PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: October 16, 2026

1. An overview of data protection

General information

The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. The term “personal data” comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consult our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this copy.

Data recording on this website

Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website (i.e., the “controller”)?

The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is available under section “Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)” in this Privacy Policy.

How do we record your data?

We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance be information you enter into our contact form.

Other data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to its recording during your website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g., web browser, operating system, or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.

What are the purposes we use your data for?

A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user patterns. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders or other order enquiries.

What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option to revoke this consent at any time, which shall affect all future data processing. Moreover, you have the right to demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have questions about this or any other data protection related issues.

Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties

There is a possibility that your browsing patterns will be statistically analyzed when your visit this website. Such analyses are performed primarily with what we refer to as analysis programs.

For detailed information about these analysis programs please consult our Data Protection Declaration below.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

We are hosting the content of our website at the following provider:

Hetzner

The provider is the Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany (hereinafter referred to as Hetzner).

For details, please view the data privacy policy of Hetzner: https://www.hetzner.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.

We use Hetzner on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable depiction of our website possible. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Data processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our website visitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Cloudflare

We use the “Cloudflare” service provided by Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. (hereinafter referred to as “Cloudflare”).

Cloudflare offers a content delivery network with DNS that is available worldwide. As a result, the information transfer that occurs between your browser and our website is technically routed via Cloudflare’s network. This enables Cloudflare to analyze data transactions between your browser and our website and to work as a filter between our servers and potentially malicious data traffic from the Internet. In this context, Cloudflare may also use cookies or other technologies deployed to recognize Internet users, which shall, however, only be used for the herein described purpose.

The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in a provision of our website offerings that is as error free and secure as possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details and further information on security and data protection at Cloudflare can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5666.

Data processing

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.

Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the information is collected.

We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e., through e-mail communications) may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third-party access.

Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)

The data processing controller on this website is:

BOOM Library GmbH
Kästrich 6
55116 Mainz
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 6131-5847895
E-mail: service@boomlibrary.com

The controller is the natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makes decisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified 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 will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

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

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 (1) DSGVO. In the case 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 to the access to information in your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on § 25 (1) TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Furthermore, the data processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Information on the data transfer to third-party countries that are not secure under data protection law and the transfer to US companies that are not DPF-certified

We use, among other technologies, tools from companies located in third-party countries that are not safe under data protection law, as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). If these tools are enabled, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these countries. We would like you to note that no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in third countries that are insecure in terms of data protection law.

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

Recipients of personal data

In the scope of our business activities, we cooperate 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 required as part of the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of this data. When using processors, we only disclose personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract on data processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data

A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory agency, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it is technically feasible.

Information about, rectification and eradication of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to demand information about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data at any time. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Right to demand processing restrictions

You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually need some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data instead of demanding the eradication of this data.
If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication.
If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with the exception of their archiving – may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU.

SSL and/or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from “http://” to “https://” and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.

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

Encrypted payment transactions on this website

If you are under an obligation to share your payment information (e.g. account number if you give us the authority to debit your bank account) with us after you have entered into a fee-based contract with us, this information is required to process payments.

Payment transactions using common modes of paying (Visa/MasterCard, debit to your bank account) are processed exclusively via encrypted SSL or TLS connections. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from “http://” to “https://” and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.

If the communication with us is encrypted, third parties will not be able to read the payment information you share with us.

Rejection of unsolicited e-mails

We herewith object to the use of contact information published in conjunction with the mandatory information to be provided in our Site Notice to send us promotional and information material that we have not expressly requested. The operators of this website and its pages reserve the express right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, for instance via SPAM messages.

4. Recording of data on this website

Cookies

Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as “cookies.” Cookies are small data packages that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your device until you actively delete them, or they are automatically eradicated by your web browser.

Cookies can be issued by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies into websites (e.g., cookies for handling payment services).

Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions would not work in the absence of these cookies (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for promotional purposes.

Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions, for the provision of certain functions you want to use (e.g., for the shopping cart function) or those that are necessary for the optimization (required cookies) of the website (e.g., cookies that provide measurable insights into the web audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless a different legal basis is cited. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the storage of required cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If your consent to the storage of the cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, the processing occurs exclusively on the basis of the consent obtained (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG); this consent may be revoked at any time.

You have the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies are placed and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete-function for the automatic eradication of cookies when the browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited.

If other cookies and services are used on this website, you can find this information in this privacy policy.

Cookie consent with Pressidium Cookie Consent

This website uses the WordPress plugin “Pressidium Cookie Consent” to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device and to the use of certain technologies, and to document this consent in a manner compliant with data protection law. The plugin runs on our own server; no data is transferred to the plugin vendor.

When you make a choice in the consent banner, a cookie named “pressidium_cookie_consent” is stored in your browser. It contains the categories you have accepted, a random consent ID and the date of your decision, so that your choice can be applied on subsequent visits. The cookie expires after 182 days, after which you will be asked again. In addition, we store a record of your decision (consent ID, date and accepted categories) on our server to be able to demonstrate that consent was given. You can change or revoke your consent at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link.

The use of the consent tool is based on our legal obligation to obtain consent for certain technologies (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) and on our legitimate interest in documenting consent (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storing the consent cookie is strictly necessary for this purpose (§ 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG).

Server log files

The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information comprises:

The type and version of browser used
The used operating system
Referrer URL
The hostname of the accessing computer
The time of the server inquiry
The IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the technically error free depiction and the optimization of the operator’s website. In order to achieve this, server log files must be recorded.

Contact form

If you submit inquiries to us via our contact form, the information provided in the contact form as well as any contact information provided therein will be stored by us in order to handle your inquiry and in the event that we have further questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

The processing of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your agreement (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The information you have entered into the contact form shall remain with us until you ask us to eradicate the data, revoke your consent to the archiving of data or if the purpose for which the information is being archived no longer exists (e.g., after we have concluded our response to your inquiry). This shall be without prejudice to any mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods.

Request by e-mail, telephone, or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without your consent.

These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the data are processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries submitted to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if it has been obtained; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Registration on this website

You have the option to register on this website to be able to use additional website functions. We shall use the data you enter only for the purpose of using the respective offer or service you have registered for. The required information we request at the time of registration must be entered in full. Otherwise, we shall reject the registration.

To notify you of any important changes to the scope of our portfolio or in the event of technical modifications, we shall use the e-mail address provided during the registration process.

The data entered during registration is processed for the purpose of implementing the user relationship established by the registration and, if necessary, for the initiation of further contracts (Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR).

The data recorded during the registration process shall be stored by us as long as you are registered on this website. Subsequently, such data shall be deleted. This shall be without prejudice to mandatory statutory retention obligations.

Product registration for reseller purchases

If you purchased a BOOM Library product from one of our resellers, you can register the registration code in your customer account. We process your account data and the registration code to verify the purchase, to add the product to your account and to provide the downloads. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The data is stored as long as your customer account exists, without prejudice to statutory retention obligations.

Educational discount

Students and teachers can apply for an educational discount. For this purpose we process your name, e-mail address and the proof of enrolment, student ID or proof of employment as a teacher that you provide. We use this data solely to verify your eligibility and to grant the discount. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures). We delete the proof documents once the verification is complete and the purpose no longer applies, unless statutory retention obligations apply.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

The Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create any user profiles, does not store cookies, and does not carry out any independent analyses. It only manages and runs the tools integrated via it. However, the Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google’s parent company in the United States.

The Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and administration of various tools on his website. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior patterns of website visitors. To that end, the website operator receives a variety of user data, such as pages accessed, time spent on the page, the utilized operating system and the user’s origin. This data is assigned to the respective end device of the user. We do not use the User-ID function of Google Analytics. Data linked to cookies and user identifiers is deleted automatically by Google after 14 months.

