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Address
Auktionshaus Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG
Immermannstraße 51
40210 Düsseldorf, Germany
Tel. (+49) 0211-550 44 16
Fax. (+49) 0211-550 44 11 E-Mail: info@felzmann.de
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About Auktionshaus Ulrich Felzmann
The auction house Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG was founded 1976 in Düsseldorf. Established and owned by Ulrich Felzmann, it is one of leading german auction companies. The company conducts three major auctions for stamps and coins each year. With additional specialized auctions such as the 2009 IBRA auction, the 2011 "Excelsior Collection" coin auction and regular auctions for Zeppelin and air mail, the auction house secured a spot among the best companies of this sector.
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Information according to Paragraph. 14 of EU Regulation no. 524/2013 (ODR Regulation)
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The EU Commission OS platform can be accessed at the link: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr
We can be reached via e-mail address: info@felzmann.de
Auktionshaus Ulrich Felzmann
Auction Conditions
General auction conditions
Auction conditions e@uction
General auction conditions
Which are exclusively decisive when submitting personal or written bids, even without written recognition.
1. The auctioneer acts as a commission agent in his own name on behalf of his clients, who remain unnamed.
2. The auctioneer reserves the right to combine, separate, offer out of sequence or withdraw numbers from the catalog during the auction.
3. The items to be auctioned can be viewed before the auction. The catalog descriptions, which are made to the best of our knowledge and belief, are not guarantees within the meaning of sales law. The auction house assumes no liability for defects provided that it has complied with its duty of care. However, with the exception of collections, the auction house undertakes to assert its warranty claims against the consignor within the limitation period of one year in the event of justified complaints of defects, which must be reported to it no later than one week after receipt of the items. In the event of a successful claim against the consignor, the purchase price paid including the premium will be refunded; a claim that goes beyond this - including reimbursement of the costs of the complaint such as postage, inspection fees, etc.
4. The contract will be awarded to the highest bidder after three calls. In justified cases, the auctioneer can refuse to accept the bid or award it with reservations. He can withdraw the winning bid and offer the item again if a bid submitted on time has been overlooked, or if the highest bidder does not want his bid to be accepted or if there are other doubts about the winning bid. If bids are equal, a written bid has priority over bids in the room. Telephone bids require subsequent confirmation in writing, and the auctioneer generally assumes no liability for the establishment of the telephone connection and the transmission or receipt of bids - including those submitted by email or over the Internet. In the case of reserved surcharges, the bidder is bound to his bid until clarification with the consignor, but at least six weeks; The same applies to the submission of underbids and subsequent sales. Bids like “best” increase up to ten times the starting price.
5. Participation via the Internet (“live bidding”) and the use of the systems provided by the auction house are limited to the current technical equipment of the auction house. The auction house reserves the right to implement corresponding changes. Participants accept that technical disruptions may occur and are required to inform the auction house accordingly. The auction house and auctioneer are not liable for disruptions to the online connection, nor for the compatibility of the hardware and software used. Sellers and bidders have no claims against the auction house and auctioneer if a bid or knockdown is not made or is not made in a timely manner.
6. When the contract is awarded, the risk of loss or damage for which he is not responsible is transferred to the purchaser. Ownership of the auctioned item will only be transferred to the purchaser once full payment has been received by the auction house.
7. The award obliges acceptance. The items must be received immediately after the auction. If the purchaser wishes to have the goods shipped domestically, it will be at his expense and, if he is an entrepreneur, also at his risk.
8. The lots to be auctioned are sold subject to differential taxation.
The basis for calculating the premium to be paid by the buyer is the hammer price.
A fee of €3 is charged per auction lot. No VAT is shown for goods subject to differential taxation.
The following applies to buyers from countries in the European Union: Consumers pay a uniform premium of 25% plus lot fee, postage and insurance.
For goods subject to differential taxation, traders within the meaning of the UStG pay a 25% premium (the premium includes the statutory VAT of 19%) plus lot fee, postage and insurance. A surcharge of 21% plus 19% VAT is charged to dealers for regularly taxed goods on the sum of the surcharge, premium, lot fee and postage/insurance. The intra-European movement of goods can be exempt from sales tax in accordance with legal regulations.
For buyers residing in third countries (outside the EU): Buyers pay 21% premium plus lot fee, postage and insurance. If the auction house Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG exports the goods to third countries, the invoice will be issued without statutory sales tax. If the goods are exported to a third country by the buyer himself or through a third party, the statutory sales tax will be charged and refunded upon presentation of the necessary export certificates. In any case, the buyer must bear any import taxes or customs duties incurred in a third country. A premium of 21% applies to gold coins that are exempt from sales tax.
9. The invoice amount is due with the surcharge and is payable in cash or by bank-certified check. Payments from external buyers who have bid in writing or by telephone are due within one week of the invoice date. At
When purchasing for a third party, the bidder is jointly and severally liable.
10. In the event of late payment or refusal to accept the awarded lots, the buyer loses his rights arising from the award. 1.5% interest per month will be charged as damages caused by default. Furthermore, the auction house can choose to fulfill the contract or after setting a deadline, demand compensation for non-performance; The compensation can also be calculated in such a way that the item is auctioned again in a further auction and the defaulting buyer has to pay for a reduced proceeds compared to the previous auction and the special costs of the repeated auction including the auctioneer's fees. If the auctioned lots are not finally accepted, but no later than three months after the original auction date, the auctioneer will invoice the debtor for at least the lost auction commission as compensation for non-performance.
The debtor reserves the right to prove that the auctioneer did not suffer any damage at all or that the damage was significantly lower than this flat rate.
11. Place of performance and jurisdiction for commercial transactions is Düsseldorf. German law applies; the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.
12. The above conditions also apply mutatis mutandis to subsequent sales. The post-sale of unsold lots will take place for a limited period of time. The surcharges made via an online catalog or an online platform or promises of a surcharge by email, telephone or other form are only considered binding upon receipt of the invoice. The surcharges are calculated in addition to the surcharge amounts in accordance with point 8 of these conditions.
13. If one of the above conditions is wholly or partially ineffective, the validity of the remaining conditions remains unaffected. If the lot description is in a foreign language, the German version always prevails.
Status: April 2023
The Auctioneer
By submitting bids for lots from the Nazi era that bear Nazi emblems and/or Nazi symbols or similar, the bidder undertakes to purchase them solely for historical-scientific collecting purposes and in no way for propaganda purposes within the meaning of § 86, 86a StGB.
