Privacy statement
Contents
1. General remarks and mandatory information
1.1 Data protection
The aim of data protection, and also our objective at Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH is to ensure that personal data are handled in such a way that every data subject’s right to privacy is protected.
In order to achieve this objective, all functions responsible for the processing of personal data must observe applicable EU legislation (General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)) and all national data protection laws.
Personal data may only be collected and processed subject to the GDPR or other applicable laws. The essential underlying principles of the GDPR are:
- Lawfulness of processing, fairness of processing, transparency
- Purpose limitation
- Data minimization
- Accuracy of data processing
- Storage limitation and erasure concepts
- Integrity and confidentiality
1.2 Information to be provided by data controller and rights of data subjects
Name and contact information of the data controller
The controller is the natural person or legal entity that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
The data controller for data processing on this website is:
Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH
Auf der Hub 2
76307 Karlsbad
Tel. +49 (0)7248 9271 500
E-Mail: deko@deko-light.com
The data controller for data processing on this website is:
Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH
Auf der Hub 2
76307 Karlsbad
Tel. +49 (0)7248 9271 500
E-Mail: deko@deko-light.com
Contact information of the data protection officer
You can contact our data protection officer by e-mail at
datenschutz@deko-light.com or via our postal address with the addition "The Data Protection Officer".
Purpose of data collection, processing, or use
Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH is the lighting specialist for the electrical trade.
The collection, processing or use of personal data takes place to fulfill the company's purpose or to support secondary purposes, such as customer service.
The collection, processing or use of personal data takes place to fulfill the company's purpose or to support secondary purposes, such as customer service.
Groups of people concerned and related data or data categories
Relevant groups of people include:
- Current employees;
- Former employees;
- Applicants;
- Interested parties;
- Customers;
- Suppliers;
- Service providers; and
- Other business partners.
Legal basis
The processing of personal data is only lawful if this is permitted by law, i.e. if there is a legal basis, or if the person has given their consent.
Personal data are only processed in our company in accordance with legal provisions. These generally include,
Personal data are only processed in our company in accordance with legal provisions. These generally include,
- when consent to the processing of personal data has been given (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR);
- when personal data have to be processed for the performance or initiation of a contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR);
- when personal data have to be processed to comply with legal requirements (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR); or
- when personal data are processed on the basis of a legitimate interest or a legitimate interest of a third party (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Special legal basis of data processing for contracts
Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH supplies almost exclusively to professionals. Unless otherwise agreed in individual cases, our legal basis for processing your personal data for the performance of a contract is, unless otherwise specified in individual cases, as follows:
For simplification purposes, we shall refer only to “data processing for the performance of a contract” below.
- If you are a registered trader or a freelancer, processing your personal data is necessary for the performance of the contract or for the preparatory steps to enter into a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR); or
- If you are an employee of a company, e.g. as a purchasing agent, processing your personal data is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The legitimate interests of Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH is, in this case, the sale of its goods and services, which includes the freedom to conduct a business and choose an occupation.
For simplification purposes, we shall refer only to “data processing for the performance of a contract” below.
Potential recipients of personal data
The potential recipients of personal data include:
- Public authorities, to the extent required by law or necessary to protect legal claims
- Service providers and other business partners, as far as this is necessary for the purpose in question, and allowed or required by a legal provision, or if the data subject has given his/her consent.
Planned data transfer to countries outside the EU or international organizations
If we transfer your data to a third country (countries that are not member states of the European Union) or to an international organization, we will provide you with the information required for this case.
Deadlines for the erasure of data
The deletion of personal data is carried out in accordance with the applicable statutory or contractual regulations on data deletion, taking into account statutory or contractual retention obligations. Such legal obligations arise, for example, from the German Commercial Code (HGB) and the German Fiscal Code (AO). The retention and documentation periods specified there are up to ten years beyond the end of the business relationship or the pre-contractual legal relationship.
In addition, other statutory provisions may require a longer retention period, e.g. the preservation of evidence within the framework of statutory limitation periods. The regular limitation period is three years; in certain cases, however, limitation periods of up to 30 years or, in individual cases, even longer may apply. The deletion of personal data that is not subject to any statutory or contractual retention or deletion obligation takes place after it is no longer required to fulfill the respective purpose.
