Privacy Policy
This privacy policy explains the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) within our online offering and the associated websites, functions, and content, as well as external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “online offering”). With regard to the terms used, such as “processing” or “controller,” we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Person responsible
Online Business School is operated by:
Digital Future Solutions FZ LLE, Creative City Fujairah, UAE
Types of data processed:
– Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses).
– Contact data (e.g., email, telephone numbers).
– Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos).
– Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times).
– Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
Categories of data subjects
Visitors and users of the online offer (hereinafter we refer to the data subjects collectively as “users”).
Purpose of processing
– Provision of the online service, its functions, and content.
– Responding to contact requests and communicating with users.
– Security measures.
– Reach measurement/marketing
Terms used
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. a cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
“Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers virtually all data handling.
‘Pseudonymisation’ means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
“Profiling” means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
The “controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
“Processor” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
Relevant legal bases
In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal basis for our data processing. If the legal basis is not mentioned in the privacy policy, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 (1) (a) and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and implement contractual measures as well as to answer inquiries is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
Security measures
In accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons.
These measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as the relevant access, input, and transfer, ensuring availability, and segregating it. Furthermore, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subject rights, the deletion of data, and response to data threats. Furthermore, we consider the protection of personal data right from the development and selection of hardware, software, and processes, in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and through data protection-friendly default settings (Article 25 GDPR).
Cooperation with processors and third parties
If, as part of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (contract processors or third parties), transmit it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of legal permission (e.g. if transmission of the data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary to fulfil the contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR), you have consented, a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.).
If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called “order processing agreement”, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.
Transfers to third countries
If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs as part of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transmission of data to third parties, this will only occur if it is necessary to fulfill our (pre-)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, due to a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we will only process or have data processed in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met. This means that processing is carried out, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level equivalent to that of the EU (e.g. for the USA through the “Privacy Shield”) or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “standard contractual clauses”).
Rights of data subjects
You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to obtain information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.
According to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of inaccurate data concerning you.
In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request that the data in question be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to request that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.
You have the right to request that we receive the data concerning you that you have provided to us in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to request that it be transmitted to other responsible parties.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.
Right of withdrawal
You have the right to revoke consent given in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR with effect for the future
Right of objection
You may object to the future processing of your data at any time in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. In particular, you may object to processing for direct marketing purposes.
Cookies and right to object to direct advertising
“Cookies” are small files that are stored on users’ computers. Different types of information can be stored within cookies. A cookie is primarily used to save information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online service. Temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies,” are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online service and closes their browser. Such a cookie can store, for example, the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status. “Permanent” or “persistent” cookies are cookies that remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved if the user visits the website several days later. Likewise, the interests of the user can be saved in such a cookie and used for reach measurement or marketing purposes. “Third-party cookies” are cookies that are offered by providers other than the controller who operates the online service (otherwise, if they are only their cookies, they are referred to as “first-party cookies”).
We may use temporary and permanent cookies and explain this in our privacy policy.
If users do not wish cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in their browser’s system settings. Stored cookies can be deleted in the browser’s system settings. Excluding cookies may lead to functional limitations of this online service.
A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ . Furthermore, cookies can be blocked by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all functions of this website may be available.
Deletion of data
The data we process will be deleted or restricted in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 of the GDPR. Unless expressly stated in this privacy policy, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and there are no statutory retention periods that prevent deletion. If the data is not deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.
According to legal requirements in Germany, storage takes place in particular for 10 years in accordance with Sections 147 Para. 1 AO, 257 Para. 1 Nos. 1 and 4, Para. 4 HGB (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, commercial books, documents relevant for taxation, etc.) and 6 years in accordance with Section 257 Para. 1 Nos. 2 and 3, Para. 4 HGB (commercial letters).
According to legal requirements in Austria, storage takes place in particular for 7 years in accordance with Section 132 Paragraph 1 BAO (accounting documents, receipts/invoices, accounts, receipts, business papers, statements of income and expenditure, etc.), for 22 years in connection with real estate and for 10 years for documents in connection with electronically provided services, telecommunications, radio and television services that are provided to non-entrepreneurs in EU member states and for which the Mini One Stop Shop (MOSS) is used.
Business-related processing
In addition, we process
– contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category)
– payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history)
from our customers, prospective customers, and business partners for the purpose of providing contractual services, service and customer care, marketing, advertising, and market research.
Order processing in the online shop and customer account
We process our customers’ data as part of the ordering process in our online shop in order to enable them to select and order the selected products and services, as well as to pay for them and to deliver or execute them.