Auction conditions e@uction
1. Scope of application and recognition
These General Auction Conditions “General Terms and Conditions for e@uction” (hereinafter referred to as GTCs for short), shall apply for all business relationships between Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG, Immermannstr. 51, 40210 Düsseldorf, Germany (hereinafter referred to as “Auctioneer”) and the participants of an “e@uction” organised by the Auctioneer on its auction platform www.felzmann.de, upon which these GTCs can be viewed at any time and downloaded in PDF form. By submitting a bid – regardless of what form said bid takes – the applicable version of these GTCs shall be recognised as being fully and solely binding. GTCs shall also apply when other websites use the auction website www.felzmann.de in such a way that they allow full or partial access to an e@uction. Any conflicting or deviating GTCs pertaining to participants in an e@uction shall not apply, even if this is not explicitly stated, and shall not be recognised by the Auctioneer unless the (partial) application of this is expressly stated in writing.
2. e@uction
The e@uction is a public and voluntary auction, organised by Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG (Auctioneer), of movable goods from the field of numismatics and philately in the broadest sense. The Auctioneer shall act in its own name as a commission agent for the account of the owners (suppliers), who shall remain anonymous. As a limited-time event, the e@uction is held in accordance with the terms of the Regulation on Commercial Auctions (Federal Law Gazette (BGBl) 1976, Part I, 1346, Auction Regulations – VerstV), in accordance with the legal requirements for commission agents set out in the German Civil Code (BGB) and German Commercial Code (HGB), and in accordance with these General Auction Conditions as an online auction on the internet auction platform www.felzmann.de, overseen by an auctioneer who is present in person during the auction, in which the euro is the specified currency.
3. Registration and log-in
Following a one-time registration, participants must log into each separate e@uction with their own password. The registration shall be carried out by a natural person of full legal capacity providing complete and accurate information and choosing his or her own password, which is to be kept secret. The Auctioneer shall not be liable for damages arising from the misuse of a password. Legal persons may only be registered through named natural persons who are authorised to represent them. Only one registration is permitted per person. PO boxes may not be given as addresses. Participants are required to keep their registration data up-to-date. Damages resulting from incorrect or outdated data shall be borne by the participants in question. Deliveries made to the most recent address communicated to the Auctioneer by the auction participant shall be deemed effective regardless of whether the auction participant (still) resides there. In order to ensure maximum data security, data is transferred in encrypted form. The Auctioneer shall undertake to treat all data with absolute confidentiality. It shall only be permissible to pass on customer data if required to do so by law or in order to fulfil a contract.
4. Auction catalogue, lot descriptions and lot viewing
The items to be auctioned are presented for at least two weeks in the form of lots with descriptions in an online auction catalogue (which can also be printed out as a downloadable PDF file) as an invitation to submit an offer.
The lot descriptions are prepared by experts with the utmost care based on their subjective opinions and to the best of their knowledge and belief. They do not constitute guarantees as defined by the Sale of Goods Act or define a specific property or a specific value. Rather, they serve only the purposes of information, explanation, classification and demarcation. In the case of coins, information regarding the condition of the coins adheres strictly to the classifications that are standard in the coin trade. The lots are auctioned in the condition in which they are found at the auction.
All lots can be viewed both in detail on the internet and in physical form on two days before the auction by appointment at the Auctioneer’s offices or at another location decided upon by the Auctioneer (e.g. at a stamp fair). When viewing lots physically, interested parties can have the properties of these explained to them by experts face-to-face.
5. (Advance) bids, auction increments and bids that are lower than the starting price
Once the online auction catalogue has been presented, advance bids can be submitted online or in writing. Through advance bids, the bidder commissions and authorises the Auctioneer to submit bids on his/her behalf and, in the event that the lot is awarded, to enter into a purchase agreement for the bidder with the Auctioneer. In this case, the bidder releases the Auctioneer from the regulations of section 181 of the German Civil Code concerning self-dealing. Bids submitted to the Auctioneer (in writing) will be placed as per the defined auction increments in the interests of the bidder but without guarantee. This means that a maximum bid will only be used insofar as it is necessary to outbid (by one auction increment) an existing bid or competing bids that are placed later on.
The auction increments are:
up to €100 €5
from €100 €10
from €300 €20
from €700 €50
from €1,000 €100
from €3,000 €200
from €7,000 €500
from €10,000 €1,000
from ´€30,000 €2,000
Bids that are lower than the starting price will not be accepted. Bids that do not correspond to the auction increments shall be rounded up; bids such as “in all cases” and “at all costs” will, at the discretion of the Auctioneer, be carried out up to ten times the starting price but will not necessarily be entitled to be awarded the lot. If more than one bid is submitted for the same amount, the one that was received first shall take priority. Queries regarding (the size of) existing bids will not be answered. All advance bids must be received by the Auctioneer two hours before the auction begins or they will not be taken into account.
The Auctioneers shall – without being required to furnish reasons – be entitled to reject bids, to withdraw lots from the auction, to combine lots into a single lot or split up lots into several individual lots, to block IP addresses for the e@uction, to exclude individuals from the auction completely and to remove any bids that these may have submitted for the current auction. Individuals who have been excluded from an e@uction may only re-register to take part with the express permission of the Auctioneer – even if this is done indirectly via third parties; otherwise the excluded individual shall be liable for all costs and damages resulting from its new registration and (steps takes to counter) its activities on the Auctioneer’s auction platform.
6. Pricing procedure and awarding of lots
Once a lot has been called up – e.g. with a starting bid that has been increased through advance bids – a higher bid (greater by one auction increment) can be submitted directly as a live online bid. For the highest current bid in each case, the Auctioneer will call the sequence “GOING, GOING, GONE!” (in German: “ZUM ERSTEN, ZUM ZWEITEN UND ZUM DRITTEN!”). This sequence will be repeated anew for each higher bid. Only when the sequence is no longer interrupted by a higher bid will it be closed with “GONE” (in German: “ZUM DRITTEN”), i.e. the lot is awarded to the highest bidder.
Through this pricing procedure, in which bidders compete directly in an unlimited period of time and can respond by placing higher bids – an essential element of an auction – the best possible price is reached on the market for sellers and buyers at the point in time at which the auction is held. If only one bid has been submitted for a lot, it shall be awarded at the starting bid. In justified cases, the Auctioneers shall be entitled to cancel the awarding of the lot and to auction it again. When the lot is awarded, the risk for loss or damage beyond the control of the Auctioneer shall be transferred to the buyer; however, ownership of the purchased item shall only be transferred to the buyer once payment has been made in full to the auction house.
7. Formation of contract and total invoice account
Each bid for a lot constitutes a legally binding offer to enter into a purchase agreement with the Auctioneer which remains effective until a higher bid is placed or the auction is closed without the lot being awarded. With the declaration to accept the highest bid pronounced in connection with the awarding of the lot by the Auctioneer, a purchase agreement between the bidder and the Auctioneer shall take effect (section 156 German Civil Code (BGB)). The purchase agreement requires the buyer to accept all lots acquired and to settle the total invoice account in euros. This shall also apply for lots awarded as a result of incorrect information being given by the bidder.
