Terms & Conditions
Preamble
With the following privacy policy we would like to inform you which types of your personal data (hereinafter also abbreviated as "data") we process for which purposes and in which scope. The privacy statement applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and in particular on our websites, in mobile applications and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as "online services").
The terms used are not gender-specific.
Last Update: 27. January 2026
Table of contents
- Preamble
- Controller
- Overview of processing operations
- Relevant legal bases
- Security Precautions
- Transmission of Personal Data
- International data transfers
- General Information on Data Retention and Deletion
- Rights of Data Subjects
- Business processes and operations
- Use of online platforms for listing and sales purposes
- Providers and services used in the course of business
- Payment Procedure
- Provision of online services and web hosting
- Use of Cookies
- Blogs and publication media
- Contact and Inquiry Management
- Communication via Messenger
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Newsletter and Electronic Communications
- Web Analysis, Monitoring and Optimization
- Online Marketing
- Customer Reviews and Ratings
- Profiles in Social Networks (Social Media)
- Plugins and embedded functions and content
- Changes and Updates
- Terminology and Definitions
Controller
Feelgood Sicily
Anke Didier & Sebastian Dreßen
Via Mazzini 27, 97014 Ispica, RG - Italy
E-mail address: hello@feelgood-sicily.com
Legal Notice: https://feelgood-sicily.com/imprint
Overview of processing operations
The following table summarises the types of data processed, the purposes for which they are processed and the concerned data subjects.
Categories of Processed Data
- Inventory data.
- Payment Data.
- Location data.
- Contact data.
- Content data.
- Contract data.
- Usage data.
- Meta, communication and process data.
- Contact Information (Facebook).
- Event Data (Facebook).
- Log data.
Categories of Data Subjects
- Service recipients and clients.
- Employees.
- Prospective customers.
- Communication partner.
- Users.
- Business and contractual partners.
- Tenants.
- Third parties.
- Customers.
Purposes of Processing
- Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations.
- Communication.
- Security measures.
- Direct marketing.
- Web Analytics.
- Targeting.
- Office and organisational procedures.
- Remarketing.
- Conversion tracking.
- Affiliate Tracking.
- Organisational and Administrative Procedures.
- Feedback.
- Marketing.
- Profiles with user-related information.
- Provision of our online services and usability.
- Information technology infrastructure.
- Financial and Payment Management.
- Public relations.
- Sales promotion.
- Business processes and management procedures.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Relevant legal bases
Relevant legal bases according to the GDPR: In the following, you will find an overview of the legal basis of the GDPR on which we base the processing of personal data. Please note that in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, national data protection provisions of your or our country of residence or domicile may apply. If, in addition, more specific legal bases are applicable
- Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR) - The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes.
- Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR) - Performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
- Compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.
- Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR) - the processing is necessary for the protection of the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject, which require the protection of personal data, do not prevail.
National data protection regulations in Germany: In addition to the data protection regulations of the GDPR, national regulations apply to data protection in Germany. This includes in particular the Law on Protection against Misuse of Personal Data in Data Processing (Federal Data Protection Act - BDSG). In particular, the BDSG contains special provisions on the right to access, the right to erase, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes and transmission as
Relevant legal basis according to the Swiss Data Protection Act: If you are located in Switzerland, we process your data based on the Federal Act on Data Protection (referred to as "Swiss DPA"). Unlike the GDPR, for instance, the Swiss DPA does not generally require that a legal basis for processing personal data be stated and that the processing of personal data is conducted in good faith, lawfully and proportionately (Art. 6 para. 1 and 2 of the Swiss DPA). Furthermore, we only collect personal data for a specific purpose recognizable to the data
Reference to the applicability of the GDPR and the Swiss DPA: This privacy policy is intended to provide information in accordance with both the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Where references are made to concepts such as the processing of personal data, legitimate interests, or special categories of data, these references are to be understood in accordance with the applicable data protection laws. Within the scope of application
National data protection regulations in Italy: In Italy, the data protection provisions are supplemented by the Privacy Code (Codice in materia di
Security Precautions
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.
The measures include, in particular, safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as access to, input, transmission, securing and separation of the data. In addition, we have established procedures to ensure that data subjects' rights are respected, that data is erased, and that we are prepared to respond to data threats rapidly. Furthermore, we take the
Securing online connections through TLS/SSL encryption technology (HTTPS): To protect the data of users transmitted via our online services from unauthorized access, we employ TLS/SSL encryption technology. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are the cornerstones of secure data transmission on the internet. These technologies encrypt the information that is transferred between the website or app and the user's browser (or between two servers), thereby safeguarding the data from unauthorized access. TLS, as the more advanced and secure version of SSL, ensures that all data transmissions conform to the highest security standards. When a website is secured with an SSL/TLS certificate, this is indicated
Transmission of Personal Data
In the course of processing personal data, it may happen that this data is transmitted to or disclosed to other entities, companies, legally independent organizational units, or individuals. Recipients of this data may include service providers tasked with IT duties or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we observe the legal requirements and particularly conclude relevant
International data transfers
Data Processing in Third Countries: If we transfer data to a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)), or if this occurs in the context of using third-party services or the disclosure or transfer of data to other individuals, entities, or companies (which becomes apparent either from the postal address of the respective provider or when explicitly mentioned in the privacy policy regarding data transfer to third countries), this is always done in accordance with legal requirements.
For data transfers to the USA, we primarily rely on the Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which has been recognized as a secure legal framework by the EU Commission's adequacy decision of July 10, 2023. Additionally, we have concluded Standard Contractual Clauses with the respective providers, which comply with the EU Commission's requirements and establish contractual obligations to protect your data.
This dual safeguard ensures comprehensive protection of your data: The DPF serves as the primary level of protection, while the Standard Contractual Clauses act as an additional security measure. Should any changes occur within the DPF framework, the Standard Contractual Clauses will serve as a reliable fallback option. This ensures that your data remains adequately protected even in the event of political or legal changes.
For individual service providers, we will inform you whether they are certified under the DPF and if Standard Contractual Clauses are in place. The list of certified companies and further information about the DPF can be found on the U.S. Department of Commerce's website at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/.
For data
Disclosure of Personal Data Abroad: In accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Act (Swiss DPA), we only disclose personal data abroad when an appropriate level of protection for the affected persons is ensured (Art. 16 Swiss DPA). If the Federal Council has not determined an adequate level of protection (list of states: https://www.bj.admin.ch/bj/de/home/staat/datenschutz/internationales/anerkennung-staaten.html), we implement alternative security measures.
For data transfers to the USA, we primarily rely on the Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which has been recognized as a secure legal framework by Switzerland's adequacy decision of September 15, 2024. Additionally, we have concluded Standard Data Protection Clauses with the respective providers, which have been approved by the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) and establish contractual obligations to protect your data.
This dual safeguard ensures comprehensive protection of your data: The DPF serves as the primary level of protection, while the Standard Data Protection Clauses act as an additional security measure. Should any changes occur within the DPF framework, the Standard Data Protection Clauses will serve as a reliable fallback option. This ensures that your data remains adequately protected even in the event of political or legal changes.