The data processed includes inventory data, communication data, contract data, and payment data. The data subjects include our customers, prospective customers, and other business partners. The processing is carried out for the purpose of providing contractual services within the scope of operating an online shop, billing, delivery, and customer services. We use session cookies to store the shopping cart contents and permanent cookies to store the login status.
Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) (execution of order transactions) and (c) (legally required archiving) GDPR. The information marked as required is necessary to establish and fulfill the contract. We only disclose this data to third parties within the scope of delivery, payment, or within the scope of legal permissions and obligations to legal advisors and authorities. Data will only be processed in third countries if this is necessary to fulfill the contract (e.g., at the customer’s request during delivery or payment).
Users can optionally create a user account, which allows them to view their orders, in particular. During registration, the required information is communicated to users. User accounts are not public and cannot be indexed by search engines. If users cancel their user account, their data will be deleted, unless retention is necessary for commercial or tax law reasons in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Information in the customer account remains until it is deleted and subsequently archived in the event of a legal obligation. It is the user’s responsibility to back up their data before the end of the contract if the contract is terminated.
During registration and subsequent registrations, as well as during use of our online services, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. This storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user’s interest in protecting against misuse and other unauthorized use. This data will generally not be passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.
Deletion occurs after expiry of statutory warranty and similar obligations; the necessity of retaining the data is reviewed every three years; in the case of statutory archiving obligations, deletion occurs after their expiry (end of commercial (6 years) and tax (10 years) retention periods).
Therapeutic services and coaching
We process the data of our clients, interested parties, and other clients or contractual partners (collectively referred to as “clients”) in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR in order to provide them with our contractual or pre-contractual services. The data processed, the type, scope, purpose, and necessity of their processing are determined by the underlying contractual relationship. The data processed generally includes client inventory and master data (e.g., name, address, etc.), as well as contact details (e.g., email address, telephone, etc.), contract data (e.g., services used, fees, names of contact persons, etc.), and payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history, etc.).
As part of our services, we may also process special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9 (1) GDPR, in particular information about clients’ health, possibly with reference to their sex life or sexual orientation, ethnic origin, or religious or ideological beliefs. For this purpose, we will obtain the client’s express consent, where necessary, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a), Art. 7, and Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR. Otherwise, we process the special categories of data for the purposes of healthcare on the basis of Art. 9 (2) (h) GDPR and Section 22 (1) No. 1 (b) BDSG.
If required for the fulfilment of the contract or by law, we will disclose or transmit client data as part of our communication with other specialists, to third parties who are necessarily or typically involved in the fulfilment of the contract, such as billing offices or similar service providers, provided that this serves the provision of our services in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, is prescribed by law in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, serves our interests or those of the client in efficient and cost-effective healthcare as a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR or is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR, to protect the vital interests of the client or another natural person or within the framework of consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) and Art. 7 GDPR.
Data will be deleted when it is no longer required to fulfill contractual or statutory duties of care or to deal with any warranty or similar obligations. The necessity of retaining the data will be reviewed every three years; otherwise, statutory retention periods apply.
Contractual services
We process the data of our contractual partners and interested parties, as well as other clients, customers, clients, or contractual partners (collectively referred to as “contractual partners”) in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR in order to provide them with our contractual or pre-contractual services. The data processed in this process, the type, scope, purpose, and necessity of their processing are determined by the underlying contractual relationship.
The data processed includes the master data of our contractual partners (e.g., names and addresses), contact data (e.g., email addresses and telephone numbers) as well as contract data (e.g., services used, contract contents, contractual communication, names of contact persons) and payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history).
As a general rule, we do not process special categories of personal data unless these are part of commissioned or contractual processing.
We process data that is necessary to establish and fulfill contractual services and will point out the necessity of providing this information if this is not obvious to the contractual partners. Disclosure to external persons or companies only occurs if it is required within the scope of a contract. When processing the data provided to us within the scope of an order, we act in accordance with the client’s instructions and legal requirements.
When you use our online services, we may store your IP address and the time of each user action. This storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the interests of the users in protecting against misuse and other unauthorized use. This data will generally not be passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.
Data will be deleted when it is no longer required to fulfill contractual or statutory duties of care or to handle any warranty or similar obligations. The necessity of retaining the data will be reviewed every three years; otherwise, statutory retention periods apply.
Administration, financial accounting, office organization, contact management
We process data as part of administrative tasks and the organization of our operations, financial accounting and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. In doing so, we process the same data that we process as part of the provision of our contractual services. The processing bases are Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Customers, interested parties, business partners and website visitors are affected by the processing. The purpose of and our interest in the processing lies in administration, financial accounting, office organization, archiving of data, i.e. tasks that serve to maintain our business activities, perform our tasks and provide our services. The deletion of data with regard to contractual services and contractual communication corresponds to the information stated in these processing activities.