8. Premiums and VAT
The (net) acquisition price forms the basis for calculating the premium to be paid by the buyer, which is subject to differential taxation without indicating VAT.
For buyers in European Union countries: Consumers pay a standard premium of 25%. Dealers (as defined in the German VAT Act – UStG) pay a premium of 25% on goods that are subject to differential taxation (this premium includes 19% VAT) plus postage and insurance. For dealers, the invoice can be issued with regular taxation. In this case, the premium is 21% plus 19% VAT on the total of acquisition price and premium and postage/insurance. The movement of goods within the EU can be exempted from VAT in accordance with statutory provisions (with VAT registration identification number).
For buyers resident in third-party countries (outside the EU): Buyers pay a premium of 21%. If Auktionshaus Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG exports the goods to third-party countries itself or through third parties, the invoice will not contain VAT. If the goods are exported by the buyer him/herself or via a third party, VAT will be charged and reimbursed on presentation of the necessary proof of export. In all cases, the buyer him/herself will assume any import taxes or customs duties.
A fee of € 3,- will be charged per auction lot.
A premium of 21% will be charged for gold coins that are exempt from VAT.
9. Dispatch, self-collection and cash payment
The acquired lots are dispatched at cost price shortly after receipt of payment – the Auctioneer will decide whether this is done by post or by a private delivery company. Any other type of dispatch requires the consent of the Auctioneer. The items will be sent to the address communicated to the Auctioneer by the buyer and, if the latter is a businessman or woman, at his or her own risk. If communicated by the buyer beforehand, it is possible for the latter to collect his/her acquired lots in person from the Auctioneer – and to pay for the entire amount in cash – up to seven days after the close of the auction.
10. Due date for payment
The total invoice account is due for payment within one week of being invoiced. The buyer shall pay said amount – in advance and free of any charges – by bank transfer to one of the bank accounts indicated in the auction invoice. The payment shall be effected in such a way that it is received by the Auctioneer no later than 14 days after the invoicing date. The buyer shall bear any transaction costs that are incurred. Payments in foreign currency shall be accepted based on the settlement day and the euro amount credited by a major bank, whereby any differences owing to exchange rate fluctuations shall be borne by the buyer. Buyers shall only be entitled to delivery of their acquired lots once the total invoice account – for all lots acquired by the buyer in the auction plus any accumulated costs and interest – has been settled in full. Any other payment shall only be permitted if agreed with the Auctioneer in writing beforehand. Where the purchase is made for a third party, the bidder and the third party shall be jointly and severally liable. If, at the request of the buyer, an invoice is issued by the Auctioneer in the name of a third party, only an additional settlement obligation shall be recognised for said third party: no additional rights shall be granted to him/her. This shall not affect the buyer’s liability.
11. Payment delay, refusal to accept acquired lots and partial payments
In the event of a payment delay or refusal to accept the acquired lots, the buyer shall lose his/her rights relating to said lots. Interest of 1.5% per month shall be charged in the event of a payment delay.
In addition, the Auctioneer can demand, as it sees fit, fulfilment or, after setting a deadline, compensation for non-fulfilment. The compensation can also be calculated in such a way that the item is auctioned again in a further auction whereby the defaulting purchaser is liable for any shortfall between the proceeds of the new auction and those due from the previous auction, as well as the special costs associated with the new auction, including auctioneer fees. In the event that sold lots are not paid for in full within a maximum of three months after the original auction date, the Auctioneer shall invoice said purchaser for at least the forgone auctioneer’s fees as compensation for non-fulfilment. The onus shall be on the purchaser to demonstrate that the Auctioneer did not incur any damages or incurred damages of a significantly lesser degree than the amount in question. Partial payments on the part of a buyer for several acquired lots may, at the behest of the Auctioneer, be offset against any claims against the buyer, irrespective of their legal grounds. The buyer shall only be entitled to offset such counterclaims against the Auctioneer and/or the supplier if these are related to his/her liability and are legally established or expressly recognised by the Auctioneer or the supplier. The buyer shall not be entitled to any rights of retention owing to claims from other business with the Auctioneer or the supplier.
12. Defects
The Auctioneer will assume no liability for defects insofar as it has complied with its duty of care. All collections, group lots, dealer stock, wholesale lots and inherited collections shall be auctioned “as is” – notices of defects shall not be accepted. However, with the exception of collections, the auction house does engage to claim warranty rights from the supplier for justified claims; these must be notified to the auction house within one week of receiving the item and within the one-year period of limitation. In the event of a successful claim against the supplier, the paid purchase price, including the buyer’s premium, shall be refunded. Any additional claim – including compensation for the costs of the claim, such as postage, inspection fees, etc. – shall be excluded.
13. Place of performance and jurisdiction
German law shall apply. The terms of the United Nations Sale of Goods Act and regulations governing distance sales shall not apply. Should one of these General Auction Conditions prove to be wholly or partly void, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining conditions. In this case, the invalid conditions shall be replaced by valid conditions that most closely approximate the commercial substance and intent of the invalid conditions. The same shall apply for legal loopholes. When texts are provided in several languages, the German version shall be binding in the event of differences of opinion.
The place of fulfilment and jurisdiction for business transactions shall be Düsseldorf, Germany.
14. Special e@uction conditions
The participation in the e@uction and use of the systems relating to the e@uction is limited by the auction houses equipment and the current technical state of said equipment. The auction house reserves the right to implement any changes to said equipment to improve the service provided. The participants accept that technical faults can occur and shall inform the auction house when this happens. The auction house/auctioneer shall not be liable for any disruption to the online connection nor for the compatibility of the hardware and software used. Sellers and bidders have no claims against the auction house/auctioneer, if a bid or closure does not come through or is delayed.
Last modified: March 2023
The Auctioneer
Auktionshaus Ulrich Felzmann
privacy policy
preamble
With the following data protection declaration, we would like to inform you about which types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") we process, for what purposes and to what extent. This data protection declaration applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of the provision of 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.
