Privacy Policy

Introduction

With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about which types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") we process, for what purposes, and to what extent. This privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context 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 offering"). Even though "Jörg Panten - a.pertura Fotografie" is a sole proprietorship/sole proprietor, the "we" form is used below. The terms used are not gender-specific.

As of: September 1, 2022/M

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Person responsible
• Overview of processing
• Relevant legal bases
• Security measures
• Transmission of personal data
• Data processing in third countries
• Deletion of data
• Use of cookies
• Business services
• Provision of the online offer and web hosting
• Contact and inquiry management
• Web analysis, monitoring and optimization
• Presences in social networks (social media)
• Plugins and embedded functions and content
• Changes and updates to the privacy policy
• Rights of data subjects
• Definitions of terms

Person responsible

Jörg Panten as sole proprietor/owner of "a.pertura Photography"
Viljandiring 46
22926 Ahrensburg

E-mail address:

a.pertura@t-online.de

Imprint:

https://www.a-pertura.de/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.
• Payment details.
• Contact details.
• Content data.
• Contract data.
• Usage data.
• Meta/communication data.

Categories of data subjects

• Interested parties.
• Communication partner.
• Users.
• Business and contractual partners.

Purposes of processing

• Provision of contractual services and customer service.
• Contact requests and communication.
• Reach measurement.
• Tracking.
• Office and organizational procedures.
• Managing and responding to inquiries.
• Feedback.
• Marketing.
• Profiles with user-related information.
• Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
• Information technology infrastructure.

Relevant legal bases

Below you will find an overview of the GDPR legal bases on which we process personal data. Please note that in addition to the GDPR regulations, national data protection regulations may apply in your or our country of residence or domicile. Should more specific legal bases apply in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the privacy policy.

• Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR) - The data subject has given his or her consent to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for a specific purpose or several specific purposes.
• Contractual performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at the request of the data subject.
• Legal obligation (Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR) - Processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.
• Legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR) - Processing is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data prevail.

In addition to the data protection provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation, national data protection regulations apply in Germany. These include, in particular, the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). The BDSG contains, in particular, special provisions on the right to information, the right to erasure, the right of objection, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes, and transmission and automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling. Furthermore, it regulates data processing for the purposes of the employment relationship (Section 26 BDSG), particularly 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.

Security measures

In accordance with the legal requirements, 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 different probabilities of occurrence and the extent of the threat to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we take appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

These measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data, as well as the access, input, and transfer of data, ensuring its availability, and segregation. Furthermore, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subjects' rights, the deletion of data, and responses 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, through technology design, and through data protection-friendly default settings.

SSL encryption (https): To protect the data you transmit via our online service, we use SSL encryption. You can recognize such encrypted connections by the prefix https:// in your browser's address bar.

Transmission of personal data

As part of our processing of personal data, it may happen that the data is transmitted to or disclosed to other bodies, companies, legally independent organizational units, or individuals. Recipients of this data may include, for example, service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content integrated into a website. In such cases, we comply with 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 if the processing takes place in the context of the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transmission of data to other persons, bodies or companies, this will only be done in accordance with the legal requirements.

Subject to express consent or contractually or legally required transmission, we process or have the data processed only in third countries with a recognized level of data protection, contractual obligation through so-called standard protection clauses of the EU Commission, in the presence of certifications or binding internal data protection regulations (Art. 44 to 49 GDPR, information page of the EU Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_en).

Deletion of data

The data we process will be deleted in accordance with legal requirements as soon as the consent to processing is revoked or other permissions no longer apply (e.g. if the purpose of processing this data no longer applies or it is no longer required for that 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 retained for commercial or tax law 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 privacy policy may also contain further information on the storage and deletion of data, which applies primarily to the respective processing operations.

Use of cookies

Cookies are small text files or other storage devices that store information on end devices and read information from end devices. For example, they can store the login status in a user account, the contents of a shopping cart in an e-shop, the content accessed, or the functions used in an online offering. Cookies can also be used for various purposes, such as improving the functionality, security, and convenience of online offerings, as well as creating analyses of visitor flows.

