Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and Contact Information of the Data Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we will inform you about how we handle your personal data when using our website. Personal data are all data that can be used to identify you personally.

1.2 The responsible entity for data processing on this website, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is Arseny Aleksandrovic Yaremenko, c/o Postflex #8025 Emsdettener Str. 10 48268 Greven, Tel: +49 176 25078420, Email: [email protected]. The data controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

2.1 When you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e., when you do not register or send us any other information, we collect only those data that your browser transmits to the server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data that are technically necessary for us to display the website:

  • Our visited website
  • Date and time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/Reference from which you accessed the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (possibly in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are specific indications of illegal use.

2.2 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security purposes and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the data controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” string and the padlock symbol in your browser bar.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

3.1 For hosting our website and displaying the page content, we use a provider who offers services exclusively on servers within the European Union, either directly or through selected sub-contractors. All data collected on our website is processed on these servers.

We have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our visitors’ data and prevent unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

3.2 Cloudflare

We use a CDN from Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

This service allows us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content, or scripts faster through a network of regionally distributed servers. The processing takes place to maintain our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our visitors’ data and prevent unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
For data transfers to the USA, the provider is part of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on a decision of the European Commission.

4) Cookies

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your device for a longer period, allowing you to store page settings (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the cookie settings of your web browser.

If individual cookies we use also process personal data, the processing is carried out either in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent, or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in ensuring the best functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of the page visit.
You can set your browser to inform you about the placement of cookies and allow you to decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally. Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5) Contacting Us

When you contact us (e.g., via a contact form or email), personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to your inquiry and only to the extent necessary.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it is clear that the matter has been finally clarified, and no legal retention obligations exist.

6) Data Processing for Order Handling

6.1 As far as necessary for contract execution and payment purposes, the personal data we collect will be transferred to the commissioned payment service provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products based on a corresponding contract, we will process the contact data you provided during the order (name, address, email address) to personally inform you about upcoming updates within the legally prescribed period via an appropriate communication method (e.g., by post or email), in accordance with our legal information obligations pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Your contact data will be used strictly for the purpose of communications regarding updates we are obligated to provide and will only be processed by us to the extent necessary for this information.

To process your order, we also cooperate with the following service providers, who support us entirely or partially in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

6.2 Use of Payment Service Providers

FastSpring

This website uses a checkout system provided by Bright Market, LLC d/b/a FastSpring, 801 Garden St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA.

FastSpring handles the full order process, including payment and contract data processing. When initiating the order process, you will be redirected to a web interface operated by FastSpring, where you can complete the order by entering your billing and payment data. FastSpring is responsible for the collection and processing of this data and handles the payment on its own behalf. As soon as the shopping cart is opened, all communication is processed through FastSpring’s servers. After this point, no data processing occurs on our servers, and we have no control over data interactions, such as setting cookies. FastSpring may set its own cookies to ensure the functionality of the checkout process and payment handling. For more information, please refer to FastSpring’s privacy policy at: https://fastspring.com/privacy/.

After completion and payment of the order, FastSpring will transmit the order data and transaction details to us according to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, as far as necessary for the fulfillment of the contract.
We have entered into a data processing agreement with FastSpring, which ensures the protection of our customers’ personal data and prevents unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, Fastspring has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which, based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission, ensures compliance with the European data protection standards.

7) Site Functionalities

7.1 YouTube

This website uses plugins to display and play videos from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.
Data may also be transmitted to Google LLC, USA.
When you visit a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers to load the plugin. Certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.
If you start playing embedded videos through the plugin, the provider will also use cookies to collect information about user behavior, generate playback statistics, and prevent abuse.
If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your visit, your data will be associated directly with your account when you click on a video. If you do not want your data associated with your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.
All of these processing activities, particularly the setting of cookies for reading information on your device, are only carried out if you give your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. For users outside of the European Union, such as in the United States, the processing may occur under implied consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service through the cookie consent tool located in the bottom right corner of the website.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which, based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission, ensures compliance with the European data protection standards.

7.2 SoundCloud

This website integrates functionalities from the following music service provider for playing music tracks:
SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany

When visiting this site, a direct connection between your browser and the provider’s servers may be established through this integration, even if you do not have an account with the provider or are not logged into one. As a result, the provider receives the information that you visited our site. The information collected (which may include your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to the provider’s server and stored there. However, this information is not used to personally identify you and is not shared with third parties. If you play a music track using the relevant functionality while logged into a user account with the provider, the provider can associate your visit to our site with that account. If you do not wish for this association, you must log out before activating the playback button.

The aforementioned data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1) (f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in providing an appealing acoustic experience for visitors to our website.

You can object to the loading of the provider’s playback functionalities and the associated data processing operations for the future using browser add-ons, such as the script blocker “NoScript” (https://noscript.net/).