As of May 30, 2023
table of contents
preamble
responsible person
Contact Data Protection Officer
Overview of processing
Relevant legal bases
security measures
transmission of personal data
deletion of data
use of cookies
Business Services
provision of the online offer and web hosting
blogs and publication media
contact and inquiry management
newsletters and electronic notifications
Advertising communication via email, post, fax or telephone
sweepstakes and competitions
surveys and polls
web analysis, monitoring and optimization
Presences in social networks (social media)
Plugins and embedded functions and content
Change and update of the privacy policy
rights of the data subjects
definitions of terms
responsible person
Auktionshaus
Ulrich Felzmann
GmbH & Co. KG
Immermannstr. 51
40210 Düsseldorf
Authorized representatives:
Dr. Reinhard Fischer, Managing Director
Email address:
info@felzmann.de
Phone:
+49 (0) 211 – 550 440
Imprint:
Impressum
Impressum Auktionshaus Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG. Vertreten durch: Dr. Reinhard Fischer, Geschäftsführer
Contact Data Protection Officer
Data protection officer:
Hans-Jürgen Zieger
datenschutz@felzmann.de
Overview of processing
The following overview summarises the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing and refers to the persons concerned.
types of data processed
inventory data.
payment details.
location data.
contact details.
content data.
contract data.
usage data.
Meta-, communication- and procedural data.
Event data (Facebook).
categories of data subjects
Customers.
interested parties.
communication partner.
users.
prize draw and competition participants.
business and contractual partners.
Participant.
purposes of processing
Provision of contractual services and customer service.
contact requests and communication.
security measures.
direct marketing.
reach measurement.
tracking.
office and organizational procedures.
Managing and responding to inquiries.
Conducting prize draws and competitions.
feedback.
Marketing.
Profiles with user-related information.
Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
Information technology infrastructure.
Relevant legal bases
Below you will find an overview of the legal bases of the GDPR on the basis of 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 domicile. If more specific legal bases are relevant in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the data protection declaration.
Consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR) – The data subject has given his or her consent to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for a specific purpose or several specific purposes.
Contract performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR) – The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at the request of the data subject.
Legal obligation (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c) GDPR) – The processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.
Legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR) – Processing is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data prevail.
In addition to the data protection regulations of the GDPR, national regulations on data protection apply in Germany. This includes in particular the law on protection against misuse of personal data in data processing (Federal Data Protection Act - BDSG). The BDSG contains special 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 and automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling. It also regulates data processing for the purposes of the employment relationship (Section 26 BDSG), in particular with regard to the establishment, implementation or termination of employment relationships and the consent of employees. In addition, state data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.
security measures
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different probabilities of occurrence and the extent of the threat to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.
The 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, transfer, securing availability and separation. Furthermore, we have set up procedures that ensure the exercise of data subject rights, the deletion of data and reactions to threats to data. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account when developing or selecting hardware, software and processes in accordance with the principle of data protection, through technology design and through data protection-friendly default settings.
Shortening of the IP address: If IP addresses are processed by us or by the service providers and technologies used and the processing of a complete IP address is not necessary, the IP address is shortened (also known as "IP masking"). The last two digits or the last part of the IP address after a period are removed or replaced by placeholders. The shortening of the IP address is intended to prevent or significantly complicate the identification of a person based on their IP address.
TLS encryption (https): We use TLS encryption to protect the data you transmit via our online service. You can recognize encrypted connections of this type by the prefix https:// in the address bar of your browser.
transmission of personal data
As part of our processing of personal data, it may happen that the data is transmitted to other bodies, companies, legally independent organizational units or persons or that it is disclosed to them. The recipients of this data may include, for example, service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we observe the legal requirements and, in particular, conclude appropriate contracts or agreements with the recipients of your data that serve to protect your data.
Data transfer within the organization: We may transfer personal data to other departments within our organization or grant them access to this data. If this transfer is for administrative purposes, the data is transferred based on our legitimate business and commercial interests or if it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations or if there is consent from the data subject or legal permission.
deletion of data
The data we process is deleted in accordance with legal requirements as soon as the consents to processing are revoked or other permissions no longer apply (e.g. if the purpose of processing this data no longer applies or it is no longer required for the purpose). If the data is not deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted to these 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 law reasons or whose storage is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person.
Our data protection notices may also contain further information on the storage and deletion of data, which apply primarily to the respective processing operations.
use of cookies
Cookies are small text files or other storage notes that store information on end devices and read information from the end devices. For example, to store the login status in a user account, the contents of a shopping cart in an e-shop, the content accessed or the functions used in an online service. Cookies can also be used for different purposes, e.g. to ensure the functionality, security and convenience of online services and to create analyses of visitor flows.
Notes on consent: We use cookies in accordance with legal regulations. We therefore obtain prior consent from users, unless this is not required by law. Consent is not necessary in particular if the storage and reading of information, including cookies, is absolutely necessary in order to provide users with a telemedia service expressly requested by them (i.e. our online offering). Strictly necessary cookies generally include cookies with functions that serve to display and operate the online offering, load balancing, security, storing user preferences and choices, or similar purposes related to providing the main and secondary functions of the online offering requested by users. Revocable consent is clearly communicated to users and contains information about the respective cookie usage.
Notes on data protection legal bases: The data protection legal basis on which we process users' personal data with the help of cookies depends on whether we ask users for consent. If users consent, the legal basis for processing their data is their declared consent. Otherwise, the data processed with the help of cookies is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. in the commercial operation of our online offering and improving its usability) or, if this is done as part of fulfilling our contractual obligations, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations. We will explain the purposes for which we process cookies in the course of this data protection declaration or as part of our consent and processing processes.
Storage period: With regard to the storage period, 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 his or her device (e.g. browser or mobile application).
Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the 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. The user data collected using cookies can also be used to measure reach. Unless we provide users with explicit information about the type and storage period of cookies (e.g. when obtaining consent), users should assume that cookies are permanent and that the storage period can be up to two years.
General information on revocation and objection (opt-out): Users can revoke the consent they have given at any time and also object to processing in accordance with the legal requirements in Art. 21 GDPR. Users can also declare their objection via the settings of their browser, e.g. by deactivating the use of cookies (although this may also limit the functionality of our online services). An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can also be declared via the websites https://optout.aboutads.info and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/ .
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:
Complianz: Cookie consent management; Service provider: Hosted locally on our server, no data passed on to third parties; Website: https://complianz.io/ ; Privacy policy: https://complianz.io/legal/ ; Further information: An individual user ID, language as well as types of consent and the time of their submission are stored on the server side and in the cookie on the user's device.
Business Services
We process data of our contractual and business partners, e.g. customers and interested parties (collectively referred to as “contractual partners”) within the framework of contractual and comparable legal relationships as well as related measures and within the framework of communication with the contractual partners (or pre-contractually), e.g. to answer inquiries.
