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With Press release aus Januar hat der Bundesgerichtshof die Verhandlung über die „Erstattung von Verlusten bei unerlaubten Sportwetten“ für den 7. März 2024 angekündigt. Das Verfahren stößt auf reges Interesse bei betroffenen Spielern und ihren anwaltlichen Vertretern.

Gerade erst im Dezember 2023 hat der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Sucht- und Drogenfragen im Glücksspielatlas zusammengefasst, dass etwa 1,3 Millionen Deutsche eine Glücksspielstörung haben:

Etwa jede*r dreizehnte Glücksspieler*in entwickelt durch die Teilnahme an Automatenspielen, Sportwetten und anderen Glücksspielen gesundheitliche, finanzielle oder auch soziale Probleme. In vielen Fällen sind diese so massiv, dass Familien zerstört und Existenzen vernichtet werden.

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Und gerade bei Sportwetten sollten der Werbung schnellstmöglich engere Grenzen gesetzt werden. Es muss einfach Schluss sein mit den Sportwetten-Spots vor, nach und während der Sportberichterstattung selbst im Nachmittags- und Frühabendprogramm. Niemand will das, niemand braucht das und niemandem tut das gut.

Gamesright – Pionier für Sporwettenrückforderungen

The litigation funder Gamesright is known as official 05 partner des Fußball-Erstligisten Mainz 05. Er hat bereits an die 2.000 deutsche Glücksspieler an spezialisierte Rechtsanwälte vermittelt. Gamesright bietet den Kauf von Rückzahlungsansprüchen an und finanziert deren Durchsetzung, auch in Fällen, in denen es um Rückforderungen unter 5.000 Euro geht. Mit etlichen Verfahren aus 2021 ist Gamesright ein Pionier für Sporwettenrückforderungen. Eines dieser Verfahren wird nun vor dem Bundesgerichtshof verhandelt. Das auf den ersten Blick unscheinbare Verfahren ist der Gipfel eines langen Streits zwischen Sportwettenanbietern, Lizenzierungsbehörden und Spielern. Wie kam es dazu?

Gefestigte Rechtsprechung für Automatenspiele

Wohl jeder kennt die großen staatlichen Casinos und auch die angestaubt anmutenden Spielautomaten in Gaststätten. Viele Glücksspiele können in besonderen Einrichtungen unter strengen Auflagen erlaubt werden. Dies gilt allerdings nicht für Automatenspiele im Internet, oft auch als Online-Casino bezeichnet. Diese waren bis Mitte 2021 ausnahmslos verboten und sind es ohne Erlaubnis bis heute. Nachdem es unzählige Streitigkeiten im Verwaltungs- und Europarecht um die Wirksamkeit dieses Verbots gegeben hat, wurde bald vornehmlich darum gerungen, ob Spieler ihre Einzahlungen zurückverlangen können. Nach zunächst uneinheitlicher Rechtsprechung mit dem wohl ersten Urteil im Oktober 2020 sind sich die Oberlandesgerichte heute einig, dass Spieler grundsätzlich Anspruch auf Rückzahlung haben. Die Anbieter hätten ihr Geld nicht annehmen dürfen. Dass die Spieler es auch nicht hätten einzahlen dürfen, konnten und mussten diese nicht wissen.

In Österreich ist dies bis zum obersten Gerichtshof geklärt, in Deutschland gibt es bislang keine entsprechende Entscheidung des Bundesgerichtshofs. Letzterer hat gerade mit Beschluss vom 10. Januar 2024 – I ZR 53/23 eine solche Entscheidung ausgesetzt. In diesem Verfahren geht es entsprechend der Press release um die Erstattung von Verlusten bei verbotenen Online-Pokerspielen (einem Casinospiel, im Gegensatz zu Automatenspielen und Sportwetten), die seit 2021 erlaubnisfähig sind. Der Grund für die Aussetzung ist ein Vorlageverfahren Maltas mit sieben Fragen zum Europäischen Gerichtshof. Dies wartet der BGH ab. Ein Geschmäckle hat die Sache, da der verklagte Anbieter selbst angeblich die Klage in Malta initiiert haben soll, um eine mögliche Rückforderungswelle auszubremsen.

The Federal Court of Justice has not suspended the sports betting proceedings at issue here.

Dies liegt vermutlich daran, dass die Sache mit Online-Sportwetten etwas anders liegt. Bis 2008 bestand in Deutschland ein Sportwettenmonopol. Der Staat („Oddset“) durfte Sportwetten online anbieten, im Gegensatz zu privaten Veranstaltern. Der Europäische Gerichtshof entschied, wenn ein Anbieter dieses Recht hat, müssen es alle bekommen. Diese Öffnung hielt der Gesetzgeber für unverantwortlich (vergleiche Glücksspielatlas) und hat Online-Sportwetten 2008 vollständig verboten, auch für den Staat.