7.3 Dropbox

For providing free downloads on this website, we use the cloud storage service Dropbox (Dropbox, Inc., 333 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). When you click on a download link, your data (including your IP address) is transmitted to Dropbox to enable file access. Dropbox processes your data in connection with the download and sets necessary cookies to facilitate access and downloading of the files. Additional cookies may also be set to improve functionality or for other purposes determined by Dropbox. We have no influence over Dropbox’s data processing.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which, based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission, ensures compliance with the European data protection standards.

For further information on data processing by Dropbox and the cookies set by Dropbox, please refer to Dropbox’s privacy policy.

8) Tools and Miscellaneous

8.1 Cookie-Consent Tool

This website uses a “cookie-consent tool” to obtain valid user consent for cookies requiring consent and cookie-based applications. The “cookie-consent tool” is displayed to users upon accessing the site in the form of an interactive user interface, where consent for specific cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by ticking checkboxes. The tool ensures that such cookies are only loaded if the user provides the corresponding consent. This ensures that such cookies are placed on the user’s device only if consent has been given.

To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing/.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Generally, no personal user data is processed in this context.

If personal data (e.g., IP addresses) is processed in exceptional cases for the purpose of storing, assigning, or logging cookie settings, such processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies and, consequently, in the legally compliant design of our website.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context is also Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, as we are legally obligated to base the use of non-essential cookies on the user’s consent. Our legitimate interest lies in the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.

The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.

Where necessary, we have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our website visitors’ data and to prevent unauthorized sharing with third parties. Further information about the provider and the configuration options of the cookie-consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

8.2 Cloudflare

For security purposes, this website uses the services of the following provider: Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
The provider protects the website and the associated IT infrastructure from unauthorized third-party access, cyberattacks, as well as viruses and malware. The provider collects users’ IP addresses and, where applicable, additional data regarding your behavior on our website (in particular, accessed URLs and header information) to detect and prevent illegitimate page access and threats. The collected IP address is compared with a list of known attackers. If the collected IP address is identified as a security risk, the provider may automatically block access to the website. The collected information is transmitted to a server of the provider and stored there.
The described data processing is carried out pursuant to Art. 6(1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in protecting the website from harmful cyberattacks and maintaining the integrity, security, and structure of our data.
We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our visitors’ data and prohibit unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

8.3 Wordfence

For security purposes, this website uses the services of the following provider: Defiant Inc., 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
The provider protects the website and the associated IT infrastructure from unauthorized third-party access, cyberattacks, as well as viruses and malware. The provider collects users’ IP addresses and, where applicable, additional data regarding your behavior on our website (in particular, accessed URLs and header information) to detect and prevent illegitimate page access and threats. The collected IP address is compared with a list of known attackers. If the collected IP address is identified as a security risk, the provider may automatically block access to the website. The collected information is transmitted to a server of the provider and stored there.
The described data processing is carried out pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in protecting the website from harmful cyberattacks and maintaining the integrity, security, and structure of our data.

If website visitors have login rights, the provider also places cookies (small text files) on the respective device used by the visitor. Using these cookies, certain location and device information can be analyzed to assess whether login-authorized access originates from an authenticated individual. At the same time, the cookies enable the evaluation of access rights and the release of permissions through an internal firewall, based on the authorization level. Finally, the cookies serve to register irregular access attempts by website administrators from new devices or locations and notify other administrators. These cookies are only placed if a user has login rights. For visitors without login permissions, the provider does not place cookies.

If personal data is processed through cookies, the processing occurs pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in preventing unauthorized access to site management and in defending against unauthorized administrator access.
We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our visitors’ data and prohibit unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the USA, the provider relies on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission, which ensure compliance with European data protection standards.

9) Web Analytics Services

9.1 Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”), which enables an analysis of your use of our website.

By default, Google Analytics 4 sets cookies when you visit the website. These are small text files stored on your device that collect certain information. This includes your IP address, which is truncated by Google to exclude direct personal identification.

The information is transmitted to and processed on Google’s servers. Transfers to Google LLC based in the USA may also occur.

Google uses the collected information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity for us, and provide additional services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted and truncated by your browser through Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. The data collected through the use of Google Analytics 4 is stored for two months and subsequently deleted.

All processing described above, particularly the placement of cookies on your device, only occurs with your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR. For users outside of the European Union, such as in the United States, the processing may occur under implied consent. Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your visit to the site. You can withdraw your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please disable this service via the “Cookie Consent Tool” located in the bottom right corner of the website.

We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google to ensure the protection of our website visitors’ data and prevent unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For further legal information on Google Analytics 4, please refer to https://business.safety.google/privacy/, https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Demographic Features

Google Analytics 4 includes the “demographic features” functionality, allowing the creation of statistics regarding the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. This is based on advertising and third-party information. It helps identify target groups for marketing activities. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to specific individuals and is deleted after two months.

