With the following data protection declaration, we would like to explain to you which types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") we process for which purposes and to what extent. The data protection declaration applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both as part of the provision of our services and in particular on our websites, in mobile applications and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as "online offer"). ).
The terms used are not gender specific.

Stand: 01.09.2022

Table of Contents

Introduction
• Person responsible
• Overview of processing
• Relevant legal bases
• Security measures
• Transmission of personal data
• Data processing in third countries
• Provision of the online offer and web hosting
• Registration, login and user account
• Establishing contact
• Newsletter and electronic notifications
• Promotional communication via e-mail, post, fax or telephone
• Polls and polls
• Online marketing
• Rating platforms
• Presence on social networks (social media)
• Plugins and embedded functions and content
• Comments
• Deletion of data
• Changes and updates to the privacy policy
• Rights of data subjects
• Definition of terms

Responsible

Andreas Drewling
Averhoffstrasse 3a
22085 Hamburg
E-Mail-Adresse: info@sound17.com
Telefon: 0172 411 59 49.
Impressum: https://sound17.com/impressum.

Overview of processing

The following overview summarizes the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing and refers to the data subjects.
Types of data processed
• Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses).
• Content data (e.g. entries in online forms).
• Contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers).
• Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
• Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, Access times).
• Contract data (e.g. subject of the contract, term, customer category).
Categories of persons concerned
• Communication partners.
• Customers.
• Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing
• Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Direct marketing (e.g. by e-mail or post).
• Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form).
• Marketing.
• Contact requests and communication.
• Profiles with users related information (creating user profiles).
• Security measures.
• Provision of contractual services and customer service.
• Management and response to inquiries.

Relevant legal bases

Below you will find an overview of the legal bases of the GDPR, on the basis of which we process personal data. Please note that, in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, national data protection regulations may apply in your or our country of residence or domicile. If, in individual cases, more specific legal bases are relevant, we will inform you of them in the data protection declaration.
• Consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit personal data concerning them for a specific purpose or several specific purposes.
• Fulfillment of a contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b. GDPR) - The processing is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, its contracting party the data subject is required, or to carry out pre-contractual measures, which take place at the request of the data subject.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. DSGVO) - The processing is to protect the legitimate interests of the person responsible or of a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, which require the protection of personal data, prevail.National data protection regulations in Germany: In addition to the data protection regulations of the General Data Protection Regulation, national data protection regulations apply in Germany. This includes in particular the law on the protection against misuse of personal data in data processing (Federal Data Protection Act - BDSG). In particular, the BDSG contains special regulations on the right to information, the right to erasure, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes and transmission as well as automated decision-making in individual cases including profiling. Furthermore, it regulates data processing for the purposes of the employment relationship (§ 26 BDSG), in particular with regard to the establishment, implementation or termination of employment relationships and the consent of employees. Furthermore, state data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.

Safety measures

We take appropriate technical and organizational 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 the processing as well as the different probabilities of occurrence and the extent of the threat to the rights and freedoms of natural persons 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 and electronic access to the data as well as the access, input and transfer relating to it , ensuring availability and their separation. Furthermore, we have set up procedures that ensure the exercise of data subject rights, the deletion of data and reactions to data threats. Furthermore, we already take the protection of personal data into account when developing or selecting hardware, software and processes in accordance with the principle of data protection, through technology design and through data protection-friendly default settings.
SSL encryption (https): To your via our online offer To protect transmitted data, we use SSL encryption. You can recognize such encrypted connections by the prefix https:// in the address line of your browser.

Transmission of personal data

As part of our processing of personal data, it may happen that the data is transmitted to other bodies, companies, legally independent organizational units or persons or that it is disclosed to them. The recipients of this data can include, for example, service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such a case, we observe the legal requirements and, in particular, conclude appropriate contracts or agreements with the recipients of your data that serve to protect your data.

Data processing in third countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA)) or the processing within the framework of the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transmission of data to other persons, bodies or companies takes place, this is only done in accordance with the legal requirements. Subject to express consent or contractually or legally required transmission, we only process or have the data processed in third countries with a recognized level of data protection, contractual obligation through so-called standard protection clauses of the EU Commission, if there are certifications or binding internal data protection regulations (Art. 44 bis 49 GDPR, information page of the EU Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_de).

