Personal data (usually referred to just as „data“ below) will only be processed by us to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its contents, and the services offered there.
Per Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the „GDPR“), „processing“ refers to any operation or set of operations such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment, or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction performed on personal data, whether by automated means or not.
The following privacy policy is intended to inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis for the processing of such data either under our own control or in conjunction with others. We also inform you below about the third-party components we use to optimize our website and improve the user experience which may result in said third parties also processing data they collect and control.
Our privacy policy is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as controllers of your dataII. The rights of users and data subjects
III. Information about the data processing
I. Information about us as controllers of your data
The party responsible for this website (the „controller“) for purposes of data protection law is:Burkhard Rosemann
Langjaehren 6, D-24536 Neumuenster,
Email: byburk@icloud.com
II. The rights of users and data subjects
With regard to the data processing to be described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right
- to confirmation of whether data concerning them is being processed, information about the data being processed, further information about the nature of the data processing, and copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR); to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 GDPR);
- to the immediate deletion of data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 DSGVO), or, alternatively, if further processing is necessary as stipulated in Art. 17 Para. 3 GDPR, to restrict said processing per Art. 18 GDPR; to receive copies of the data concerning them and/or provided by them and to have the same transmitted to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
- to file complaints with the supervisory authority if they believe that data concerning them is being processed by the controller in breach of data protection provisions (see also Art. 77 GDPR).
In addition, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom it discloses data of any such corrections, deletions, or restrictions placed on processing the same per Art. 16, 17 Para. 1, 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Nevertheless, users have a right to information about these recipients.Likewise, under Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the controller’s future processing of their data pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permissible.
III. Information about the data processing
Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for its storage ceases to apply, provided the deletion of the same is not in breach of any statutory storage obligations or unless otherwise stipulated below.
Cookies
a) Session cookies
We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies stored on your computer by your browser. These cookies process certain specific information about you, such as your browser, location data, or IP address.
This processing makes our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure, allowing us, for example, to display our website in different languages or to offer a shopping cart function.
The legal basis for such processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, insofar as these cookies are used to collect data to initiate or process contractual relationships.
If the processing does not serve to initiate or process a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.
When you close your browser, these session cookies are deleted.
b) Third-party cookies
If you sign up to our free newsletter via the signup form on our homepage, our website will set functionally necessary cookies and send data to our third-party newsletter and email marketing providers for features like remembering your signup, saving the email address and further analyses & tracking of the data by our newsletter providers. You will find more information and details about our newsletter providers, the data they collect and how they use the data below in the section "Newsletter".
c) Disabling cookies
You can refuse the use of cookies by changing the settings on your browser. Likewise, you can use the browser to delete cookies that have already been stored. However, the steps and measures required vary, depending on the browser you use. If you have any questions, please use the help function or consult the documentation for your browser or contact its maker for support. Browser settings cannot prevent so-called flash cookies from being set. Instead, you will need to change the setting of your Flash player. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the Flash player you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or consult the documentation for your Flash player or contact its maker for support.
If you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, not all of the functions on our site may be fully usable.
Server data
For technical reasons, the following data sent by your internet browser to us or to our server provider will be collected, especially to ensure a secure and stable website: These server log files record the type and version of your browser, operating system, the website from which you came (referrer URL), the webpages on our site visited, the date and time of your visit, as well as the IP address from which you visited our site.
The data thus collected will be temporarily stored, but not in association with any other of your data.
The basis for this storage is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality, and security of our website.
The data will be deleted within no more than seven days, unless continued storage is required for evidentiary purposes. In which case, all or part of the data will be excluded from deletion until the investigation of the relevant incident is finally resolved.
Google reCAPTCHA
Our website uses Google reCAPTCHA to check and prevent automated servers („bots“) from accessing and interacting with our website. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland (hereinafter: Google).
This service allows Google to determine from which website your request has been sent and from which IP address the reCAPTCHA input box has been used. In addition to your IP address, Google may collect other information necessary to provide and guarantee this service.
The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in the prevention of unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar.
Google offers detailed information at https://policies.google.com/privacy concerning the general handling of your user data.
Beam Analytics
We use a GDPR-compliant and privacy-friendly analytics service called Beam Analytics to track statistics like page views, user visists, unique visits, visit duration, bounce rate, location and device statistics. Beam Analytics does not set cookies or use data in other than way than to provide GDPR and ePrivacy-compliant statistics. Data will never be shared with third parties or for advertisements.
