data in the browser’s local or session storage:

Name Duration Type Purpose
rc::a Persistent 3rd-party local storage, www.google.com Used to read and filter requests from bots.
rc::c Session 3rd-party session storage, www.google.com Used to read and filter requests from bots.

Advertisement

Our website uses tools that facilitate or enable the placement of advertisements and the evaluation of the success of placed advertisements. To this end, personal data is processed, in particular the IP address, access times and device information.

Processing only takes place if you consent to this data processing (via our consent banner on the website). The legal basis for this processing is consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Without your consent, data processing in the manner described above will not take place. If you withdraw your consent (e.g. via the consent banner or other options provided on this website), we will cease this data processing. The lawfulness of the processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected.

Google Ads

We use the Google Ads service on our website. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Use of this service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://business.safety.google/privacy.

Google AdSense

We use the Google AdSense service on our website. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited (GV), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Use of this service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://business.safety.google/privacy.

The service uses the following cookies on our website:

Name Duration Type Purpose
_gcl_au 90 days First-party cookie This cookie is used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertising effectiveness on websites that use its services.

Google DoubleClick

We use the Google DoubleClick service on our website. The service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Use of the service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://business.safety.google/privacy.

The service uses the following cookies on our website:

Name Duration Type Purpose
IDE 390 days 3rd-party cookie, .doubleclick.net Advertising cookie on non-Google sites
test_cookie 15 minutes 3rd-party cookie, .doubleclick.net Used to check whether the user’s browser supports cookies