For individual service providers, we will inform you whether they are certified under the DPF and if Standard Data Protection Clauses are in place. The list of certified companies and further information about the DPF can be found on the U.S. Department of Commerce's website at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/.
For data transfers to other third countries, appropriate safeguards apply, including international agreements, specific guarantees, FDPIC-approved Standard Data Protection Clauses, or internal company data protection regulations previously recognized by the FDPIC or a competent data protection authority of another country.
Under Art. 16 of the Swiss DPA, exceptions can
General Information on Data Retention and Deletion
We delete personal data that we process in accordance with legal regulations as soon as the underlying consents are revoked or no further legal bases for processing exist. This applies to cases where the original purpose of processing is no longer applicable or the data is no longer needed. Exceptions to this rule exist if statutory obligations or special interests require a longer retention or archiving of the data.
In particular, data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons, or whose storage is necessary for legal prosecution or protection of the rights of other natural or legal persons, must be archived accordingly.
Our privacy notices contain additional information on the retention and deletion of data specifically applicable to certain processing processes.
In cases where multiple retention periods or deletion deadlines for a date are
Data Retention and Deletion: The following general deadlines apply for the retention and archiving according to German law:
- 10 Years - Fiscal Code/Commercial Code - Retention period for books and records, annual financial statements, inventories, management reports, opening balance sheet as well as the necessary work instructions and other organisational documents (Section 147 Paragraph 1 No. 1 in conjunction with Paragraph 3 of the German General Tax Code (AO), Section 14b Paragraph 1 of the German VAT Act (UStG), Section 257 Paragraph 1 No. 1 in conjunction with Paragraph 4 of the German Commercial Code (HGB)).
- 8 years - Accounting documents, such as invoices, booking and expense receipts (Section 147 Paragraph 1 No. 4 and 4a in conjunction with Paragraph 3 of the German General Tax Code (AO), Section 257 Paragraph 1 No. 4 in conjunction with Paragraph 4 of the German Commercial Code (HGB))
- 6 Years - Other business documents: received commercial or business letters, copies of dispatched commercial or business letters, and other documents to the extent that they are significant for taxation purposes, for example, hourly wage slips, operating accounting sheets, calculation documents, price tags, as well as payroll accounting documents, provided they are not already accounting vouchers and cash register tapes Section (Section 147 Paragraph 1 No. 2, 3, 5 in conjunction with Paragraph 3 of the German General Tax Code (AO), Section 257 Paragraph 1 No. 2 and 3 in conjunction with Paragraph 4 of the German Commercial Code (HGB)).
- 3 Years - Data required to consider potential warranty and compensation claims or similar contractual claims and rights, as well as
Data Retention and Deletion: The following general retention and archiving periods apply under Swiss law:
- 10 years - Retention period for books and records, annual financial statements, inventories, management reports, opening balances, accounting vouchers and invoices, as well as all necessary working instructions and other organizational documents (Article 958f of the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR)).
- 10 years - Data necessary to consider potential claims for damages or similar contractual claims and rights, as well as for the processing of related inquiries based on previous business experiences and usual industry practices, will be stored for the statutory limitation period of ten years, unless a shorter period of five years is applicable, which is relevant in certain cases (Articles 127, 130 OR). Claims for rent, lease, and interest on capital, as well as other periodic services, for the delivery of food, for board and lodging, for innkeeper debts,
Start of the period at the end of the year: If a period does not expressly start on a specific date and lasts at least one year, it automatically begins at the end of the calendar year in which the event triggering the period occurred. In the case of ongoing contractual relationships in the context of which data is stored, the event triggering the deadline is the
Rights of Data Subjects
Rights of the Data Subjects under the GDPR: As data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR:
- Right to Object: You have the right, on grounds arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data which is based on letter (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
- Right of withdrawal for consents: You have the right to revoke consents at any time.
- Right of access: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question will be processed and to be informed of this data and to receive further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the provisions of the law.
- Right to rectification: You have the right, in accordance with the law, to request the completion of the data concerning you or the rectification of the incorrect data concerning you.
- Right to Erasure and Right to Restriction of Processing: In accordance with the statutory provisions, you have the right to demand that the relevant data be erased immediately or, alternatively, to demand that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with the statutory provisions.
- Right to data portability: You have the right to receive data concerning you which you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format in accordance with the legal requirements, or
Rights of the data subjects under the Swiss DPA:
As the data subject, you have the following rights in accordance with the provisions of the Swiss DPA:
- Right to information: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed, and to receive the information necessary for you to assert your rights under the Swiss DPA and to ensure transparent data processing.
- Right to data release or transfer: You have the right to request the release of your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a common electronic format, as well as its transfer to another data controller, provided this does not require disproportionate effort.
- Right to rectification: You have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you.
- Right to object,
Business processes and operations
Personal data of service recipients and clients - including customers, clients, or in specific cases, mandates, patients, or business partners as well as other third parties - are processed within the framework of contractual and comparable legal relationships and pre-contractual measures such as the initiation of business relations. This data processing supports and facilitates business processes in areas such as customer management, sales, payment transactions, accounting, and project management.
The collected data is used to fulfil contractual obligations and make business processes efficient. This includes the execution of business transactions, the management of customer relationships, the optimisation of sales strategies, and ensuring internal invoicing and financial processes. Additionally, the data supports the protection of the rights of the controller and promotes administrative tasks as well as the organisation of the company.
Personal data may be transferred to third parties if necessary for fulfilling the mentioned purposes or legal obligations. After legal retention
- Processed data types: Inventory data (For example, the full name, residential address, contact information, customer); Payment Data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment); Contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or phone); Content data (e.g. textual or pictorial messages and contributions, as well as information pertaining to them, such as details of authorship or); Contract data (e.g. contract object, duration, customer); Log data (e.g. log files concerning logins or data retrieval or); Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved).
- Data subjects: Service recipients and clients; Prospective customers; Communication partner (Recipients of e-mails, letters, etc.); Business and contractual partners; Customers; Third parties; Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online). Employees (e.g. employees, job applicants, temporary workers, and other).
- Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations; Office and organisational procedures; Business processes and management procedures; Communication; Marketing; Sales promotion; Public relations; Financial and Payment Management; Security measures. Information technology infrastructure (Operation and provision of information systems and technical devices, such as computers,).
