Pepper-Up Cookie Policy

I. Name and address of the data controller

The data controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:

Company name: Pepper-Up S.R.L.
Commercial register number: J32/699/2013
Commercial register court: Trade Registry Court Sibiu
VAT ID: RO 35229997
Address: Str. Livezii 38, 550042 Sibiu, Romania
Website: www.pepper-up.com
Email: office@pepper-up.com
Phone: +40 (799) 320 461

II. General information on data processing

1. Scope of processing of personal data

We only collect and use personal data of our users insofar as this is necessary to provide both a functional website and our contents and services. As a matter of course, the collection and use of our users’ personal data takes place only with the user's consent. An exception applies in those cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for practical reasons and processing of the data is permitted by law.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Art. 6(1) point (a) EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.

In the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6(1) point (b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6(1) point (c) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6(1) point (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or of a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the party concerned do not outweigh the first interest stated, Art. 6(1) point (f) GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

3. Data erasure and storage time

The personal data of the data subject will be erased or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. Data may be stored beyond this if this has been provided for by European or national legislative bodies in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the data controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or erased if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract.

III. Provision of the website and creation of log files

1. Description and scope of data processing

Every time our website is visited, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer.

The following data is collected:

Information about the browser type and version used
The user's operating system
The user's Internet service provider
The IP address of the user
Date and time of access
Websites from which the user's system reaches our website
Websites accessed by the user's system through our website

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. This does not apply to the IP addresses of the user or other data that enable the association of the data with a user. These data are not stored together with other personal data of the user.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data is Art. 6(1) point (f) GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user's computer. For this purpose, the IP address of the user must remain stored for the duration of the session.

These purposes reflect our legitimate interest in the data processing pursuant to Art. 6(1) point (f) GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

Data will be erased as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

5. Right of objection and erasure

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.

IV. Use of cookies

1. Description and scope of data processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. If a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored in the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string that enables a unique identification of the browser when the website is called up again.

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser also be identifiable even after a page change.

The following data is stored and transmitted through cookies:

We also use cookies on our website which enable an analysis of the user's surfing behaviour.

In this context, the following data can be transmitted:

Entered search terms
Frequency of page calls
Use of website functions

When accessing our website, the user is informed about the use of cookies for analytical purposes and his or her consent to the processing of personal data used in this context is obtained. In this context, reference is also made to this data privacy statement.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies necessary for technical reasons is Art. 6(1) point (f) GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes when consent on the user’s part has been obtained is Art. 6(1) point (a) GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The purpose of using cookies necessary for technical reasons is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these functions, it is necessary for the browser to be recognisable once again even after a page change.

We need cookies for the following applications:

Login information
Entered search terms
Frequency of page calls
Use of website functions

The user data collected by cookies necessary for technical reasons are not used to create user profiles.

The analysis cookies are used to improve the quality of our website and its content. Through the analysis cookies we learn how the website is used and can thus continuously optimise what we offer.

Other purposes include improving the quality of our website for our users and facilitating re-entry into our website.

For these purposes, our legitimate interest also lies in the processing of personal data in accordance with Art. 6(1) point (f) GDPR.

4. Duration of storage, right of objection and erasure

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and from there are transmitted to our website. Therefore, you as a user have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. Cookies that have already been saved can be erased at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website in full.

V. Registration and newsletter

1. Description and scope of data processing

On our website, we offer users the opportunity to register by providing personal data. The data is entered in an input mask and is transmitted to us and saved. The data will not be passed on to third parties. The following data is always transmitted to us and stored as part of the registration process:

Form of address
First name
Last name
Email address
Street / house number
Postcode / city
Country

The following data are not mandatory fields and will only be transmitted to us and stored if you provide them voluntarily:

Company
Telephone number
Date of birth
Gender

At the time of registration, the following data are also stored:

Date and time of registration

The user's consent to the processing of this data is obtained in the course of the registration process.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6(1) point (a) GDPR.

If the registration serves the fulfilment of a contract to which the user is a party or the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6(1) point (b) GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

Registration of the user is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with the user or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

The data collected is necessary to enable identification of the user and to ensure proper delivery of the ordered goods.

4. Duration of storage

Data will be erased as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.

This is also the case for data collected during the registration process to fulfil a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, when the data is no longer required for the execution of the contract. Even after conclusion of the contract, it may still be necessary to store personal data of the contractual partner in order to fulfil contractual or legal obligations.

