Privacy Policy
This data protection declaration informs you about the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) within our online offering and the websites, functions and content associated with it. (hereinafter referred to as “online offer”). With regard to the terms used, such as “personal data” or their “processing”, we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO).
Responsible body
Responsible for compliance with the data protection of our online offering is: Einkommensteuerhilfe, att. Ms. Constanze Rieger, Im Trutz Frankfurt 23, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
We are happy to assist you with any data protection inquiries. You can reach our data protection officer at: customer-service@einkommensteuerhilfe.com.
Types of data processed: · Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses), · Contact details (e.g., email, telephone numbers), · Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos), · Contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category), · Payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history), · Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times), · Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses). Processing of special categories of data (Art. 9 Para. 1 DSGVO): In principle, no special categories of data are processed unless they are submitted for processing by the user, for example entered into online forms. Categories of persons affected by the processing: · Customers (clients and lawyers), · Interested parties, · Cooperation partners, · Applicants, · Visitors and users of the online offering. Below we refer to the affected persons collectively as “users”.
Purpose of processing: · Provision of the online offering, its contents and functions. · Provision of contractual services, service and customer care. · Responding to contact requests and communicating with users. · Marketing, advertising and market research. · Security measures.
1. Relevant legal bases In accordance with Art. 13 DSGVO, we will inform you of the legal basis for our data processing. If the legal basis is not stated in the data protection declaration, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a and Article 7 DSGVO, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and implement contractual measures as well as answering inquiries is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c DSGVO, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Article 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter d DSGVO serves as the legal basis. 2. Changes and updates to the privacy policy We ask you to regularly inform yourself about the content of our data protection declaration. We will adapt the data protection declaration 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.
3. Security measures a) In accordance with Art. 32 DSGVO, we take into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the type, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different probability of occurrence and severity of the risk for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk. The measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as the access, input, distribution, ensuring availability and its separation. We have also set up procedures to ensure that the rights of those affected are exercised, data are deleted and a reaction if data are at risk is ensured. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account when developing or selecting hardware, software and processes, in accordance with the principle of data protection through technology design and through data protection-friendly default settings (Art. 25 DSGVO). b) The security measures include, in particular, the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our server (Host Squarespace).
4. Collaboration with processors and third parties a) If, as part of our processing, we disclose data to other people and companies (processors or third parties), transmit it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this only takes place on the basis of legal permission (for example, if a transfer of data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary to fulfill the contract in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) DSGVO), or if you have consented or a legal obligation provides for this basis of our legitimate interests (for example, when using agents, web hosts, etc.). b) If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called “order processing contract”, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 DSGVO.
5. 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 done to fulfill our (pre-)contractual obligations, based on your consent, based on a legal obligation or based on our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we only process or have the data processed in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. DSGVO are met. This means that the processing is carried out, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level that corresponds to the EU or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “standard contractual clauses”). Your data collected on this website is transmitted in the USA by Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Mail-Chimp, Hotjar, Microsoft, Outbrain, Taboola, Zendesk, ReferralMagic, Sentry: By accepting further cookies, you agree to Art 49 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a DSGVO that your data will be processed in the USA.
6. Rights of data subjects a) You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to receive information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 DSGVO. b) In accordance with Art. 16 DSGVO, you have the right to request that the data concerning you be completed or that incorrect data concerning you be corrected. c) In accordance with Art. 17 DSGVO, you have the right to demand that the data in question be deleted immediately or, alternatively, in accordance with Art. 18 DSGVO, to request a restriction on the processing of the data. d) You have the right to request that the data concerning you that you have provided to us be received in accordance with Art. 20 DSGVO and to request that it be transmitted to other responsible persons. e) In accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.
7. Right of withdrawal You have the right to revoke your consent in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 DSGVO with effect for the future. 8. Right to object You can object to the future processing of your data at any time in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO. The objection can in particular be made against processing for direct advertising purposes.