Notes on consent: We use cookies in accordance with legal regulations. Therefore, we obtain prior consent from users, unless this is not required by law. Consent is particularly unnecessary if the storage and retrieval of information, including cookies, is absolutely necessary to provide users with a telemedia service they have expressly requested (i.e., our online offering). The revocable consent will be clearly communicated to users and will contain information about the respective cookie usage.

Information on data protection legal bases:

The legal basis under data protection law for processing users' personal data with the help of cookies depends on whether we ask users for their consent. If users consent, the legal basis for processing their data is their declared consent. Otherwise, the data processed with the help of cookies is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. in the commercial operation of our online offering and improving its usability) or, if this occurs as part of the fulfillment of our contractual obligations, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations. We will clarify the purposes for which we process cookies in the course of this data protection declaration or as part of our consent and processing procedures.

Storage period

With regard to the storage period, the following types of cookies are distinguished:

• Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online offering and closed his or her device (e.g. browser or mobile application).
• Persistent cookies: Persistent cookies remain stored even after the device is closed. For example, the login status can be saved or preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again. Likewise, the user data collected through cookies can be used to measure reach. Unless we provide users with explicit information about the type and storage period of cookies (e.g., when obtaining consent), users should assume that cookies are permanent and can be stored for up to two years.

General information on revocation and objection (opt-out):

Users can revoke their consent at any time and also object to processing in accordance with the legal requirements of Art. 21 GDPR. Users can also declare their objection via their browser settings, e.g. by deactivating the use of cookies (although this may also limit the functionality of our online services). An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can also be made via the websites https://optout.aboutads.info and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/ be explained.

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

Processing of cookie data based on consent: We use a cookie consent management procedure within which users' consent to the use of cookies or the processing operations and providers named in the cookie consent management procedure can be obtained, managed and revoked by users. The declaration of consent is saved so that it does not have to be requested again and so that consent can be proven in accordance with legal obligations. Storage can take place on the server side and/or in a cookie (so-called opt-in cookie or with the help of comparable technologies) in order to be able to assign consent to a user or their device. Subject to individual information about the providers of cookie management services, the following information applies: Consent can be stored for up to two years. A pseudonymous user identifier is created and stored along with the time of consent, information on the scope of the consent (e.g. which categories of cookies and/or service providers) as well as the browser, system and device used.

• usercentrics: Cookie consent management; Service provider: Hosted locally on our server, no data transfer to third parties; Website: https://usercentrics.com/de/; Further information: An individual user ID, language, types of consent and the time of their submission are stored on the server and in the cookie on the user's device.

Business services

We process data of our contractual and business partners, e.g. customers and interested parties (collectively referred to as "contractual partners") within the framework of contractual and comparable legal relationships as well as related measures and within the framework of communication with the contractual partners (or pre-contractually), e.g. to answer inquiries.

We process this data to fulfill our contractual obligations. This includes, in particular, the obligation to provide the agreed services, any update obligations, and remedy in the event of warranty and other service disruptions. Furthermore, we process the data to protect our rights and for the purposes of the administrative tasks associated with these obligations, as well as company organization. Furthermore, we process the data on the basis of our legitimate interests in proper and efficient business management and in security measures to protect our contractual partners and our business operations from misuse and the endangerment of their data, secrets, information, and rights (e.g., the involvement of telecommunications, transport, and other auxiliary services, as well as subcontractors, banks, tax and legal advisors, payment service providers, or tax authorities). Within the framework of applicable law, we only pass on contractual partners' data to third parties to the extent necessary for the aforementioned purposes or to fulfill legal obligations. Contractual partners will be informed of other forms of processing, e.g., for marketing purposes, within the framework of this privacy policy.

We will inform our contractual partners which data is required for the aforementioned purposes before or during data collection, e.g. in online forms, by special marking (e.g. colors) or symbols (e.g. asterisks or similar), or in person.

We delete the data after statutory warranty and similar obligations have expired, i.e. generally after four years, unless the data is stored in a customer account, e.g. as long as it must be retained for legal archiving reasons. The statutory retention period is ten years for documents relevant to tax law as well as for commercial books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, the work instructions necessary to understand these documents and other organizational documents and accounting documents, and six years for received commercial and business letters and reproductions of sent commercial and business letters. The period begins at the end of the calendar year in which the last entry was made in the book, the inventory, opening balance sheet, annual financial statements or management report was prepared, the commercial or business letter was received or sent, or the accounting document was created, furthermore the recording was made or the other documents were created.