In addition, Google Analytics records certain interactions on our pages, such as how far you scroll on a page and how long a page is actively used. Google Analytics uses modeling approaches to supplement the collected data and uses machine learning technologies in data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that make the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing the user behavior patterns (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The website use information recorded by Google is, as a rule transferred to a Google server in the United States, where it is stored.

The use of these services occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/.

Advertising features of Google Analytics

We use the advertising features of Google Analytics, in particular Google Signals and the creation of remarketing audiences. If you are logged into your Google account and have allowed personalized advertising there, Google can link your usage data with your Google account and evaluate it across devices. Google Analytics cookies are combined with Google advertising cookies for this purpose, so that we can show you advertising in the Google advertising network based on your visit to our website. This only takes place if you have consented to the use of advertising cookies (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG).

You can object at any time by revoking your consent via the “Cookie Settings” link, by deactivating personalized advertising in Google’s ad settings (https://myadcenter.google.com/) or via https://www.youronlinechoices.com/.

IP addresses

Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses. IP addresses are used only at the time of collection to derive approximate location data and are then discarded. Details: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052.

Browser plug-in

You can prevent the recording and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

For more information about the handling of user data by Google Analytics, please consult Google’s Data Privacy Declaration at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en. Information on how Google uses data from websites that use its services can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Contract data processing

We have executed a contract data processing agreement with Google and are implementing the stringent provisions of the German data protection agencies to the fullest when using Google Analytics.

Google Analytics E-Commerce-Tracking

This website uses the “E-Commerce Tracking” function of Google Analytics. With the assistance of E-Commerce Tracking, the website operator is in a position to analyze the purchasing patterns of website visitors with the aim of improving the operator’s online marketing campaigns. In this context, information, such as the orders placed, the average order values, shipping costs and the time from viewing the product to making the purchasing decision are tracked. These data may be consolidated by Google under a transaction ID, which is allocated to the respective user or the user’s device.

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online promotional program of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads enables us to display ads in the Google search engine or on third-party websites, if the user enters certain search terms into Google (keyword targeting). It is also possible to place targeted ads based on the user data Google has in its possession (e.g., location data and interests; target group targeting). As the website operator, we can analyze these data quantitatively, for instance by analyzing which search terms resulted in the display of our ads and how many ads led to respective clicks.

The use of these services occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/.

Information on how Google uses data from websites that use its services can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Google Ads Remarketing

This website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing. The provider of these solutions is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

With Google Ads Remarketing, we can assign people who interact with our online offering to specific target groups in order to subsequently display interest-based advertising to them in the Google advertising network (remarketing or retargeting).

Moreover, it is possible to link the advertising target groups generated with Google Ads Remarketing to device encompassing functions of Google. This makes it possible to display interest-based customized advertising messages, depending on your prior usage and browsing patterns on a device (e.g., cell phone) in a manner tailored to you as well as on any of your devices (e.g., tablet or PC).

You can object to personalized advertising by Google at any time in Google’s ad settings: https://myadcenter.google.com/. This works with or without a Google account. In addition, you can deactivate interest-based advertising by many providers via the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: https://www.youronlinechoices.com/.

The use of these services occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.

For further information and the pertinent data protection regulations, please consult the Data Privacy Policies of Google at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en. Information on how Google uses data from websites that use its services can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Enhanced Conversions for leads

We use the “Enhanced Conversions for leads” feature of Google Ads. When you submit a form on our website (e.g., registration, contact form, order), the e-mail address you entered is hashed in your browser and transmitted to Google in this pseudonymized form. Google compares it with hashed data of Google users in order to measure which ads led to an inquiry or purchase, including if the purchase is completed later. Google does not use this data to build interest profiles for other advertisers. This only takes place if you have consented to the use of advertising cookies (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG). You may revoke your consent at any time.

