Privacy Policy

1. Information about the Collection of Personal Data

(1) In the following we inform about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data are all data that are personally identifiable to you, e.g. name, address, e-mail addresses, user behavior.

(2) Mr. Axel Riesterer, TOBY Schaum GmbH, Schlossmatten 1, D-79291 Merdingen, info@tobyschaum.com (see our imprint) is responsible according to Art. 4 para. 7 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

(3) When you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, the data you provide (your e-mail address, if applicable your name and your telephone number) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions. We delete the data arising in this context after the storage is no longer necessary, or limit the processing if statutory retention obligations exist.

(4) If we make use of contracted service providers for individual functions of our offer or would like to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you in detail about the respective processes below. We also specify the defined criteria for the storage period.

2. Your Rights

(1) You have the following rights towards us with regard to personal data concerning you:

  • Right to information,
  • Right to correction or deletion,
  • Right to limitation of processing,
  • Right of opposition to the processing,
  • Right to data transferability.


(2) You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data.

3. Collection of Personal Data when visiting our Website

(1) When using the website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which are technically required for us to display our website to you and to guarantee stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR):

  • IP address
  • date and time of the request
  • Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • Content of the request (specific page)
  • Access status/HTTP status code
  • the amount of data transferred in each case
  • Website from which the request comes
  • Browser
  • Operating system and its interface
  • Language and version of the browser software.


(2) In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard disk in the browser you use and through which certain information flows to the place that sets the cookie (here by us). Cookies cannot run programs or transmit viruses to your computer. They serve to make the Internet offer more user-friendly and effective overall.

(3) Use of cookies:
a) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functioning of which are explained below:
  • Transient cookies (see b)
  • Persistent cookies (see c).
b) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. This includes in particular the session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, with which different requests of your browser can be assigned to the common session. This will allow your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close your browser.

c) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in the security settings of your browser.

d) You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse the acceptance of third party cookies or all cookies. Please note that you may not be able to use all functions of this website.

e) We assure you that we will not pass on your personal data to third parties unless we are legally obliged to do so or you have given your express prior consent. Insofar as we make use of the services of third parties for the execution and handling of processing processes, the provisions of the GDPR and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) are complied with.

f) Personal data provided to us via our website will only be stored until the purpose for which they were entrusted to us has been fulfilled. Insofar as retention periods under commercial and tax law have to be observed, the storage period for certain data can be up to 10 years.

4. Changes to this Privacy Policy

Changes in the legal situation or case law and adjustments to our business model may make it necessary to amend this policy. We therefore reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy at any time. You can request the currently valid version from us at any time or access it under data protection.