Privacy Policy
LJ & Partner, Ellernweg 3, 21407 Deutsch Evern (hereinafter "we"), as the operator of the website www.lj-partner.com (hereinafter "website"), is responsible for the processing of personal data of website visitors (hereinafter: "you") within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and the Federal Data Protection Act ("BDSG").
This privacy policy informs you about the personal data we process when you use our website. We therefore ask you to read the following information carefully.
Personal data within the meaning of this privacy policy is any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. This includes, in particular, your name, your email address and, if applicable, your address and telephone number, as well as your IP address and your online identifiers.
Our offer is directed exclusively at entrepreneurs within the meaning of Section 14 of the German Civil Code (BGB), legal entities under public law, and special funds under public law. We do not intend to process personal data of consumers in connection with the conclusion of contracts.
1 Provision of the Website
Personal data also includes information about your use of our website. In this context, we, or our hosting provider, collect the following personal data:
Your IP address,
Date and time of the request,
Content of the request,
Access status/HTTP status code,
Scope of data transfer,
Website from which your request is forwarded,
Browser, operating system and its interface, language and version of the browser software,
as well as other connection data and sources that you access.
This typically occurs through the use of log files and cookies. Further information on cookies can be found under Section 2.
We use this data to protect our legitimate interests,
to display the website on your computer,
to ensure the functionality of the website,
to optimize our website,
to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
Access to this data is based on Section 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the technical provision, stability, security, and optimization of our website.
The website is hosted by Squarespace, Inc., 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014, USA ("Squarespace"). Your personal data is stored on servers in the United States of America. The European Commission has not yet recognized the United States as a country with a level of data protection equivalent to that of the European Union. To ensure that your personal data is still adequately protected, we have agreed with Squarespace to apply the EU standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors in third countries. Squarespace is also certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
2 Cookies
2.1 General Information on Cookies
We also collect information about your use of our website through the use of cookies. These are small text files stored on your device that save certain settings and data. A cookie typically contains the name of the website from which the cookie data is sent, as well as information about the age of the cookie and an alphanumeric identification mark (Cookie ID). Cookies enable our systems to recognize your device and make any pre-settings immediately available. As soon as you access the website, a cookie is stored on your device.
On our website, we use cookies that are strictly necessary for us to provide you with the website or to conclude and/or execute contracts with you via the website (hereinafter referred to as "Necessary Cookies"). We set Necessary Cookies when you access the website. The following necessary cookies are currently used on the website:
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _acloggedin _client_acloggedin | Supports login through the scheduling client if the client has an account | Until 01.01.2026 |
| algoliasearch-client-js | Adds auto-filled suggestions to address fields in Scheduling, enabling clients to complete forms more quickly. | Permanent |
| AWSALB, AWSALBCORS |
Improves scheduling performance by using a server for the duration of the session | 1 Week |
| CART | Indicates when a visitor adds a product to their cart. | 2 weeks |
| CHECKOUT_WEBSITE | Identifies the correct website for checkout when checkout is disabled on your domain. | Session |
| Commerce-checkout-state | Stores the checkout status while the visitor completes their order in PayPal. | Session |
| hasCart | Informs Squarespace that the visitor has a cart. | 2 weeks | Locked | Prevents the password protection screen from appearing when a visitor enters the correct password for the entire website. | Session |
| PHPSESSID | Securely authenticates a visitor during the checkout process in Scheduling. | 1 month |
| RecentRedirect | Prevents redirect loops when a website has custom URL redirects. Redirect loops are detrimental to SEO. | 30 minutes |
| remember_client | Remembers the login credentials of the Scheduling client if they have an account. | 365 days |
| siteUserCrumb | Prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) for logged-in site visitors. | 3 years |
| SiteUserInfo | Identifies a visitor who logs into a customer account | 3 years |
| SiteUserSecureAuthToken | Authenticates a visitor who logs into a customer account | 3 years |
| squarespace-announcement-bar | Prevents the announcement bar from being displayed if a visitor closes it | Permanent |
| squarespace-likes | Shows whether you have already liked a blog post | Permanent |
| squarespace-popup-overlay | Prevents the promotional pop-up from being displayed if a visitor closes it | Permanent |
| ss_sd | Ensures that visitors on the Squarespace 5 platform remain authenticated during their sessions | Session |
| Test | Checks if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors | Session |
| TZ | Enables the correct display of a scheduling client's appointments based on time zone settings | Permanent |
We use necessary cookies, which are absolutely essential for the operation of the website, to protect our legitimate interest in displaying the website on your device and saving your cookie settings. Access to this data is carried out in accordance with Section 25 (2) No. 2 TDDSG. The legal basis for the use of these cookies is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
We use the remaining necessary cookies to process and complete your booking of online courses, workshops, and/or project support. Access to this data is carried out in accordance with Section 25 (2) No. 2 TDDSG. The legal basis for the use of these cookies is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In addition, we use the following cookies only if you have given us your consent via the cookie banner:
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ss_cookieAllowed | Remembers whether a visitor has consented to the placement of analytics cookies in their browser when a website restricts cookie placement | 30 days |
| ss_cid | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a website | 2 years |
| ss_cpvisit | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a website | 2 years |
| ss_cvr | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a website | 2 years |
| ss_cvisit | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a website | 30 minutes |
| ss_cvt | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a website | 30 minutes |
Access to the data collected with consent-requiring cookies is carried out in accordance with Section 25 (1) TDDSG. The legal basis for these cookies is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
The use of the website or certain functions without the use of necessary cookies is not possible.
