Privacy Policy
Introduction
We take the protection of user data on our website and/or our mobile app very seriously and commit to safeguarding the information provided by users in connection with the use of our website and/or our mobile app (collectively referred to as "digital assets"). Furthermore, we commit to protecting and using your data in accordance with applicable law.
This privacy policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your data when accessing our digital assets (the "Services") through your devices.
Please read this privacy policy carefully and ensure that you fully understand our practices regarding your data before using our services. If you have read, fully understood, and do not agree with our practices, you must cease using our digital assets and services. By using our services, you acknowledge the terms of this privacy policy. Continued use of the services constitutes your consent to this privacy policy and any changes to it.
In this privacy policy, you will learn about:
How we collect data
What data we collect
Why we collect this data
To whom we disclose the data
Where the data is stored
How long the data is retained
How we protect the data
How we handle minors
Updates or changes to the privacy policy
What data do we collect?
Below is an overview of the data we may collect:
Unidentified and non-identifiable information provided during the registration process or collected through the use of our services ("non-personal data"). Non-personal data does not allow conclusions to be drawn about the identity of the user. Non-personal data we collect consists mainly of technical and aggregated usage information.
Individually identifiable information, i.e., information that can identify you or could reasonably identify you ("personal data"). Personal data we collect through our services may include information requested from time to time, such as names, email addresses, addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, and more. When we combine personal and non-personal data, we treat them as personal data as long as they are combined.
How do we collect data?
The main methods we use to collect data are:
We collect data when you use our services. So, when you visit our digital assets and use services, we may collect, record, and store usage, sessions, and related information.
We collect data you provide directly, such as when you contact us directly through a communication channel (e.g., an email with a comment or feedback).
As described below, we may collect data from third-party sources.
We collect data you provide when you sign up for our services through a third-party such as Facebook or Google.
Why do we collect this data?
We may use your data for the following purposes:
To provide and operate our services;
To develop, customize, and improve our services;
To respond to your feedback, inquiries, and requests and offer assistance;
To analyze request and usage patterns;
For other internal, statistical, and research purposes;
To enhance our data security and fraud prevention capabilities;
To investigate violations and enforce our terms and policies and to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or regulatory orders;
To send you updates, news, promotional materials, and other information related to our services. For promotional emails, you can decide whether you want to continue receiving them. If not, simply click on the unsubscribe link in these emails.
To whom do we disclose this data?
We may disclose your data to our service providers to operate our services (e.g., data storage through third-party hosting services, providing technical support, etc.).
We may also disclose your data under the following circumstances: (i) to investigate, detect, prevent, or take action against illegal activities or other misconduct; (ii) to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; (iii) to protect our rights, property, or personal safety, as well as the safety of our users or the public; (iv) in the event of a change of control within us or one of our affiliated companies (e.g., through a merger, acquisition, or purchase of (substantially) all assets, etc.); (v) to collect, retain, and/or manage your data through authorized third-party providers (e.g., cloud service providers) as appropriate for business purposes; (vi) to work collaboratively with third parties to enhance your user experience. To avoid misunderstandings, we would like to clarify that we may transmit or disclose non-personal data to third parties at our discretion or otherwise use it.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
When you visit or access our services, we authorize third parties to use web beacons, cookies, pixel tags, scripts, and other technologies and analytics services ("tracking technologies"). These tracking technologies may allow third parties to automatically collect your data to improve the navigation experience on our digital assets, optimize their performance, ensure a customized user experience, and for security and fraud prevention purposes.
To learn more, please read our Cookie Policy.
Sharing Your Data with Advertising Companies
Without your consent, we will not share your email address or other personal data with advertising companies or advertising networks.
Where do we store the data?
Non-personal Data
Please note that our companies, as well as our trusted partners and service providers, are located worldwide. For the purposes explained in this privacy policy, we store and process all non-personal data we collect in different jurisdictions.
How long will the data be retained?
Please note that we retain the collected data for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with our legal and contractual obligations to you, settle disputes, and enforce our agreements.
We may correct, supplement, or delete incorrect or incomplete data at our discretion at any time.
How do we protect the data?
The hosting service for our digital assets provides us with the online platform through which we can offer you our services. Your data may be stored on secure servers behind a firewall, and secure HTTPS access is provided to most areas of its services.
Despite the measures and efforts taken by us and our hosting provider, we cannot and will not guarantee absolute protection and security of the data you upload, publish, or otherwise share with us or others.
