Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our Privacy Policy set out below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the section “Information on the Responsible Party” in this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after you have given your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data.
If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You may contact us at any time if you have further questions regarding data protection.

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting this website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is mainly carried out using analytics programs.
Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following Privacy Policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:
IONOS SE
Elgendorfer Str. 57
56410 Montabaur
Germany
Amtsgericht Montabaur / HRB 24498
DE815563912

External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contractual data, contact details, names, website access data and other data generated through a website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online services securely, quickly and efficiently through a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
Our hosting provider(s) will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfil their contractual obligations and will follow our instructions with regard to this data.
We use the following hosting provider:
IONOS SE
Elgendorfer Str. 57
56410 Montabaur
Germany
Amtsgericht Montabaur / HRB 24498
DE815563912

Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Privacy Policy

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. communication by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Pawdare e.V.
Schopenhauerstr. 71
80807 Munich
Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 162 456 89 96
Email: contact@pawdare.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Period

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing the data no longer applies.
If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law). In the latter case, deletion will take place once these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to the processing of your data, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR where special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed.
In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR.
If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TTDSG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for carrying out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Furthermore, we process your data where this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Information about the legal basis applicable in each individual case is provided in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties.
We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure.
When using processors, we disclose our customers’ personal data only on the basis of a valid Data Processing Agreement.
In the event of joint processing, a joint processing agreement will be concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent that you have already given at any time.
The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Specific Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS.
THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING.
IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, affected persons have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.
The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be carried out where technically feasible.

Information, Correction and Deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, and, where applicable, a right to have this data corrected or deleted.
You may contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions concerning personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose.
The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally require time to verify this. For the duration of this verification, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer require your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defence or establishment of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may — apart from its storage — only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption.
You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your device.
They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit.
Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable certain services provided by third-party companies to be integrated into websites (e.g. cookies used to process payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. shopping cart functionality or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyse user behaviour or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary to carry out electronic communication, provide certain functions requested by you (e.g. shopping cart functionality), or optimise the website (e.g. cookies used to measure the website audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis is specified.
The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services.
Where consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG). Consent may be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.
If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
Information on which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this Privacy Policy.

Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address

This data is not combined with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website — for this purpose, server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

If you submit enquiries to us via the contact form, the information you provide in the enquiry form, including the contact details entered there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in case of follow-up questions.
We will not disclose this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures.
In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), where such consent has been requested. Consent may be revoked at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your enquiry has been fully processed).
Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular retention periods — remain unaffected.

Enquiries by Email or Telephone

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, enquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request.
We will not disclose this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures.
In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), where such consent has been requested. Consent may be revoked at any time.
The data sent to us in connection with contact enquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your request has been fully processed).
Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular statutory retention periods — remain unaffected.

Communication via WhatsApp

For communication with our customers and other third parties, we use, among other services, the instant messaging service WhatsApp.
The provider is:
WhatsApp Ireland Limited
4 Grand Canal Square
Grand Canal Harbour
Dublin 2
Ireland
Communication is protected by end-to-end encryption (peer-to-peer), which prevents WhatsApp or other third parties from accessing the content of communications.
However, WhatsApp has access to metadata generated during the communication process (e.g. sender, recipient and time).
We also point out that, according to its own statements, WhatsApp shares personal data of its users with its parent company Meta, which is based in the USA.
Further details on data processing can be found in WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy at:
https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy
The use of WhatsApp is based on our legitimate interest in communicating with customers, interested parties and other business and contractual partners as quickly and effectively as possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Where corresponding consent has been requested, data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of that consent; consent may be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
The content of communications exchanged between you and us via WhatsApp will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your enquiry has been fully processed).
Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular retention periods — remain unaffected.
The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the USA.
Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards.
Further information is available from the provider at:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt00000011sfnAAA&status=Active
We use the “WhatsApp Business” version of WhatsApp.
Data transfers to the USA are based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here:
https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-data-transfer-addendum
We have configured our WhatsApp accounts so that no automatic synchronisation with the address books on the smartphones we use takes place.
We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider.

5. Social Media

Instagram

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated into this website.
These functions are provided by:
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
4 Grand Canal Square
Grand Canal Harbour
Dublin 2
Ireland
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, clicking the Instagram button allows you to link the content of this website to your Instagram profile. This enables Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account.
We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by Instagram.
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR).
Joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transmission to Facebook or Instagram. Processing carried out by Facebook or Instagram after the transmission is not part of the joint responsibility.
The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum
According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using Facebook or Instagram tools and for implementing the tool on our website in a manner compliant with data protection requirements.
Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook and Instagram products.
You may assert data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Facebook.
If you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
Data transfers to the USA are based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381
Further information can be found in Instagram’s Privacy Policy:
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/
The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the USA.
Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active

6. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts (Local Hosting)

This website uses so-called Google Fonts provided by Google to ensure consistent display of fonts.
Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google servers takes place.
Further information about Google Fonts can be found at:
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
and in Google’s Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en