In addition, other statutory provisions may require a longer retention period, e.g. the preservation of evidence within the framework of statutory limitation periods. The regular limitation period is three years; in certain cases, however, limitation periods of up to 30 years or, in individual cases, even longer may apply. The deletion of personal data that is not subject to any statutory or contractual retention or deletion obligation takes place after it is no longer required to fulfill the respective purpose.
Your data protection rights (Art. 12 et seq. GDPR)
The data subject has various data protection rights. These rights are explained below. The contact information indicated above can be used to exercise these rights.
Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR), Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR), Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), and Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Subject to the applicable legal regulations, you have the right to obtain information, at any time and free of charge, about all your personal data stored by the data controller, its origin, recipients and purpose of storage, as well as, where applicable, the right to rectification, erasure, or restricted processing of your data.
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
Every data subject has the right to object to the processing of their personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or for direct marketing purposes. In the event we receive an objection to the processing of your personal data, we will carefully review your objection on a case-by-case basis. If your objection to the processing of your personal data requires us to delete your data, we will delete your data in accordance with statutory retention requirements. Your objection does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before its withdrawal.
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or to perform a contract provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transmission of the data to another controller, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.
Obligation to disclose data
Every data subject has the right to know whether the provision of personal data is a legal or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract, as well as whether the data subject is obliged to provide the personal data and what the possible consequences of failure to provide such data would be.
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
The data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority if the data subject believes that the processing of personal data relating to him or her infringes his or her rights. The responsible supervisory authority for data protection issues is the data protection officer responsible for the federal state in which our company has its registered office. The data subject may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for the data subject’s habitual place of residence or place of the alleged infringement. A list of data protection officers and their contact information can be found at the following link:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/EN/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html.
Withdrawal of your consent to process data
Many data processing operations can only be performed with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. All you need to do is send an informal email to this effect to one of the email addresses indicated above. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
SSL and/or TLS encryption
This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection when you see the address bar of your browser change from “http://” to “https://” and when the lock symbol appears in your address bar.
When SSL and/or TSL encryption is activated, the data that you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.
When SSL and/or TSL encryption is activated, the data that you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.
2. Data collection on our website
2.1 Hosting
We process your data in the data centers of Würth IT GmbH, Drillberg 6, 97980 Bad Mergentheim, Germany (hereinafter “Würth IT”). We rely on the services of Würth IT in order to render our services. We have concluded an order processing agreement with Würth IT.
Further information on how Würth IT handles personal data can be found in the privacy statement at https://www.wuerth-it.com/en/it/datenschutz.php.
Further information on how Würth IT handles personal data can be found in the privacy statement at https://www.wuerth-it.com/en/it/datenschutz.php.
2.2 Server log files
When visiting our website, we process information in server log files, which your browser transmits to us automatically. The purpose of the processing to correctly display our Internet presence and to ensure the secure operation of our website.
Categories of processed data
Data are collected from the following categories:
- Type and version of browser
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of server request
- IP address
- Amount of data transferred
- Retrieval confirmation
- Name of accessed website
- Requesting Internet service provider
Legal basis
Data are processed on the legal basis set out in Article 6(1)(f) GDPR and Section 25(2) TTDSG (German Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act). As the website operator, we have a legitimate interest in a correct presentation of our Internet presence and in ensuring the website’s secure operation.
Retention period
The data processed in connection with the collection of server log files are stored as long as required for their specific purposes.
2.3 Cookies
Some of the websites of Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH use cookies. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer and stored by your web browser.
You can adjust your browser settings to make sure you are informed about the use of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, accept cookies only for certain applications, or decline all cookies and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing your web browser. When cookies are deactivated, some of the functions available on this website may no longer work properly.
We process cookies for the performance of contracts, wherever they are necessary for electronic communication processes or the provision of our services (e.g., shopping car function). Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH uses these cookies primarily to process your orders in the online shop. The storage of any other cookies (e.g., cookies to analyze your browsing behavior) is treated separately in this privacy statement, and processing is subject to your prior consent.
For an overview of active cookies, please refer to this page: Cookie Settings. Cookie settings can be changed on this page at any time.
You can adjust your browser settings to make sure you are informed about the use of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, accept cookies only for certain applications, or decline all cookies and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing your web browser. When cookies are deactivated, some of the functions available on this website may no longer work properly.
We process cookies for the performance of contracts, wherever they are necessary for electronic communication processes or the provision of our services (e.g., shopping car function). Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH uses these cookies primarily to process your orders in the online shop. The storage of any other cookies (e.g., cookies to analyze your browsing behavior) is treated separately in this privacy statement, and processing is subject to your prior consent.
