Privacy Policy

This is a translation of our data privacy policy provided solely for your convenience. For legal purposes refer to the original version (German language) as published on: https://www.pveu.com/datenschutz.

We, the Preisvergleich Europe GmbH, take the protection of your personal data very seriously and strictly adhere to the rules of the data protection laws. Personal data is only collected on this website to the extent technically necessary. Under no circumstances will the collected data be sold or passed on to third parties for other reasons.

The following statement gives you an overview of how we guarantee this protection and what type of data is collected for what purpose.

This privacy policy applies to the following websites operated by us: testit.de, Preisvergleich.at, Preisvergleich.ch, Preisvergleich.org, shopping.at, shopping.ch, pveu.com, productadvisor.io and Preisvergleich.eu.

1. Name and contact details of the person responsible

Responsible: Preisvergleich Europe GmbH, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 4h, 35039 Marburg, Tel: +49 (0) 6421 / 96 89 259, Mail: datenschutz@pveu.com

Contact details of the data protection officer: PROLIANCE GmbH / datenschutzexperte.de, data protection officer, Leopoldstr. 21, 80802 München, E-Mail: datenschutzbeauftragter@datenschutzexperte.de

2. Collection and storage of personal data and the type and purpose of their use

a) When visiting the websites

When you visit our websites, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to he server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is recorded without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:

IP address of the requesting computer,
Date and time of access,
Name and URL of the retrieved file,
Website from which access is made (referrer URL, tracking parameters),
Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider,
Destination of the redirect/click-out for billing purposes.

The data mentioned are processed by us for the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection establishment of the website,
Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
Evaluation of system security and stability, as well as
for other administrative purposes,
for analysis purposes,
for billing purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

In addition, we use cookies and analytics services when you visit our websites. You can find more detailed explanations in Sections 4 and 5 of this privacy policy.

b) When using our contact form

For quick and direct contact, we offer you the option of contacting us using a form provided on our websites pveu.com and productadvisor.io. It is necessary to provide the name of a contact person, a valid e-mail address, a telephone number, the URL of your web shop, your company name and a description of your request as a comment so that we know who sent the request and can respond to it.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us takes place in accordance with Article 6 Para.1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent. The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after the request you have made has been dealt with.

3. Sharing of Data

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

you have given your express consent in accordance with Article 6 Para.1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR,
the transfer according to Article 6 Para. 1 A. 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
in the event that there is a legal obligation for the transfer according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. c GDPR, as well as
this is legally permissible and required for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Article 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR.

4. Web Analytics

Web analytics enables the website operator to record and analyze the use of this website by website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as usage time, page views, time on site, operating systems used or screen resolution used. It is also possible to record whether website visitors carry out certain actions such as clicks or purchases.

a) Cookie-less Tracking

The websites testit.de, Preisvergleich.at, Preisvergleich.ch, Preisvergleich.org, shopping.at, shopping.ch use our own web analytics service. This service does not use personal data. No data is read or stored on the website visitor's device. The website visitor's IP address is anonymized. It is not possible to recognize the website visitor beyond the website. Cookies are not set; any cookies that may be present are technically transferred but are also not used.

The anonymized analytics data is transferred via this server to the web analytics service Google Analytics without using the website visitor's personal data and is usually stored there on a Google server in the USA. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. A profile creation or linking to other sources is not possible with this anonymized analysis data. You can find more information about how Google Analytics handles user data in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

b) Google Analytics

For the purpose of needs-based design and ongoing optimization of our websites pveu.com, productadvisor.io and preisvergleich.eu, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; hereinafter “Google”).

We use Google Analytics to analyze website usage. The data obtained from this is used to optimize our website and advertising measures.

Google processes the website usage data on our behalf and is contractually obliged to take measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of the processed data.

During your website visit, the following data, among others, is recorded:

Pages viewed
Orders including sales and the products ordered
The achievement of “website goals” (e.g. contact inquiries and newsletter registrations)
Your behavior on the pages (e.g. length of stay, clicks, scrolling behavior)
Your approximate location (country and city)
Your IP address (in shortened form so that no clear assignment is possible)
Technical information such as browser, internet provider, device and screen resolution
Source of origin of your visit (i.e. which website or advertising medium you came to us from)

This data is transferred to Google servers in the USA. We would like to point out that data protection laws in the USA cannot guarantee the same level of protection as within the EU. Personal data such as name, address or contact details are never transferred to Google Analytics.