The personal data stored in the cookies is automatically deleted at the end of its expiry period.
3 Service Provision and Contract Execution
3.1 Booking
You have the option to book our online seminars, in-person seminars, coaching sessions, workshops, and/or project support (online and/or in-person) (collectively referred to as "Services") via our website. To process your booking of these services, we require the following information from you:
Name/Company and address,
Email Address
Telephone number and
Payment data (e.g., credit card information, bank details, or PayPal payment information).
We use this information to process your booking, communicate with you regarding your booking (e.g., to confirm your booking or to send you download links for tickets or content you have purchased), and process your payment. Access to this data is in accordance with § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TDDSG. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
To the extent necessary for the provision of services, we share your information with the following companies that assist us in providing these services:
Deutsche Post AG for sending course materials.
Potentially, external service providers and partners who assist us in delivering our services (e.g., conducting workshops).
Additionally, we transmit your email and name to Microsoft Ireland Ltd. to conduct seminars using Microsoft Teams. For in-person seminars, we send your name to the respective seminar location to verify your access authorization.
This data is required for the fulfillment of the contract with you. If you do not provide this data, the contract with you cannot be entered into. Access to this data is in accordance with § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TDDSG. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
3.2 Payment
3.2.1 Via PayPal
Payment is made via "PayPal". When paying with PayPal, your personal data is automatically transmitted to PayPal.
PayPal is a service offered by PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. PayPal functions as an online payment service provider and a trustee, offering buyer protection services.
The personal data transmitted to PayPal typically includes first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, or other data necessary for payment processing. Personal data related to the respective order (such as the number of items, item number, invoice amount and taxes, and other billing information) is also required for processing the purchase agreement.
The transmission of your data is necessary for payment processing via PayPal and serves to confirm your identity and administer your payment instruction. PayPal may disclose your personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors if this is necessary for fulfilling contractual obligations or if the data is processed on their behalf.
The personal data we transmit to PayPal may, under certain circumstances, be forwarded by PayPal to credit agencies. This transmission serves the purpose of identity and creditworthiness checks. PayPal uses the result of the creditworthiness check, taking into account the statistical probability of payment default, to decide on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure.
You can access PayPal's data protection regulations at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE.
This data is required for the fulfillment of the contract with you. If you do not provide this data, the contract with you cannot be entered into. Access to this data is in accordance with § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TDDSG. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
3.2.1 Via Stripe
If payment for the booking is made via "Stripe", your personal data is automatically transmitted to Stripe.
Stripe is a service offered by Stripe, Inc., 510,Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94103. Within the EU, however, Stripe Payments Europe, Limited (SPEL), 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, D02 H210, Ireland, is responsible. Stripe's payment platform enables us to process your online payments via credit and debit cards, as well as offering fraud detection and prevention capabilities.
The personal data regularly transmitted to Stripe includes the cardholder's name, email address, customer number, order number, bank details, credit card data, credit card validity period, credit card verification number (CVC), date and time of the transaction, transaction amount, provider name, and location. Personal data related to the respective order (such as the number of items, item number, invoice amount and taxes, and other invoice information) are also required for the processing of the purchase agreement.
Stripe assumes the role of both controller and processor in data processing. In its capacity as controller, Stripe uses the transmitted data to fulfill regulatory obligations, which is in line with Stripe's legitimate interest according to Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR and serves the performance of the contract according to Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR. We have no influence on this process. In its capacity as processor, Stripe supports the processing of transactions within payment networks. In this relationship, Stripe acts exclusively according to our instructions and is contractually obliged to comply with data protection regulations in accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR.
