Data Protection

Introduction

With the following data protection declaration, we would like to inform you about the types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") that we process, for what purposes, and to what extent. The data protection declaration applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and, in particular, on our websites, in mobile applications, and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as "online offering"). The terms used are not gender-specific. Status: April 12, 2022

• Introduction • Controller • Overview of Processing • Relevant Legal Bases • Security Measures • Transfer of Personal Data • Data Processing in Third Countries • Data Deletion • Use of Cookies • Business Services • Provision of the Online Offering and Web Hosting • Contact and Inquiry Management • Web Analysis, Monitoring, and Optimization • Online Marketing • Presences in Social Networks (Social Media) • Plugins and Embedded Functions and Content • Changes and Updates to the Data Protection Declaration • Rights of Data Subjects • Definitions of Terms

Controller

MyGermanWay GmbH Königsallee, 35 44789 Bochum

Authorized Representative: Mylene Gaelle Martin

Email Address: info@mygermanway.com Phone: +49 234 622088 40

Imprint: mygermanway.com/impressum

Overview of Processing

The following overview summarizes the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing and refers to the data subjects.

Types of Data Processed

• Inventory data. • Payment data. • Contact data. • Content data. • Contract data. • Usage data. • Meta/communication data.

Categories of Data Subjects

• Customers. • Prospects. • Communication partners. • Users. • Business and contractual partners. • Students/Participants.

Purposes of Processing

• Provision of contractual services and customer service. • Contact inquiries and communication. • Security measures. • Reach measurement. • Office and organizational procedures. • Management and response to inquiries. • Feedback. • Marketing. • Profiles with user-related information. • Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.

Relevant Legal Bases

Below, you will find an overview of the legal bases of the GDPR on which we process personal data. Please note that, in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, national data protection regulations may apply in your or our country of residence or establishment. If more specific legal bases are relevant in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the data protection declaration.

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) - The data subject has given consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.

• Contract performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.

• Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.

• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.

In addition to the data protection regulations of the GDPR, national data protection regulations apply in Germany. This includes, in particular, the Act on the Protection against Misuse of Personal Data in Data Processing (Federal Data Protection Act – BDSG). The BDSG contains specific regulations on the right to information, the right to erasure, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes, and transmission as well as automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling. Furthermore, it regulates data processing for employment purposes (§ 26 BDSG), particularly with regard to the establishment, performance, or termination of employment relationships and the consent of employees. Additionally, state data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.

Security Measures

In accordance with legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs, and the nature, scope, context, and purposes of processing, as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk. These measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as access, input, disclosure, availability, and separation of the data. Furthermore, we have established procedures to ensure the exercise of data subjects' rights, the deletion of data, and responses to data breaches. Additionally, we consider the protection of personal data during the development or selection of hardware, software, and procedures in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and default settings. SSL encryption (https): To protect your data transmitted via our online offering, we use SSL encryption. You can recognize such encrypted connections by the prefix https:// in the address bar of your browser.

Transfer of Personal Data

In the course of our processing of personal data, it may happen that the data is transferred to or disclosed to other entities, companies, legally independent organizational units, or persons. Recipients of this data may include, for example, service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content integrated into a website. In such cases, we comply with legal requirements and, in particular, conclude appropriate contracts or agreements that serve to protect your data with the recipients of your data.

Data Processing in Third Countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if the processing takes place in the context of using third-party services or disclosing or transferring data to other persons, entities, or companies, this is done only in accordance with legal requirements. Subject to explicit consent or contractually or legally required transfer, we process or have the data processed only in third countries with a recognized level of data protection, contractual obligations through so-called standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission, certifications, or binding internal data protection regulations (Art. 44 to 49 GDPR, EU Commission information page: ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_en).