Google Analytics stores cookies in your web browser for a period of two years since your last visit. These cookies contain a randomly generated user ID that can be used to recognize you on future website visits.

The recorded data is stored together with the randomly generated user ID, which enables the evaluation of pseudonymous user profiles. This user-related data is automatically deleted after 14 months. Other data remains stored in aggregated form indefinitely.

If you do not agree to the collection, you can prevent it by installing the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics once or by rejecting cookies via our cookie settings dialog.

c) Google Tag Manager

Preisvergleich Europe GmbH uses the tag manager of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). Tags are identifiers of data items. Measuring pixels from third-party providers mentioned here are loaded onto the websites. The Tag Manager tool itself (which implements the tags) is a cookieless domain and does not collect any personal data. The tool triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. You can access further information here: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/faq.html and https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy.

5. Cookies

We use cookies on our websites pveu.com, preisvergleich.eu and productadvisor.io. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are stored and stored on your device by the Internet browser you use. These cookies process certain information about you on an individual basis, such as your browser or location data or your IP address. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.).

a) Session-Cookies

We use so-called session-cookies on our websites pveu.com, preisvergleich.eu and productadvisor.io. This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective and secure, as the processing enables, for example, the reproduction of our website in different languages or the offering of a login function.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit b.) GDPR, provided that data provided by these cookies are processed for the purpose of initiating or executing a contract.

If the processing does not serve to initiate or process a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then Article 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR and your voluntarily given consent in accordance with Article 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

When you close your internet browser, these session cookies are deleted.

b) Third-Party Cookies

Our website may also use cookies from partner companies with whom we work for the purposes of advertising, analysis or the functionality of our website.

Please see the information below for details, in particular the purposes and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies.

c) Possibility of Elimination

You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by setting your internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific internet browser you use. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact the manufacturer or support.

However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may result in not all functions of our website being fully usable.

6. Homepage Provider

For our websites pveu.com, productadvisor.io and preisvergleich.eu we use the services of the homepage provider Wix.com Ltd., Namal 40, 6350671 Tel Aviv, Israel (hereafter referred to as “Wix.com”). The registered office in Europe: Wix.com Luxembourg S.a.r.l., 5 Rue Guillaume Kroll, L - 1882 Luxembourg. You can also send inquiries about the EU General Data Protection Regulation to privacy@wix.com. We are therefore users of Wix.com. If you use our homepage, you are a “user of user” within the meaning of Wix.com. Below we have summarized the most important information from Wix.com's privacy policy. The full version can be found at https://de.wix.com/about/privacy.

What data does Wix.com collect?

Wix.com collects two types of information: Personal Information (which can be used to uniquely identify an individual) and Non-Personal Information (which does not identify you).
Wix.com collects such information about users and visitors, users of users and others who provide it to us. Wix.com may also collect, solely for and in the interests of users, similar data relating to visitors and users of users' websites or services (“Users of Users”).

Why does Wix.com collect such data?
Wix.com collects and uses information to provide services and make them better and more secure, as well as to contact visitors, users and job candidates, and to comply with Wix.com's legal requirements.

Where is the data stored?
Wix.com may store and process personal data in the United States, Europe, Israel or other jurisdictions - either itself or through our affiliates and service providers. The data storage providers Wix.com works with are contractually committed to protecting your data. Wix.com complies, among other things, with the data protection principles of the EU-US and the Swiss-US Privacy Shield Agreement to better protect our users' data. Some jurisdictions require that we manage and store their citizens' data locally. Wix.com may also collect, process and store such data in other locations, including in the United States.

Data from users of users

Wix.com may collect and process data about users' users. We do this exclusively in the name and at the direction of our users. Users are solely responsible for their users' data, including its legality, security and integrity. Wix has no direct relationship with users of users.

Disclosure of personal data to third parties

Wix.com may share information about visitors, users, and their users of users with various third parties, including certain service providers, law enforcement agencies, and application developers. The data may only be passed on in accordance with this policy.