Stripe may also process the data you transmit in the USA. The European Commission has not yet recognized the United States as a country with a level of data protection equivalent to that of the European Union. To ensure that your personal data is nevertheless adequately protected, we have agreed with Stripe on the application of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors in third countries. Stripe is also certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
You can access Stripe's privacy policy at https://stripe.com/at/privacy.
This data is required for the fulfillment of the contract with you. If you do not provide this data, the contract with you cannot be entered into. Access to this data is in accordance with § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TDDSG. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
4 Contact Form
On our website, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a contact form to send us questions, suggestions, or comments, and to request information about our services. If you use the contact form, the following mandatory information will be transmitted to us:
Name / Company,
Email
Furthermore, you may voluntarily provide additional information, such as your telephone number, regarding your request. We use this data exclusively to answer your inquiry and to send you informational and promotional material if you have requested it. We use the voluntary information to address you personally.
We process your data to safeguard our legitimate interest in offering you modern and convenient ways to contact us, or as pre-contractual measures if you have requested them. Access to the information is in accordance with § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TDDSG. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR or Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.
5 Booking Calendar
On our website, we use a booking calendar called “Cal.com”, provided by Cal.com, Inc., 2261 Market St #4382, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA (“Cal.com”). This booking calendar offers you the opportunity to schedule appointments to get answers to your questions during the joint meeting.
When using the booking calendar, personal data may be collected, including your entered text messages. The data you provide may be stored on servers in the USA. You can find more information on data protection at Cal.com at https://cal.com/de/privacy. This data is used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your inquiries and improving our services.
We process your data to safeguard our legitimate interest in offering you modern and convenient ways to communicate with us, or as pre-contractual measures if you have requested them. Access to the information is in accordance with § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TDDSG. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR or Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.
6 Newsletter
On our website, we offer you the opportunity to subscribe to our newsletter, so that we can send you information and news about us and our services via email at regular intervals.
For sending our newsletter, we use the tool provided by Squarespace, Inc., 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014, USA ("Squarespace"). The email address you provide is stored on servers in the USA. You can find more information about data protection at Squarespace at https://de.squarespace.com/privacy.
The newsletter will only be sent if you provide your consent. You grant your consent in two steps: First, by entering your email address and then confirming via the "Sign Up" button on the registration form on our website, you indicate that you wish to activate the newsletter service. Subsequently, we will send you an activation email, in which you will enable your email address for receiving the newsletter by clicking on a link contained within it. Only after this step will the newsletter be sent to your email address.
Processing is carried out based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking on the "Unsubscribe" link included at the end of every newsletter email.
7 WeGlot
We use the translation service Weglot on our website. The provider of Weglot is Weglot SAS, 138, rue Pierre Joigneaux in Bois-Colombes 92270 France.
When you visit our website, Weglot is loaded. This allows you to change the website's language to one other than German via the language icon in the header. As a result, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Weglot server. Through this connection, Weglot can receive information that you have visited our website using your IP address.
Further information can be found in Weglot's privacy policy at https://www.weglot.com/privacy.
We only use Weglot if you have given us your consent to do so. For this purpose, a cookie banner will be displayed to you on your first visit to the website, informing you about the use of cookies and asking you to allow us to use Weglot. Access to the information is in accordance with § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TDDSG. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
You can revoke this consent at any time with future effect by revisiting the cookie banner via the following link and clicking "Reject":
8 Social Media Plug-ins
We use social media plug-ins from the social network LinkedIn on our website. The provider of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
We use the so-called two-click solution. This means that your personal data is not transferred when you access the website, but only when you click on the respective share button of the plug-in. Your consent is obtained by informing you, immediately before clicking the share button, through a corresponding consent text, that by clicking the share button you are giving your consent (2-click solution).
Consent to the setting of plug-ins can be revoked at any time via the following link:
If you click the “Share button” (plug-in), you will be redirected to your LinkedIn account in a separate browser window – provided you are logged into your user account – and can share the electronic publication stored on our website by adding a comment. The plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the server of Xing or LinkedIn. LinkedIn thereby receives the information that you have visited our website with your IP address.
Further information on this can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Access to the information is in accordance with § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TDDSG. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
9 Squarespace Analytics
To continuously enhance the website, we utilize Squarespace Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Squarespace. Squarespace Analytics employs cookies. Based on the information gathered through these cookies, Squarespace Analytics analyzes your behavior on our behalf and generates reports regarding your activities on the website. Under no circumstances will Squarespace link your IP address or other data collected via cookies with any data you provide to us. These reports assist us in consistently improving the website, tailoring it to visitor needs, and thereby enhancing the overall user experience. You can find more information at https://de.squarespace.com/privacy/.
