Privacy Policy

 

1. Data protection at a glance

 

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the "Controller Information" section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter into a contact form. Other data is automatically collected or obtained with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. For this and for other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis tools and third-party tools: When visiting this website, your browsing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done with so-called analytics programs. Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

 

2. Hosting

 

We host the contents of our website with the following provider:

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
The provider is Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, 1855 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as AWS). When you visit our website, your personal data is processed on AWS servers. This may also involve the transfer of personal data to the parent company of AWS in the United States. Data transfer to the United States is based on EU Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: AWS GDPR Data Processing Addendum

For more information, please refer to AWS's privacy policy: AWS Privacy Policy

The use of AWS is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined in TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is processed only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

 

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

 

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and for what purpose. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Controller Information

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Honigberger & Trottier GbR (pluginplug.io GbR) 
Auf dem Haigst 5a
70597 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 176 55 268099
Email: info@pluginplug.io

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

If no specific storage duration is specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate 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 retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website

If you have given your consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data according to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is also based on § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is required to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also take place based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases for data processing are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Notice of Data Transfer to Insecure Third Countries and Transfer to US Companies Not Certified under DPF

We use tools from companies based in insecure third countries in terms of data protection law, as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these countries. Please note that no data protection level comparable to the EU can be guaranteed in data protection-law insecure third countries. We would like to point out that the USA, as a safe third country, generally has a data protection level comparable to that of the EU. Data transfer to the USA is permissible if the recipient is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF) or has suitable additional guarantees. Information on transfers to third countries, including data recipients, can be found in this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data: In the course of our business activities, we work with various external entities. In some cases, this also requires the transmission of personal data to these external entities. We only disclose personal data to external entities if this is required as part of a contract fulfillment, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in such disclosure based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if other legal grounds permit data disclosure. When using data processors, we only disclose personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke a previously given consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is carried out based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons that arise from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms or the processing serves the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR). If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection under Art. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint

4. Data Collection on This Website

 

Cookies

Our websites use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packets that do not harm your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser. Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies allow the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions do not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies may be used for analyzing user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for electronic communication or to provide certain functions you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart function) or for website optimization (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively based on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time. You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. You can find information about which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data will not be merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your data from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries sent to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completion of your inquiry). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiries by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries sent to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time. The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completion of your request). Mandatory legal provisions – especially statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

 

5. Newsletter

 

Newsletter Data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data will not be collected or will only be collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. The processing of data entered in the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The consent given for the storage of data, email address, and its use for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time, for example via the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter with us or the newsletter service provider and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email 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 that has been stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

After you have been removed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in compliance with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

6. Plugins and Tools

 

YouTube with Enhanced Privacy

This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the site is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. We use YouTube in the extended privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the extended privacy mode does not necessarily exclude the transfer of data to YouTube partners. Regardless of whether you are watching a video, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google Marketing Network.

As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. This informs the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your surfing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. Furthermore, after starting a video, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use similar recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). This allows YouTube to obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent attempted fraud.

Depending on the start of a YouTube video, further data processing operations may be triggered over which we have no influence. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. For more information on data protection at YouTube, please see their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google Fonts

This site uses so-called Google Fonts for the uniform display of fonts, which are provided by Google. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. Google then becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on his website. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies or access to information on your end device), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer. For more information on Google Fonts, please visit: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company has a certification under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States aimed at ensuring compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the United States. Each company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participantdetail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

Font Awesome

This site uses Font Awesome to ensure the consistent display of fonts and symbols. The provider is Fonticons, Inc., 6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache to display texts, fonts, and symbols correctly. For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Font Awesome's servers. Font Awesome then becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Font Awesome is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the consistent presentation of the typeface on our website. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies or access to information on your end device), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your browser does not support Font Awesome, a standard font will be used by your computer. For more information on Font Awesome, please see Font Awesome's privacy policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter referred to as "reCAPTCHA") on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. reCAPTCHA is used to check whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is being performed by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of website visitors based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, duration of the website visitor's stay on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google. The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place. The storage and analysis of the data are based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting their web offerings from abusive automated spying and spam. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. For more information on Google reCAPTCHA, please refer to Google's privacy policy and terms of use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

7. Analysis Tools and Advertising

 

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, which includes an anonymization function. This service analyzes and evaluates data regarding user behavior on websites. It collects information about which website a user came from to our site, which pages they visited, and how long they stayed on a page. Such analysis primarily serves to improve a website and increase the efficiency of online advertising. Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, is the provider of Google Analytics.

