Privacy

In accordance with the legal requirements of data protection law (in particular in accordance with BDSG n.F. and the European Data Protection Regulation 'DS-GVO'), we inform you below about the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data by our company. This privacy policy also applies to our websites and social media profiles. Regarding the definition of terms such as "personal data" or "processing", we refer to Art. 4 DS-GVO. Name and contact details of the responsible person(s) Our responsible person(s) (hereinafter "responsible person") within the meaning of Art. 4 fig. 7 DS-GVO is: Onlinelib GmbH Am Brambusch 22 44536 Lünen.

Managing Director: Mr. Gerd Hilgemann Commercial Register/No.: HRB 21211 Register Court: Dortmund- Unna Email address: [email protected] Types of data, purposes of processing and categories of data subjects In the following, we inform you about the type, scope and purpose of the collection, processing and use of personal data.

1. Types of data we process

2. Purposes of processing according to Art. 13 para. 1 c) DS-GVO. Processing of contracts, fulfillment of contractual obligations, Support commercial use of the website, Improve user experience, Creation of statistics, Security measures.

3. categories of data subjects according to Art. 13 para. 1 e) DS-GVO Visitors/users of the website, customers, The data subjects are collectively referred to as "users". Legal basis of the processing of personal data Below we inform you about the legal basis for the processing of personal data: 1. if we have obtained your consent for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a) DS-GVO is the legal basis. 2. if the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, which are carried out at your request, Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b) DS-GVO is the legal basis. 3. if the processing is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation to which we are subject (e.g. legal retention obligations), Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c) DS-GVO is the legal basis. If the processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. d) DS-GVO. 5. if the processing is necessary to protect our or a third party's legitimate interests and your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not override this, then Art. 6 (1) S. 1 lit. f) DS-GVO is the legal basis. Disclosure of personal data to third parties and order processors As a matter of principle, we do not pass on any data to third parties without your consent. If this should nevertheless be the case, then the disclosure takes place on the basis of the previously mentioned legal grounds, e.g. in the case of the disclosure of data to online payment providers for the fulfillment of contracts or due to a court order or because of a legal obligation to hand over the data for the purpose of criminal prosecution, to avert danger or to enforce intellectual property rights. We also use processors (external service providers, e.g. for web hosting of our websites and databases) to process your data. If data is passed on to the processors as part of a contract processing agreement, this is always done in accordance with Art. 28 DS-GVO. In doing so, we carefully select our processors, regularly monitor them and have been granted a right to issue instructions regarding the data. In addition, the processors must have taken appropriate technical and organizational measures and comply with the data protection regulations according to BDSG n.F. and DS-GVO.

Data transfer to third countries The adoption of the European General Data Protection Regulation (DS-GVO) has created a uniform basis for data protection in Europe. Your data is therefore predominantly processed by companies to which DS-GVO applies. If, however, processing is carried out by services of third parties outside the European Union or the European Economic Area, these must meet the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. DS-GVO. This means that the processing takes place on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination by the EU Commission of a level of data protection corresponding to the EU or the observance of officially recognized special contractual obligations, the so-called "standard contractual clauses". Insofar as we obtain your express consent to the transfer of data to the USA due to the invalidity of the so-called "Privacy Shield", pursuant to Article 49 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) DSGVO, we point out in this regard the risk of secret access by US authorities and the use of the data for monitoring purposes, possibly without any legal remedy for EU citizens.

Deletion of data and storage period Unless expressly stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will be deleted or blocked as soon as you revoke the consent given for processing or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies or the data are no longer required for the purpose, unless their continued storage is required for evidence purposes or is contrary to statutory retention obligations. This includes, for example, retention obligations under commercial law for business letters in accordance with Section 257 (1) of the German Commercial Code (HGB) (6 years) and retention obligations under tax law for receipts in accordance with Section 147 (1) of the German Fiscal Code (AO) (10 years). If the prescribed retention period expires, your data will be blocked or deleted, unless the storage is still necessary for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.

