Privacy Policy

1. Privacy Protection at a Glance

General information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means all data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

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 “Note on the responsible body” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected by you providing it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of the page view). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request rectification or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of data protection.

Analytics tools and third-party tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens primarily with so-called analytics programs.

You can find detailed information on these analytics programs in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Squarespace
The provider is Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (hereinafter “Squarespace”).

Squarespace is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, your data is processed on Squarespace’s servers. In this context, personal data may also be transferred to Squarespace’s parent company, Squarespace Inc., 8 Clarkson St, New York, NY 10014, USA. Squarespace also stores cookies that are necessary for the display of the site and to ensure security (necessary cookies).

The use of Squarespace is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable possible presentation of our website. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here:
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/de/articles/360000851908-DSGVO-und-Squarespace.

Processing on behalf
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that this service processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

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 the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible body
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Felix Pordzik
Klufterstraße 22
53175 Bonn
Email: Felixpordzik.art@gmail.com

The responsible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage duration
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a justified request for deletion or withdraw consent to data processing, your data will be deleted provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.

General notes on the legal bases of data processing on this website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data are required for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if required to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are indicated in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries
We use, among other things, tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure under data protection law. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We point out that a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. It cannot therefore be excluded that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Recipients of personal data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. This sometimes also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using processors, we only transfer personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint controller agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw consent that has already been given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

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 infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract transmitted to yourself or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Access, rectification, and erasure
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing and, where applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of these data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose and for further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
If you have objected pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data—apart from their storage—may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payment transactions on this website
If, after the conclusion of a fee-based contract, there is an obligation to transmit your payment data (e.g., account number for direct debit authorization), these data are required for payment processing.

Payment transactions via the common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

With encrypted communication, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to advertising emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for the transmission of advertising and information material not expressly requested. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on this Website

Cookies
Our internet pages use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage on your end device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, for providing certain, desired functions (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

4.1. CCM19

Our website uses CCM19 to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your end device or to the use of certain technologies and to document these in a manner compliant with data protection. The provider of this technology is Papoo Software & Media GmbH, Auguststr. 4, 53229 Bonn (hereinafter “CCM19”).

When you enter our website, a connection is established to CCM19’s servers to obtain your consents and other declarations regarding cookie usage. CCM19 then stores a cookie in your browser to be able to assign the consents you have given or their withdrawal. The data collected in this way are stored until you ask us to delete them, delete the CCM19 cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

The use of CCM19 is to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR.

4.2. Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the inquiry form, including the contact details 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.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your request is related to the performance of a contract or necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.

4.3. Inquiry by email or telephone

If you contact us by email or telephone, your inquiry, including all personal data arising from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not share this data without your consent.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions—especially statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

5. Social Media

5.1. Responsible for the use of social media

Felix Pordzik
Klufterstraße 22
53175 Bonn
Email: Felixpordzik.art@gmail.com
Homepage: Felixpordzik.art

operates the following own presences on social media:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578307060460
https://www.instagram.com/felixpordzik.art/
https://www.youtube.com/@FelixPordzik_art

https://www.tiktok.com/@felixpordzik.art

In doing so, we rely on the services of

Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”)

Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA (“Instagram”), Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland

YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (“YouTube”). Data processing for the European Economic Area and Switzerland is carried out by: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”)

TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland (“TikTok”)

Due to the judgment of the European Court of Justice of 05.06.2018 (available at http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=202543&pageIndex=0&doclang=DE&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=298398), operators of presences on social media and the operators of the social media themselves are considered joint controllers for data processing.

We point out that you use our social media presences and their functions on your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g., commenting, sharing, rating). Alternatively, you can also access the information we provide on social media via our own internet offering.

You can reach the data protection officers of the respective social media via the respective social media.

You can reach Facebook’s and Instagram’s data protection officer via the following linked contact form:
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

You can reach Google’s data protection officer, who is also responsible for YouTube, via the following linked contact form:
https://support.google.com/policies/troubleshooter/7575787?hl=de

You can reach LinkedIn’s data protection officer via the following linked contact form:
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TSO-DPO

5.2. Data processed by social media

When you visit our social media presences, the operators of the social media collect, among other things, your IP address as well as further information stored in the form of cookies on your PC. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the presence, with statistical information about the use of the page. The data collected about you in this context are processed by the operators of the social media and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. Which information the operator of the respective social network receives and how it is used is described in the privacy policies of the respective social networks. There you will also find information on contact options.