We process this data in order to fulfil our contractual obligations. This includes in particular the obligations to provide the agreed services, any updating obligations and remedy in the event of warranty and other service disruptions. In addition, we process the data to protect our rights and for the purposes of the administrative tasks associated with these obligations and the company organization. In addition, we process the data on the basis of our legitimate interests in proper and economical business management and in security measures to protect our contractual partners and our business operations from misuse, endangerment of their data, secrets, information and rights (e.g. 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 pass on the data of contractual partners to third parties to the extent that this is necessary for the aforementioned purposes or to fulfil legal obligations. The contractual partners are informed about other forms of processing, e.g. for marketing purposes, in the context of this data protection declaration.
We inform our contractual partners which data is required for the aforementioned purposes before or during data collection, e.g. in online forms, by special marking (e.g. colours) or symbols (e.g. asterisks or similar), or in person.
We delete the data after statutory warranty and similar obligations have expired, i.e., generally after 4 years, unless the data is saved in a customer account, e.g. as long as it must be kept for legal archiving reasons. The statutory retention period is ten years for documents relevant for tax purposes as well as for commercial books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, the work instructions required to understand these documents and other organizational documents and accounting documents, and six years for received commercial and business letters and reproductions of sent commercial and business letters. The period begins at the end of the calendar year in which the last entry was made in the book, the inventory, opening balance sheet, annual financial statements or management report was drawn up, the commercial or business letter was received or sent, or the accounting document was created, the recording was made or the other documents were created.
To the extent that 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 to the relationship between the users and the providers.
Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); payment data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment history); contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers); contract data (e.g. subject matter of the contract, term, customer category); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
Affected persons: customers; interested parties; business and contractual partners.
Purposes of processing: provision of contractual services and customer service; security measures; contact requests and communications; office and organizational procedures; administration and response to requests.
Legal basis: Contractual performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter b) GDPR); Legal obligation (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter c) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR).
Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:
Shop and e-commerce: We process our customers' data to enable them to select, purchase or order the selected products, goods and associated services, as well as to pay for and deliver or execute them. If necessary to execute an order, we use service providers, in particular postal, forwarding and shipping companies, to carry out the delivery or execution for our customers. We use the services of banks and payment service providers to process payment transactions. The required information is marked as such in the order or comparable purchase process and includes the information required for delivery, provision and billing, as well as contact information in order to be able to hold any consultations; legal basis: contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter b) GDPR).
provision of the online offer and web hosting
We process user data in order to provide them with our online services. For this purpose, we process the user's IP address, which is necessary to transmit the content and functions of our online services to the user's browser or device.
Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status); content data (e.g. entries in online forms).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness; Information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.)); Security measures.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:
Collection of access data and log files: Access to our online offering is logged in the form of so-called "server log files". The server log files can include the address and name of the websites and files accessed, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider. The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g. to avoid overloading the servers (particularly in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and, on the other hand, to ensure the utilization of the servers and their stability; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR); Deletion of data: Log file information is stored for a maximum of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data that needs to be retained for evidentiary purposes will not be deleted until the incident in question has been finally resolved.
E-mail sending and hosting: The web hosting services we use also include the sending, receiving and storing of e-mails. For these purposes, the addresses of the recipients and senders as well as other information regarding the e-mail sending (e.g. the providers involved) and the contents of the respective e-mails are processed. The aforementioned data can also be processed for the purposes of detecting SPAM. Please note that e-mails are generally not sent encrypted on the Internet. As a rule, e-mails 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 cannot therefore accept any responsibility for the transmission path of the e-mails between the sender and the reception on our server; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
blogs and publication media
We use blogs or similar means of online communication and publication (hereinafter "publication medium"). Readers' data is only processed for the purposes of the publication medium to the extent that it is necessary for its presentation and communication between authors and readers or for security reasons. For the rest, we refer to the information on the processing of visitors to our publication medium in the context of this data protection notice.
Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers); content data (e.g. entries in online forms); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and customer service; feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form); provision of our online offer and user-friendliness; security measures; administration and response to inquiries.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:
Comments and contributions: When users leave comments or other contributions, their IP addresses can be stored on the basis of our legitimate interests. This is done for our security in case someone leaves illegal content in comments and contributions (insults, prohibited political propaganda, etc.). In this case, we ourselves can be held liable for the comment or contribution and are therefore interested in the identity of the author. Furthermore, we reserve the right to process the user's information for the purpose of spam detection on the basis of our legitimate interests. On the same legal basis, we reserve the right to store the IP addresses of users for the duration of surveys and to use cookies to avoid multiple voting. The personal information provided in the context of comments and contributions, any contact and website information as well as the content information will be stored by us permanently until the user objects; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR).
Access to WordPress emojis and smileys: Access to WordPress emojis and smileys - Within our WordPress blog, graphic emojis (or smileys), i.e. small graphic files that express emotions, are used for the purpose of efficiently integrating content elements, obtained from external servers. The server providers collect the IP addresses of the users. This is necessary so that the emoji files can be transmitted to the users' browsers; Service provider: Aut O'Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Pl, Dublin, D02 AY86, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://automattic.com ; Data protection declaration: https://automattic.com/privacy .
Akismet anti-spam check: Akismet anti-spam check - We use the "Akismet" service based on our legitimate interests. Akismet is used to distinguish between real people's comments and spam comments. All comment details are sent to a server in the USA, where they are analyzed and stored for four days for comparison purposes. If a comment is classified as spam, the data is stored beyond this time. This information includes the name entered, the email address, the IP address, the comment content, the referrer, information on the browser used, the computer system and the time of entry. Users are welcome to use pseudonyms or refrain from entering their name or email address. You can prevent the transmission of data completely by not using our comment system. That would be a shame, but unfortunately we don't see any alternatives that work just as effectively; Service provider: Aut O'Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Pl, Dublin, D02 AY86, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR); Website: https://automattic.com ; Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy .
UpdraftPlus: backup software and backup storage; service provider: Simba Hosting Ltd., 11, Barringer Way, St. Neots, Cambs., PE19 1LW, GB; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR); website: https://updraftplus.com/ ; data protection declaration: https://updraftplus.com/data-protection-and-privacy-centre/ .
contact and inquiry management
When you contact us (e.g. by post, contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media) and within the framework of existing user and business relationships, the information provided by the inquiring persons is processed to the extent necessary to answer the contact inquiries and any requested measures.
Types of data processed: contact data (e.g. email, telephone numbers); content data (e.g. entries in online forms); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
Data subjects: communication partners.
Purposes of processing: contact requests and communication; administration and response to inquiries; feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form); provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR); Contractual performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter b) GDPR).
Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:
Contact form: If users contact us via our contact form, email or other communication channels, we process the data communicated to us in this context to process the communicated request; legal basis: contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b) GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
newsletters and electronic notifications
We only send newsletters, emails and other electronic notifications (hereinafter "newsletters") with the consent of the recipient or with legal permission. If the contents of the newsletter are specifically described when registering for the newsletter, they are decisive for the user's consent. Otherwise, our newsletters contain information about our services and us.
