Privacy policy

Overview of Data Protection

  1. General Information

    The following information provides a brief overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our Privacy Policy listed below.

    Data Collection on this Website:

    Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

    Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details of the data controller in the "Responsible Party" section of this Privacy Policy.

    How do we collect your data?

    Your data is collected when you provide it to us, for example, by entering data into a contact form.

    Other data is automatically or with your consent collected by our IT systems during your visit to the website. This includes technical data such as internet browser, operating system, or time of page view. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

    What do we use your data for?

    Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

    What rights do you have regarding your data?

    You have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

    For further questions or concerns about data protection, you can contact us at any time.

    Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

    Your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated when you visit this website. This is done primarily using analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following Privacy Policy.

  2. Hosting

    We host the content of our website with the following provider:

    Squarespace

    The provider is Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (hereinafter Squarespace). Squarespace is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, your data is processed on Squarespace's servers. This may also involve the transmission of personal data to Squarespace's parent company, Squarespace Inc., 8 Clarkson St, New York, NY 10014, USA. Squarespace also stores cookies that are necessary for displaying the page and ensuring security (necessary cookies).

    The use of Squarespace is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in a reliable representation of our website. If corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, to the extent that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

    The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here:

    https://support.squarespace.com/hc/de/articles/360000851908-DSGVO-und-Squarespace.

    Data processing agreement

    We have concluded a contract for data processing (DPA) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a legally required contract that ensures that Squarespace processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

  3. General notes and mandatory information

    Data protection

    The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

    When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that the transmission of data over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

    Note on the responsible body

    The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

    Tim Oliver Dreyer Hadynweg 1 31275 Lehrte Phone: +49 (0) 160 90 35 43 08 Email: contact@timoliverdreyer.com

    The responsible body is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

    Storage period

    Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons have ceased to apply.

    General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

    If you have given your consent to data processing, we will process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, if special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transmission of personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

    If you have given your consent to the storage of cookies or the access to information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing also takes place on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we will process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we will process your data if this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing can also take place on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

    Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries

    We use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure from a data protection perspective. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these third countries. We would like to point out that there is no data protection level in these countries comparable to that in the EU. For example, US companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities without you being able to take legal action against this as a data subject. It cannot therefore be excluded that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) will process your data located on US.

    Right to object to data collection in certain cases and against direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

    If data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data, including profiling based on those provisions. The respective legal basis for processing can be found in this privacy policy.

    If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR)

    If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct marketing (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR).

    Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

    In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

    Right to data portability

    You have the right to receive the personal data that we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to have such data transmitted to another controller, where technically feasible.

    Information, erasure, and rectification

    You have the right, within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, to obtain free-of-charge information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of such data. For this purpose, as well as for any other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.

    Right to restriction of processing

    You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

    • If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the examination, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

    • If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.

    • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

    If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may only be processed - apart from their storage - with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State. This sentence outlines the conditions under which personal data may be processed if the individual has restricted its processing. The data may only be processed with the individual's consent or for specific legal purposes such as protecting the rights of other individuals or for important public interest reasons.

  4. Data Collection on this Website

    Cookies

    Our website uses so-called "cookies". Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion occurs through your web browser.

    Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies allow the integration of certain services from third-party companies within web pages (e.g. cookies for handling payment services).

    Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

    Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, for the provision of certain functions desired by you (e.g. for the shopping cart function), or for the optimization of the website (e.g. cookies for measuring web traffic) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent is requested for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies, processing is based exclusively on this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time.

    You can set your browser to notify you when cookies are being set and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

    You can find information about which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

    Contact form

    If you contact us using the contact form, the information you provide in the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for any follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

    The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

    The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after completing the processing of your inquiry). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

    Inquiry by email, phone, or fax

    If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not share this data without your consent.

    The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

    The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after completing the processing of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

  5. Newsletter

    Newsletter Data

    If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we will need your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. Additional data will not be collected, or will only be collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for the purpose of sending the requested information and do not share it with third parties.

    The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is based solely on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke the consent you have given for the storage of the data, the email address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example by clicking on the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

    The data that you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the purpose for the data storage no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our discretion, based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

    Data that has been stored for other purposes with us remains unaffected by this.

    After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider, if necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You may object to the storage, provided that your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

  6. Timeliness and Changes to this Privacy Policy

    This privacy policy is currently valid and as of March 2023.

    As our website and offerings evolve or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to modify this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be accessed and printed from the website at any time.

  7. Alternative Dispute Resolution in accordance with Article 14(1) of the ODR Regulation and Section 36 VSBG

    The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR), which you can find at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are not obligated and not willing to participate in a dispute resolution procedure before a consumer conciliation body

    End of privacy policy