To the extent that we use third-party providers or platforms to provide our services, the terms and conditions and data protection notices of the respective third-party providers or platforms apply to the relationship between users and the providers.

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); payment data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment history); contact data (e.g. email, telephone numbers); contract data (e.g. subject of contract, term, customer category).
• Data subjects: interested parties; business and contractual partners.
• Purposes of processing: provision of contractual services and customer service; contact requests and communication; office and organizational procedures; administration and response to inquiries.
• Legal basis: Contractual performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR); Legal obligation (Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

• Craft services: We process the data of our customers and clients (hereinafter collectively referred to as "customers") to enable them to select, purchase, or commission the selected services or works and related activities, as well as to pay for and deliver, execute, or provide them. The required information is marked as such within the scope of the order, purchase order, or similar contract conclusion and includes the information required for delivery and billing, as well as contact information for any follow-up consultations. Legal basis: Contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
• Artistic and literary services: We process our clients' data to enable them to select, purchase, or commission the selected services or works and related activities, as well as to pay for and deliver, execute, or provide them. The required information is marked as such within the context of the order, purchase order, or similar contract conclusion and includes the information needed for delivery and billing, as well as contact information for any follow-up inquiries. Legal basis: Contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).

Provision of the online offer and web hosting

In order to provide our online offering securely and efficiently, we utilize the services of one or more web hosting providers, from whose servers (or servers managed by them) the online offering can be accessed. For these purposes, we may use infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space, and database services, as well as security and technical maintenance services.

The data processed in the context of providing the hosting service may include all information concerning the users of our online offering that arises during use and communication. This usually includes the IP address, which is necessary to deliver the content of online offerings to browsers, and all entries made within our online offering or on websites.

• 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).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Provision of our online services and user-friendliness; information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical equipment (computers, servers, etc.)); provision of contractual services and customer service.
• Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

• Provision of online services on rented storage space: To provide our online services, we use storage space, computing capacity, and software that we rent from a corresponding server provider (also called a "web host") or obtain from other sources; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
• 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 server log files may include the address and name of the accessed web pages and files, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), and usually IP addresses and the requesting provider. The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g., to avoid overloading the servers (particularly in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and, on the other hand, to ensure server utilization and stability; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Deletion of data: Log file information is stored for a maximum of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data that needs to be retained for evidentiary purposes will not be deleted until the incident in question has been finally resolved.
• Content Delivery Network: We use a content delivery network (CDN). A CDN is a service that enables faster and more secure delivery of online content, especially large media files such as graphics or program scripts, using regionally distributed servers connected via the internet. Legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
• IONOS: Services in the field of providing information technology infrastructure and related services (e.g., storage space and/or computing capacity); Service provider: IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.ionos.de; Privacy Policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy; Data processing agreement: https://www.ionos.de/hilfe/datenschutz/allgemeine-informationen-zur-datenschutz-grundverordnung-dsgvo/auftragsverarbeitung/?utm_source=search&utm_medium=global&utm_term=Auft&utm_campaign=HELP_CENTER&utm_content=/hilfe/.

Contact and inquiry management

When you contact us (e.g. via contact form, email, telephone or via social media) as well as within the framework of existing user and business relationships, the information provided by the person making the inquiry will be processed to the extent necessary to answer the contact inquiries and any requested measures.

The answering of contact inquiries and the management of contact and inquiry data 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 the legitimate interests in answering inquiries and maintaining user or business relationships.

• Types of data processed: Contact data (e.g., email, 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).
• Data subjects: communication partners.
• Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and customer service; contact requests and communication; administration and response to requests; feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form); provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
• Legal basis: Contractual performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR); legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

• Contact form: If users contact us via our contact form, email, or other communication channels, we process the data provided to us in this context to process the communicated request. For this purpose, we process personal data within the framework of pre-contractual and contractual business relationships, insofar as this is necessary for their fulfillment and otherwise on the basis of our legitimate interests as well as the interests of our communication partners in answering the requests and our statutory retention periods; legal bases: contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Web analysis, monitoring and optimization

Web analytics (also known as "reach measurement") is used to evaluate visitor traffic to our online offering and may include behavior, interests, or demographic information about visitors, such as age or gender, as pseudonymous values. Reach analysis allows us to determine, for example, when our online offering or its functions or content are most frequently used or encourage reuse. Likewise, we can understand which areas require optimization.

