We, Elke Longin, Alte Strasse 16, A-4210 Gallneukirchen (for simplicity’s sake – We) take the privacy of users (“Users” or “You”) of our website and/or mobile app (the “Website” and the “Mobile App”, respectively) very seriously and are committed to protecting the information Users provide to us in connection with their use of our Website and/or Mobile App (collectively, “Digital Assets”). Furthermore, we are committed to protecting and using your data in accordance with applicable law.
This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information through your use of our digital assets (the “Services”) when you access the Services through your devices.
Please read the Privacy Policy carefully and make sure you fully understand our practices regarding your information before using our Services. If you have read this policy, fully understand it, and do not agree with our practices, you must stop using our digital assets and services. By using our services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Services constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any amendments thereto.
What data do we collect?
Below is an overview of the data we may collect:
- Non-identified and non-identifiable information that you provide during the registration process or that is collected through your use of our Services (“Non-Personal Information”). Non-personal data does not allow any conclusions to be drawn as to who collected it. Non-personal information we collect consists primarily of technical and aggregate usage information.
- Individually identifiable information, which is any information by which you can be identified or could reasonably be identified (“personal information”). Personal information we collect through our Services may include information requested from time to time, such as names, email addresses, addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, and more. When we combine personal data with non-personal data, as long as they are in combination, we will treat them as personal data.
How do we collect data?
Below are the main methods we use to collect data:
- We collect data when you use our services. So when you visit our digital assets and use services, we may collect, record and store usage, sessions and related information.
- We collect data that you provide to us yourself, for example, when you contact us directly through a communication channel (such as an email with a comment or feedback).
- We may collect data from third party sources as described below.
- We collect data that you provide to us when you sign in to our services through a third-party provider such as Facebook or Google.
Why do we collect this data?
We may use your information for the following purposes:
- to provide and operate our services;
- to develop, adapt and improve our services;
- to respond to your feedback, inquiries and requests and offer assistance;
- to analyze request and usage patterns;
- for other internal, statistical and research purposes;
- to be able to improve our data security and fraud prevention capabilities;
- to investigate violations and enforce our terms and policies, and to comply with applicable law, regulations or governmental requests;
- To provide you with updates, news, promotional materials and other information related to our Services. In the case of promotional e-mails, you can decide for yourself whether you wish to continue receiving them. If not, simply click the unsubscribe link in these emails.
Who do we share this data with?
We may share your information with our service providers to operate our services (e.g., storing data via third-party hosting services, providing technical support, etc.).
We may also disclose your information in the following circumstances: (i) to investigate, detect, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities or other misconduct; (ii) to establish or exercise our rights of defense; (iii) to protect our rights, property or personal safety and the safety of our users or the public; (iv) in the event of a change of control of us or any of our affiliates (by way of a merger, acquisition or purchase of (substantially all of) our assets, et al. a.); (v) to collect, maintain and/or manage your information through authorized third party vendors (e.g., cloud service providers) as appropriate for business purposes; (vi) to work with third party vendors to improve your user experience. For the avoidance of doubt, we would like to point out that we may transfer or disclose non-personal information to third parties or otherwise use it at our discretion.
Cookies and similar technologies
When you visit or access our Services, we authorize third parties to use web beacons, cookies, pixel tags, scripts, and other technologies and analytics services (“Tracking Technologies”). These tracking technologies may allow third parties to automatically collect your data to improve the navigation experience on our digital assets, optimize their performance and provide a tailored user experience, as well as for security and fraud prevention purposes.
To learn more about this, please read our Cookie Policy.
Where do we store the data?
Non personal data
Please note that our companies and trusted partners and service providers are located around the world. For the purposes explained in this Privacy Policy, we store and process any non-personal data we collect in different jurisdictions.
Personal data
Personal Data may be maintained, processed and stored in the United States, Ireland, South Korea, Taiwan, Israel and to the extent necessary for the proper provision of our Services and/or as required by law (as further explained below) in other jurisdictions.
How long will the data be retained?
Please note that we will retain the information we collect for as long as is necessary to provide our services, to comply with our legal and contractual obligations to you, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements.
