PRIVACY NOTICE

We are very pleased that you are interested in our company. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of homesforphones eU. The websites of homesforphones eU can generally be used without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wants to use special company services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the person concerned.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to homesforphones eU. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of the rights to which they are entitled by means of this data protection declaration.

As the controller responsible for processing, homesforphones eU has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible for the personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every person concerned is free to transmit personal data to us in alternative ways, for example by telephone.

 

General

The legal regulations of the BDSG and the DSGVO apply. To simplify readability, the standards of the GDPR are mentioned in the text.

1. Your personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR (e.g. IP address, name, e-mail address, payment information) will only be processed by us in accordance with the provisions of German data protection law and taking into account the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). . The following regulations inform you about the type, scope and purpose of the collection, processing and use of personal data.

2. The processing of personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 2 GDPR is lawful in accordance with Art. 6 GDPR if one of the following conditions is met:
a) The data subject has given their consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes;
b) the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
c) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
d) processing is necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person;
e) the processing is necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority that has been delegated to the controller;
f) processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the person responsible or a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject that require the protection of personal data prevail, in particular if the data subject is a child acts.

3. The processing of special personal data (e.g. health data) within the meaning of Art. 9 Para. 1 GDPR is lawful in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 2 GDPR if one of the following conditions is met:
– there is an explicit consent of the person;
– the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or in the case of actions by the courts in the context of their judicial work.

4. There is no automatic decision-making or profiling regarding personal data within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.

5. The operator ensures the security of the data in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, taking into account the principle of proportionality, by means of suitable technical measures.

6. If, contrary to expectations, there is a breach of data protection, the competent supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 33 GDPR and the data subject in accordance with Art. 34 GDPR will be notified.

 

scope

This data protection declaration only applies to our websites. If you are redirected to other sites via links on our site, please inform yourself there about the respective handling of your data.

 

Duration of data storage

The duration of the storage of the data transmitted by you depends on the legal storage obligations. In accordance with commercial and tax laws, invoices must be retained for a period of 10 years.

 

Disclosure of Data to Third Parties

Data transmitted as part of the contractual relationship will only be passed on to third parties (Art. 4 No. 10 GDPR) if you have expressly given your consent (Art. 4 No. 11 GDPR) or if the transfer is necessary to fulfill the contract. Consent can be revoked informally at any time. Data collected by visiting the website is only collected by third parties who are expressly named below.

 

Responsible in the sense of the GDPR

The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as other data protection laws applicable in the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

homesforphones eU
Owner: Miriam Zaher
​Eichtalstrasse 15
D-38114 Brunswick
Phone: +49 (0) 157 36441505
Email: support@homesforphones.com

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cookies

We use cookies on our site. These are small files that your browser creates automatically and that are stored on your end device (PC, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not damage your end device and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie that arises in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we are immediately informed of your identity.
On the one hand, the use of cookies serves to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. We use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages on our website. These are automatically deleted after leaving our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your end device for a specific period of time. If you visit our site again to make use of our services, it will automatically be recognized that you have already been with us and what inputs and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.
These cookies enable us to automatically recognize when you visit our site again that you have already been with us. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time. The data processed by cookies are required for the stated purposes to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no
Cookies are stored on your computer or a notice always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

 

Storage of access data in log files

You can visit our website without providing any personal information.
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

- Browser type/ browser version
-used operating system
- Referrer URL
-Hostname of the accessing computer
-Time of server request

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to subsequently check this data if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use. The purpose of the processing results from our legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
A contract for order processing was concluded with our hoster.

 

wix

The website is operated by Wix.com Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Wix") hosted. Wix.com Ltd. is based in Israel, which is considered by the European Commission as a country offering an adequate level of protection for personal data of citizens of EU member states.
Our users' and users' users' personal information may be stored by Wix in data centers located in the United States, Ireland, South Korea, Taiwan and Israel. We therefore expressly point out that data can be stored and managed on American servers. Standard contractual clauses exist with Wix in this regard.
The use of Wix is based on our legitimate interest according to Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the technical implementation of the website. We cannot influence the processing of your data at Wix.
A contract for order processing has been concluded with Wix.