Existence of automated decision making We do not use automated decision-making or profiling. Provision of our website and creation of log files. 1. if you only use our website for informational purposes (i.e. no registration and no other transmission of information), we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data: - IP address; - Internet service provider of the user; - Date and time of the request; - browser type; - Language and browser version; - Content of the retrieval; - time zone; - Access status/HTTP status code; - Amount of data; - Websites from which the request came; - Operating system.

A storage of this data together with other personal data of you does not take place. This data is used for the purpose of user-friendly, functional and secure delivery of our website to you with functions and content as well as their optimization and statistical evaluation. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) DS-GVO. For security reasons, we store this data in server log files for a storage period of 7 days. After this period, they are automatically deleted, unless we need to store them for evidence purposes in the event of attacks on the server infrastructure or other legal violations.

Processing of contracts 1. we process inventory data (e.g. company, title/academic degree, names and addresses as well as contact data of users, e-mail), contract data (e.g. services used, names of contact persons) and payment data (e.g. bank details, payment history) for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations (knowledge of who is a contractual partner; justification, content and execution of the contract; checking the plausibility of the data) and services (e.g. contacting customer service) pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit b) DS-GVO. The entries marked as mandatory in online forms are required for the conclusion of the contract. 2. 2. these data will not be disclosed to third parties, unless it is necessary for the pursuit of our claims (eg handover to lawyer for collection) or for the performance of the contract (eg transfer of data to payment providers) or there is a legal obligation pursuant to Art. 6 para 1 sentence 1 lit c) DS-GVO. 3. we may also process the data you provide to inform you about other interesting products from our portfolio or to send you e-mails with technical information. 4. the data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. This is the case for inventory and contract data when the data is no longer required for the performance of the contract and claims can no longer be asserted under the contract because they are time-barred (warranty: two years / standard limitation period: three years). We are obliged by commercial and tax law to store your address, payment and order data for a period of ten years. However, we restrict processing after three years if the contract is terminated, i.e. your data is only used to comply with legal obligations. Details in the user account remain until it is deleted.

Rights of the data subject 1. objection or revocation against the processing of your data. Insofar as the processing is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a), Art. 7 DS-GVO, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on the balance of interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f) DS-GVO, you may object to the processing. This is the case if the processing is not necessary, in particular, for the performance of a contract with you, which is presented by us in each case in the following description of the functions. When exercising such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the merits of the case and either discontinue or adapt the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing. You may object to the processing of your personal data for purposes of advertising and data analysis at any time. You can exercise the right to object free of charge. You can inform us about your advertising objection under the following contact details: Onlinelib GmbH Am Brambusch 22 44536 Lünen Managing Director Mr. Gerd Hilgemann Commercial Register/No.: HRB 21211 Register Court: Dortmund- Unna E-mail address: twentyfourseven[±]onlinelib.de

2. right of information You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed. If this is the case, you have a right to information about your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 15 DS-GVO. This includes, in particular, information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the origin of your data if it has not been collected directly from you.

3. right to rectification You have the right to have incorrect data corrected or correct data completed in accordance with Art. 16 DS-GVO.

4. right to deletion You have a right to have your data stored by us deleted in accordance with Art. 17 DS-GVO, unless legal or contractual retention periods or other legal obligations or rights to further storage prevent this.

5. right to restriction You have the right to request a restriction in the processing of your personal data if one of the conditions in Art. 18 (1) a) to d) DS-GVO is met: - If you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data; - the processing is unlawful and you object to the erasure of the personal data. -and instead request the restriction of the use of the personal data; - the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims; or - if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) DS-GVO and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate grounds of the controller outweigh your grounds.

6. right to data portability You have a right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 DS-GVO, which means that you can receive the personal data we hold about you in a structured, common and machine-readable format or request that it be transferred to another controller.

7. right to complain You have a right to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority for this purpose, in particular in the Member State of your residence, workplace or the place of the alleged infringement.

Data security In order to protect all personal data transmitted to us and to ensure that data protection regulations are complied with by us, as well as by our external service providers, we have taken appropriate technical and organizational security measures. Therefore, among other things, all data between your browser and our server is transmitted encrypted via a secure SSL connection.