Legal
Privacy Policy
1. An Overview of Data Protection
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Notice Concerning the Party Responsible for This Website” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website, mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of the page view).
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyze how you use the website.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
IONOS
The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany (hereinafter IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP addresses. For details, please refer to the IONOS privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.
The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
3. General Notes and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. communication by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Notice Concerning the Party Responsible for This Website
The party responsible for processing data on this website is:
Erik Kirschbaum
Am Jungfernsee 50
14469 Potsdam, Germany
Phone: +49 174 3246519
Email: erik.kirschbaum@hotmail.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing it.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged violation.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format.
Information, Correction, and Deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data.
SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our web pages use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out solely on the basis of this consent; consent may be revoked at any time.
Server Log Files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser transmits to us automatically. These are: browser type and version, operating system used, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, time of the server request, and IP address. This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent. Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Inquiry by Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
5. Social Media
Social Media Elements
This website uses social media elements (e.g. Instagram, LinkedIn). You can usually recognize the social media elements by their respective logos. When you activate a social media element, a direct connection to the provider’s server is established. The provider thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address.
Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button.
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.
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: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
6. Analytics Tools and Advertising
IONOS WebAnalytics
This website uses the analytics services of IONOS WebAnalytics (hereinafter: IONOS). The provider is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany. IONOS analytics may evaluate visitor numbers and behavior, visitor sources, visitor locations, and technical data (browser and operating system versions). According to IONOS, data collection is fully anonymized so that it cannot be traced back to individual persons. IONOS WebAnalytics does not store cookies.
Storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Further information: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/datenschutzerklaerung/
7. Plugins and Tools
Google Fonts (Local Hosting)
This site uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google’s servers takes place. For more information about Google Fonts, see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Source: https://www.e-recht24.de