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 refers to all data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for the 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 section “Information on the Responsible Entity” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some data are collected when you provide them to us, for example, by filling out a contact form.
Other data are collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website. These mainly include technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of processing your personal data. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time for this or any other questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done with so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. General Notes 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 statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data that can personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by e-mail) may have security gaps. A complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

DURATEUS GmbH
Sebastian Vogelbach
Im Entenbad 16A
79541 Lörrach
Germany

Phone: +49 1573 1675816
Email: info@durateus.com

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated 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., retention periods under tax or commercial law). In the latter case, the deletion will occur once these reasons no longer apply.

General Notes on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website

If you have given your consent 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 data categories under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR.
If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), processing also occurs based on § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
If your data are required to fulfill a contract or for pre-contractual measures, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Furthermore, we process your data if required to fulfill a legal obligation under Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also occur on the basis of our legitimate interests under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Details on the relevant legal bases are provided in the sections below.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business, we cooperate with various external parties. This may involve the transmission of personal data. We transfer personal data to external parties only if necessary for contract performance, legally required (e.g., to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the transfer.
When using processors, personal data are only transferred under a valid data processing agreement. In cases 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 any previously given consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.

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

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO SUCH PROCESSING. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN CONNECTION WITH DIRECT MARKETING.
If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection under Art. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, affected persons have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or a contract delivered to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.

Right to Access, Rectification, and Erasure

Within the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to rectification or deletion of such data. You can contact us at any time regarding this or other questions concerning personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in the following cases:

• If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification process, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of the deletion of the data.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its deletion.
• If you have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Wenn Sie die Verarbeitung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten eingeschränkt haben, dürfen diese Daten – von ihrer Speicherung abgesehen – nur mit Ihrer Einwilligung oder zur Geltendmachung, Ausübung oder Verteidigung von Rechtsansprüchen oder zum Schutz der Rechte einer anderen natürlichen oder juristischen Person oder aus Gründen eines wichtigen öffentlichen Interesses der Europäischen Union oder eines Mitgliedstaats verarbeitet werden.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator.
You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address line of your browser changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data transmitted to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Promotional Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published in the legal notice for the transmission of unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

3. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets that do not cause any harm to your device. They are either stored temporarily 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 manually or your web browser performs automatic deletion.

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain third-party services within websites (for example, cookies used for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or displaying videos). Other cookies may be used for analyzing user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, for providing specific functions you request (e.g., the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services.
Where consent for the storage of cookies or similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG; consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Inquiries by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including any personal data provided (name, inquiry details), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is required to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling the inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), where applicable; consent may be revoked at any time.

The data you send us via contact requests remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., once your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly legal retention periods – remain unaffected.

4. Social Media

Facebook

This website integrates elements of the social network Facebook. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
According to Facebook, collected data may also be transferred to the USA and other third countries.

An overview of Facebook’s social media plugins can be found here:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and Facebook’s servers. Facebook thereby receives information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account.
We would like to point out that, as the provider of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to Facebook or of Facebook’s use of such data. For further information, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy:
https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Where personal data are collected using this tool and transmitted to Facebook, both we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR).
Joint responsibility is limited solely to the collection of data and their transmission to Facebook. Any subsequent processing by Facebook is not part of this joint responsibility.
The obligations shared between us and Facebook are set out in an agreement on joint processing, available at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum

Under this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information about the use of Facebook tools and for implementing the tool securely on our website. Facebook is responsible for data security of its products. You may assert your data subject rights (e.g., access requests) directly with Facebook. If you contact us, we must forward such requests to Facebook.

Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). Details can be found here:

• https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum

• https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Meta is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the EU and the US designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the US. Certified companies are obligated to adhere to these standards. More information:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452

Instagram

This website includes features of the Instagram service. These features are provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

When the Instagram element is active, a direct connection between your device and the Instagram server is established. Instagram receives information about your visit to this website.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account.
Please note that we, as the provider of this site, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how Instagram uses it.

The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfers and joint responsibility between us and Meta follow the same framework and agreements described in the Facebook section above.

Further details are available in Instagram’s privacy policy:
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/

Meta is also certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF):
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452

5. Analytics Tools and Advertising

WP Statistics

This website uses the analytics tool WP Statistics to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is Veronalabs, Tatari 64, 10134 Tallinn, Estonia
(https://veronalabs.com).

WP Statistics allows us to analyze the use of our website. It records, among other things, log files (IP address, referrer, browsers used, origin of users, search engine used) and actions visitors perform on the site (e.g., clicks and views).

The data collected with WP Statistics are stored exclusively on our own server.

The use of this analytics tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior to optimize our website and advertising. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is based exclusively on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to device information (e.g., device fingerprinting). Consent can be revoked at any time.

IP Anonymization

We use WP Statistics with anonymized IP addresses. Your IP address is shortened so that it can no longer be directly attributed to you.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and agree to receive the newsletter. No additional data, or only voluntary data, are collected. 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 takes place exclusively based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe or once the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter list at our own discretion in the context of our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Data stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected.

After unsubscribing from the newsletter list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist, if necessary, to prevent future mailings. The data in the blacklist will be used solely for this purpose and not combined with other data. This serves your and our interest in complying with legal requirements for newsletter distribution (legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

7. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts (Local Hosting)

This site uses so-called Google Fonts for uniform display of fonts, provided by Google. The Google Fonts are installed locally, and no connection to Google’s servers is established.

Further information about Google Fonts can be found at:

https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

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