9. Cookies and right to object to direct advertising a) We use cookies on our website for various purposes. A cookie is a small text file containing information that is transmitted by your browser and stored on your computer. b) You can also control the use of cookies in your browser and delete cookies yourself at any time. Cookies may be necessary for the functionality or to improve the use of the website. c) You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. d) In addition to the possibility of generally preventing the storage of cookies in the settings of your browser software, the individual cookies usually offer their own option for blocking or deactivating them. This is shown below in each case. e) The use of technically necessary cookies and the associated data processing is based on our legitimate interest in providing our website or on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 2 No. 2 TTDSG.
f) Technically required cookies are usually automatically deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), in other cases only after some time (persistent cookies). The storage period of persistent cookies is determined by the provider and can be viewed by you, for example, in your browser. g) For so-called non-essential cookies, your consent is required in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a DSGVO (see Section 25 Paragraph 1 TTDSG). We collect this via a so-called cookie banner. h) Technical cookies serve to provide you with additional functionalities or a more comfortable use of the website, for example by storing your country or language settings. The technical cookies are usually automatically deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), but in other cases only after a longer period of time (persistent cookies). The storage period can be viewed in your browser. i) Non-essential cookies are regularly used to analyze and evaluate the user experience. This allows us to better adapt our offers to the wishes of our users. For example, we learn how often certain functions are used or content is read, or whether you came to us via an advertisement we placed. We use this data to further improve the usability of this website and the attractiveness of the services.
j) These cookies are only used if you have given your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be made for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ (external link) or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ (external link) can be explained. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the browser settings and via this link. Please note that not all functions of this online offer may then be able to be used.
10. Deletion of data a) The data processed by us will be deleted or its processing will be restricted in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 DSGVO. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any legal retention obligations. Unless the data is deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons. b) According to legal requirements, storage is carried out in particular for 6 years in accordance with Section 257 Paragraph 1 HGB (commercial books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with Section 147 Paragraph 1 AO (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant to taxation, etc.).
11. Provision of contractual services a) We process inventory data (for example, names and addresses as well as contact details of users), contract data (for example, services used, names of contact persons, payment information) in order to fulfill our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit b. DSGVO. The entries marked as mandatory in online forms are required for the conclusion of the contract. b) Users can optionally create a user account, in particular where they can view their legal questions. As part of registration, the required mandatory information is provided to users. User accounts are not public and cannot be indexed by search engines. If users have terminated their user account, their data will be deleted with regard to the user account, unless their retention is necessary for commercial or tax law or other legal reasons in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c DSGVO. It is the users' responsibility to back up their data before the end of the contract if they terminate their contract. We are entitled to irretrievably delete all user data stored during the term of the contract.
c) As part of registration and re-registration as well as use of our online services, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user's protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. In principle, this data will not be passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Article 6 (1) (c) DSGVO. d) We process usage data (for example, the websites of our online offering visited, interest in our products) and content data (for example, entries in the contact form or user profile) for advertising purposes in a user profile, for example to show the user special offers based on the services previously used by them.
e) For paid services, we process your user data, in particular payment data (account, credit card and other bank details) on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b DSGVO. This is done for the purpose of executing the contract (payment processing/accounting). To the extent necessary, your payment data for the payment transaction and for billing will be transmitted to service providers (credit institutions, accounting service providers) or processed directly by them. f) Deletion takes place after statutory warranty and comparable obligations have expired. The necessity of storing the data is checked every three years. In the case of legal archiving obligations, deletion occurs after their expiry (end of commercial law retention obligations (6 years) and tax law retention obligations (10 years)). Information in the customer account remains until it is deleted.
12. Contact Us a) When contacting us (via contact form or email), the user's information will be processed to process the contact request and process it in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO. b) We delete the requests if they are no longer necessary. We review the necessity every two years. We permanently store inquiries from customers who have a customer account and refer to the customer account details for deletion. In the case of legal archiving obligations, deletion occurs after their expiry (end of commercial law retention obligations (6 years) and tax law retention obligations (10 years)).
13. Collection of access data and log files a) Based on our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO, we collect data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files). The access data includes the name of the website accessed, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider. b) Log file information is stored for security reasons (e.g. to investigate acts of abuse or fraud) for a maximum of seven days and then deleted. Data whose further storage is necessary for evidentiary purposes is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.
14. Online presence on social media a) We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to be able 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. b) Unless otherwise stated in our data protection declaration, we process users' data if they communicate with us within social networks and platforms, for example, write posts on our online presence or send us messages.
