LEGAL NOTICE

Privacy Policy

1. An overview of data protection

General information

The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your

personal data when you visit this website. The term “personal data” comprises all data that can be used to

personally identify you. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consult

our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this copy.

Data recording on this website

Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website (i.e., the “controller”)?

The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is available

under section “Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)” in this

Privacy Policy.

How do we record your data?

2 / 12We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance be information

you enter into our contact form.

Other data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to its recording during

your website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g., web browser, operating system,

or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.

What are the purposes we use your data for?

A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data

may be used to analyze your user patterns. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the

transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders or other order enquiries.

What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and purposes of your archived

personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand

that your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option to

revoke this consent at any time, which shall affect all future data processing. Moreover, you have the right to

demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have

the right to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have questions about this or any other data protection

related issues.

Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties

There is a possibility that your browsing patterns will be statistically analyzed when your visit this website.

Such analyses are performed primarily with what we refer to as analysis programs.

For detailed information about these analysis programs please consult our Data Protection Declaration

below.

2. Hosting

We are hosting the content of our website at the following provider:

IONOS

The provider is the IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany (hereinafter referred to as:

IONOS). Whenever you visit our website, IONOS records various logfiles along with your IP addresses. For

details, please consult the data privacy policy of IONOS:

https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.

We use IONOS on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. Our company has a legitimate interest in presenting a

website that is as dependable as possible. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried

out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the

storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the

meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

3 / 12The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence,

we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data

protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.

Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises

data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we

collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the

information is collected.

We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e., through e-mail communications)

may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third-party access.

Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)

The data processing controller on this website is:

Behnaz Hasani

Drosselweg 4

66130 Saarbrücken

Phone: +49 163 9717434

E-mail: Behnaz.hasani.darabadi@gmail.com

The controller is the natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makes

decisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mail

addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain

with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for

deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally

permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the

latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

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

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or

Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 (1) DSGVO. In the case of

explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art.

49 (1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your end

device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on § 25 (1) TDDDG. The

consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the

implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art.

6(1)(c) GDPR. Furthermore, the data processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest

according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in

the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

In the scope of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, this also

requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external

parties if this is required as part of the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g.,

4 / 12disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(f)

GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of this data. When using processors, we only disclose

personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract on data processing. In the case of joint

processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data

A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also

revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness

of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE

THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON

GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED

ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS

BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE

WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO

PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA,

THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE

PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION

PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING,

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE

EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL

DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES

(OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory

agency, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the

place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other

administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of

a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you should

demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it is technically feasible.

Information about, rectification and eradication of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to demand information about

your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data

at any time. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about

this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any

time.

Right to demand processing restrictions

5 / 12You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is

concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in

the following cases:

• In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually need
  

some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to

demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.

• If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to
  

demand the restriction of the processing of your data instead of demanding the eradication of this data.

• If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal
  

entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead

of its eradication.

• If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be
  

weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the

right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with the exception of their archiving –

may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to

protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by

the European Union or a member state of the EU.

SSL and/or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or

inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption

program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser

switches from “http://” to “https://” and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.

If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Rejection of unsolicited e-mails

We herewith object to the use of contact information published in conjunction with the mandatory

information to be provided in our Site Notice to send us promotional and information material that we have

not expressly requested. The operators of this website and its pages reserve the express right to take legal

action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, for instance via SPAM messages.

4. Recording of data on this website

Cookies

Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as “cookies.” Cookies are small data packages that do

not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session

(session cookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are

automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your device

until you actively delete them, or they are automatically eradicated by your web browser.

Cookies can be issued by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies).

Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies into websites (e.g.,

cookies for handling payment services).

Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions

would not work in the absence of these cookies (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos).

Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for promotional purposes.

6 / 12Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions, for the provision

of certain functions you want to use (e.g., for the shopping cart function) or those that are necessary for the

optimization (required cookies) of the website (e.g., cookies that provide measurable insights into the web

audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless a different legal basis is cited. The

operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the storage of required cookies to ensure the technically

error-free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If your consent to the storage of the cookies

and similar recognition technologies has been requested, the processing occurs exclusively on the basis of

the consent obtained (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG); this consent may be revoked at any time.

You have the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies are

placed and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of

cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete-function for the automatic eradication of cookies

when the browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited.

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Request by e-mail, telephone, or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name,

request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these

data on without your consent.

These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a

contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the data are

processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries submitted to us (Art.

6(1)(f) GDPR) or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if it has been obtained; the consent can be

revoked at any time.

The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your

consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request).

Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

IONOS Web Analytics

This website uses IONOS WebAnalytics analysis services. The provider of these services is 1&1 IONOS SE,

Elgendorfer Straße 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany. In conjunction with the performance of analyses by

IONOS, it is possible to e.g., analyze the number of visitors and their behavior patterns during visits (e.g.,

number of pages accessed, duration of their visits to the website, percentage of aborted visits), visitor origins

(i.e., from which site does the visitor arrive at our site), visitor locations as well as technical data (browser and

session of operating system used). For these purposes, IONOS archives in particular the following data:

• Referrer (previously visited website)
  
• Accessed page on the website or file
  
• Browser type and browser version
  
• Used operating system
  
• Type of device used
  
• Website access time
  
• Anonymized IP address (used only to determine the access location)
  

According to IONOS, the data recorded are completely anonymized so they cannot be tracked back to

individuals. IONOS WebAnalytics does not archive cookies.