7. Social Media Plugins

We use social plug-ins on our websites on the basis of Article 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR in order to make our company better known. The underlying advertising purpose is to be regarded as a legitimate interest within the meaning of the GDPR. Responsibility for data protection-compliant operation is to be guaranteed by their respective providers. We integrate these plug-ins using the so-called two-click method in order to provide the best possible protection for visitors to our website.

YouTube

We use the provider YouTube, among others, to embed videos. YouTube is operated by YouTube LLC with its principal place of business at 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube is represented by Google Inc. based in Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

On some of our websites we use plugins from the provider YouTube. If you call up the Internet pages of our Internet presence provided with such a plugin - for example our media library - a connection to the YouTube servers is established and the plugin is displayed. This transmits to the YouTube server which of our websites you have visited. If you are logged in to YouTube as a member, YouTube assigns this information to your personal user account. When using the plugin, such as clicking the start button of a video, this information is also assigned to your user account. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your YouTube user account and other user accounts of the companies YouTube LLC and Google Inc. before using our website and deleting the corresponding cookies from the companies.

Further information on data processing and information on data protection by YouTube (Google) can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

8. Tools and Miscellaneous

a) Usersnap

We have included a web feedback tool on our websites testit.de, Preisvergleich.at, Preisvergleich.ch, Preisvergleich.org, shopping.at, shopping.ch to enable you to submit your concerns and questions regarding our service in a simple and uncomplicated manner. The tool is operated by Usersnap GmbH, Industriezeile 35, 4020 Linz, Austria.

The data protection regulations of Usersnap GmbH can be viewed here: https://usersnap.com/privacy-policy. Usersnap GmbH transmits the feedback data to us via Austrian servers and, as a company in an EU member state that offers services to EU citizens, is bound by the GDPR.

b) Billomat

For more effective management of our customer and billing data, we use the "Billomat" accounting tool from Billomat GmbH & Co. KG. This can result in the processing of personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 Para. 1 GDPR. We have concluded an order processing contract with Billomat. You can view this and other data protection notices from Billomat here: https://www.billomat.com/datenschutz/.

Accounting also represents a legitimate purpose of processing pursuant to Art. 5 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR." through "The processing of data can also be based on a legal obligation pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR or to protect the authorized person interest pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR".

Billomat keeps the data available for a maximum of six months from the date of their creation and automatically deletes the data after the period has expired. The collection, storage and transfer of personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 S.1 lit. b GDPR within the framework of the processing of contractual relationships. Accounting also represents a legitimate purpose of processing in accordance with Article 5 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Order processing takes place in accordance with Article 28 GDPR and the Billomat only processes the data in accordance with the instructions of Preisvergleich Europe GmbH.

The personal data will not be used for any purpose other than accounting. In addition, personal data is only passed on

if it is necessary according to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
in the event that there is a legal obligation for the transfer according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. c DSGVO

c) Chatbot

In order to be able to offer you personal product advice, it is possible to use the chatbot “productadvisor”. To operate our chatbot, requests are sent via an API (interface) to OpenAI, LL.C.. OpenAI processes this data to improve its services. Please do not share sensitive data such as passwords, credit card numbers or similar via chat. We recommend only asking general questions about products (e.g. which laptop is the best?).

For more information about OpenAI and its privacy practices, please see its privacy policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy.

If you use the chatbot, your chat histories will be stored by OpenAI, LL.C.. Your stored data will be used there, among other things, to improve the quality of the service and to tailor it to the individual needs of our users.

c) reCaptcha

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites pveu.com and productadvisor.io. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). reCAPTCHA is intended to check whether data is entered on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, length of time the website visitor stays on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyzes run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and SPAM.

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy can be found at the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.

9. Online Marketing

Our websites use the following affiliate programs:

a) Amazon Affiliate Program

As a company, we participate in the "AmazonPartnerNet" partner program of Amazon EU S.a.r.l., 5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg (hereinafter "Amazon"). In this context, we have placed advertisements on our websites as links that lead to offers on various Amazon websites. Amazon uses cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your end device in order to be able to trace the origin of orders generated via such links. Among other things, Amazon can recognize that you have clicked on the partner link on one of our websites. This information is relevant and necessary for payment processing between us and Amazon. If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is based on our legitimate financial interest in processing commission payments with Amazon in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Further legal notices and information on the use of data and cookies by Amazon (including Amazon's data protection declaration) can be viewed at the following address: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie =UTF8&nodeId=3312401.

If you want to block the evaluation of user behavior via cookies, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. You can also deactivate interest-based ads on Amazon via the following link: https://www.amazon.de/adprefs.

b) AWIN Performance Advertising Network

We participate in the performance advertising network of AWIN AG, Eichhornstrasse 3, 10785 Berlin, Germany (hereinafter "AWIN"). As part of the tracking services offered, AWIN stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers of its users (e.g. place an order in an online shop) to document transactions. These cookies are used solely for the purpose of correctly allocating the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within the framework of AWIN's network.

Such a cookie only stores information about when a specific advertising medium was clicked on by a terminal device. An individual sequence of numbers (which cannot be assigned to the individual user) is stored in the AWIN tracking cookies, with which the partner program of an advertiser, the publisher, and the time of the user's action (click or view) are documented. AWIN also collects information about the end device from which a transaction is carried out (e.g. the operating system and the calling browser). If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is based on a legitimate financial interest of our company in processing commission payments with AWIN in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If you do not want cookies to be stored in your browser, you can do this by making the appropriate browser settings (see also the relevant item "Cookies" in our data protection declaration). You can deactivate the storage of cookies in your browser under Extras/Internet options, restrict it to certain websites or set your browser so that it notifies you as soon as a cookie is set. Please note, however, that in this case you will have to reckon with a limited presentation of the online offers and limited user guidance on websites. Alternatively or additionally, you can also delete cookies manually at any time. In this case, all information stored therein will be removed from your end device.

Further information on the use of data by AWIN can be found here: https://www.awin.com/de/rechtliches.

c) Tradedoubler

Our company participates in the performance advertising network of Tradedoubler AG, Freyastrasse 14, 8004 Zurich, Switzerland (hereinafter "Tradedoubler"). As part of the tracking services offered, Tradedoubler stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers of its users (e.g. place an order in an online shop) to document transactions. These cookies serve the sole purpose of correctly allocating the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within the framework of Tradedoubler's network.

Such a cookie only stores information about when a specific advertising medium was clicked on by a terminal device. An individual sequence of numbers (which cannot be assigned to the individual user) is stored in the Tradedoubler tracking cookies, with which the partner program of an advertiser, the publisher, and the time of the user's action (click or view) are documented. Tradedoubler also collects information about the end device from which a transaction is carried out (e.g. the operating system and the calling browser). If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is based on a legitimate financial interest of our company in processing commission payments with Tradedoubler in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

For more information on how Tradedoubler uses data, visit https://www.tradedoubler.com/en/privacy-policy/.

d) Adtraction AB

Our company participates in the performance advertising network of Adtraction AB, Biblioteksgatan 29, SE-114 46 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter "Adtraction"). As part of the tracking services offered, Adtraction AB stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers of its users (e.g. place an order in an online shop) to document transactions. These cookies are used solely for the purpose of correctly allocating the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within the framework of the Adtraction network.

Such a cookie only stores information about when a specific advertising medium was clicked on by a terminal device. An individual sequence of numbers (which cannot be assigned to the individual user) is stored in the Adtraction tracking cookies, with which the partner program of an advertiser, the publisher, and the time of the user's action (click or view) are documented. Adtraction also collects information about the end device from which a transaction is carried out (e.g. the operating system and the calling browser). If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is based on a legitimate financial interest of our company in processing commission payments with Adtraction AB in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Further information on the use of data by Adtraction is available here: https://adtraction.com/about-us/privacy-policy.

e) Performance Horizon Group Ltd.

Our company participates in the performance advertising network of Performance Horizon Group Ltd., Level 8, West One, Forth Banks, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom (hereinafter "Partnerize"). As part of the tracking services offered, Performance Horizon Group Ltd. stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers of its users (e.g. place an order in an online shop) to document transactions. These cookies are used solely for the purpose of correctly allocating the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within the framework of the Partnerize network.

