Privacy Policy

Introduction

With the following information, we would like to give you, as a “data subject”, an overview of the processing of your personal data by us and your rights under data protection laws. In principle, it is possible to use our website without entering personal data. However, if you wish to make use of special services provided by our company via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain your consent.

The processing of personal data, such as your name, address or e-mail address, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to “Cards-x GmbH”. By means of this privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the scope and purpose of the personal data collected, used and processed by us.

As the controller, we have implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of the personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, you are free to submit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone or post.

You too can take simple and easy-to-implement measures to protect yourself against unauthorized access to your data by third parties. Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to give you some tips on how to handle your data securely:

l Protect your account (login, user or customer account) and your IT system (computer, laptop, tablet or mobile device) with secure passwords.

l Only you should have access to the passwords.

l Make sure that you only use your passwords for one account at a time (login, user or customer account).

l Do not use one password for different websites, applications or online services.

l In particular, when using publicly accessible IT systems or IT systems shared with other people, the following applies: You should definitely log out after each login to a website, an application or an online service.

Passwords should be at least 12 characters long and should be chosen in such a way that they cannot be easily guessed. Therefore, they should not contain common words from everyday life, one’s own names or names of relatives, but upper and lower case, numbers and special characters.

Controller

The controller within the meaning of the GDPR is:

Cards-x Development GmbH

Willettstr. 10, 40822 Mettmann, Germany

Phone: 02104/832030

Email: datenschutz@cards-x.com

Representative of the person responsible: Norman Kämmerling

Data protection officer

You can contact the data protection officer as follows:

Peter Heutz

Phone: +49 178 7908080

Fax: 02161 3037681

E-mail: heutz@datenschutz-mg.de

You can contact our data protection officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

Definitions

The data protection declaration is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

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

Personal data

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

Data subject

Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller (our company).

Processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination; the restriction, deletion or destruction.

Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting their future processing.

Profiling

Profiling is any type of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects relating to that natural person’s work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

Pseudonymization

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

Processors

Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

Recipients

The recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to which personal data is disclosed, whether or not it is a third party. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigative mandate under Union or Member State law are not considered recipients.

Third Party

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or the processor, are authorised to process the personal data.

Consent

Consent means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes in the form of a statement or other unambiguous affirmative action by which the data subject signifies that he or she agrees to the processing of personal data concerning him/her.

Legal basis for processing

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR (in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TDDDG (formerly TTDSG)) serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose.

If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, as is the case, for example, in the case of processing operations necessary for the supply of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, such as in cases of enquiries about our products or services.

If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.

In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, a hospital or other third parties. In that case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR.

Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or of a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, he took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if you are a customer of our company (Recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

Our offer is basically aimed at adults. Persons under the age of 16 may not transmit personal data to us without the consent of their parents or guardians. We do not request, collect or share personal information with children and adolescents.

Transfer of data to third parties

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will only share your personal information with third parties if:

you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR,
the disclosure is permissible in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to protect our legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data,
in the event that there is a legal obligation for the transfer pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, and
this is legally permissible and necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the processing of contractual relationships with you.

In order to protect your data and, if necessary, to enable us to transfer data to third countries (outside the EU/EEA), we have concluded data processing agreements based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. If the standard contractual clauses are not sufficient to establish an adequate level of security, your consent can serve as the legal basis for the transfer to third countries in accordance with Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR. This sometimes does not apply to data transfers to third countries for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR.

Technology

7.1 SSL/TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption to ensure the security of data processing and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders, login data or contact requests that you send to us as the operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that there is a “https://” instead of a “http://” in the address bar of the browser and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

We use this technology to protect the information you transmit.

7.2 Data collection when visiting the website

If you use our website for informational purposes only, if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us or do not give your consent to processing that requires consent, we will only collect data that is technically absolutely necessary for the provision of the service. This is regularly data that your browser transmits to our server (“in so-called server log files”). Our website collects a series of general data and information every time you or an automated system accesses a page. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. The following can be recorded:

browser types and versions used,
the operating system used by the accessing system,
the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers),
the subpages that are accessed via an accessing system on our website,
the date and time of access to the website,
an abbreviated Internet Protocol address (anonymised IP address) and,
the Internet service provider of the accessing system.

