Introduction and Overview

We have prepared this data protection declaration (version 12.03.2022-121964284) to explain to you in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and applicable national laws, what personal data (short: data) we as the data controller - and the data processors we have commissioned (e.g., providers) - process, will process in the future, and what lawful options you have. The terms used are gender-neutral.

In short, we provide comprehensive information about the data we process.

Data protection declarations usually sound very technical and use legal terminology. However, this data protection declaration is designed to describe the most important things as simply and transparently as possible. Where it is conducive to transparency, technical terms are explained in a reader-friendly manner, links to further information are provided, and graphics are used. We aim to provide information in clear and simple language, stating that we only process personal data within the scope of our business activities when there is a legal basis for doing so. This is not possible when providing brief, unclear, and legally technical explanations, as is often the case on the Internet when it comes to data protection. I hope you find the following explanations interesting and informative, and perhaps there is some information that you did not previously know.

If you still have questions, we ask you to contact the responsible office mentioned below or in the imprint, follow the links provided, and check further information on third-party websites. You can also find our contact details in the imprint.

Scope

This data protection declaration applies to all personal data processed by us in the company and to all personal data processed by companies we have commissioned (data processors). By personal data, we mean information within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR, such as the name, email address, and postal address of a person. The processing of personal data ensures that we can offer and bill our services and products, whether online or offline. The scope of this data protection declaration includes:

- all online presences (websites, online shops) that we operate

- social media presences and email communication

- mobile apps for smartphones and other devices

In short: The data protection declaration applies to all areas in which personal data is structured within the company via the channels mentioned. If we enter into legal relationships with you outside of these channels, we will inform you separately.

Legal Basis

In the following data protection declaration, we provide transparent information about the legal principles and regulations, i.e., the legal bases of the General Data Protection Regulation, which enable us to process personal data.

As far as EU law is concerned, we refer to REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016. You can, of course, read this EU General Data Protection Regulation online on EUR-Lex, the access to EU law, at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32016R0679.

We process your data only if at least one of the following conditions is met:

- Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR): You have given us your consent to process data for a specific purpose. An example would be the storage of data you entered into a contact form.

- Contract (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR): To fulfill a contract or pre-contractual obligations with you, we process your data. For example, if we conclude a sales contract with you, we need personal information in advance.

- Legal Obligation (Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR): If we are subject to a legal obligation, we process your data. For example, we are legally obliged to keep invoices for accounting purposes. These usually contain personal data.

- Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR): In the case of legitimate interests that do not restrict your fundamental rights, we reserve the right to process personal data. For example, we need to process certain data to operate our website securely and efficiently. This processing is therefore a legitimate interest.

Other conditions such as the exercise of recording in the public interest and the exercise of public authority as well as the protection of vital interests do not usually occur with us. If such a legal basis should be relevant, it will be indicated at the appropriate place.

In addition to EU regulations, national laws also apply:

- In Austria, this is the Federal Act for the Protection of Natural Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (Data Protection Act), abbreviated as DPA.

- In Germany, the Federal Data Protection Act, abbreviated as BDSG, applies.

If further regional or national laws are applied, we will inform you about them in the following sections.

Storage Period

We consider the general criterion to be that we only store personal data as long as it is absolutely necessary to provide our services and products. This means that personal data is deleted as soon as the reason for data processing no longer exists. In some cases, we are legally obliged to store certain data even after the original purpose has ceased, for example for accounting purposes.

If you wish to have your data deleted or revoke your consent for data processing, the data will be deleted as quickly as possible, provided that there is no obligation to store it.

We will inform you about the specific duration of the respective data processing below, if we have further information about it.

Rights according to the General Data Protection Regulation

According to Article 13 GDPR, you have the following rights to ensure fair and transparent data processing:

- You have the right to know whether we process your data, according to Article 15 GDPR. If this is the case, you have the right to receive a copy of the data and to receive the following information:

- the purpose for which we carry out the processing

- the categories, i.e., the types of data that are processed

- who receives this data and, if the data is transferred to third countries, how security can be guaranteed

- how long the data is stored

- the right to correction, deletion, or restriction of processing and the right to object to processing

- the right to complain to a supervisory authority (links to these authorities can be found below)

- the origin of the data, if we have not collected it from you

- whether profiling is carried out, i.e., whether data is automatically evaluated to create a personal profile of you.