Target groups based on customer lists (Customer Match)

We may use the “Customer Match” feature of Google Ads. For this purpose, we transfer certain customer data (e.g., e-mail addresses of newsletter subscribers and customers) from our customer lists to Google in hashed form. If the respective persons are logged into a Google account, Google can display matching advertising to them within the Google network (e.g., YouTube, Gmail or Google Search) or exclude them from certain advertising. Google does not receive the data in plain text. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in targeted advertising for our own products (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). You can object to this use of your data at any time with effect for the future (Art. 21(2) GDPR), e.g. by e-mail to service@boomlibrary.com.

Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel)

The Meta Pixel is only loaded if you have consented to the category “Advertisement and Targeting” in our cookie banner.

To measure conversion rates, this website uses the visitor activity pixel of Meta. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road Dublin 4, Dublin, D04 X2K5, Ireland. According to Meta’s statement the collected data will be transferred to the USA and other third-party countries too.

This tool allows the tracking of page visitors after they have been linked to the website of the provider after clicking on a Meta ad. This makes it possible to analyze the effectiveness of Meta ads for statistical and market research purposes and to optimize future advertising campaigns.

For us as the operators of this website, the collected data is anonymous. We are not in a position to arrive at any conclusions as to the identity of users. However, Meta archives the information and processes it, so that it is possible to make a connection to the respective user profile on Facebook or Instagram and Meta is in a position to use the data for its own promotional purposes in compliance with the Meta Data Usage Policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). This enables Meta to display ads on Facebook or Instagram and other advertising channels. We as the operator of this website have no control over the use of such data.

The use of these services occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Meta, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road Dublin 4, Dublin, D04 X2K5, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 DSGVO). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Meta. The processing by Meta that takes place after the onward transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us have been jointly set out in a joint processing agreement. The wording of the agreement can be found under: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Meta tool and for the privacy-secure implementation of the tool on our website. Meta is responsible for the data security of Meta products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Meta. If you assert the data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Meta.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

In Meta’s Data Privacy Policies, you will find additional information about the protection of your privacy at: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You also have the option to deactivate the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” in the ad settings section under https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you first have to log into Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook or Instagram account, you can deactivate any user-based advertising by Meta on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

This website uses the Insight tag from LinkedIn. This service is provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Data processing by LinkedIn Insight tag

We use the LinkedIn Insight tag to obtain information about visitors to our website. Once a website visitor is registered with LinkedIn, we can analyze the key occupational data (e.g., career level, company size, country, location, industry, job title) of our website visitors to help us better target our site to the relevant audience. We can also use LinkedIn Insight tags to measure whether visitors to our websites make a purchase or perform other actions (conversion measurement). Conversion measurement can also be carried out across devices (e.g. from PC to tablet). LinkedIn Insight Tag also features a retargeting function that allows us to display targeted advertising to visitors to our website outside of the website. According to LinkedIn, no identification of the advertising addressee takes place.

LinkedIn itself also collects log files (URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser characteristics and time of access). The IP addresses are shortened or (if they are used to reach LinkedIn members across devices) hashed (pseudonymized). The direct identifiers of LinkedIn members are deleted by LinkedIn after seven days. The remaining pseudonymized data will then be deleted within 180 days.

The data collected by LinkedIn cannot be assigned by us as a website operator to specific individuals. LinkedIn will store the personal data collected from website visitors on its servers in the USA and use it for its own promotional activities. For details, please see LinkedIn’s privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy#choices-oblig.

Legal basis

The LinkedIn Insight Tag is only loaded if you have consented to the category “Advertisement and Targeting” in our cookie banner. Its use is based on this consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

Objection to the use of LinkedIn Insight Tag

You can object to LinkedIn’s analysis of user behavior and targeted advertising at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

In addition, LinkedIn members can control the use of their personal information for promotional purposes in the account settings. To prevent LinkedIn from linking information collected on our site to your LinkedIn account, you must log out of your LinkedIn account before you visit our site.

