1. An Overview of Data Protection
General Information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on this Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Notice concerning the responsible party” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of the page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
For what purposes do we use your data?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time for further questions on the subject of data protection.
Analytics Tools and Tools from Third-Party Providers
When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done using so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
We host the contents of our website with the following provider:
Host Europe
The provider is Host Europe GmbH, Hansestraße 111, 51149, Cologne, Germany (hereinafter referred to as Host Europe). When you visit our website, Host Europe collects various log files, including your IP addresses.
For more details, please refer to the privacy policy of Host Europe: https://www.hosteurope.de/AGB/Datenschutzerklaerung/.
The use of Host Europe is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g., for device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.
Notice concerning the responsible party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Jana Baldszun
Lemgoer Straße 88
Phone: +49 (0) 5231 943 800
Email: webmaster@janabaldszun.de
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Period
Unless a more specific storage period is mentioned within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.
General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website
If you have given consent to the processing of your data, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your terminal device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out based on § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the applicable legal basis in each individual case can be found in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Notice on Data Transfer to Non-Secure Third Countries and to US Companies Not Certified under the DPF
We use tools from companies located in non-secure third countries regarding data protection and US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these countries. We point out that no comparable level of data protection can be guaranteed in non-secure third countries regarding data protection as in the EU.
We would like to point out that the USA is generally considered a secure third country. Data transfers to the USA are permitted if the recipient holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has appropriate additional safeguards. Information about transfers to third countries, including data recipients, can be found in this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. This may involve the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if it is necessary for contract fulfillment, we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., passing on data to tax authorities), we have a legitimate interest in the transfer under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or another legal basis allows the transfer. If we use processors, we only share personal data based on a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke any consent already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Specific Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
If there are violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, workplace, or the place of the alleged violation. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive the data that we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format or to request that this data be transferred to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
Information, Correction, and Deletion
Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to request information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correct or delete this data. For further information on personal data, you can contact us at any time.
Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
- If you have filed an objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be made. As long as it is not yet determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
SSL or TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
4. Data Collection on this Website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packages that do no harm to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them or your web browser deletes them automatically.
Cookies can be provided by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies allow certain services from third-party companies to be integrated into websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you want (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. The functionality of this website may be limited if cookies are deactivated.
You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.
5. Social Media
X (formerly Twitter)
This website integrates functions of the X (formerly Twitter) service. These functions are provided by the parent company X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. For the data processing of persons residing outside the USA, the responsible entity is Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.
If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the X server. X (formerly Twitter) is informed that you have visited this website. By using X (formerly Twitter) and the “Retweet” or “Repost” function, the websites you visit are linked to your X account and disclosed to other users. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and how it is used by X (formerly Twitter). For more information, please refer to X’s privacy policy: https://x.com/de/privacy.
The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transmission to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://gdpr.x.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html.
You can change your privacy settings on X (formerly Twitter) in the account settings at https://x.com/settings/account.
The company holds certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. For more information, visit the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/2710.
6. Analytics Tools and Advertising
WP Statistics
This website uses the analysis tool WP Statistics to statistically evaluate visitor traffic. The provider is Veronalabs, Tatari 64, 10134, Tallinn, Estonia (https://veronalabs.com).
With WP Statistics, we can analyze the use of our website. WP Statistics collects, among other things, log files (IP address, referrer, browser used, user origin, search engine used) and actions that website visitors have taken on the page (e.g., clicks and views).
The data collected by WP Statistics is stored exclusively on our server.
The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both our web offering and our advertising. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
7. Plugins and Tools
Google Fonts
This site uses so-called Google Fonts for the uniform display of fonts, which are provided by Google. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. As a result, Google learns that your IP address has accessed this website. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
For more information on Google Fonts, please refer to https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
The company holds certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). For more information, visit the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Font Awesome
This site uses Font Awesome for the uniform display of fonts and icons. The provider is Fonticons, Inc., 6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts, fonts, and icons correctly. For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to the servers of Font Awesome. As a result, Font Awesome learns that your IP address has accessed this website. The use of Font Awesome is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on our website. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support Font Awesome, a standard font from your computer will be used.
For more information on Font Awesome, please refer to the Font Awesome privacy policy: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.
Wordfence
We have integrated Wordfence on this website. The provider is Defiant Inc., 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA (hereinafter referred to as “Wordfence”).
Wordfence is designed to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyber-attacks. For this purpose, our website establishes a permanent connection to Wordfence’s servers so that Wordfence can compare its databases with accesses made on our website and block them if necessary.
The use of Wordfence is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective protection of its website against cyber-attacks. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transmission to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/.
Source: https://www.e-recht24.de