5. Right of objection and erasure

As a user you have the right to cancel the registration at any time. You can have the data stored about you changed at any time.

If the data is required to fulfil a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, premature erasure of the data is only possible insofar as there are no contractual or statutory obligations to the contrary.

1. Description and scope of data processing

You can subscribe to a free newsletter on our website. When registering for the newsletter, the data from the input mask is transmitted to us, namely:

Email address
First name
Last name

In addition, the following data is collected upon registration:

Date and time of registration

In the course of the registration process, your consent is obtained for the processing of the data and reference is made to this data privacy statement.

In connection with data processing for the dispatch of newsletters, no data is passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of data after the user’s registration for the newsletter is Art. 6(1) point (a) GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The collection of the user's email address is for the purpose of sending the newsletter.

The collection of other personal data as part of the registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the email address used.

4. Duration of storage

Data will be erased as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. The user's email address will therefore be stored as long as the Newsletter registration remains valid.

5. Right of objection and erasure

The subscription to the newsletter can be cancelled by the user concerned at any time. There is a corresponding link for this purpose in every newsletter. It also makes it possible to revoke the consent to the storage of personal data collected during the registration process.

VI. Prize draw

1. Description and scope of data processing

You can take part in a free prize draw on our website. When registering for the prize draw, the data from the input mask is transmitted to us, namely:

First name
Last name
Email address

In addition, the following data is collected upon registration:

Date and time of participation

In the course of the registration process, your consent is obtained for the processing of the data and reference is made to this data privacy statement.

No data will be passed on to third parties in connection with the data processing for participation in the prize draw. The data will be used exclusively for the prize draw.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data after the user’s registration for the prize draw is Art. 6(1) point (a) GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The collection of personal data is for the purpose of informing the respective user concerning his or her participation in the prize draw and the winner concerning his or her success.

4. Duration of storage

Data will be erased as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. The user's data will therefore be stored for as long as the prize draw is active.

5. Right of objection and erasure

Participation in the prize draw can be cancelled by the user concerned at any time. For this purpose, there is a corresponding link in every email concerning the prize draw.

It also makes it possible to revoke the consent to the storage of personal data collected during the registration process.

VII. Email contact

1. Description and scope of data processing

You can contact us via the email address provided on our website. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the email will be stored.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6(1) point (a) GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6(1) point (f) GDPR. If the contact by email is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1) point (b) GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

In the event of contact by email, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data.

4. Duration of storage

Data will be erased as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data sent by email, this is the case when the conversation with the user is finished. The conversation is terminated when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the issue in question has been conclusively resolved.

5. Right of objection and erasure

Users have the possibility to revoke their consent to the processing of their personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, they can object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.

All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be erased in this case.

VIII. Disclosure of data to third parties

1. Scope of processing of personal data

Your personal data will not be forwarded to any third party.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The transfer of the data serves the fulfilment of a contract to which the user is a party or the implementation of pre-contractual measures, and therefore Art. 6(1) point (b) GDPR forms the legal basis for the processing of the data.

3. Purpose of data processing

The data collected is necessary to enable the fulfilment of the contract.

4. Duration of storage

Data will be erased as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected.

This is the case for those data collected during the registration process to fulfil a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures when the data are no longer required for the execution of the contract. Even after conclusion of the contract, it may still be necessary to store personal data of the contractual partner in order to fulfil contractual or legal obligations.

5. Right of objection and erasure

As a user you have the right to cancel the registration at any time. You can have the data stored about you changed at any time.

a) Disclosure to service providers

1. Scope of processing of personal data

1a End customers

If you request brochures and informational material, purchase goods, or participate in market research surveys or product tests, your data will be stored so that we can successfully carry out the delivery. To do so, the following personal data

Company name
Form of address
First name
Last name
Street / house number
Postcode / city
Country
Email address

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

3. Purpose of data processing

The data collected is necessary to enable identification of the user and to ensure proper delivery of the ordered goods.

4. Duration of storage

Data will be erased as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected.

5. Right of objection and erasure

As a user you have the right to cancel the registration at any time. You can have the data stored about you changed at any time.

b) Disclosure to payment services and payment procedures

1. Scope and purpose of the processing of personal data

If "Pay with PayPal" or payment via "eps Online Bank Transfer" or a comparable payment method is selected, the processing of these payment methods requires that the following personal data

Company name
Form of address
First name
Last name
Date of birth
Street / house number
Postcode / city
Country
Email address
Telephone number
Bank details for SEPA direct debit

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Art. 6(1) point (a) EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.