We may correct, amend or delete inaccurate or incomplete data at any time at our sole discretion.
How do we protect the data?
The hosting service for our digital assets provides us with the online platform through which we can offer you our services. Your data may be stored via our hosting provider’s data storage, databases and general applications. It stores your data on secure servers behind a firewall, and it provides secure HTTPS access to most areas of its services.
Notwithstanding the measures and efforts taken by us and our hosting provider, we cannot and do not guarantee absolute protection and security of the data you upload, post or otherwise share with us or others.
For this reason, we ask that you establish strong passwords and, if possible, do not provide us or others with confidential information that you believe could cause you significant or lasting harm if disclosed. In addition, because e-mail and instant messaging are not considered secure forms of communication, we ask that you do not share confidential information through any of these communication channels.
We will only use your personal information for the purposes set out in the Privacy Policy and only if we are satisfied that:
- the use of your personal data is necessary to perform or enter into a contract (for example, to provide you with the services themselves or customer service or technical support);
- the use of your personal data is necessary to comply with relevant legal or regulatory obligations, or
- the use of your personal data is necessary to support our legitimate business interests (provided that at all times this is done in a way that is proportionate and respects your data protection rights).
As an EU resident you can:
- request confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed and request access to your stored personal data and certain additional information;
- request the receipt of personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format;
- request the correction of your personal data stored by us;
- request the deletion of your personal data;
- object to the processing of your personal data by us;
- request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, or
- file a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Please note, however, that these rights are not unlimited and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements. If you have general questions about the personal information we collect and how we use it, please contact us as indicated below.
In the course of providing the Services, we may transfer data across borders to affiliates or other third parties and from your country/jurisdiction to other countries/jurisdictions around the world. By using the Services, you consent to the transfer of your data outside the EEA.
If you are located in the EEA, your personal data will only be transferred to locations outside the EEA if we are satisfied that there is an adequate or comparable level of protection for personal data. We will take appropriate steps to ensure that we have adequate contractual arrangements in place with our third parties to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place so that the risk of unlawful use, alteration, deletion, loss or theft of your personal information is minimized and that such third parties act at all times in accordance with applicable laws.
Rights under the California Consumer Protection Act
If you use the Services as a California resident, then you may be entitled to request access to and deletion of your information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).
To exercise your right to access and delete your data, please read below how to contact us.
The website does not sell data of its users
We do not sell users’ personally identifiable information for the intent and purposes of the CCPA.
Google Fonts
On our website, we use Google Fonts to display external fonts. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only referred to as “Google”.
Through certification under the EU-US Privacy Shield (“EU-US Privacy Shield”).
Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU are also complied with when processing data in the USA.
To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
Through the connection to Google established when you call up our website, Google can determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the display of the font is to be transmitted.
Google offers under
for further information, in particular on the possibilities of preventing the use of data.
Google Maps
On our website, we use Google Maps to display our location and to create directions. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only referred to as “Google”.
Through certification under the EU-US Privacy Shield (“EU-US Privacy Shield”).
Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU are also complied with when processing data in the USA.
To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
If you call up the Google Maps component integrated into our website, Google stores a cookie on your end device via your Internet browser. In order to display our location and provide directions, your user preferences and data are processed. Here we cannot exclude that Google uses servers in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website.
The connection to Google established in this way enables Google to determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the directions are to be sent.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under the item “Cookies”.
In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is subject to the Google Terms of Use https://policies.google.com/terms?gl=DE&hl=de and the Terms and Conditions for Google Maps https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.
In addition, Google offers at: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
https://policies.google.com/privacy for more information.
Updates or changes to the privacy policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion, and the version posted on the Site will always be current (see the “Status” statement). We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy for changes. In the event of significant changes, we will publish a notice to this effect on our website. Your continued use of the Services after we have notified you of changes to our website will be deemed to be your acknowledgement and consent to the changes to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of those changes.
Contact
If you have general questions about the Services or the information we collect about you and how we use it, please contact us at:
Elke Longin, Alte Strasse 16, A-4210 Gallneukirchen