- According to Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to correct data, which means that we must correct data if you find errors.

- According to Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to be deleted ("right to be forgotten"), which means that you can demand the deletion of your data.

- According to Article 18 GDPR, you have the right to restrict processing, which means that we may only store data but not use it further.

- According to Article 19 GDPR, you have the right to data portability, which means that we must provide you with your data in a common format upon request.

- According to Article 21 GDPR, you have an objection right, which leads to a change in processing after enforcement.

- If data is used for direct marketing, you can object to this type of data processing at any time. After that, we are no longer allowed to use your data for direct marketing.

- If data is used for profiling, you can object to this type of data processing at any time. After that, we are no longer allowed to use your data for profiling.

- According to Article 22 GDPR, you may, under certain circumstances, have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing (e.g., profiling).

In short: You have rights - do not hesitate to contact the responsible office listed with us!

If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection claims have been violated in any other way, you can complain to the supervisory authority. This is the Data Protection Authority for Austria, whose website you can find at https://www.dsb.gv.at/. In Germany, there is a data protection officer for each federal state. For more information, you can contact the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI). The following local data protection authority is responsible for our company:

- Web Hosting Introduction

- Web Hosting Summary

  - 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Concerned: Visitors to the website

  - 👥 Purpose: professional hosting of the website and safeguarding its operation

  - 📒 Processed data: IP address, time of website visit, browser used, and other data. More details can be found below or with the respective web hosting provider.

  - 📅 Storage period: depends on the respective provider, but usually 2 weeks

  - ⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 (1) lit.f GDPR (legitimate interests)

What is Web Hosting?

When you visit websites today, certain information, including personal data, is automatically generated and stored, including on this website. This data should be processed as sparingly as possible and only for a specific purpose. By "website," we mean the entirety of all web pages on a domain, including everything from the homepage to the very last subpage, such as this one here. A domain, for example, could be example.de or sampleexample.com.

If you want to view a website on a screen, you use a program called a web browser. You probably know some web browsers by name: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari.

This web browser has to connect to another computer where the code of the website is stored: the web server. Operating a web server is a complex and time-consuming task, which is why it is usually carried out by professional providers, the hosting providers. These providers offer web hosting and thus ensure the reliable and error-free storage of website data.

When the browser on your computer (desktop, laptop, smartphone) connects to the webserver and during the transfer of data to and from the webserver, personal data may be processed. Your computer stores data, and the webserver must also store data for a while to ensure proper operation.

To illustrate:

Why do we process personal data?

  The purposes of data processing are as follows:

  - Professional hosting of the website and safeguarding its operation

  - To maintain operational and IT security

  - Anonymous analysis of access behavior to improve our offer and, if necessary, to prosecute or pursue claims

What data is processed?

Even as you are visiting our website right now, our web server, which is the computer on which this website is stored, usually automatically records data such as:

  - the complete internet address (URL) of the web page accessed

  - browser and browser version (e.g., Chrome 87)

  - the operating system used (e.g., Windows 10)

  - the address (URL) of the previously visited page (referrer URL) (e.g., https://www.examplequellsite.de/vondabinichgekommen.html/)

  - the host name and IP address of the device from which the access is made (e.g., COMPUTERNAME and 194.23.43.121)

  - date and time

  - in files, the so-called web server log files

How long is data stored?

In general, the above-mentioned data is stored for two weeks and is then automatically deleted. We do not pass on this data, but we cannot exclude the possibility that authorities may inspect this data in the event of unlawful behavior. 

In summary: Your visit is logged by the provider, and after two weeks, the log is automatically deleted. It is not passed on to third parties, but there is still a risk that authorities may request the data.

If you want to know more about data protection at the hosting provider, you can visit the provider's website using the following links:

  - https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy