This data protection declaration clarifies the type, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as „data“) in the context of the provision of our services as well as within our online offer and the associated websites, functions, and content as well as external online presences, such as open our social media profile (hereinafter collectively referred to as „online offer“). With regard to the terms used, such as „processing“ or „person responsible“, we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Types of data processed

– Inventory data (e.g., personal master data, names or addresses).

– Contact details (e.g., email, phone numbers).

– Content data (e.g., text input, photographs, videos).

– Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times).

– Meta / communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).

Categories of data subjects

Visitors and users of the online offer (in the following we also refer to the persons concerned collectively as „users“).

Purpose of processing

– Provision of the online offer, its functions and content.

– Answering contact inquiries and communicating with users.

– Safety measures.

– Reach measurement / marketing

Terms used

“Personal data” is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); A natural person is regarded as identifiable who can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or one or more special features, which express the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person.

“Processing” is any process carried out with or without the aid of automated processes or any such series of processes in connection with personal data. The term goes far and includes practically every handling of data.

„Pseudonymization“ the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is stored separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures that ensure that the personal data cannot be assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.

“Profiling” means any type of automated processing of personal data that consists of using this personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular aspects relating to work performance, economic situation, health, personal To analyze or predict the preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, whereabouts or relocation of this natural person.

“Responsible” is the natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

„Processor“ means a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the person responsible.

Relevant legal bases

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we will inform you of the legal basis for our data processing. For users from the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), i.e. the EU and the EEC, unless the legal basis is mentioned in the data protection declaration, the following applies:

The legal basis for obtaining consent is Article 6 (1) (a) and Article 7 GDPR;

The legal basis for processing for the fulfillment of our services and the implementation of contractual measures as well as answering inquiries is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR;

The legal basis for processing in order to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR;

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

The legal basis for the processing required to perform a task that is in the public interest or is carried out in the exercise of official authority that has been transferred to the person responsible is Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit.

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 determined in accordance with the provisions of Art 6 Para. 4 GDPR.

The processing of special categories of data (in accordance with Art. 9 Paragraph 1 GDPR) is based on the requirements of Art. 9 Paragraph 2 GDPR.

Safety measures

In accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the type, scope, circumstances and purposes of processing as well as the different probability of occurrence and severity of the risk for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we make suitable technical and organizational measures Measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

The measures include, in particular, securing the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as the access, input, transfer, ensuring availability and their separation. Furthermore, we have set up procedures that ensure the exercise of data subject rights, deletion of data and reaction to data threats. Furthermore, we already consider the protection of personal data during the development or selection of hardware, software and procedures, in accordance with the principle of data protection through technology design and data protection-friendly default settings.

Cooperation with processors, jointly responsible persons and third parties

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

If we disclose, transmit or otherwise grant access to data to other companies in our group of companies, this is done in particular for administrative purposes as a legitimate interest and, furthermore, on a legal basis.

Transfers to third countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation) or in the context of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transmission of data to other persons or companies happens, this only happens if it is done 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 express consent or contractually required transmission, we process or allow the data only in third countries with a recognized level of data protection, to which the US processors certified under the „Privacy Shield“ belong or on the basis of special guarantees, such as

Rights of data subjects

Right to information:

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to request information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.

Right to rectification:

In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to request the completion of the data relating to you or the correction of incorrect data relating to you.

Right to deletion and restriction of processing:

In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to demand that the relevant data be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to request a restriction on the processing of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.

Right to data portability:

You have the right to receive the relevant data that you have provided to us in accordance with the legal requirements in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another person responsible.

Right of withdrawal:

You have the right to revoke your consent with effect for the future.

Right to object:

You have the right, for reasons that arise from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If the personal data relating to you are processed in order to operate direct mail, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data relating to you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising.

Right to complain to a supervisory authority

Furthermore, in accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Cookies and right to object to direct mail

„Cookies“ are small files that are stored on the users‘ computers. Various information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their 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. Such a cookie can, for example, store the content of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status. Cookies are referred to as „permanent“ or „persistent“ and remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved, when users visit them after several days. The interests of the users can also be stored in such a cookie, 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 it is only their cookies, they are referred to as „first-party cookies“).

We can use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this in the context of our data protection declaration.