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
- Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR); Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Customer Management and Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Processes required in the context of customer management and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) include customer acquisition in compliance with data protection regulations, measures to promote customer retention and loyalty, effective customer communication, complaint management and customer service with consideration of data protection, data management and analysis to support the customer; Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR), Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
- Contact management and contact maintenance: Processes required in the context of organizing, maintaining, and securing contact information (e.g., setting up and maintaining a central contact database, regular updates of contact information, monitoring data integrity, implementing data protection measures, ensuring access controls, conducting backups and restorations of contact data, training employees in effective use of contact; Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR), Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
- Customer loyalty program: Within the framework of the customer loyalty program, the controller processes the data of participating customers for the purpose of providing services offered within this program. For this purpose, the controller stores information provided by the customers, as necessary and marked as such, in a customer profile. Within this profile, information about the use of the customer loyalty program as well as about the utilisation of associated services and benefits is also processed. This information is shared with third parties (e.g., service providers) only when it is necessary for the mentioned purposes. The customer profiles are deleted after participation in the program ends. The archiving of respective data occurs only to the extent that it may be necessary for legal retention purposes or for fulfilling legal (up to eleven years for tax information; Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
- General Payment Transactions: Procedures required for carrying out payment transactions, monitoring bank accounts, and controlling payment flows (e.g., creation and verification of transfers, processing of direct debit transactions, checking of account statements, monitoring of incoming and outgoing; Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR), Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
- Accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable: Procedures required for the collection, processing, and control of business transactions in the area of accounts payable and receivable accounting (e.g., creation and verification of incoming and outgoing invoices, monitoring and management of outstanding items, execution of payment transactions, handling of dunning processes, account reconciliation within the scope; Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR), Compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR), Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
- Financial Accounting and Taxes: Procedures required for the collection, management, and control of finance-related business transactions as well as for the calculation, reporting, and payment of taxes (e.g., accounting and posting of business transactions, preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, execution of payment transactions, handling of dunning processes, account reconciliation, tax; Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR), Compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR), Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
- Marketing, advertising, and sales promotion: Processes required in the context of marketing, advertising, and sales promotion (e.g., market analysis and audience targeting, development of marketing strategies, planning and execution of advertising campaigns, design and production of advertising materials, online marketing including SEO and social media campaigns, event marketing and trade show participation, customer loyalty programs, sales promotion; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
- Public Relations: Processes required in the context of public relations and public relations activities (e.g., development and implementation of communication strategies, planning and execution of PR campaigns, creation and distribution of press releases, maintenance of media contacts, monitoring and analysis of media response, organisation of press conferences and public events, crisis communication, creation; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
- Guest Wi-Fi: Procedures required for the setup, operation, maintenance, and monitoring of a wireless network for guests (e.g., installation and configuration of Wi-Fi access points, creation and management of guest access, monitoring of network connection, ensuring network security, resolving connection; Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR), Compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR), Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Use of online platforms for listing and sales purposes
We offer our services on online platforms operated by other service providers. In addition to our privacy policy, the privacy policies of the respective platforms apply. This is particularly true with regard to the payment process and the methods used
- Processed data types: Inventory data (For example, the full name, residential address, contact information, customer); Payment Data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment); Contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or phone); Contract data (e.g. contract object, duration, customer); Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved).
- Data subjects: Service recipients and clients; Business and contractual partners. Prospective customers.
- Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations; Marketing; Business processes and management procedures; Conversion tracking (Measurement of the effectiveness of marketing). Provision of our online services and usability.
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
- Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR). Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- AirBnB: Rental and booking of accommodations, experiences, and discoveries; management of reservations; communication between hosts and; Service provider: Airbnb Ireland UC, 8 Hanover Quay, D02 DP23 Dublin; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.airbnb.de. Privacy Policy: http://.
- TripAdvisor: --------------- BITTE ÜBERSETZEN ---------------; Service provider: Tripadvisor LLC, 400 1st Avenue, Needham, MA 02494; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.tripadvisor.com/. Privacy Policy: http://.
Providers and services used in the course of business
As part of our business activities, we use additional services, platforms, interfaces or plug-ins from third-party providers (in short, "services") in compliance with legal requirements. Their use is based on our interests in the proper, legal and
- Processed data types: Inventory data (For example, the full name, residential address, contact information, customer); Payment Data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment); Contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or phone); Content data (e.g. textual or pictorial messages and contributions, as well as information pertaining to them, such as details of authorship or); Contract data (e.g. contract object, duration, customer); Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved).
- Data subjects: Service recipients and clients; Prospective customers; Business and contractual partners; Tenants. Communication partner (Recipients of e-mails, letters, etc.).
- Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations; Office and organisational procedures; Business processes and management procedures; Communication; Organisational and Administrative Procedures. Provision of our online services and usability.
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Smoobu: Management of bookings, calendar synchronisation across various channels, creation of invoices, communication with guests, provision of a booking portal and; Service provider: Smoobu GmbH, Wönnichstr. 68/70, 10317 Berlin,; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.smoobu.com/; Privacy Policy: http://. Data Processing Agreement: Provided by the service provider.
- Smoobu: Booking platform for hotel rooms and a CRM system for communication with guests. It enables hotel operators to manage their rooms online, accept bookings, and communicate with guests. The platform offers features such as managing availability, prices, and reservations, as well as automatic synchronization with various online booking portals. In addition, the CRM system allows for effective communication with guests through various channels such as email or messaging; Service provider: Smoobu GmbH, Pappelallee 78/79, 10437 Berlin,; Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR), Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.smoobu.com/de/. Privacy Policy: https://www.smoobu.com/de/datenschutz/.
Payment Procedure
Within the framework of contractual and other legal relationships, due to legal obligations or otherwise on the basis of our legitimate interests, we offer data subjects efficient and secure payment options and use other service providers for this purpose in addition to banks and credit institutions (collectively referred to as "payment service providers"). Payment transactions are carried out exclusively via encrypted connections in accordance with the state of the art, ensuring that the data entered is protected from unauthorized access during transmission.
The data processed by the payment service providers includes inventory data, such as the name and address, bank data, such as account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs and checksums, as well as the contract, total and recipient-related information. The information is required to carry out the transactions. However, the data entered is only processed by the payment service providers and stored with them. I.e. we do not receive any account or credit card related information, but only information with confirmation or negative information of the payment. Under certain circumstances, the data may be transmitted by the payment service providers to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness. Please refer to the terms and conditions and data protection information of
- Processed data types: Inventory data (For example, the full name, residential address, contact information, customer); Payment Data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment); Contract data (e.g. contract object, duration, customer); Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved).
- Data subjects: Service recipients and clients; Business and contractual partners. Prospective customers.
- Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations. Business processes and management procedures.
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
- Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR). Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- PayPal: Payment-Service-Provider (technical integration of online-payment-methods) (e.g. PayPal, PayPal Plus,; Service provider: PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal,; Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR); Website: https://www.paypal.com. Privacy Policy: http://.
Provision of online services and web hosting
We process user data in order to be able to provide them with our online services. For this purpose, we process the IP address of the user, which is necessary to transmit the content and functions of our
- Processed data types: Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,); Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved); Log data (e.g. log files concerning logins or data retrieval or); Content data (e.g. textual or pictorial messages and contributions, as well as information pertaining to them, such as details of authorship or); Inventory data (For example, the full name, residential address, contact information, customer); Payment Data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment); Contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or phone). Contract data (e.g. contract object, duration, customer).
- Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online); Service recipients and clients; Prospective customers. Business and contractual partners.
- Purposes of processing: Provision of our online services and usability; Information technology infrastructure (Operation and provision of information systems and technical devices, such as computers,); Security measures; Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations; Conversion tracking (Measurement of the effectiveness of marketing). Marketing.
