Privacy Policy

The controller within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

 

mymense GmbH

 

Privacy Policy in accordance with the GDPR – Protection of your personal data

Using the contact details of our data protection officer provided below, you can exercise the following rights at any time:

• Access to your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
• Correction of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
• Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
• Restriction of data processing, provided we are not yet permitted to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
• Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
• Data portability, provided you have consented to the processing of the data or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You can complain to a supervisory authority at any time, e.g. to the competent supervisory authority of the federal state in which you reside or to the authority responsible for us as the controller.

You can find a list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with their addresses at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html.

 

Collection of general information when visiting our website

Type and purpose of processing:

When you access our website, i.e. when you do not register or otherwise submit information, general information is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, among other things, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address and similar information.

In particular, your data is processed for the following purposes:

• Ensuring an error-free connection to the website,
• Ensuring smooth use of our website,
• Evaluating system security and stability, as well as
• optimizing our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. We may evaluate this type of information statistically in an anonymized form to optimize our online presence and the technology behind it.

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

Processing takes place pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients:

The recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

 

Retention period:

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. This is generally the case for data used to provide the website once the respective session has ended.

In the event that the data is stored in log files, this will be done for no longer than 14 days. Further storage is possible. In this case, the users' IP addresses will be anonymized so that it is no longer possible to identify the client that accessed the website.

 

Provision is prescribed or required:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, individual services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.

 

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

You can delete individual cookies or all cookies. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on your browser provider, you can find the necessary information at the following links:

• Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
• Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE

Retention period and cookies used:

As long as you permit us to use cookies through your browser settings or by giving your consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:

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Technically necessary cookies

Type and purpose of processing:

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require the browser that accesses it to be identified even after changing pages.

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to make it easier for users to use websites. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized again after changing pages.

We need cookies for the following applications:

Shopping cart
Adoption of language settings
Saving search terms

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

Processing takes place pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in making our website user-friendly.

Recipients:

The recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

 

Provision is prescribed or required:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, individual services may not be available or may be restricted.

Objection

Please read the information about your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR below.

 

Technically unnecessary cookies

Furthermore, we use cookies to better tailor the offer on our website to the interests of our visitors or to improve it generally on the basis of statistical evaluations.

Please refer to the information provided below about the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies used to find out which providers set cookies.

Legal basis:

The legal basis for these processing activities is your consent in each case, pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Recipients:

The recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

For further recipients, please refer to the information provided below about the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies used.

Third-country transfer:

Please refer to the listings of the individual display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis providers for information on this.

Provision is prescribed or required:

Of course, you can generally view our website without cookies. Web browsers are usually set to accept cookies. In general, you can disable the use of cookies at any time through your browser settings (see Revocation of consent).

Please note that some functions of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

Revocation of consent:

You can revoke your consent at any time through our cookie consent tool.

Profiling:

Please refer to the information provided below about the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies used to find out to what extent we analyze the behavior of website visitors using pseudonymized user profiles.

 

Registration on our website

Type and purpose of processing:

For registration on our website, we require some personal data that is submitted to us via an input form.

At the time of registration, the following data is also collected:

 

Your registration is required to make certain content and services available on our website.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data entered during registration takes place on the basis of user consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Recipients:

The recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

 

Retention period:

In this context, data is only processed as long as the corresponding consent is in place.

Provision is prescribed or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary and based solely on your consent. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our offered content.

 

Provision of paid services

Type and purpose of processing:

To provide paid services, we request additional data, such as payment details, so that we can fulfill your order.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data required to enter into the contract is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Recipients:

The recipients of the data may include processors.

 

Retention period:

We store this data in our systems until the statutory retention periods have expired. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper bookkeeping and tax requirements.

Provision is prescribed or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our offered content and services.

 

Comment function

Type and purpose of processing:

When users leave comments on our website, the time they were created and the username previously selected by the website visitor are also stored. This is for our security, as we may be held liable for unlawful content on our website, even if it was created by users.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data entered as a comment takes place on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

By providing the comment function, we want to enable you to interact with us easily. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request as well as for possible follow-up questions.