Dessen ungeachtet boten Sportwetten-Konzerne ihre Wetten über das Internet exzessiv an, zumeist aus dem europäischen Ausland. Dem war schwer beizukommen. Um dem illegalen Sportwettgeschäft Einhalt zu gebieten, einigten sich die Bundesländer 2012 auf den 1. Glücksspielstaatsvertrag (GlüStV). Damit sollte die Liberalisierung von Online-Glücksspielen vorsichtig erprobt und zunächst Online-Sportwetten als bedeutendster Teilmarkt in geregelte Bahnen gelenkt werden. Erlaubnisfähig sollten damit Einzel- und Kombiwetten sein, jedoch beispielsweise keine Wetten auf Ereignisse während laufender Spiele, sogenannte Ereigniswetten. Daneben durften die Anbieter Einsätze von nicht mehr als 1.000 Euro im Monat von Spielern annehmen. Der Gesetzgeber hatte dabei das Suchtpotential und den Spielerschutz im Blick. Bis zu 20 Anbieter sollten zu Experimentierzwecken Ausnahmegenehmigungen für Sportwetten im Internet erhalten können.

Gegen diese Beschränkung auf 20 Konzessionen klagten etliche nicht-berücksichtigte Anbieter erfolgreich und verhinderten die Lizenzvergabe. Ihr standen constitutional concerns gegen die Wirksamkeit des Gesetzes (die mangelnde demokratische Legitimation als Landessache) und nachrangig (nur für den Fall der Wirksamkeit) europarechtliche Bedenken gegen die Transparenz des Konzessionsverfahrens entgegen.

The total ban on online sports betting from 2008 was valid until 2020

Der von den Anbietern gern als „Grauzone“ bezeichnete Zustand bestand damit fort. Vor allem Anbieter aus Malta, Gibraltar und Curacao dominierten ohne deutsche Erlaubnis den Markt der nach dem Gesetz verbotenen Online-Sportwetten. 2018 misslang die Einigung auf den „Zweiter Staatsvertrag zur Änderung des Glücksspielstaatsvertrages“, der nicht von allen Bundesländern ratifiziert wurde.

Mit dem Dritten Glücksspieländerungsstaatsvertrag wurde 2020 die Beschränkung auf 20 Anbieter aufgehoben. Die Anbieter konnten 2020 neue, vom gescheiterten Vergabeverfahren unabhängige Anträge stellen. Doch das Gesetz begegnete erneut durchgreifenden Bedenken, insbesondere in Bezug auf die Transparenz des Genehmigungsverfahrens. Nachdem diese ausgeräumt waren, wurden im Oktober 2020 die ersten Konzessionen für Online-Sportwetten vergeben.

Sports betting in the midst of society

Obwohl sich einige Anbieter 2013 um die Erlaubnis beworben hatten, konnten sie diese bis Ende 2020 nicht erhalten. Unglücklich wäre eine Untertreibung. Ungeachtet dessen haben viele Anbieter bereits unter der Geltung des Totalverbots ihre Online-Wetten angeboten. Dies hat sich 2013 nicht geändert, ob sie nun einen Erlaubnisantrag gestellt hatten oder nicht. Sie haben ihre verbotenen Online-Wetten auf Deutsch betrieben und ausgiebig in Deutschland in dem Wissen beworben, dass diese ohne Lizenz verboten sind. Dabei wurden sie von Prominenten, Fußballstars, Vereinen und Verbänden unterstützt. Online-Sportwetten, ein controversial grundsätzlich verbotenes Geschäft, in dem es vor allem um sehr viel Geld geht. Dieses Geld stammt von den Spielern, von denen 1,3 Millionen Deutsche eine Glücksspielstörung haben (s.o.).

There is a struggle over the consequences. As with online casinos and online slot machines, several higher regional courts have now ruled in favor of players when it comes to sports betting. The difference between deposits and withdrawals must be reimbursed.

Decisions against this provider

Der Anbieter, gegen den nun vor dem Bundesgerichtshof verhandelt wird, ist erst kürzlich in einem Urteil vor einem Oberlandesgericht unterlegen. Das Verfahren wurde von Gamesright finanziert. Vor einem anderen Oberlandesgericht hat der Anbieter eine Berufung zurückgenommen, nachdem das Gericht mitgeteilt hat, es werde sie abweisen. Ein weiteres Oberlandesgericht hat just mitgeteilt, es beabsichtige, eine Berufung desselben Anbieters zurückzuweisen. Zu der jüngsten Verhandlung vor einem Oberlandesgericht ist für den Anbieter niemand erschienen und es wurde ein Versäumnisurteil beantragt. Die von Gamesright vermittelten Rechtsanwälte gehen also erfolgreich gegen diesen Anbieter vor. Demgegenüber gibt es keine hier bekannten obergerichtlichen Urteile zu Gunsten dieses, noch eines anderen Online-Sportwettenanbieters.

What is the issue before the Federal Court of Justice?

Anfang 2022, als es erst sehr wenige Entscheidungen in Sportwettsachen gab, hat in erster Instanz das Amtsgericht Geislingen auf der Steige entschieden und die Klage abgewiesen. Der Streitwert beträgt „nur“ 3.719,26 Euro aus dem Zeitraum 2013 bis Oktober 2020. Die Begründung misst keine ganze Seite: Das Fehlen der Erlaubnis habe kein Hindernis für das Anbieten von Sportwetten dargestellt, was sich aus einer Entscheidung des Oberverwaltungsgerichts für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen vom 23.01.2017, 4 A 3244/06 ergebe. Der Anbieter habe zudem am Konzessionsverfahren teilgenommen. Das Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden (5 K 1388/14 WI) habe den Anspruch auf Konzessionserteilung bejaht.