3. Duration of storage

Data will be erased as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected.

This is the case if the data are no longer required for the execution of the contract. Even after conclusion of the contract, it may still be necessary to store personal data of the contractual partner in order to fulfil contractual or legal obligations.

4. Right of objection and erasure

As a user you have the right to cancel the registration at any time. You can have the data stored about you changed at any time.

Your consent to the transfer of data given in the order process can be revoked at any time, even without giving reasons. You are obliged to provide us only with truthful information.

c) Website analysis services

1. Scope of processing of personal data

i. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (www.google.de). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies", or text files, which are stored on your computer and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will first truncate your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other countries that are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and there truncated. IP anonymization is active on this website. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and Internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the processing of the data after the user's consent is Art. 6(1) point (a) GDPR.

We use the functions for website usage analysis and remarketing. These purposes reflect our legitimate interest in the data processing pursuant to Art. 6(1)point (f) GDPR.

3. Right of objection and erasure

You may refuse the use of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser, however please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

d) Advertising and marketing services

1. Scope and purpose of the processing of personal data

i. Google AdWords Conversion Tracking

Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you have reached our website via an ad placed by Google, Google AdWords sets a cookie on your computer. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can see that the user has clicked on the ad and has been redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be traced through the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers see the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that personally identifies users.

If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can refuse the setting of a cookie required for this – for example via browser settings that generally deactivate the automatic setting of cookies or by setting your browser so that cookies from the "googleadservices.com" domain are blocked.

Please note that you must not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not wish measurement data to be recorded. If you have deleted all your cookies in your browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.

ii. Google AdWords Remarketing

This website uses the remarketing technology and "similar target groups" function of Google Inc. With the help of this technology, users who visit our website are again addressed by our online advertising on pages of the Google Partner Network. This is done by using cookies, i.e. small text files that Google and third-party providers store locally in the cache of your Internet browser. Furthermore, cross-device remarketing is used. This means that users who access our website on one device can also be addressed with our online advertising on other devices.

However, if you do not wish to use Google's remarketing function, you can always deactivate it by making the appropriate settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can disable the use of cookies for interest-based advertising through the Network Advertising Initiative by following the instructions at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Please note that if cookies are disabled, you will continue to receive advertisements, but these will be less tailored to your interests or your surfing behaviour.

iii. Facebook Conversion Tracking Pixel

With your consent, our website uses the Conversion Tracking Pixel Service of Facebook, Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook"). This allows us to track the actions of our users after they have been redirected to our website by clicking on a Facebook advertisement. This enables us to track the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes. The collected data remain anonymous. This means that we cannot access the personal data of individual users. However, the information collected is stored and processed by Facebook. We will inform you about this matter based on the current information available to us. Facebook can link the data to the data on your Facebook account and uses the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook data guidelines https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

Facebook Conversion Tracking also allows Facebook and its partners to show you ads both inside and outside of Facebook. In addition, a cookie is stored on your computer for this purpose.

Please click here to revoke your consent: https://www.facebook.com/ads/website_custom_audiences.

iv. Facebook Retargeting, Facebook Custom Audiences

This website uses the retargeting function "Custom Audiences" of the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you visit our pages, retargeting tags establish a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This provides Facebook with the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. We can use the information obtained in this way to display Facebook Ads. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or of their use by Facebook. For more information, please see Facebook's Privacy Policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

Please click here to revoke your consent: https://www.facebook.com/ads/website_custom_audiences.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the processing of the data after the user's consent is Art. 6(1) point (a) GDPR.

We use the functions for the analysis of website usage as well as for advertising measures which are necessary for the financing of the website, among other things. These purposes reflect our legitimate interest in the data processing pursuant to Art. 6(1) point (f) GDPR.

IX. Rights of the data subject

If your personal data are processed, you are the data subject in the sense of the GDPR and you have the following rights over and against the data controller:

Right to information

You can ask the data controller to confirm whether personal data concerning you are processed by us.