Such a cookie only stores information about when a specific advertising medium was clicked on by a terminal device. An individual sequence of numbers (which cannot be assigned to the individual user) is stored in the Partnerize tracking cookies, with which the partner program of an advertiser, the publisher, and the time of the user's action (click or view) are documented. Partnerize also collects information about the end device from which a transaction is carried out (e.g. the operating system and the calling browser). If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is based on a legitimate financial interest of our company in processing commission payments with Performance Horizon Group Ltd. in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Further information on the use of data by Performance Horizon Group Ltd. is available here: https://partnerize.com/legal/privacy-statement.

f) OTTO GmbH & Co KG

Our company participates in the performance advertising network of OTTO GmbH & Co KG, Werner-Otto-Straße 1-7, 22179 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter "OTTO"). As part of the tracking services offered, OTTO GmbH & Co KG stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers of its users (e.g. place an order in an online shop) to document transactions. These cookies are used solely for the purpose of correctly allocating the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within the framework of the Adtraction network.

Such a cookie only stores information about when a specific advertising medium was clicked on by a terminal device. An individual sequence of numbers (which cannot be assigned to the individual user) is stored in the OTTO tracking cookies, with which the partner program of an advertiser, the publisher, and the time of the user's action (click or view) are documented. OTTO also collects information about the end device from which a transaction is carried out (e.g. the operating system and the calling browser). If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is based on a legitimate financial interest of our company in processing commission payments with OTTO GmbH & Co KG in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Further information on the use of data by OTTO is available here: https://partnerprogramm.otto.de/privacy-policy.do.

g) Media-Saturn Deutschland GmbH

Our company participates in the performance advertising network of Media-Saturn Deutschland GmbH, Media-Saturn-Straße 1, 85053 Ingolstadt, Germany (hereinafter "Media-Saturn"). As part of the tracking services offered, Media-Saturn Deutschland GmbH stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers of its users (e.g. place an order in an online shop) to document transactions. These cookies serve the sole purpose of correctly allocating the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within the framework of the Media-Saturn network.

Such a cookie only stores information about when a specific advertising medium was clicked on by a terminal device. An individual sequence of numbers (which cannot be assigned to the individual user) is stored in the Media-Saturn tracking cookies, with which the partner program of an advertiser, the publisher, and the time of the user's action (click or view) are documented. In doing so, Media-Saturn also collects information about the end device from which a transaction is carried out (e.g. the operating system and the calling browser). If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is based on a legitimate financial interest of our company in processing commission payments with Media-Saturn Deutschland GmbH in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Further information on the use of data by Media-Saturn Deutschland GmbH is available here: https://pvn.mediamarkt.de/privacy-policy.do (MediaMarkt) and https://pvn.saturn.de/privacy-policy.do (Saturn).

h) UNITO Versand & Dienstleistungen GmbH

Our company participates in the performance advertising network UNITO Versand & Dienstleistungen GmbH, Peilsteinerstr. 5-7, 5020 Salzburg, Austria (hereinafter "UNITO"). As part of the tracking services offered, UNITO Versand & Dienstleistungen GmbH stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers of its users (e.g. place an order in an online shop) to document transactions. These cookies are used solely for the purpose of correctly allocating the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within the UNITO network.

Such a cookie only stores information about when a specific advertising medium was clicked on by a terminal device. An individual sequence of numbers (which cannot be assigned to the individual user) is stored in the UNITO tracking cookies, with which the partner program of an advertiser, the publisher, and the time of the user's action (click or view) are documented. UNITO also collects information about the end device from which a transaction is carried out (e.g. the operating system and the calling browser). If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is based on a legitimate financial interest of our company in processing commission payments with UNITO Versand & Dienstleistungen GmbH in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR.

Further information on the use of data by UNITO Versand & Dienstleistungen GmbH can be found here: https://affiliate.quelle.at/privacy-policy.do

i) solute GmbH

Our company participates in the performance advertising network of solute GmbH, Zeppelinstr. 15, 76185 Karlsruhe, Germany (hereinafter "solute"). As part of the tracking services offered, solute GmbH stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers of its users (e.g. place an order in an online shop) to document transactions. These cookies are used solely for the purpose of correctly allocating the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within the framework of the solute network.