Die Ausführungen zum klägerischen Vortrag, in einem konkreten Monat habe der Anbieter Einzahlungen von mehr als 1.000 Euro angenommen, was gegen § 4 Abs. 5 Ziffer 2 GlüStV a.F. verstoßen habe, ließ das Amtsgericht unberücksichtigt.

The appeal proceedings before the Regional Court

Gegen das Urteil hat der Kläger Berufung vor dem Landgericht Ulm eingelegt. Die Entscheidung des Oberverwaltungsgerichts trage das Urteil ersichtlich nicht, da es dort um einen Fall aus dem Jahr 2005 ging und die Rechtslage unter der Geltung des GlüStV 2012 lange überholt sei.

Übersehen hat das Amtsgericht, dass der Hessische Verwaltungsgerichtshof das Urteil des VG Wiesbaden mit Einstellungsbeschluss vom 08.12.2021 für wirkungslos erklärt hat. Bereits zuvor hatte der Hessische VGH in seinem Beschluss vom 11.10.2019 festgestellt, dass die Klage auf Erlaubniserteilung keine Aussicht auf Erfolg haben würde.

Es könne auch dahinstehen, ob die Anbieterin der Sportwetten grundsätzlich einen Anspruch auf Erteilung einer Konzession gehabt hätte. Denn faktisch sei die Konzessionserteilung nicht möglich gewesen und auch in Folge des Urteils nicht erfolgt. Ein möglicher Anspruch auf Konzessionserteilung ersetze nicht die Erteilung selbst. Außerdem habe die Beklagte nicht nur Einzel-Sportwetten ohne Lizenz angeboten, sondern auch Live- und Ereigniswetten. Diese Angebote gingen über die im Konzessionsvergabeverfahren beantragten Angebote hinaus und seien generell nicht genehmigungsfähig. Die Anbieterin habe auch Einzahlungen von mehr als 1.000 EUR angenommen.

Das Landgericht hat die Berufung zurückgewiesen

Es hat ausgeführt, der Verstoß eines Veranstalters gegen das Verbot nach § 4 Abs. 1 S. 2 Fall 1 GlüStV a.F. durch das Veranstalten der Online-Sportwetten führe hier nicht zur Nichtigkeit des Vertrags über Online-Sportwetten. Die inhaltlichen Voraussetzungen für eine Erlaubniserteilung hätten zu Gunsten des Anbieters vorgelegen (dabei bezog es sich wohl auf das nicht für Dritte wirkende und aufgehobene Urteil des VG Wiesbaden, s.o.). Es habe kein zulässiges Erlaubnisverfahren gegeben, da dieses gegen Europarecht verstoßen habe. Bezüglich der Rechtsfolgen der europarechtlichen Einwände sei die Rechtsprechung des Oberverwaltungsgerichts N-W auf diesen Fall zu übertragen.
Für die Vermittlung von Sportwetten habe der Europäische Gerichtshof bereits entschieden, dass dies nicht zu einer strafrechtlichen Sanktionierung führen dürfe. Verwaltungsrechtlich hätten das BVerwG, das OVG Münster und der VGH Kassel dementsprechend die fehlende deutsche Erlaubnis nicht als Hinderungsgrund für die Vermittlung von Sportwetten angesehen. Dies müsse nicht nur für die Vermittlung, sondern auch für die Veranstaltung von Sportwetten im Internet gelten.

Über die Fragen, ob die Einzahlungen von monatlich über € 1.000 und die Veranstaltung von ausnahmslos unzulässigen Live- und Ereigniswetten zur Nichtigkeit des Wettvertrages führen würden, hat das Landgericht nicht entschieden.

Die Revision zum Bundesgerichtshof wurde zugelassen. Diese hat der Kläger form- und fristgemäß eingelegt.

Legal classification

Vor dem Bundesgerichtshof könnte nun die grundlegende Rechtsfrage zu Rückforderungen aus Online-Sportwetten abschließend geklärt werden:

Ist die Rückforderung vom Anbieter ohne Erlaubnis berechtigt, oder steht ihr der bloße Antrag auf Erlaubnis entgegen, obwohl dieser aufgrund of the faulty Concession award procedure was not granted?

So wie das Berufungsgericht haben einige Amts- und Landgerichte einen Rückforderungsanspruch verneint unter dem Gesichtspunkt der „Einheitlichkeit der Rechtsordnung“. Es liege ein Wertungswiderspruch vor, wenn ein Verhalten zivilrechtlich rückabgewickelt werden könnte, obwohl es verwaltungsrechtlich geduldet worden sei und strafrechtlich nicht verfolgt werden könne.