To subscribe to our newsletter, it is generally sufficient to provide your email address. However, we may ask you to provide a name for the purpose of addressing you personally in the newsletter or other information if this is necessary for the purposes of the newsletter.
Double opt-in procedure: Registration for our newsletter is always carried out using a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that no one can register using someone else's email address. Registrations for the newsletter are logged in order to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes storing the time of registration and confirmation as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored by the shipping service provider are also logged.
Deletion and restriction of processing: We can store the unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete them in order to be able to prove that consent was previously given. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. An individual request for deletion is possible at any time, provided that the previous existence of consent is confirmed at the same time. In the case of obligations to permanently observe objections, we reserve the right to store the email address in a block list (so-called "block list") for this purpose alone.
The registration process is logged on the basis of our legitimate interests for the purpose of proving that it was carried out correctly. If we commission a service provider to send emails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure shipping system.
Contents:
Information about us, our services, promotions and offers.
Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times).
Data subjects: communication partners.
Purposes of processing: direct marketing (e.g. by e-mail or post).
Legal basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR).
Opt-out option: You can cancel your subscription to our newsletter at any time, i.e. revoke your consent or object to further receipt. You will find a link to cancel the newsletter either at the end of each newsletter or you can use one of the contact options listed above, preferably email.
Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:
Measuring opening and click rates: The newsletters contain a so-called "web beacon", i.e. a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from our server when the newsletter is opened or, if we use a shipping service provider, from its server. As part of this retrieval, technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and the time of retrieval, is initially collected. This information is used to technically improve our newsletter based on the technical data or the target groups and their reading behavior based on their retrieval locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or the access times. This analysis also includes determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened and which links are clicked. This information is assigned to the individual newsletter recipients and stored in their profiles until they are deleted. The evaluations help us to recognize the reading habits of our users and adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users. The measurement of opening rates and click rates as well as storage of the measurement results in the user profiles; legal basis: consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR).
Advertising communication via email, post, fax or telephone
We process personal data for the purposes of advertising communication, which can take place via various channels, such as e-mail, telephone, post or fax, in accordance with legal requirements.
The recipients have the right to revoke consent given or to object to advertising communication at any time.
After revocation or objection, we store the data required to prove previous authorization for contacting or sending for up to three years after the end of the year of revocation or objection on the basis of our legitimate interests. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. On the basis of the legitimate interest in permanently respecting the user's revocation or objection, we also store the data required to avoid further contact (e.g., depending on the communication channel, the email address, telephone number, name).
Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers).
Data subjects: communication partners.
Purposes of processing: direct marketing (e.g. by e-mail or post).
Legal basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
sweepstakes and competitions
We only process personal data of participants in prize draws and competitions in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations, insofar as the processing is contractually necessary for the provision, implementation and processing of the prize draw, the participants have consented to the processing or the processing serves our legitimate interests (e.g. in the security of the prize draw or the protection of our interests against misuse through possible collection of IP addresses when submitting prize draw entries).
If entries from participants are published as part of the competition (e.g. as part of a vote or presentation of the competition entries or the winners or reporting on the competition), we would like to point out that the names of the participants may also be published in this context. Participants can object to this at any time.
If the competition takes place within an online platform or a social network (e.g. Facebook or Instagram, hereinafter referred to as the "online platform"), the terms of use and data protection provisions of the respective platforms also apply. In these cases, we would like to point out that we are responsible for the information provided by participants as part of the competition and that inquiries regarding the competition should be directed to us.
Participants' data will be deleted as soon as the prize draw or competition has ended and the data is no longer required to inform the winners or because queries about the prize draw are expected. Participants' data will generally be deleted no later than 6 months after the end of the prize draw. Winners' data may be retained for longer, for example to answer queries about the prizes or to fulfill the prize-winning services; in this case, the retention period depends on the type of prize and is up to three years for items or services, for example, in order to process warranty claims. Participants' data may also be stored for longer, for example in the form of reports on the prize draw in online and offline media.
If data was collected for other purposes as part of the competition, its processing and the retention period are governed by the data protection information for this use (e.g. in the case of registration for the newsletter as part of a competition).
Types of data processed: inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); content data (e.g. entries in online forms); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
Affected persons: participants in prize draws and competitions.
Purpose of processing: Conducting prize draws and competitions.
Legal basis: Contractual performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR).
surveys and polls
We conduct surveys and questionnaires to collect information for the respective communicated survey or questionnaire purpose. The surveys and questionnaires we conduct (hereinafter "surveys") are evaluated anonymously. Personal data is only processed to the extent that this is necessary for the provision and technical implementation of the surveys (e.g. processing the IP address in order to display the survey in the user's browser or to enable the survey to be resumed using a cookie).
Types of data processed: contact data (e.g. email, telephone numbers); content data (e.g. entries in online forms); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
Persons affected: communication partners; participants.
Purposes of processing: Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form).
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
web analysis, monitoring and optimization
Web analysis (also known as "reach measurement") is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to our online offering and can 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, identify at what time our online offering or its functions or content are most frequently used or invite reuse. We can also understand which areas require optimization.
In addition to web analysis, we can also use testing procedures to test and optimize, for example, different versions of our online offering or its components.
Unless otherwise stated below, profiles, i.e. data summarized for a usage process, can be created for these purposes and information can be stored in a browser or in a device and read from it. The information collected includes in particular websites visited 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 us or the providers of the services we use collecting their location data, location data can also be processed.
The IP addresses of the users are also stored. However, we use an IP masking process (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 as part of web analysis, A/B testing and optimization, but rather pseudonyms. This means that neither we nor the providers of the software used know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purposes of the respective processes.
Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
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); tracking (e.g. interest/behavior-related profiling, use of cookies); provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address).
Legal basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR).
Further information on processing procedures, methods 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; legal basis: consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a) GDPR); website: https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/de/about/analytics/ ; privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy ; order processing agreement: https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms ; standard contractual clauses (guaranteeing data protection level when processing in third countries): https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms ; possibility of objection (opt-out): opt-out plug-in: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de , settings for the display of advertisements: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated ; Further information: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/adsservices (types of processing and data processed).
Presences in social networks (social media)
We maintain online presences within social networks and process user data in this context in order to communicate with the users active there or to offer information about us.
We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users because it could, for example, make it more difficult to enforce user rights.
Furthermore, the data of users within social networks is usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created based on the user's usage behavior and the resulting interests. The user profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the user's interests. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the user's computers in which the user's usage behavior and interests are stored. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the user profiles regardless of the devices used by the user (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).