More information about Wix's privacy policy can be found here:
https://www.wix.com/manage/privacy-security-hub

 

Registration/Login

Registration is not required to use the services we offer, but the range of functions may be restricted. The data you enter in the input mask will be collected and saved. It will not be passed on to third parties unless this is necessary to carry out the contractual relationship. You can change or delete the data at any time. After the data has been deleted, the service can no longer be offered to you unless you register again. In addition to the data you enter, the IP address and the date and time of registration are also stored. The storage of IP data serves to prevent misuse and to investigate criminal offenses.

 

Facebook login

We offer you the option of registering and logging in with us using a Facebook login. This is done exclusively with your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Facebook Login is a service provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. An additional registration or login is therefore not necessary. To log in or register, you will be redirected to the Facebook page, where you can log in with your usage data. This links your Facebook profile and our service. Through the link, we automatically receive the following data from Facebook Inc.:

-First and Last Name
-E-mail address
-Gender
-Your Facebook user ID

From this data, we only use those that are mentioned here and used to complete the user profile. This information is mandatory for our services to be able to identify you.
For more information about Facebook login and privacy settings, please see the privacy policy (https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy ) and the terms of use (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms ) of Facebook Inc.

 

Google login

On our website you can create a customer account or register using the social plugin "Google Sign-In" of the social network Google, which is operated by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google ") is operated, as part of the so-called Single Sign On technology, if you have a Google profile.
If you click the button to register via Google, the information that you have accessed our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted from your browser directly to a Google server in the USA and stored there. These data processing operations are carried out in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of Google's legitimate interest in the display of personalized advertising based on surfing behavior.
By using this Google button on our website, you also have the option of logging in or registering on our website using your Google user data. Only if you give your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to the registration process based on a corresponding notice about the exchange of data with Google, will we receive Googl+ when using the Google button, depending on your personally made data protection settings at Google, the general and publicly accessible information stored in their profile. This information includes user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender.
We would like to point out that after changes to Google's data protection conditions and terms of use, your profile pictures, the user IDs of your friends and the friends list may also be transferred if you mark them as "public" in your privacy settings on Google became. The data transmitted by Google will be stored and processed by us to create a user account with the necessary data if you have given Google permission to do so (title, first name, last name, address data, country, e-mail address, date of birth). Conversely, based on your consent, data (e.g. information about your surfing behavior) can be transmitted by us to your Google profile.
The consent given can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the person responsible named at the beginning of this declaration.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in Google's data protection information: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy /
You can view the terms of use for using “Google Sign-In” or “Register with Google” here:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.html
If you do not want Google+ to assign the data collected via our website directly to your Google+ profile, you must log out of Google before visiting our website.  There are standard contractual clauses with Google.

 

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ( https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/ ) (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google"). In this context, pseudonymised usage profiles are created and cookies are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as:

-browser type/version,
-used operating system,
-Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
- Host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
-time of server request,

are transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of these websites.
This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other Google data. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).
On our behalf as the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 14 months.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case not all functions of this website can be used in full.
You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on https:/ /tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by using this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again. We continue to use Google Analytics to evaluate data from Adwords for statistical purposes. If you do not want this, you can deactivate this via the Ads Preferences Manager https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found in the Google Analytics Help
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

 

