Privacy Policy
The responsible entity within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is: Yolanda Ng
Your Rights as a Data Subject
At any time, you may exercise the following rights using the contact details of our data protection officer:
- Access to the data we store about you and their processing (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Erasure of data we store about you (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Restriction of data processing where we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Objection to the processing of your data (Art. 21 GDPR)
- Data portability, provided you have consented to data processing or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR)
If you have given us consent, you may revoke it at any time with effect for the future.
You can lodge a complaint at any time with a supervisory authority, e.g., with the supervisory authority of the federal state of your residence, or with the competent authority for us as the responsible body.
A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
Collection of General Information When Visiting Our Website
Type and purpose of processing:
When you access our website, i.e., when you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. These (server log files) include, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address, and similar.
They are processed in particular for the following purposes:
- Ensuring a smooth connection to the website
- Ensuring smooth use of our website
- Evaluation of system security and stability
- For other administrative purposes
We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. Information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us in order to optimize our website and its technology.
Legal basis:
Processing is carried out pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage duration:
Data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose for which they were collected. For data collected to provide the website, this is generally the case when the session ends.
Provision prescribed or required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. Additionally, individual services and features may be unavailable or restricted. For this reason, objection is excluded.
Cookies
Type and purpose of processing:
Like many other websites, we also use “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. They allow us to obtain certain information such as IP address, browser, and operating system.
Cookies cannot be used to launch programs or transfer viruses to a computer. Using the information contained in cookies, we can make navigation easier for you and enable the correct display of our website.
In no case will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.
Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are usually set to accept cookies automatically. You can disable the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use your browser’s help functions to learn how to change these settings. Please note that some functions of our website may not work if you disable cookies.
Storage duration and cookies used:
If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our website: (details follow in specific sections if personal data are affected).
You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie stock through your browser settings. You will also find information and instructions on how to delete or block the storage of cookies in advance. Depending on your browser, the necessary information can be found here:
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/help/17442
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416
Opera: https://www.opera.com/help
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191
Provision of Paid Services
Type and purpose of processing:
To provide paid services, we request additional data, such as payment information, in order to process your order.
Legal basis:
Processing of data required to fulfill a contract is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be processors.
Storage duration:
We store this data in our systems until the legal retention periods have expired (generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper bookkeeping and tax requirements).
Provision prescribed or required:
Providing your personal data is voluntary. Without providing your personal data, we cannot give you access to the content and services we offer.
Use of Google Analytics
Type and purpose of processing:
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies, text files stored on your computer, to enable an analysis of your use of the website.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. Due to IP anonymization activated on this website, your IP address will, however, first be shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide other services related to website and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
The purpose of data processing is to evaluate the use of the website and to compile reports on website activity. Based on website and internet usage, further related services will then be provided.
Legal basis:
Processing of data is based on the user’s consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Recipients:
The recipient of the data is Google, acting as processor. We have concluded the corresponding data processing agreement with Google.
Storage duration:
Data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for recording purposes.
Third country transfer:
Google processes your data in the USA and is subject to the EU–US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework
Provision prescribed or required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely based on your consent. If you block access, this may result in restrictions in functionality of the website.
Withdrawal of consent:
You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to the full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser add-on available at the following link: [Google Analytics opt-out plugin]
As an alternative to the browser add-on, you can also prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie will be set on your device. This will prevent data collection by Google Analytics for this website and browser as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.
Profiling:
With the help of the Google Analytics tracking tool, the behavior of website visitors can be evaluated and their interests analyzed. For this purpose, we create a pseudonymous user profile.
SSL Encryption
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g., SSL) via HTTPS.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy to always comply with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g., when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.
Questions to the Data Protection Officer
If you have questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection directly within our organization.
This privacy policy was created with the privacy policy generator of activeMind AG (Version 2018-09-24).