For an overview of active cookies, please refer to this page: Cookie Settings. Cookie settings can be changed on this page at any time.
2.4 Use of Usercentrics
Our website uses Usercentrics to obtain your consent to the use of cookies on your device. The company that provides this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Str. 7,80331 Munich, Germany.
If you click on our cookie banner, the following information will be passed on to Usercentrics:
Usercentrics is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
If you click on our cookie banner, the following information will be passed on to Usercentrics:
- Your consent(s) or the withdrawal of your consent(s)
- Your IP address
- Information about your browser
- Information about your end device
- Time of your visit to the website
Usercentrics is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
2.5 "Do Not Track" settings
You can also control the storage of cookies by adjusting the "Do Not Track" (DNT) settings in your web browser. Depending on the browser, DNT is available as a setting in the program settings or as a plug-in or add-on. By enabling this setting, the browser signals that you do not wish for your browsing behavior to be tracked by these tools without your explicit consent. If the setting is enabled, the tracking features of our tools will be anonymized. Please note that different web browsers may require different settings to enable DNT.
Alternatively, you can check on the deactivation page for EU consumers (https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices) whether advertising cookies are being stored on your browser and disable them if so.
Alternatively, you can check on the deactivation page for EU consumers (https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices) whether advertising cookies are being stored on your browser and disable them if so.
2.6 Contact form
When you send us an inquiry through the contact form, your data from the inquiry form, including any contact data provided by you, will be stored by us in order to process your inquiry and answer any follow-up questions.
Categories of personal data
The following categories of personal data are processed when an inquiry is sent through the contact form:
- Salutation
- First name
- Last name
- Customer number
- E-mail address
- Telephone number
- Subject
- Your message
Legal basis
The required data are processed for the performance of a contract. Any personal data provided voluntarily are processed on the legal basis set out in Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, according to which we may process your personal data whenever this is in our legitimate interest. Our legitimate interest is based on maintaining contact with you, our customers, improving the quality of our advice and services, and being able to contact you more easily should we have any follow-up questions.
Retention period
We will store the data you have entered in the contact form until you request the erasure of the data or the purpose of the data storage is no longer applicable (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Statutory retention period may apply.
2.7 Online-Shop
You can register in our online shop in order to use additional functions on our website. The data provided will only be used for the purpose of providing the individual feature or service for which you have registered. All mandatory information must be provided for the registration to be successful. Otherwise, we will refuse registration.
Categories of processed data
The following data are processed for the purpose of using the online shop:
Company information
Personal details
Company information
- Company name*
- Street address*
- Post code*
- City*
- VAT ID number*
- Website
- Industry*
- Payment terms*
- E-mail address for sending invoices
Personal details
- Salutation*
- First name*
- Last name*
- Position*
- Email*
- Phone*
- Your message
Legal basis
All mandatory data (marked with an asterisk) provided during registration in our online shop are processed for the performance of a contract.
Any personal data provided voluntarily are processed on the legal basis set out in Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, according to which we may process your personal data whenever this is in our legitimate interest. Our legitimate interest is based on improving the quality of our consulting services and being able to contact you more easily should we have any follow-up questions.
Any personal data provided voluntarily are processed on the legal basis set out in Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, according to which we may process your personal data whenever this is in our legitimate interest. Our legitimate interest is based on improving the quality of our consulting services and being able to contact you more easily should we have any follow-up questions.
Email contact
For important changes, such as a change in our services or essential technical changes, we will inform you using the email address provided upon your registration.
Retention period
We will store all data entered for the duration of our business relationship. Your data are deleted upon termination of the business relationship, After deleting your online shop access, we will continue to store your Würth customer account and customer details, subject to the applicable statutory retention period.
2.8 Newsletter
Data processing for newsletter registration
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis.
The data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the processing of data for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g. via the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the processing of data for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g. via the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
Newsletter mailing by Brevo
Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH uses the Brevo service to send newsletters. The provider is Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany.
Brevo is a service with which, among other things, the sending of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. The data processed for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter is stored on Sendinblue's servers in Germany.
Brevo is a service with which, among other things, the sending of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. The data processed for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter is stored on Sendinblue's servers in Germany.
Data analysis through Brevo
To analyze the success of our newsletter, the e-mails sent with Brevo contain a so-called web beacon or "tracking pixel", which reacts to interactions with the newsletter. In this way, it can be determined whether a newsletter has been opened, whether links have been clicked on or at what time the newsletter was read.