If we ask the user for consent to the use of cookies (e.g. in the context of a cookie consent), the legal basis for this processing is Article 6 (1) (a). GDPR. Otherwise, the personal cookies of the users are stored in accordance with the following explanations in the context of this data protection declaration 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 Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR) or if the use of cookies is necessary for the provision of our contract-related services, according to Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b. GDPR, or if the use of cookies is necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or takes place in the exercise of official authority, in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.

If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Saved 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 objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be made for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US site https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site https://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, cookies can be saved by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that then you may not be able to use all of the functions of this online offer.

Deletion of data

The data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in their processing in accordance with the legal requirements. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, 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 retention requirements.

If the data is not deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be kept for commercial or tax reasons.

Changes and updates to the privacy policy

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our data protection declaration. We will adapt the data protection declaration as soon as the changes to the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g. consent) or other individual notification.

contact

When contacting us (e.g. via the contact form, email, telephone or via social media), the information provided by the user is used to process and process the contact request in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. (within the framework of contractual / pre-contractual relationships), Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f. (other inquiries) GDPR processed. The user information can be stored in a customer relationship management system (“CRM system”) or a comparable request organization.

We delete the inquiries if they are no longer required. We review the requirement every two years; The statutory archiving obligations also apply.

Online presence in social media

We maintain an online presence within social networks and platforms in order to be able to communicate with the customers, interested parties and users active there and to inform them about our services.

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 z. B. enforcing the rights of users could be made more difficult. With regard to US providers who are certified under the Privacy Shield, we would like to point out that they undertake to comply with the data protection standards of the EU.

Furthermore, user data is usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created from the usage behavior and the interests of the users resulting from this. The usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms 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 (

The processing of the personal data of the users takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests in an effective information of the users and communication with the users according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit.f. If the users are asked by the respective providers of the platforms for their consent to the data processing described above, the legal basis for processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a., Art. 7 GDPR.

For a detailed description of the respective processing and the possibilities of objection (opt-out), we refer to the information provided by the providers linked below.

Also in the case of requests for information and the assertion of user 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.

– Facebook, pages, groups, (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland) on the basis of an agreement on joint processing of personal data –

Data protection declaration: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/,

especially for pages: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data,

Optout: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and https://www.youronlinechoices.com,

Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active.

– Google / YouTube (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) – Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated , Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

– Instagram (Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA) – Privacy Policy / Opt-Out: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

– Soundcloud (SoundCloud Limited, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany) – Privacy Policy / Opt-Out: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

Integration of services and content from third parties

We use content or service offers from third-party providers within our online offer based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. Integrate services such as videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as “content”).

This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the user, since they would not be able to send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required to display this content. We strive to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third-party providers can also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as „web beacons“) for statistical or marketing purposes. The „pixel tags“ can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information can also be stored in cookies on the user’s device and, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system,

Soundcloud:

Our podcasts are stored on the “Soundcloud” platform, offered by SoundCloud Limited, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany, and are played back from this platform.

For this purpose, we integrate so-called Soundcloud widgets into our website. This is playback software that users can use to play the podcasts. Soundcloud can measure which podcasts are heard to what extent and process this information pseudonymously for statistical and business purposes. For this purpose, cookies can be stored in the user’s browser and processed for the purpose of creating user profiles, e.g. for the purpose of displaying advertisements that correspond to the potential interests of the user. In the case of users who are registered with Soundcloud, Soundcloud can assign the hearing information to their profiles.

The use takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests, ie interest in a secure and efficient provision, analysis and optimization of our audio offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR.

Further information and options to object can be found in Soundcloud’s data protection declaration: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

YouTube

We embed the videos from the “YouTube” platform provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Data protection declaration: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”), on the basis of our legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offer by the user is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).

Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our online offer by users, to compile reports on the activities within this online offer and to provide us with other services related to the use of this online offer and the internet. In doing so, pseudonymous user profiles can be created from the processed data.

We only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization. This means that the IP address of the user is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The full IP address will only be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there in exceptional cases.

The IP address transmitted by the user’s browser will not be merged with other Google data. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; Users can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to their use of the online offer and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

You can find more information on the use of data by Google, setting and objection options in Google’s data protection declaration (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) and in the settings for the display of advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).

The personal data of the users will be deleted or anonymized after 14 months.