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Provision of online offer on rented hosting space: For the provision of our online services, we use storage space, computing capacity and software that we rent or otherwise obtain from a corresponding server provider (also; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
- Collection of Access Data and Log Files: Access to our online service is logged in the form of so-called "server log files". Server log files may include the address and name of the accessed web pages and files, date and time of access, transferred data volumes, notification of successful retrieval, browser type along with version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), and typically IP addresses and the requesting provider. The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g., to prevent server; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Retention period: http://.
- 1&1 IONOS: Services in the field of the provision of information technology infrastructure and related services (e.g. storage; Service provider: 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur,; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.ionos.com; Privacy Policy: http://. Data Processing Agreement: http://.
- WordPress.com: Hosting and software for the creation, provision and operation of websites, blogs and; Service provider: Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Pl, Dublin,; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://wordpress.com; Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/; Data Processing Agreement: http://. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (Provided by the service provider), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (Provided by the service provider).
- WooCommerce: E-Commerce software for the purpose of operating online shops, payment processing, and; Service provider: Executed on servers and/or computers under our; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://woocommerce.com/. Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
- gstatic.com: Content-Delivery-Network (CDN) - service with whose help contents of our online services, in particular large media files, such as graphics or scripts, can be delivered faster and more securely with the help; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.google.com/; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Data Processing Agreement: http://.
Use of Cookies
The term "cookies" refers to functions that store information on users' devices and read it from them. Cookies can also be used for different purposes, such as ensuring the functionality, security, and convenience of online services, as well as analyzing visitor traffic. We use cookies in accordance with legal regulations. If necessary, we obtain users' consent in advance. If consent is not required, we rely on our legitimate interests. This applies when storing and reading information is essential to provide explicitly requested content and functions. This includes, for example, saving settings and ensuring the functionality and security of our online services. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. We clearly inform users about the scope of the consent and which cookies are used.
Information on legal data protection bases: Whether we process personal data using cookies depends on users' consent. If consent is given, it serves as the legal basis. Without consent, we rely on our legitimate interests, as outlined in this section and in the context of the respective services and procedures.
Storage duration: The following types of cookies are distinguished based on their storage duration:
- Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user leaves an online service and closes their device (e.g., browser or mobile application).
- Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the device is closed. For example, the login status can be saved, and preferred content can be displayed directly when the user revisits a website. Additionally, the user data collected with cookies may be used for audience measurement. Unless we provide
- Processed data types: Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved).
- Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online).
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Processing Cookie Data on the Basis of Consent: We implement a consent management solution that obtains users' consent for the use of cookies or for the processes and providers mentioned within the consent management framework. This procedure is designed to solicit, log, manage, and revoke consents, particularly regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies employed to store, read from, and process information on users' devices. As part of this procedure, user consents are obtained for the use of cookies and the associated processing of information, including specific processing and providers named in the consent management process. Users also have the option to manage and withdraw their consents. Consent declarations are stored to avoid repeated queries and to provide proof of consent according to legal requirements. The storage is carried out server-side and/or in a cookie (so-called opt-in cookie) or by means of comparable technologies in order to associate the consent with a specific user or their device.If no specific details about the providers of consent management services are provided, the following general notes apply: The duration of consent storage is up; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
Blogs and publication media
We use blogs or comparable means of online communication and publication (hereinafter "publication medium"). Readers' data will only be processed for the purposes of the publication medium to the extent necessary for its presentation and communication between authors and readers or for security reasons. For the rest, we refer to the information on the processing
- Processed data types: Inventory data (For example, the full name, residential address, contact information, customer); Contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or phone); Content data (e.g. textual or pictorial messages and contributions, as well as information pertaining to them, such as details of authorship or); Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved).
- Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online).
- Purposes of processing: Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form). Provision of our online services and usability.
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Contact and Inquiry Management
When contacting us (e.g. via mail, contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media) as well as in the context of existing user and business relationships, the information of the inquiring persons is processed to the extent necessary to
- Processed data types: Contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or phone); Content data (e.g. textual or pictorial messages and contributions, as well as information pertaining to them, such as details of authorship or); Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved); Inventory data (For example, the full name, residential address, contact information, customer); Payment Data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment); Contract data (e.g. contract object, duration, customer). Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,).
- Data subjects: Communication partner (Recipients of e-mails, letters, etc.); Prospective customers; Business and contractual partners. Tenants.
- Purposes of processing: Communication; Organisational and Administrative Procedures; Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form); Provision of our online services and usability; Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations. Office and organisational procedures.
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Contact form: Upon contacting us via our contact form, email, or other means of communication, we process the personal data transmitted to us for the purpose of responding to and handling the respective matter. This typically includes details such as name, contact information, and possibly additional information provided to us that is necessary for appropriate processing.; Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR), Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
- Contact Form 7: Management of contact requests and; Service provider: Rock Lobster, LLC; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://contactform7.com/. Further Information: http://.
- Smoobu: Management of bookings, calendar synchronisation across various channels, creation of invoices, communication with guests, provision of a booking portal and; Service provider: Smoobu GmbH, Wönnichstr. 68/70, 10317 Berlin,; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.smoobu.com/; Privacy Policy: http://. Data Processing Agreement: Provided by the service provider.
Communication via Messenger
We use messenger services for communication purposes and therefore ask you to observe the following information regarding the functionality of the messenger services, encryption, use of the metadata of the communication and your objection options.
You can also contact us by alternative means, e.g. telephone or e-mail. Please use the contact options provided to you or use the contact options provided within our online services.
In the case of encryption of content (i.e. the content of your message and attachments), we point out that the communication content (i.e. the content of the message and attachments) is encrypted end-to-end. This means that the content of the messages is not visible, not even by the messenger service providers themselves. You should always use a current version of the messenger service with activated encryption, so that the encryption of the message contents is guaranteed.
However, we would like to point out to our communication partners that although messenger service providers do not see the content, they can find out that and when communication partners communicate with us and process technical information on the communication partner's device used and, depending on the settings of their device, also location information (so-called metadata).
Information on Legal basis: If we ask communication partners for permission before communicating with them via messenger services, the legal basis of our processing of their data is their consent. Otherwise, if we do not request consent and you contact us, for example, voluntarily, we use messenger services in our dealings with our contractual partners and as part of the contract initiation process as a contractual measure and in the case of other interested parties and communication partners on the basis of our legitimate interests in fast and efficient communication and meeting the needs of our communication partners for communication via messenger services. We
- Processed data types: Contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or phone); Content data (e.g. textual or pictorial messages and contributions, as well as information pertaining to them, such as details of authorship or); Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved).
- Data subjects: Communication partner (Recipients of e-mails, letters, etc.).
- Purposes of processing: Communication. Direct marketing (e.g. by e-mail or postal).
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
- Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR). Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- WhatsApp: A communication service that enables the sending and receiving of text messages, voice messages, images, videos, documents, as well as voice and video calls over the internet. Communication is conducted through end-to-end encryption, ensuring that content is accessible only to the involved communication partners. To provide the service, the platform processes metadata (e.g., phone numbers, timestamps,; Service provider: WhatsApp Ireland Limited, Merrion Road 4, D04 X2K5; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.whatsapp.com/; Privacy Policy: http://. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
We use artificial intelligence (AI), which involves the processing of personal data. The specific purposes and our interest in using AI are mentioned below. According to the term "AI system" as defined in Article 3 No. 1 of the AI Regulation, we understand AI to be a machine-based system designed for varying degrees of autonomous operation, capable of adaptation after deployment, and producing outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments.