The following data is processed by Brevo as part of the success analysis:
If you do not wish to be analyzed by Brevo, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this purpose in every newsletter message.
The following data is processed by Brevo as part of the success analysis:
- Master data (e.g. name, address)
- Contact data (e.g. e-mail address, telephone number)
- Meta and communication data (e.g. device information, IP address)
- Usage data (e.g. interests, access times)
If you do not wish to be analyzed by Brevo, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this purpose in every newsletter message.
Legal basis
Die Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG). You can withdraw this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.
Retention period
The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for registration in the online store) remain unaffected by this.
Conclusion of a data processing agreement
We have concluded a contract with Sendinblue in accordance with Art. 28(3) GDPR, in which we oblige Sendinblue to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties.
3. Analytics tools and advertising
3.1 Google Analytics
This website uses features from the web analytics service Google Analytics for the statistical analysis of website user behavior. These features are provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (hereinafter “Google Ireland”). We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google Ireland. The use of Google Analytics may result in the transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google LLC”) in the United States. Google Ireland has concluded standard contractual clauses, as approved by the European Commission, with Google LLC for the transmission of personal data to Google LLC based in the United States.
On behalf of the operator of this website, Google Ireland will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and Internet usage for the website operator.
On behalf of the operator of this website, Google Ireland will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and Internet usage for the website operator.
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google Ireland within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google LLC server in the USA and shortened there.
Legal basis
Google Analytics is used for the statistical analysis of our website on the basis of your consent in compliance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG (German Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act).
You can prevent the use of cookies by not consenting to the use of cookies. However, please note that by doing so, you may not be able to use all of the features on this website.
If you do not agree to your data being stored and used, you can disable the storage and usage here . Your opt-out decision will be stored in a cookie. If you delete your cookies, this will also delete your opt-out cookie. The next time you visit our site, you will be asked again whether cookies may be used for web analytics purposes.
You can prevent the use of cookies by not consenting to the use of cookies. However, please note that by doing so, you may not be able to use all of the features on this website.
If you do not agree to your data being stored and used, you can disable the storage and usage here . Your opt-out decision will be stored in a cookie. If you delete your cookies, this will also delete your opt-out cookie. The next time you visit our site, you will be asked again whether cookies may be used for web analytics purposes.
3.2 Use of Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager. This service is used to manage website tags via a web interface. Google Tag Manager is used solely to create these tags. No cookies are set and no personal data are collected. Google Tag Manager triggers other tags that may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data.
More information about the Google Tag Manager can be found under the following link: https://www.google.de/analytics/terms/tag-manager/
More information about the Google Tag Manager can be found under the following link: https://www.google.de/analytics/terms/tag-manager/
3.3 Meta Pixel
Our website uses Meta’s user action pixel to measure conversions, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (Meta).
This pixel makes it possible to track the behavior of visitors to a particular provider’s website after they have been redirected to that website by clicking on an advertisement. By doing so, it is possible to evaluate the effectiveness of Meta advertisements for statistical purposes and market research and to optimize future advertising campaigns.
The collected data remain anonymous for us as the operator of the website, we are not able to determine the identity of the users. However, Meta stores and processes the data, linking the information to the corresponding user profile so that Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with Meta’s data use policy. This allows Meta to turn on advertisements on pages both inside and outside the Meta network. We as the website operator cannot influence the use of these data.
Please refer to Meta’s data privacy notice for further information on protecting your personal privacy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
Furthermore, you can disable the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function in the “Ad Settings” section under https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. You have to be logged into Facebook in order to do this.
If you do not have a Facebook account, you can disable Facebook’s user-based advertising on the website from the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: https://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/
Meta Pixel is used on the legal basis of your consent in compliance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG (German Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act). You can withdraw your consent to the use of Meta Pixel at any time by changing your settingsd here.
This pixel makes it possible to track the behavior of visitors to a particular provider’s website after they have been redirected to that website by clicking on an advertisement. By doing so, it is possible to evaluate the effectiveness of Meta advertisements for statistical purposes and market research and to optimize future advertising campaigns.
The collected data remain anonymous for us as the operator of the website, we are not able to determine the identity of the users. However, Meta stores and processes the data, linking the information to the corresponding user profile so that Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with Meta’s data use policy. This allows Meta to turn on advertisements on pages both inside and outside the Meta network. We as the website operator cannot influence the use of these data.