Uniform opinion of the higher regional courts

Mittlerweile hat sich unter den Oberlandesgerichten die einhellige Meinung gebildet, dass die Einheitlichkeit der Rechtsordnung zivilrechtlichen Ansprüchen wie denen im vorliegenden Fall nicht entgegensteht. Aus guten Gründen:

Ordnungsrechtliches Vorgehen wäre jederzeit möglich gewesen

Die Rechtsmeinung, wonach verwaltungsrechtlich kein Vorgehen gegen Online-Sportwetten möglich gewesen sei, ist längst überholt. Eine Duldung der Angebote hat es nach heutigem Stand grundsätzlich nicht gegeben. Die Behörde wäre auch gar nicht zur Duldung berechtigt gewesen. Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht hat schon 2017 entschieden, dass es mit Unions- und Verfassungsrecht vereinbar ist, dem Anbieter von Online-Sportwetten im glücksspielrechtlichen Untersagungsverfahren das Fehlen der erforderlichen Erlaubnis entgegenzuhalten. Es entschied 2018, dass ein Absehen von repressiven Maßnahmen einer Legalisierungswirkung nicht gleichkommt und unionsrechtlich nicht geboten ist. Es entschied weiter:

„Ein Anspruch auf Erteilung einer konzessionsunabhängigen Erlaubnis für die Vermittlung von Sportwetten lässt sich weder dem Glücksspielstaatsvertrag noch dem Unionsrecht entnehmen.“

No hindrance to national prosecution

Die sogenannte „Ince“ Rechtsprechung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs ist auf Online-Sportwetten nicht übertragbar. Diese setzt voraus, dass ein staatliches Monopol vorliegt und privaten Anbietern der Zugang zu einem für den Staat geöffneten Markt verwehrt wird. Der EuGH hat sich in unter diesem Gesichtspunkt damit auseinandergesetzt, ob eine internationale Strafverfolgung der im Inland strafbaren terrestrischen Sportwettvermittlungen (im Ladenlokal) möglich ist.

Ander als in der dort zu beurteilenden Situation gab es unter der Geltung des Glücksspielstaatsvertrags von 2012 gerade kein Monopol des Staates und keine Diskriminierung privater Anbieter. Die EuGH-Rechtsprechung dürfte damit zumindest einer nationalen Strafverfolgung nicht mehr im Wege gestanden haben. Entsprechend hat der BGH im letzten Jahr die fehlende Legalisierungswirkung der Ince Grundsätze für das Zivilrecht festgestellt. Ein Wertungswiderspruch zwischen 1. der gehinderten internationalen Strafverfolgung bei Vorliegen eines Monopols zu 2. zivilrechtlichen Rückforderungsansprüchen bei geschlossenem Markt liegt nicht vor.

Zuvor hatte bereits das Oberverwaltungsgericht Lüneburg in Bezug auf das (im Ergebnis nicht europarechtswidrige) Internetverbot entschieden, dass kein Anspruch auf verwaltungsrechtliche Duldung der unerlaubten Tätigkeit besteht, unabhängig von der Frage strafrechtlicher Sanktionsmöglichkeiten im Falle des Verstoßes gegen den Erlaubnisvorbehalt.

Jurisprudence on sports betting monopoly no longer applicable

Das Landgericht hatte in der Vorinstanz übersehen, dass die rechtliche Situation aus 2005 erhebliche Unterschiede zu derjenigen ab 2012 aufweist. 2005 waren Sportwetten durch den Staat gesetzlich erlaubt, es gab ein Sportwettenmonopol. Dieses wurde als europarechtswidrig eingestuft. Da ein staatlicher Anbieter Sportwetten anbieten durfte, durften private Anbieter nicht schlechter behandelt werden als dieser.

Der Gesetzgeber hat darauf reagiert und das Monopol 2008 abgeschafft. Statt den Markt zu öffnen galt fortan ein Totalverbot, sowohl für den Staat, als auch für private Anbieter.

Der in 2012 eingeführte Erlaubnisvorbehalt zum grundsätzlichen Verbot, die Experimentierklausel, dürfte allerdings unwirksam gewesen sein, da das Gesetzgebungsverfahren gegen Verfassungsrecht verstoßen hatte (vgl. Hessian VGH). Der Grund der Suspendierung der Lizenzerteilungen lag im Verstoß gegen das Bundesstaats- und Demokratieprinzip. Heute wird zudem das Konzessionsvergabeverfahren selbst überwiegend als europarechtswidrig eingestuft wegen der Intransparenz von Vergabekriterien. Dies war seinerzeit allerdings nicht ausschlaggebend für den Stopp der Konzessionsvergabe.

Dass keine Erlaubnisse erteilt werden konnten führte jedoch – anders als unter den Bedingungen von vor 2008 (Sportwettemonopol, Diskriminierung) – nicht zur Öffnung für alle Anbieter. Im Gegenteil, im verbleibenden Verbot liegt eine Gleichbehandlung aller Anbieter, wie sie bereits ab der Rechtslage seit 2008 bestand. Aus dem Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2012 ist der gesetzgeberische Wille klar erkennbar, den Markt grundsätzlich geschlossen zu halten. Dies hatte er bereits mit der Abschaffung des Monopols demonstriert.

Die Gerichte prüfen daher heute ganz überwiegend, ob eine Konzession erteilt wurde. Wetten ohne bestehende Erlaubnis werden als unwirksam betrachtet und den Rückforderungsklagen stattgegeben.

Conclusion

Das Verfahren vor dem Bundesgerichtshof könnte weitreichende Folgen für die Online-Glücksspielbranche haben. Es könnte zudem Auswirkungen auf die Verflechtung mit dem Profisport haben, die sich bisher kaum absehen lassen.

The media are invited to the hearing on March 7, 2024 and image and sound recordings are permitted.

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Introduction

With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about which types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") we process, for what purposes, and to what extent. This privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and in particular on our websites, in mobile applications, and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "online offering").