We disclose or transmit data to the tax authorities, consultants such as tax consultants or auditors as well as other fee offices and payment service providers.
Furthermore, based on our business interests, we store information about suppliers, event organizers, and other business partners, e.g., for the purpose of later contact. We generally store this mostly company-related data permanently.
Registration function
Users can create a user account. During registration, the required mandatory information is communicated to users and processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the purpose of providing the user account. The data processed includes, in particular, login information (name, password, and an email address). The data entered during registration is used for the purposes of using the user account and its purpose.
Users can be informed via email about information relevant to their user account, such as technical changes. If users terminate their user account, their data related to the user account will be deleted, subject to any statutory retention requirements. It is the user’s responsibility to back up their data before the end of the contract upon termination. We are entitled to irretrievably delete all user data stored during the term of the contract.
When you use our registration and login functions, as well as your user account, we store your IP address and the time of each user action. This storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user’s interest in protecting against misuse and other unauthorized use. This data is generally not shared with third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. IP addresses are anonymized or deleted after 7 days at the latest.
Contact us
When you contact us (e.g., via contact form, email, telephone, or social media), the user’s information will be processed to process the contact request and its handling in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. User information may be stored in a customer relationship management system (“CRM system”) or similar request organization.
We delete requests if they are no longer required. We review their necessity every two years; furthermore, statutory archiving obligations apply.
Newsletter
The following information provides you with information about the content of our newsletter, the registration, dispatch, and statistical evaluation procedures, as well as your right to object. By subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to receive it and to the described procedures.
Newsletter content: We only send newsletters, emails, and other electronic notifications containing promotional information (hereinafter “newsletters”) with the recipient’s consent or legal permission. If the newsletter content is specifically described when registering for the newsletter, this information is decisive for the user’s consent. Otherwise, our newsletters contain information about our services and us.
Double opt-in and logging: Registration for our newsletter is done using a so-called double opt-in process. This means that after registration, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary to ensure that no one can register using someone else’s email address. Newsletter registrations are logged to provide evidence of the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes saving the time of registration and confirmation, as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored by the shipping service provider are also logged.
Registration data: To subscribe to the newsletter, simply provide your email address. Optionally, we ask you to provide a name so we can address you personally in the newsletter.
The newsletter is sent and the associated performance measurement is based on the recipient’s consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a), Art. 7 GDPR in conjunction with Section 7 (2) No. 3 UWG or, if consent is not required, on the basis of our legitimate interests in direct marketing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR in conjunction with Section 7 (3) UWG.
The registration process is logged based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our interest is in using a user-friendly and secure newsletter system that serves our business interests and meets user expectations, while also allowing us to verify consent.
Cancellation/Revocation – You can cancel your subscription to our newsletter at any time, i.e., revoke your consent. A link to unsubscribe from the newsletter can be found at the end of each newsletter. We may store unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years based on our legitimate interests before deleting them in order to be able to prove that consent was previously given. 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.
Newsletter – Flodesk
The newsletter is sent via the shipping service provider “Flodesk”.
( https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TO6hAAG&status=Active ). The shipping service provider is used on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and a data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 (3) (1) GDPR.
The shipping service provider may use the recipients’ data in pseudonymous form, i.e., without assigning it to a specific user, to optimize or improve its own services, e.g., to technically optimize the delivery and presentation of the newsletter or for statistical purposes. However, the shipping service provider does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to contact them directly or to pass the data on to third parties.
Hosting and email sending,
The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, email delivery, security services and technical maintenance services, which we use for the purpose of operating this online offering.
In doing so, we or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors to this online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests in the efficient and secure provision of this online offer in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of a contract for data processing).
Collection of access data and log files
Based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, we, or rather our hosting provider, collect data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files). This access data includes the name of the accessed website, the file, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, a notification of successful access, the browser type and version, the user’s operating system, the referrer URL (the previously visited page), the IP address, and the requesting provider.
Log file information is stored for security reasons (e.g., to investigate misuse or fraud) for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data that needs to be retained for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been finally resolved.
Google Analytics
Based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offering by users is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law ( https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active ).
Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our website by users, to compile reports on the activities within this website, and to provide us with other services related to the use of this website and internet usage. Pseudonymous user profiles may be created from the processed data.
We only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization. This means that the user’s IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
The IP address transmitted by the user’s browser will not be merged with other data held by Google. Users can prevent cookies from being saved by selecting the appropriate settings in their browser software; users can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to their use of the website, as well as from processing this data, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de .
For further information on data usage by Google, settings and objection options, please see Google’s privacy policy ( https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads ) and the settings for displaying advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated ).
