Privacy Policy

The controller as defined by data protection laws, particularly the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

 

mymense GmbH

 

Privacy Policy in accordance with GDPR – Protection of Your Personal Data

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our data protection officer:

• Information about 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, if we are not yet allowed 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 data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

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

You can always contact a supervisory authority with a complaint, e.g., the competent supervisory authority of your federal state of residence or the authority responsible for us as the controller.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found 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., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information, general information is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address, and similar data.

It is processed in particular for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
• Ensuring a comfortable use of our website,
• Evaluation of system security and stability, and
• for optimizing our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us anonymously to optimize our internet presence and the underlying technology.

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

 

Storage period:

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose of their collection. This is generally the case for data used to provide the website when the respective session has ended.

In the case of data storage in log files, this is the case after a maximum of 14 days. Storage beyond this is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are anonymized, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.

 

Provision 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. In addition, individual services and features 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 end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how these cookies can be deleted or their storage blocked in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you will find the necessary information under 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

Storage period and cookies used:

If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or 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 that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.

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

We need cookies for the following applications:

Shopping cart
Transfer of language settings
Remembering search terms

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

 

Provision 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. In addition, individual services and features may not be available or may be restricted.

Objection

Please refer to the information on your right to object according to Art. 21 GDPR below.

 

Technically non-essential cookies

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

Which providers set cookies can be found in the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies used.

Legal basis:

The legal basis for these processing operations is your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Further recipients can be found in the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies used.

Third country transfer:

Information on this can be found in the listings of the individual display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis providers.

Provision prescribed or required:

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

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

Revocation of consent:

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

Profiling:

To what extent we analyze the behavior of website visitors with pseudonymized user profiles, please refer to the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies used.

 

Registration on our website

Type and purpose of processing:

For registration on our website, we require certain personal data that is transmitted to us via an input mask.

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

 

Your registration is necessary for the provision of certain content and services on our website.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data entered during registration is based on the user's consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

 

Storage period:

Data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent exists.

Provision prescribed or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely based 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 information, to be able to fulfill your order.

Legal basis:

The processing of data necessary for the conclusion of the contract is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be processors.

 

Storage 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 accounting and tax law requirements.

Provision 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, in addition to this information, the time of their creation and the username previously chosen by the website visitor are also stored. This serves our security, as we can be prosecuted for illegal content on our website, even if it was created by users.

Legal basis:

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

By providing the comment function, we want to enable you to interact easily. Your provided information will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for possible follow-up questions.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be processors.

 

Storage period:

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose of its collection. This is generally the case when communication with the user has ended and the company can infer 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.

You can also have your comment deleted by us at any time. Please send an email to the data protection officer listed below or the person responsible for data protection and provide the link to your comment as well as the email address used when creating the comment for identification purposes.

Provision 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 transmitted to us via an input mask.

For effective registration, we need 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 record 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:

Based on your explicitly given consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), we regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by email to your specified email address.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for newsletter dispatch at any time with effect for the future. A corresponding link can be found in every newsletter. In addition, you can unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or inform us of your revocation using the contact option provided at the end of this privacy policy.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be processors.

 

Storage period:

Data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent is given. After that, it will be deleted.

Provision required or necessary:

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

Withdrawal of consent:

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for newsletter dispatch at any time with effect for the future. You can unsubscribe using the link contained in every email or by contacting the data protection officer or 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 providing a valid email address and your name. This serves to assign the request and subsequently answer it. Providing further data is optional.

Legal basis:

The processing of data entered into 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. Your information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.

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

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be processors.

 

Storage duration:

Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after the request has been processed.

If a contractual relationship arises, we are subject to the statutory retention periods according to 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, email address, and the reason for your inquiry.

 

Use of Google Analytics

If you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: "Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and 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 activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

The data we send and link to cookies, user IDs (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose retention period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month.

Withdrawal of consent:

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

You can also prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: Browser Add-on for deactivating Google Analytics.

 

Use of Script Libraries (Google Webfonts)

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") on this website for the display of fonts.

Further information on 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 from Adobe Fonts

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

To integrate the fonts we use, your browser must establish a connection to an Adobe server in the USA and download the font required for our website. This informs Adobe that our website has been accessed from your IP address.

Further information on Adobe Fonts can be found in Adobe Fonts' privacy policy, 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 standard font from your computer will be used.

Withdrawal of consent:

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

 

Use of Google Maps

On this website, we use the services of Google Maps. 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.
Further information about data processing by Google can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. There, you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.

Detailed instructions on 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 to your profile on Google, you must log out of Google before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research, and/or the needs-based design of its websites. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-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, and you must contact Google to exercise this right.

Withdrawal of consent:

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

 

Embedded YouTube Videos

We embed YouTube videos on our website. 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"). If you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers will be established. This tells YouTube which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

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

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by YouTube can be found in the provider's privacy policy. There you will also find further information about your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Withdrawal of consent:

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

 

Social Plugins

Social plugins from the providers listed below are used on our website. You can recognize the plugins by their respective logos.

These plugins may send information, which may include personal data, to the service provider and, if applicable, be used by them. We prevent the unconscious and unwanted collection and transfer of data to the service provider by means of a 2-click solution. To activate a desired social plugin, it must first be activated by clicking on the corresponding button. Only by activating the plugin will the collection of information and its transfer to the service provider be triggered. We ourselves do not collect any personal data using social plugins or through their use.

We have no influence on what data an activated plugin collects and how it is used by the provider. Currently, it must be assumed that a direct connection to the provider's services is established and at least the IP address and device-related information are collected and used. It is also possible that the service providers attempt to store cookies on the computer used. Please refer to the privacy policies of the respective service provider for specific data collected and how it is used. Note: If you are logged into Facebook at the same time, Facebook can identify you as a visitor to a specific page.

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

 

Google AdWords

Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The operating company of Google AdWords services is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you have reached our website via an advertisement placed by Google, Google Adwords places a cookie on your computer. The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an advertisement 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. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked across AdWords customer websites. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate 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 tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that personally identifies users.

Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. There, you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.

Withdrawal of consent:

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

 

Use of Google Remarketing

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

The function serves to present interest-based advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. A so-called "cookie" is stored in the website visitor's browser, which makes it possible to recognize the visitor when they call up websites that belong to the Google advertising network. On these pages, the visitor can be presented with advertisements that relate to content that the visitor previously called up on websites that use Google's remarketing function.

You can find more information about Google's data processing in Google's privacy notices: https://policies.google.com/privacy. There you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.

Revocation of Consent:

The provider currently does not offer an easy opt-out or blocking of data transfer. If you want to prevent tracking of your activities on our website, please revoke your consent for the corresponding cookie category or all technically unnecessary cookies and data transfers in the cookie consent tool. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website or may only be able to use it to a limited extent.

SSL Encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use encryption methods corresponding to the current state of technology (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

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Information about your right to object according to Art. 21 GDPR

Right to object in individual cases

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balance of interests); this also applies to profiling based on these provisions within the meaning of Article 4 No. 4 GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is 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 adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your renewed visit.

Questions to the Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:

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