The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to
our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact information in the “Information on the Responsible Party” section of this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily consists of technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.
How do we use your data?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website functions properly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information, free of charge, about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with future effect. You also have the right, under
certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time regarding this matter or any other questions about data protection. Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using so-called analytics programs.
You can find detailed information about these analytics programs in the following privacy policy.
IONOS is provided by IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter “IONOS”). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP addresses. For details, please refer to IONOS’s privacy policy:
https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.
The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is displayed as reliably as possible. If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art.
6(1)(f) a of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or
access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time
Data Processing on Behalf of a Client
We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPO) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our
instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected.
Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This
Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email)
may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.
Information on the Data Controller
The data controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Sound of Truth Publishing UG
c/o Managing Director Dr. Dirk V. Seeling
Rheinblickstr. 120
53619 Rheinbreitbach
Phone: +49160-98712574
Email: service@sound-of-truth.com
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Retention Period
Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you submit a valid request for erasure or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these grounds no longer apply. General Information on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, provided that special categories of data are processed in accordance with Article 9(1) of the GDPR. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Article 49(1)(a) of the GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of precontractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data, to the extent that it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.
Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Information regarding the applicable legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.
Note on data transfers to third countries that are not considered safe under data protection law, as well as transfers to U.S. companies that are not DPF-certified: We use, among other things, tools from companies based in third countries that are not considered safe under data protection law, as well as U.S. tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these countries and processed there. Please note that in third countries that are not considered safe for data protection purposes, a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU cannot be guaranteed.
Please note that the United States, as a safe third country, generally maintains a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. Accordingly, data transfers to the United States are permitted if the recipient is certified under the “EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has appropriate
additional safeguards. Information regarding transfers to third countries, including the recipients of the data, can be found in this Privacy Policy.
Recipients of Personal Data As part of our business operations, we collaborate with various external parties. In some cases, this requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties.
We disclose personal data to external parties only if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6( 1(f) of the GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the transfer. When using data processors, we only transfer our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid
contract for data processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Right to object to data collection in specific cases as well as to
direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR) IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(e) OR (f) OF THE GDPR
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE SPECIFIC LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUNDIN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) OF THE GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR for the purposes of such marketing; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BENO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) OF THE GDPR).
Right to File a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the location of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place to the extent that it is technically feasible.
Access, Rectification, and Erasure
Subject to applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as the right to have this data corrected or deleted, if applicable. You may contact us at any time regarding this matter or any other questions about personal data.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
You may contact us at any time regarding this matter. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend against, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) of the GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours must be conducted. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests
prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data—apart from its storage—may only be processed with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of a substantial public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content—such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the website operator—this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser’s address bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Encrypted Payment Transactions on This Website
If, after entering into a paid contract, you are required to provide us with your payment information (e.g., account number for direct debit authorization), this information is necessary for processing the payment.
Payment transactions using standard payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are processed exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser’s address bar. With encrypted communication, your payment datathat you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to Promotional Emails
We hereby object to the use of contact information published in accordance with legal disclosure requirements for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited transmission of
advertising information—such as via spam emails.
Cookies
Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically.
Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain third-party services into websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website features would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart feature or the display
of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes .
Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions you have requested (e.g., the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6( 1(f) of the GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested , the
processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TDDDG); consent may be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to block the acceptance of cookies in specific cases or generally, and to enable the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.
You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this Privacy Policy.
Consent via Cookiebot
Our website uses Cookiebot’s Consenttechnology from Cookiebot to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or to the use of certain technologies, and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark (hereinafter “Cookiebot”).
When you visit our website, a connection is established with Cookiebot’s servers to
obtain your consents and other declarations regarding cookie usage. Subsequently,
Cookiebot stores a cookie in your browser to allow you to assign the consents you have granted or their revocation
The data collected in this manner is stored until you request that we delete it, delete the
Cookiebot cookie yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal
retention requirements remain unaffected.
Cookiebot is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6( 1(c) of the GDPR.
Data Processing
We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures that the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our
instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
If you submit inquiries to us via the contact form, the information you provide in the form—including the contact details you enter there—will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided your inquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)( f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if such consent was requested; You may revoke your consent at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., once your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected. Inquiries via Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your inquiry—including all personal data contained therein (name, inquiry)—will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not disclose this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that your inquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR), provided that such consent was requested; Consent may be revoked at any time.
The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., once your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.
Registration on this Website
You can register on this website to use additional features on the site. We use the data you provide for this purpose solely to enable you to use the specific offer or service for which you have registered. The required information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.
For important changes—such as changes to the scope of our offerings or technically necessary modifications—we will use the email address provided during registration to notify you.
The data entered during registration is processed for the purpose of fulfilling the user relationship established by the registration and, if applicable, to initiate further contracts (Art. 6( 1(b) of the GDPR).
We store the data collected during registration for as long as you remain registered on this website; it is subsequently deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Optional Registration via Facebook Connect
Instead of registering directly on this website, you can register using Facebook Connect. This service is provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the United States and other third countries.
If you choose to register via Facebook Connect and click the “Login with Facebook”/“Connect with Facebook” button, you will be automatically redirected to the Facebook platform. There, you can log in using your account credentials. This links your Facebook profile to this website or our services. Through this link, we gain access to the data you have stored on Facebook. This includes, :
Facebook name
Facebook profile and cover photo
Facebook cover photo
Email address stored on Facebook
Facebook ID
Facebook friend lists
Facebook Likes
Birthday
Gender
Country
Language
This data is used to set up, provide, and personalize your account. Registration via Facebook Connect and the associated data processing operations are based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) a GDPR). You may revoke this consent at any time with future effect.
To the extent that personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). This joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook. The processing carried out by Facebook after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been set forth in a joint processing agreement. The text of the
agreement can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing privacy notices when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection-compliant
implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You may exercise your data subject rights (e.g., requests for access) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you exercise your data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook
Data transfers to the U.S. are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum,
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
For more information, see the Facebook Terms of Service and the Facebook Privacy Policy. You can find them at:
https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and
https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/.
The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider via the followinglink: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452
Comment feature on this website
For the comment feature on this page, in addition to your comment, information regarding the time the comment was posted, your email address, and—if you are not posting anonymously—the username you selected will be stored.
Storage of IP Addresses
Our comment feature stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not review comments on this website before they are published, we need this data to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.
Retention Period for Comments
Comments and the associated data are stored and remain on this website until the content being commented on has been completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., offensive comments).
Legal Basis
Comments are stored based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke your consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The lawfulness of data processing operations that have already taken placeis not affected by the revocation.
Elements of the Facebook social network may be integrated into this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the United States and other third countries.
You can find an overview of Facebook social media elements here:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website using your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile.
This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Facebook. For more information, please see Facebook’s Privacy Policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
Use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6( 1(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
To the extent that personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and transmitted to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Article 26 of the GDPR). This joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook. The processing carried out by Facebook after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been set forth in a joint processing agreement. The text of the
agreement can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum.
According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing privacy notices when using the Facebook tool and for ensuring the tool is implemented on our website in compliance with data protection laws. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. Data subject rights (e.g., requests for access) regarding data processed by Facebook can be exercised directly with Facebook. If you exercise your data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook. Data transfers to the U.S. are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum,
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the provider’s website at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
This website incorporates features of the X (formerly Twitter) service. These features are provided by the parent company X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. The subsidiary Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland, is responsible for data processing regarding individuals residing outside the United States.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the X server. As a result, X (formerly Twitter) receives information about your visit to this website. By using X (formerly Twitter) and the “Re-Tweet” or “Repost” function, the websites you visit are linked to your X (formerly Twitter) account and disclosed to other users. Please note that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by X (formerly Twitter). For more information, please see X’s (formerly Twitter) privacy policy at:
Use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
Data transfers to the U.S. are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: https://gdpr.x.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html.