Provision of the online offer and web hosting

In order to be able to provide our online offer securely and efficiently, we use the services of one or more web hosting providers from whose servers (or servers managed by them) the online offer can be accessed. For these purposes we can use infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services as well as security services and technical maintenance services of use and communication. This regularly includes the IP address, which is necessary in order to be able to deliver the content of online offers to browsers, and all entries made within our online offer or on websites.
E-mail dispatch and hosting: The Web hosting services used also include sending, receiving and storing e-mails. For these purposes, the addresses of the recipients and senders as well as other information regarding the e-mail dispatch (e.g. the providers involved) and the content of the respective e-mails are processed. The aforementioned data can also be processed for SPAM detection purposes. We ask you to note that e-mails are generally not sent in encrypted form on the Internet.As a rule, e-mails are encrypted during transport, but (unless a so-called end-to-end encryption method is used) not on the servers from which they are sent and received. We can therefore not assume any responsibility for the transmission path of the e-mails between the sender and receipt on our server.
Collection of access data and log files: We ourselves (or our web hosting provider) collect data on every access to the server (so-called server log files). The address and name of the retrieved websites and files, date and time of retrieval, amounts of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP Addresses and the requesting provider belong.
The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g. to avoid overloading the server (especially in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and on the other hand to Ensure server utilization and stability.
• Types of data processed: content data (e.g. entries in online forms), usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses) .
• Affected persons: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Provision and Our online offer and user-friendliness, provision of contractual services and customer service.
• Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).
Services and service providers used:
• 1&1 IONOS: hosting platform for e-commerce / websites; Service provider: 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany; Website: https://www.ionos.de; Data protection declaration: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.

Registration, login and user account

Users can create a user account. As part of the registration, the users are informed of the required mandatory information and processed for the purpose of providing the user account on the basis of contractual fulfillment of obligations. The processed data includes in particular the login information (username, password and an e-mail address).
When using our registration and login functions and the use of the user account, we save the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests as well as those of the users in protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. In principle, this data will not be passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so.
Users can find out about processes that are relevant to their user account, such as technical changes, be notified by email.
Two-Factor Authentication: Two-factor authentication provides an extra layer of security for your user account, ensuring that only you can access your account, even if someone else knows your password . To do this, you must perform an additional authentication measure (e.g. enter a code sent to a mobile device) in addition to your password. We will inform you about the procedure we use.
Deletion of data after termination: If users have terminated their user account, their data with regard to the user account will be deleted, subject to a legal permission, obligation or consent of the user.
It is the user's responsibility to back up their data before the end of the contract in the event of termination. We are entitled to irretrievably delete all user data stored during the contract period.
• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers), content data (e.g. entries in online forms), meta -/Communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
• Affected persons: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and customer service, security measures, administration and response of inquiries.
• Legal basis: Fulfillment of contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b. GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Contact

When contacting us (e.g. via contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media), the details of the inquiring person will be processed to the extent necessary to answer the contact inquiries and any requested measures.
Answering the contact inquiries within the framework of contractual or pre-contractual relationships is carried out to fulfill our contractual obligations or to answer (pre)contractual inquiries and otherwise on the basis of legitimate interests in answering the inquiries.
• Processed data types: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers), content data (e.g. entries in online forms).
• Affected persons: communication partners.
• Purposes of processing: contact inquiries and communication.
• Legal basis: fulfillment of contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b. GDPR), legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Newsletters and electronic notifications

We send newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications (hereinafter "newsletters") only with the consent of the recipient or legal permission. If the contents of the newsletter are specifically described when registering for the newsletter, they are decisive for the consent of the user. In addition, our newsletter contains information about our services and us.
We ask you to enter a name so that we can address you personally in the newsletter, or provide other information if this is necessary for the purposes of the newsletter.
Double- Opt-in procedure: Registration for our newsletter takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration you will receive an e-mail in which you will be asked to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that nobody can register with someone else's e-mail address. The registrations for the newsletter are logged in order to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with the legal requirements. This includes storing the time of registration and confirmation as well as the IP address. Likewise, the changes to your data stored by the shipping service provider are logged.
Deletion and restriction of processing: We can store the unsubscribed e-mail addresses for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete them to avoid a previously given to be able to prove consent. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. An individual request for deletion is possible at any time, provided that the previous existence of consent is confirmed at the same time. In the case of obligations to permanently observe contradictions, we reserve the right to store the e-mail address in a blocked list (so-called "block list") for this purpose alone.
The registration process is logged on the basis of our legitimate interests for purposes proof of its proper execution. If we commission a service provider to send emails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure shipping system.
Notes on legal bases: The newsletter is sent on the basis of the consent of the recipient or, if consent is not required, on the basis of our legitimate interests in direct marketing, if and to the extent that this is permitted by law, e.g. in the case of advertising for existing customers.If we commission a service provider to send emails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests. The registration process is recorded on the basis of our legitimate interests to demonstrate that it was carried out in accordance with the law.
Content: Information about us, our services, promotions and offers.
Measurement of opening and click rates:
The newsletters contain a so-called "web beacon", i.e. a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from our server when the newsletter is opened or, if we use a shipping service provider, from their server. As part of this retrieval, technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and the time of retrieval, is initially collected.
This information is used for the technical improvement of our newsletter based on the technical data or the target groups and their reading behavior based on their retrieval locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or the access times. This analysis also includes determining whether the newsletters are opened and when they are opened.