Further information can be found at the following links:

Facebook:
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/pages/insights
https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy
https://de-de.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy

Google and YouTube:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Instagram:
https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/row/privacy-policy/en

How the operators of social media use data from the visit to our social media presences for their own purposes, the extent to which activities on the social media presences are assigned to individual users, how long the operators store this data, and whether data from a visit to the social media presences are passed on to third parties is not conclusively and clearly stated by the operators and is not known to us.

When accessing our social media presences, the IP address assigned to your end device is transmitted to the operator of the respective social network. The social networks also store information about users’ end devices (e.g., as part of the “login notifications” function); it may be possible for the operators of the social media to assign IP addresses to individual users.

If you are currently logged in as a user of the respective social network, there is a cookie with your individual identifier stored on your end device within this social network. This enables the operator of the social network to track that you have visited a specific page and how you have used it. Based on these data, content or advertising can be tailored to your previous website visits.

If you wish to avoid this, you should log out of the respective social network and/or deactivate the “stay logged in” function, delete the cookies present on your device, and close and restart your browser. This will delete login information by which you can be directly identified. You can then use our social media presences without revealing your user ID. If you access interactive functions on the page (Like, Comment, Share, Messages, etc.), a login screen will appear. After any login, you will again be recognizable to the social network used as a specific user.

Information on how you can manage or delete existing information within the social network can be found on the support pages of the respective social network linked above.

5.3. Data processed by us

a) Type and scope of data processing
The data you enter in social networks, in particular your username and the content published under your account, are processed by us insofar as we may respond to your messages. In addition, your published posts, ratings, and comments refer to your account in the respective social network. If you mention us via an @ or a # or similar, this mention may be published on our page under your username. The data you have freely published and disseminated on the respective social network may thus be included by us in our offering and made accessible to other users of the respective social network. If you mark our social media presence with “Like” or “Follow” or a similar interaction, this will be communicated to us by the respective social network with your username and a link to your account.

As the provider of the information service, we do not otherwise collect or process any data from your use of our social media presences.

2. Legal basis for processing
Data processing on our part is based on Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the advertising function of social media. We use them to increase the awareness of our company.

3. Purpose of processing
The data you provide in this context and which may be accessible to us (e.g., username, images, possibly interests, contact details) are processed by us solely for the purpose of communication with customers and interested parties. Our legitimate interest lies in providing you with a platform on which we can display current information and by means of which you can address your concerns to us and we can respond to your concerns as quickly as possible.

4. Duration of storage
Your data will be deleted, as far as possible for us, when our social media presence is discontinued.

5. Your rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights:

a) Right to withdraw consent (cf. Art. 7 GDPR)
If you have given consent to the processing of your data, you can withdraw it at any time. Such withdrawal affects the admissibility of the processing of your personal data for the future after you have declared it to the controller. It can be made (remotely) orally or in writing by post or email to us.

b) Right of access (cf. Art. 15 GDPR)
In the case of a request for information, you must provide sufficient details of your identity and proof that the information relates to you. The information concerns the following:

the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
the categories of personal data which are processed;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
the envisaged period for which the personal data concerning you will be stored, or, if specific information is not possible, criteria used to determine that period;
all available information about the origin of the data if the personal data are not collected from the data subject;
the existence of automated decision-making including profiling pursuant to Art. 22(1) and (4) GDPR and—at least in these cases—meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

c) Right to rectification or erasure (cf. Arts. 16, 17 GDPR)
You have the right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the personal data processed concerning you are incorrect or incomplete. The controller must make the rectification without undue delay.

You can also request the erasure of personal data concerning you if one of the following grounds applies to you:

The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
You withdraw your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a) or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
The personal data concerning you have been unlawfully processed.
The erasure of the personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
The personal data concerning you have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services pursuant to Art. 8(1) GDPR.

If the personal data concerning you have been made public and the controller is obliged pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR to erase them, we shall take all reasonable steps to inform other controllers processing the personal data that you have requested the erasure of any links to, or copies or replications of, those personal data.

The right to erasure does not exist to the extent that processing is necessary:

for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;
for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Art. 9(2)(h) and (i) and Art. 9(3) GDPR;
for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, insofar as the right referred to above is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing; or
for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

d) Right to restriction of processing (cf. Art. 18 GDPR)
Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you from the controller:

if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of your personal data;
the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you need them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims; or
if you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether our legitimate grounds override yours.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may, with the exception of storage, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the restriction of processing has been restricted according to the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

e) Right to notification (cf. Art. 19 GDPR)
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing to a controller, the controller is obliged to communicate any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing to each recipient to whom your personal data have been disclosed. This applies only insofar as this notification does not prove impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed about those recipients.

f) Right to data portability (cf. Art. 20 GDPR)
You have the right to receive your personal data in a commonly used, machine-readable format from the controller in order to have them transferred to another controller, provided that

the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR, and
the processing is carried out by automated means.