Our AI systems are used in strict compliance with legal requirements. These include both specific regulations for artificial intelligence and data protection requirements. In particular, we adhere to the principles of lawfulness, transparency, fairness, human oversight, purpose limitation, data minimisation, integrity and confidentiality. We ensure that the processing of personal data is always based on a legal foundation. This may either be the consent of the data subjects or a statutory permission.
When using external AI systems, we carefully select their providers (hereinafter referred to as "AI providers"). In accordance with our legal obligations, we ensure that the AI providers comply with applicable provisions. We also observe our duties when using or operating the acquired AI services. The processing of personal data by us and the AI providers is carried out exclusively on the basis of consent or legal authorisation. We place particular emphasis on transparency,
- Processed data types: Content data (e.g. textual or pictorial messages and contributions, as well as information pertaining to them, such as details of authorship or). Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,).
- Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online). Third parties.
- Purposes of processing: Artificial Intelligence (AI).
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Adobe AI: AI-powered tools and features in Adobe products that support creative processes. Adobe AI offers functions such as automatic image editing, content generation, and intelligent image; Service provider: Adobe Systems Software Ireland, 4-6, Riverwalk Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Brownsbarn, Dublin 24,; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: http://; Privacy Policy: https://www.adobe.com/privacy.html; Data Processing Agreement: Provided by the service provider. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (Provided by the service provider), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (Provided by the service provider).
- ChatGPT: AI-based service designed to understand and generate natural language and related input and data, analyze information, and make predictions ("AI", meaning "Artificial Intelligence" shall be construed in the; Service provider: OpenAI Ireland Ltd, 117-126 Sheriff Street Upper, D01 YC43 Dublin; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://openai.com/chatgpt/overview/; Privacy Policy: http://. Opt-Out: http://.
Newsletter and Electronic Communications
We send newsletters, emails, and other electronic notifications (hereinafter "newsletters") exclusively with the consent of the recipients or based on a legal basis. If the contents of the newsletter are specified during registration for the newsletter, these contents are decisive for the users' consent. Normally, providing your email address is sufficient to sign up for our newsletter. However, to offer you a personalised service, we may ask for your name for personal salutation in the newsletter or for additional information if necessary for the purpose of the newsletter.
Deletion and restriction of processing: We may store unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years based on our legitimate interests before deleting them to be able to demonstrate previously given consent. The processing of these data is limited to the purpose of potentially defending against claims. An individual request for deletion is possible at any time, provided that at the same time the former existence of consent is confirmed. In case of obligations to permanently observe objections, we reserve the right to store the email address solely for this purpose in a
Contents:Information about us, our services, promotions and offers.
- Processed data types: Inventory data (For example, the full name, residential address, contact information, customer); Contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or phone); Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved). Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,).
- Data subjects: Communication partner (Recipients of e-mails, letters, etc.).
- Purposes of processing: Direct marketing (e.g. by e-mail or postal). Web Analytics (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning).
- Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
- Opt-Out: You can cancel the receipt of our newsletter at any time, i.e. revoke your consent or object to further receipt. You will find a link to cancel the newsletter either at the end of each newsletter or you can otherwise use one of the contact options listed above, preferably e-mail.
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Brevo: E-mail dispatch and automation services; Service provider: Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin,; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.brevo.com/; Privacy Policy: http://. Data Processing Agreement: Provided by the service provider.
Web Analysis, Monitoring and Optimization
Web analytics (also referred to as "reach measurement") is used to evaluate the visitor flows of our online services and may include pseudonymous values related to visitor behavior, interests, or demographic information such as age or gender. Through reach analysis, we can, for example, identify when our online services or their functions and content are most frequently used or likely to encourage repeat visits. It also enables us to determine which areas need optimization.
In addition to web analytics, we may also use testing procedures to test and optimize different versions of our online services or their components.
Unless otherwise specified below, profiles (i.e., data combined from a usage process) may be created for these purposes, and information can be stored in and later retrieved from a browser or device. The data collected includes, in particular, visited websites and elements used on them, as well as technical information such as the browser used, the computer system, and information about usage times. If users have given consent to the collection of their location data to us or to the providers of the services we use, the processing of location data is also possible.
Additionally, users' IP addresses are stored. However, we use an IP masking process (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. In general, no clear user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored as part of web analytics, A/B testing, or optimization. Instead, pseudonyms are used. This means that neither we nor the providers of the software used know the actual identity of the users, only the information stored in their
- Processed data types: Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved).
- Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online).
- Purposes of processing: Web Analytics (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning). Profiles with user-related information (Creating user profiles).
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion". Storage of cookies for up to 2 years (Unless otherwise stated, cookies and similar storage methods may be stored on users' devices for a).
- Security measures: IP Masking (Pseudonymization of the IP address).
- Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Google Tag Manager: We use Google Tag Manager, a software provided by Google, which enables us to manage so-called website tags centrally via a user interface. Tags are small code elements on our website that serve to record and analyse visitor activities. This technology assists us in improving our website and the content offered on it. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies with user profiles, or perform any independent analyses. Its function is limited to simplifying and making the integration and management of tools and services we use on our website more efficient. Nevertheless, when using Google Tag Manager, users' IP addresses are transmitted to Google, which is technically necessary to implement the services we use. Cookies may also be set in this process. However, this data; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Data Processing Agreement: http://. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses ( https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms).
Online Marketing
We process personal data for the purposes of online marketing, which may include in particular the marketing of advertising space or the display of advertising and other content (collectively referred to as "Content") based on the potential interests of users and the measurement of their effectiveness.
For these purposes, so-called user profiles are created and stored in a file (so-called "cookie") or similar procedure is used by which the relevant user information for the display of the aforementioned content is stored. This information may include, for example, content viewed, websites visited, online networks used, communication partners and technical information such as the browser used, computer system used and information on usage times and used functions. If users have consented to the collection of their sideline data, these can also be processed.
The IP addresses of the users are also stored. However, we use provided IP masking procedures (i.e. pseudonymisation by shortening the IP address) to ensure the protection of the user's by using a pseudonym. In general, within the framework of the online marketing process, no clear user data (such as e-mail addresses or names) is secured, but pseudonyms. This means that we, as well as the providers of online marketing procedures, do not know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles.
The information in the profiles is usually stored in the cookies or similar memorizing procedures. These cookies can later, generally also on other websites that use the same online marketing technology, be read and analyzed for purposes of content display, as well as supplemented with other data and stored on the server of the online marketing technology provider.