Recipients:

The recipients of the data may include processors.

 

Retention period:

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. This is generally the case once communication with the user has been completed and the company can conclude from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified. We reserve the right to delete without stating reasons and without prior or subsequent notification.

Furthermore, you can ask us to delete your comment at any time. To do so, please write an email to the data protection officer or the person responsible for data protection listed below and submit the link to your comment as well as the email address used when creating the comment for identification purposes.

Provision is prescribed or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our comment function.

 

Newsletter

Type and purpose of processing:

For the delivery of our newsletter, we collect personal data that is submitted to us via an input form.

For a valid registration, we require a valid email address. To verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an email address, we use the "double opt-in" procedure. For this purpose, we log the registration for the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation email, and the receipt of the requested response. No further data is collected.

Legal basis:

On the basis of your expressly given consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), we regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by email to the email address you provided.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for newsletter distribution at any time with effect for the future. Every newsletter contains a corresponding link for this purpose. Furthermore, you can unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or notify us of your revocation using the contact details provided at the end of this privacy notice.

Recipients:

The recipients of the data may include processors.

 

Retention period:

The data is only processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent exists. After that, it will be deleted.

Provision prescribed or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary and based solely on your consent. Without existing consent, we unfortunately cannot send you our newsletter.

Revocation of consent:

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. Unsubscription can be requested via the link included in every email or with the data protection officer or the person responsible for data protection listed below.

 

Contact form

Type and purpose of processing:

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. This requires the provision of a valid email address and your name. This serves to assign the request and subsequently answer it. The provision of further data is optional.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we want to enable you to contact us easily. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request as well as for possible follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request an offer, the processing of the data entered in the contact form takes place for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Recipient:

The recipients of the data are, if applicable, data processors.

 

Storage duration:

Data will be deleted at the latest 6 months after processing the request.

If a contractual relationship is established, we are subject to the statutory retention periods under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and will delete your data after these periods expire.

Provision prescribed or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, your email address, and the reason for the request.

 

Use of Google Analytics

As long as you have given your consent, Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter: "Google"), is used on this website. Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", i.e. text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, however, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within the member states of the European Union or in other member states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics will not be combined with other data from Google.

More information about the terms of use and privacy can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and at https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide further services related to website and internet use to the website operator.

The data we send and link with cookies, user identifiers (e.g. User ID), or advertising IDs will be automatically deleted after 14 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has expired takes place automatically once a month.

Revocation of consent:

You can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent collection by Google Analytics for this website and this browser in the future as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

You can also prevent the storage of cookies through a corresponding setting in your browser software; however, we point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website fully.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: Browser Add-on to Disable Google Analytics.

 

Use of Script Libraries (Google Web Fonts)

To display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use "Google Web Fonts" from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google") to display fonts on this website.

More information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

 

Use of Typekit Web Fonts by Adobe Fonts

We use Typekit web fonts from Adobe Fonts for the visual design of our website. Adobe Fonts is a service from Adobe Systems Software Ireland Companies (4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland; hereinafter "Adobe"), which gives us access to a font library.

To embed the fonts we use, your browser must establish a connection to a server of Adobe in the USA and download the font required for our website. Adobe thus receives the information that our website was accessed from your IP address.

More information about Adobe Fonts can be found in the privacy notices of Adobe Fonts, which you can access here: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html

If your browser does not support web fonts, or if you do not give your consent, a default font from your computer will be used.

Revocation of consent:

The provider currently does not offer any option for a simple opt-out or blocking of data transmission. If you want to prevent tracking of your activities on our website, please revoke your consent in the cookie consent tool for the corresponding cookie category or all technically non-essential cookies and data transmissions. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website at all or only with limited functionality.

 

Use of Google Maps

On this website, we use the Google Maps offering. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter "Google"). This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map function.
More detailed information about data processing by Google can be found in the Google privacy notices: https://policies.google.com/privacy. There, in the privacy center, you can also change your personal privacy settings.

