Data Protection

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General information and mandatory details (translated from German)

Identification of the data controller

The data controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Company name

Mirja Vollgraf
Göhrener Straße 13
10437 Berlin

The data controller determines, either alone or jointly with others, the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, contact details, etc.).

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Certain data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time. An informal notification by email is sufficient for the withdrawal. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in the event of a breach of data protection law. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the State Data Protection Commissioner of the federal state in which our company is based. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract provided to you or to a third party. The data will be provided in a machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another data controller, this will only take place to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Right to access, rectification, restriction and erasure
You have the right, at any time and in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, to obtain information free of charge regarding your stored personal data, the origin of the data, its recipients and the purpose of the data processing, and, where applicable, the right to have this data rectified, restricted or erased. In this regard, and for any further questions regarding personal data, you may contact us at any time using the contact details provided in the legal notice.

SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the website operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This ensures that data you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the “https://” in your browser’s address bar and the padlock symbol in the browser bar.

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes:

• Pages visited on our domain
• Date and time of the server request
• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Contact form
Data submitted via the contact form, including your contact details, is stored so that we can process your enquiry or be available to answer any follow-up questions. This data will not be disclosed without your consent.

The processing of data entered into the contact form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time. An informal email is sufficient to withdraw your consent. The lawfulness of data processing operations carried out prior to withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Data submitted via the contact form will be retained by us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or there is no longer any need to store the data. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Retention period for posts and comments
Posts and comments, as well as associated data such as IP addresses, are stored. The content remains on our website until it has been completely deleted or has had to be deleted for legal reasons.

The storage of posts and comments is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time. An informal email is sufficient to withdraw your consent. The lawfulness of data processing operations carried out prior to withdrawal remains unaffected.

Subscribing to comments
As a user of our website, you can subscribe to comments once you have registered. We will use a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided. You can unsubscribe from the comment subscription service at any time via a link contained in a subscription email. Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted upon unsubscription. Should this data have been transmitted to us for other purposes or to other locations, it will remain in our possession.

Newsletter data
To send you our newsletter, we require your email address. The email address provided must be verified, and you must consent to receiving the newsletter. No additional data is collected, and any further information is provided on a voluntary basis. The data is used solely for the purpose of sending the newsletter.

The data provided when subscribing to the newsletter is processed solely on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time. To do so, simply send an informal email or unsubscribe via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of any data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted upon unsubscription. Should this data have been transmitted to us for other purposes or to other locations, it will remain in our possession.

Cookies
Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Cookies help us to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure.

Some cookies are “session cookies.” These cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your browser session. Other cookies, however, remain on your device until you delete them yourself. These cookies help us to recognise you when you return to our website.

With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict or prevent the setting of cookies. Many web browsers can be configured so that cookies are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Disabling cookies may result in limited functionality on our website.

The setting of cookies that are necessary for the performance of electronic communication processes or the provision of specific functions requested by you (e.g. shopping basket) is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error-free and smooth provision of our services. Where other cookies (e.g. for analytics functions) are set, these are dealt with separately in this privacy policy.

Google Analytics
Our website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider of the web analytics service is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses “cookies”. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device and which enable an analysis of website usage. Information generated by cookies regarding your use of our website is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. The server is usually located in the USA.

Google Analytics cookies are set on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise our website and, where applicable, our advertising.

IP anonymisation
We use Google Analytics in conjunction with the IP anonymisation feature. This ensures that Google truncates your IP address within Member States of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmitting it to the USA. There may be exceptional cases in which Google transmits the full IP address to a server in the USA and truncates it there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.

Browser plugin
You can prevent your web browser from setting cookies. However, this may restrict some of the functions of our website. You can also prevent the collection of data relating to your use of the website, including your IP address, and the subsequent processing of this data by Google. You can do this by downloading and installing the browser plugin available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Objecting to data collection
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, which prevents the collection of your data during future visits to our website: Disable Google Analytics.

Details on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Data processing on behalf of a client
To fully comply with statutory data protection requirements, we have entered into a data processing agreement with Google.

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics
Our website uses the “demographic characteristics” feature in Google Analytics. This feature enables the creation of reports containing information about the age, gender and interests of website visitors. This data is derived from Google’s interest-based advertising and from visitor data provided by third parties. It is not possible to link this data to a specific individual. You can disable this feature at any time. You can do this via the ad settings in your Google account or by generally preventing Google Analytics from collecting your data, as explained in the section “Objection to data collection”.

Pinterest Plugin
Our website uses features of the social network Pinterest. The provider is Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA.

When you visit a page featuring Pinterest functions, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Pinterest servers. Log data is transmitted to the Pinterest servers. The servers are located in the USA. The log data may allow conclusions to be drawn regarding your IP address, websites visited, browser type and settings, date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest, and cookies.

Further details can be found in Pinterest’s privacy policy: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

Google Web Fonts
Our website uses Google Web Fonts. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

The use of these web fonts enables us to display our website as intended, regardless of which fonts are available on your device. This is achieved by retrieving the Google Web Fonts from a Google server in the USA, which involves the transfer of your data to Google. This data includes your IP address and the pages you have visited on our site. The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the optimal display and delivery of our website.

Google is certified under the US-EU data protection agreement ‘Privacy Shield’. This data protection agreement is intended to ensure compliance with the data protection standards applicable in the EU.

Details about Google Web Fonts can be found at: https://www.google.com/fonts#AboutPlace:about and further information in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners?hl=de

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