Preamble
With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as “data”) that we process for which purposes and to what extent in the context of providing our application.
The terms used are not gender-specific.
As of September 21, 2023
Table of contents:
– Preamble
– Controller
– Contact Data Protection Officer
– Overview of processing operations
– Relevant legal bases
– Security measures
– Transfer of personal data
– International data transfers
– Deletion of data
– Rights of data subjects
– Use of cookies
– Provision of online services and web hosting
– Contact and enquiry management
– Newsletters and electronic notifications
– Web analysis, monitoring and optimization
– Social media sites
– Plugins and embedded functions and content
– Changes and updates to the data protection declaration
– Definitions
Controller
startport GmbH
Alte Ruhrorter Straße 42-52
47119 Duisburg
Authorized representatives:
Managing directors: Alessandro Benassi and Johannes Franke
Email address: info@startport.net
Phone: +49 203 759870
Imprint: https://www.startport.net/impressum
Contact data protection officer
CANCOM GmbH
Florinstraße 18
56218 Mülheim-Kärlich
Email: datenschutz@duisport.de
Phone: +49 261 92736 0
Relevant legal bases
Relevant legal bases according to the GDPR: The following is an overview of the legal bases of the GDPR on which we process personal data. Please note that in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, national data protection requirements may apply in your or our country of residence or domicile. Should more specific legal bases apply in individual cases, we will communicate these to you in the data protection declaration.
Consent (Art. 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) – processing is necessary for the 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.
BLegitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) – Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.
National data protection regulations in Germany: In addition to the data protection regulations of the GDPR, national regulations for data protection in Germany apply. These include, in particular, the law for 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 information, the right to erasure, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes and for transfer, and automated individual decision-making, including profiling. Furthermore, the data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.
Security measures
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing, as well as the varying probabilities of occurrence and the extent of the threat to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk. The measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data, as well as the access, input, disclosure, security of availability and its separation. Furthermore, we have set up procedures to ensure that the rights of data subjects are exercised, that data is deleted and that we respond to data being compromised. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account as early as the development or selection of hardware, software and processes, in accordance with the principle of data protection through technology design and data protection-friendly default settings. TLS encryption (https): We use TLS encryption to protect the data you transmit via our online services. You can recognize encrypted connections by the prefix https:// in the address line of your browser.
Transfer of personal data
As part of our processing of personal data, it may be necessary to transfer or disclose the data to other departments, companies, legally independent organizational units or persons. Recipients of this data may include, for example, service providers contracted to perform IT tasks or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we comply with the legal requirements and, in particular, conclude appropriate contracts or agreements with the recipients of your data that serve to protect your data. Data transfer within the group of companies: We may transfer personal data to other companies within our group of companies or grant them access to this data. If this transfer is for administrative purposes, the transfer of the data is based on our legitimate business and commercial interests or is carried out if it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations or if the consent of the data subjects or a legal permission is available.
VI. E-mail contact
International data transfers Data processing in third countries:
If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA)) or the processing takes place in the context of the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transmission of data to other persons, bodies or companies, this will only take place in accordance with the legal requirements. If the level of data protection in the third country has been recognized by means of an adequacy decision (Art. 45 GDPR), this serves as the basis for the data transfer. Otherwise, data transfers will only take place if the level of data protection is otherwise ensured, in particular by standard contractual clauses (Art. 46 (2) (c) GDPR), express consent or in the case of contractual or legally required transfer (Art. 49 (1) GDPR). We will also provide you with the basis for third-country transfers for the individual providers from the third country, whereby the adequacy decisions take precedence as the basis. Information on third-country transfers and the relevant adequacy decisions can be found on the European Commission’s website: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_de.EU-US Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework: As part of the so-called “Data Privacy Framework” (DPF), the EU Commission has also recognized the level of data protection for certain companies from the USA as secure within the framework of the adequacy decision of July 10, 2023. The list of certified companies and further information on the DPF can be found on the website of the US Department of Commerce at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/. We will inform you in the data protection notice which of our service providers are certified under the Data Privacy Framework.
Deletion of data
The data processed by us will be deleted in accordance with the legal requirements as soon as the permissions granted for processing are revoked or other permissions cease to apply (e.g. if the purpose for processing this data no longer applies or if it is not required for the purpose). If the data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be limited to these purposes. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons or that must be stored to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person. As part of our data protection notice, we may provide users with further information on the deletion and retention of data that applies specifically to the respective processing procedure.
Rights of the data subjects
Rights of the data subjects under the GDPR: As a data subject, you have various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR:
Right to object: You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. Where personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw consent at any time.
Right of access: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and, if so, to request information about this data, as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with legal requirements.
Right to rectification: You have the right, in accordance with legal requirements, to request the completion of data concerning you or the rectification of inaccurate data concerning you.
Right to erasure and restriction of processing: You have the right, in accordance with the law, to demand that data concerning you be erased immediately or, alternatively, to demand that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with the law.
Right to data portability: You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from us.
Complaints to the supervisory authority: Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies, you also have the right, in accordance with the statutory provisions and without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies, to to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular a supervisory authority in the member state in which you usually reside, the supervisory authority of your workplace or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR.
Use of cookies
Cookies are small text files or other storage notes that store information on end devices and read information from end devices. For example, to store the login status in a user account, the contents of a shopping cart in an e-shop, the content accessed or the functions used in an online service. Furthermore, cookies can be used for different purposes, e.g. for the functionality, security and convenience of online services and to generate visitor flow analyses.
Notes on consent: We use cookies in accordance with legal requirements. Therefore, we obtain prior consent from users, except where this is not required by law. In particular, consent is not required if the storage and reading of information, including cookies, is absolutely necessary to provide users with a telemedia service (i.e. our online service) that they have expressly requested. The strictly necessary cookies usually include cookies with features that serve to display and run the online offer, load balancing, security, storing user preferences and choices, or similar purposes related to providing the main and secondary features of the online offer requested by users. The revocable consent is clearly communicated to users and contains information on the respective cookie use.
Notes on the legal basis under data protection law: The legal basis under data protection law on which we process users’ personal data using cookies depends on whether we ask users for their consent. If users consent, the legal basis for processing your data is the consent given. Otherwise, the data processed using cookies is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. in the commercial operation of our online services and improving their usability) or, if this is done in the course of fulfilling our contractual obligations, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations. We explain the purposes for which we process cookies in the course of this data protection declaration or as part of our consent and processing procedures.
Storage duration: With regard to the storage duration, the following types of cookies are distinguished:
temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online service and closed their end device (e.g. browser or mobile application).
Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the end device has been closed. This means, for example, that the login status can be saved or preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again. Likewise, the data collected with the help of cookies can be used to measure reach. Unless we provide users with explicit information about the type and duration of storage of cookies (e.g. when obtaining consent), users should assume that cookies are permanent and that the storage period can be up to two years.
General information on revocation and objection (so-called “opt-out”): Users can revoke the consent they have given at any time and object to the processing in accordance with the legal requirements. To do this, users can, among other things, restrict the use of cookies in their browser settings (although this may also restrict the functionality of our online services). An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can also be declared via the websites https://optout.aboutads.info and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/.
Cookie settings/objection:
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR). Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR).
Further information on processing, procedures and services: Processing of cookie data based on consent: We use a cookie consent management procedure in which the consent of users to the use of cookies and the processing and providers mentioned in the cookie consent management procedure can be obtained, managed and revoked by users. The declaration of consent is stored so that the request does not have to be repeated and so that consent can be proven in accordance with the legal obligation. The storage can be done on the server side and/or in a cookie (so-called opt-in cookie, or using comparable technologies) in order to be able to assign the consent to a user or their device. Subject to individual information about the providers of cookie management services, the following information applies: The duration of the storage of consent can be up to two years. In this case, a pseudonymous user identifier is created and stored with the time of consent, information on the scope of consent (e.g. which categories of cookies and/or service providers) as well as the browser, system and end device used;
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR).