You can change your privacy settings on X (formerly Twitter) in your account settings at https://x.com/settings/account.
The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the provider’s website at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/2710.
This website incorporates features from the Instagram service. These features are provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. As a result, Instagram receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Instagram.
Use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
To the extent that personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Article 26 of the GDPR). This joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook or Instagram. The processing carried out by Facebook or Instagram after the data has been transferred is not part of the joint responsibility.
The obligations we share have been set forth in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum.
According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing privacy notices when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for ensuring the tool is implemented on our website in compliance with data protection laws. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook or Instagram products. Data subject rights (such as e.g., requests for access) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be exercised directly with Facebook. If you exercise your data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward these requests to Facebook.
Data transfers to the U.S. are based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum,
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/ and
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
For more information, please see Instagram’s Privacy Policy:
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.
The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the provider’s website at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
This website uses elements from the XING network. The provider is New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.
Every time you access one of our pages that contains elements from XING, a connection is established to XING’s servers. To the best of our knowledge, no personal data is stored in the process. In particular, IP addresses are not stored, nor is user behavior analyzed.
Use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
For more information on data protection and the XING Share button, please see XING’s Privacy Policy at:
https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.
We use Facebook Custom Audiences. This service is provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
When you visit or use our websites and apps, take advantage of our free or paid offerings, submit data to us, or interact with our company’s Facebook content, we collect your personal data in the process. If you give us your consent to use Facebook Custom Audiences, we will transmit this data to Facebook, which Facebook can then use to display relevant advertisements to you. Furthermore, your data can be used to define target audiences (Lookalike Audiences). Facebook processes this data as our data processor. Details can be found in Facebook’s Terms of Service:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/customaudience.
Use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
Data transfers to the U.S. are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/customaudience and
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing.
The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further
information on this is available from the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we need your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. No other data is collected, or is collected only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not share it with third parties.
The processing of the data entered in the newsletter sign-up form is based solely on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke your consent to the storage of your data and email address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter, at any time—for example, via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by this revocation.
The data you have provided to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe or once the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our sole discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) f of the GDPR. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your emailaddress may be stored on our end or by the newsletter service provider in a blacklist, if necessary, to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used solely for this purpose and is not combined with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters(legitimate interest within the meaning of
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). There is no time limit on storage in the blacklist. You may object to this storage provided that your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
Direct Mail
We use your mailing address in compliance with all legal requirements to send direct mail, unless you object (direct mail).
The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest in direct marketing pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) in conjunction with Recital 47 of the GDPR. If consent has been requested, processing is based exclusively on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time. More specific provisions may be communicated to you during data collection and, if applicable, take precedence over this provision.
We will retain your address until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for erasure or revoke your consent to direct mail, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these grounds no longer apply.
We use the following service provider to send our direct mailings:
Sound of Truth Publication
c/o Dr. Dirk V. Seeling
Rheinblickstr. 120
53619 Rheinbreitbach
Data Processing Agreement
We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law, which ensures that the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
YouTube with Enhanced Privacy
This website embeds videos from YouTube. The website is operated by Google Ireland Limited
(“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit one of these websites that embeds YouTube, a connection is established with YouTube’s servers. In the process, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you
have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, videos played in enhanced privacy mode are not used to personalize the YouTube browsing experience. Ads displayed in enhanced privacy mode are also not personalized. No cookies are set in enhanced privacy mode. Instead, however, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user’s browser; these contain personal data similar to cookies and can be used for recognition purposes. Details on enhanced privacy mode can be found here:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.
In some cases, activating a YouTube video may trigger additional data processing operations over which we have no control.
We use YouTube to ensure an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If consent was requested
consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., devicefingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
For more information about data protection on YouTube, please see their Privacy Policy at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The
DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the provider’s website at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Vimeo without tracking (Do Not Track)
This website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.
