data protection

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The operators of these sites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

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When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This data protection declaration explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

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We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

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Note on the responsible body

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The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

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(essen)ce eK

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Rentzelstraße 12

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20146 Hamburg

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Email: mail@(essen)ce.com

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The responsible body is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

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Storage period

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Unless a specific storage period is specified in this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make 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. tax or commercial law retention periods); In the latter case, the deletion takes place after these reasons no longer apply.

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General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

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If you have consented to data processing, we will process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit are processed. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing will also be carried out on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary to fulfill the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing can also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Information about the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this data protection declaration.

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Note on data transfer to third countries that are not secure in terms of data protection law as well as transfer to US companies that are not DPF-certified

We use, among other things, tools from companies based in third countries that are not secure in terms of data protection law, as well as US tools whose providers are not certified according to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these countries. We would like to point out that in third countries with uncertain data protection law, a level of data protection comparable to the EU cannot be guaranteed.

We would like to point out that the USA, as a safe third country, generally has a level of data protection comparable to the EU. Data transfer to the USA is then permitted if the recipient has certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has appropriate additional guarantees. Information on transfers to third countries, including data recipients, can be found in this data protection declaration.

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Recipients of personal data

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As part of our business activities, we work with various external bodies. In some cases, it is also necessary to transmit personal data to these external bodies. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary to fulfill a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f DSGVO in the transfer or if another legal basis allows the data transfer. When using order processors, we only pass on our customers' personal data on the basis of a valid order processing contract. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing contract is concluded.

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Rights of the data subject

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a) Right to confirmation

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Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning him or her is being processed. If a data subject would like to exercise this right of confirmation, they can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time.

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b) Right to information

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Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain free information from the person responsible for processing at any time about the personal data stored about him and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

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- the processing purposes

- the categories of personal data that are processed

- the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations

- if possible, the planned period for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining that period

- the existence of a right to rectification or deletion of personal data concerning you or to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing

- the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

- if the personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information about the origin of the data

- the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Article 22 Para. 1 and 4 GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject

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The data subject also has the right to information as to whether personal data has been transmitted to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to receive information about the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transfer.

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If a data subject would like to exercise this right to information, they can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time.

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c) Right to rectification

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement, taking into account the purposes of the processing.

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If a data subject would like to exercise this right to rectification, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

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d) Right to deletion (right to be forgotten)

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Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request that the person responsible delete the personal data concerning him or her immediately if one of the following reasons applies and if the processing is not necessary:

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The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.

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The data subject revokes their consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR or Article 9 Paragraph 2 Letter a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

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The data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Article 21 (1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Article 21 (2) of the GDPR processing.

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The personal data was processed unlawfully.

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The deletion of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject. The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8 Para. 1 GDPR. If one of the reasons mentioned above applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored by the controller deleted, they can contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of the person responsible will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately.

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If the personal data has been made public by the person responsible and our company as the person responsible is obliged to delete the personal data in accordance with Article 17 Para. 1 GDPR, the person responsible will take appropriate measures, including technical ones, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs to inform other data controllers who process the published personal data that the data subject has requested that these other data controllers delete all links to that personal data or copies or replications of that personal data , unless processing is necessary. The employee of the person responsible will take the necessary measures in individual cases.

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e) Right to restriction of processing

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Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request that the controller restrict the processing if one of the following conditions is met:

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The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.

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The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses the deletion of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data.

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The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

The data subject has lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 1 of the GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate r

easons of the controller outweigh those of the data subject.

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If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by the controller, they can contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of the person responsible will arrange for the processing to be restricted.

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f) Right to data portability

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Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which the data subject has provided to a person responsible, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR or Article 9 Paragraph 2 letter a GDPR or on a contract in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b GDPR and the processing is carried out using automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or is carried out in the exercise of official authority, which has been transferred to the person responsible.

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Furthermore, when exercising his or her right to data portability in accordance with Article 20 (1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one person responsible to another person responsible, to the extent that this is technically feasible and provided that This does not affect the rights and freedoms of other people.

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To assert the right to data portability, the data subject can contact an employee of the person responsible at any time.

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g) Right to object

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Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object at any time, for reasons arising from his or her particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning him or her based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e or f GDPR, to lodge an objection. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

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The controller will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

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If the person responsible processes personal data in order to conduct direct advertising, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is connected to such direct advertising. If the data subject objects to the person responsible for processing for direct advertising purposes, the person responsible will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

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In addition, the data subject has the right, for reasons arising from his or her particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning him or her by the controller for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89 (1) of the GDPR to lodge an objection, unless such processing is necessary to fulfill a task carried out in the public interest.

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To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of the person responsible or another employee directly. Furthermore, in connection with the use of information society services, the data subject is free, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise his or her right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

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h) Automated decisions in individual cases including profiling

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Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and that legislation appropriates measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as the legitimate interests of the data subject or (3) is carried out with the express consent of the data subject.

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If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent, the controller shall implement appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the person concerned, which includes at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the person responsible, to express one's own point of view and to challenge the decision.

If the data subject would like to assert rights with regard to automated decisions, he or she can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

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i) Right to revoke consent under data protection law

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Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to revoke consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

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If the data subject would like to exercise their right to revoke their consent, they can contact us at any time.

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SSL or TLS encryption

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This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.