When exercising your right to data portability, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible.

The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.

g) Right to object to processing (cf. Art. 21 GDPR)
Insofar as the processing of your personal data is based on a legitimate interest (pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), you may object to the processing. The same applies if the data processing is based on Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. e) GDPR.

Please set out the reasons why your personal data should not be processed when exercising such an objection. In the event of your justified objection, the situation will be examined and either the data processing will be stopped or adjusted, or you will be shown the compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which the processing will be continued.

h) Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (cf. Art. 77 GDPR)
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 place of residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform you of the progress and the outcome of the complaint including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.

i) How to exercise these rights
You can assert your rights with the data protection officer of the respective controller whose contact details you can find under point 2. If you exercise the aforementioned rights, the controller will examine whether the legal requirements for this are met.

For questions about our information offering, you can reach us using the contact details under point 1.

j) Reservation of changes
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy in compliance with the legal provisions.

6. Analytics Tools and Advertising

Squarespace Analytics

We use Squarespace Analytics on this website. The provider is Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Shipstreet Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (hereinafter “Squarespace Analytics”).

Squarespace Analytics enables us to record and evaluate the user behavior of our website visitors. As part of user analysis, we can analyze your click and scroll behavior, search queries, time of access, your geographical location, and access to internal links. For this purpose, Squarespace Analytics collects, among other things, information about your browser, your network, your device, and your IP address.

Squarespace Analytics uses technologies that enable cross-site recognition of the user to analyze user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting) and, on this basis, creates pseudonymized user profiles.

As part of the analysis, personal data may also be transferred to the parent company of Squarespace Analytics, Squarespace Inc., 8 Clarkson St, New York, NY 10014, USA.

The use of Squarespace Analytics is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most meaningful analysis possible of the user behavior of our website visitors. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/de/articles/360000851908-DSGVO-und-Squarespace.

Google Analytics
We use the web analytics service Google Analytics of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”) on our website. If your habitual residence is in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the Google-affiliated company responsible for processing your data and compliance with applicable data protection laws.

Data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services relating to website and internet usage to the website operator. In this context, the following information may be collected: IP address, date and time of page view, click path, information about the browser and device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data by Google.

Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, browser web storage, and tracking pixels that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.

Data processing, in particular the setting of cookies, is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR of personal data concerning you.

You can prevent the collection of the data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of these data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when visiting this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used to ensure full effect. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will again be transmitted to Google. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Disable Google Analytics.

For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.

Use of Facebook Pixel/Data sets
We use the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” of Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA; “Facebook”) on our website. The application serves the purpose of targeting visitors to the website with interest-based advertising on the Facebook social network. For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag has been implemented on the website. Through this tag, a direct connection to Facebook’s servers is established when visiting the website. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the social network Facebook, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads. Your data may be transferred to the USA. Data processing, in particular the setting of cookies, is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in addressing site visitors in a targeted manner with interest-based advertising. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR of personal data concerning you.

You can deactivate the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” here. For more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard, and ways to protect your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s data protection information at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Use of Google Ads Conversion Tracking
We use the online advertising program “Google Ads” and, in this context, conversion tracking (visitor action evaluation) on our website. Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). If your habitual residence is in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the Google-affiliated company responsible for processing your data and compliance with applicable data protection laws.

If you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies are limited in validity, do not contain personal data, and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. There is thus no possibility that cookies can be tracked across the websites of Ads customers.

The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics. In this way, we learn the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive information that personally identifies users.

Your data may be transferred to the USA. Data processing, in particular the setting of cookies, is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in addressing site visitors in a targeted manner with interest-based advertising. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR of personal data concerning you.

You can deactivate personalized advertising for you in Google’s advertising settings. Instructions can be found at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de

Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s deactivation page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further information on opting out provided there. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

Further information and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

7. Newsletter

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw the consent given to the storage of the data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data you provide to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us and/or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose has ceased to exist. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Data stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected by this. After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us and/or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

8. Plugins and Tools

Purchase processing
When purchasing a product, we offer various payment methods. PayPal payments are processed via PayPal.