When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about your person. Rather, this information is needed to:

deliver the content of our website correctly,
to optimise the content of our website and the advertising for it,
to ensure the long-term functionality of our IT systems and the technology of our website, and
to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack.

This collected data and information is therefore evaluated by us statistically on the one hand and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company on the other hand in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes of data collection listed above.

7.3 Hosting by Hetzner

We host our website at Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen (hereinafter referred to as Hetzner).

When you visit our website, your personal data (e.g. IP addresses in log files) is processed on Hetzner’s servers.

The use of Hetzner is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in displaying and providing our website as reliably as possible, as well as securing it.

We have concluded a contract for order processing (DPA) in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR with Hetzner. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures that Hetzner processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

For more information on Hetzner’s privacy policy, please visit: https://www.hetzner.com/de/rechtliches/datenschutz

7.4 WordPress (Content Management System)

On our website we use the content management system (CMS) WordPress, provided by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street 343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.

We use WordPress CMS to provide our website technically and to manage content efficiently. WordPress allows us to create, update and publish pages and posts in a structured way, without the need for individual programming for each change. In addition, WordPress supports the central maintenance of media content (e.g. images and documents) as well as the uniform display of content on different devices. This allows us to keep our website up to date, organize content clearly and continuously improve the user-friendliness.

The following data may be collected, among others:

l IP-Address

l Technical browser and device information

l Server log data (e.g. time of retrieval, requested file)

l Cookies that are necessary for the operation of the website (e.g. session cookies, login cookies)

l Personal data that may be collected through individual functions used (e.g. comment function, forms, user accounts)

The legal basis for the processing is usually Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in a functional, secure and technically efficient provision of our website). Insofar as consent is required by certain functions of WordPress or extensions used therein, such as when using cookies or filling out forms, the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. A given consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Personal or pseudonymous data will only be stored for as long as this is necessary to achieve the stated purposes or as long as statutory retention periods exist; After that, they will be deleted or anonymized.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. This is an adequacy decision in accordance with Art. 45 GDPR, so that a transfer of personal data may also take place without further guarantees or additional measures.

For more information on data protection in WordPress, please visit: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Cookies

8.1 General information about cookies

Cookies are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your IT system (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

The cookie stores information that results from the connection with the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we will immediately become aware of your identity.

The use of cookies serves to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after leaving our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a certain set period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already been with us and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate our offer for you for the purpose of optimization. These cookies allow us to automatically recognise that you have already visited our website when you visit it again. The cookies set in this way are automatically deleted after a defined period of time. The respective storage period of the cookies can be found in the settings of the consent tool used.

8.2 Legal basis for the use of cookies

The data processed by the cookies, which are required for the proper functioning of the website, are therefore necessary to protect our legitimate interests as well as those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

For all other cookies, you have given your consent to this within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR via our opt-in cookie banner.

8.3 Notes on how to avoid cookies in common browsers

Via the settings of the browser you are using, you have the option of deleting cookies, only allowing selected cookies or deactivating cookies completely at any time. For more information, please visit the respective vendors’ support pages:

l Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?tid=311178978.

l Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-at/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac?tid=311178978.

l Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-und-website-daten-in-firefox-loschen?tid=311178978.

l Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-l%C3%B6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09.

8.4 CCM19 (Consent Management Tool)

We use the consent management tool “CCM19” from Papoo Software & Media GmbH – Agentur Auguststr. 4, 53229 Bonn, Germany. This service allows us to obtain and manage the consent of website users to process data.

CCM19 uses cookies to collect data generated by end-users who use our website. When an end user gives consent, the following data is automatically logged, among others:

l Cookie runtime,

l Cookie Version,

l IP-Address,

l Selection in the cookie banner,

l Browser used,

l ProcessorID and ControllerID.

The consent status is also stored in the end-user’s browser, allowing the website to automatically read and follow the end-user’s consent for all subsequent page requests and future end-user sessions for up to 12 months. The consent data (consent and withdrawal of consent) will be stored for three years. The retention period corresponds to the regular limitation period according to § 195 BGB. The data will then be deleted immediately.

The functionality of the website is not guaranteed without the processing described. There is no possibility of objection on the part of the user as long as there is a legal obligation to obtain the user’s consent to certain data processing operations, Art. 7 para. 1, 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c) GDPR.

CCM19 is the recipient of your personal data and acts as a processor for us. Data processing takes place exclusively in the European Union.

For more information, please visit: https://www.papoo.de/datenschutzerklaerung.html.

8.5 Consentmanager (Consent Management Tool)

We use the consent management platform “Consentmanager” of consentmanager AB, Haltegelvägen 1b, 72348 Västeras, Sweden. This service allows us to obtain and manage the consent of website users to process data.

Consentmanager collects data generated by end users who use our website. When an end user gives consent, the following data is automatically logged by Consentmanager:

l Browser information

l Date and time of access

l Device Information

l The URL of the page visited

l Banner Language

l Consent ID

l The consent status of the end user, which serves as proof of consent

The functionality of the website is not guaranteed without the processing described. There is no possibility of objection on the part of the user as long as there is a legal obligation to obtain the user’s consent to certain data processing operations (Art. 7 para. 1, 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c) GDPR).

Consentmanager is the recipient of your personal data and acts as a processor for us. Data processing takes place exclusively in the European Union.

Detailed information on the use of Consentmanager can be found at: https://www.consentmanager.de/datenschutz/.

Content of our website

9.1 Data processing for order processing

The personal data collected by us will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery as part of the contract processing, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. We will pass on your payment data to the commissioned bank as part of the payment processing process, if this is necessary for the payment processing. If payment service providers are used, we provide explicit information about this below. The legal basis for the disclosure of the data is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

9.2 Contact / Contact form

Personal data is collected when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). The data collected when using a contact form can be seen in the respective contact form. This data will be stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for the processing of the data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed, this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been conclusively clarified and that the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations.

9.3 Services / Digital Goods

We only transmit personal data to third parties if this is necessary in the context of the execution of the contract, for example to the bank commissioned to process the payment.

The data will not be transmitted further or will only take place if you have expressly consented to the transfer. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without explicit consent, for example for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

9.4 Contacting us via contact form and e-mail

Personal data is collected when contacting us via contact form or e-mail. The data collected in the event of contact depends on the chosen contact channel and the content of the correspondence. When using the contact form, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored. If contact is made via e-mail, the personal data of the user transmitted with the e-mail will be stored. This data will be stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for the processing of the data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed, this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

Newsletter dispatch

10.1 Werbenewsletter

On our website, you are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company’s newsletter. The personal data that is transmitted to us when subscribing to the newsletter can be found in the input mask used for this purpose.

We inform our customers and business partners about our offers at regular intervals by means of a newsletter. In principle, you can only receive our company’s newsletter if:

You have a valid email address, and
You have registered to receive the newsletter.

For legal reasons, a confirmation email will be sent to the e-mail address you entered for the first time to send the newsletter in a double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail serves to check whether you, as the owner of the e-mail address, have authorised the receipt of the newsletter.

When you register for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the IT system you are using at the time of registration, as assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of your e-mail address at a later date and therefore serves our legal protection.

The personal data collected in the context of registering for the newsletter will be used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter could be informed by e-mail if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a corresponding registration, as could be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes in the technical conditions. The personal data collected in the context of the newsletter service will not be passed on to third parties. You can cancel your subscription to our newsletter at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that you have given us for the purpose of sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revoking consent, a corresponding link can be found in each newsletter. Furthermore, it is possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on our website or to inform us of this in any other way.

The legal basis for data processing for the purpose of sending the newsletter is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

10.2 Active Campaign

We use the “Active Campaign” service of Active Campaign Inc., 1 N Dearborn, 5th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 6060, USA, to send newsletters.

Active Campaign is an all-in-one platform for automating marketing and sales processes. The platform makes it possible, among other things, to create emails and automated workflows to attract potential customers and maintain customer relationships.

By using Active Campaign, it can be determined whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked, if any. The information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. They are used exclusively for the statistical evaluation of newsletter campaigns.

When using Active Campaign, various personal data may be collected, including:

l Email address

l Time of retrieval

l IP-Address

l Browser Type

l Operating System

The retention period of personal data is based on the statutory retention period prescribed in each case.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by unsubscribing from the newsletter.

For more information about the Active Campaign service and the privacy policy, please visit: https://www.activecampaign.com/de/security.

Our activities on social networks

In order for us to be able to communicate with you in social networks and inform you about our services, we have our own pages there. If you visit one of our social media pages, we are jointly responsible for the processing with the provider of the respective social media platform with regard to the processing operations triggered by it, within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR.

We are not the original provider of these pages, but only use them within the scope of the possibilities offered to us by the respective providers.

Therefore, as a precautionary measure, we would like to point out that your data may also be processed outside the European Union or the European Economic Area. Use may therefore be associated with data protection risks for you, as the protection of your rights, e.g. to information, deletion, objection, etc., could be more difficult and the processing in the social networks is often carried out directly for advertising purposes or for the analysis of user behaviour by the providers, without this being influenced by us. If the provider creates user profiles, cookies are often used or the usage behaviour is assigned to the social network member profile created by you.

The described processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest and the legitimate interest of the respective provider in order to communicate with you in a contemporary manner or to provide you with the right information. To be able to inform you about our services. If you have to give your consent to data processing as a user with the respective providers, the legal basis refers to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR.

Since we do not have access to the data stocks of the providers, we would like to point out that it is best to assert your rights (e.g. to information, correction, deletion, etc.) directly with the respective provider. We have listed further information on the processing of your data in the social networks below at the respective social network provider we use:

11.1 Facebook

(Co-) Data Controller in Europe:

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland

Meta (Facebook) may, unless objected to, process content of adult users from the EU, e.g. photos, posts or comments, for the purpose of training its own AI models. The basis is a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. As a company, we have no influence on this specific data processing by Meta. Users can object to this via an online form on the Meta platforms.

https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy

11.2 Instagram

(Co-) Responsible for data processing in Germany:

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland

Meta (Instagram) may, unless there is an objection, process content of adult users from the EU, e.g. photos, posts or comments, to train its own AI models. As a company, we have no influence on this specific data processing by Meta. The basis is a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Users can object to this via an online form on the Meta platforms.

https://instagram.com/legal/privacy/

11.3 LinkedIn

(Co-) Data Controller in Europe:

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Web analysis

12.1 Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

On our websites we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

In this context, pseudonymised user profiles are created and cookies (see “Cookies”) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website may include, but is not limited to:

l Short-term IP address collection without permanent storage

l Location data

l Browser type/version

l Operating system used

l Referrer URL (previously visited page)

l Time of the server request

The pseudonymized data can be transmitted by Google to a server in the USA and stored there.

The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website use and internet use for the purposes of market research and needs-based design of these websites. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of third parties.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon the granting of explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

Google’s default storage period of the data is 14 months. In all other respects, the personal data will be retained for as long as they are necessary to fulfil the purpose of processing. The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose.

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. This is an adequacy decision in accordance with Art. 45 GDPR, so that a transfer of personal data may also take place without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information on data protection when using GA4 can be found at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/12017362?hl=de.

12.2 Google Analytics Remarketing

We have integrated Google Remarketing services on this website. The operating company of the services of Google Remarketing is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Remarketing is a feature of Google AdWords that allows a company to display ads to Internet users who have previously been on the company’s website. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows a company to create user-related advertising and consequently display interest-relevant advertisements to the Internet user.

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

Google Remarketing places a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. By setting the cookie, Google will be able to recognise the visitor to our website if he or she subsequently accesses websites that are also members of the Google advertising network. Every time you visit a website on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated, your Internet browser automatically identifies itself to Google. As part of this technical process, Google becomes aware of personal data, such as your IP address or surfing behaviour, which Google uses to display interest-relevant advertising, among other things.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the websites you visit. Every time you visit our website, personal data, including your IP address, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon the granting of explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

You can view the privacy policy of Google analytics Remarketing at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

12.3 Google Analytics

On our websites, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited ( https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; hereinafter referred to as “Google”). In this context, pseudonymised user profiles are created and cookies (see “Cookies”) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as

Browser type/version,

2.operating system used,

Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
Host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
Time of the server request,

are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website and internet use for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of these websites. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of third parties. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other data held by Google. The IP addresses are anonymized so that assignment is not possible (IP masking).

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

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon the granting of explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on ( https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

You can find more information about data protection in connection with Google Analytics in the Google Analytics Help Center ( https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).

Advertising

13.1 Google Ads (AdWords) Remarketing/Retargeting

We have integrated Google Ads on this website. The operating company of the services of Google Ads is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

We use it to advertise this website in Google search results, as well as on third-party websites. For this purpose, Google places a cookie in the browser of your device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visit.

Any additional data processing will only take place if you have consented to Google linking your internet and app browsing history to your Google account by Google and using information from your Google account to personalize ads you view on the web. In this case, if you are logged in to Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, your personal data is temporarily linked by Google to Google Analytics data in order to form target groups.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon the granting of explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

You can view Google Ads’ privacy policy and further information at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

13.2 Google Ads with Conversion Tracking

We have integrated Google Ads on this website. The operating company of the Google Ads services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ads is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to display ads in Google’s search engine results as well as on the Google Network. Google Ads allows an advertiser to pre-define certain keywords that will only be used to display an ad in Google’s search engine results when the user uses the search engine to retrieve a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed by means of an automatic algorithm and in compliance with the previously defined keywords on topic-relevant websites.

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

If you access our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is stored on your IT system by Google. A conversion cookie expires after thirty days and is not used to identify you. If the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to track whether certain subpages, such as the shopping cart from an online shop system, have been accessed on our website. The conversion cookie allows both us and Google to track whether a user who has reached our website via an AdWords ad has generated revenue, i.e. has completed or abandoned a purchase of goods.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used by us to determine the total number of users who have been referred to us via Ads Ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective Ads Ad and to optimize our Ads Ads for the future. Neither our company nor other Google Ads advertisers receive information from Google that could be used to identify you.

The conversion cookie stores personal information, such as the websites you visit. Every time you visit our website, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection you use, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon the granting of explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

You can view Google AdSense’s privacy policy and further information at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Plugins and other services

14.1 Google Tag Manager

On this website, we use the Google Tag Manager service. Google Tag Manager is operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ireland Limited is part of the Google group of companies, headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Through this tool, “website tags” (i.e. keywords that are integrated into HTML elements) can be implemented and managed via an interface. By using the Google Tag Manager, we can automatically track which button, link or personalized image you have actively clicked on and can then record which content of our website is of particular interest to you.

The tool also triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager doesn’t access this data. If you have opted out at the domain or cookie level, it will remain in place for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon the granting of explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

Further information on Google Tag Manager and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Your rights as a data subject

15.1 Right to confirmation

You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed.

15.2 Right to information Art. 15 GDPR

You have the right to receive information from us at any time free of charge about the personal data stored about you as well as a copy of this data in accordance with the statutory provisions.

15.3 Right to rectification Art. 16 GDPR

You have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. Furthermore, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, taking into account the purposes of the processing.

15.4 Deletion Art. 17 GDPR

You have the right to demand that the personal data concerning you be deleted without undue delay, provided that one of the reasons provided for by law applies and insofar as the processing or storage is not necessary.

15.5 Restriction of processing Art. 18 GDPR

You have the right to demand that we restrict the processing if one of the legal requirements is met.

15.6 Data portability Art. 20 GDPR

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us to whom the personal data has been provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and the processing is carried out using automated processes, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.

Furthermore, when exercising your right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 (1) GDPR, you have the right to obtain that the personal data is transferred directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible and provided that the rights and freedoms of other persons are not adversely affected.

15.7 Objection Art. 21 GDPR

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you that is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) (data processing in the public interest) or f (data processing on the basis of a balancing of interests) GDPR.

This also applies to profiling based on these provisions within the meaning of Art. 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 that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

In individual cases, we process personal data in order to conduct direct marketing. You may object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct advertising. If you object to us being processed for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you that we carry out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 (1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

Notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you are free to exercise your right to object to the use of information society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

15.8 Revocation of consent under data protection law

You have the right to revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time with effect for the future.

15.9 Complaint to a supervisory authority

You have the right to complain to a supervisory authority responsible for data protection about our processing of personal data.

15.10 Objection Art. 21 GDPR

If, after weighing up the interests, we process your personal data on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future.

If you make use of your right to object, we will stop processing the data concerned. However, we reserve the right to further processing if we can prove compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your individual interests, fundamental rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If your personal data is processed by us for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing. You can exercise the objection as described above. If you make use of your right to object to advertising, we will immediately end the processing of the data concerned for direct advertising purposes with effect for the future.

Up-to-dateness and modification of the privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status of March 2026.

Due to the further development of our websites and offers or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration. The current data protection declaration can be accessed and printed by you at any time on the website under “https://cards-x-ccess.com/datenschutz/”.

This privacy policy has been created with the support of the data protection software: audatis MANAGER.