?? Dies ist eine Übersetzung der deutschen Originalversion der Datenschutzerklärung. Die Übersetzung ins Englische erfolgte nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen, aber die deutsche Version ist im Zweifelsfall rechtlich bindend.
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Privacy Policy (English version)

This privacy policy explains the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data“) within our online offer and its related websites, functions and content, as well as external online presence, such as our Social Media Profile (hereafter collectively referred to as “online offer”). With regard to the terms used, such as “processing” or “responsible”, we refer to the definitions in article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Responsible

Angela Ippisch
Walchstr. 46c
94469 Deggendorf
Germany

Types of processed data

Inventory data (e.g., person master data, names, addresses)
Contact information (e.g., e-mail, phone numbers)
Content data (e.g., text input, photographs, videos)
Usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times)
Meta / communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses)

Categories of affected persons

Visitors and users of the online offer (hereinafter we refer to the affected persons as “users“).

Purpose of processing

Provision of the online offer, its functions and contents
Answering contact requests and communicating with users
Safety measures
Audience measurement / Marketing

Relevant legal bases

In accordance with article 13 GDPR, we inform you about the legal basis of our data processing. For users within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), i.e. the EU and the EEC, unless the legal basis in the data protection declaration is mentioned, the following applies:
The legal basis for obtaining consent is article 6 (1) lit. a and article 7 GDPR;
The legal basis for the processing for the fulfillment of our services and the performance of contractual measures as well as the answer to inquiries is article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR;
The legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is article 6 (1) lit. c GDPR;
In the event that vital interests of the affected person or any other natural person necessitate the processing of personal data, the legal basis is article 6 (1) lit. d GDPR;
The legal basis for the processing required to perform a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority entrusted to the responsible is article 6 (1) lit. e GDPR;
The legal basis for processing in order to safeguard our legitimate interests is article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR;
The processing of data for purposes other than those for which they were collected is governed by the provisions of article 6 (4) GDPR;
The processing of special categories of data (pursuant to article 9 (1) GDPR) is governed by the provisions of article 9 (2) GDPR;

Safety measures

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures in accordance with the legal requirements (article 32 GDPR), taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the type, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different probability of occurrence and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

Measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as their access, input, disclosure, availability and separation.

In addition, we have established procedures to ensure the exercise of affected persons’ rights, deletion of data and reaction to data vulnerability. Furthermore, we consider the protection of personal data already in the development, or selection of hardware, software and procedures, according to the principle of data protection through technology design and privacy-friendly default settings (article. 25 GDPR).

Collaboration with processors and third parties

If, in the context of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (contract processors, jointly responsible persons or third parties), transmit to them or otherwise grant access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of a legal permission (e.g. if a transfer of the data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary for the fulfilment of the contract), users have consented to a legal obligation or based on our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, webhosters, etc.).

Transfers to third countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or in the context of the use of third party services or disclosure or transmission of data to third parties, this will only be done if it is to fulfill our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests.

Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we process or have the data processed in a third country only if the legal requirements are met. This means, for example, that the processing takes place on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized level of data protection (e.g. for the USA through the “Privacy Shield“) or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations.

Rights of data subjects

You have the right to ask for confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and for information about this data as well as for further information and a copy of the data in accordance with legal requirements (article 15 GDPR).

You have the right, in accordance with the legal requirements (article 16 GDPR), to demand the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of the incorrect data concerning you.

In accordance with the legal requirements (article 17 GDPR), you have the right to demand that the relevant data be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to demand that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with the legal requirements (article 18 GDPR).

You have the right to demand that the data relating to you, which you have provided to us, be obtained in accordance with the legal requirements (article 20 GDPR) and request their transmission to other persons responsible.

You also have the right, in accordance with the legal requirements (article 77 GDPR), to submit a complaint to the responsible supervisory authority.

Right of revocation

You have the right to revoke consents granted pursuant to article 7 (3) GDPR with future effect.

Right of objection

You can object to the future processing of the data concerning you in accordance with article 21 GDPR at any time. The objection may be lodged in particular against processing for direct marketing purposes. In particular, you may object to the processing of your data for the purposes of direct marketing.

Cookies and right to object to direct advertising

“Cookies” are small files that are stored on users‘ computers. Different data can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store the information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after the user´s visit to an online offer. Temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies”, are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offer and closes his browser. In such a cookie, for example, the content of a shopping basket in an online shop or a login status can be stored. The term “permanent“ or “persistent“ refers to cookies that remain stored even after the browser has been closed. For example, the login status can be saved if users visit it after several days. Likewise, in such a cookie the interests of the users can be stored, which are used for range measurement or marketing purposes. “Third-party cookies” are cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for operating the online offer (otherwise, if they are only the responsible person´s cookies, they are referred to as “first-party cookies”).

We may use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this in the context of our privacy policy.

If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they will be asked to deactivate the corresponding option in their browser’s system settings. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.

A general contradiction to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for many of the services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case not all functions of this online offer can be used.

Deletion of data

The data processed by us will be deleted or their processing restricted in accordance with articles 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless explicitly stated in this privacy policy, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage obligations.

If the data are not deleted because they are necessary for other and legally permissible purposes, their processing is restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons.

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 the changes to the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will notify you as soon as the changes require your participation (eg consent) or other individual notification.

Blogs and publication media

We use blogs or comparable means of online communication and publication (hereinafter “publication medium”). The data of the readers are only processed for the purposes of the publication medium to the extent that it is necessary for its presentation and communication between authors and readers or for reasons of security. In addition, we refer to the information on the processing of visitors to our publication medium in the context of this data protection notice.

Processed data types: inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, 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 persons: users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and customer service, feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form), security measures.
Legal basis: Contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b. GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 Par. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR).
Used services and service providers:
UpdraftPlus: Backup software and backup storage; Service provider: Simba Hosting Ltd., 11, Barringer Way, St. Neots, Cambs., PE19 1LW, GB; Website: https://updraftplus.com/; Data protection declaration: https://updraftplus.com/data-protection-and-privacy-centre/.
WP Cerber Security: This website uses the additional plug-in “Cerber Security & Antispam” from the manufacturer Cerber Tech Inc. New York, NY, 1732 1st Ave, 10128, USA. This additional plug-in for protection against hackers detects intruders via the IP address or the IP subnet and protects us and your data from further attempts to penetrate our system. Based on a defined limit of repetitions, the system blocks access to prevent brute force attacks from botnets. Furthermore, it can be set to only allow certain IP addresses to access the site, which is for security.

Further information about the functionality of the system is available at https://wpcerber.com. The provider declares that no data is collected or processed in this context. You can find details on this under the data protection information from WB Cerber at https://wpcerber.com/privacy-policy/.

Comments and contributions

If users leave comments or other contributions, their IP addresses may be stored for 7 days on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. This is done for our safety, if someone leaves illegal contents (insults, forbidden political propaganda, etc.) in comments and contributions. In this case we can be prosecuted ourselves for the comment or contribution and are therefore interested in the identity of the author.

Furthermore, we reserve the right, on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR to process user information for spam detection.

On the same legal basis, in the case of surveys, we reserve the right to store the IP addresses of users for the duration of the surveys and to use cookies in order to avoid multiple votes.

The personal information provided in the course of comments and contributions, any contact and website information as well as the content information will be stored permanently by us until the user objects.

Comment subscriptions

Users may subscribe to follow-up comments with their consent in accordance with article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Users will receive a confirmation email to verify that they are the owner of the email address they entered. Users can unsubscribe from ongoing comment subscriptions at any time. The confirmation email will contain information on the cancellation options. For the purpose of providing proof of user consent, we store the login timestamp along with the user’s IP address and delete this information when users unsubscribe from the subscription.

You can cancel the receipt of our subscription at any time, i.e. revoke your consent. We may store the e-mail addresses we have unsubscribed for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete them in order to be able to prove a previously given consent. The processing of these data is limited to the purpose of a possible defence against claims. An individual application for cancellation is possible at any time, provided that at the same time the former existence of a consent is confirmed.

Contacting

When contacting us (e.g. via contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media), the user’s details are used to process the contact enquiry and to process it in accordance with article 6 (1) lit. b. (within the framework of contractual/pre-contractual relationships), article 6 (1) lit. f. (other inquiries) GDPR. User information can be stored in a customer relationship management system (“CRM system”) or comparable request organization.

We delete the requests if they are no longer necessary. We check the necessity every two years; furthermore, the legal archiving obligations apply.

Hosting and e-mail dispatch

The hosting services used by us serve the to provide the following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, e-mail dispatch, security services and technical maintenance services which we use for the purpose of operating this online offer.

We or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors of this online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offer according to article. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR in conjunction with. article. 28 GDPR (conclusion of order processing contract).

Used services and service providers:

1 & 1 IONOS: hosting platform for e-commerce / websites; Service provider: 1 & 1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany; Website: https://www.ionos.de; Data protection declaration: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.

Collection of access data and log files

We or our hosting provider 1&1 IONOS, collect the following data on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of article 6 (1) lit. f. GDPR data on each access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files).

The following data are collected from website visitors, which are made anonymous directly when they are collected:

Referrer URL (previously visited website)
Requested website or file
Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Device type used
Time of access
IP address in anonymous form (used only to determine the location of access)

In addition, the data is processed by WebAnalytics.

The data is collected out of legitimate interest in order to guarantee the security and stability of the online offer and to provide website visitors with the highest level of quality.
The data is stored for 8 weeks. Visitor data will not be passed on to third parties.
A transfer of visitor data to third countries outside the EU does not take place.

Use of web analytics services

As part of the range analysis of 1&1 IONOS WebAnalytics, the following data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR):

Referrer URL (previously visited website)
Requested website or file
Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Device type used
Time of access
IP address in anonymous form (used only to determine the location of access)

1&1 IONOS does not store any personal data of website visitors, so that no conclusions can be drawn about the individual visitors. The data is determined either by a pixel or by a log file. WebAnalytics does not use cookies to protect personal data.

In WebAnalytics, data is collected solely for statistical evaluation and technical optimization of the website. No data will be passed on to third parties.

Presence in social networks (Social Media)

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

We would like to point out that user data can be processed outside of the European Union. This can result in risks for the user because, for example, the enforcement of the users’ rights could be made more difficult.

Furthermore, the data of users within social networks are usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created on the basis of user behavior and the resulting interests of the users. The usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the users’ computers, in which the usage behavior and the interests of the users are stored. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the usage profiles regardless of the devices used by the users (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the possibilities of objection (opt-out), we refer to the data protection declarations 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 point out that these can be most effectively asserted with the providers. Only the providers have access to the data of the users and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. If you still need help, you can contact us.

Processed data types: contact data (e.g. e-mail, 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 persons: 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).
Used services and service providers:

LinkedIn: social network; Service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; Website: https://www.linkedin.com; Data protection declaration: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy; Opposition option (opt-out): https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.
YouTube: Social network and video platform; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; Data protection declaration: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Opposition option (opt-out): https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

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Last update: 26th March 2021