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In addition to the data protection provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation, national data protection regulations apply in Germany. These include, in particular, the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). The BDSG contains, in particular, special provisions on the right to information, the right to erasure, the right of objection, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes, and transmission and automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling. Furthermore, it regulates data processing for the purposes of the employment relationship (Section 26 BDSG), particularly with regard to the establishment, implementation, or termination of employment relationships and the consent of employees. Furthermore, state data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.

 

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  • Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online offering and closed his or her device (e.g. browser or mobile application).
  • Persistent cookies: Persistent cookies remain stored even after the device is closed. For example, the login status can be saved or preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again. Likewise, the user data collected through cookies can be used to measure reach. Unless we provide users with explicit information about the type and storage period of cookies (e.g., when obtaining consent), users should assume that cookies are permanent and can be stored for up to two years.

General information on revocation and objection (opt-out): Users can revoke their consent at any time and also object to processing in accordance with the legal requirements of Art. 21 GDPR. Users can also declare their objection via their browser settings, e.g. by deactivating the use of cookies (although this may also limit the functionality of our online services). An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can also be made via the websites https://optout.aboutads.info and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/ be explained.

 

Business services

We process data of our contractual and business partners, e.g. customers and interested parties (collectively referred to as “contractual partners”) within the framework of contractual and comparable legal relationships as well as related measures and within the framework of communication with the contractual partners (or pre-contractually), e.g. to answer inquiries.

We process this data to fulfill our contractual obligations. This includes, in particular, the obligation to provide the agreed services, any update obligations, and remedy in the event of warranty and other service disruptions. Furthermore, we process the data to protect our rights and for the purposes of the administrative tasks associated with these obligations, as well as company organization. Furthermore, we process the data on the basis of our legitimate interests in proper and efficient business management and in security measures to protect our contractual partners and our business operations from misuse and the endangerment of their data, secrets, information, and rights (e.g., the involvement of telecommunications, transport, and other auxiliary services, as well as subcontractors, banks, tax and legal advisors, payment service providers, or tax authorities). Within the framework of applicable law, we only pass on contractual partners' data to third parties to the extent necessary for the aforementioned purposes or to fulfill legal obligations. Contractual partners will be informed of other forms of processing, e.g., for marketing purposes, within the framework of this privacy policy.

We will inform our contractual partners which data is required for the aforementioned purposes before or during data collection, e.g. in online forms, by special marking (e.g. colors) or symbols (e.g. asterisks or similar), or in person.

We delete the data after statutory warranty and similar obligations have expired, i.e. generally after four years, unless the data is stored in a customer account, e.g. as long as it must be retained for legal archiving reasons. The statutory retention period is ten years for documents relevant to tax law as well as for commercial books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, the work instructions necessary to understand these documents and other organizational documents and accounting documents, and six years for received commercial and business letters and reproductions of sent commercial and business letters. The period begins at the end of the calendar year in which the last entry was made in the book, the inventory, opening balance sheet, annual financial statements or management report was prepared, the commercial or business letter was received or sent, or the accounting document was created, furthermore the recording was made or the other documents were created.

To the extent that we use third-party providers or platforms to provide our services, the terms and conditions and data protection notices of the respective third-party providers or platforms apply to the relationship between users and the providers.

  • Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); payment data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment history); contact data (e.g. email, telephone numbers); contract data (e.g. contract subject, term, customer category); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
  • Affected people: Customers; interested parties; business and contractual partners.
  • Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and customer service; security measures; contact requests and communication; office and organizational procedures; administration and response to inquiries.
  • Legal basis: Contractual fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR); Legal obligation (Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

  • Shop and e-commerce: We process our customers' data to enable them to select, purchase, or order the selected products, goods, and related services, as well as to pay for and deliver them or execute them. If necessary to execute an order, we use service providers, in particular postal, forwarding, and shipping companies, to carry out the delivery or execution for our customers. We use the services of banks and payment service providers to process payment transactions. The required information is marked as such within the order or similar purchase process and includes the information needed for delivery, provision, and billing, as well as contact information for any follow-up questions. Legal basis: Contractual fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).

 

Provision of the online offer and web hosting

In order to provide our online offering securely and efficiently, we utilize the services of one or more web hosting providers, from whose servers (or servers managed by them) the online offering can be accessed. For these purposes, we may use infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space, and database services, as well as security and technical maintenance services.

The data processed in the context of providing the hosting service may include all information concerning the users of our online offering that arises during use and communication. This usually includes the IP address, which is necessary to deliver the content of online offerings to browsers, and all entries made within our online offering or on websites.

  • Types of data processed: Content data (e.g., entries in online forms); usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
  • Affected people: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
  • Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness; information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.).
  • Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

  • Collection of access data and log files: We ourselves (or our web hosting provider) collect data on every access to the server (so-called server log files). These server log files may include the address and name of the accessed web pages and files, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, the referrer URL (the previously visited page), and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider.

    The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g. to avoid overloading the servers (particularly in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and to ensure the utilization of the servers and their stability; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f. GDPR); Deletion of data: Log file information is stored for a maximum of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data that needs to be retained for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been finally resolved.

 

Contact and inquiry management

When you contact us (e.g. via contact form, email, telephone or via social media) as well as within the framework of existing user and business relationships, the information provided by the person making the inquiry will be processed to the extent necessary to answer the contact inquiries and any requested measures.

