{"id":2451,"date":"2026-06-02T18:03:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/?page_id=2451"},"modified":"2026-06-28T08:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T08:28:22","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section  class=\"block block--content-hero block--bg-beige block--pad-normal\" style=\"--ch-image-overflow: 80px\" data-line=\"polyline\" data-line-threshold=\"0.25\">\n\n            <svg\n            class=\"block__line-svg\"\n            viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\"\n            preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"\n            aria-hidden=\"true\"\n            focusable=\"false\"\n            data-polyline-config=\"{}\"\n        >\n            <polyline\n                class=\"block__line-path\"\n                points=\"0,0 100,0\"\n            \/>\n        <\/svg>\n    \n    <div class=\"container content-hero__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-hero__content\">\n                            <p class=\"content-hero__eyebrow\">Privacy Policy<\/p>\n            \n            <h2 class=\"content-hero__heading\">Your data in trusted hands.<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"content-hero__body\"><p>For us, data protection is not a mandatory chapter, but a matter of course. Our website is operated on servers in Frankfurt am Main, we work with anonymized analytics tools, and we only use cookies with your consent. We comply with the GDPR and ensure that you can understand at any time which data we process and how.<\/p>\n<p>The following privacy policy describes in detail how we handle personal data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"content-hero__media\">\n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--section block--section-bg-color block--pad-normal block--section--width-768 block--section--align-left block--bg-dunkelbeige\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"block--section__content\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section  class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-none block--text--layout-split block--text--text-anthrazit block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n                            <p class=\"text__eyebrow\">Updated Privacy Policy \u2022 Last updated: June 2026<\/p>\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\" style=\"font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: var(--text-2xl); font-weight: 600\">1. Responsible Provider<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"text__body\"><p><strong>GFU Consumer &#038; Home Electronics GmbH<\/strong><br \/>\nBockenheimer Landstra\u00dfe 31<br \/>\n60325 Frankfurt am Main<br \/>\nGermany<\/p>\n<p>Phone: +49 69 50 92 93 411<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:gfu@gfu.de\">gfu@gfu.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Data Protection Officer:<\/strong><br \/>\nJennifer Drechsler<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jennifer.drechsler@gfu.de\">jennifer.drechsler@gfu.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"block block--divider block--divider--width-30 block--divider--align-left block--divider--pad-normal block--bg-transparent\" style=\"--divider-color: var(--color-white); --divider-thickness: 2px\" role=\"separator\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\">\n    <div class=\"container block--divider__inner\">\n        <div class=\"block--divider__line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-normal block--text--layout-split block--text--text-anthrazit block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\" style=\"font-size: var(--text-2xl); font-weight: 600\">2. Rights of Data Subjects<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"text__body\"><p>Users have the right to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to the stored data (Art. 15 GDPR)<\/li>\n<li>Rectification or erasure (Art. 16 and 17 GDPR)<\/li>\n<li>Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)<\/li>\n<li>Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)<\/li>\n<li>Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)<\/li>\n<li>Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority (Art. 77 GDPR, e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/datenschutz.hessen.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hessian Data Protection Commissioner<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"block block--divider block--divider--width-30 block--divider--align-left block--divider--pad-normal block--bg-transparent\" style=\"--divider-color: var(--color-white); --divider-thickness: 2px\" role=\"separator\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\">\n    <div class=\"container block--divider__inner\">\n        <div class=\"block--divider__line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-normal block--text--layout-split block--text--text-anthrazit block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\" style=\"font-size: var(--text-2xl); font-weight: 600\">3. Data Processing When Visiting Our Website<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"text__body\"><p>When you access our website, server log files are automatically collected:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Browser type and version<\/li>\n<li>Operating system<\/li>\n<li>Referrer URL<\/li>\n<li>Date and time of access<\/li>\n<li>IP address (shortened where possible)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Legal basis:<\/strong> Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR (legitimate interest in security and functionality). The data is deleted after 7 days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"block block--divider block--divider--width-30 block--divider--align-left block--divider--pad-normal block--bg-transparent\" style=\"--divider-color: var(--color-white); --divider-thickness: 2px\" role=\"separator\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\">\n    <div class=\"container block--divider__inner\">\n        <div class=\"block--divider__line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-normal block--text--layout-split block--text--text-anthrazit block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\" style=\"font-size: var(--text-2xl); font-weight: 600\">4. Cookies and Tracking<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"text__body\"><p>We use necessary cookies for the operation of the website and optional cookies for <strong>statistical and marketing purposes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Necessary cookies:<\/strong><br \/>\nEnable basic functions and cannot be disabled.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Statistical and marketing cookies:<\/strong><br \/>\nUsed only with your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR).<\/li>\n<li>Consent can be <strong>changed or withdrawn<\/strong> at any time via our cookie banner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"block block--divider block--divider--width-30 block--divider--align-left block--divider--pad-normal block--bg-transparent\" style=\"--divider-color: var(--color-white); --divider-thickness: 2px\" role=\"separator\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\">\n    <div class=\"container block--divider__inner\">\n        <div class=\"block--divider__line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-normal block--text--layout-split block--text--text-anthrazit block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\" style=\"font-size: var(--text-2xl); font-weight: 600\">5. Use of Third-Party Services<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"text__body\"><p><strong>a) Matomo (formerly Piwik)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-hosted open-source web analytics software<\/li>\n<li>Data is stored <strong>anonymized<\/strong> (without reference to the IP address)<\/li>\n<li>No transmission to third parties or external servers<\/li>\n<li>Opt-out possible: You can disable tracking in the cookie settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>b) YouTube and Vimeo<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Embedded videos may set cookies<\/li>\n<li>Data transfer only with your <strong>consent<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Privacy notices: <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vimeo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>c) Cloudflare<\/strong><br \/>\nWe use Cloudflare (Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA) on our website as bot protection and a captcha service on forms. When used, the IP address and technical browser data are processed. Transfer to the USA is possible. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR (legitimate interest in protection against misuse). Further information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/de-de\/privacypolicy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloudflare Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>d) Kinsta<\/strong><br \/>\nOur website is hosted by Kinsta Inc. (8605 Santa Monica Blvd #92581, West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA). <strong>The servers used are located in Frankfurt am Main (EU)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"block block--divider block--divider--width-30 block--divider--align-left block--divider--pad-normal block--bg-transparent\" style=\"--divider-color: var(--color-white); --divider-thickness: 2px\" role=\"separator\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\">\n    <div class=\"container block--divider__inner\">\n        <div class=\"block--divider__line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-normal block--text--layout-split block--text--text-anthrazit block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\" style=\"font-size: var(--text-2xl); font-weight: 600\">6. Newsletter<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"text__body\"><p>We use SendGrid (Twilio Inc., 645 Harrison Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA) to send newsletters and press mailing list emails. Processing may involve transfer to the USA. The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. Further information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twilio.com\/legal\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SendGrid Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration requires double opt-in<\/li>\n<li>Storage of the registration IP address to prevent misuse<\/li>\n<li><strong>Newsletter and press mailing list tracking:<\/strong><br \/>\nMeasurement of open rates using tracking pixels (withdrawal possible at any time)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"block block--divider block--divider--width-30 block--divider--align-left block--divider--pad-normal block--bg-transparent\" style=\"--divider-color: var(--color-white); --divider-thickness: 2px\" role=\"separator\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\">\n    <div class=\"container block--divider__inner\">\n        <div class=\"block--divider__line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-normal block--text--layout-split block--text--text-anthrazit block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\" style=\"font-size: var(--text-2xl); font-weight: 600\">7. Contacting Us<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"text__body\"><ul>\n<li>For inquiries by email or contact form, the data is stored for processing (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR)<\/li>\n<li>Deletion takes place after processing has been completed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"block block--divider block--divider--width-30 block--divider--align-left block--divider--pad-normal block--bg-transparent\" style=\"--divider-color: var(--color-white); --divider-thickness: 2px\" role=\"separator\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\">\n    <div class=\"container block--divider__inner\">\n        <div class=\"block--divider__line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-normal block--text--layout-split block--text--text-anthrazit block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\" style=\"font-size: var(--text-2xl); font-weight: 600\">8. Cookie Banner<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"text__body\"><p>To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and the related consents, we use the consent tool \u201cReal Cookie Banner\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/devowl.io\/de\/rcb\/datenverarbeitung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details on how \u201cReal Cookie Banner\u201d works can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The legal bases for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.<\/p>\n<p>The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. 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