When you visit one of our pages featuring Vimeo videos, a connection is established with Vimeo’s servers. In the process, the Vimeo server is informed which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. However, we have configured Vimeo so so that Vimeo will not track your user activity or set cookies. We use Vimeo to ensure an appealing presentation of our online content.
This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) f of the GDPR. If consent has been requested, processing is based exclusively on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
Data transfers to the U.S. are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses and, according to Vimeo, on “legitimate business interests.” Details can be found here: https://vimeo.com/privacy.
For more information on how user data is handled, please see Vimeo’s Privacy Policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.
The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the provider’s website at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5711.
We participate in affiliate programs. In affiliate programs,
a company’s advertisements are placed on websites or other media owned by other companies in the affiliate network. If you click on one of these affiliate ads, you will be redirected to the advertisedoffered. If you subsequently complete a specific transaction (conversion), the affiliate—and, if applicable, the owner of the medium on which the advertisement was placed—receives compensation for this. To calculate this compensation, it is necessary the affiliate network operator to be able to track which advertisement led you to the respective offer and through which you completed the predefined transaction. For this purpose, cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting) are used for this purpose.
The storage and analysis of the data are based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Participants in the affiliate program have a legitimate interest in the correct calculation of affiliate compensation. If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
Processing of Customer and Contract Data
We collect, process, and use personal customer and contract data to establish, define the terms of, and modify our contractual relationships. We collect, process, and use personal data regarding the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it.
The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. The collected customer data will be deleted upon completion of the order or termination of the business relationship and after any applicable statutory retention periods have expired.
Statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Data Transfer Upon Conclusion of a Contract for Online Stores, Retailers, and Product Shipping
When you order goods from us, we share your personal data with the shipping company responsible for delivery and with the payment service provider entrusted with processing the payment. Only data that the respective service provider needs to fulfill its task. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures. If you have given the corresponding
consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, we will provide your email address to the shipping company responsible for delivery so that it can inform you via email about the shipping status of your order; You may revoke your consent at any time. Data Transfer Upon Conclusion of a Contract for Services and Digital Content We transfer personal data to third parties only if this is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract, such as to the financial institution responsible for processing payments. No further transfer of data will take place, or will take place only if you have expressly consented to the transfer. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes.
The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
We integrate third-party payment services into our website. When you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g., name, payment amount, bank account information, credit card number) are processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. The respective contractual and privacy policies of the relevant providers apply to these transactions. The use of payment service providers is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR (contract performance) as well as in the interest of ensuring a payment process that is as smooth, convenient, and secure as possible (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). To the extent that your consent is requested for certain actions, Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis for data processing; consent may be revoked at any time with future effect. We use the following payment services / payment service providers on this website:
The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”).
Data transfers to the U.S. are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
Details can be found here: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/pocpsa-full.
For details, please refer to PayPal’s Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
The provider of this payment service is CopeCart GmbH, RosenStraße 2, 10178 Berlin (hereinafter “CopeCart”). For details, please refer to CopeCart’s privacy policy:
https://www.copecart.com/de/datenschutz.
This payment service is provided by American Express Europe S.A., Theodor-Heuss-Allee 112, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter “American Express”).
American Express may transfer data to its parent company in the United States. The data transfer to the U.S. is based on the Binding Corporate Rules. Details can be found here: https://www.americanexpress.com/en-cz/company/legal/privacy-centre/binding-corporate-rules/.
For more information, please refer to the American Express Privacy Policy:
https://www.americanexpress.com/de-de/firma/legal/datenschutz-center/online-datenschutzerklarung/.
The provider of this payment service is Mastercard Europe SA, Chaussée de Tervuren 198A, B-1410 Waterloo, Belgium (hereinafter “Mastercard”). Mastercard may transfer data to its parent company in the United States.