Such a cookie only stores information about when a specific advertising medium was clicked on by a terminal device. An individual sequence of numbers (which cannot be assigned to the individual user) is stored in the solute tracking cookies, with which the partner program of an advertiser, the publisher, and the time of the user's action (click or view) are documented. In doing so, solute also collects information about the end device from which a transaction is carried out (e.g. the operating system and the calling browser). If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is based on a legitimate financial interest of our company in processing commission payments with solute GmbH in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Further information on the use of data by solute GmbH is available here: https://www.solute.de/ger/datenschutz/.

j) Preisvergleich Internet Services AG

Our company participates in the performance advertising network of Preisvergleich Internet Services AG, Rothschildplatz 3, 1020 Wien, Austria (hereinafter "Geizhals"). As part of the tracking services offered, Preisvergleich Internet Services AG stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers of its users (e.g. place an order in an online shop) to document transactions. These cookies are used solely for the purpose of correctly allocating the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within the framework of the Geizhals network.

Such a cookie only stores information about when a specific advertising medium was clicked on by a terminal device. An individual sequence of numbers (which cannot be assigned to the individual user) is stored in the Geizhals tracking cookies, with which the partner program of an advertiser, the publisher, and the time of the user's action (click or view) are documented. In doing so, Geizhals also collects information about the end device from which a transaction is carried out (e.g. the operating system and the calling browser). If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is based on a legitimate financial interest of our company in processing commission payments with Preisvergleich Internet Services AG in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Further information on the use of data by Preisvergleich Internet Services AG is available here: https://unternehmen.geizhals.at/datenschutzerklaerung/.

k) guenstiger.de GmbH

Our company participates in the performance advertising network of guenstiger.de GmbH, Deichstraße 34, 20459 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter "guenstiger.de"). As part of the tracking services offered, guenstiger.de GmbH stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers of its users (e.g. place an order in an online shop) to document transactions. These cookies are used solely for the purpose of correctly allocating the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within the framework of the guenstiger.de network.

Such a cookie only stores information about when a specific advertising medium was clicked on by a terminal device. An individual sequence of numbers (which cannot be assigned to the individual user) is stored in the guenstiger.de tracking cookies, with which the partner program of an advertiser, the publisher, and the time of the user's action (click or view) are documented. In doing so, guenstiger.de also collects information about the end device from which a transaction is carried out (e.g. the operating system and the calling browser). If the information also contains personal data, the processing described is based on a legitimate financial interest of our company in processing commission payments with guenstiger.de GmbH in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Further information on the use of data by guenstiger.de GmbH is available here: https://www.guenstiger.de/Text/Datenschutz.html.

10. Data subject rights

You have the right:

to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can obtain information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data was or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to correction, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a Right to complain, the origin of your data, if not collected from us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if necessary, meaningful information about their details
in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us
according to Art. 17 GDPR, to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims is required
pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if you dispute the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you use them to assert, exercise or defense of legal claims or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another person responsible;
pursuant to Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR, to revoke your consent once given to us at any time. As a result, we are no longer allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent for the future and
to complain to a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work or our office.

11. Right to Object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 21 GDPR, provided there are reasons for this, which arise from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without specifying a particular situation.

If you would like to make use of your right of revocation or objection, an e-mail to datenschutz@pveu.com is sufficient.

12. Data Security

When you visit our website, we use the widespread SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. This is usually a 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed representation of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

13. Data protection in applications and in the application process

If an applicant sends us application documents electronically, for example by email, the processing can also take place electronically. We collect and process the following personal data from applicants for the purpose of handling the application process:

Surname
First name
Home address (street, house number, postal code, town)
Country
Email address
Mobile phone number
Other phone numbers
Application documents including attachments

In the event of a rejection decision, the application documents will be automatically deleted six months after notification to the applicant, unless deletion conflicts with another legitimate interest.

14. Updating and changing this data protection declaration

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status of October 2023. Due to the further development of our website and offers or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time on the website at https://www.pveu.com/datenschutz.