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Privacy Policy

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this privacy policy.

As a general rule, you can use our website without providing any personal data. To the extent that personal data (such as your name, address, or email address) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis whenever possible. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.

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1. General Information on Data Processing

1. Scope of Personal Data Processing

We generally process our users’ personal data only to the extent necessary to provide a fully functional website as well as our content and services. The processing of our users’ personal data is typically carried out only with the user’s consent. An exception applies in cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for practical reasons and the processing of the data is required by law.

2. Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

To the extent that we obtain the data subject’s consent for the processing of personal data, Article 6(1), sentence 1, subparagraph (a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.

When processing personal data necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Article 6(1), first sentence, subparagraph (b) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

To the extent that the processing of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Article 6(1), sentence 1, subparagraph (c) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.

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

If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, and the interests, fundamental rights, and fundamental freedoms of the data subject do not override the aforementioned interest, Article 6(1), sentence 1, subparagraph (f) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

3. Data Deletion and Retention Period

The data subject’s personal data will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies. Data may also be retained if this is provided for by European or national legislators in EU regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or erased when a retention period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless further storage of the data is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract.

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2. Rights of the Data Subject

If your personal data is being processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

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1. Right of Access

You may request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by the controller.

If such processing is taking place, you may request the following information from the controller: You have the right to request information on whether the personal data concerning you is being transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer.

 

This right of access may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of research or statistical purposes, and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of those research or statistical purposes.

You may request the following information from the controller:

 

1. the purposes for which the personal data is processed;

2. the categories of personal data that are processed

3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you

has been or will be disclosed;

 

4. the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, the criteria for determining the storage period;

5. the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of the personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller, or a

right to object to such processing;

 

6. the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;

7. any available information regarding the origin of the data, if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;

8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Art. 22(

and 4 of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the scope and intended consequences of such processing for the data subject.

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2. Right to Rectification‍

You have the right to request rectification and/or completion from the controller if the processed personal data concerning you is inaccurate or incomplete. The controller must carry out the rectification without undue delay.

 

Your right to rectification may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of research or statistical purposes, and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of those research or statistical purposes.

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3. Right to Restriction of Processing

Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you:

  1. if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period that allows the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
  2. if the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and instead request the restriction of the use of the personal data;
  3. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims; or
  4. if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the controller’s legitimate grounds override your interests.

If the processing of your personal data has been restricted, such data—apart from its storage—may be processed only with your consent, or for the purpose of asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, the controller will notify you before the restriction is lifted.

Your right to restriction of processing may be limited to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of those research or statistical purposes.

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4. Right to Erasure

 

a) Obligation to Erase

 

You may request that the controller erase your personal data without delay, and the controller is obligated to erase such data without delay if any of the following grounds apply:

  1. The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
  2. You withdraw your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) or Art. 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
  3. You object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
  4. The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
  5. The erasure of the personal data concerning you is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
  6. The personal data concerning you was collected in connection with information society services offered pursuant to Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
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b) Information to Third Parties

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obligated to erase it pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, the controller shall, taking into account available technology and the cost of implementation, take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform controllers who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested the erasure of all links to such personal data or of copies or replicas of such personal data.

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c) Exceptions

The right to erasure does not apply to the extent that the processing is necessary

  1. for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
  2. to comply with a legal obligation that requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or to perform a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
  3. for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9(2)(h) and (i) and Art. 9(3) of the GDPR;
  4. for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, to the extent that the right referred to in section (a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of such processing; or
  5. for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

 

5. Right to be Informed

If you have exercised your right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing with the controller, the controller is obligated to notify all recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed of such rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

 

You have the right to be informed by the controller about these recipients.

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6. Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that

  1. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1), sentence 1, subparagraph a of the GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1), first sentence, (b) of the GDPR, and
  2. the processing is carried out by automated means.
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In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, provided this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other individuals must not be infringed upon as a result.

The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

 

7. Right to Object

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data carried out pursuant to Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

 

The controller will no longer process your personal data unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

 

If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

 

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

 

In connection with the use of information society services—notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC—you have the option to exercise your right to object using automated procedures that employ technical specifications.

 

You also have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you that is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR.

 

Your right to object may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to render the achievement of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously impair it, and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.

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8. Right to Withdraw Consent Under Data Protection Law

You have the right to withdraw your consent under data protection law at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent prior to its withdrawal.

