PRIVACY POLICY Unless stated otherwise, the provision of your personal data is neither legally or contractually required, nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to do so will have no consequences. This only applies as long as no other information is provided in the following processing operations. “Personal data” refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. SERVER LOGFILES You can visit our websites without providing personal information. When you access our website, usage data is transmitted by your internet browser and stored in log files (server logfiles). These stored data include, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. These data are used exclusively for ensuring the smooth operation of our website and for improving our offer. It is not possible to assign these data to a specific person. COLLECTION AND PROCESSING WHEN USING THE CONTACT FORM When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of contact. By sending your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending us a message, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. We use your email address only for processing your request. Your data will then be deleted, unless you have agreed to further processing and use. COOKIES Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on the user’s computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie can be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables a unique identification of the browser when the website is visited again. We use cookies to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Additionally, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after you change pages and offer you services. Some features of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these features, it is necessary for the browser to be recognized even after changing pages. We also use cookies on our website to enable an analysis of the browsing behavior of our page visitors. Furthermore, we use cookies to subsequently address page visitors with targeted, interest-based advertising on other websites. The processing is based on § 15 (3) TMG and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR from the legitimate interest in the aforementioned purposes. The data collected in this way is pseudonymized by technical means. Therefore, it is no longer possible to assign the data to your person. The data is not stored together with other personal data from you. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation, which is based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR. Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data contained therein. Already stored cookies can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website in this case. Under the following links, you can find information on how to manage (including deactivating) cookies in the most popular browsers: Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=deInternet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookiesMozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnenSafari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac USAGE OF YOUTUBE We use the function for embedding YouTube videos of YouTube LLC. (901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA; “YouTube”) on our website. YouTube is a company affiliated with Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The “Advanced Privacy Mode” option is activated. This means that YouTube does not store any information about the website visitors. Only when you watch a video, information about it is transmitted to YouTube and stored there. For more information about the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, as well as your rights and options to protect your privacy, please see the YouTube privacy policy (https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy). DATA PROTECTION OFFICER You can contact and reach our data protection officer at the following address: André Weinert Wirtschaftskontor Weinert Beim Wendentor 1 18055 Rostock Germany E-Mail: dsb@karls.de Rights of the Data Subject If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, right to correction, right to deletion, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability. In addition, you have the right to object to the processing based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR as well as to the processing for the purpose of direct marketing under Art. 21 (1) GDPR. You can contact us at your convenience. RIGHT TO FILE COMPLAINTS WITH SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY You have the right, according to Art. 77 GDPR, to file a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.