15. Cookies & range measurement a) Cookies are information that is transmitted from our web server or third-party web servers to the users' web browsers and stored there for later retrieval. Cookies can be small files or other types of information storage. b) We use “session cookies”, which are only stored for the duration of the current visit to our online presence (for example to enable the storage of your login status or the shopping cart function and thus the use of our online offering at all). A randomly generated unique identification number, a so-called session ID, is stored in a session cookie. A cookie also contains information about its origin and the storage period. These cookies cannot store any other data. Session cookies are deleted when you have finished using our online offering and, for example, log out or close the browser. c) Users will be informed about the use of cookies as part of pseudonymous reach measurement in the context of this data protection declaration.
d) We use the cookies that are absolutely necessary for the operation of our website, i.e. without which our website cannot be displayed, to protect our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the DSGVO. These are automatically deleted after a defined time. We use the cookies that are necessary for the processing of contracts or for the contractually agreed use of our website in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b DSGVO. These are automatically deleted after a defined time. The use of necessary cookies not listed above is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. Your consent can be revoked at any time with immediate effect. To do this, go to the settings of the browser you are using and select “Delete browser data”. Here you must have selected “Cookies and other website data” and then remove them. e) If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser or website. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.
f) You can use cookies, which are used to measure reach and for advertising purposes, via the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative http://optout.networkadvertising.org/ and also the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ (external link) or the European website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/ (external link). 16. Google Analytics a) This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). To do this, Google collects information about your use of this website (including your IP address) in the USA via a cookie and stores the information. However, we only use Google Analytics with an anonymization function, in which the IP address is shortened before transmission 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 Google in the USA and only shortened there. Google analyzes the information collected and sends us reports about usage activities on our website. and provides us with additional services. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data. b) In addition to blocking all cookies through your browser, you can prevent Google from processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl =en (external link) c) Further information about Google Analytics can be found in Google's data protection declaration: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=d (external link)
17. Google Re/Marketing Services a) Based on your consent, we rely on the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offering in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a. DSGVO uses the marketing and remarketing services (“Google Marketing Services” for short) of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). b) With the standard contractual clauses, Google submits to European data protection and thereby offers a guarantee that it will comply with European data protection law.
c) With regard to the use of the data, there is a joint responsibility for data processing between Google and us in accordance with Article 26 DSGVO. We have agreed with Google that we assume primary responsibility under the DSGVO for the processing of the data and that we will fulfill all obligations under the DSGVO with regard to the processing of the data (including Articles 12 and 13 DSGVO, Articles 15 to 22 DSGVO and Article 32 up to 34 DSGVO). The Google marketing services allow us to display advertisements for and on our website in a more targeted manner in order to only show users advertisements that potentially match their interests. For example, if a user is shown ads for products that they were interested in on other websites, this is referred to as “remarketing”. For these purposes, when you visit our and other websites on which Google marketing services are active, Google directly executes a code from Google and so-called (re)marketing tags (invisible graphics or code, also known as "Web Beacons") are integrated into the website. With their help, an individual cookie, i.e. a small file, is stored on the user's device (comparable technologies can also be used instead of cookies). The cookies can be set by various domains, including google.com, doubleclick.net, invitemedia.com, admeld.com, googlesyndication.com or googleadservices.com. This file records which websites the user has visited, what content they are interested in and which offers they have clicked on, as well as technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visiting time and other information about the use of the online offer. The user's IP address is also recorded, although we inform Google Analytics that the IP address is shortened within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the agreement on the European Economic Area and only in exceptional cases is sent entirely to servers by Google in the USA and shortened there. The IP address is not merged with the user's data within other Google offerings. Google may also combine the information mentioned above with such information from other sources. When the user then visits other websites, ads tailored to their interests can be shown to them. d) User data is processed pseudonymously as part of the Google marketing services. This means that Google does not store and process the user's name or email address, for example, but rather processes the relevant cookie-related data within pseudonymous user profiles. This means that from Google's perspective, the ads are not managed and displayed for a specifically identified person, but for the cookie holder, regardless of who this cookie holder is. This does not apply if a user has expressly allowed Google to process the data without this pseudonymization. The information collected by Google Marketing Services about users is transmitted to Google and stored on Google's servers in the USA.
