1. An overview of data protection
General
The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information 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 found below.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the website's required legal notice.
How do we collect your data?
Our website can be used without providing personal data.
Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems and our technology partners CloudFlare, Inc. and Google Ireland Limited when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue
Analytics and third-party tools
When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.
You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your options in this regard.
2. General information and mandatory information
Privacy policy
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.
Notice concerning the party responsible for this website
The party responsible for processing data on this website is:
Schaltraum Berlin GmbH
Köpenicker Straße 70
10179 Berlin-Mitte
Managing director: Dietmar Maria Hegemann, Dr. Iven Francis Tao
E-Mail: [email protected]
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.
3. Provision of data through the content delivery network
Cloudflare
We use CloudFlare offered by CloudFlare, Inc., 665 3rd St. # 200, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, as a ReverseProxy and Content Delivery Network (CDN), for optimal loading time and fast delivery as well as to secure this website. All data that is transferred to or from this website passes through the worldwide network of CloudFlare, Inc. The nearest data center is used regularly. CloudFlare operates data centers within the European Union. The data is temporarily stored and access is logged. This data is not stored together with the personal data of a specific user, so that individual page visitors are not identified. The processing of user data takes place solely for the aforementioned purposes and to maintain the security and functionality of the CDN. The raw data collected is usually there deleted within 4 hours, at the latest after 3 days. More information: https://blog.cloudflare.com/what-cloudflare-logs.
The use is done in the interest of safe and efficient operation of our website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.
Cloudflare is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnZKAA0&status=Active).
For more information, see Cloudflare's privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.
4. Data collection on our website
Personal data
Our website can be used without providing personal data.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data will not be combined with data from other sources. This data is not stored together with the personal data of a specific user, so that individual page visitors are not identified.
The data collected is only used for statistical evaluations and to improve the website and protect against botnet attacks. However, the website operator reserves the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are specific indications of illegal use.
Cookies
To protect against attacks, we use Cloudflare as a so-called "scrubbing" provider for our website (see 3.). To ensure the functionality of this service, it sets a cookie in your browser when visiting the website.
Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
The cookie set by Cloudflare (__cfduid) serves to identify trustworthy web traffic and does not contain any personal data. If your IP address is classified as potentially dangerous by the Cloudflare network, you will be asked to answer a security question in the form of a so-called "captcha". Said cookie contains an anonymized ID, which indicates whether the security query has already been resolved in your browser in the past, so that you are not prompted to do so each time you visit the page. More information: https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170156-What-does-the-Cloudflare-cfduid-cookie-do
You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors.
5. Analytical Tools
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland.
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Par. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both his website and his advertising.
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This will cause your IP address to be cut by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other countries party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and Internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
Browser Plugin
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Objection to data collection
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set which prevents the collection of your data on future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.
More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Contract data processing
We have concluded a contract with Google for commissioned data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities for the use of Google Analytics.
Storage period
Data stored at Google at user and event level that are linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g. User ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) will be anonymized after 14 months or deleted. For details, see the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de
6. Plugins and tools / Integration of services and content from third parties
Adobe Typekit Web Fonts
For uniform representation of fonts, this page uses web fonts provided by Google. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose your browser has to establish a direct connection to Adobes servers. Adobe thus becomes aware that our web page was accessed via your IP address. The use of Adobe Web fonts is done in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.
Further information about handling user data, can be found at https://typekit.com/ and in the Adobe Typekit privacy policy: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.