IMPRINT LEGAL DISCLOSURE ACCORDING TO § 5 TMG:

Christopher Dürkop
Zelterstraße 8
10439 Berlin

CONTACT:

Phone: 01782336460 E-Mail: kontakt@christopher-duerkop.de

VAT:

VAT identification number according to §27 a German VAT act: DE268110000

LIABILITY FOR CONTENTS

As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages according to § 7 Abs.1 TMG under the general laws. According to §§ 8 to 10 TMG, however, as a service provider, we are not obliged to monitor transmitted or stored external information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity.

Obligations to remove or block the use of information under general law remain unaffected by this. However, liability in this regard is only possible from the time of knowledge of a specific infringement. Upon notification of appropriate violations, we will remove this content immediately.

LIABILITY FOR LINKS

Our offer contains links to external websites of third parties, on whose contents we have no influence. Therefore, we cannot assume any liability for these external contents. The respective provider or operator of the pages is always responsible for the contents of the linked pages. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking. Illegal content was not recognizable at the time of linking.

A permanent control of the content of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of an infringement. Upon notification of violations, we will remove such links immediately.

COPYRIGHT

The content and works created by the site operators on these pages are subject to German copyright law. The duplication, editing, distribution, and any kind of utilization outside the limits of copyright law require the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of this page are only permitted for private, non-commercial use.

Insofar as the content on this site was not created by the operator, the copyrights of third parties are respected. In particular, contents of third parties are marked as such. Should you nevertheless become aware of a copyright infringement, please inform us accordingly. Upon notification of violations, we will remove such content immediately.

PRIVACY POLICY 

This privacy policy clarifies the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") within our online offer and the websites, functions, and content associated with it, as well as external online presences, such as our social media profiles (collectively referred to as "online offer"). With regard to the terms used, such as "processing" or "controller", we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

RESPONSIBLE

Christopher Dürkop
Zelterstraße 8
10439 Berlin
kontakt@christopher-duerkop.de

TYPES OF PROCESSED DATA:

  • Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses).
  • Contact data (e.g., email, phone numbers).
  • Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos).
  • Usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times).
  • Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

CATEGORIES OF AFFECTED PERSONS

Visitors and users of the online offer (Hereinafter, we also refer to the affected persons collectively as "users").

PURPOSE OF PROCESSING

  • Provision of the online offer, its functions, and content.
  • Responding to contact requests and communicating with users.
  • Security measures.
  • Audience measurement/marketing

TERMINOLOGY USED

"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject'); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g., cookie), or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

"Processing" refers to any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and encompasses virtually any handling of data.

"Pseudonymisation" means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

"Profiling" means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location, or movements.

The "controller" refers to 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.

"Processor" means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

RELEVANT LEGAL BASES

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal bases of our data processing. Unless the legal basis in the privacy policy is mentioned, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consents is Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing for the performance of our services and implementation of contractual measures as well as answering inquiries is Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require processing of personal data, Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

SECURITY MEASURES

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, considering the state of the art, the costs of implementation, and the nature, scope, circumstances, and purposes of processing as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.

Measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as related access, input, transfer, ensuring availability, and its separation. Furthermore, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subjects' rights, deletion of data, and response to data compromise. Additionally, we consider the protection of personal data already in the development or selection of hardware, software, and procedures, according to the principle of data protection through technology design and data protection-friendly default settings (Art. 25 GDPR).

COOPERATION WITH PROCESSORS AND THIRD PARTIES

If, in the course of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties), transmit them to them or otherwise grant access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of a legal permission (e.g., if a transmission of the data to third parties, such as to payment service providers, in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR is required for contract fulfillment), you have consented, a legal obligation provides for it, or based on our legitimate interests (e.g., when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called "contract processing agreement", this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

TRANSFERS TO THIRD COUNTRIES

If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or this occurs in the context of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transfer of data to third parties, this only occurs if it is to fulfill our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, a legal obligation, or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we process or have the data processed in a third country only in the presence of the special conditions of Art. 44 ff. GDPR. That is, the processing is carried out, for example, on the basis of specific guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level corresponding to the EU (e.g., for the USA through the "Privacy Shield") or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called "standard contractual clauses").

RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECTS

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to be informed of this data and to receive further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.

You have accordingly. Art. 16 GDPR the right to demand the completion of data concerning you or the correction of incorrect data concerning you.

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that relevant data be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to demand a restriction on the processing of the data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.

You have the right to demand that the data concerning you, which you have provided to us, be received in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to demand their transmission to other responsible parties.

Furthermore, according to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL

You have the right to revoke consents granted according to Art. 7 Abs. 3 GDPR with effect for the future

RIGHT TO OBJECT

You can object to the future processing of your data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR at any time. The objection can be made in particular against processing for direct marketing purposes.