Google Ads

We use Google Ads on our website. This is a service provided by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The service enables us to draw attention to our offers with the help of advertising material on external websites. This enables us to determine how successful individual advertising measures are. These advertising media are delivered by the provider via so-called "ad servers". We use so-called ad server cookies for this purpose, which can be used to measure certain parameters for measuring success, such as the display of ads or clicks by users. If you access our website via a corresponding advertisement, the service will store a cookie on your PC. They are not intended to identify you personally. The following information is usually stored as analysis values for this cookie: Unique cookie ID, number of ad impressions per placement (frequency), last impression (relevant for post-view conversions), opt-out information (marking that the user no longer wishes to be addressed). These cookies enable the provider to recognize your web browser.
If a user visits certain pages of the website and the cookie stored on his computer has not yet expired, the provider and the site operator can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was forwarded to this page. Each site operator is assigned a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the websites of other site operators. We ourselves do not collect or process any personal data in the advertising measures mentioned. We only receive statistical evaluations from the provider. Based on these evaluations, we can see which of the advertising measures used are particularly effective. We do not receive any further data from the use of the advertising material, in particular we cannot identify the user based on this information. Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the provider's server.
We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by the provider through the use of the service. As far as we know, the provider receives the information that you have accessed the relevant part of our website or clicked on one of our advertisements. If you have a user account with the provider and are registered, the provider can assign the visit to your user account. Even if you are not registered with the provider or have not logged in, there is a possibility that the provider will find out and save your IP address.
We use the service for marketing and optimization purposes, in particular to place ads that are relevant and interesting for you and thus improve our offer, make it more interesting for you as a user and avoid annoying ads.
The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

 

PayPal

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "purchase on account" as well as installment payments via PayPal, we give your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.à rl et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal as part of the payment process , L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"), continue. PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "purchase on account" via PayPal as well as installment payments via PayPal. PayPal uses the result of the credit check in relation to the statistical probability of non-payment for the purpose of deciding whether to provide the respective payment method. The credit report can contain probability values (so-called score values). As far as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical process. Address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values.
Further data protection information, including information on the credit agencies used, can be found in PayPal's data protection declaration: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

 

Giropay

We offer you the option of placing your order using the Giropay service, which is operated by paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstraße 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main.
When paying, you will be redirected to the Giropay website after completing the order, where you can select your bank. You will then be redirected to your bank's website where you can carry out the transaction. We do not process any of your data during this payment process.
As part of the confirmation of the successful placement of the transfer order from Giropay, we receive a transaction identifier selected by the online provider.
The purpose of processing the data by us is to process the payment process and execute the contract. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
The data will only be stored by us for as long as this is necessary for the implementation and processing of your order and for compliance with the statutory retention periods.
The provision of the personal data is necessary for the conclusion of a contract. Failure to provide the data would result in the contract not being concluded.
Further data protection information from this payment service provider can be found at https://www.giropay.de/srechtales/datenschutzerklaerung

 

Sofortüberweisung/Klarna

If you decide to pay with the online payment service provider Sofortüberweisung during the ordering process, your contact details will be sent to Sofortüberweisung or Klarna as part of the order placed in this way. Sofortüberweisung is an offer from SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany. Sofortüberweisung takes on the function of an online payment service provider, which enables cashless payment for products and services on the Internet. Sofortüberweisung belongs to Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.
The personal data transmitted to Sofortüberweisung is mostly first name, last name, address, telephone number, IP address, e-mail address, or other data required for order processing, as well as data related to the order such as number of items, item number, invoice amount and tax percentage, billing information, etc.
This transmission is necessary to process your order with the payment method you have selected, in particular to confirm your identity, to administrate your payment and the customer relationship.
However, please note: Personal data can also be passed on to service providers, subcontractors or other affiliated companies on the part of Sofortüberweisung, insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations from your order or the personal data is to be processed in the order.
Under certain circumstances, the personal data transmitted to Sofortüberweisung will be transmitted by Sofortüberweisung to credit agencies. This transmission serves to check identity and creditworthiness in relation to the order you have placed.
You can find out which data protection principles are used by Sofortüberweisung when processing your data from the data protection notices that are displayed to you during the Sofortüberweisung payment process.
Further information on the data protection regulations of SofortÜberweisung/Klara can be found here:
https://www.klarna.com/sofort/datenschutz/

 

Payment with credit card

When paying by credit card, you agree that the data you have entered will be transmitted to the credit company (Visa, Master Card, American Express). It is pointed out that the respective credit company can obtain creditworthiness information about you. We have no influence on that. The collection of the data is justified for the execution of the contract from Art. 6 DSGVO.