Users’ personal data will be deleted or anonymized after 14 months.
Facebook Pixel, Custom Audiences and Facebook Conversion
Within our online offering, the so-called “Facebook Pixel” of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or if you are based in the EU, Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”), is used due to our legitimate interests in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offering and for these purposes.
Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law ( https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active ).
With the help of the Facebook pixel, Facebook is able to determine the visitors to our online offering as a target group for the display of advertisements (so-called “Facebook ads”). Accordingly, we use the Facebook pixel to only display the Facebook ads we place to those Facebook users who have shown an interest in our online offering or who have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products determined based on the websites visited) that we transmit to Facebook (so-called “custom audiences”). With the help of the Facebook pixel, we also want to ensure that our Facebook ads correspond to the potential interests of users and are not annoying. With the help of the Facebook pixel, we can also track the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (so-called “conversion”).
Facebook processes data in accordance with Facebook’s data usage policy. Accordingly, general information on the display of Facebook ads can be found in Facebook’s data usage policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php . Specific information and details about the Facebook pixel and how it works can be found in Facebook’s help section: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/651294705016616 .
You can opt out of the Facebook pixel’s collection and use of your data to display Facebook ads. To control which types of ads are displayed to you on Facebook, you can visit the page set up by Facebook and follow the instructions for settings for usage-based advertising: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads . The settings are platform-independent, meaning they apply to all devices, such as desktop computers and mobile devices.
You can also object to the use of cookies for reach measurement and advertising purposes via the Network Advertising Initiative deactivation page ( http://optout.networkadvertising.org/ ) and additionally the US website ( http://www.aboutads.info/choices ) or the European website ( http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/ ).
Online presence in social media
We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms to communicate with customers, interested parties, and users active there and to inform them about our services. When accessing the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply.
Unless otherwise stated in our privacy policy, we process users’ data if they communicate with us within the social networks and platforms, e.g. by writing posts on our online presence or sending us messages.
Integration of third-party services and content
Based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), we use content or service offerings from third parties in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter collectively referred to as “content”).
This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the user, since without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content. We endeavour to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third-party providers may 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 may also be stored in cookies on the user’s device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, time of visit and other information about the use of our online offering, as well as be linked to such information from other sources.
Google Fonts
We integrate the fonts (“Google Fonts”) of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ , Opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated .
Google Maps
We integrate maps from the “Google Maps” service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The data processed may include, in particular, users’ IP addresses and location data, which, however, will not be collected without their consent (usually via their mobile device settings). The data may be processed in the USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ , Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated .
Use of Facebook social plugins
Based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), we use social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”). The plugins can display interaction elements or content (e.g. videos, graphics or text contributions) and are recognizable by one of the Facebook logos (white “f” on a blue tile, the terms “Like”, “I like” or a “thumbs up” sign) or are marked with the addition “Facebook Social Plugin”. The list and appearance of the Facebook social plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ .
Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law ( https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active ).
When a user accesses a function of this website that contains such a plugin, their device establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Facebook to the user’s device, which then integrates it into the website. User profiles can be created from the processed data. We therefore have no influence on the scope of the data that Facebook collects using this plugin and therefore inform users according to our current knowledge.
By integrating the plug-in, Facebook receives the information that a user has accessed the corresponding page of the online offering. If the user is logged in to Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to their Facebook account. When users interact with the plug-in, for example, by clicking the Like button or leaving a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted directly from their device to Facebook and stored there. Even if a user is not a Facebook member, it is still possible that Facebook will obtain and store their IP address. According to Facebook, only an anonymized IP address is stored in Germany.
The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as the related rights and setting options for protecting the privacy of users can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ .
If a user is a Facebook member and does not want Facebook to collect data about them via this online service and link it to their member data stored on Facebook, they must log out of Facebook and delete their cookies before using our online service. Further settings and objections to the use of data for advertising purposes are available within the Facebook profile settings: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ . The settings are platform-independent, meaning they are applied to all devices, such as desktop computers and mobile devices.
Functions and content of the Instagram service, offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA, may be integrated into our online offering. This may include content such as images, videos or text and buttons with which users can express their likes regarding the content, subscribe to the authors of the content or our posts. If users are members of the Instagram platform, Instagram can assign the access to the above-mentioned content and functions to the users’ profiles there. Instagram’s privacy policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/ .
Functions and content of the Pinterest service, offered by Pinterest Inc., 635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA, may be integrated into our online offering. This may include content such as images, videos or text and buttons with which users can express their likes regarding the content, subscribe to the authors of the content or our contributions. If users are members of the Pinterest platform, Pinterest can assign the access to the above-mentioned content and functions to the user’s profiles there. Pinterest privacy policy: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy .
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