1. Privacy at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens with your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to all data that can personally identify you. Detailed information about 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 "Controller Information" section of this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can include data you enter into a contact form, for example.
Other data is automatically collected or after your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. These are mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
How do we use your data?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.
For this purpose, as well as for any further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.
2. Hosting
We host the contents of our website with the following provider:
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated through a website.
External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations to our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and for the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
If explicit consent has been obtained, processing is carried out solely based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, to the extent that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Our hosting provider(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following hosting provider: Tilda
3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
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 legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Controller Information
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Rostislav Balciunas
Auf der Au 41,
73527 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Phone: +491781564611
Email: r.sharaevskiy@gmail.com
The controller 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 mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons no longer apply.
General Information on Legal Bases for Data Processing on this Website
If you have given consent for data processing, we process your personal data based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed under Article 9(1) GDPR. In case of explicit consent for the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Article 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfillment or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we collaborate with various external entities. In some cases, the transmission of personal data to these external entities is necessary. We only share personal data with external entities when it is required for contract fulfillment, when we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., sharing data with tax authorities), when we have a legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR in the data sharing, or when another legal basis allows for the data transfer. When using data processors, we only share personal data of our customers based on a valid contract for data processing. In cases of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is established.
The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF is committed to upholding these data protection standards. For more information, you can visit the following link provided by the provider:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participantdetail?
contact=true&id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
Withdrawal of Your Consent for Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke a previously given consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Right to Object in Special Cases and Against Direct Marketing (Article 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ARTICLE 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, INCLUDING PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING 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 THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING, INCLUDING PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21(2) GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive the data that we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a common, machine-readable format and to have this data transmitted to yourself or to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.
Information, Correction, and Deletion
You have the right, within the framework of applicable legal provisions, to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, the right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose and for any other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
- When you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
- If you have objected pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours needs to be carried out. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
- If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, except for storage, such data 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.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packets that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them manually or they are automatically deleted by your web browser. Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies allow the integration of specific services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). Cookies serve various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary for carrying out electronic communication processes, for providing certain functions desired by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring website traffic) (necessary cookies) are stored based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies, processing is based solely on this consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. Deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Information about which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided, will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for potential follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the inquiries directed to us (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data entered by you in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completing the processing of your inquiry). Mandatory legal provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.
5. Social Media
Facebook
Elements of the social network Facebook are integrated on this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
An overview of the Facebook social media elements can be found here:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. As a result, Facebook receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like" button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy at:
https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
Where consent has been obtained, the use of the above service is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. Where no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving comprehensive visibility on social media.
To the extent that personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and transmitted to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Article 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transmission to Facebook. The subsequent processing by Facebook after transmission is not part of joint responsibility. The obligations jointly incumbent upon us have been laid down in an agreement on joint processing. You can find the wording of the agreement at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of its products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum,
https://www.facebook.com/help/566994660333381, and
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA aimed at ensuring compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please refer to the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participantdetail?
contact=true&id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active.
Instagram
This website incorporates features of the Instagram service, provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
Where consent has been obtained, the use of the above service is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. Where no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving comprehensive visibility on social media.
To the extent that personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and transmitted to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Article 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transmission to Facebook or Instagram. The subsequent processing by Facebook or Instagram after transmission is not part of joint responsibility. The obligations jointly incumbent upon us have been laid down in an agreement on joint processing. You can find the wording of the agreement at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of its products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum,
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875, and
https://www.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
Further information on this can be found in Instagram's privacy policy:
https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA aimed at ensuring compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please refer to the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participantdetail?
contact=true&id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active.
6. Plugins and Tools
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 that contains embedded YouTube content, a connection is established to YouTube's servers. This informs the YouTube server about which of our pages you have visited.
Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use comparable technologies for recognition purposes (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.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
The use of YouTube serves the purpose of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If appropriate consent has been obtained, processing will be based exclusively on Article 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 device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined in TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to YouTube's privacy policy at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA aimed at ensuring compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please refer to the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participantdetail?
contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
7. Our Own Services
Google Drive
We have integrated Google Drive on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Drive allows us to embed an upload area on our website where you can upload content. When you upload content, it is stored on Google Drive's servers. Additionally, when you enter our website, a connection is established to Google Drive, enabling Google Drive to determine that you have visited our website.
The use of Google Drive is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in providing a reliable upload area on their website. If appropriate consent has been obtained, processing will be based exclusively on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA aimed at ensuring compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please refer to the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participantdetail?
contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures that this service processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Source:
https://www.e-recht24.de