Please refer to Meta’s data privacy notice for further information on protecting your personal privacy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
Furthermore, you can disable the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function in the “Ad Settings” section under https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. You have to be logged into Facebook in order to do this.
If you do not have a Facebook account, you can disable Facebook’s user-based advertising on the website from the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: https://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/
Meta Pixel is used on the legal basis of your consent in compliance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG (German Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act). You can withdraw your consent to the use of Meta Pixel at any time by changing your settingsd here.
4. Plugins und Tools
4.1 YouTube
We have embedded YouTube videos in our online services, which are stored on www.youtube.com and can be played directly from our website. These features are provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. The use of YouTube may result in the transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC in the United States. Google LLC has concluded standard contractual clauses, as approved by the European Commission, with us for the transmission of personal data to Google LLC based in the United States.
The YouTube videos on our website are all embedded in “privacy-enhanced mode,” which means no user data about you are sent to YouTube as long as you do not interact with these videos. No data are transferred until you play a video. We have no influence over this data transfer. Before any data are transmitted, you will be notified again that your data will be transferred to YouTube when you play a video. Your data will be transferred to YouTube regardless of whether you are signed into a YouTube user account or not. If you are signed into your Google account, your data will be linked directly to your account.
If you do not wish to be linked to your YouTube profile, you have to log out of your Google account before playing a video. YouTube stores your data as a user profile and uses that information for the purposes of advertising, market research, and/or designing its website to meet users’ needs. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles; to do so, please send your request to YouTube.
Furthermore, we offer you the option of contacting us using the comment or chat function. In order to use this function, you have to be logged into your Google account. If you comment on our posts or send us a message via chat, this information will be saved by YouTube and is visible to anyone who opens the video.
Data are processed by Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG (German Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act). You can withdraw your consent at any time. Your withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before its withdrawal.
For more information on YouTube and Google’s privacy policy, please visit:
https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ (Google privacy policy)
https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en#toc-software (Google terms of services)
https://www.youtube.com/static?gl=GB&template=terms&hl=en (YouTube Terms of Service)
The YouTube videos on our website are all embedded in “privacy-enhanced mode,” which means no user data about you are sent to YouTube as long as you do not interact with these videos. No data are transferred until you play a video. We have no influence over this data transfer. Before any data are transmitted, you will be notified again that your data will be transferred to YouTube when you play a video. Your data will be transferred to YouTube regardless of whether you are signed into a YouTube user account or not. If you are signed into your Google account, your data will be linked directly to your account.
If you do not wish to be linked to your YouTube profile, you have to log out of your Google account before playing a video. YouTube stores your data as a user profile and uses that information for the purposes of advertising, market research, and/or designing its website to meet users’ needs. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles; to do so, please send your request to YouTube.
Furthermore, we offer you the option of contacting us using the comment or chat function. In order to use this function, you have to be logged into your Google account. If you comment on our posts or send us a message via chat, this information will be saved by YouTube and is visible to anyone who opens the video.
Data are processed by Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG (German Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act). You can withdraw your consent at any time. Your withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before its withdrawal.
For more information on YouTube and Google’s privacy policy, please visit:
https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ (Google privacy policy)
https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en#toc-software (Google terms of services)
https://www.youtube.com/static?gl=GB&template=terms&hl=en (YouTube Terms of Service)
4.2 OXOMI
We have integrated OXOMI into our website. OXOMI is a component of scireum GmbH, which allows us to display product and marketing information.
With the help of OXOMI, the content of PDF files is displayed in the browser without the need to load the corresponding PDF file or install a PDF viewer.
When accessing this content, you establish a connection to the servers of scireum GmbH, located at Eisenbahnstraße 24, 73630 Remshalden, Germany. Your IP address and, if applicable, browser data such as your user agent are transmitted. These data are processed exclusively for the purposes mentioned above and for maintaining the security and functionality of OXOMI.
With the help of OXOMI, the content of PDF files is displayed in the browser without the need to load the corresponding PDF file or install a PDF viewer.
When accessing this content, you establish a connection to the servers of scireum GmbH, located at Eisenbahnstraße 24, 73630 Remshalden, Germany. Your IP address and, if applicable, browser data such as your user agent are transmitted. These data are processed exclusively for the purposes mentioned above and for maintaining the security and functionality of OXOMI.
Legal basis
The use of the service is based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We aim to provide our content platform-independent.