Purchase processing via PayPal
The legal basis for the processing of personal data during the purchase process results here from Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b).

PayPal is an online payment service provider. The operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which are virtual private or business accounts. PayPal also offers the possibility to process virtual payments via credit cards if a user does not maintain a PayPal account. A PayPal account is operated via an email address; therefore, there is no classical account number. PayPal enables online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also assumes trustee functions and offers buyer protection services.

If the data subject selects PayPal as a payment option during the order process in our online shop, data of the data subject are automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transmission of personal data required for payment processing.

The personal data transmitted to PayPal usually includes first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number, or other data necessary for payment processing. Personal data related to the respective order are also necessary for the execution of the purchase contract. The transmission of the data is intended for payment processing and fraud prevention. The controller will transmit personal data to PayPal in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the controller may be transmitted by PayPal to credit agencies. This transmission is intended for identity and credit checks. We cannot state how PayPal further processes the data.

PayPal’s applicable data protection provisions can be accessed at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full. The legal basis for the processing of personal data during the purchase process results here from Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b).

Payment Processing via Stripe

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in connection with the purchase process is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

Stripe is an online payment service provider that enables the processing of credit card and other electronic payments. The responsible operating company for customers in the European Economic Area is: Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, D02 H210, Ireland (“Stripe”)

Stripe offers various payment methods, including credit cards, SEPA direct debit, and other local payment options. Stripe handles the technical processing of the payment transaction and provides the necessary security and fraud prevention mechanisms.

If the data subject selects “Stripe” as the payment option during the checkout process in our online shop, personal data will be automatically transmitted to Stripe. By choosing this payment option, the data subject consents to the transmission of personal data necessary for payment processing.

The personal data transmitted to Stripe typically include:

First name, last name
Billing and shipping address
Email address
IP address
Payment information (e.g., credit card type, truncated card number, expiration date)
Transaction data (amount, date, time, payment method)
Other data necessary for secure payment processing

In addition, personal data associated with the respective order that are necessary for the execution of the purchase contract are also transmitted.

The transmission of data serves the purpose of payment processing, fraud prevention, and identity verification. Stripe may transmit personal data to affiliated companies, banks, credit card providers, and, if necessary, to credit reference agencies if required for contract execution or verification.

We cannot fully assess how Stripe further processes the transmitted data in detail. Further information on this can be found in Stripe’s privacy policy.

The applicable privacy policy of Stripe can be accessed here: https://stripe.com/privacy

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in connection with the purchase process is – as described above – Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

Donation Processing via Ko-fi

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in connection with a payment or donation via Ko-fi is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR (performance of a contract) and, in part, Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) if voluntary contributions are made without any consideration.

Ko-fi is a platform through which users can make voluntary donations or contributions. The operating company of Ko-fi is: Ko-fi Labs Limited 11 Kingsley Lodge, 13 New Cavendish Street, London, England, W1G 9UG (“Ko-fi”)

Ko-fi offers various payment methods, including credit card payments and PayPal. The technical processing of the payment is not carried out by Ko-fi itself but by external payment service providers such as Stripe or PayPal. Ko-fi merely provides the platform to facilitate the payment.

If the data subject decides to make a payment or donation via Ko-fi, personal data will automatically be transmitted to Ko-fi and to the selected payment service providers (e.g., Stripe or PayPal).

By choosing this payment option, the data subject consents to the processing of personal data necessary for payment processing.

The personal data processed or transmitted typically include:

First name, last name (if provided voluntarily by the user)
Email address
Billing information
Amount and date/time of the payment
IP address
Payment method used (e.g., credit card, PayPal)
Other data necessary for secure payment processing

In addition, personal data associated with the respective transaction that are necessary for the execution of the payment or donation are also transmitted.

The transmission of data serves the purpose of payment processing and fraud prevention. Ko-fi may share certain data with external payment service providers to ensure secure processing.

Ko-fi itself does not act as a payment service provider but only processes the data necessary to enable the transaction. Furthermore, Ko-fi may share data with affiliated technical service providers if required for system functionality.

We cannot fully assess how Ko-fi internally further processes the transmitted data. Information on this can be found in the privacy policy of the service provider.

The applicable privacy policy of Ko-fi can be accessed here: https://ko-fi.com/privacy

The legal basis for the processing of personal data for payment or donation processing is – as described above – Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR and, where applicable, Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

YouTube

This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of our web pages on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your end device or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts. Furthermore, the collected data are processed in the Google advertising network.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. You can obtain further information from the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.