e) The Google marketing services we use include the online advertising program “Google AdWords”. In the case of Google AdWords, each AdWords customer receives a different “conversion cookie”. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. AdWords customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, you will not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. f) We can integrate third-party advertisements based on the Google marketing service “AdSense”. AdSense uses cookies to enable Google and its partner websites to serve ads based on users' visits to this website or other websites on the Internet.
g) We can also use the “Google Optimizer” service. Google Optimizer allows us to use so-called “A/B testing” to understand the impact of various changes to a website (e.g. changes to input fields, design, etc.). Cookies are stored on users’ devices for these testing purposes. Only pseudonymous user data is processed. h) We can also use the “Google Tag Manager” to integrate and manage Google analysis and marketing services into our website. i) Further information on Google's use of data for marketing purposes can be found on the overview page: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads (external link), Google's data protection declaration is at https://policies.google.com/privacy (external link) available. j) If you would like to object to interest-based advertising through Google marketing services, you can use the settings and opt-out options provided by Google: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated (external link).
18. Additional data protection information when using X (named Twitter in the following statements) Einkommensteuerhilfe uses the technical platform and services of Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103 U.S.A. for the short message service. a) Responsibility Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland is responsible for data processing of persons living outside the USA. We would like to point out that you use the Twitter short message service offered here and its functions at your own risk. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g. sharing, rating). Einkommensteuerhilfe has no influence on the type and extent of data processed by Twitter, the type of processing and use or the transfer of this data to third parties. Einkommensteuerhilfe also has no effective control options.
b) Data processed by Twitter Information about which data is processed by Twitter and for what purposes can be found in Twitter's data protection declaration: https://twitter.com/de/privacy (external link). Twitter Inc. is committed to the principles of the EU-US Privacy Shield. You can find out more about this at: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active (external link). When you use Twitter, your personal information will be collected, transferred, stored, disclosed and used by Twitter Inc., regardless of your place of residence, and transferred, stored and used in/to the United States, Ireland and any other country in which Twitter Inc. does business.
On the one hand, Twitter processes your voluntarily entered data such as name and username, email address, telephone number or the contacts in your address book when you upload or synchronize it. On the other hand, Twitter also evaluates the content you share to determine which topics you are interested in, stores and processes confidential messages that you send directly to other users and can determine your location based on GPS data, information about wireless networks or your IP address to send you advertising or other content. Twitter Inc. may use analysis tools such as Twitter or Google Analytics for evaluation purposes.
Einkommensteuerhilfe has no influence on the use of such tools by Twitter Inc. and has not been informed of such potential use. If tools of this type are used by Twitter Inc. for the Einkommensteuerhilfe account, Einkommensteuerhilfe has neither commissioned nor approved this or supported it in any way. The data obtained during the analysis is also not made available to us. Only certain, non-personal information about tweet activity, such as the number of profile or link clicks on a specific tweet, can be viewed by Einkommensteuerhilfe via the account. Furthermore, we have no way of preventing or disabling the use of such tools on our Twitter account. Finally, Twitter also receives information when you view content, for example, even if you have not created an account. This so-called “log data” may include the IP address, the browser type, the operating system, information about the website previously accessed and the pages you accessed, your location, your mobile phone provider, the device you used (including device ID and application ID), the search terms you use and cookie information.
Through Twitter buttons or widgets integrated into websites and the use of cookies, Twitter is able to record your visits to these websites and assign them to your Twitter profile. This data can be used to offer content or advertising tailored to you. Because Twitter Inc. is a non-European provider that only has a European branch in Ireland, it is not bound by German data protection regulations. However, due to the establishment principle in Article 3 Paragraph 1 DSGVO, Twitter Inc. is bound to the regulations of the DSGVO. You have options for restricting the processing of your data in the general settings of your Twitter account and under “Data protection and security”. In addition, on mobile devices (smartphones, tablet computers), you can restrict Twitter's access to contact and calendar data, photos, location data, etc. in the settings options there. However, this depends on the operating system used. Further information on these points is available on the following Twitter support pages:
https://help.x.com/de/safety-and-security/x-privacy-settings (external link)
https://help.x.com/de/privacy (external link)
You can find out more about the possibility of viewing your own data on Twitter here: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20172711# (external
link)
Information about the conclusions drawn by Twitter about you can be found here:
https://twitter.com/your_twitter_data (external link)
Information about the existing personalization and data protection setting options can be found here (with further references):
https://twitter.com/personalization (external link)
You also have the option to request information using the Twitter data protection form or the archive requests:
https://support.twitter.com/forms/privacy (external link)
https://help.x.com/de/managing-your-account/how-to-download-your-x-archive (external link)
c) Integration of a Twitter button Our website uses so-called social plugins from the social network twitter.com ("Twitter"). Twitter is operated by Twitter Inc.,795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. Detailed information about the functions of the individual plugins and their appearance can be found on the following website: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/twitter-for-websites (external link) Those sites on our website that contain Twitter social plugins establish a direct connection to Twitter's servers via your browser when you open them. This sends information to Twitter that you have accessed the page on our website containing the social plugin. If you are logged in to Twitter at this point, your visit to our pages as well as all of your interactions in connection with the social plugins (e.g. clicking the "Tweet" button) can be assigned to your Twitter profile and saved on Twitter. Even if you don't have a Twitter profile, it can't be ruled out that Twitter stores your IP address.