Data Deletion

The data processed by us will be deleted in accordance with legal requirements as soon as the consents permitted for processing are revoked or other permissions cease to apply (e.g., if the purpose of processing the data has ceased or it is not necessary for the purpose). If the data is not deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted to those purposes. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons or whose storage is necessary for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person. Our data protection notices may also contain further information on the retention and deletion of data, which take precedence for the respective processing operations.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are small text files or other storage markers that store information on end devices and retrieve information from end devices. For example, they can store login status in a user account, shopping cart contents in an e-shop, accessed content, or used functions of an online offering. Cookies can also be used for various purposes, such as ensuring the functionality, security, and convenience of online offerings and creating analyses of visitor flows. Notes on consent: We use cookies in accordance with legal regulations. Therefore, we obtain prior consent from users, except where it is not required by law. Consent is not necessary, in particular, if the storage and retrieval of information, including cookies, are strictly necessary to provide a telemedia service (i.e., our online offering) explicitly requested by the user. Revocable consent is clearly communicated to users and includes information about the respective use of cookies. Notes on data protection legal bases: The data protection legal basis on which we process users' personal data using cookies depends on whether we ask users for consent. If users consent, the legal basis for processing their data is the declared consent. Otherwise, the data processed using cookies is processed based on our legitimate interests (e.g., in the economic operation of our online offering and improving its usability) or, if this occurs in the context of fulfilling our contractual obligations, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations. We clarify the purposes for which cookies are processed by us in the course of this data protection declaration or as part of our consent and processing procedures. Storage duration: With regard to storage duration, the following types of cookies are distinguished: • Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online offering and closed their end device (e.g., browser or mobile application). • Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the end device is closed. For example, the login status can be saved, or preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again. Likewise, data collected using cookies can be used for reach measurement. Unless we provide users with explicit information about the type and storage duration of cookies (e.g., as part of obtaining consent), users should assume that cookies are permanent and that the storage duration can be up to two years. General notes on revocation and objection (opt-out): Users can revoke the consents they have given at any time and also object to processing in accordance with the legal requirements in Art. 21 GDPR (further information on objection is provided within this data protection declaration). Users can also declare their objection through their browser settings. Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services: • Processing of cookie data based on consent: We use a cookie consent management procedure in which users' consents to the use of cookies, or the processing and providers mentioned in the cookie consent management procedure, can be obtained, managed, and revoked by users. The consent declaration is stored to avoid having to repeat the query and to be able to prove the consent in accordance with the legal obligation. Storage can take place server-side and/or in a cookie (so-called opt-in cookie or using comparable technologies) to assign the consent to a user or their device. Subject to individual information about the providers of cookie management services, the following applies: The duration of the storage of consent can be up to two years. A pseudonymous user identifier is created and stored with the time of consent, information on the scope of the consent (e.g., which categories of cookies and/or service providers), as well as the browser, system, and end device used.

Business Services

We process data of our contractual and business partners, e.g., customers and prospects (collectively referred to as "contractual partners"), in the context of contractual and comparable legal relationships as well as related measures and in the context of communication with the contractual partners (or pre-contractually), e.g., to respond to inquiries. We process this data to fulfill our contractual obligations. This includes, in particular, the obligations to provide the agreed services, any update obligations, and remedies for warranty and other performance issues. In addition, we process the data to protect our rights and for the purposes of administrative tasks associated with these obligations and corporate organization. Furthermore, we process the data based on our legitimate interests in proper and economic business management and security measures to protect our contractual partners and our business operations from misuse, endangerment of their data, secrets, information, and rights (e.g., for the involvement of telecommunications, transport, and other auxiliary services as well as subcontractors, banks, tax and legal advisors, payment service providers, or tax authorities). Within the framework of applicable law, we only disclose the data of contractual partners to third parties to the extent necessary for the aforementioned purposes or to fulfill legal obligations. Contractual partners will be informed about further forms of processing, e.g., for marketing purposes, within this data protection declaration. We inform the contractual partners which data is required for the aforementioned purposes before or in the context of data collection, e.g., in online forms, by special marking (e.g., colors) or symbols (e.g., asterisks or similar), or personally. We delete the data after the expiry of statutory warranty and comparable obligations, i.e., generally after four years, unless the data is stored in a customer account, e.g., as long as it must be retained for legal archiving reasons (e.g., usually 10 years for tax purposes). Data disclosed to us by the contractual partner in the context of an order will be deleted in accordance with the specifications of the order, generally after the end of the order. If we use third-party providers or platforms to provide our services, the terms and conditions and data protection notices of the respective third-party providers or platforms apply in the relationship between the users and the providers. Shop and E-Commerce: We process the data of our customers to enable them to select, purchase, or order the chosen products, goods, and related services, as well as their payment and delivery or execution. If necessary for the execution of an order, we use service providers, in particular postal, freight, and shipping companies, to carry out the delivery or execution for our customers. For the processing of payment transactions, we use the services of banks and payment service providers. The required information is marked as such in the context of the order or comparable purchase process and includes the information needed for delivery or provision and billing, as well as contact information to enable any necessary consultation. Educational and Training Services: We process the data of participants in our educational and training offerings (collectively referred to as "trainees") to provide them with our training services. The data processed, the type, scope, purpose, and necessity of its processing are determined by the underlying contractual and training relationship. The forms of processing also include performance evaluation and the evaluation of our services and those of the instructors. In the context of our activities, we may also process special categories of data, in particular information about the health of trainees and data revealing ethnic origin, political opinions, or religious or philosophical beliefs. For this, we obtain, if necessary, the explicit consent of the trainees and otherwise process the special categories of data only if it is necessary for the provision of training services, for purposes of health care, social protection, or the protection of vital interests of the trainees. • Processed data types: Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses); Payment data (e.g., bank details, invoices, payment history); Contact data (e.g., email, phone numbers); Contract data (e.g., contract subject, duration, customer category); Usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times); Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses). • Data subjects: Customers; Prospects; Business and contractual partners; Students/Participants. • Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and customer service; Security measures; Contact inquiries and communication; Office and organizational procedures; Management and response to inquiries. • Legal bases: Contract performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR); Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).