Data processing

Umami (self-hosted web analytics)

We use the open-source web analytics software “Umami” to analyze how our website is used. Umami is operated by us on our own server at Hetzner Online GmbH in Germany and is delivered via our own domain. No data is passed on to the Umami vendor or other third parties.

Umami records the pages you visit, the referrer URL, date and time, as well as technical information such as browser type and version, operating system, screen size, language and device type, and the approximate location (country, region) derived from your IP address. In addition, we record certain interactions within our shop (e.g., product views, adding products to the cart, purchases). Your IP address is used only to calculate a pseudonymous visitor ID and is not stored. Umami does not set cookies and does not track you across other websites.

Session recordings

From time to time and for limited periods, Umami additionally records the course of a random sample of visits (page structure, mouse movements, clicks and scrolling), so that we can identify usability problems and errors. The content of all input fields is masked before transmission and is not recorded. Each recording is limited in length. Recordings are stored exclusively on our own server and are deleted automatically after 7 days.

The use of Umami is based on our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior in order to optimize our website and our online shop (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Analytics data is stored for a maximum of 25 months. You can object to the processing at any time (Art. 21 GDPR). To do so, you can permanently exclude your browser from Umami by entering localStorage.setItem('umami.disabled', '1') in the developer console of your browser.

WooCommerce order attribution

Our online shop uses the order attribution feature of WooCommerce. It stores in first-party cookies (“sbjs_*”) how you arrived at our website (e.g., direct visit, search engine, referring website, campaign parameters such as utm_source), as well as the number of pages viewed in the current session and your browser’s user agent. When you place an order, this information is saved with the order. This allows us to evaluate which channels lead to orders. The data is not passed on to third parties.

The use is based on our legitimate interest in evaluating the effectiveness of our marketing channels (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). We classify these cookies as necessary for the operation of our online shop; they are therefore stored without separate consent (§ 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG).

Metorik

We use the analytics and reporting service Metorik to evaluate orders, customer data and subscriptions of our online shop. The provider is UJU Pty Ltd, trading as Metorik, Australia. For this purpose, order and customer data from our shop (e.g., name, e-mail address, billing address, order contents and amounts) is transferred to Metorik. In addition, a first-party cookie (“mtk_src_trk”) stores how you arrived at our website so that this source can be assigned to your order.

The evaluation of order data is based on our legitimate interest in an efficient analysis of our shop business (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The source-tracking cookie is classified as necessary for the operation of our online shop and is stored without separate consent (§ 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG). The data transfer to Australia is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. For the handling of the newsletter, we use newsletter service providers, which are described below.

Newsletter for customers

If you purchase products from us, we use the e-mail address you provided during the order to send you our newsletter with information about our own similar products (e.g., new sound libraries, free sounds and special offers), even without a separate newsletter subscription. For this purpose, your e-mail address is added to our newsletter list at Mailchimp after your order has been completed. The legal basis is § 7(3) UWG (German Unfair Competition Act) in conjunction with our legitimate interest in direct advertising for our own products (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

You can object to the use of your e-mail address for this purpose at any time, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates, e.g. via the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter or by e-mail to service@boomlibrary.com.

Mailchimp

This website uses the services of Mailchimp to send out its newsletters. The provider is the Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

Among other things, Mailchimp is a service that can be deployed to organize and analyze the sending of newsletters. Whenever you enter data for the purpose of subscribing to a newsletter (e.g. your e-mail address), the information is stored on Mailchimp servers in the United States.

With the assistance of the Mailchimp tool, we can analyze the performance of our newsletter campaigns. If you open an e-mail that has been sent through the Mailchimp tool, a file that has been integrated into the e-mail (a so-called web-beacon) connects to Mailchimp’s servers in the United States. As a result, it can be determined whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links the recipient possibly clicked on. Technical information is also recorded at that time (e.g. the time of access, the IP address, type of browser and operating system). This information cannot be allocated to the respective newsletter recipient. Their sole purpose is the performance of statistical analyses of newsletter campaigns. The results of such analyses can be used to tailor future newsletters to the interests of their recipients more effectively.