BorlabsCookie: Cookie consent management;
Service provider: Hosted locally on our server, no data transfer to third parties
Website:https://de.borlabs.io/borlabs-cookie/.
Additional information: An individual user ID, language, types of consent and the time of their submission are stored on the server and in the cookie on the user’s device.
Provision of online services and web hosting
We process user data in order to provide our online services. For this purpose, we process the user’s IP address, which is necessary to transmit the content and functions of our online services to the user’s browser or device.
Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Provision of our online services and user-friendliness; information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.).). Security measures.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing, procedures and services:
Provision of online services on rented storage space: To provide our online services, we use storage space, computing capacity and software that we rent or otherwise obtain from a corresponding server provider (also known as a “web host”);
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Collection of access data and log files: Access to our online services is logged in the form of so-called “server log files”. The server log files may include the address and name of the accessed websites and files, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, a notification of successful access, the browser type and version, the user’s operating system, the referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider.
The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g. to avoid overloading the servers (in particular in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and to ensure the utilization of the servers and their stability;
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Deletion of data: Log file information is stored for a maximum of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data whose further storage is required for evidential purposes are excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.
Contact and enquiry management
When you contact us (e.g. by post, contact form, email, telephone or via social media) and as part of existing user and business relationships, the information provided by the persons making the enquiry is processed to the extent necessary to respond to the contact enquiries and any requested measures.
Processed data types: Contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers); content data (e.g. text input, photographs, videos); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, time stamps, identification numbers, consent status).
Data subjects: Communication partners.
Purposes of processing: Contact requests and communication; Managing and responding to requests; Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form). Provision of our online services and user-friendliness.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR). Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
Further information on processing, procedures and services: Contact form: When users contact us using our contact form, by email or other means of communication, we process the data provided to us in this context in order to respond to the request;
Legal basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR), Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Newsletter and electronic notifications
We send newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications (hereinafter referred to as “newsletters”) only with the consent of the recipients or a legal permission. Insofar as the contents of a newsletter are specifically described in the context of registration, they are decisive for the consent of the user. Otherwise, our newsletters contain information about our services and us. To subscribe to our newsletters, it is generally sufficient to provide your e-mail address. However, we may ask you to provide a name so that we can address you personally in the newsletter, or to provide further information if this is necessary for the purposes of the newsletter.
As a matter of principle, registration for our newsletter is done in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that nobody can register with third-party e-mail addresses. Registrations for the newsletter are logged in order to be able to prove that the registration process meets legal requirements. This includes storing the login and confirmation times as well as the IP address. Likewise, changes to your data stored by the delivery service provider are logged.
Deletion and restriction of processing: We may store the unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years based on our legitimate interests before deleting them in order to be able to prove a previously given consent. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. An individual request for deletion is possible at any time, provided that at the same time the former existence of a consent is confirmed. In the event of obligations to permanently observe objections, we reserve the right to store the e-mail address in a block list (so-called “block list”) for this purpose alone. The recording of the registration process is based on our legitimate interests for the purpose of proving that it has been carried out properly. Insofar as we commission a service provider to send e-mails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure sending system.
Contents:
Information about us, our services, promotions and offers.
Processed data types: inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time stamps, identification numbers, consent status). Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times).
Data subjects: Communication partners.
Purposes of processing: Direct marketing (e.g. by email or post).
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Option to object (opt-out): You can cancel 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 use one of the contact options given above, preferably email.
Further information on processing, procedures and services: Mailchimp: email delivery and email delivery and automation services;
Service provider: Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA;
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) DSGVO);
Website:https://mailchimp.com;
Data protection declaration:https://mailchimp.com/legal/;
Data processing agreement:https://mailchimp.com/legal/;
Basis for third-country transmission: EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (Provided by the service provider).
Additional information: Special security measures: https://mailchimp.com/help/Mailchimp-european-data-transfers/.
