Privacy Policy

The data controller as per data protection legislation, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Claudia Janet Birkholz
Bleicherstraße 26
28203 Bremen
Contact: management@claudia-birkholz.de

Your rights as a data subject

You have the right to contact us at the provided contact details to exercise the following rights at any time:

  • The right to receive information on the personal data we have stored on you and the processing thereof (Art. 15 GDPR),
  • The right to rectify inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
  • The right to demand the erasure of personal data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
  • The right to restrict data processing, provided we are not yet permitted to erase your data due to statutory obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
  • The right to lodge an objection to processing of your data carried out by us (Art. 21 GDPR), and
  • The right to data portability, provided you have consented to the processing of your data or concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you grant us your consent to processing, this consent can be revoked at any time with future effect.

You are also entitled to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the competent supervisory authority in the Federal State of your habitual domicile or the authorities responsible for our place of domicile.

A list of the respective supervisory authorities and their addresses (for non-public areas) can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

 

Collection of general information when you visit our website

Scope and purpose of processing:

When you visit our website without registering or otherwise submitting information, certain general information shall be automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes the type of web browser used, the used operating system, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address and similar information.

The above information is primarily processed for the following purposes:

  • To ensure smooth connection of the website;
  • To ensure the user-friendliness of the website;
  • To analyse system security and stability, and;
  • To optimise our website.

We do not use your data to draw any conclusions about your person. This data is statistically analysed by us, anonymously if required, in order to optimise our website and its underlying technology.

Legal bases and legitimate interest:

We process your data as per Art. 6, para. 1, lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients:

Where necessary, your personal data shall be disclosed to technical service providers who are tasked with the operation and maintenance of our website as processors.

 

Retention period:

Your data is erased as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. Data that was solely collected for the provision of the website shall, as a rule, consequently be erased once the respective session has expired.

 

Cases whereby the provision of data is mandatory or required:

The provision of the above personal data is neither legally nor contractually prescribed. However, failure to provide your IP address will significantly affect the functionality of our website. Furthermore, it may prevent or limit the provision of certain services. For this reason, objection to the provision thereof is hereby excluded.

 

Cookies

As is the case for many websites, we use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

You can delete individual cookies or all cookies. Furthermore, you will be informed in advance and receive instructions on how to delete these cookies or prevent the storage thereof. Please find the necessary information for your respective browser provider at the following links:

Retention periods and used cookies:

If you permit us to use cookies through your browser settings or through the provision of your consent thereto, we shall be entitled to use the following cookies on our website:

Name

Purpose

Expires after

_ga

This cookie helps us to track how many users have visited our website if you have previously visited it.

2 years

_gid

This cookie helps us to track how many users have visited our website if you have previously visited it.

1 day

_gat

This cookie helps us to manage the frequency with which requests were submitted to display a page.

1 minute

Technically required cookies

Scope and purpose of processing:

We use cookies in order to make our website more user friendly. Certain elements of our website require that the accessing browser can still be identified even after changing pages.

We use technically required cookies in order to make our website easier to use for visitors. Certain features of our website cannot be provided without the use of cookies. These features require that the browser can still be recognised even after changing pages.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

 

Legal bases and legitimate interest:

We process your data as per Art. 6, para. 1, lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the user-friendliness of our website.

Recipients:

Where necessary, your personal data shall be disclosed to technical service providers who are tasked with the operation and maintenance of our website as processors.

 

Cases whereby the provision of data is mandatory or required:

The provision of the above personal data is neither legally nor contractually prescribed. However, failure to provide this information will significantly affect the functionality of our website. Furthermore, it may prevent or limit the provision of certain services.

Right to lodge an objection

You can learn more about your right to lodge an objection as per Art. 21 GDPR below.

 

Cookies that are not technically required

We also use cookies to improve the alignment of services on our website with the interests of our visitors or in order to approve statistical analyses in general.

You can learn more about the providers that set cookies in the following information on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analysis tools that we use.