The answering of contact inquiries and the management of contact and inquiry data within the framework of contractual or pre-contractual relationships is carried out to fulfill our contractual obligations or to answer (pre-)contractual inquiries and otherwise on the basis of the legitimate interests in answering inquiries and maintaining user or business relationships.

  • Types of data processed: Contact data (e.g., email, telephone numbers); content data (e.g., entries in online forms); usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
  • Affected people: communication partner.
  • Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and customer service; contact requests and communication; administration and response to inquiries; feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form); provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
  • Legal basis: Contractual fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

 

Cloud services

We use software services accessible via the Internet and running on the servers of their providers (so-called "cloud services", also referred to as "software as a service") for the following purposes: document storage and management, calendar management, email sending, spreadsheets and presentations, exchange of documents, content and information with specific recipients or publication of web pages, forms or other content and information as well as chats and participation in audio and video conferences.

Within this framework, personal data may be processed and stored on the providers' servers if it is part of communication processes with us or is otherwise processed by us as set out in this privacy policy. This data may include, in particular, user master data and contact details, data on transactions, contracts, other processes, and their contents. The providers of cloud services also process usage data and metadata, which they use for security purposes and to optimize their services.

If we use cloud services to provide forms, documents, and content to other users or publicly accessible websites, the providers may store cookies on users' devices for web analysis purposes or to remember users' settings (e.g., in the case of media control).

  • Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); contact data (e.g. email, telephone numbers); content data (e.g. entries in online forms); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
  • Affected people: Customers; employees (e.g. employees, applicants, former employees); interested parties; communication partners.
  • Purposes of processing: Office and organizational procedures; information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical equipment (computers, servers, etc.).).
  • Legal basis: Contractual fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

 

Advertising communication via email, post, fax or telephone

We process personal data for the purposes of advertising communication, which can be carried out via various channels, such as e-mail, telephone, post or fax, in accordance with legal requirements.

Recipients have the right to revoke consent given at any time or to object to advertising communication at any time.

After revocation or objection, we will store the data required to prove previous authorization for contacting or sending for up to three years after the end of the year of revocation or objection based on our legitimate interests. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. Based on our legitimate interest in permanently respecting the user's revocation or objection, we also store the data required to avoid further contact (e.g., depending on the communication channel, the email address, telephone number, name).

  • Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers).
  • Affected people: communication partner.
  • Purposes of processing: Direct marketing (e.g. by email or post).
  • Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a. GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR).

 

Web analysis, monitoring and optimization

Web analytics (also known as "reach measurement") is used to evaluate visitor traffic to our online offering and may include behavior, interests, or demographic information about visitors, such as age or gender, as pseudonymous values. Reach analysis allows us to determine, for example, when our online offering or its functions or content are most frequently used or encourage reuse. Likewise, we can understand which areas require optimization.

In addition to web analysis, we can also use testing procedures to, for example, test and optimize different versions of our online offering or its components.

Unless otherwise stated below, profiles, i.e., data summarized for a usage process, may be created for these purposes, and information may be stored in a browser or on a device and read from it. The information collected includes, in particular, websites visited and elements used there, as well as technical information such as the browser used, the computer system used, and information on usage times. If users have consented to the collection of their location data by us or by the providers of the services we use, location data may also be processed.

Users' IP addresses are also stored. However, we use an IP masking process (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. Generally, no real user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored for web analysis, A/B testing, and optimization; instead, pseudonyms are used. This means that neither we nor the providers of the software used know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purposes of the respective processes.

  • Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
  • Affected people: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
  • Purposes of processing: Reach measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning visitors); profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles); tracking (e.g. interest/behavior-related profiling, use of cookies); provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
  • Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address).
  • Legal basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a. GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

 

Online marketing

We process personal data for the purposes of online marketing, which may include, in particular, the marketing of advertising space or the presentation of advertising and other content (collectively referred to as “content”) based on the potential interests of users and the measurement of their effectiveness.

For these purposes, so-called user profiles are created and stored in a file (so-called "cookie"), or similar processes are used to store user information relevant to the presentation of the aforementioned content. This information may include, for example, content viewed, websites visited, online networks used, as well as communication partners and technical information such as the browser used, the computer system used, as well as information on usage times and functions used. If users have consented to the collection of their location data, this may also be processed.

Users' IP addresses are also stored. However, we use available IP masking procedures (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. Generally, no real user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored as part of the online marketing process; instead, pseudonyms are used. This means that neither we nor the providers of the online marketing process know the actual identity of the users, only the information stored in their profiles.

The information in profiles is usually stored in cookies or similar processes. These cookies can generally also be read later on other websites that use the same online marketing process, analyzed for the purpose of displaying content, and supplemented with additional data and stored on the server of the online marketing process provider.

In exceptional cases, clear data may be assigned to profiles. This is the case, for example, if users are members of a social network whose online marketing processes we use, and the network links the users' profiles with the aforementioned information. Please note that users may enter into additional agreements with the providers, e.g., by providing consent during registration.

We generally only receive access to aggregated information about the success of our advertisements. However, as part of so-called conversion measurements, we can check which of our online marketing processes led to a so-called conversion, i.e., to the conclusion of a contract with us. Conversion measurements are used solely to analyze the success of our marketing measures.