Web analysis, monitoring and optimization
The web analysis (also known as “reach measurement”) is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to our online offering and may include behavior, interests or demographic information about visitors, such as age or gender, as pseudonymous values. With the help of reach analysis, we can, for example, identify at what time our online offering or its functions or content are most frequently used or invite reuse. We can also identify which areas require optimization. In addition to web analysis, we can also use test procedures to test and optimize different versions of our online offering or its components. Unless otherwise stated below, profiles, i.e. data combined into a single usage process, can be created for these purposes and information can be stored in a browser or in a terminal device and read out of it. The information collected includes, in particular, websites visited and elements used there, as well as technical information such as the browser and computer system used and information on times of use. If users have given their consent to the collection of their location data to us or to the providers of the services we use, location data may also be processed. Users’ IP addresses are also stored. However, we use an IP masking procedure (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 in the context of web analysis, A/B testing and optimization, but pseudonyms. This means that we, as well as the providers of the software used, do not know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purposes of the respective procedures.
Processed data types: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: reach measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning visitors); profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles). Provision of our online services and user-friendliness.
Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address).
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing, procedures and services: Google Analytics 4:
We use Google Analytics to measure and analyze the use of our online services on the basis of a pseudonymous user identification number. This identification number does not contain any unique data, such as names or e-mail addresses. It is used to assign analysis information to an end device in order to recognize what content users have accessed within one or more usage processes, what search terms they have used, have accessed again or interacted with our online offer. Likewise, the time of use and its duration are stored, as well as the sources of users who refer to our online offer and technical aspects of their end devices and browsers. In doing so, pseudonymous profiles of users are created with information from the use of various devices, whereby cookies may be used. Google Analytics does not log or store individual IP addresses for EU users. However, Analytics does provide rough geographic location data by deriving the following metadata from IP addresses: city (and the derived latitude and longitude of the city), continent, country, region, subcontinent (and ID-based counterparts). For EU traffic, the IP address data is used exclusively for this geolocation data derivation and is then immediately deleted. It is not logged, is not accessible and is not used for any other purpose. When Google Analytics collects measurement data, all IP queries are carried out on EU-based servers before the traffic is forwarded to Analytics servers for processing;
Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland;
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR);
Website:https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/de/about/analytics/;
Privacy Policy:https://policies.google.com/privacy;
Data processing agreement:https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/;
Basis for third-country transmission: EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms);
Opt-out: Opt-out plug-in: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de, settings for the display of advertisements: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
Further information:https://privacy.google.com/businesses/adsservices (types of processing and processed data).
Google Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager is a solution that allows us to manage website tags through a single interface and to integrate other services into our online offering (please refer to further information in this data protection declaration). The Tag Manager itself (which implements the tags) is therefore not used to create user profiles or store cookies, for example. Google only finds out the user’s IP address, which is necessary to execute the Google Tag Manager;
Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland;
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR);
Website:https://marketingplatform.google.com;
Privacy Policy:https://policies.google.com/privacy;
Data processing agreement:https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms.
Basis for third-country transmission: EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), standard contractual clauses (https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms).
Presence on social networks (social media)
We maintain an online presence within social networks and, in this context, process user data in order to communicate with users who are 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 result in risks for users because, for example, it could make it more difficult to enforce user rights. Furthermore, user data within social networks is usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created on the basis of user behavior and the resulting interests of users. The user profiles can in turn be used to place advertisements inside and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the users’ computers, in which the usage behavior and the interests of the users are stored. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the user profiles independently of the devices used by the users (in particular if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them). For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the options for objection (opt-out), we refer to the data protection declarations and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.
We would also like to point out that requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights can be most effectively asserted with the providers. Only the providers have access to the user data and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. However, if you require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Processed data types: Contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers); Content data (e.g. text input, photographs, videos); Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, time stamps, identification numbers, consent status).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Contact requests and communication; Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form). Marketing.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing, procedures and services:
Instagram: social network;
service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland;
legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) 1 lit. f) GDPR);
website:https://www.instagram.com.
privacy policy:https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy.
LinkedIn: Social network; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR); Standard Contractual Clauses: https://legal.linkedin.com/dpa; Opt-Out: https://www.linkedin. com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out; Data processing agreement: https://legal.linkedin.com/dpa;
Service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland;
Website:https://www.linkedin.com.