If you do not want to permit an analysis by Mailchimp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for you to do this in every newsletter message.

The data is processed based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke any consent you have given at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data processing transactions that have taken place prior to your revocation.

The data deposited with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the newsletter service provider and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored for other purposes with us remain unaffected.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://mailchimp.com/eu-us-data-transfer-statement/ and https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/#Annex_C_-_Standard_Contractual_Clauses.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist, if such action is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

For more details, please consult the Data Privacy Policies of Mailchimp at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.

Data processing

Mailchimp e-commerce integration

We use the Mailchimp e-commerce integration of the WordPress plugin “MC4WP”. It transfers the order data of all customers of our online shop (e.g., e-mail address, name, purchased products, order value) to Mailchimp, so that we can tailor our newsletters to purchases and measure the success of our newsletters. Customers who have not subscribed to our newsletter are stored in Mailchimp as non-subscribed contacts and do not receive any newsletters on this basis. In addition, a first-party cookie (“mc_landing_site”) stores the page through which you entered our website. For newsletter subscribers, the legal basis is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); for all other customers, it is our legitimate interest in an evaluation of our sales and newsletter success (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The cookie is classified as necessary for the operation of our online shop and is stored without separate consent (§ 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG).

7. Plug-ins and Tools

YouTube

This website integrates videos from the YouTube website, on our product pages and in our blog posts. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

On our product pages, videos are only loaded when you click on a video. In our blog posts, videos are embedded directly and are loaded as soon as you open the page. When a video is loaded, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

On our product pages, we use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, videos that are played in extended data protection mode are not used to personalize browsing on YouTube. Ads that are played in extended data protection mode are also not personalized. No cookies are set in extended data protection mode. Instead, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user’s browser, which contain personal data similar to cookies and can be used for recognition. The videos in our blog posts are embedded in the standard mode; in this case YouTube stores cookies on your device (e.g., “YSC”, “VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE”) and may use the data to personalize advertising. Details on the extended data protection mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

After activating a YouTube video, further data processing operations may be triggered over which we have no influence.

The use of YouTube is based on our interest in presenting our online content in an appealing manner. Pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, this is a legitimate interest. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information on how YouTube handles user data, please consult the YouTube Data Privacy Policy under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Vimeo

Some of our blog posts contain videos of the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

If you visit one of the pages on our website into which a Vimeo video has been integrated, a connection to Vimeo’s servers will be established. As a consequence, the Vimeo server will receive information as to which of our pages you have visited. Moreover, Vimeo will receive your IP address. This will also happen if you are not logged into Vimeo or do not have an account with Vimeo. The information recorded by Vimeo will be transmitted to Vimeo’s server in the United States.

If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to directly allocate your browsing patterns to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

Vimeo uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting) to recognize website visitors.

The use of Vimeo is based on our interest in presenting our online content in an appealing manner. Pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, this is a legitimate interest. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission and, according to Vimeo, on “legitimate business interests”. Details can be found here: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

For more information on how Vimeo handles user data, please consult the Vimeo Data Privacy Policy under: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Cloudflare Turnstile

We use “Cloudflare Turnstile” to protect our forms (contact form, requests for educational discounts and enterprise licenses, login and registration of customer accounts) against spam and automated abuse. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter “Cloudflare”).

We use Turnstile in invisible mode. As a rule, you will not see a widget and do not have to solve a task. When you open a page containing a protected form, a script is loaded from Cloudflare’s servers and the check runs in the background. Only if Turnstile cannot automatically confirm that you are a human is an additional, visible check displayed.

For the check, Turnstile processes technical signals from your browser, in particular your IP address, the TLS fingerprint, the user agent of your browser as well as the site key and origin of our website. The check does not serve to identify you or to create user profiles. Cloudflare processes these signals on our behalf as a processor. In addition, Cloudflare uses the signals as an independent controller to improve its bot detection, based on its legitimate interest. Details can be found in the Turnstile Privacy Addendum: https://www.cloudflare.com/turnstile-privacy-policy/.

The use of Turnstile is based on our legitimate interest in protecting our website and our forms against abusive automated access and spam (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Access to information in your browser is strictly necessary for submitting the form you have requested (§ 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG).

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission: https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-scc/. For more information, please see Cloudflare’s data processing agreement: https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-dpa/.

Data processing

Wordfence

We have included Wordfence on this website. The provider is Defiant Inc, Defiant, Inc, 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA (hereinafter “Wordfence”).

Wordfence is designed to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyberattacks. To accomplish this, our website establishes a permanent connection with Wordfence’s servers, which check and block their databases against access to our website.

The use of Wordfence is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective protection of his website against cyberattacks. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transmission to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/.

Data processing

SoundCloud

Many of our blog posts and some product pages contain audio players of the platform SoundCloud. The provider is SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG, Karl-Marx-Strasse 101, 12043 Berlin, Germany, which acts as joint controller together with its affiliates SoundCloud Inc. and Repost Network Inc., USA.

The player is loaded as soon as you open the respective page. A connection to the SoundCloud servers is established, and SoundCloud is informed which of our pages you have visited and receives your IP address. SoundCloud may also store cookies or similar technologies on your device. If you are logged into your SoundCloud account, SoundCloud can assign your visit to your user account. To prevent this, log out of your SoundCloud account before visiting these pages.

The use of SoundCloud is based on our legitimate interest in presenting our online content in an appealing manner (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Data may also be transferred to the USA; details can be found in SoundCloud’s privacy policy: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

8. eCommerce and payment service providers

Processing of Customer and Contract Data

We collect, process, and use personal customer and contract data for the establishment, content arrangement and modification of our contractual relationships. Data with personal references to the use of this website (usage data) will be collected, processed, and used only if this is necessary to enable the user to use our services or required for billing purposes. The legal basis for these processes is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

The collected customer data shall be deleted upon completion of the order or termination of the business relationship and upon expiration of any existing statutory archiving periods. This shall be without prejudice to any statutory archiving periods.

Data transfer upon closing of contracts for online stores, retailers, and the shipment of merchandise

Whenever you order merchandise from us, we will share your personal data with the transportation company entrusted with the delivery as well as the payment service commissioned to handle the payment transactions. Only the data these respective service providers require to meet their obligations will be shared. The legal basis for this sharing is Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of contractual or pre-contractual obligations. If you give us your respective consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR, we will share your email address with the transportation company entrusted with the delivery so that this company can notify you on the shipping status for your order via email. You have the option to revoke your consent at any time.

Data transfer upon closing of contracts for services and digital content

We share personal data with third parties only if this is necessary in conjunction with the handling of the contract; for instance, with the financial institution tasked with the processing of payments.

Any further transfer of data shall not occur or shall only occur if you have expressly consented to the transfer. Any sharing of your data with third parties in the absence of your express consent, for instance for advertising purposes, shall not occur.

The basis for the processing of data is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or for pre-contractual actions.

Order-related e-mails and abandoned cart reminders (AutomateWoo)

We use the WordPress plugin “AutomateWoo”, which runs on our own server, to send automated e-mails in connection with your orders and subscriptions, e.g. installation instructions, tips for free trial versions, information about product updates and reminders of upcoming or failed subscription payments. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, insofar as the e-mails are necessary for the performance of the contract, and otherwise our legitimate interest in supporting our customers (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

If you place products in the shopping cart and do not complete the order, we may send you a reminder e-mail, provided that your e-mail address is known to us (e.g., because you are logged into your customer account). For this purpose, AutomateWoo stores the contents of your shopping cart and the time of your last activity. In addition, AutomateWoo stores the cookies “wp_automatewoo_visitor_*” (a random visitor ID) and “wp_automatewoo_session_started” in your browser in order to assign the shopping cart to you. The legal basis for the reminder e-mail is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in conjunction with § 7(3) UWG (German Unfair Competition Act); the cookies are classified as necessary for the shopping cart function and are stored without separate consent (§ 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG). The visitor cookie expires after 365 days. Saved shopping carts are deleted after 60 days of inactivity. You can object to these e-mails at any time, e.g. via the unsubscribe link contained in each e-mail.