With regard to the purpose and scope of data collection as well as the processing and use of data by Twitter, we refer to the Twitter data protection policy. There you will also find an overview of the setting options in your personal Twitter profile to protect your privacy and your associated rights. To prevent Twitter from collecting the above-mentioned data when you visit our website, log out of Twitter before visiting our site. In order to prevent Twitter from generally accessing your data on our and other websites, you can use Twitter social plugins using an add-on for your browser (e.g. "Twitter Blocker", https://disconnect.me (external link)) exclude.
d) Data processed by Einkommensteuerhilfe Einkommensteuerhilfe also processes your data. The data you enter on Twitter, in particular your user name and the content published under your account, will be processed by us insofar as we may re-tweet your tweets or respond to them or we may also write tweets that refer to your account. The data you freely publish and distribute on Twitter is included in our offer and made available to our followers. e) Your rights If you have any questions about our information offering, you can reach us at the contact listed above. You can assert your rights, in particular to information, blocking or deletion of data, to the respective department whose Twitter account you use. This data protection information is displayed in the currently valid version. The corresponding link is regularly communicated via the Twitter account. f) Einkommensteuerhilfe can use X Ads Einkommensteuerhilfe can use X Ads as a marketing tool. The privacy control for this is shown here: https://help.x.com/de/safety-and-security/privacy-controls-for-tailored-ads (external link) You can learn more about opting out of receiving interest-based ads from other companies at optout.aboutads.info and www.networkadvertising.org/choices. If you're online, you can also opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Opt-Out Browser Add-on and opt out of interest-based Google ads through Google's ad settings. If you don't want X to combine your activity on X with other online activities of partners of X to allow interest-based ads to be shown to you on and off X, there are several ways to disable this feature:With your X Settings: Visit Ad Settings and turn off Personalized Ads option.On the web: You can visit the Digital Advertising Alliance's Consumer Choice Tool at optout.aboutads.info to opt out of displaying interest-based ads from X in your current browser.
19. Integration of third-party services and content a) Based on your consent, we rely on the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offering in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a. DSGVO content or service offers from third parties in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter referred to as “content”). This always assumes that the third party providers of this content are aware of 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. We strive to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third parties 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 can also be stored in cookies on the user's device and can contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visiting time and other information about the use of our online offering, as well as can be linked to such information from other sources.
b) The following presentation provides an overview of third-party providers and their content, along with links to their data protection declarations, which contain further information on the processing of data and, in some cases already mentioned here, objection options (so-called opt-out):
External fonts from Google, LLC., https://www.google.com/fonts (external link) (“Google Fonts”). The integration of Google Fonts occurs through a server call at Google (usually in the USA). Data protection declaration: https://policies.google.com/privacy (external link), opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated (external link)
20. Integration of LinkedIn We rely on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a. DSGVO uses the plug-ins from LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA on our website. You can recognize the plug-ins by the LinkedIn logo. The plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the LinkedIn servers. We have no influence whatsoever on the nature and extent of the data that the plug-in transmits to LinkedIn's servers. You can find information about this here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy (external link), opt-out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out (external link) The plug-in informs LinkedIn that you as a user have visited this website. There is a possibility that your IP address will be saved. If you are logged into your LinkedIn account while visiting this website, the information mentioned will be linked to it. If you use the functions of the plug-in - for example by using the LinkedIn button - the corresponding information will also be transmitted to LinkedIn. If you would like to prevent LinkedIn from linking this data to your LinkedIn account, please log out of LinkedIn before visiting this website and delete the stored cookies. 21. Squarespace
Squarespace, our Web-Host provides the following special information regarding our Sparespace website:
a) Analytics
This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:
· Information about your browser, network, and device
· Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
· Your IP address
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
· Clicks
· Internal links
· Pages visited
· Scrolling
· Searches
· Timestamps
We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.
b) Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit the cookies Squarespace uses: https://www.squarespace.com/cookie-policy (external link)
These necessary and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.
