Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

  1. Data protection at a glance General information The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text. Data collection on this websiteWho is responsible for data collection on this website? The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the "Note on the responsible party" section of this privacy policy. How do we collect your data? On the one hand, your data is collected by you providing it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems or with your consent when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). 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 the proper 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 information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this and other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time. Analysis tools and third-party tools When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

  1. Hosting We host the content of our website with the following provider: Shopify The provider is Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland (hereinafter "Shopify"). Shopify is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, Shopify collects your IP address as well as information about the end device and your browser used by you. With Shopify, visitor numbers, visitor sources, and customer behavior are also analyzed, and user statistics are created. When you make a purchase on our website, Shopify also collects your name, email address, delivery and billing addresses, payment data, and other data related to the purchase (e.g., phone number, amount of sales made, etc.). For the analyses, Shopify stores cookies in your browser. For more details, please refer to Shopify's privacy policy: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. The use of Shopify is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as 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.
  2. General information 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 is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. 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 data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) can have security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
  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 legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by e-mail) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

    Responsible Authority

    The responsible authority for data processing on this website is: Benjamin Knabe Kamenzer Straße 7 01099 Dresden Phone: +49 157 885 07 221 Email: achimviderci.contact{aet}gmail.com

    The responsible authority 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, email addresses, etc.).

    Storage Duration

    Unless a specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to exist. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have any other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur upon the cessation of these reasons.

    General Information about the Legal Basis of Data Processing on this Website

    If you have given your consent to data processing, we will process your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, if special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your terminal device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing additionally takes place on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases for each specific case are provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

    Recipients of Personal Data

    In the course of our business activities, we work with various external entities. This sometimes requires the transfer of personal data to these external entities. We only disclose personal data to external entities if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis permits the data disclosure. When using data processors, we only disclose personal data of our customers based on a valid contract for data processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

    Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

    Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

    Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to 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 TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, INCLUDING PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. YOU CAN FIND THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA PROCESSING IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND 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 THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING, INCLUDING PROFILING RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

    Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

    In the event of violations 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 the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

    Right to Data Portability

    You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

    Information, Correction, and Deletion

    Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing at any time. You also have a right to correct or delete this data. For this purpose, as well as for further 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 processing of your personal data. To exercise this right, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

    • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification process, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
    • If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, but you prefer restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
    • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
    • If you have objected pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of interests between your interests and ours must be conducted. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data.

    If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data - apart from their storage - may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, 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.

    SSL or TLS Encryption

    For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

    Data Collection on This Website - Cookies

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

    Cookies can be set by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable certain services from third-party companies to be integrated within websites (e.g., cookies for processing 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 can be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

    Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, the provision of certain functions you have requested (e.g., the shopping cart function), or for the optimization of the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored based on 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 for the storage of cookies and similar technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

    You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

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

    Server Log Files

    The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

    • Browser type and browser version
    • Operating system used
    • Referrer URL
    • Hostname of the accessing computer
    • Time of the server request
    • IP address

    These data will not be merged with other data sources.

    The collection of these data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website - for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

    Contact Form

    If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

    The processing of these data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your request 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 storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

    Inquiry by E-Mail, Telephone, or Fax

    If you contact us by e-mail, telephone, 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 these data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your request 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 requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

    5. Plugins and Tools

    SoundCloud

    This website may use plugins from the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, United Kingdom). You can recognize the SoundCloud plugins by the SoundCloud logo on the affected pages.
    When you visit this website, a direct connection between your browser and the SoundCloud server is established after the plugin is activated. SoundCloud thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the "Like" button or "Share" button while logged into your SoundCloud account, you can link and/or share the content of this website with your SoundCloud profile. This allows SoundCloud to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by SoundCloud.
    The storage and analysis of the data are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media. If 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, insofar as 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 United Kingdom is considered a data protection-safe third country. This means that the United Kingdom has a level of data protection that corresponds to the level of data protection in the European Union.
    Further information on this can be found in SoundCloud's privacy policy at: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.
    If you do not want SoundCloud to associate your visit to this website with your SoundCloud user account, please log out of your SoundCloud user account before activating the SoundCloud plugin.

    Spotify

    Functions of the music service Spotify are integrated on this website. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden. The Spotify plugins can be recognized by the green logo on this website. An overview of the Spotify plugins can be found at: https://developer.spotify.com.
    This allows a direct connection to be established between your browser and the Spotify server when you visit this website via the plugin. Spotify thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Spotify button while logged into your Spotify account, you can link the content of this website to your Spotify profile. Spotify can then associate your visit to this website with your user account.

    We would like to point out that when using Spotify, cookies from Google Analytics may be used, so that your usage data when using Spotify can also be passed on to Google. Google Analytics is a tool of the Google group for analyzing user behavior based in the USA. Spotify alone is responsible for this integration. We as website operators have no influence on this processing.
    The storage and analysis of the data are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the attractive acoustic design of his website. If 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, insofar as 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.
    Further information on this can be found in Spotify's privacy policy: https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.
    If you do not want Spotify to be able to associate your visit to this website with your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account.