PRIVACY
introduction
I take the protection of the data of the users (“users” or “you”) of my website and / or my mobile app (the “website” or the “mobile app”) very seriously and I undertake to use the information that To protect users in connection with the use of our website and / or my mobile app (collectively: "digital assets"). Furthermore, I undertake to protect and use your data in accordance with applicable law.
This Privacy Policy explains my practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information through your use of my digital assets (the “Services”) when you access the Services through your devices.
Please read the privacy policy carefully and make sure you fully understand my practices regarding your data before using my services. If you have read this policy, fully understood it and do not agree with my approach, you must stop using our digital assets and services. By using my services, you accept the terms of this privacy policy. Further use of the services constitutes your consent to this privacy policy and all changes to it.
In this privacy policy you will learn:
How do I collect data
Which data I collect
Why I collect this data
Who do I pass the data on to?
Where the data is stored
How long the data will be kept
How do I protect the data
How I deal with minors
Updates or changes to the privacy policy
What data do I collect?
Below is an overview of the data I can collect:
Unidentified and unidentifiable information that you provide during the registration process or that is collected through the use of our services ("non-personal data"). Non-personal data does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about who collected it. Non-personal information that we collect consists primarily of technical and aggregate usage information.
Individually identifiable information, ie all those that can be used to identify you or that could identify you with reasonable effort (“personal data”). The personal information we collect through our services may include information that is requested from time to time, such as names, email addresses, addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses and more. If we combine personal data with non-personal data, we will treat these as personal data as long as they exist in combination.
How do I collect data?
The following are the main methods I use to collect data:
I collect data when using our services. So when you visit our digital assets and use services, we can collect, record and store the usage, sessions and related information.
We collect data that you provide to us yourself, for example when you contact us directly via a communication channel (e.g. 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 log into our services via a third party provider such as Facebook or Google.
Why do I collect this data?
I can use your data for the following purposes:
to provide and operate my services;
to develop, customize and improve my services;
to respond to your feedback, inquiries and requests and offer help;
to analyze requirement and usage patterns;
for other internal, statistical and research purposes;
to improve my data security and fraud prevention options;
to investigate violations and to enforce my terms and conditions and to comply with applicable law, regulations or government orders;
to provide you with updates, news, promotional materials and other information related to my services. For promotional emails, you can decide for yourself whether you want to continue receiving them. If not, just click the unsubscribe link in those emails.
Who do I pass this data on to?
I can pass on your data to our service providers in order to operate our services (e.g. storage of data via third-party hosting services, provision of technical support, etc.).
I may also disclose your data in the following circumstances: (i) to investigate, detect, prevent or take action against illegal activities or other misconduct; (ii) to establish or exercise my rights of defense; (iii) to protect my rights, property or personal safety, and the safety of my users or the public; (iv) in the event of a change of control at me or at one of my affiliated companies (by way of a merger, acquisition or purchase of (essentially) all assets, etc.); (v) to collect, hold and / or manage your data using authorized third-party providers (e.g. cloud service providers), insofar as this is appropriate for business purposes; (vi) to work with third party providers to improve your user experience. To avoid misunderstandings, I would like to point out that I can transmit or pass on or otherwise use non-personal data to third parties at my own discretion.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
If you visit or access my services, I authorize third parties to use web beacons, cookies, pixel tags, scripts and other technologies and analysis services (“tracking technologies”). These tracking technologies can enable third parties to automatically collect your data in order to improve the navigation experience on my digital assets, to optimize their performance and to ensure a tailored user experience, as well as for security and fraud prevention purposes.
To find out more about this, please read my cookie policy.
I will not pass on your e-mail address or other personal data to advertising companies or advertising networks without your consent.
Where do I save the data?
Non-personal data
Please note that my trusted partners and service providers are based around the world. For the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, we store and process all non-personal data that we collect in different legal systems.
How long will the data be kept?
Please note that I keep the data collected for as long as is necessary to provide my services, to comply with my legal and contractual obligations to you, to resolve disputes and to enforce my agreements.
I can correct, add or delete incorrect or incomplete data at any time at my own discretion.
How do I protect the data?
The hosting service for my digital assets provides me with the online platform through which I can offer you my services. Your data can be stored through my hosting provider's data storage, databases and general applications. It stores your data on secure servers behind a firewall and offers secure HTTPS access to most areas of its services.
Notwithstanding the measures and efforts taken by me and my hosting provider, I cannot and will not guarantee the absolute protection and security of the data that you upload, publish or otherwise pass on to me or others.
For this reason, I would like to ask you to set secure passwords and, if possible, not to provide myself or anyone else with confidential information, the disclosure of which, in your opinion, could cause you significant or lasting damage. As e-mail and instant messaging are not considered secure forms of communication, I also ask you not to pass on any confidential information through any of these communication channels.
Updates or changes to the privacy policy
I can revise this data protection guideline from time to time at my own discretion; the version published on the website is always up-to-date (see information on the "status"). I ask you to check this privacy policy regularly for changes. In the event of significant changes, I will publish a notice on my website. If you continue to use the services after being notified of changes on my website, this will be considered as your confirmation and consent to the changes to the privacy policy and your consent to be bound by the terms of these changes.
Contact
If you have general questions about the Services or the information I collect about you and how we use it, please contact me at:
hello (at) simone-hauff.de