Retention period
The exact storage period of the processed data is determined by scireum GmbH and cannot be influenced by us. Further information can be found in the privacy policy for OXOMI:
https://www.scireum.de/scireum/datenschutz.
4.3 Matterport
We use the Matterport "3D tour" service on this website. This is a service provided by Matterport Inc, 352 E. Java Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94089, USA.
When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Matterport 3D tour, a connection to the Matterport servers is established. Your IP address, browser version and displaying device, origin and destination URL and the ID of the respective 3D tour are transmitted to the Matterport servers in the USA.
When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Matterport 3D tour, a connection to the Matterport servers is established. Your IP address, browser version and displaying device, origin and destination URL and the ID of the respective 3D tour are transmitted to the Matterport servers in the USA.
Legal basis
The use of Matterport is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of the legal basis for data processing pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Further information on how Matterport implements the GDPR and handles user data can be found at https://support.matterport.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000904267-Matterport-s-Plan-for-GDPR and in Matterport's privacy policy at https://matterport.com/legal/privacy-policy/.
Further information on how Matterport implements the GDPR and handles user data can be found at https://support.matterport.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000904267-Matterport-s-Plan-for-GDPR and in Matterport's privacy policy at https://matterport.com/legal/privacy-policy/.
5. Social networks
We operate user profiles on social networks for the purpose of presenting our company and communicating with existing and prospective customers. For more information on the related processing activities, please refer to the notice below.
Data processing for presentation and communication purposes
Social networks help us present our company to persons that own a social network account (hereinafter “users”) and all visitors of our profile without a social network account (hereinafter “guests”). Customers and interested parties can also get in touch with us through our profile. Our profiles and contributions are generally visible to all users and guests (hereinafter collectively referred to as “visitors”). When commenting on our contributions or sending us a message, these data are stored by the social network and can be viewed by us. We can reply to your comments or messages. Your comments and our replies may remain visible for all visitors of the social network in question.
Data processing for statistical and advertising purposes
When viewing our profile, the social network can store and analyze your accessing of the profile page and all other interactions on the social network’s website. This information is provided to the profile owners in statistical form and further processed by the social networks for other purposes, including advertising purposes.
If you have an account on this social network and are signed into your account when visiting our profile, the social network provider can link your interactions with our profile to your account details and process them further. Any data on your interactions with our profile may also be stored and processed for other purposes by the social network, even if you are not signed in or do not have an account with the social network in question. In this case, you can be linked to your account details with the help of cookies, small files stored on your end device, or your IP address.
Your data are generally processed for the purpose of creating a profile of interests for each visitor, and these profiles are used for advertising purposes. When a person visits certain websites, information on this browser activity is analyzed and the provider adds certain interests to the visitor’s profile. The visitor is shown ads based on these identified interests. The provider can show such interest-based ads both on and outside the social network’s websites.
If you have an account on this social network and are signed into your account when visiting our profile, the social network provider can link your interactions with our profile to your account details and process them further. Any data on your interactions with our profile may also be stored and processed for other purposes by the social network, even if you are not signed in or do not have an account with the social network in question. In this case, you can be linked to your account details with the help of cookies, small files stored on your end device, or your IP address.
Your data are generally processed for the purpose of creating a profile of interests for each visitor, and these profiles are used for advertising purposes. When a person visits certain websites, information on this browser activity is analyzed and the provider adds certain interests to the visitor’s profile. The visitor is shown ads based on these identified interests. The provider can show such interest-based ads both on and outside the social network’s websites.
Categories of data subjects
Persons that access our profile on a social network (both users with an account with the social network provider and visitors without account)..
Exercising your rights as a data subject
Should you wish to request further information or exercise your rights as a data subject, we would recommend contacting the provider in question directly, as only the provider has full access to the data processed when visiting our profile or interacting with us on the social network. You can find all contact details of the social networks to exercise your rights as a data subject under “Information about the social networks we use.” You can contact us to exercise your rights as a data subject regarding all data processing activities for which the provider of the social network and we are jointly responsible. In such cases, we will forward your inquiry to the social network provided your inquiry relates to data or processing activities carried out by the social network.
For more information on the processing activities of the social networks we use and the available options to object to these processing activities, please refer to the section “Information about the social networks we use.”
For more information on the processing activities of the social networks we use and the available options to object to these processing activities, please refer to the section “Information about the social networks we use.”