To anonymize the IP address, we use the "_gat._anonymizeIp" addition with Google Analytics. This shortens the user's IP address by Google, provided that the access is made from an EU member state or a state in the European Economic Area.

The main goal of Google Analytics is to analyze visitor flows on our website. The data collected by Google is used to evaluate our website and create reports on activities on the site.

Google Analytics uses cookies to enable website analysis if you have consented. During each page visit, your browser is instructed by Google Analytics to send data. This includes personal data such as the IP address being transmitted to Google.

For detailed privacy information from Google, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://policies.google.com/terms. For a more detailed explanation of Google Analytics, please see: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/12159447.

In addition, we use Google Analytics' demographic reports. These reports are based on data from interest-based advertising and third-party data. We cannot assign this data to any specific individual.

We also use "Google Signals," which allows for cross-device user number reports. This information is not personally identifiable to us, but Google may be able to associate this data. You can opt out of data collection by "Google Signals" by disabling "personalized advertising" in your Google account.

Sometimes we also test new versions of Google Analytics, which may result in several cookies being stored in your browser.

Google DoubleClick and Campaign Manager Integration

We have integrated features of Google's DoubleClick on our website. DoubleClick is a product of Google that primarily offers specialized online advertising services to advertising agencies and publishers. Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, is responsible for DoubleClick.

With each call, click, or other activities, DoubleClick sends data to its own server. With each of these transmissions, DoubleClick prompts the user's browser to accept a cookie if the user's consent is given. This cookie is primarily used to improve and target advertising. For example, it helps display relevant ads to the user, generate reports for advertising campaigns, optimize them, and prevent the same ad from being displayed multiple times.

DoubleClick uses a cookie ID for technical implementation. This ID helps, for example, to display an ad in a browser, avoid double impressions, and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

A DoubleClick cookie does not generally contain personal information. However, it may contain additional identifiers for specific advertising campaigns that a user has already interacted with.

Every time our website is accessed and a DoubleClick feature is active, your browser is instructed to send data to Google for online advertising and commissioning. In this process, Google can track certain actions, such as clicking on specific links.

For detailed privacy information about DoubleClick from Google, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://policies.google.com/terms.

In addition, we use, with your consent, cookies from the Campaign Manager (Double Click Floodlight) for measuring the success of our advertising. These cookies help us recognize whether users perform actions on our site after viewing or clicking on one of our ads on Google or other websites (known as conversion tracking). Furthermore, the Campaign Manager uses cookie-based page views to deliver advertising in a more targeted manner.

Google Tag Manager

pluginplug.io uses Google Tag Manager, provided by Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Tags are specific data point markers. Google Tag Manager integrates measurement pixels from specific third-party providers on our websites. The Tag Manager itself does not set cookies and does not collect personal information. However, it allows enabling other tags that potentially collect data. The Google Tag Manager does not have access to this data. For more information about Google Tag Manager, please visit: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/faq.html and https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy.

8. Use of Partner Program & Affiliate Links

 

pluginplug.io collaborates with partner programs such as affiliate marketing partners. This internet-based distribution method allows commercial operators of websites to display advertisements, which are usually compensated through click or sale commissions, on third-party websites, known as distribution partners or affiliates.

When a product is purchased in one of the partner shops through an affiliate link, the operator of this site receives a sales commission. When and how compensation is paid can vary greatly. Affiliate partners either pay for a click on the affiliate link that leads pluginplug.io users to their shop or only after the purchase of a product through a commission. However, it's important to note that the price for you as a consumer remains unchanged in any case.

Affiliate marketing allows commercial operators of websites (referred to as merchants or advertisers) to display advertisements (mostly click or sale commissions) on websites of distribution partners (so-called affiliates or publishers). The merchant provides advertising material, such as a banner or other suitable means of internet advertising, via the affiliate network, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate into their own websites or promoted through other channels, such as keyword advertising or email marketing. The information collected here is available to both the partner who placed the ad and pluginplug.io.

For this purpose, the following data is collected:

• Server log information
• Referrer ID
• Clicked product
• Possible purchase success

This data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. pluginplug.io has an interest in collecting this information, as this is the only way to determine the amount of compensation.

pluginplug.io deletes this information after the obligation to provide evidence for invoicing to ad operators has expired.