Data transfers to the United States are based on Mastercard’s Binding Corporate Rules. Details can be found here:
https://www.mastercard.de/de-de/datenschutz.html and
https://www.mastercard.us/content/dam/mccom/global/documents/mastercard-bcrs.pdf.
The provider of this payment service is Visa Europe Services Inc., London Branch, 1 Sheldon Square, London W2 6TT, United Kingdom (hereinafter “VISA”).
The United Kingdom is considered a safe third country for data protection purposes. This means that the United Kingdom maintains a level of data protection equivalent to that of the European Union.
VISA may transfer data to its parent company in the United States. Data transfers to the United States are based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-globale-datenschutzmitteilung/mitteilung-zu-zustandigkeitsfragen-fur-den-ewr.html
For more information, please see VISA’s Privacy Policy:
https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-privacy-center.html.
The goods remain our property until full payment has been made.
11.1 Intellectual Property Rights
Like any science, medicine is subject to constant developments. Research and clinical experience expand our understanding, particularly with regard to treatment and drug therapy. To the extent that a dosage or method of administration is mentioned in the works made available, the reader may trust that the authors, editors, and publisher have taken great care to ensure that this information corresponds to the state of knowledge at the time the work was completed. Nevertheless, this information does not relieve the respective user, on the one hand, of the obligation to make their own assessment of the treatment or therapeutic situation when applying it. Furthermore, every user is urged to carefully review the package inserts for the preparations being used to determine whether the recommendations provided there regarding dosages or contraindications differ from the information in this book. Such a review is particularly important for rarely used preparations or thosethat have recently been introduced to the market. If the user lacks both the necessary professional training and sufficient experience in this regard, a specialist should be consulted in cases of doubt. The authors and publisher urge every user to report any inaccuracies they notice to the publisher.
Unless expressly agreed otherwise below, the statutory liability for defects applies.
The statute of limitations for claims for defects in used goods is one year from delivery of the goods.
The foregoing limitations and shortened time periods do not apply to claims based on damages caused by us, our legal representatives, or vicarious agentsin cases of injury to life, limb, or health, in cases of intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty as well as fraud, in cases of breach of essential contractual obligations, the fulfillment of which is essential for the proper execution of the contract and on the observance of which the contracting party may regularly rely (cardinal obligations) within the scope of a warranty promise, to the extent agreed upon or to the extent that the Product Liability Act applies.
Information regarding any applicable additional warranties and their specific terms can be found with each product and on dedicated information pages in the online store.
Customer Service: You can reach our customer service team for questions, complaints, and claims on weekdays from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the following phone number:
+49 16098712574, as well as by email at: service@sound-of-truth.com.
12.1 The publisher is liable for damages resulting from injury to life, limb, or health, arising from an intentional or negligent breach of duty by SoT, its legal representatives, or its vicarious agents. Furthermore, SoT is liable for any warranties given, as well as for damages covered by liability under mandatory statutory provisions, such as the Product Liability Act (ProdHaftG). Apart from this, Thieme is liable for other damages resulting from an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty, as well as from fraudulent intent on the part of Thieme, its legal representatives, or its agents.
12.2 SoT is liable for damages caused by simple negligence that are not covered by the first and second sentences of paragraph 1, to the extent that the negligence concerns a breach of such contractual obligations whose fulfillment is essential for the performance of the contract and on which the buyer may therefore rely (cardinal obligations). SoT is not liable to business customers for breaches of other contractual obligations—which are not cardinal obligations—committed through slight negligence; with respect to consumers, liability in such cases is limited to foreseeable damages typical for this type of contract, and there is no liability for unforeseeable indirect or consequential damages.
12.3 In all other respects, liability for slight negligence is excluded
The publisher processes the customer’s personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Further information can be found in the [Privacy Policy].
14.1 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, to the exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
14.2 The place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with this contract is the publisher’s registered office, provided that the customer is a merchant, a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law.
14.3 Should any individual provisions of these General Terms and Conditions be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.