Provision of the Online Offering and Web Hosting

To provide our online offering securely and efficiently, we use the services of one or more web hosting providers from whose servers (or servers managed by them) the online offering can be accessed. For these purposes, we may use infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space, and database services, as well as security and technical maintenance services. The data processed in the context of providing the hosting offering may include all information relating to the users of our online offering that arises during use and communication. This regularly includes the IP address, which is necessary to deliver the content of online offerings to browsers, and all entries made within our online offering or on websites. • Processed data types: Content data (e.g., entries in online forms); Usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times); Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses). • Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services). • Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness. • Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services: • Email sending and hosting: The web hosting services we use also include the sending, receiving, and storage of emails. For these purposes, the addresses of the recipients and senders as well as other information regarding email transmission (e.g., the providers involved) and the contents of the respective emails are processed. The aforementioned data may also be processed for the purpose of detecting spam. Please note that emails on the internet are generally not sent encrypted. As a rule, emails are encrypted during transport, but (unless a so-called end-to-end encryption method is used) not on the servers from which they are sent and received. We can therefore assume no responsibility for the transmission path of emails between the sender and receipt on our server. • Collection of access data and log files: We ourselves (or our web hosting provider) collect data on every access to the server (so-called server log files). Server log files may include the address and name of the retrieved websites and files, date and time of access, data volumes transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), and usually IP addresses and the requesting provider. Server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g., to avoid server overload (especially in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and to ensure server utilization and stability; Data deletion: Log file information is stored for a maximum of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data whose further retention is required for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

Contact and Inquiry Management

When contacting us (e.g., via contact form, email, telephone, or social media) and in the context of existing user and business relationships, the information of the inquiring persons is processed to the extent necessary to respond to the contact inquiries and any requested measures. The response to contact inquiries and the management of contact and inquiry data in the context of contractual or pre-contractual relationships is carried out to fulfill our contractual obligations or to respond to (pre)contractual inquiries and otherwise based on legitimate interests in responding to inquiries and maintaining user or business relationships. • Processed data types: Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses); Contact data (e.g., email, phone numbers); Content data (e.g., entries in online forms). • Data subjects: Communication partners. • Purposes of processing: Contact inquiries and communication; Provision of contractual services and customer service. • Legal bases: Contract performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR); Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR). Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services: • Contact form: If users contact us via our contact form, email, or other communication channels, we process the data provided to us in this context to address the communicated concern. For this purpose, we process personal data in the context of pre-contractual and contractual business relationships to the extent necessary for their fulfillment and otherwise based on our legitimate interests as well as the interests of the communication partners in responding to the concerns and our statutory retention obligations. We use HubSpot, a digital marketing tool, on our website. The service provider is HubSpot, Inc., 25 First St 2nd Floor Cambridge, MA, USA. • Processed data types: Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses); Contact data (e.g., email, phone numbers); Content data (e.g., entries in online forms). • Data subjects: Communication partners. • Purposes of processing: Contact inquiries and communication; Provision of contractual services and customer service. • Legal bases: Contract performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR); Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR). • Service provider used: HubSpot, Inc., 1 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland • Privacy policy: legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy

Web Analysis, Monitoring, and Optimization

Web analysis (also referred to as "reach measurement") serves to evaluate the visitor flows of our online offering and may include behavior, interests, or demographic information about visitors, such as age or gender, as pseudonymous values. With the help of reach analysis, we can, for example, recognize at what time our online offering or its functions or content are most frequently used or invite reuse. Likewise, we can understand which areas need optimization. In addition to web analysis, we may also use testing procedures, e.g., to test and optimize different versions of our online offering or its components. Unless otherwise stated below, profiles, i.e., data aggregated for a usage process, can be created for these purposes, and information can be stored in a browser or end device and read from it. The information collected includes, in particular, visited websites and elements used there, as well as technical information such as the browser used, the computer system used, and information on usage times. If users have consented to the collection of their location data to us or to the providers of the services we use, location data may also be processed. The IP addresses of users are also stored. However, we use an IP masking procedure (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. In general, no clear user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored in the context of web analysis, A/B testing, and optimization, but pseudonyms. This means that we, as well as the providers of the software used, do not know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purposes of the respective procedures. Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for processing data is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economic, and user-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this data protection declaration. • Processed data types: Usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times); Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses). • Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services). • Purposes of processing: Reach measurement (e.g., access statistics, recognition of returning visitors); Profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles). • Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address). • Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services: • Google Analytics: Web analysis, reach measurement, and measurement of user flows; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; Website: marketingplatform.google.com/intl/en/about/analytics/; Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy; Data processing agreement: business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms; Standard contractual clauses (ensuring data protection level for processing in third countries): business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms; Opt-out option: Opt-out plugin: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout, Settings for the display of advertisements: adssettings.google.com/authenticated; Further information: privacy.google.com/businesses/adsservices (types of processing and data processed).

Online Marketing

We process personal data for the purposes of online marketing, which may include, in particular, the marketing of advertising space or the display of promotional and other content (collectively referred to as "content") based on potential user interests and the measurement of its effectiveness. For these purposes, so-called user profiles are created and stored in a file (so-called "cookie") or similar procedures are used to store the user information relevant to the presentation of the aforementioned content. This information may include, for example, viewed content, visited websites, used online networks, communication partners, and technical information such as the browser used, the computer system used, and information on usage times and functions used. If users have consented to the collection of their location data, this may also be processed. The IP addresses of users are also stored. However, we use available IP masking procedures (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. Generally, no clear user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored in the context of online marketing procedures, but pseudonyms. This means that we, as well as the providers of online marketing procedures, do not know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles. The information in the profiles is usually stored in cookies or using similar procedures. These cookies can generally also be read later on other websites that use the same online marketing procedure, analyzed for the purpose of displaying content, supplemented with further data, and stored on the server of the online marketing procedure provider. Exceptionally, clear data can be assigned to the profiles. This is the case, for example, if users are members of a social network whose online marketing procedure we use, and the network links the users' profiles with the aforementioned information. Please note that users can make additional agreements with the providers, e.g., through consent during registration. We generally only have access to aggregated information about the success of our advertisements. However, as part of so-called conversion measurements, we can check which of our online marketing procedures have led to a so-called conversion, i.e., for example, to a contract conclusion with us. Conversion measurement is used solely to analyze the success of our marketing measures. Unless otherwise stated, please assume that cookies used are stored for a period of two years. Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for processing data is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economic, and user-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this data protection declaration. • Processed data types: Usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times); Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses). • Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services). • Purposes of processing: Marketing; Profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles). • Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address). • Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). • Opt-out option: We refer to the privacy policies of the respective providers and the opt-out options specified for the providers (so-called "opt-out"). If no explicit opt-out option has been specified, you can disable cookies in your browser settings. However, this may restrict the functions of our online offering. We therefore recommend the following additional opt-out options, which are offered collectively for respective regions: a) Europe: www.youronlinechoices.eu. b) Canada: www.youradchoices.ca/choices. c) USA: www.aboutads.info/choices. d) Cross-regional: optout.aboutads.info.