Detailed instructions for managing your own data in connection with Google products can be found here: https://www.dataliberation.org

By visiting the website, Google receives information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in, or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account.

If you do not want the assignment in your Google profile, you must log out of Google before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research, and/or need-based customization of its websites. Such evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide need-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have a right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must address yourself to Google to exercise this right.

Revocation of consent:

The provider currently does not offer any option for a simple opt-out or blocking of data transmission. If you want to prevent tracking of your activities on our website, please revoke your consent in the cookie consent tool for the corresponding cookie category or all technically non-essential cookies and data transmissions. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website at all or only with limited functionality.

 

Embedded YouTube Videos

On our website, we embed YouTube videos. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter "YouTube"). YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter "Google"). When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection is established to YouTube servers. YouTube is then informed which pages you visit. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube can personally assign your browsing behavior to you. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

When a YouTube video is started, the provider sets cookies that collect information about user behavior.

More information about the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by YouTube can be found in the provider's privacy policies. There, you will also find more information about your respective rights and setting options to protect your privacy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Revocation of consent:

The provider currently does not offer any option for a simple opt-out or blocking of data transmission. If you want to prevent tracking of your activities on our website, please revoke your consent in the cookie consent tool for the corresponding cookie category or all technically non-essential cookies and data transmissions. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website at all or only with limited functionality.

 

Social Plugins

Social plugins from the providers listed below are used on our website. You can recognize the plugins by the fact that they are marked with the corresponding logo.

Through these plugins, information that may include personal data is sent to the service provider and may be used by it. We prevent the unconscious and unintentional collection and transmission of data to the service provider through a 2-click solution. To activate a desired social plugin, it must first be activated by clicking on the corresponding switch. Only through this activation of the plugin is the collection of information and its transmission to the service provider triggered. We do not collect any personal data ourselves using the social plugins or through their use.

We have no influence over which data an activated plugin collects and how it is used by the provider. Currently, it must be assumed that a direct connection to the services of the provider is established as well as at least the IP address and device-related information are collected and used. There is also the possibility that the service providers attempt to store cookies on the computer being used. Please refer to the privacy notices of the respective service provider to find out which specific data is collected here and how it is used. Note: If you are logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook can identify you as a visitor to a specific page.

We have embedded the social media buttons of the following companies on our website:

 

Google AdWords

Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The operating company of the Google AdWords services is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you have reached our website via an ad placed by Google, Google AdWords will set a cookie on your computer. The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google.

If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Every Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can thus not be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie serves to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page equipped with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that allows users to be personally identified.

More detailed information about data processing by Google can be found in the Google privacy notices: https://policies.google.com/privacy. There, in the privacy center, you can also change your personal privacy settings.

Revocation of consent:

The provider currently does not offer any option for a simple opt-out or blocking of data transmission. If you want to prevent tracking of your activities on our website, please revoke your consent in the cookie consent tool for the corresponding cookie category or all technically non-essential cookies and data transmissions. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website at all or only with limited functionality.

 

Use of Google Remarketing

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. The operating company of the Google Remarketing services is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter "Google").

The function serves to present interest-related advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. A so-called "cookie" is stored in the website visitor's browser, which enables the visitor to be recognized again when they visit websites that belong to Google's advertising network. On these pages, the visitor can be presented with advertisements that relate to content that the visitor previously accessed on websites that use Google's remarketing function.

For more information about Google's data processing, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. There, you can also change your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center.

Revocation of consent:

The provider does not currently offer an easy opt-out or a way to block the transmission of data. If you want to prevent tracking of your activities on our website, please revoke your consent in the cookie consent tool for the corresponding cookie category or all technically non-essential cookies and data transmissions. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website at all or only with limited functionality.

 

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g., SSL) over HTTPS.

 

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Information about your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR

Case-by-case right to object

You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data relating to you based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (data processing based on a balancing of interests) for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4(4) GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

Recipient of an objection

 

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Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will apply on your next visit.

Questions for the Data Protection Officer

If you have questions about data protection, please write us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:

 

The privacy policy was created with the assistance of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers (Version #2020-09-30).