1) Information about the collection of personal data and contact details of the controller 

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. The following informs you about how your personal data is handled when you use our website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. 

1.2 The data controller for this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is DEGOS Dental GmbH, Bayernstr. 10a, 93128 Regenstauf, Germany, Phone: 094027884843, Email: [email protected]. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data. 

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

2) Data collection when visiting our website 

If you use our website for informational purposes only, meaning you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called „server log files“). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you: 

– Our visited website 

– Date and time of access 

Amount of data sent in bytes 

– Source/Reference from which you arrived at the page 

Browser Used 

Operating system used 

– IP address used (possibly in anonymized form) 

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. 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 review server log files retroactively if there are concrete indications of illegal use. 

3) Cookies 

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted again after the end of the browser session, i.e., after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit (so-called persistent cookies). When cookies are set, they collect and process specific user information to an individual extent, such as browser and location data, as well as IP address values. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can find the duration of storage for each cookie in the overview of your web browser's cookie settings. 

Partially, the cookies serve to simplify the ordering process by storing settings (e.g., remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website). Where individual cookies used by us also process personal data, the processing takes place pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the performance of the contract, pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in the event of consent given, or pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible website functionality and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit. 

Please note that you can configure your browser to inform you about cookie settings and decide on their acceptance individually, or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. Each browser differs in how it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how to change your cookie settings. These can be found for the respective browsers at the following links: 

Internet Explorer 

https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-mana ge-cookies 

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-enable-and-disable Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&hlrm=en Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac 

Opera: https://help.opera.com/de/latest/web-preferences/#Kekse 

Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be limited. 

4) Contact 

When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data will be collected. The data collected in the case of using a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If your inquiry aims at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been fully processed. This will be the case when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been finally clarified and provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary. 

5) Data processing for opening a customer account and for contract execution 

According to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed if you provide it to us for the performance of a contract or upon opening a customer account. The data collected is evident from the respective input forms. Your customer account can be deleted at any time by sending a message to the aforementioned address of the controller. We store and use the data you provide for contract processing. After complete contract processing or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked with due consideration for tax and commercial retention periods and deleted after these periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved the right for further legally permissible data use. 

6) Data processing for order fulfillment 

6.1 For the processing of your order, we work with the following service provider(s), who support us in fulfilling our contracts, either wholly or in part. Certain personal data will be transferred to these service providers in accordance with the following information. 

The personal data we collect will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery as part of the contract processing, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. We will pass on your payment data to the commissioned credit institution as part of the payment processing, provided this is necessary for payment processing. If payment service providers are used, we will inform you explicitly about this below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. 

6.2 Using Payment Service Providers 

Paypal 

If you pay via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – „purchase on account“ or „installment payment“ via PayPal, we will transmit your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter „PayPal“) as part of the payment processing. The transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing. 

PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or, if offered, „purchase on account“ or „installment payments“ via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit bureaus in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness. The result of the credit check regarding the statistical 

Probability of payment default is used by PayPal for the purpose of deciding whether to offer a particular payment method. Credit reports may contain probability values (so-called score values). To the extent that score values are included in the credit report results, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things, but not exclusively, are included in the calculation of the score values. For further data protection information, including about the credit bureaus used, please refer to PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full 

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may remain entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractually compliant payment processing. 

7) Tools and Other Items 

7.1 – Google Web Fonts 

This website uses so-called web fonts, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland („Google“), for a uniform display of fonts. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. 

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. This may also involve the transfer of personal data to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. In this way, Google becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used. Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at 

https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ 

7.2 Google reCAPTCHA 

On this website, we also use the reCAPTCHA function from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland („Google“). This function is primarily used to distinguish whether an input is made by a natural person or is abusive and is processed by machine and automated means. The service includes sending the IP address and, if necessary, other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google, and is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in determining individual accountability on the internet and preventing abuse and spam. As part of the use of Google reCAPTCHA, personal data may also be transferred to Google LLC's servers in the USA. 

You can find further information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ 

To the extent legally required, we have obtained your consent for the processing of your data described above in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please follow the procedure described above for lodging an objection. 

8) Rights of the data subject 

8.1 The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) against the controller regarding the processing of your personal data, which we inform you about below:  

- Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR: In particular, you have the right to information about your personal data processed by us, the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period or the criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us from you, the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing on you, as well as your right to be informed of the guarantees pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR if your data is transferred to third countries; 

– Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR: You have the right to immediate rectification of any inaccurate personal data concerning you and/or completion of incomplete personal data stored by us; 

– Right to erasure according to Art. 17 GDPR: You have the right to demand the erasure of your personal data under the conditions of Art. 17 (1) GDPR. However, this right does not apply in particular if the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.; 

The right to restrict processing under Article 18 GDPR: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data under the following circumstances: while the accuracy of your data is being verified, if you refuse to have your data deleted due to unlawful processing and instead request restriction of its use, if you need your data for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims after we no longer need this data for the purposes of processing, or if you have objected to processing due to your particular situation, as long as it has not yet been determined whether our legitimate grounds override yours.; 

Right to be informed according to Article 19 GDPR: If you have asserted your right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing to the controller, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom personal data concerning you has been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed of these recipients. 

– right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR: You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common, and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible; – right to withdraw given consent pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR: You have the right to withdraw consent given for data processing at any time with effect for the future. In the event of withdrawal, we will delete the affected data immediately, provided that further processing cannot be based on a legal ground for processing without consent. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent until withdrawal; 

– Right of complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR: If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. 

8.2 Right of objection 

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST WITHIN THE SCOPE OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, AT ANY TIME, TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. 

EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING IS RESERVED IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS. 

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING. YOU MAY EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE AFOREMENTIONED DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES. 

9) Retention period of personal data 

The duration of personal data storage is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing, and – if applicable – additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax law retention periods).  

When processing personal data based on explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, this data will be stored until the data subject withdraws their consent.  

Are there legal retention periods for data processed within the scope of legal or quasi-legal obligations based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, will this data be routinely deleted after the expiry of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer required for the performance or initiation of a contract and/or no legitimate interest for further storage on our part persists. 

When processing personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data will be stored until the data subject exercises their right to object under Article 21(1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.  

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

Unless otherwise indicated by the other information in this declaration concerning specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.