For a detailed description of the respective processing methods and the options for objection (opt-out), please refer to the data protection declarations and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.
In the case of requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights, we would also like to point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the providers have access to the user data and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. If you still need help, you can contact us.
Types of data processed: contact data (e.g. email, telephone numbers); content data (e.g. entries in online forms); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: contact requests and communication; feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form); marketing.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:
Instagram: social network; service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f) GDPR); website: https://www.instagram.com ; privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy .
Facebook Pages: Profiles within the social network Facebook - We are jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for collecting (but not further processing) data from visitors to our Facebook page (so-called "fan page"). This data includes information about the types of content users view or interact with, or the actions they take (see "Things you and others do and provide" in the Facebook Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy ), as well as information about the devices used by users (e.g. IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data; see "Device information" in the Facebook Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy ). As explained in the Facebook Data Policy under "How do we use this information?", Facebook also collects and uses information to provide analytics services called "Page Insights" to page operators so that they can gain insights into how people interact with their pages and the content associated with them. We have concluded a special agreement with Facebook (“Information on Page Insights”, https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum ), which regulates in particular which security measures Facebook must observe and in which Facebook has agreed to fulfill the rights of those affected (i.e. users can, for example, send information or deletion requests directly to Facebook). The rights of users (in particular the right to information, deletion, objection and complaint to the responsible supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with Facebook. Further information can be found in the “Information on Page Insights” ( https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data ); Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com ; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy ; Standard contractual clauses (ensuring data protection level when processing in third countries): https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum ; Further information: Agreement on joint responsibility: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data. The joint controllership is limited to the collection and transmission of data to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, a company based in the EU. The further processing of the data is the sole responsibility of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, in particular the transmission of the data to the parent company Meta Platforms, Inc. in the USA (based on the standard contractual clauses concluded between Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and Meta Platforms, Inc.).
LinkedIn: social network; service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f) GDPR); website: https://www.linkedin.com ; privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy ; contract processing agreement: https://legal.linkedin.com/dpa ; standard contractual clauses (guaranteeing data protection level when processing in third countries): https://legal.linkedin.com/dpa ; option to object (opt-out): https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out .
YouTube: social network and video platform; service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f) GDPR); data protection declaration: https://policies.google.com/privacy ; possibility of objection (opt-out): https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated .
Xing: social network; service provider: New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); website: https://www.xing.de ; data protection declaration: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung .
Plugins and embedded functions and content
We incorporate 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 may include, for example, graphics, videos or city maps (hereinafter referred to uniformly as "content").
The integration always requires that the third-party providers of this content process the IP address of the user, since without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore required to display this content or functions. We endeavor to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third-party providers can also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. The "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information can also be stored in cookies on the user's device and can contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, the time of visit and other information about the use of our online offer, as well as be linked to such information from other sources.
Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status); inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers); content data (e.g. entries in online forms); location data (information on the geographical position of a device or person); Event data (Facebook) ("Event data" is data that we can transmit to Facebook, for example via Facebook pixel (via apps or other means) and that relates to people or their actions; the data includes, for example, information about visits to websites, interactions with content, functions, installations of apps, purchases of products, etc.; the event data is processed for the purpose of creating target groups for content and advertising information (custom audiences); event data does not contain the actual content (such as comments written), login information, or contact information (i.e. no names, email addresses, or phone numbers). Event data is deleted by Facebook after a maximum of two years, and the target groups created from it when our Facebook account is deleted).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness; marketing; profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles).
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a) GDPR).
Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:
Facebook plugins and content: Facebook social plugins and content – This can include content such as images, videos or texts and buttons that users can use to share content from this website within Facebook. The list and appearance of the Facebook social plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ – We are jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for the collection or receipt during a transmission (but not the further processing) of “event data” that Facebook collects using the Facebook social plugins (and content embedding functions) that run on our website or receives during a transmission for the following purposes: a) displaying content and advertising information that corresponds to the presumed interests of users; b) delivering commercial and transaction-related messages (e.g. addressing users via Facebook Messenger); c) Improving ad delivery and personalizing functions and content (e.g. improving the recognition of which content or advertising information presumably corresponds to the interests of users). We have concluded a special agreement with Facebook ("Addendum for Controllers", https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum ), which regulates in particular which security measures Facebook must observe ( https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/data_security_terms ) and in which Facebook has agreed to fulfill the rights of those affected (i.e. users can, for example, send information or deletion requests directly to Facebook). Note: If Facebook provides us with measurements, analyses and reports (which are aggregated, i.e. do not contain any information about individual users and are anonymous to us), then this processing does not take place within the framework of joint responsibility, but on the basis of a data processing agreement ("Data Processing Terms", https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing ), the "Data Security Terms" ( https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/data_security_terms ) and, with regard to processing in the USA, on the basis of standard contractual clauses ("Facebook EU Data Transfer Addendum, https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum ). The rights of users (in particular the right to information, deletion, objection and complaint to the responsible supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with Facebook; service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com ; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy .
Font Awesome (provision on own server): display of fonts and symbols; service provider: the Font Awesome icons are hosted on our server, no data is transmitted to the provider of Font Awesome; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Google Maps: We integrate the maps of the “Google Maps” service provided by Google. The data processed may include, in particular, IP addresses and location data of users; Service provider: Google Cloud EMEA Limited, 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR); Website: https://mapsplatform.google.com/ ; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy .
Instagram plugins and content: Instagram plugins and content – This can include, for example, content such as images, videos or texts and buttons that users can use to share content from this website within Instagram. – We are jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for the collection or receipt during a transmission (but not the further processing) of “event data” that Facebook collects using Instagram functions (e.g. embedding functions for content) that are executed on our website or receives during a transmission for the following purposes: a) Displaying content and advertising information that corresponds to the presumed interests of users; b) Delivery of commercial and transaction-related messages (e.g. addressing users via Facebook Messenger); c) Improving ad delivery and personalizing functions and content (e.g. improving the recognition of which content or advertising information presumably corresponds to the interests of users). We have concluded a special agreement with Facebook (“Addendum for Controllers”, https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum ), which regulates in particular which security measures Facebook must observe ( https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/data_security_terms ) and in which Facebook has agreed to fulfill the rights of those affected (i.e. users can, for example, send information or deletion requests directly to Facebook). Note: If Facebook provides us with measurements, analyses and reports (which are aggregated, i.e. do not contain any information about individual users and are anonymous to us), then this processing does not take place within the framework of joint responsibility, but on the basis of a data processing agreement ("Data Processing Terms", https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing ), the "Data Security Terms" ( https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/data_security_terms ) and, with regard to processing in the USA, on the basis of standard contractual clauses ("Facebook EU Data Transfer Addendum, https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum ). The rights of users (in particular the right to information, deletion, objection and complaint to the responsible supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with Facebook; service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR); Website: https://www.instagram.com ; Privacy Policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy .
LinkedIn plugins and content: LinkedIn plugins and content - This can include, for example, content such as images, videos or texts and buttons that users can use to share content from this online offering within LinkedIn; Service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://www.linkedin.com ; Privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy ; Contract processing agreement: https://legal.linkedin.com/dpa ; Standard contractual clauses (guaranteeing data protection level when processing in third countries): https://legal.linkedin.com/dpa ; Possibility of objection (opt-out): https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out .
YouTube videos: video content; service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f) GDPR); website: https://www.youtube.com ; privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy ; possibility of objection (opt-out): opt-out plug-in: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de , settings for the display of advertisements: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated .
YouTube videos: video content; YouTube videos are embedded via a special domain (recognizable by the component “youtube-nocookie”) in the so-called “extended data protection mode”, which means that no cookies are collected on user activities in order to personalize video playback. Nevertheless, information on the user’s interaction with the video (e.g. remembering the last playback point) can be stored; service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f) GDPR); website: https://www.youtube.com ; data protection declaration: https://policies.google.com/privacy .
We use https://www.yumpu.com/ from i-magazine AG (Gewerbestrasse 3, 9444 Diepoldsau, CH) on our website. Yumpu provides a digital platform for publishing magazines, brochures or catalogs.
You can find the privacy policy and cookie policy of Yumpu (i-magazine AG) here:
Yumpu privacy policy: https://www.yumpu.com/de/info/privacy_policy
Yumpu cookie policy: https://www.yumpu.com/de/info/cookie_policy
Change and update of the privacy policy
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 to 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 privacy policy, please note that the addresses may change over time and ask you to check the information before contacting us.
rights of the data subjects
As a data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR:
Right to object: You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If the personal data concerning you are processed in order to conduct direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct advertising.
Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw consent at any time.
Right to information: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether data concerning you is being processed and to request 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 the statutory provisions, to request that the data concerning you be completed or that inaccurate data concerning you be rectified.
Right to erasure and restriction of processing: You have the right, in accordance with the statutory provisions, to request that data concerning you be erased immediately or, alternatively, to request that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with the statutory provisions.
Right to data portability: You have the right to receive the data concerning you that you have made available to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format in accordance with the legal requirements or to request that it be transmitted 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 concerning you violates the provisions of the GDPR.
The supervisory authority responsible for us:
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
Kavalleriestr. 2-4
40213 Düsseldorf
Telephone: 0211/38424-0
Fax: 0211/38424-999
E-mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de
definitions of terms
This section provides you with an overview of the terms used in this privacy policy. Many of the terms are taken from the law and are defined primarily in Art. 4 GDPR. The legal definitions are binding. The following explanations, however, are primarily intended to help you understand. The terms are sorted alphabetically.
Personal data: “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “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. a cookie) or to one or more special characteristics that express 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 "profiles" for short, includes any type of automated processing of personal data that consists in 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 different information relating to 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 known as web analytics) is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to an online offering and can include the behavior or interests of visitors in certain information, such as the content of websites. With the help of reach analysis, website owners can, for example, recognize at what time visitors visit their website and what content they are interested in. This enables them, for example, to better adapt the content of the website to the needs of their visitors. For the purposes of reach analysis, pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used to recognize returning visitors and thus obtain more precise analyses of the use of an online offering.
Location data: Location data is generated when a mobile device (or another device with the technical requirements for location determination) connects to a radio cell, a WLAN or similar technical intermediaries and location determination functions. Location data is used to indicate the geographically definable position on earth of the respective device. Location data can be used, for example, to display map functions or other location-dependent information.
Tracking: “Tracking” is when the behavior of users can be tracked across multiple online offerings. As a rule, behavior and interest information relating to the online offerings used is stored in cookies or on servers of the tracking technology providers (so-called profiling). This information can then be used, for example, to show users advertisements that are likely to correspond to their interests.
Controller: The “controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
Processing: “Processing” is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers practically every handling of data, be it collection, evaluation, storage, transmission or deletion.
Ulrich Felzmann 41st e@uction
January 15th - 17th, 2025
With 4,700 lots, the first Felzmann auction of the new year will be the most substantial auction in this format. The auction will take place exclusively online from January 15 to 17, 2025. The traditionally strong offering in the field of airmail and zeppelin mail is particularly noteworthy, but fans of thematic philately and famous personalities are also likely to find what they are looking for. The major overseas and European themes will also be back, as well as all German collecting areas from the classical period to the modern era of the Federal Republic of Germany.
As usual, all lots are shown in the online catalogue with numerous illustrations and certificates. Scan requests for specific lots will be processed with pleasure. Enquiries by e-mail to: scans@felzmann.de. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone on: +49 (0)211 550 440.
Short Terms and Conditions
A fee of € 3 will be charged per auction lot.
The following applies to buyers from countries in the European Union:
Consumers pay a uniform premium of 26.2%. Traders within the meaning of the VAT Act pay a 26.2% premium for goods subject to differential taxation (the premium includes the statutory VAT of 19%), plus postage and insurance.
For dealers, the invoice can be issued with standard tax. The premium is then 22% plus 19% VAT on the total of the hammer price, premium and postage/insurance. Intra-European trade in goods can be exempt from VAT in accordance with the legal provisions (with VAT ID number).
The following applies to buyers residing in third countries (outside the EU): Buyers pay a 22% premium. If the auction house Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG exports the goods to third countries itself or through a third party, the invoice will be issued without statutory sales tax. If the goods are exported to a third country by the buyer himself or through a third party, statutory sales tax will be charged and refunded upon presentation of the necessary export certificates. Any import taxes or customs duties incurred in the third country are always borne by the buyer himself.
For gold coins that are exempt from sales tax, a premium of 22% applies.
Please note the Terms and Conditions
| Lot Start | Lot End | Starting Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday January 15th, 2025 | |||
| 20001 | 21396 | 12:00 CET | Airmail, Zeppelin Mail, Topics |
| 21501 | 21612 | 18:00 CET | Autographs |
Thursday January 16th, 2025 | |||
| 22001 | 22606 | 12:00 CET | International Philately |
| 23001 | 23828 | 15:00 CET | Old German States, German Empire |
Friday January 17th, 2025 | |||
| 24001 | 24689 | 12:00 CET | German dependencies |
| 25001 | 26117 | 15:00 CET | Germany after 1945 |
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