Legal basis:

This processing takes place on the basis of your consent as per Art. 6, para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Recipients:

Where necessary, your personal data shall be disclosed to technical service providers who are tasked with the operation and maintenance of our website as processors.

You can learn more about other recipients in the following information on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analysis tools that we use.

Transfers to third countries:

You can learn more on this topic in the list of individual display, tracking, remarketing and web analysis tools that we use.

Cases whereby the provision of data is mandatory or required:

Of course, you are welcome to use our website without the use of cookies. Web browsers are typically set up to accept cookies. In most cases, you can deactivate the use of cookies in your browser settings (please refer to “Revoking consent” in this regard).

However, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that certain features our website may no longer work if you deactivate cookies.

Revoking consent:

You can revoke your consent to cookies at any time using our cookie consent tool.

Profiling:

You can learn more about the extent to which we analyse the behaviour of website visitors with pseudonymised user profiles in the following information on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analysis tools that we use.

 

Contact form

Scope and purpose of processing:

We store data that you have submitted in order to communicate with you directly. As such, we require you to specify a valid email address and your name. This data is used to categorise and subsequently answer your query. Any further provision of data is voluntary in this regard.

Legal basis:

We process data disclosed to us in the contact form on the basis of our legitimate interest as per Art. 6, para. 1, lit. f GDPR.

The contact form is intended as an uncomplicated way in which you can contact us. Information that you disclose therein is used to process your query and stored for any potential follow-up questions you may have.

If you contact us to enquire about a service, the subsequent processing of the data entered in the contact form takes place in order to perform precontractual measures as per Art. 6, para. 1, lit. b GDPR.

Recipients:

Where necessary, processors shall receive your personal data.

 

Retention period:

Your data shall be erased within 6 months after the respective query has been concluded.

If the query leads to the conclusion of a contract, we shall be subject to statutory retention periods as per the German Commercial Code and, as such, shall erase your data upon expiration of these periods.

Cases whereby the provision of data is mandatory or required:

The provision of your personal data takes place on a voluntary basis. However, we shall only be able to process your query if you provide us with your name, email address and the reason behind your query.

 

Use of Google Analytics

Provided you have granted your consent, Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter referred to as “Google”) shall be used on this website. Google Analytics uses cookies, which are small text files that are saved on your computer and facilitate the analysis of your use of the website. Information generated by the cookie on your use of this website is generally sent to a Google server located in the USA and stored there. If IP anonymisation has been activated on this website, your IP address shall be truncated by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will your full IP address be sent to a Google server located in the USA and truncated there. The IP address disclosed by your browser within the scope of Google Analytic services shall not be merged with any other data from Google.

Learn more about Google’s terms of use and privacy policy at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html und unter https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.

Google uses this information on behalf of the operator of this website to analyse your use of the website, to prepare reports on website activity and to perform other services for the website operator related to website and internet use.

Data sent by us that is linked to user recognition (such as user IDs), cookies or advertising IDs shall be automatically erased after 14 months. Once the respective retention period has expired, data shall automatically be erased once per month.

Revoking consent:

You can prevent Google Analytics from tracking your visit to our website by clicking on this link. This will install an opt-out cookie on your device. As such, Google Analytics shall be prevented from collecting information for this website and browser, provided the cookie remains stored by your browser.

You can also adjust your browser settings to prevent cookies from being stored. However, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that this may prevent you from being able to use all of the features of this website.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by cookies related to your use of this website (incl. your IP address) by Google and the subsequent processing thereof by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin at the following link: Browser add on to deactivate Google Analytics.

 

Use of script libraries (Google Web Fonts)

In order to ensure that our content is correctly graphically displayed on all browsers, we use Google Web Fonts, a service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as “Google”) to display fonts on our website.

Learn more about Google Web Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

 

Use of Google Maps

We use Google Maps, a service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as “Google”) on our website. Google Maps enables us to display interactive maps directly on our website and facilitates convenient use of the maps feature. Learn more about data processing carried out by Google in Google’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy. ou can also change your personal data protection settings in the data protection section.

