DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION

1. DATA PROTECTION AT A GLANCE GENERAL INFORMATION

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

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. The operator’s contact details can be found in the “Note on the responsible party” section of this privacy policy.

HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR DATA?
Your data is collected, in part, by you providing it to us. This may include data entered into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes 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 data is collected to ensure the proper functioning 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 obtain free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for 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 the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For this purpose and for further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

2. HOSTING

We host the contents of our website with the following provider: Host Europe
The provider is Host Europe GmbH, Hansestraße 111, 51149, Cologne
(Hereinafter referred to as Host Europe). When you visit our website, Host Europe collects various log files including your IP addresses.Details can be found in Host Europe’s privacy policy: [Link to Host Europe’s privacy policy].
The use of Host Europe is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in a reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been obtained, processing will be carried out solely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, provided that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

3. 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 data protection declaration. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This data protection declaration 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 e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

RESPONSIBLE ENTITY

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:
Charlotte Bastian
Studio: Pankstr. 12
13127 Berlin
Email: mail@charlotte-bastian.de

The responsible entity 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 specific storage period is specified within this data protection declaration, 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 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 cease to exist.

GENERAL NOTES ON THE LEGAL BASIS OF DATA PROCESSING ON THIS WEBSITE

If you have given consent to the processing of your personal data, we will process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a DSGVO if special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 DSGVO. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing will also be carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), processing will also be carried out on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance 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 DSGVO. Furthermore, we will process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The specific legal bases for data processing in individual cases are provided in the following paragraphs of this data protection declaration.

NOTICE REGARDING DATA TRANSFER TO DATA PROTECTION-UNSAFE THIRD COUNTRIES AND THE TRANSFER TO US COMPANIES NOT CERTIFIED UNDER THE DPF

We use tools from companies based in data protection-unsafe third countries as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these countries. Please note that no data protection level comparable to the EU can be guaranteed in data protection-unsafe third countries. We would like to point out that, as a fundamentally secure third country, the USA generally offers a data protection level comparable to that of the EU. Data transfer to the USA is therefore permissible if the recipient is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has appropriate additional guarantees. Information on transfers to third countries, including data recipients, can be found in this data protection declaration.

Recipient of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we collaborate with various external entities. This sometimes involves the transfer of personal data to these external entities. We only disclose personal data to external entities when necessary for contract fulfillment, when legally obligated (e.g., sharing data with tax authorities), when we have a legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, or when another legal basis permits data disclosure. When using data processors, we only share personal data of our customers based on a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent for Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Article 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the 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 processing 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 that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection under Article 21(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, including profiling related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection under Article 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

In case of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

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 transmit those data to another controller, where technically feasible.

Access, Rectification, and Erasure

You have the right, within the framework of applicable legal provisions, to obtain free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. For this purpose, as well as for 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. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of 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. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of 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 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 the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
– If you have objected pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, an assessment must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, 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 – 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.

The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation for the transmission of not expressly requested advertising and informational materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

Objection to Promotional Emails

4. NEWSLETTER

NEWSLETTER DATA
If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and agree to receive the newsletter. Further data will not be collected or will only be collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not disclose it to third parties. The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter with us or the newsletter service provider and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing from the newsletter or after the purpose has ceased. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected. After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if this is 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 legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

5. PLUGINS AND TOOLS

VIMEO
This website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo video, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established. This informs the Vimeo server of which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have an account with Vimeo. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA. If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you allow Vimeo to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account. Vimeo uses cookies or similar recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting) to recognize website visitors. The use of Vimeo is in the interest of presenting our online offers in an appealing manner. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If consent has been requested, processing is based exclusively on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, provided that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s terminal 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 EU Commission and, according to Vimeo, on “legitimate business interests.” Details can be found here: https://vimeo.com/privacy. For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

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