Unless otherwise stated, we ask you to assume that cookies used will be stored for a period of two years.

  • Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
  • Affected people: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
  • Purposes of processing: Reach measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning visitors); tracking (e.g. interest/behavior-related profiling, use of cookies); profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles); provision of our online offer and user-friendliness; marketing.
  • Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address).
  • Legal basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a. GDPR).
  • Opt-out option: We refer to the privacy policies of the respective providers and the opt-out options provided for each provider. If no explicit opt-out option has been provided, you can disable cookies in your browser settings. However, this may limit the functionality of our online offering. We therefore recommend the following additional opt-out options, which are summarized for each area:

    a) Europe: https://www.youronlinechoices.eu.
    b) Canada: https://www.youradchoices.ca/choices.
    c) United States: https://www.aboutads.info/choices.
    d) Cross-regional: https://optout.aboutads.info.

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

  • Facebook Pixel and target group creation (Custom Audiences): With the help of the Facebook pixel (or comparable functions for transmitting event data or contact information via interfaces in apps), Facebook is able to determine visitors to our online offering as a target group for the display of advertisements (so-called "Facebook Ads"). Accordingly, we use the Facebook pixel to display the Facebook ads we place only to users on Facebook and within the services of partners cooperating with Facebook (so-called "Audience Network"). https://www.facebook.com/audiencenetwork/ ) who have also shown an interest in our online offering or who have certain characteristics (e.g. interest in certain topics or products that can be seen from the websites visited) that we transmit to Facebook (so-called "Custom Audiences"). With the help of the Facebook pixel, we also want to ensure that our Facebook ads correspond to the potential interests of users and do not appear annoying. With the help of the Facebook pixel, we can also track the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (so-called "conversion measurement"); Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a. GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy; Standard contractual clauses (ensuring data protection levels when processing in third countries): The “Facebook EU Data Transfer Supplement” (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum) in the case of order processing by Facebook as the basis for the processing of event data of EU citizens in the USA and the inclusion in the “Facebook Platform Terms of Use” (https://developers.facebook.com/terms) with regard to the independent processing of event data by Facebook in the context of advertising; Additional Information: The �Data Processing Conditions� (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing/update) with regard to event data that Facebook processes on its behalf to provide companies with reports and analyses; Furthermore, the "Controller Addendum" is considered a joint controllership agreement (Article 26 (1) (3) GDPR), which is relevant in the case of Facebook's independent processing of event data for the purposes of targeting, improving, and securing Facebook products.

 

Affiliate programs and affiliate links

We integrate so-called affiliate links or other references (which may include, for example, search masks, widgets, or discount codes) to offers and services from third-party providers (collectively referred to as "affiliate links") into our online offering. If users follow the affiliate links or subsequently take advantage of the offers, we may receive a commission or other benefits from these third-party providers (collectively referred to as "commission").

In order to track whether users have taken advantage of the offers of an affiliate link we use, it is necessary for the respective third-party providers to know that users have followed an affiliate link used within our online offering. The assignment of the affiliate links to the respective business transactions or other actions (e.g., purchases) serves solely the purpose of commission settlement and is canceled as soon as it is no longer required for this purpose.

For the purposes of the aforementioned assignment of affiliate links, the affiliate links may be supplemented with certain values that are part of the link or can be stored otherwise, e.g., in a cookie. These values may include, in particular, the source website (referrer), the time, an online identifier of the operator of the website on which the affiliate link was located, an online identifier of the respective offer, the type of link used, the type of offer, and an online identifier of the user.

Notes on legal basis: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for data processing is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economical, and user-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to draw your attention to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

  • Types of data processed: Contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category); usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
  • Affected people: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
  • Purposes of processing: Affiliate tracking.
  • Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a. GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR).

 

Customer reviews and rating processes

We participate in review and rating processes to evaluate, optimize, and promote our services. If users rate us via the participating rating platforms or processes or otherwise provide feedback, the providers' general terms and conditions of use and privacy policies also apply. Typically, the rating also requires registration with the respective providers.

To ensure that the reviewers have actually used our services, we transmit, with the customer's consent, the necessary data regarding the customer and the service used to the respective review platform (including name, email address, and order number or item number). This data is used solely to verify the user's authenticity.

  • Types of data processed: Contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category); usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
  • Affected people: Customers; users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
  • Purposes of processing: Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form); Marketing.
  • Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

 

Presences in social networks (social media)

We maintain online presences within social networks and, in this context, process user data in order to communicate with the users active there or to offer information about us.

We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This could pose risks for users, for example, because it could make it more difficult to enforce their rights.

Furthermore, user data within social networks is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created based on user behavior and the resulting interests of the users. These user profiles can then be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are generally stored on users' computers in which the user behavior and interests are saved. Furthermore, user profiles can also store data independent of the devices used by the users (particularly if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

For a detailed description of the respective processing methods and the options for opting out, please refer to the privacy policies and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.

In the case of requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights, we would like to point out that these can be most effectively asserted with the providers. Only the providers have access to the user data and can directly take appropriate measures and provide information. If you still need assistance, please contact us.

  • Types of data processed: Contact data (e.g., email, telephone numbers); content data (e.g., entries in online forms); usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
  • Affected people: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
  • Purposes of processing: Contact requests and communication; feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form); marketing.
  • Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

 

Management, organization and tools

We use services, platforms, and software from other providers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers") for the purposes of organizing, managing, planning, and providing our services. We comply with legal requirements when selecting third-party providers and their services.