Exceptionally, clear data can be assigned to the profiles. This is the case, for example, if the users are members of a social network whose online
- Processed data types: Content data (e.g. textual or pictorial messages and contributions, as well as information pertaining to them, such as details of authorship or); Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,); Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved); Event Data (Facebook) ("Event Data" is data that can be transmitted from us to Facebook, e.g. via Facebook pixels (via apps or other means) and relates to persons or their actions; the data includes, for example, information about visits to websites, interactions with content, functions, installations of apps, purchases of products, etc.; Event data is processed for the purpose of creating target groups for content and advertising information (Custom Audiences); Event Data does not include the actual content (such as written comments), login information, and Contact Information (such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers). Event Data); Contact Information (Facebook) ("Contact Information" is data that (clearly) identifies data subjects, such as names, email addresses and phone numbers, that can be transmitted to Facebook, e.g. via Facebook pixels or uploads for matching purposes to form Custom Audiences. After the matching).
- Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online).
- Purposes of processing: Web Analytics (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning); Targeting (e.g. profiling based on interests and behaviour, use); Conversion tracking (Measurement of the effectiveness of marketing); Affiliate Tracking; Marketing; Profiles with user-related information (Creating user profiles); Provision of our online services and usability. Remarketing.
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion". Storage of cookies for up to 2 years (Unless otherwise stated, cookies and similar storage methods may be stored on users' devices for a).
- Security measures: IP Masking (Pseudonymization of the IP address).
- Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Meta Pixel and Custom Audiences (Custom Audiences): With the help of the Meta-Pixel (or equivalent functions, to transfer Event-Data or Contact Information via interfaces or other software in apps), Meta is on the one hand able to determine the visitors of our online services as a target group for the presentation of ads (so-called "Meta ads"). Accordingly, we use Meta-Pixels to display Meta ads placed by us only to Meta users and within the services of partners cooperating with Meta (so-called "audience network" https://www.facebook.com/audiencenetwork/ ) who have shown an interest in our online services or who have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products that are determined on the basis of the websites visited) that we transmit to Meta (so-called "custom audiences"). With the help of Meta-Pixels, we also want to ensure that our Meta ads correspond to the potential interest of users and do not appear annoying. The; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/; Data Processing Agreement: http://; Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum). Further Information: http://.
- Advanced matching for the Meta-Pixel: In addition to the processing of Event Data in the context of the use of the Meta-Pixel (or equivalent functions, e.g. in apps), Contact Information (data identifying individual persons, names, email addresses and telephone numbers) is also collected by Meta within our online offer or transmitted to Meta. The processing of contact information serves to form target groups (so-called " Custom Audiences") for the display of content and advertising information based on the presumed interests of users. The collection, or transmission and matching with data available on Meta is not in plain text, but as so-called "hash values", i.e. mathematical representations of; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Privacy Policy: http://; Data Processing Agreement: http://; Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum). Further Information: http://.
- Meta - Custom Audiences from File: Creation of target groups for marketing purposes - We submit Contact Information (names, email addresses and phone numbers) to Meta in list form for the purpose of creating Custom Audiences for content and advertising information based on the presumed interests of users. The transmission and matching with data available on Meta is not in plain text, but as so-called "hash values", i.e. mathematical representations of the data (this method is used, for; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/; Data Processing Agreement: http://. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum).
- Facebook Ads: Placement of ads within the Facebook platform and analysis of; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/; Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF); Opt-Out: http://. Further Information: http://.
- Google Ad Manager: We use the service "Google Ad Manager" to place ads in the Google advertising network (e.g. in search results, videos, websites, etc.). The Google Ad Manager stands out because ads are displayed in real time based on users' presumed interests. This allows us to display ads for our online offering to users who may have a potential interest in our; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further Information: http://.
- Google Ads and Conversion Tracking: Online marketing process for purposes of placing content and advertisements within the provider's advertising network (e.g., in search results, in videos, on web pages, etc.) so that they are displayed to users who have a presumed interest in the ads. Furthermore, we measure the conversion of the ads, i.e. whether the users took them as a reason to interact with the ads and make use of the advertised; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR), Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further Information: http://.
- Google Ads - Enhanced Conversions: A feature that extends conversion tracking by securely transmitting hashed first-party user data to Google to improve conversion attribution. Data transmission uses SHA-256 (a cryptographic one-way hashing algorithm), which irreversibly transforms personal data such as email addresses. The feature can be used for website conversions as well as lead conversions. Data is transmitted via Google Tag Manager, Google Tag, or server-side via an API.; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Further Information: http://.
- Google Ads Remarketing: Google Remarketing, also known as retargeting, is a technology that adds users who use an online service to a pseudonymous remarketing list so that users can be shown ads on other online services; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further Information: http://.
- Facebook Conversions API: We use the "Conversions API" provided by Facebook. The Conversions API is an interface with which event data is sent directly from our servers to Facebook. The functionality and processing of data within the framework of the Conversions API corresponds to the functionality and processing within the framework of the use of the Facebook Pixel, and therefore we refer to; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
Customer Reviews and Ratings
We participate in review and rating procedures to evaluate, optimise and advertise our performance. If users rate us via the participating rating platforms or methods or otherwise provide feedback, the General Terms and Conditions of Business or Use and the data protection information of the providers also apply. As a rule, the rating also requires registration with the respective provider.
In order to ensure that the evaluators have actually made use of our services, we transmit, with the consent of the customer, the necessary data relating to the customer and the service or products used to the respective rating
- Processed data types: Contract data (e.g. contract object, duration, customer); Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved).
- Data subjects: Service recipients and clients. Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online).
- Purposes of processing: Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form). Marketing.
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Rating Widget: We include so-called " rating widgets " in our online services. A widget is a functional and content element integrated within our online services that displays variable information (e.g. a widget can be displayed in the form of a seal or a badge). Although the corresponding content of the widget is displayed within our online services, it is retrieved from the servers of the respective widget provider at this moment. This is the only way to always show the current content, especially the current rating. For this purpose, a data connection must be established from the website accessed within our online service to the widget provider's server and the widget provider receives certain technical data (access data, including the IP address) that is necessary for the content of the widget to be delivered to the user's browser.
In addition, the widget provider receives information that users have visited our online services. This information may be stored in a cookie; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Profiles in Social Networks (Social Media)
We maintain online presences within social networks and process user data in this context in order to communicate with the users active there or to offer information about us.
We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may entail risks for users, e.g. by making it more difficult to enforce users' rights.
In addition, user data is usually processed within social networks for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created on the basis of user behaviour and the associated interests of users. The user profiles can then be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the networks which are presumed to correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the user's computer, in which the user's usage behaviour and interests are stored. Furthermore, data can be stored in the user profiles independently of the devices used by the users (especially if the users are members of the respective networks or will become members later on).
For a detailed description of the respective processing operations and the opt-out options, please refer to the respective data protection declarations and information provided by the providers of the respective networks.
Also in the case of requests for information
- Processed data types: Contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or phone); Content data (e.g. textual or pictorial messages and contributions, as well as information pertaining to them, such as details of authorship or). Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,).
- Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online).
- Purposes of processing: Communication; Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form). Public relations.
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion".