 

Order processing via external service providers

We use an external service provider to process the order. This is the …….. (hereinafter: “Service Provider”).
The data provided as part of your order and the order data (product, quantity, etc.) will be forwarded to the service provider for execution. This is done automatically via our shop system.
The external processing and thus the forwarding of the data is justified on the basis of economic interests in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.

contact form

When using the contact form offered on these pages, the information you enter is transmitted and stored for the purpose of answering your request. The data will not be passed on to third parties. The lawfulness of using the form results from Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.

 

Request via eMail

If you contact us by e-mail, your request including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and / or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR), since we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing the inquiries addressed to us.
The data you sent to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

 

Newsletter

On our site we offer you the opportunity to subscribe to our newsletter. With this newsletter we inform you about our offers at regular intervals. In order to receive our newsletter, you need a valid e-mail address. We will check the e-mail address you have entered to ensure that you are actually the owner of the e-mail address provided or that the owner is authorized to receive the newsletter. When you register for our newsletter, we will save your IP address and the date and time of your registration. This serves to protect us in the event that a third party misuses your e-mail address and subscribes to our newsletter without your knowledge. We do not collect any further data. The data collected in this way is used exclusively for subscribing to our newsletter. A transfer to third parties does not take place. A comparison of the data collected in this way with data that may be collected by other components of our site does not take place either. You can cancel your subscription to this newsletter at any time. Details on this can be found in the confirmation email and in each individual newsletter.
With regard to newsletter tracking, the law regulating data protection and the protection of privacy in telecommunications and telemedia (TTDSG) applies.

 

social media links

We have our own social media pages for the third-party providers that can be reached via links from this website. By using the links you get to the respective third-party websites (e.g. Instagram, Tiktok) and can also share our content. No data transfer takes place when you visit our website. As soon as you have called up the third-party provider's website, you are in the area of responsibility of the respective third-party provider, so that their data protection declaration or their declarations on the use of data also apply. We have no influence on this, but to avoid unnecessary data transfer, we recommend that you log out of the respective third-party provider before using a corresponding link, so that usage profiles cannot be created by the third-party provider simply by using the link.

 

Security of your data / SSL encryption

In accordance with legal regulations, this site uses SSL encryption, recognizable by a lock symbol in the address bar of your browser. Transmitted data cannot be read by third parties if SSL encryption is activated.
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 (TOM) to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

 

User Rights

You can request information about the personal data stored about you at any time and free of charge. Your rights also include a confirmation, correction, restriction, blocking and deletion of such data and the provision of a copy of the data in a form suitable for transmission, as well as the revocation of a given consent and the objection. Statutory retention requirements remain unaffected.
Your rights arise in particular from the following standards of the GDPR:
Article 7(3) – Right to withdraw consent under data protection law
Article 12 - Transparent information, communication and modalities for exercising the rights of the data subject
Article 13 - Obligation to provide information when collecting personal data from the data subject
Article 14 - Information to be provided when the personal data have not been collected from the data subject
Article 15 - Right of access of the data subject, right to confirmation and to be provided with a copy of the personal data
Article 16 – Right to rectification
Article 17 – Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
Article 18 – Right to restriction of processing
Article 19 – Obligation to notify in relation to rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing
Article 20 – Right to data portability
Article 21 – Right to object
Article 22 - Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling
Article 77 – Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
To exercise your rights (with the exception of Art. 77 GDPR), please contact the office named under “Responsible within the meaning of the GDPR” (e.g. by email).

 
Supervisory authority:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection Lower Saxony
Prinzenstrasse 5
30159 Hanover

Telephone: +49 (0511) 120 45 00
Fax: +49 (0511) 120 45 99
Email:    poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de
Website: www.lfd.niedersachsen.de