E-mail delivery (SMTP.com)

We send the e-mails of our online shop (e.g., order confirmations, invoices, account and subscription e-mails) via the e-mail delivery service SMTP.com, a company of the Ziff Davis group, USA. For this purpose, your e-mail address, your name and the content of the e-mail are processed by SMTP.com. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and our legitimate interest in the reliable delivery of our e-mails (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

According to its privacy policy, the provider participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Details: https://www.smtp.com/policies/privacy-policy/.

VAT number check

If you enter a VAT identification number during checkout, we check its validity via the VAT Information Exchange System (VIES) of the European Commission. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR (tax obligations).

Orders in US dollars (SmartSound LLC)

Orders placed in US dollars are processed by our authorized reseller SmartSound LLC, PO Box 2478, Winnetka, CA 91396, USA. For this purpose, we transfer your billing data (name, e-mail address, billing address) and the order data to SmartSound LLC. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The transfer to the USA is necessary for the performance of the contract you have requested (Art. 49(1)(b) GDPR).

Download delivery and BOOM Loader (Audiomatik GmbH)

To provide download links and access to the “BOOM Loader” download application, we transfer your name, e-mail address and order details and history to Audiomatik GmbH, Kästrich 6, 55116 Mainz, Germany. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Affiliate program

We operate an affiliate program using the WordPress plugin “YITH WooCommerce Affiliates”, which runs on our own server. If you visit our website via an affiliate link (parameter “ref”), the cookie “yith_wcaf_referral_token” stores the affiliate’s ID for 14 days, and the cookie “yith_wcaf_referral_history” stores the referral history for 7 days. If you place an order within this period, a commission is credited to the affiliate. The affiliate does not receive any personal data about you, only information about the commissionable order. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in the correct settlement of commissions with our affiliates (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The cookies are classified as necessary for this purpose and are stored without separate consent (§ 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG).

Payment services

We integrate payment services of third-party companies on our website. When you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g. name, payment amount, bank account details, credit card number) are processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. For these transactions, the respective contractual and data protection provisions of the respective providers apply. The use of the payment service providers is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract processing) and in the interest of a smooth, convenient, and secure payment transaction (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Insofar as your consent is requested for certain actions, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR is the legal basis for data processing; consent may be revoked at any time for the future.

We use the following payment services / payment service providers within the scope of this website:

PayPal

The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”).

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/pocpsa-full.

Details can be found in PayPal’s privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Checkout.com

Credit card payments are processed by Checkout SAS, 44-48 Rue de Châteaudun, 75009 Paris, France, and Checkout Ltd, Wenlock Works, Shepherdess Walk, London, N1 7BQ, United Kingdom (together hereinafter “Checkout.com”). The payment form is loaded from Checkout.com’s servers; your card data is entered directly into it and is not stored on our servers. For card verification (3-D Secure), Checkout.com may forward data to the bank that issued your card.

Insofar as data is processed by Checkout Ltd in Great Britain: Great Britain is considered a secure non-EU country as far as data protection legislation is concerned. This means that the data protection level in Great Britain is equivalent to the data protection level of the European Union.

Details can be found in Checkout.com’s privacy policy: https://www.checkout.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Braintree

Some existing subscriptions are still billed via Braintree, a service of PayPal. The provider is PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. For this purpose, the payment data stored with the subscription is processed by Braintree. PayPal may transfer data to affiliated companies in the USA; this transfer is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found in Braintree’s privacy policy: https://www.braintreepayments.com/legal/braintree-privacy-policy.