Learn more about how to manage your own data in relation to Google products at the following link: https://www.dataliberation.org

When you visit our website, Google is informed that you have visited the corresponding subpages of our website. This shall occur regardless of whether you are logged into a Google user account or you do not have a user account. If you are logged into Google, your data shall be directly assigned to your account.

If you would like to prevent Google from assigning data to your profile, we advise that you log out of Google prior to clicking on the button. Google stores your data as a usage profile and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the personalised display of its websites. In particular, this analysis takes place (even for users who are not logged into a Google account) to provide personalised ads and inform other users of the social network of your activity on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of this user account. Please contact Google to exercise this right.

Revoking consent:

At present, the provider does not provide the option to simply opt out or block data transfers. If you would like to prevent tracking of your activity on our website, please revoke your consent for the corresponding cookie category or all cookies and data transfers that are not technically required in our cookie consent tools. However, you may find that your use of this website is prevented or restricted.

 

Embedded YouTube videos

Our website features embedded YouTube videos. The provider of the corresponding plugin is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter referred to as “YouTube”). YouTube LLC is a subsidiary of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as “Google”). A connection to YouTube servers is established when you visit a page with a YouTube plugin. Accordingly, YouTube shall be informed which pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube may assign your surfing behaviour to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

If a YouTube video is played, the provider shall set cookies that collect information on your user behaviour.

Please find more information on the scope and purpose of data collection and the processing thereof by YouTube in the provider’s privacy policy, which also includes additional information on your rights and setting options to protect your privacy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Revoking consent:

At present, the provider does not provide the option to simply opt out or block data transfers. If you would like to prevent tracking of your activity on our website, please revoke your consent for the corresponding cookie category or all cookies and data transfers that are not technically required in our cookie consent tools. However, you may find that your use of this website is subsequently prevented or restricted.

Google AdWords

Our website uses Google conversion tracking. Google AdWords is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you are forwarded to our website from an ad placed by Google, Google AdWords will set a cookie on your device. The conversion tracking cookie is set if a user clicks on an ad placed by Google.

If the user accesses certain pages of our website and the cookie has not expired, both Google and we will be informed that the user has clicked on the ad and been forwarded to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked through the AdWords customer’s website. The information obtained through the conversion cookie is used to prepare conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. The customers receive information on the total number of users who have clicked on the ad and been forwarded to a conversion tracking tag page. However, they do not receive any information that would enable them to personally identify the user.

Learn more about data processing carried out by Google in Google’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can also change your personal data protection settings in the data protection section.

Revoking consent:

At present, the provider does not provide the option to simply opt out or block data transfers. If you would like to prevent tracking of your activity on our website, please revoke your consent for the corresponding cookie category or all cookies and data transfers that are not technically required in our cookie consent tools. However, you may find that your use of this website is subsequently prevented or restricted.

 

SSL encryption

In order to safeguard the security of your data during transfers, we use HTTPS encryption methods such as SSL encryption that correspond to the best available technology at present.

 

Information on your right to lodge an objection as per Art. 21 GDPR

The right to lodge an objection in individual cases

You have the right to lodge an objection to the processing of your personal data at any time for grounds pertaining to your personal situation on the legal basis of Art. 6, para. 1, lit. f GDPR (data processing on the basis of balancing interests); this also applies to any profiling that takes place on the basis of these provisions.

If you lodge an objection, we shall no longer process your personal data, unless we are able to provide compelling and legitimate grounds for continued processing that override your interests, rights and liberties, or the processing takes place in order to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

Recipient for objections

management@claudia-birkholz.de

Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to ensure that it complies with the current statutory requirements or in order to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, in the case that a new service is introduced, for example. Accordingly, the new privacy policy shall apply for your next visit to our website.

Contacting the data protection officer

If you have any questions on the topic of data protection, please contact us at:

management@claudia-birkholz.de

 

This privacy policy was drafted with the assistance of activeMind AG, the experts for externe Datenschutzbeauftragte (Version #2020-09-30).