7 / 12The data are stored and analyzed pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate

interest in the statistical analysis of user patterns to optimize both, the operator’s web presentation as well

as the operator’s promotional activities. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried

out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the

storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the

meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information affiliated with the recording and processing of data by IONOS WebAnalytics, please

click on the following link of the data policy declaration:

https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/datenschutzerklaerung/.

Data processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a

contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our website

visitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we will need from you an e-mail

address as well as information that allow us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided

and consent to the receipt of the newsletter. No further data shall be collected or shall be collected only on a

voluntary basis. We shall use such data only for the sending of the requested information and shall not share

such data with any third parties.

The processing of the information entered into the newsletter subscription form shall occur exclusively on

the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke the consent you have given to the archiving of

data, the e-mail address, and the use of this information for the sending of the newsletter at any time, for

instance by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. This shall be without prejudice to the

lawfulness of any data processing transactions that have taken place to date.

The data deposited with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you

unsubscribe from the newsletter or the newsletter service provider and deleted from the newsletter

distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose has ceased to apply. We

reserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own

discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Data stored for other purposes with us remain unaffected.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored by us or the

newsletter service provider in a blacklist, if such action is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data

from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both your

interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate

interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You may object to

the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

Newsletter mailing to existing customers

If you order goods or services from us and enter your e-mail address, this e-mail address may subsequently

be used by us to send you newsletters, provided we inform you of this in advance. In such a case, only direct

advertising for our own similar goods or services will be sent via the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from

this newsletter at any time. There is a corresponding link in every newsletter for this purpose. In this case,

8 / 12the legal basis for sending the newsletter is Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR in conjunction with Section 7 (3) UWG.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, we may store your email address in a blacklist to

prevent future mailings to you. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be

merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal

requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR).

Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our

legitimate interest.

7. Plug-ins and Tools

YouTube with expanded data protection integration

This website integrates videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the website is Google Ireland

Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of these websites on which YouTube is integrated, a connection to the YouTube servers

is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your

YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You

can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, videos that are played in

extended data protection mode are not used to personalize browsing on YouTube. Ads that are played in

extended data protection mode are also not personalized. No cookies are set in extended data protection

mode. Instead, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user’s browser, which contain personal data

similar to cookies and can be used for recognition. Details on the extended data protection mode can be

found here:

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

After activating a YouTube video, further data processing operations may be triggered over which we have

no influence.

The use of YouTube is based on our interest in presenting our online content in an appealing manner.

Pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, this is a legitimate interest. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the

processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the

consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device

fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information on how YouTube handles user data, please consult the YouTube Data Privacy Policy

under:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an

agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European

data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to

comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the

following link:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Vimeo Without Tracking (Do-Not-Track)

This website uses plugins of the Vimeo video portal. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New

York, New York 10011, USA.

9 / 12Whenever you visit one of our pages featuring Vimeo videos, a connection with the servers of Vimeo is

established. In conjunction with this, the Vimeo server receives information about which of our sites you

have visited. Vimeo also receives your IP address. However, we have set up Vimeo in such a way that Vimeo

cannot track your user activities and does not place any cookies.

We use Vimeo to make our online presentation attractive for you. This is a legitimate interest on our part

pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If a respective declaration of consent was requested (e.g. concerning the

storage of cookies), processing shall occur exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the given consent

may be revoked at any time.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European

Commission and, according to Vimeo, on “legitimate business interests”. Details can be found here:

https://vimeo.com/privacy.

For more information on the handling of user data, please consult Vimeo’s data privacy policy at:

https://vimeo.com/privacy

The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an

agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European

data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to

comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the

following link:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5711.

Google Fonts (local embedding)

This website uses so-called Google Fonts provided by Google to ensure the uniform use of fonts on this site.

These Google fonts are locally installed so that a connection to Google’s servers will not be established in

conjunction with this application.

For more information on Google Fonts, please follow this link:

https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and consult Google’s Data Privacy Declaration under:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google Maps

This website uses the mapping service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”),

Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the means of this service, we can integrate map

material on our website.

To enable the use of the Google Maps features, your IP address must be stored. As a rule, this information is

transferred to one of Google’s servers in the United States, where it is archived. The operator of this website

has no control over the data transfer. In case Google Maps has been activated, Google has the option to use

Google Fonts for the purpose of the uniform depiction of fonts. When you access Google Maps, your

browser will load the required web fonts into your browser cache, to correctly display text and fonts.

We use Google Maps to present our online content in an appealing manner and to make the locations

disclosed on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If

appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a)

GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information

in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be

revoked at any time.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European

Commission. Details can be found here:

10 / 12https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and

https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

For more information on the handling of user data, please review Google’s Data Privacy Declaration under:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an

agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European

data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to

comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the

following link:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.