For this reason, we ask you to set secure passwords and, if possible, not to transmit confidential information to us or others that, in your opinion, could cause you significant or sustained damage. Since email and instant messaging are not considered secure forms of communication, we also ask you not to disclose confidential information via any of these communication channels.
How do we handle minors?
Children may use our services. However, if they wish to access certain features, they may need to provide certain information. The collection of some data (including data collected through cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies) may occur automatically. If we knowingly collect, use, or disclose data collected from a child, we will indicate and obtain parental consent in accordance with applicable law. We do not condition a child's participation in an online activity on the child providing more contact information than is reasonably necessary for participation in that activity. We only use the data we collect in connection with the services requested by the child.
We may also use a parent's contact information to communicate about the child's activities in the services. Parents can view data we have collected from their child, prohibit us from collecting further data from their child, and request the deletion of all data we have collected from our records.
Please contact us to view, update, or delete your child's data. To protect your child, we may ask for proof of your identity. We may deny you access to the data if we question your identity. Please note that certain data cannot be deleted due to other legal obligations.
Data Usage
We use your personal data only for the purposes specified in the privacy policy and only if we are convinced that:
The use of your personal data is necessary to fulfill or enter into a contract (e.g., to provide you with the services themselves or customer support or technical support);
The use of your personal data is necessary to comply with the respective legal or regulatory obligations, or
The use of your personal data is necessary to support our legitimate business interests (provided that this is done at all times in a way that is proportionate and respects your privacy rights).
If you are an EU resident, you can:
Request confirmation of whether personal data concerning you is being processed, and access your stored personal data and certain supplementary information;
Request the receipt of personal data you provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format;
Request the correction of your personal data stored with us;
Request the deletion of your personal data;
Object to the processing of your personal data by us;
Request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, or
Submit a complaint to a supervisory authority.
Please note, however, that these rights are not unrestricted and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements. If you have general questions about the personal data we collect and its use, please contact us as indicated below.
In the course of providing the services, we may transfer data across borders to affiliated companies or other third parties from your country/jurisdiction to other countries/jurisdictions worldwide. By using the services, you agree to the transfer of your data outside the EEA.
If you are a resident of the EEA, your personal data will only be transferred to locations outside the EEA if we are convinced that an adequate or comparable level of protection for personal data exists. We will take appropriate steps to ensure that we have adequate contractual agreements with our third parties to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken to minimize the risk of unlawful use, alteration, deletion, loss, or theft of your personal data and that these third parties at all times act in accordance with applicable laws.
Rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act
If you use the services as a resident of California, you may be entitled to request access to and deletion of your data under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA").
To exercise your right to access and delete your data, please read below for how to contact us.
Category: The website does not sell user data
We do not sell users' personal data for the purposes and intentions of the CCPA.
Social Media
Instagram:
This website incorporates features of the Instagram service. These features are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
If consent has been obtained, the use of the above service is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the service is used based on our legitimate interest in the broadest possible visibility in social media.
To the extent that personal data is collected and transmitted to Facebook or Instagram through the use of this tool, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transfer to Facebook or Instagram. The processing carried out by Facebook or Instagram after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations jointly incumbent on us have been recorded in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for implementing the tool on our website in a data protection-compliant manner. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook or Instagram products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with them. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.
Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum,
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875, and
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
Further information can be found in Instagram's privacy policy:
https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
Updates or Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may revise this privacy policy at our discretion from time to time; the version posted on the website is always current (see the "Effective Date" statement). We ask you to regularly check for changes to this privacy policy. In the case of significant changes, we will publish a notice on our website. If you continue to use the services after being notified of changes on our website, this will constitute your confirmation and consent to the changes in the privacy policy and your agreement to the terms of these changes.
Contact
If you have general questions about the services or the data we collect about you and its use, please contact us at:
Name: Svenja Kugler
Address: Kurfürstenstraße 49, 55118 Mainz
Email Address: tiermonie.svenjakugler@gmail.com
Final Clause
The information contained herein does not replace legal advice, and you should not rely on it alone. Specific requirements regarding legal terms and policies may vary from state to state and/or legal system to legal system. As stated in our terms of use, you are responsible for ensuring that your services are permissible under the law applicable to you and that you comply with it.
To ensure that you fully comply with your legal obligations, we strongly recommend that you seek professional advice to better understand the specific requirements that apply to you.