In addition to web analysis, we can also use testing procedures to, for example, test and optimize different versions of our online offering or its components.

Unless otherwise stated below, profiles, i.e., data summarized for a usage process, may be created for these purposes, and information may be stored in a browser or on a device and read from it. The information collected includes, in particular, websites visited and elements used there, as well as 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 by us or by the providers of the services we use, location data may also be processed.

Users' IP addresses are also stored. However, we use an IP masking process (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. Generally, no real user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored for web analysis, A/B testing, and optimization; instead, pseudonyms are used. This means that neither we nor the providers of the software used know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purposes of the respective processes.

• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: reach measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of recurring visitors); profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles); tracking (e.g. interest/behavior-related profiling, use of cookies); provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
• Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address).
• Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

• We use the "1&1 WebAnalytics" service from IONOS, which shows how this website is used. The data is collected using a pixel. To protect personal data, 1&1 WebAnalytics does not use cookies. The visitor's IP address is transmitted when a page is accessed, anonymized immediately after transmission, and processed without personal reference. 1&1 WebAnalytics does not store any personal data from website visitors, so no conclusions can be drawn about individual visitors. The following data is collected:

- Referrer (previously visited website)

- Requested website or file

- Browser type and version

- Operating system used

- Device type used

- Time of access

- IP address in anonymized form (used only to determine the location of access)

1&1 WebAnalytics collects data exclusively for statistical analysis and technical optimization of the website. No data is shared with third parties.

Further information can be found here:https://www.ionos.de/hilfe/datenschutz/datenverarbeitung-von-webseitenbesuchern-ihres-11-ionos-produktes/webanalytics/

• Google Analytics: Web analysis, reach measurement, and measurement of user flows; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/de/about/analytics/; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Data processing agreement: https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms; Standard contractual clauses (guaranteeing data protection levels when processing in third countries): https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms; Opt-out option: Opt-out plug-in: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de, Settings for displaying advertisements: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated; Further information: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/adsservices (Types of processing and data processed).
  

Presences in social networks (social media)

We maintain online presences within social networks and, in this context, process user data in order to communicate with the users active there or to offer information about us.

We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This could pose risks for users, for example, because it could make it more difficult to enforce their rights.

Furthermore, user data within social networks is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created based on user behavior and the resulting interests of the users. These user profiles can then be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are generally stored on users' computers in which the user behavior and interests are saved. Furthermore, user profiles can also store data independent of the devices used by the users (particularly if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

For a detailed description of the respective processing methods and the options for opting out, please refer to the privacy policies 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 be most effectively asserted with the providers. Only the providers have access to the user data and can directly take appropriate measures and provide information. If you still need assistance, please contact us.

• Types of data processed: Contact data (e.g., email, 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).
• Data subjects: 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 (1) (f) GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

• Instagram: Social network; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website:https://www.instagram.com; Privacy Policy:https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy.
• Facebook Pages: Profiles within the social network Facebook - We, together with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, are responsible for collecting (but not further processing) 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 you and others do and provide" in the Facebook Data Policy). https://www.facebook.com/policy), as well as information about the devices used by users (e.g. IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data; see "Device Information" in the Facebook Data Policy: 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 Page operators so that they can gain insights into how people interact with their Pages and the content associated with them. We have entered into a specific agreement with Facebook ("Page Insights Information," https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum), which specifically regulates the security measures Facebook must observe and in which Facebook has agreed to fulfill the rights of those affected (i.e., users can, for example, submit information or deletion requests directly to Facebook). Users' rights (in particular, the right to information, deletion, objection, and complaint to the responsible 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); Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy; Standard contractual clauses (guaranteeing data protection levels when processing in third countries): https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum; Further information: Joint Responsibility Agreement: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_dataJoint controllership is limited to the collection and transmission of data to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, a company based in the EU. Further processing of the data is the sole responsibility of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, in particular the transmission of data to its parent company, Meta Platforms, Inc., in the USA (based on the standard contractual clauses concluded between Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and Meta Platforms, Inc.).
• Twitter: Social network; Service provider: Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland, Parent company: Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy, (Settings: https://twitter.com/personalization).