Google Signals

As an extension of Google Analytics 4, this website may use Google Signals to generate cross-device reports. If you have enabled personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google account, Google can analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models for cross-device conversions, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics under Art. 6(1) (a) GDPR. We do not receive personal data from Google, only aggregated statistics. If you wish to stop cross-device analysis, you can disable “Personalized Advertising” in your Google account settings by following the instructions here: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en.
For more information on Google Signals, see: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=en.

User IDs

As an extension of Google Analytics 4, this website may use the “User IDs” feature. If you consent to the use of Google Analytics 4 under Art. 6(1) (a) GDPR, have created an account on this website, and log in on different devices with this account, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9.2 Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager, a web tool management service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”), which enables us to easily integrate tracking tools on our website via tags. Tags are code snippets that allow us to integrate services like Google Analytics on our website.

Google Tag Manager does not save cookies or collect personal information by itself, but it may transfer your IP address to various Google subprocessors, which may be located in the United States.

All processing described above occurs only with your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. For users outside the European Union, such as in the United States, the processing may occur under implied consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please disable this service via the “Cookie Consent Tool” located in the bottom right corner of the website.

10) Retargeting/Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

10.1 Google Ads Conversion Tracking

This website uses the online advertising program “Google Ads” and, within the scope of Google Ads, the conversion tracking service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). We use Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites through advertising materials (known as Google AdWords). Using data from advertising campaigns, we can determine how successful individual advertising measures are. Our goal is to display advertisements that are of interest to you, make our website more appealing, and ensure a fair calculation of advertising costs.

The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. These cookies typically expire after 30 days and are not intended to personally identify you. If a user visits specific pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive information that could personally identify users.

In the context of using Google Ads, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC in the USA.

Details about the data processing initiated by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and Google’s handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

All processing activities described above, including the setting of cookies for retrieving information on the user’s device, are carried out only if you have given us your explicit consent under Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. For users outside of the European Union, such as in the United States, the processing may occur under implied consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service through the “Cookie Consent Tool” located in the bottom right corner of the website.

You can also permanently opt out of the use of cookies for Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin.

Please note that certain features of this website may not function properly or may be limited if you disable the use of cookies.

Google’s privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/privacy/ and https://policies.google.com/privacy.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has adhered to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection level based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

11) Use of Customer Data for Direct Advertising

11.1 Subscription to Our Email Newsletter

When you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory detail required for sending the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and is used to personalize the communication. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to ensure that you only receive the newsletter after explicitly confirming your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to your provided email address.

By activating the confirmation link, you grant us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. In this context, we store the IP address entered by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to trace any potential misuse of your email address at a later time. The data collected during the newsletter subscription is strictly used for its intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the designated link in the newsletter or by contacting the responsible party mentioned at the beginning of this policy. Once you unsubscribe, your email address will be promptly removed from our newsletter distribution list unless you have explicitly consented to further use of your data or we have a legal basis for additional data processing, which we will inform you about in this privacy policy.

11.2 Brevo

Our email newsletters are sent via the following service provider:

Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we transfer the data provided during newsletter registration to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR so that they can handle the newsletter distribution on our behalf.

Subject to your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the provider also conducts statistical performance analysis of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the sent emails. These can measure open rates and specific interactions with newsletter content. In this process, device-related information (such as access time, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is collected and analyzed but not merged with other data sources.

You may revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with future effect.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our users’ data and to prohibit the sharing of this data with third parties.

12) Data Subject Rights

12.1 Applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights regarding the processing of your personal data by the controller, provided the conditions for exercising such rights are met as specified in the relevant legal provisions:

  • Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
  • Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
  • Right to notification pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
  • Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR;
  • Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

12.2 Right to Object

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR LEGITIMATE INTEREST FOLLOWING A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA AFFECTED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING IS RESERVED IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES. YOU CAN EXERCISE YOUR OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

13) Duration of Storage of Personal Data

The duration of the storage of personal data depends on the respective legal basis, the processing purpose, and—where applicable—the relevant statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax retention periods).

When processing personal data based on explicit consent under Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the data will be stored until the data subject withdraws their consent.

If statutory retention periods apply to data processed under Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for contractual or similar obligations, such data will be routinely deleted upon the expiration of the retention periods unless it is still required for contract performance or initiation, and/or there is no legitimate interest on our part in continuing to store it.

When processing personal data based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, such data will be stored until the data subject exercises their right to object under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh the data subject’s interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

When processing personal data for direct marketing purposes based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, such data will be stored until the data subject exercises their right to object under Art. 21 (2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise specified in this statement regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.

Last Updated: February 26, 2025

Cookie Consent with Real Cookie Banner