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Instagram: Social network, allows the sharing of photos and videos, commenting on and favouriting posts, messaging, subscribing; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.instagram.com; Privacy Policy: http://. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
- Facebook Pages: Profiles within the social network Facebook - The controller is jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for the collection and transmission of data from visitors to our Facebook page ("Fanpage"). This includes, in particular, information about user behaviour (e.g., viewed or interacted content, actions taken) as well as device information (e.g., IP address, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data). Further details can be found in the Facebook Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/. Facebook also uses this data to provide us with statistical evaluations through the "Page Insights" service that give insights into how people interact with our page and its content. The basis for this is an agreement with Facebook ("Information about Page Insights": https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum), which regulates security measures and the exercise of data subjects' rights. Further information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data. Users can therefore direct requests for information or deletion directly to Facebook. The rights of users (particularly access, deletion, objection, complaint to a supervisory authority) remain; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum).
- Facebook-Groups: We use the "Groups" function of the Facebook platform to create interest groups within which Facebook users can contact each other or us and exchange information. In doing so, we process personal data of the users of our groups as far as this is necessary for the purpose of the group use as well as its moderation. These data include information on first and last names, as well as published or privately shared content, as well as values on the status of group membership or group-related activities, such as entry or exit, as well as the time information on the aforementioned data. Our guidelines within the groups may contain further specifications and information on the use of the respective group. Furthermore, we would like to point out the processing of data of the users by Facebook itself. This data includes information about the types of content users view or interact with, or the actions they take (see under "Things You and Others Do and Provide" in the Facebook Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/), as well as information about the devices users use (e.g., IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data; see under "Device Information" in the Facebook Data Policy:; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
- Facebook events: Event profiles within the social network Facebook - We use the "Events" function of the Facebook platform to refer to events and dates as well as to get in touch with users (participants and interested parties) and to exchange information. In doing so, we process personal data of the users of our event pages, as far as this is necessary for the purpose of the event page as well as its moderation. These data include information on first and last names, as well as published or privately communicated content, as well as values on the status of participation and the time information on the aforementioned data. Furthermore, we refer to the processing of data of users by Facebook itself. This data includes information about the types of content users view or interact with, or the actions they take (see under "Things You and Others Do and Provide" in the Facebook Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/), as well as information about the devices users use (e.g., IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data; see under "Device Information" in the Facebook Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/). As explained; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
- LinkedIn: Social network - We are jointly responsible with LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company for the collection (but not the further processing) of visitor data, which is used to create "Page Insights" (statistics) for our LinkedIn profiles. This data includes information about the types of content users view or interact with, as well as the actions they take. It also includes details about the devices used, such as IP addresses, operating systems, browser types, language settings, and cookie data, as well as profile details of users, such as job function, country, industry, seniority, company size, and employment status. Privacy information regarding the processing of user data by LinkedIn can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
We have entered into a special agreement with LinkedIn Ireland ("Page Insights Joint Controller Addendum," https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum), which specifically regulates the security measures LinkedIn must comply with and in which LinkedIn has agreed to fulfill the rights of data subjects (i.e., users can, for example, direct requests for information or deletion directly to LinkedIn). The rights of users (particularly the right to information, deletion, objection, and to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority) are not restricted by our agreements with LinkedIn. The joint responsibility; Service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2,; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.linkedin.com; Privacy Policy: http://; Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://legal.linkedin.com/dpa), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://legal.linkedin.com/dpa). Opt-Out: http://. - YouTube: Social network and video platform; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Opt-Out: http://.
Plugins and embedded functions and content
Within our online services, we integrate functional and content elements that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers"). These may, for example, be graphics, videos or city maps (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "Content").
The integration always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content process the IP address of the user, since they could not send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of these contents or functions. We strive to use only those contents, whose respective offerers use the IP address only for the distribution of the contents. Third parties may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. The "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on
- Processed data types: Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, types of devices and operating systems used,); Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, involved). Location data (Information on the geographical position of a device).
- Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online).
- Purposes of processing: Provision of our online services and usability. Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations.
- Retention and deletion: Deletion in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Deletion". Storage of cookies for up to 2 years (Unless otherwise stated, cookies and similar storage methods may be stored on users' devices for a).
- Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Further information on processing methods, procedures and services used:
- Integration of third-party software, scripts or frameworks: We incorporate into our online services software which we retrieve from servers of other providers (e.g. function libraries which we use for the purpose of displaying or user-friendliness of our online services). The respective providers collect the user's IP address and can process it for the purposes of transferring the software to the user's browser as; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
- Google Fonts (from Google Server): Obtaining fonts (and symbols) for the purpose of a technically secure, maintenance-free and efficient use of fonts and symbols with regard to timeliness and loading times, their uniform presentation and consideration of possible restrictions under licensing law. The provider of the fonts is informed of the user's IP address so that the fonts can be made available in the user's browser. In addition, technical data (language settings, screen resolution, operating system, hardware used) are transmitted which are necessary for the provision of the fonts depending on the devices used and the technical environment. This data may be processed on a server of the provider of the fonts in the USA - When visiting our online services, users' browsers send their browser HTTP requests to the Google Fonts Web API. The Google Fonts Web API provides users with Google Fonts' cascading style sheets (CSS) and then with the fonts specified in the CCS. These HTTP requests include (1) the IP address used by each user to access the Internet, (2) the requested URL on the Google server, and (3) the HTTP headers, including the user agent describing the browser and operating system versions of the website visitors, as well as the referral URL (i.e., the web page where the Google font is to be displayed). IP addresses are not logged or stored on Google servers and they are not analyzed. The Google Fonts Web API logs details of HTTP requests (requested URL, user agent, and referring URL). Access to this data is restricted and strictly controlled. The requested URL identifies the font families for which the user wants to load fonts. This data is logged so that Google can determine how often a particular font family is requested. With the Google Fonts Web API, the user agent must match the font; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://fonts.google.com/; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further Information: http://.
- Google Maps: We integrate the maps of the service "Google Maps" from the provider Google. The data processed may include, in particular, IP addresses; Service provider: Google Cloud EMEA Limited, 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://mapsplatform.google.com/; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
- Google Maps APIs and SDKs: Interfaces to the map and location services provided by Google, which, for example, allow the addition of address entries, location determinations, distance calculations or the provision of supplementary; Service provider: Google Cloud EMEA Limited, 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin; Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://mapsplatform.google.com/; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
- reCAPTCHA: We integrate the "reCAPTCHA" function to be able to recognise whether entries (e.g. in online forms) are made by humans and not by automatically operating machines (so-called "bots"). The data processed may include IP addresses, information on operating systems, devices or browsers used, language settings, location, mouse movements, keystrokes, time spent on websites, previously visited websites, interactions with ReCaptcha on other websites, possibly cookies and results of manual recognition processes (e.g. answering questions asked or selecting objects in images). The; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, , parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
- Font Awesome (from the server of the provider): Obtaining fonts (and symbols) for the purpose of a technically secure, maintenance-free and efficient use of fonts and symbols with regard to timeliness and loading times, their uniform presentation and consideration of possible restrictions under licensing law. The provider of the fonts is informed of the user's IP address so that the fonts can be made available in the user's browser. In addition, technical data (language settings, screen resolution, operating system, hardware used) are transmitted; Service provider: Fonticons, Inc. ,6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://fontawesome.com/. Privacy Policy: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.