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses), usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times).
• Affected persons: communication partners.
• Purposes of processing: direct marketing (e.g. by e-mail or post).
• Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a. GDPR ), Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. DSGVO).
• Objection option (opt-out): You can cancel the receipt of our newsletter at any time, i.e. revoke your consent, or the other object to receipt. You will find a link to cancel the newsletter either at the end of each newsletter or you can use one of the contact options given above, preferably e-mail.
Services and service providers used:
• Mailchimp: e-mail marketing -Platform; Service Provider: “Mailchimp” – Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA; Website: https://mailchimp.com; Privacy Policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/; Standard Contractual Clauses as basis for processing in the USA: https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/; special security measures: https://mailchimp.com/help/Mailchimp-european-data-transfers/.

Promotional communication via e-mail, post, fax or telephone

We process personal data for the purposes of advertising communication, which can take place via various channels, such as e-mail, telephone, post or fax, in accordance with legal requirements.
The recipients have the right to revoke consent at any time or to to object to advertising communication at any time.
After revocation or objection, we can store the proof of consent for three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete it. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of an activated defense against claims. An individual request for deletion is possible at any time, provided that the former existence of a registration is confirmed at the same time.
• Processed data types: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers).
• Affected persons: Communication partners .
• Purposes of processing: direct marketing (e.g. by email or post).
• Legal basis: consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a. GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 Paragraph 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Polls and surveys

The polls and surveys we carry out (hereinafter "surveys") are evaluated anonymously. Personal data is only processed to the extent that this is necessary for the provision and technical implementation of the surveys (e.g. processing the IP address to display the survey in the user's browser or to resume the survey using a temporary cookie (session cookie). enable) or users have consented.
Notes on the legal bases: If we ask the participants for their consent to the processing of their data, this is the legal basis for the processing, otherwise the processing of the data of the participants takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests in the implementation an objective survey.
• Types of data processed: contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers), content data (e.g. entries in online forms), usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
• Affected persons: communication spartner.
• Purposes of processing: contact requests and communication, direct marketing (e.g. by e-mail or post).
• Legal bases: consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a. GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR) .

Onlinemarketing

We process personal data for online marketing purposes, which may include in particular the marketing of advertising space or the presentation of advertising and other content (collectively referred to as "content") based on the potential interests of users and the measurement of their effectiveness. For these purposes, so-called user profiles are created and stored in a file (so-called "cookie") or similar processes are used, by means of which the information about the user relevant to the presentation of the aforementioned content is stored. This information can include, for example, content viewed, websites visited, online networks used, but also communication partners and technical information such as the browser used, the computer system used and information on usage times. If users have consented to the collection of their location data, this can also be processed.
The IP addresses of the users are also stored. However, we use available IP masking procedures (i.e. pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. In general, no clear user data (e.g. e-mail addresses or names) are stored as part of the online marketing process, but pseudonyms.This means that we and the providers of the online marketing process do not know the actual identity of the users, only the information stored in their profiles.
The information in the profiles is usually stored in the cookies or using similar processes. These cookies can later generally also be read on other websites that use the same online marketing process and analyzed for the purpose of displaying content, as well as supplemented with further data and stored on the server of the online marketing process provider.
In exceptional cases, clear data can be assigned to the profiles. This is the case, for example, if the users are members of a social network whose online marketing process we use and the network connects the user's profile with the aforementioned information. We kindly ask you to note that users can make additional agreements with the providers, e.g. by giving their consent during registration.
In principle, we only receive access to summarized information about the success of our advertisements. However, we can use so-called conversion measurements to check which of our online marketing processes have led to a so-called conversion, i.e. e.g. to the conclusion of a contract with us. The conversion measurement is used solely to analyze the success of our marketing measures.
Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you assume that cookies used will be stored for a period of two years.
Notes on legal bases: If we ask users to ask their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for the processing of data is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in efficient, economical and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to draw your attention to the information on the use of cookies in this data protection declaration.
• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
• Affected persons: users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: marketing, profiles with user-related information (creating user profiles).
•Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymisation of the IP address).
• Legal basis: consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a. GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit f GDPR).
• Opt-out option: We refer to the data protection notices of the respective providers and the options for objection specified for the providers (so-called "opt-out"). If no explicit opt-out option has been specified, you can turn off cookies in your browser settings. However, this can limit the functions of our online offer. We therefore also recommend the following opt-out options, which are offered in summary for the respective areas: a) Europe: https://www.youronlinechoices.eu. b) Canada: https://www.youradchoices.ca/choices. c) USA: https://www.aboutads.info/choices. d) Cross-Territory: https://optout.aboutads.info.