If such processing has taken place, you can request the following information from the data controller:

the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
the categories of personal data processed;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or are still being disclosed;
the planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if it is not possible to provide specific information on this, criteria for the determination of the storage period;
the existence of a right to have the personal data concerning you corrected or erased, a right to have processing restricted by the data controller or a right to object to such processing;
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
any available information on the origin of the data if the personal data are not collected from the data subject;
the existence of automated decision making including profiling in accordance with Art. 22 Sec. 1 and 4 GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the person concerned.

You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. In this context, you can request to be informed of the appropriate guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR concerning the transmission.

2. Right to correction

You have a right to correction and/or completion vis-à-vis the data controller if the personal data processed concerning you are incorrect or incomplete. The data controller shall make the correction without delay.

3. Right to restriction of processing

Under the following conditions, you may request that the processing of personal data concerning you be restricted:

if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period of time that enables the data controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
if the processing is unlawful and you refuse the erasure of the personal data and instead request that the use of the personal data be restricted;
if the data controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you do need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or
if you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the data controller outweigh your reasons.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may only be processed – apart from being stored – with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal personality or on the grounds of an important public interest of the Union or a member state.

If the processing restriction has been restricted according to the above conditions, you will be informed by the data controller before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to erasure

a) Erasure obligation

You may request the data controller to erase the personal data relating to you without delay and the data controller is obliged to erase this data without delay provided one of the following reasons applies:

The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
You revoke your consent which served as the basis for the processing according to Art. 6(1) point (a) or Art. 9(2) point (a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for processing.
You submit an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you submit an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.
The erasure of personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the member states to which the data controller is subject.
The personal data concerning you have been collected in relation to information society services provided in accordance with Art. 8(1) GDPR.

b) Information supplied to third parties

If the data controller has publicly disclosed the personal data concerning you and in accordance with Art. 17(1) GDPR, is obligated to erase these, he shall take measures, including technical measures, which are appropriate in light of the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform data processors who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested the erasure of all links to these personal data as well as of copies or replications of these personal data.

c) Exceptions

The right to erasure is void insofar as the processing is necessary

to exercise freedom of expression and information;
for the fulfilment of a legal obligation requiring the processing under the law of the Union or of the member states to which the data controller is subject, or for the performance of a task which is in the public interest or is carried out in the exercise of official authority conferred upon the data controller;
on the grounds of public interest in the field of public health in accordance with Art. 9(2) point (h) and (i) and Art. 9(3) GDPR;
for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes according to Art. 89(1) GDPR, to the extent that the law referred to in a) is likely to render the attainment of the objectives of such processing impossible or seriously impair it, or
to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

5. Right to information

If you have exercised your right to have the data controller correct, erase or restrict the processing, the data controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this correction or erasure of the data or restriction on processing, unless this proves to be impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed by the data controller concerning such recipients.

6. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the data controller in a structured, common and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to pass this data on to another data controller without obstruction by the data controller to whom the personal data were given, provided that

the processing is based on consent according to Art. 6(1) point (a) GDPR or Art. 9(2) point (a) GDPR or on a contract according to Art. 6(1) point (b) GDPR and
the processing is carried out using automated methods.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to request that the personal data concerning you be transferred directly from one data controller to another data controller, insofar as this is technically feasible. This must not impair the freedoms and rights of other persons.

The right to data portability shall not apply to the processing of personal data that is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest or is carried out in the exercise of official authority conferred upon the data controller.

7. Right of objection

You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is carried out based on Art. 6(1) point (e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The data controller no longer processes the personal data concerning you, unless he can prove compelling reasons for the processing which are worthy of protection and outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing.

If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

You have the possibility to exercise your right of objection in connection with the use of information society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC.

8. Right to revoke the data protection declaration of consent

You have the right to revoke your data protection declaration of consent at any time. The revocation of consent shall not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up until the time of revocation.

9. Automated decision in individual cases including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based exclusively on automated processing – including profiling – that has legal effect against you or significantly impairs you in a similar manner.

This does not apply if the decision

is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the data controller,
is admissible by law of the Union or of the member states to which the data controller is subject and that law contains appropriate measures to safeguard your rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, or
is taken with your express consent.

However, these decisions must not be based on special categories of personal data according to Art. 9(1) GDPR, unless Art. 9(2) point (a) or (g) GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests.

In the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the data controller shall take reasonable measures to safeguard your rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person by the data controller, to state one’s own position and to challenge the decision.

10. Right of appeal to a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right of appeal to a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state where you are staying or working or which is the location of the suspected infringement, if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is contrary to the GDPR.

The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and the results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 GDPR.