- Adobe Fonts: Provision of fonts for integration into web and print designs, synchronisation of fonts across devices, access to a library of licensed fonts for creative projects, management; Service provider: Adobe Systems Software Ireland, 4-6, Riverwalk Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Brownsbarn, Dublin 24,; Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Website: https://www.adobe.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy.html; Basis for third-country transfers: EEA - Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Switzerland - Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further Information: http://.
Changes and Updates
We kindly ask you to inform yourself regularly about the contents of our data protection declaration. We will adjust the privacy policy as changes in our data processing practices make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g. consent) or other individual notification.
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Terminology and Definitions
In this section, you will find an overview of the terminology used in this privacy policy. Where the terminology is legally defined, their legal definitions apply. The following explanations,
- Affiliate Tracking: Custom Audiences refers to the process of determining target groups for advertising purposes, e.g. the display of advertisements. For example, a user's interest in certain products or topics on the Internet may be used to conclude that the user is interested in advertisements for similar products or the online store in which the user viewed the products. "Lookalike Audiences" is the term used to describe content that is viewed as suitable by users whose profiles or interests presumably correspond to the users for whom the profiles were created. For the purposes of creating custom audiences and lookalike audiences, cookies and web beacons are typically used.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI): The purpose of processing data through Artificial Intelligence (AI) includes the automated analysis and processing of user data to identify patterns, make predictions, and improve the efficiency and quality of our services. This involves the collection, cleansing, and structuring of data, training and applying AI models, as well as the continuous review and optimisation of results, and is carried out exclusively with users' consent or based on legal authorisation grounds.
- Contact data: Contact details are essential information that enables communication with individuals or organizations. They include, among others, phone numbers, postal addresses, and email addresses, as well as means of communication like social media handles and instant messaging identifiers.
- Content data: Content data comprise information generated in the process of creating, editing, and publishing content of all types. This category of data may include texts, images, videos, audio files, and other multimedia content published across various platforms and media. Content data are not limited to the content itself but also include metadata providing information about the content, such as tags, descriptions, authorship details, and publication dates.
- Contract data: Contract data are specific details pertaining to the formalisation of an agreement between two or more parties. They document the terms under which services or products are provided, exchanged, or sold. This category of data is essential for managing and fulfilling contractual obligations and includes both the identification of the contracting parties and the specific terms and conditions of the agreement. Contract data may encompass the start and end dates of the contract, the nature of the agreed-upon services or products, pricing arrangements, payment terms, termination rights, extension options, and special conditions or clauses. They serve as the legal foundation for the relationship between the parties and are crucial for clarifying rights and duties, enforcing claims, and resolving disputes.
- Controller: "Controller" means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
- Conversion tracking: Conversion tracking is a method used to evaluate the effectiveness of marketing measures. For this purpose, a cookie is usually stored on the devices of the users within the websites on which the marketing measures take place and then called up again on the target website (e.g. we can thus trace whether the advertisements placed by us on other websites were successful).
- Employees: As employees, individuals are those who are engaged in an employment relationship, whether as staff, employees, or in similar positions. Employment refers to a legal relationship between an employer and an employee, established through an employment contract or agreement. It entails the obligation of the employer to pay the employee remuneration while the employee performs their work. The employment relationship encompasses various stages, including establishment, where the employment contract is concluded, execution, where the employee carries out their work activities, and termination, when the employment relationship ends, whether through termination, mutual agreement, or otherwise. Employee data encompasses all information pertaining to these individuals within the context of their employment. This includes aspects such as personal identification details, identification numbers, salary and banking information, working hours, holiday entitlements, health data, and performance assessments.
- Inventory data: Inventory data encompass essential information required for the identification and management of contractual partners, user accounts, profiles, and similar assignments. These data may include, among others, personal and demographic details such as names, contact information (addresses, phone numbers, email addresses), birth dates, and specific identifiers (user IDs). Inventory data form the foundation for any formal interaction between individuals and services, facilities, or systems, by enabling unique assignment and communication.
- Location data: Location data is created when a mobile device (or another device with the technical requirements for a location determination) connects to a radio cell, a WLAN or similar technical means and functions of location determination. Location data serve to indicate the geographically determinable position of the earth at which the respective device is located. Location data can be used, for example, to display map functions or other information dependent on a location.
- Log data: Protocol data, or log data, refer to information regarding events or activities that have been logged within a system or network. These data typically include details such as timestamps, IP addresses, user actions, error messages, and other specifics about the usage or operation of a system. Protocol data is often used for analyzing system issues, monitoring security, or generating performance reports.
- Meta, communication and process data: Meta-, communication, and procedural data are categories that contain information about how data is processed, transmitted, and managed. Meta-data, also known as data about data, include information that describes the context, origin, and structure of other data. They can include details about file size, creation date, the author of a document, and modification histories. Communication data capture the exchange of information between users across various channels, such as email traffic, call logs, messages in social networks, and chat histories, including the involved parties, timestamps, and transmission paths. Procedural data describe the processes and operations within systems or organisations, including workflow documentations, logs of transactions and activities, and audit logs used for tracking and verifying procedures.
- Payment Data: Payment data comprise all information necessary for processing payment transactions between buyers and sellers. This data is crucial for e-commerce, online banking, and any other form of financial transaction. It includes details such as credit card numbers, bank account information, payment amounts, transaction dates, verification numbers, and billing information. Payment data may also contain information on payment status, chargebacks, authorizations, and fees.
- Personal Data: "personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject"); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
- Processing: The term "processing" covers a wide range and practically every handling of data, be it collection, evaluation, storage, transmission or erasure.
- Profiles with user-related information: The processing of "profiles with user-related information", or "profiles" for short, includes any kind of automated processing of personal data that consists of using these personal data to analyse, evaluate or predict certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (depending on the type of profiling, this may include different information concerning demographics, behaviour and interests, such as interaction with websites and their content, etc.) (e.g. interests in certain content or products, click behaviour on a website or location). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes.
- Remarketing: Remarketing" or "retargeting" is the term used, for example, to indicate for advertising purposes which products a user is interested in on a website in order to remind the user of these products on other websites, e.g. in advertisements.
- Targeting: "Tracking" is the term used when the behaviour of users can be traced across several websites. As a rule, behavior and interest information with regard to the websites used is stored in cookies or on the servers of the tracking technology providers (so-called profiling). This information can then be used, for example, to display advertisements to users presumably corresponding to their interests.
- Usage data: Usage data refer to information that captures how users interact with digital products, services, or platforms. These data encompass a wide range of information that demonstrates how users utilise applications, which features they prefer, how long they spend on specific pages, and through what paths they navigate an application. Usage data can also include the frequency of use, timestamps of activities, IP addresses, device information, and location data. They are particularly valuable for analysing user behaviour, optimising user experiences, personalising content, and improving products or services. Furthermore, usage data play a crucial role in identifying trends, preferences, and potential problem areas within digital offerings
- Web Analytics: Web Analytics serves the evaluation of visitor traffic of online services and can determine their behavior or interests in certain information, such as content of websites. With the help of web analytics, website owners, for example, can recognize at what time visitors visit their website and what content they are interested in. This enables them, for example, to better adapt the content of their websites to the needs of their visitors. For the purposes of web analytics , pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used to recognize returning visitors and thus obtain more precise analyses of the use of an online service.