COOKIES AND RIGHT TO OBJECT IN DIRECT ADVERTISING

"Cookies" are small files that are stored on users' computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online offer. Temporary cookies, or "session cookies" or "transient cookies", are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offer and closes their browser. In such a cookie, for example, the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status can be stored. Cookies are called "permanent" or "persistent" and remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved when users visit it after several days. Likewise, the interests of users used for range measurement or marketing purposes can be stored in such a cookie. "Third-party cookies" are cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for operating the online offer (otherwise, if they are only its cookies, they are called "first-party cookies").

We can use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this in the context of our privacy policy.

If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to disable the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the browser settings. Please note that not all functions of this online offer can be used.

DELETION OF DATA

The data processed by us are deleted or limited in their processing in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless expressly stated in this privacy policy, the data stored by us are deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements. Unless the data is deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. That is, the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be kept for commercial or tax reasons.

According to legal requirements in Germany, storage takes place in particular for 10 years according to §§ 147 Abs. 1 AO, 257 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 and 4, Abs. 4 HGB (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, trading books, relevant for taxation Documents, etc.) and 6 years according to § 257 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 and 3, Abs. 4 HGB (commercial letters).

According to legal requirements in Austria, storage is carried out in particular for 7 J according to § 132 Abs. 1 BAO (accounting documents, receipts/invoices, accounts, receipts, business papers, statement of income and expenses, etc.), for 22 years in connection with real estate and for 10 years for documents related to electronically supplied services, telecommunications, broadcast and television services offered to non-entrepreneurs in EU Member States and for which the Mini-One-Stop-Shop (MOSS) is used.

CONTACT

When contacting us (e.g. via contact form, e-mail, telephone, or via social media), the user's details for processing the contact inquiry and its processing are processed according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b. (within the framework of contractual/pre-contractual relationships), Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f. (other requests) of the GDPR. User information can be stored in a Customer-Relationship-Management System ("CRM System") or comparable request organization.

We delete the requests if they are no longer required. We review the necessity every two years; Furthermore, the legal archiving obligations apply.

HOSTING AND E-MAIL SENDING

The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, e-mail dispatch, security services, and technical maintenance services that we use for the purpose of operating this online offer.

Hereby, or our hosting provider processes inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties, and visitors to this online offer based on our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offer according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of contract processing contract).

GOOGLE TAG MANAGER

Google Tag Manager is a solution that allows us to manage so-called website tags via an interface and thus integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offer. The Tag Manager itself (which implements the tags) does not process users' personal data. With regard to the processing of users' personal data, reference is made to the following information about Google services. Usage guidelines: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”), based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f. GDPR). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about users' use of the online offer is usually transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thereby offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).

Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our online offer by users, to compile reports on the activities within this online offer, and to provide us with other services related to the use of this online offer and the internet. Pseudonymous usage profiles of the users can be created from the processed data.

We only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization. This means that Google will shorten the IP address of users within Member States of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA.

The IP address transmitted by the user's browser will not be merged with other Google data. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; users can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the online offer as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

For more information on data usage by Google, settings and opt-out options, please refer to Google's privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) and in the settings for the display of advertising impressions by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).

The personal data of users will be deleted or anonymized after 14 months.

GOOGLE UNIVERSAL ANALYTICS

We use Google Analytics in the form of "Universal Analytics". "Universal Analytics" refers to a process by Google Analytics in which the user analysis is based on a pseudonymous user ID and thus a pseudonymous profile of the user with information from the use of various devices is created (so-called "cross-device tracking").

AUDIENCE TARGETING WITH GOOGLE ANALYTICS

We use Google Analytics to display the ads placed within Google's advertising services and its partners only to those users who have also shown an interest in our online offer or who have certain characteristics (e.g., interests in specific topics or products determined by the websites visited) that we transmit to Google (so-called "remarketing" or "Google Analytics audiences"). With the help of the remarketing audiences, we also want to ensure that our ads correspond to the potential interest of users.

INTEGRATION OF THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND CONTENT

We use content or service offers from third-party providers within our online offer based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f. GDPR) to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "content").

This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, 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. We strive to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third-party providers can also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. The "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may include, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring web pages, visit time, and other information regarding the use of our online offer, as well as being connected to such information from other sources.

VIMEO

We can integrate the videos of the platform "Vimeo" of the provider Vimeo Inc., Attention: Legal Department, 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA. Privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy. We point out that Vimeo can use Google Analytics and refer to the privacy policy (https://www.google.com/policies/privacy) as well as opt-out options for Google Analytics (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de) or Google's settings for data usage for marketing purposes (https://adssettings.google.com/.).

YOUTUBE

We integrate the videos of the platform "YouTube" of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

GOOGLE FONTS

We integrate the fonts ("Google Fonts") of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.