5.1 Information about Facebook and Instagram
Facebook:
Provider
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited , 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland
(nachfolgend „Facebook“)
Webseite
Form to contact Facebook’s data protection officer
Facebook’s privacy policy
Our profile
Instagram:
Provider
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited , 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland
Webseite
Instagram’s privacy policy
Our profile
Categories of processed personal data when visiting our Facebook and Instagram profiles
- Technical information on end user device: operating system, information on browser used, IP address, further information on end-user device, and Internet connection
- Contact details: information on user account where applicable
- Data on interactions Information on profiles visited, links accessed, date and time of the interaction, other interactions of the visitor
For more information on what personal data are processed, please refer to: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
Joint responsibility for the processing of Page Insights data
We have concluded a joint controller agreement with Meta for the processing of data in connection with our Facebook profile (our “page”) for the provision of our profile and the statistical analysis of interactions between visitors and our profile. This agreement sets out the obligations we and Meta have to meet with regard to data processing activities and which party is responsible for individual processing activities.
Joint controller agreement for the processing of personal data for Page Insights between Meta and us as the page admin in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
Further information on the processing of Page Insights data: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data
Joint controller agreement for the processing of personal data for Page Insights between Meta and us as the page admin in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
Further information on the processing of Page Insights data: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data
Purposes and legal basis
- Presentation of our company, legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
- Communicating with customers and interested parties, legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
- Statistical purposes, legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
Meta remains a separate and independent data controller for any other processing activities or processing for statistical or advertising purposes performed by Meta, and such processing may be performed on a different legal basis. For more information, please refer to the section “Meta’s data policy.”.
Processor(s) of Meta
The use of Facebook may result in the transmission of personal data to Meta Platforms Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Platforms Ireland Limited uses standard contractual clauses, as approved by the European Commission, for the transmission of personal data to Meta Platforms Inc. based in the United States. A copy of these standard contractual clauses used can be requested here:
https://www.facebook.com/help/566994660333381?ref=dp
Opt-out options
Should you wish to object to the processing of your data by Meta, please click on the following link to opt out of the different processing activities:
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/367438723733209?no_redirect
You can change your advertising settings on your Facebook account yourself—for example, to deactivate interest-based advertising—by clicking on the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads
If you do not own a Facebook account, you can deactivate web-based online advertising for all participating websites by clicking on the following link:
https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/367438723733209?no_redirect
You can change your advertising settings on your Facebook account yourself—for example, to deactivate interest-based advertising—by clicking on the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads
If you do not own a Facebook account, you can deactivate web-based online advertising for all participating websites by clicking on the following link:
https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/
Right to lodge a complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. To find out which supervisory authority you should contact, please refer to the section “Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority” in this privacy statement. Complaints regarding the processing of personal data in connection with our Facebook profile can also be addressed to the Irish Data Protection Commission. You can find the contact details of the Irish Data Protection Commission at:
https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/contact/how-contact-us#
https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/contact/how-contact-us#
5.2 Information about the other social networks we use:
Xing:
Provider
XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Deutschland)
Website
Privacy policy
Our profile
LinkedIn:
Provider
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Attn: Legal Dept. (Privacy Policy and User Agreement), Wilton Plaza,
Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland
Website
Privacy policy
Our profile
Pinterest:
Provider
Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Irland
Website
Privacy policy
Our profile
YouTube:
Provider
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Irland
Webseite
Website
Privacy policy
6. Disclaimer, updates, versions
The privacy statement of Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH does not apply to applications, products, services, websites or social media functions of third-party providers that can be reached through links we offer for information purposes. When using these links, you leave the website Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH, resulting in the possibility that information about you may be collected or passed on by third parties. Deko-Light Elektronik-Vertriebs GmbH has no influence whatsoever over the websites of third parties and makes no recommendations or warranties regarding these websites or their data protection practices. We therefore encourage you to read and review the privacy policies of any websites with which you interact very closely before allowing them to collect, process, and use your personal data.
We kindly ask you to read the contents of our data privacy policy regularly. We update our privacy policy as required by any changes to how we process personal data. Please note that any addresses and contact information of companies and organizations indicated in this privacy policy may change over time. Please verify the information before making contact.
Version: March 2024
We kindly ask you to read the contents of our data privacy policy regularly. We update our privacy policy as required by any changes to how we process personal data. Please note that any addresses and contact information of companies and organizations indicated in this privacy policy may change over time. Please verify the information before making contact.
Version: March 2024