Presences in Social Networks (Social Media)

We maintain online presences within social networks and process user data in this context to communicate with users active there or to offer information about us. We point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users, as it could, for example, make it more difficult to enforce users' rights. Furthermore, user data within social networks is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created based on user behavior and resulting interests. These usage profiles can, in turn, be used to display advertisements within and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the users' interests. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the users' computers, in which the usage behavior and interests of the users are stored. Furthermore, data independent of the devices used by the users can also be stored in the usage profiles (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in). For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the opt-out options, we refer to the privacy policies and information provided by the operators of the respective networks. Also, in the case of requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights, we point out that these can be most effectively asserted with the providers. Only the providers have access to the users' data and can directly take appropriate measures and provide information. If you still need assistance, you can contact us. • Processed data types: Contact data (e.g., email, phone numbers); Content data (e.g., entries in online forms); Usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times); Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses). • Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services). • Purposes of processing: Contact inquiries and communication; Feedback (e.g., collecting feedback via online form); Marketing. • Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Plugins and Embedded Functions and Content

We integrate functional and content elements into our online offering that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers"). These can be, for example, graphics, videos, or city maps (hereinafter collectively referred to as "content"). The integration always requires that the third-party providers of this content process the IP address of the users, as they could not send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is thus necessary for the presentation of this content or functions. We strive to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for delivering the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. Through the "pixel tags," information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website can be evaluated. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the users' devices and may include, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visit time, and other information about the use of our online offering, as well as being linked to such information from other sources. Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for processing data is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economic, and user-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this data protection declaration. • Processed data types: Usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times); Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses). • Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services). • Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness. • Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Further information on processing processes, procedures, and services: • Integration of third-party software, scripts, or frameworks (e.g., jQuery): We integrate software into our online offering that we retrieve from servers of other providers (e.g., function libraries that we use for the presentation or user-friendliness of our online offering). The respective providers collect the IP address of the users and may process it for the purposes of transmitting the software to the users' browser as well as for security purposes and for the evaluation and optimization of their offering. • Google Fonts: Retrieval of fonts ("Google Fonts") from the provider Google for the purpose of a technically secure, maintenance-free, and efficient use of fonts with regard to timeliness and loading times, their uniform presentation, and consideration of possible licensing restrictions. Google is informed of the user's IP address so that Google can provide the fonts in the user's browser. In addition, technical data (language settings, screen resolution, operating system, used hardware) are transmitted, which are necessary for the provision of the fonts depending on the devices used and the technical environment. Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; Website: fonts.google.com; Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.

Changes and Updates to the Data Protection Declaration

We ask you to regularly inform yourself about the content of our data protection declaration. We will adapt the data protection declaration as soon as changes in the data processing we carry out make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g., consent) or other individual notification. If we provide addresses and contact information of companies and organizations in this data protection declaration, please note that the addresses may change over time, and we ask you to check the information before contacting.

Rights of Data Subjects

As a data subject, you have various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 GDPR: • Right to object: You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. If personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. • Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw consents given at any time. • Right to information: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with legal requirements. • Right to rectification: You have the right, in accordance with legal requirements, to request the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of inaccurate data concerning you. • Right to erasure and restriction of processing: You have the right, in accordance with legal requirements, to request that data concerning you be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to request a restriction of the processing of the data in accordance with legal requirements. • Right to data portability: You have the right to receive data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format in accordance with legal requirements or to request its transmission to another controller. • Complaint to a supervisory authority: Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

Definitions of Terms

This section provides an overview of the terms used in this data protection declaration. Many of the terms are taken from the law and defined primarily in Art. 4 GDPR. The legal definitions are binding. The following explanations, on the other hand, are primarily intended to aid understanding. The terms are sorted alphabetically. • Personal data: "Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g., cookie), or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person. • Profiles with user-related information: The processing of "profiles with user-related information," or simply "profiles," includes any form of automated processing of personal data that involves using this personal data to analyze, evaluate, or predict certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (depending on the type of profiling, this may include various information concerning demographics, behavior, and interests, such as interaction with websites and their content, etc.) (e.g., interests in certain content or products, click behavior on a website, or location). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes. • Reach measurement: Reach measurement (also referred to as web analytics) serves to evaluate the visitor flows of an online offering and may include the behavior or interests of visitors in certain information, such as website content. With the help of reach analysis, website owners can, for example, recognize when visitors visit their website and what content they are interested in. This allows them, for example, to better tailor the website content to the needs of their visitors. Pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used for reach analysis purposes to recognize returning visitors and thus obtain more accurate analyses of the use of an online offering. • Controller: The "controller" is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. • Processing: "Processing" means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and encompasses practically any handling of data, be it collection, evaluation, storage, transmission, or deletion.