These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.
c) Visitor data
When you buy something on this website, we collect personal information from you to fulfill the order. We may collect information like your:
· Billing and shipping address
· Details relating to your purchase (for example, your shirt size)
· Email address
· Name
· Phone number
We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.
Our payment processor stripe will also collect payment information from you. You can read their privacy policy at https://stripe.com/de/privacy
As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.
d) Form block submissions
When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.
e) For member site subscribers
When you subscribe and purchase a membership on this website, we collect personal information from you to enable your member sites access. We may collect information like your:
· Billing and shipping address
· Details relating to your subscription
· Email address
· Name
· Phone number
We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so that they can provide exclusive member site hosting services to us.
As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.
f) For website visitors
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:
· Information about your browser, network and device
· Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
· Web pages you view while on this website
· Your IP address
Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.
g) For use of share buttons (see explanations above)
This website includes share buttons which enable you to share pages or other content from this site to the following third party services: [Twitter (X), LinkedIn]. If you click a share button, these third parties may receive your personal data, including:
· Information about your browser, network and device
· Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share
· Your IP address
h) For use of blog comments
This website includes commenting functionality on some pages which enables you to post a comment. This website collects personal data when you post a comment, including:
· Your name (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment)
· Your email address (optional, to let you know if someone replies to your comment)
· Your website URL (optional)
This website includes “likes” functionality on some blog posts which enables you to “like” a post. This website collects personal data when you like a post to try to prevent the same person from liking the same post during the same visit, including:
· Information about your browser, network and device
· Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share
· Your IP address
i) Customer accounts
If you create a customer account on this website, we collect personal information to improve our checkout experience and customer service.
This information may include your:
· Billing and shipping address(es)
· Details about your orders (for example, your shirt size)
· Email address
· Name
· Phone number
We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can provide website services to us.
j) Abandoned cart emails
You’ll receive an automated email within 24 hours after you abandon your shopping cart, if all of the following occur:
· You enter your email address at checkout, or are logged into your customer account.
· You add a product which is in stock to your shopping cart.
· You close your browser or leave this website without completing your purchase.
You can unsubscribe from these messages at the bottom of the email.
The email will link back to this website, where you can pick up where you left off and complete your purchase.
k) Marketing emails
We may send you marketing emails, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf.
l) Order and account emails
We may email you with messages about your order or account activity. For example, we may email you to tell you that:
· You’ve created a customer account
· Your customer account password has been reset or updated
· You’ve made a purchase
· Your order has shipped
It’s not possible to unsubscribe from these messages.
We share your contact information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can send these emails to you on our behalf.
m) Fonts (see explanations above)
This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:
· Information about your browser, network, or device
· Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it
· Your IP address
n) Scheduling
When you schedule an appointment by booking on this website, we collect personal information from you to complete the booking. We may collect information like your:
· Name
· Email address
· Phone number
· Details relating to your appointment (for example, who referred you)
· Files you uploaded
We share this information with Squarespace, our scheduling service provider, so that they can provide online booking services to us.
The Squarespace privacy policy can be found here:
https://de.squarespace.com/datenschutz?_gl=1*vtqmzh*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqemC6_qfigMVVZGDBx1VogL0EAAYASAAEgKzD_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds (external link)
22. Complaints and warnings If you feel that your rights have been violated or otherwise disadvantaged, we ask you to let us know. You will then receive a personal, individual answer. As part of your obligation to mitigate damages, we would like to point out that we will not cover the costs of a lawyer you hire out of court without prior contact. We expressly have no desire for you to hire a lawyer to request you to issue a cease and desist declaration that is subject to penalties. Therefore, a presumed will cannot be relied upon.