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9. Automated Decision-Making in Individual Cases, Including Profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing—including profiling—that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

  1. is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,
  2. is permitted under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, and such law provides for appropriate measures to safeguard your rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests, or
  3. is based on your explicit consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data as defined in Article 9(1) of the GDPR, unless Article 9(2)(a) or (b) of the GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests.

 

With regard to the cases mentioned in 1. and 3., the controller shall take appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, including, at a minimum, the right to request human intervention by the controller, to present your point of view, and to contest the decision.

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10. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the GDPR.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint was submitted shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 of the GDPR.

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3. Provision of the Website

Use of Google Fonts

  1. Scope of Personal Data Processing
  2. The Google Fonts API is designed to limit the collection, storage, and use of end-user data to what is necessary for the efficient delivery of fonts. Use of the Google Fonts API is not authenticated, and the Google Fonts API does not set or log cookies. Requests to the Google Fonts API are sent to resource-specific domains such as Fonts.googleapis.com or fonts.gstatic.com. When font requests are made, login credentials are sent separately from google.com to other, authenticated Google services such as Gmail.
  3. The Google Fonts API logs the details of the HTTP request, including the timestamp, the requested URL, and all HTTP headers (including the referrer URL and user-agent string) provided in connection with the use of the CSS API.
  4. IP addresses are not logged.
  5. Access to logged data is secure. Aggregated usage statistics are used to measure the popularity of font families and are published on the Google Fonts analytics page.
  6. For more information about the data collected by Google, as well as its use and security, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.
  7. Purpose of Data Processing
  8. The purpose of processing the data is to specifically target an audience that has already expressed an initial interest by visiting the site and, thereby, in the content and visual presentation of the visited page.
  9. Legal basis for the processing of personal data
  10. The legal basis for processing users’ personal data is, in principle, the user’s consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Once the user has given consent via the cookie banner, the user expressly agrees to the display.
  11. Storage Duration
  12. Cookies are not set. Only the fonts (1 year) and the associated CSS files (1 day) are stored on the user’s device.
  13. Option to Withdraw Consent and Remove Data
  14. You have the right to withdraw your consent under data protection law at any time. If the user declines via the cookie banner, the fonts will not be loaded. This may result in significant limitations to the visual display. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent prior to withdrawal.

Use of Plausible

Our website uses Plausible, an open-source software for privacy-friendly analysis of visitor traffic. Plausible operates without cookies and does not store any personal data, such as full IP addresses. The data collected is processed exclusively in anonymized form and does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about individual users.

Data processing is based on our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior in order to continuously improve our website. The data is stored on servers within the European Union and remains there.

The service provider commissioned by us is Dreher.Media GmbH.

Further information can be found on the Dreher.Media GmbH company website.

Contact for inquiries: contact@dreher-media.de

4. Email Contact

  1. Description and Scope of Data Processing
  2. You can contact us via the email address provided on our website. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the email will be stored.
  4. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.
  5. Purpose of Data Processing
  6. When contact is made via email, this in itself constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.
  7. Legal Basis for Data Processing
  8. The legal basis for processing the data is Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, provided the user has given consent.
  10. The legal basis for processing the data transmitted when sending an email is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If the email contact is intended to lead to the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
  11. Retention Period
  12. The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For personal data sent via email, this is the case once the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is considered ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved.
  14. Any additional personal data collected during the submission process will be deleted no later than seven days after submission.
  16. Right to Object and Right to Erasure
  17. The user may withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us via email, they may object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.
  19. By email
  21. All personal data stored in the course of establishing contact will be deleted in this case.

5. Hosting

The website is hosted on servers operated by third-party service providers commissioned by us.

The service provider commissioned by us is Dreher.Media GmbH.

All further information can be found on the Dreher.Media GmbH company website.

Contact for inquiries: contact@dreher-media.de

6. Plugins Used

Privacy Policy for the Use of Facebook Plugins (Like Button)

Plugins from the social network Facebook, provided by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated into our pages. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our site. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. As a result, Facebook receives the information that you have visited our page using your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Facebook. For more information, please see Facebook’s Privacy Policy at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account.

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Privacy Policy for the Use of Instagram

Functions from the Instagram service are integrated into our pages. These functions are provided by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how Instagram uses it.

For more information, please see Instagram’s Privacy Policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

Privacy Policy for the Use of YouTube

Our website uses plugins from YouTube, a service operated by Google. The operator of the site is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection is established to YouTube’s servers. In the process, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing activity directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

For more information on how user data is handled, please see YouTube’s Privacy Policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy