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Privacy policy

Stand: 02.02.2023

This privacy policy clarifies the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") within our online offer and the associated websites, functions and content as well as external online presences, such as our social media profile. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "online offering"). With regard to the terms used, such as "personal data" or their "processing", we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Person responsible

Deep Care GmbH
Königsallee 43
71638 Ludwigsburg

e-mail: info@deep-care.de

Represented by:

Dr Milad Geravand

Register entry:

Registered in the commercial register.
Register court: Local court 70190 Stuttgart
Register number: HRB 769943

Types of data processed

  • Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses)

  • Contact details (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers)

  • Content data (e.g. text entries, photographs, videos)

  • Contract data (e.g. subject matter of the contract, term, customer category)

  • Payment data (e.g. bank details, payment history)

  • Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times)

  • Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses)

Processing of special categories of data (Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR)

In principle, no special categories of data are processed unless they are provided by the user for processing, e.g. entered in online forms.

Categories of data subjects affected by the processing

Customers, interested parties, suppliers, visitors and users of the online offer
In the following, we also refer to the persons concerned collectively as "users".

Purpose of the processing

  • Provision of the online offer, its contents and functions

  • Provision of contractual services, service and customer care

  • Answering contact enquiries and communicating with users

  • Marketing, advertising and market research

  • Safety measures

01 Relevant legal bases

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal basis of our data processing. If the legal basis is not stated in the privacy policy, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfil our services and implement contractual measures and respond to enquiries is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfil our legal obligations is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

02. changes and updates to the privacy policy

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our privacy policy. We will adapt the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g. consent) or other individual notification.

03. safety measures

03.1

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk; the measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as the access, input, disclosure, safeguarding of availability and its separation. Furthermore, we have established procedures that guarantee the exercise of data subject rights, deletion of data and reaction to data jeopardisation. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account as early as the development and selection of hardware, software and procedures, in accordance with the principle of data protection through technology design and data protection-friendly default settings (Art. 25 GDPR).

03.2

The security measures include in particular the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our server.

04. cooperation with processors and third parties

04.1

If we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties) as part of our processing, transfer it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this is only done on the basis of legal permission, you have consented, a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

04.2

If we commission third parties with the processing of data on the basis of a so-called "order processing contract", this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

05. transfers to third countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs in the context of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transfer of data to third parties, this will only take place if it is done to fulfil our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual authorisations, we only process or have the data processed in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met. This means, for example, that the processing takes place on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognised determination of a level of data protection corresponding to the EU (e.g. for the USA through the "Privacy Shield") or compliance with officially recognised special contractual obligations (so-called "standard contractual clauses").

06. rights of the data subjects

06.1

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to request information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.

06.2

You have accordingly. Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the completion of data concerning you or the rectification of inaccurate data concerning you.

06.3

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that the data in question be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to demand that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.

06.4

You have the right to request to receive the data concerning you that you have provided to us in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to request that it be transferred to other data controllers.

06.5

In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

07. right of cancellation

You have the right to withdraw your consent in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR with effect for the future.

08. right of objection

You can object to the future processing of data concerning you at any time in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. In particular, you may object to processing for direct marketing purposes.

09 Cookies and right to object to direct advertising

09.1

We use temporary and permanent cookies (non-essential cookies, however, only if you have actively consented to this when selecting the cookies), i.e. small files that are stored on the user's device (for an explanation of the term and function, see the last section of this privacy policy). Some of the cookies are used for security purposes or are necessary for the operation of our online services (e.g. to display the website) or to save the user's decision when confirming the cookie banner. In addition, we or our technology partners use cookies for reach measurement and marketing purposes, about which users are informed in the course of the privacy policy.

09.2

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be raised for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU side http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ be explained. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the browser settings. Please note that you may then not be able to use all the functions of this website.

10. deletion of data

10.1

The data processed by us will be deleted or its processing restricted in accordance with Art. 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless expressly stated in this privacy policy, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. If the data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.

10.2

In accordance with legal requirements, storage is carried out in particular for 6 years in accordance with Section 257 (1) HGB (trading books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with Section 147 (1) AO (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant for taxation, etc.).

11. provision of contractual services

11.1

We process inventory data (e.g., names and addresses as well as contact data of users), contract data (e.g., services used, names of contact persons, payment information) for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR. GDPR. The entries marked as mandatory in online forms are required for the conclusion of the contract.

11.2

Users can optionally create a user account in which they can view their orders in particular. As part of the registration process, users are provided with the required mandatory information. The user accounts are not public and cannot be indexed by search engines. If users have cancelled their user account, their data will be deleted with regard to the user account, subject to their retention is necessary for commercial or tax law reasons in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. It is the responsibility of users to back up their data before the end of the contract in the event of cancellation. We are authorised to irretrievably delete all user data stored during the term of the contract.

11.3

As part of the registration and renewed logins as well as the use of our online services, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. This data is stored on the basis of our legitimate interests and those of the user in protection against misuse and other unauthorised use. This data is not passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

11.4

We process usage data (e.g., the websites visited on our online offering, interest in our products) and content data (e.g., entries in the contact form or user profile) for advertising purposes in a user profile, e.g., to display product information to users based on the services they have used to date.

11.5

The deletion takes place after the expiry of statutory warranty and comparable obligations, the necessity of storing the data is reviewed every three years; in the case of statutory archiving obligations, the deletion takes place after their expiry (end of commercial law (6 years) and tax law (10 years) retention obligation); information in the customer account remains until its deletion.

12. booking portal and questionnaire

12.1

If a user (or an employee of our customer) wishes to book an ISA device for the agreed period, we ask the user to enter the following data in a booking portal: E-mail of the user, desired start of use, desired ISA colour, delivery address with recipient's name.

12.2

This data is stored and only used for the planning and dispatch of ISA to the user and for communication with the user by email. We pass on the delivery address to our logistics partner DHL in order to create a shipping and return label.

12.3

At the end of ISA use, we send the user an e-mail so that they can complete an anonymous questionnaire.

12.4

Users can request changes or deletion of their data via the contact email provided to them.

13. making contact

13.1

When contacting us (via contact form or e-mail), the user's details are processed to process the contact enquiry and its handling in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

13.2

User data may be stored in our customer relationship management system ("CRM system") or a comparable enquiry organisation.

13.3

We delete the enquiries if they are no longer required. We review the necessity every two years; we store enquiries from customers who have a customer account permanently and refer to the details of the customer account for deletion. In the case of statutory archiving obligations, the deletion takes place after their expiry (end of commercial law (6 years) and tax law (10 years) retention obligation).

14 Comments and contributions

14.1

If users leave comments or other contributions, their IP addresses are stored on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR for 7 days. GDPR for 7 days.

14.2

This is done for our security in case someone leaves illegal content in comments and posts (insults, prohibited political propaganda, etc.). In this case, we ourselves can be prosecuted for the comment or post and are therefore interested in the identity of the author.

15. collection of access data and log files

15.1

We collect on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR, we collect data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files). The access data includes the name of the website accessed, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider.

15.2

Log file information is stored for security reasons (e.g. to investigate misuse or fraud) for a maximum of seven days and then deleted. Data whose further storage is required for evidence purposes is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

16. online presence in social media

16.1

We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with the customers, interested parties and users active there and to inform them about our services. When accessing the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply. 15.2 Unless otherwise stated in our privacy policy, we process users' data if they communicate with us within the social networks and platforms, e.g. write posts on our online presences or send us messages.

16.2

Unless otherwise stated in our privacy policy, we process users' data if they communicate with us within social networks and platforms, e.g. write posts on our online presences or send us messages.

17. cookies & reach measurement

17.1

Cookies are pieces of information that are transferred from our web server or third-party web servers to the user's web browser and stored there for later retrieval. Cookies can be small files or other types of information storage.

17.2

We use "session cookies", which are only stored for the duration of the current visit to our online presence (e.g. to enable the storage of your login status or the shopping basket function and thus the use of our online offer at all). A randomly generated unique identification number, a so-called session ID, is stored in a session cookie. A cookie also contains information about its origin and the storage period. These cookies cannot store any other data. Session cookies are deleted when you have finished using our website and, for example, log out or close the browser.

17.3

Users are informed about the use of cookies in the context of pseudonymised reach measurement as part of this privacy policy.

17.4

If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.

17.5

You can opt out of the use of cookies used for reach measurement and advertising purposes via the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) and additionally the US-American website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/) contradict.

18. integration of third-party services and content

18.1

On the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we use content or service offers from third-party providers within our online offer. GDPR) content or service offers from third-party providers in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "content"). This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content recognise the IP address of the user, as they would not be able to send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required to display this content. We endeavour to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. Pixel tags can be used to analyse information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, time of visit and other information about the use of our online offer, as well as being linked to such information from other sources.

18.2

The following presentation provides an overview of third-party providers and their content, together with links to their data protection declarations, which contain further information on the processing of data and, in some cases already mentioned here, options for objection (so-called opt-out):

PayPal: If our customers use the payment services of third parties (e.g. PayPal or Sofortüberweisung), the terms and conditions and data protection notices of the respective third-party providers, which can be accessed within the respective websites or transaction applications, apply.

Google Fonts: External fonts from Google, LLC, https://www.google.com/fonts ("Google Fonts"). Google Fonts are integrated by calling up a Google server (usually in the USA). Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Tidio live chat: This website uses technology from Tidio Ltd. 220C Blythe Road, W14 0HH, London, United Kingdom (www.tidiochat.com) anonymised data is collected and stored for the purpose of web analysis and to operate the live chat system for answering live support enquiries. This anonymised data can be used to create user profiles under a pseudonym. Cookies can be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the website visitor's Internet browser. The cookies enable the internet browser to be recognised. The data collected using TidioChat technologies will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website and will not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym without the separately granted consent of the person concerned. In order to avoid the storage of TidioChat cookies, you can set your Internet browser so that no more cookies can be stored on your computer in the future or cookies that have already been stored are deleted. However, switching off all cookies may mean that some functions on our website can no longer be carried out. You can object to the collection and storage of data for the purpose of creating a pseudonymised user profile at any time with effect for the future by sending us your objection informally by e-mail to the e-mail address given in the legal notice. Privacy policy: https://www.tidiochat.com/en/privacy-policy

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