Privacy Policy:https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
X: Social network;
Service provider: Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland;
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Privacy Policy:https://twitter.com/privacy, (Settings: https://twitter.com/personalization).
Plugins and embedded functions and content
We integrate functional and content elements into our online offering that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”). This may, for example, involve graphics, videos or city maps (hereinafter uniformly referred to as “content”). The integration always requires 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 this content or functions. We endeavor to use only content from providers who use the IP address solely for the purpose of delivering the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. 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 the user’s device and may include, but is not limited to, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring web pages, time of visit, and other information regarding the use of our online services. It may also be linked to such information from other sources.
Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, time stamps, identification numbers, consent status).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Provision of our online services and user-friendliness.
Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing, procedures and services: Google Fonts (obtained from Google Server):
Downloading fonts (and symbols) for the purpose of ensuring the technically secure, maintenance-free and efficient use of fonts and symbols with regard to up-to-dateness and loading times, their uniform display and consideration of possible licensing restrictions. 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 font provider in the USA. When you visit our online offering, the user’s browser sends their browser HTTP requests to the Google Fonts Web API (i.e. a software interface for retrieving fonts). The Google Fonts Web API provides users with the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) from Google Fonts and then the fonts specified in the CCS. These HTTP requests include (1) the IP address used by the respective user to access the Internet, (2) the requested URL on the Google server and (3) the HTTP headers, including the user agent that describes the browser and operating system versions of the website visitors, as well as the reference URL (i.e. the website on which the Google font is to be displayed). IP addresses are not logged on Google servers nor are they stored or analyzed. The Google Fonts Web API logs details of HTTP requests (requested URL, user agent, and referrer URL). Access to this data is restricted and strictly controlled. The requested URL identifies the font families for which the user wishes to load fonts. This data is logged so that Google can determine how often a particular font family is requested. The Google Fonts Web API requires the user agent to customize the font that is generated for each browser type. The user agent is primarily logged for debugging and used to generate aggregated usage statistics that measure the popularity of font families. These aggregated usage statistics are published on the Google Fonts “Analytics” page. Finally, the referrer URL is logged so that data can be used to maintain production and generate an aggregated report of the top integrations based on the number of font requests. According to Google, it does not use any of the information collected by Google Fonts to create profiles of end users or to display targeted ads;
Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland;
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR);
Website:https://fonts.google.com/;
Privacy Policy:https://policies.google.com/privacy;
Basis for third-country transfer: EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
More information:https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq/privacy?hl=de.
Amendments and updates to the privacy policy
We ask you to regularly review the content of our data protection declaration. We will adapt the data protection declaration as soon as changes to the data processing we carry out make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require an act of cooperation on your part (e.g. consent) or any other individual notification. If we provide addresses and contact information for companies and organizations in this data protection declaration, please note that the addresses may change over time and please check the information before contacting us. Definitions This section provides an overview of the terms used in this data protection declaration. Insofar as the terms are legally defined, their legal definitions apply. The following explanations, on the other hand, are intended primarily for comprehension.
Personal data: “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “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 (e.g. a cookie) or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
Profiles with user-related information: The processing of “profiles with user-related information”, or “profiles” for short, includes any type of automated processing of personal data that consists of using this personal data to analyze, evaluate or predict certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (depending on the type of profile creation, this may include different information regarding demographics, behavior and interests, such as interaction with websites and their content, etc.) to analyze, evaluate or predict certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (e.g. interests in certain content or products, click behavior on a website or location). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes.
Reach measurement: Reach measurement (also known as web analytics) is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to an online offering and may include the behavior or interests of visitors in certain information, such as the content of websites. With the help of reach analysis, website owners can, for example, see 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 the website to the needs of their visitors. Pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used for the purposes of reach analysis in order to recognize returning visitors and thus obtain more precise analyses of the use of an online offer.
Controller: The “controller” is 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.
Processing: “Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers practically every aspect of data handling, including collection, analysis, storage, transmission and deletion.