The processing of your personal data takes place in the United States of America. The European Commission has not yet recognized the United States as a country with a level of data protection equivalent to that of the European Union. To ensure that your personal data is nevertheless subject to adequate protection, we have agreed with Squarespace on the application of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors in third countries. Squarespace is also certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
We only use Squarespace Analytics if you have given us your consent to do so. For this purpose, a cookie banner will be displayed to you on your first visit to the website, informing you about the use of cookies and asking you to allow us to use Squarespace Analytics. Access to the information is in accordance with § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TDDSG. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future by revisiting the cookie banner via the following link and clicking “Decline”:
10 Google Analytics
We utilize Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). Google Analytics employs "cookies," which are text files stored on your computer. These cookies enable Google to analyze your website usage. On our behalf, Google uses this information to evaluate your website activity, compile reports on website usage, and provide us with other services related to your website use.
The information generated by the cookies is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We have activated IP anonymization on the website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within a member state of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Furthermore, Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Data transmitted by us and linked to cookies, user identifiers (User-ID), or advertising identifiers are automatically deleted when they are no longer required. Data for which the storage period has expired is automatically deleted once a month.
You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your website usage (including your IP address), as well as Google's processing of this data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
We only use Google Analytics if you have given us your consent to do so. For this purpose, a cookie banner will be displayed to you on your first visit to the website, informing you about the use of cookies and asking you to allow us to use Google Analytics. Access to the information is in accordance with § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TDDSG. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future by revisiting the cookie banner via the following link and clicking “Decline”:
11 CookieYes
We use “CookieYes”, a cookie consent tool from Mozilor Limited, 3 Warren Yard, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, England, MK12 5NW, Great Britain (“CookieYes”). CookieYes enables us to obtain and document your effective consent for cookies and other tracking methods that require consent.
Upon your initial visit to our website, a cookie banner will be displayed, allowing you to individually determine for which cookies and/or other tracking methods you grant your consent. The cookie banner will reappear if you delete your cookies or if the validity period of the cookie storing your settings has expired. CookieYes prevents the use of cookies requiring consent and/or other tracking methods until you provide the corresponding consent via the cookie banner. This ensures that cookies requiring consent and/or other tracking methods are only deployed once you have explicitly granted your consent through the cookie banner.
CookieYes stores your cookie settings and individual user data (including your IP address). This enables your individually configured settings via the cookie banner to be recorded, assigned, and stored.
To ensure a legally compliant design of our website and our consent management, we have a legitimate interest in using CookieYes. Access to the information is in accordance with § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TDDSG. The legal basis in this respect is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Furthermore, we are legally obliged to use cookies and/or other tracking methods requiring consent only after obtaining appropriate consent. The legal basis in this respect is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Further information can be found in the CookieYes privacy policy at https://www.cookieyes.com/privacy-policy/.
12 Data Security
We secure our website and other systems through technical and organizational measures to protect against the loss, destruction, unauthorized access, alteration, or dissemination of your data by unauthorized individuals. These measures are continuously adapted to reflect the latest technological advancements. Specifically, all content on our site and all Squarespace-connected websites are equipped with an SSL certificate, which secures the connection and encrypts data during transmission.
13 Deletion
We retain your data for as long as we are legally permitted to do so. Should you exercise your right to object, or if the legal basis for processing ceases to exist for any other reason, particularly if the purpose associated with its collection has been fulfilled, we will promptly delete the data, unless we are legally obligated to retain it due to a statutory retention period.
14 Data Protection and Third-Party Websites
The website may contain hyperlinks to and from third-party websites. Should you follow a hyperlink to one of these websites, the operators of the linked website are responsible for the processing of your personal data on those sites. Please ensure you are aware of the respective applicable data protection terms before transmitting any personal data to these websites.
15 Your Rights and Contact
You may access your personal data free of charge at any time, and request information regarding its origin, recipients or categories of recipients to whom this data is disclosed, the purpose of its storage, and, if applicable, its rectification and/or deletion and/or restriction of its processing.
Furthermore, you have the right to object to the processing of your data at any time, provided that the processing is carried out to protect our legitimate interests. In this case, your data will only be processed if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interest in preventing the processing, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend our claims.
If you have provided us with personal data, we will provide it to you upon request in a machine-readable format for use with other providers.
If you have any questions, comments, or requests regarding collecting, processing, and using your data by us or exercising your rights as set out above, please contact us by email at info@lj-partner.com or by letter at our business address.
If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection laws, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.
As of February 2026
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