In this context, personal data may be processed and stored on the servers of third-party providers. This may affect various data that we process in accordance with this privacy policy. This data may include, in particular, user master data and contact details, data on transactions, contracts, other processes, and their content.

If users are referred to third-party providers or their software or platforms as part of their communication, business, or other relationships with us, these third-party providers may process usage data and metadata for security purposes, service optimization, or marketing purposes. We therefore ask you to observe the privacy policies of the respective third-party providers.

  • Types of data processed: Content data (e.g., entries in online forms); usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses); contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category).
  • Affected people: Communication partners; users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services); interested parties; business and contractual partners.
  • Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and customer service; office and organizational procedures; contact requests and communication; reach measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of recurring visitors); remarketing; conversion measurement (measurement of the effectiveness of marketing measures); marketing; profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles).
  • Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

 

Changes and updates to the privacy policy

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our privacy policy. We will adapt the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing we carry out make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g., consent) or other individual notification.

If we provide addresses and contact information of companies and organizations in this privacy policy, please note that the addresses may change over time and ask you to check the information before contacting us.

 

Rights of the data subjects

As a data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR:

  • Right of objection: You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If the personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.
  • Right of revocation for consent: You have the right to revoke your consent at any time.
  • Right of providing information: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to obtain information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the statutory requirements.
  • Right to rectification: In accordance with the statutory provisions, you have the right to request that the data concerning you be completed or that inaccurate data concerning you be corrected.
  • Right to erasure and restriction of processing: In accordance with the statutory provisions, you have the right to request that data concerning you be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to request that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with the statutory provisions.
  • Right to data portability: You have the right to receive the data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format in accordance with the legal requirements or to request that it be transmitted to another controller.
  • Complaint to the supervisory authority: In accordance with the statutory provisions and without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular a supervisory authority in the Member State in which you habitually reside, the supervisory authority of your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.

 

Definitions

This section provides an overview of the terms used in this privacy policy. Many of the terms are taken from the law and are defined primarily in Art. 4 GDPR. The legal definitions are binding. The following explanations, however, are primarily intended to facilitate understanding. The terms are sorted alphabetically.

  • Affiliate Tracking: As part of affiliate tracking, links that link websites to websites with product or other offers are logged. The operators of the respective linking websites can receive a commission if users follow these so-called affiliate links and subsequently take advantage of the offers (e.g., purchase goods or use services). To do this, it is necessary for the providers to be able to track whether users who are interested in certain offers subsequently take advantage of them as a result of the affiliate links. Therefore, for affiliate links to function properly, they must be supplemented with certain values that become part of the link or are stored elsewhere, e.g., in a cookie. These values include, in particular, the source website (referrer), the time, an online identifier of the operator of the website on which the affiliate link was located, an online identifier of the respective offer, an online identifier of the user, as well as tracking-specific values, such as advertising material ID, partner ID, and categorizations.
  • Conversion measurement: Conversion measurement (also known as "visit action analysis") is a method used to determine the effectiveness of marketing measures. This typically involves storing a cookie on users' devices within the websites where the marketing measures are carried out and then retrieving it on the target website. For example, this allows us to understand whether the ads we place on other websites were successful.
  • Personal data: “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. a cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
  • Profiles with user-related information: The processing of "profiles with user-related information", or "profiles" for short, includes any type of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of this personal data to analyze, evaluate, or predict certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (depending on the type of profiling, this may include different information relating to demographics, behavior, and interests, such as interaction with websites and their content, etc.). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes.
  • Reach measurement: Reach measurement (also known as web analytics) is used to evaluate visitor traffic to an online offering and can include visitor behavior or interests in specific information, such as website content. With the help of reach analysis, website owners can, for example, identify when visitors visit their website and what content they are interested in. This allows them to, for example, better tailor website content to the needs of their visitors. For reach analysis purposes, pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used to recognize returning visitors and thus obtain more precise analyses of the use of an online offering.
  • Remarketing: “Remarketing” or “retargeting” is the term used when, for example, for advertising purposes, it is noted which products a user was interested in on a website in order to remind the user of these products on other websites, e.g. in advertisements.
  • Tracking: "Tracking" occurs when user behavior can be tracked across multiple online offerings. Typically, behavioral and interest information related to the online offerings used is stored in cookies or on the servers of the tracking technology providers (so-called profiling). This information can then be used, for example, to display advertisements to users that are likely to correspond to their interests.
  • Responsible: The “controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
  • Processing: "Processing" is any operation or set of operations performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and encompasses virtually any handling of data, whether it involves collecting, analyzing, storing, transmitting, or deleting.
 
 

Imprint

Gamesright GmbH
Esplanade 41
20354 Hamburg

contact (at) gamesright.de

Please understand that we cannot offer telephone support.

District Court of Hamburg, HRB 175203
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Authorized representative: Jan Beuck

In the event of a dispute regarding our contract, we will endeavor to resolve it amicably with you. Furthermore, we are not obligated to participate in dispute resolution proceedings and do not participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

The European Commission provides an online platform for out-of-court dispute resolution. The dispute resolution platform can be accessed via the following link:
http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/