Refer to the privacy policy for Beam Analytics here: https://beamanalytics.io/privacy
Newsletter
If you register for our free newsletter, the data requested from you for this purpose, i.e. your email address, will be sent to us as well as our newsletter providers. We also store the IP address of your computer and the date and time of your registration. During the registration process, we will obtain your consent to receive this newsletter and the type of content it will offer, with reference made to this privacy policy. The data collected will be used exclusively to send the newsletter and will not be passed on to third parties.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
You may revoke your prior consent to receive this newsletter under Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR with future effect. All you have to do is inform us that you are revoking your consent or click on the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter.
a) ConvertKit
To establish contact, we enable the user to subscribe to a free newsletter via the signup form by service ConvertKit. ConvertKit is a service of ConvertKit LLC, 113 Cherry St #92768, Seattle, WA, 98104-2205, USA, hereinafter referred to as ConvertKit.
When the user signs up, both we and ConvertKit receive the email address of the user and the information that the user has signed up.
The abovementioned data are forwarded to ConvertKit servers in the USA and are processed by ConvertKit in accordance with the ConvertKit privacy policy, which also includes processing for their own purposes, such as improving the ConvertKit service.
In the opinion of the data protection supervisory authorities, however, the USA does not currently have an adequate level of data protection. However, there are so-called standard contractual clauses:
https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_en
These are private law agreements, however, and therefore have no direct impact on the access options of the authorities in the USA.
More information about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing of these data by ConvertKit as well as related rights and setting options for protecting privacy are contained in privacy guidelines from ConvertKit: https://convertkit.com/privacy
The legal basis for this processing and the transmission to ConvertKit is Article 6 para. 1 clause 1 b. GDPR, insofar as the establishment of contact relates to an existing contractual relationship or serves to initiate such a contractual relationship. If contact is not made for the above purposes, the legal basis is Article 6 para.1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest is to improve the quality of service.
b) Substack
To establish contact, we enable the user to subscribe to a free newsletter from service Substack. Substack is a service of Substack Inc., 111 Sutter Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco CA 94104, USA , hereinafter referred to as Substack.
When the user signs up, both we and Substack receive the email address of the user and the information that the user has signed up.
The abovementioned data are forwarded to Substack servers in the USA and are processed by Substack in accordance with the Substack privacy policy, which also includes processing for their own purposes, such as improving the Substack service.
In the opinion of the data protection supervisory authorities, however, the USA does not currently have an adequate level of data protection. However, there are so-called standard contractual clauses:
https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_en
These are private law agreements, however, and therefore have no direct impact on the access options of the authorities in the USA.
More information about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing of these data by Substack as well as related rights and setting options for protecting privacy are contained in privacy guidelines from Substack: https://substack.com/privacy
The legal basis for this processing and the transmission to Substack is Article 6 para. 1 clause 1 b. GDPR, insofar as the establishment of contact relates to an existing contractual relationship or serves to initiate such a contractual relationship. If contact is not made for the above purposes, the legal basis is Article 6 para.1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest is to improve the quality of service.
Links to third-party services
a) ConvertKit
We maintain and link to an online presence on ConvertKit to present our company and our services and to communicate with newsletter reader/customers/prospects. ConvertKit is a service provided by ConvertKit LLC, 113 Cherry St #92768, Seattle, WA, 98104-2205, USA
We would like to point out that this might cause user data to be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the United States. This may increase risks for users that, for example, may make subsequent access to the user data more difficult. We also do not have access to this user data. Access is only available to ConvertKit.
The privacy policy of ConvertKit can be found at: https://convertkit.com/privacy
b) Twitter
We maintain and link to an online presence on Twitter to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. Twitter is a service provided by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
We would like to point out that this might cause user data to be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the United States. This may increase risks for users that, for example, may make subsequent access to the user data more difficult. We also do not have access to this user data. Access is only available to Twitter.
The privacy policy of Twitter can be found at: https://twitter.com/privacy
c) Medium
We maintain and link to an online presence on Medium to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. Medium is a service provided by Medium, 799 Market St 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
We would like to point out that this might cause user data to be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the United States. This may increase risks for users that, for example, may make subsequent access to the user data more difficult. We also do not have access to this user data. Access is only available to Medium.
The privacy policy of Medium can be found at: https://policy.medium.com/medium-privacy-policy-f03bf92035c9
d) Gumroad
We maintain and link to an online presence on Gumroad to present our company and our services and to offer digital products and services to potential customers. Gumroad is a service provided by Gumroad, Inc. 548 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94104-5401, USA
We would like to point out that this might cause user data to be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the United States. This may increase risks for users that, for example, may make subsequent access to the user data more difficult. We also do not have access to this user data. Access is only available to Gumroad.
The privacy policy of Gumroad can be found at: https://gumroad.com/privacy