Plugins and embedded functions and content

We integrate functional and content elements into our online offering that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers"). These may include, for example, graphics, videos, or city maps (hereinafter collectively referred to as "content").

Integration always requires that the third-party providers of this content process the user's IP address, as without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore required to display 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 may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. These "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, the time of visit and other information about the use of our online offering, as well as be linked to such information from other sources.

• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Provision of our online services and user-friendliness.
• Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

• Google Fonts (provided on our own server): Fonts ("Google Fonts") for the purpose of a user-friendly presentation of our online offering; Service provider: The Google Fonts are hosted on our server; no data is transmitted to Google; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Management, organization and support tools

We use services, platforms, and software from other providers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers") for the purposes of organizing, managing, planning, and providing our services. When selecting third-party providers and their services, we comply with legal requirements.

In this context, personal data may be processed and stored on the servers of third-party providers. This may affect various data that we process in accordance with this privacy policy. This data may include, in particular, user master data and contact details, data on transactions, contracts, other processes, and their content.

If users are referred to third-party providers or their software or platforms as part of their communication, business, or other relationships with us, these third-party providers may process usage data and metadata for security purposes, service optimization, or marketing purposes. We therefore ask you to observe the privacy policies of the respective third-party providers.

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).

Data subjects: communication partners; users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).

Purposes of processing: contact requests and communication; provision of contractual services and customer service; office and organizational procedures.

Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods and services:

WeTransfer: Transfer of files over the Internet; Service provider: WeTransfer BV, Oostelijke Handelskade 751, Amsterdam 1019 BW, Netherlands; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://wetransfer.com; Privacy Policy: https://wetransfer.com/legal/privacy.

Changes and updates to the privacy policy

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our privacy policy. We will adapt the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing we carry out make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g., consent) or other individual notification.

If we provide addresses and contact information of companies and organizations in this privacy policy, please note that the Addresses may change over time and please check the information before contacting us.

Rights of data subjects

As a data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 GDPR:

• Right of objection: You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If the personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.
• Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw consent at any time.
• Right to information: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to request information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.
• Right to rectification: You have the right, in accordance with the statutory provisions, to request that the data concerning you be completed or that inaccurate data concerning you be corrected.
• Right to erasure and restriction of processing: You have the right, in accordance with the statutory provisions, to demand that data concerning you be erased immediately or, alternatively, to demand that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with the statutory provisions.
• Right to data portability: You have the right to receive the data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format in accordance with the legal requirements or to request that it be transmitted to another controller.
• Complaint to 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 place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the provisions of the GDPR.

Definitions of terms

This section provides an overview of the terms used in this privacy policy. Many of the terms are taken from the law and are defined primarily in Art. 4 GDPR. The legal definitions are binding. The following explanations, however, are primarily intended to facilitate understanding. The terms are sorted alphabetically.

• Personal data: "Personal data" means any information relating 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 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.
• 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 consisting of the use of this personal data to analyze, evaluate, or predict certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (depending on the type of profiling, this may include different information relating to demographics, behavior, and interests, such as interaction with websites and their content, etc.). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes.
• Reach measurement: Reach measurement (also known as web analytics) is used to evaluate visitor traffic to an online offering and can include visitor behavior or interests in specific information, such as website content. With the help of reach analysis, website owners can, for example, identify when visitors visit their website and what content they are interested in. This allows them to, for example, better tailor website content to the needs of their visitors. For reach analysis purposes, pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used to identify returning visitors and thus obtain more precise analyses of the use of an online offering.
• Tracking: "Tracking" refers to the tracking of user behavior across multiple online offerings. Typically, behavioral and interest information related to the online offerings used is stored in cookies or on the servers of the tracking technology providers (so-called profiling). This information can then be used, for example, to display advertisements to users that are likely to correspond to their interests.
• Controller: 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.
• Processing: "Processing" is any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and encompasses virtually any handling of data, whether it involves collecting, analyzing, storing, transmitting, or deleting.