Services and service providers used:

• Google Analytics: online marketing and web analysis; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/de/about/analytics/; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Objection option (opt-out): opt-out plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de, settings for the display of advertisements: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Rating platforms

We participate in evaluation processes to evaluate, optimize and advertise our services. If users rate us via the rating platforms or methods involved or give us feedback in any other way, the general terms and conditions of business or terms of use and the data protection notices of the providers also apply. As a rule, the evaluation also requires registration with the respective providers.
In order to ensure that the reviewers have actually used our services, we transmit the data required for this with regard to the customer and the service used to the respective evaluation platform (including name, e-mail address and order number or article number). This data is used solely to verify the authenticity of the user.
• Types of data processed: contract data (e.g. subject matter of contract, term, customer category), usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device Information, IP addresses).
• Affected persons: customers, users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form).
• Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a. GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Presence in social networks (social media)

We maintain online presences within social networks and process user data in this context in order to communicate with the users active there or to offer information about us.
We would like to point out that user data is processed outside the area of ​​the European Union can become. This can result in risks for users, for example because it could make it more difficult to enforce user rights.
Furthermore, user data is usually processed within social networks for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created based on usage behavior and the resulting interests of users. The usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the networks 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 independently of the devices used by the users (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).
For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the possibilities of objection (opt- Out) we refer to the data protection declarations and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.
In the case of requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights, we would like to point out that these can most effectively be 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, then you can contact us.
Facebook: We are together with Facebook Ireland Ltd. responsible for the collection (but not further processing) of data from visitors to our Facebook page (so-called "fan page").This data includes information about the types of content users view or interact with, or the actions they take (see “Things Done and Provided by You and Others” in the Facebook Data Policy: https:// www.facebook.com/policy), as well as information about the devices used by the users (e.g. IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data; see under "Device information" in the Facebook data policy statement: https://www.facebook.com/policy). As explained in the Facebook Data Policy under "How do we use this information?", Facebook also collects and uses information to provide analytics services, called "Page Insights," to site operators so that they can gain insights into how people are using their Pages and interact with the content associated with them. We have concluded a special agreement with Facebook ("Information on Page Insights", https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum), which regulates in particular which security measures Facebook must observe and in which Facebook itself has declared its willingness to fulfill the rights of the data subject (i.e. users can, for example, send information or requests for deletion directly to Facebook). The rights of users (in particular to information, deletion, objection and complaints to the competent supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with Facebook. Further information can be found in the "Information on page insights" (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data).
• Processed data types: contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers), content data ( e.g. entries in online forms), usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
• Affected persons: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services) .
• Purposes of processing: Contact requests and communication, feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form), marketing.
• Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR ).
Services and service providers used:
• Instagram: Social network; Service Provider: Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA, Parent Company: Facebook, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; Website: https://www.instagram.com; Data protection declaration: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy.
• Facebook: Social network; Service provider: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, parent company: Facebook, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy; Objection option (opt-out): Settings for advertisements: https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences/ad_settings (login to Facebook is required).
• LinkedIn: Social network; Service Provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; Website: https://www.linkedin.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy; Opt-out option: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Plugins and embedded functions and content

We integrate functional and content elements into our online offer that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers"). This can be, for example, graphics, videos or city maps (hereinafter uniformly referred to as “content”).
The integration always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content process the IP address of the user, since without the IP -Address that could not send content to their browser. The IP address is therefore required for the display of this content or functions. We endeavor 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 contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and the operating system, websites to be referred to, the time of the visit and other information on the use of our online offer and can also be linked to such information from other sources.
Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for the processing of data is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in efficient, economical and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to draw your attention to the information on the use of cookies in this data protection declaration.
• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
• Affected persons: users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
•Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness, provision of contractual services and customer service.
• Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. DSGVO).
Services and service providers used:
• Google Fonts: We integrate the fonts ("Google Fonts") from the provider Google, whereby the user data is used solely for the purpose of displaying the fonts in the user's browser. The integration takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests in a technically secure, maintenance-free and efficient use of fonts, their uniform representation and taking into account possible licensing restrictions for their integration. Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; Website: https://fonts.google.com/; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
• MyFonts: Fonts; Data processed as part of the font retrieval includes the identification number of the web font project (anonymized), the URL of the licensed website, which is linked to a customer number to identify the licensee and the licensed web fonts, and the referrer URL; the anonymized Webfont project identification number is stored in encrypted log files with such data for 30 days to determine the monthly number of page views; After such extraction and storage of the number of page views, the log files are deleted; Service Provider: Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., 600 Unicorn Park Drive, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801, USA; Website: https://www.myfonts.co; Privacy Policy: https://www.myfonts.com/info/legal/#Privacy.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor's IP address and user agent string (used to identify the browser) to help spam detection .

An anonymized character string (also known as a hash) can be created from your email address and passed to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. You can find the privacy policy of the Gravatar service here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment has been approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Deletion of data

The data processed by us will be deleted in accordance with the legal requirements as soon as your consent to processing is revoked or other permissions are no longer applicable (e.g. if the purpose of processing this data no longer applies or it is not required for the purpose).
If the data is not deleted because it is required for other, legally permissible purposes, its processing will be limited to these purposes. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be stored for commercial or tax reasons or whose storage is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person.
Our data protection information can also contain further information on the storage and deletion of data that apply primarily to the respective processing.

Change and update of 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 in the data processing we carry out make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your participation (e.g. consent) or other individual notification.
If we provide addresses and contact information for companies and organizations in this data protection declaration, please note that the addresses differ over the time can change and ask to check the details before contacting us.

Rights of data subjects

As a data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which result in particular from Art. 15 to 21 GDPR:
• Right to object: You have the right, for reasons that arise from your particular situation, to object to the processing of your data at any time to object to the personal data relating to you, which is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. e or f GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If the personal data concerning you is processed in order to operate direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising.
• Right of revocation in the case of consent: You have the right to revoke the consent you have given at any time.
• Right to information: You have the right to receive confirmation of this demand whether the data in question is being processed and for 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 have the data concerning you completed or to request the correction of incorrect data concerning you.
• Right to deletion and restriction of processing: You have the right to demand that data concerning you be deleted immediately in accordance with the statutory provisions, or alternatively in accordance with the statutory provisions Specifications to demand a restriction of the processing of the data.
• Right to data portability it: You have the right to receive the data that you have provided to us in accordance with the legal requirements in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another person responsible.
• Complaint to the 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, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the breaches the requirements of the GDPR.

Definitions of terms

This section provides you with an overview of the terms used in this data protection declaration. Many of the terms are taken from the law and defined above all in Art. 4 GDPR. The legal definitions are binding. The following explanations, on the other hand, are intended primarily for understanding. The terms are sorted alphabetically.
• IP masking: "IP masking" is a method in which the last octet, i.e. the last two digits of an IP address, is deleted so that the IP address can no longer be used to uniquely identify a person. Therefore, IP masking is a means of pseudonymizing processing methods, especially in online marketing
• Personal data: “Personal data” is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one 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, are an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
• Profiles with user-related information: The processing of "profiles with user-related information", or "profiles" for short, includes any type of automated processing of personal data that consists of using this personal data to identify certain personal aspects, relating to a natural person (depending on the type of profiling, different information regarding demographics, behavior and interests, such as interaction with websites and their content, etc.) can be analyzed, evaluated or predicted (e.g. interests in certain content or products, click behavior on a website or whereabouts). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes.
• Person responsible: The "responsible person" 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.
• Processing: "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 covers practically every handling of data, be it collection, evaluation, storage, transmission or deletion.

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