This website is operated by Mezedes near Alexandros, GROSSNEUMARKT 58,20459 Hamburg, Germany, mezedes-hamburg@gmx.de (hereafter”we“or”us“) operated. If you have any questions about data protection, you can contact us using the contact details above.
2.1 Some personal data is automatically collected via your device (computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.) when you use our website. The IP address currently used by your device, date and time, browser type and operating system of your device, and the pages viewed are recorded. This is done for data security purposes and to optimize our offering and improve our website. This personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter f) GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Protecting our website and improving our services is a legitimate interest on our part.
2.2 If you contact us (for example via an enquiry using the contact details provided by us), we only process the personal data that you have provided to us and that is necessary to process and answer your request.
2.3 We use external service providers to enable the data processing processes mentioned in this privacy policy, for example to host and maintain our website.
3.1 In order to make our services attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies). You can set your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. You can find more information about this in the help function of your Internet browser. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited. By accepting our “cookie banner”, you consent to the processing of your personal data through cookies. This personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter a) GDPR. In the following, we will discuss specific cookies.
3.2 We use Adobe Analytics, a service provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited (4-6 Riverwalk Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland; “Adobe”). This service uses cookies, which are stored on your device and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to Adobe servers in Ireland and anonymized there and then transferred in anonymized form to servers in the USA for further processing and stored there. Adobe uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for website operators and to provide other services related to website activity and Internet usage. Where required by law or where third parties process this data on behalf of Adobe, this information may be transferred to third parties. Under no circumstances will your IP address be associated with other Adobe data. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you in the manner and for the purposes set out above. Data collection by Adobe can be objected to at any time with effect for the future. You can find out more about the withdrawal at http://www.adobe.com/privacy/opt-out.html .
3.3 We also use Google Analytics a, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics also uses cookies. The information generated by cookies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, Google will abbreviate your IP address beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and abbreviated 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 other services related to website activity and Internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google. You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by cookies and related 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 at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
3.4 For advertising purposes, we also use advertising cookies from third parties. These cookies enable us to tailor advertising displayed in your browser to your interests based on your surfing behavior. We use the following advertising cookies:
a) We use on our website Facebook Pixel, a tool operated by Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or, if you are an EU resident, by Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“one of Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or, if you are a resident of the EU, by Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (”facebook”), operated tool for analyzing, optimizing and operating the website economically. With the help of Facebook Pixel, Facebook can also identify visitors to our website as a target group for displaying Facebook ads. Therefore, we only use Facebook pixels to display the Facebook ads we publish for Facebook users who have shown interest in our website. This means that we use Facebook Pixel to ensure that our Facebook ads are in line with users' potential interest and are not harassment. We can also use Facebook Pixel to track the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by looking at whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (so-called”conversion” or”User interaction”). In this case, the processing is legally based on Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Facebook Pixel is used directly by Facebook when you visit our website and may set a cookie on your device. If you then log into Facebook or visit Facebook while logged in, your visit to our website will be recorded in your profile. The data collected about you is anonymous to us, so we do not receive any information about the identity of the users as a result. However, Facebook stores and processes the data so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible. This means that user profiles can be created from the processed data. Facebook processes the data in accordance with Facebook's privacy policy. For more information about how Facebook Pixel works and how Facebook ads are displayed, please see Facebook's privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy . You can opt out of having Facebook Pixel collect and use your data to display Facebook ads. To configure what types of ads you see on Facebook, you can go to the page set up by Facebook and follow the instructions about the usage-based ad settings: https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences/ad_settings . The settings are platform-independent, i.e. they can be used on all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices. You can also object to the use of cookies for tracking and advertising purposes: via the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page http://optout.networkadvertising.org and also via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices or the European website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/ . You can manage your privacy settings via the on-site button on our website.
3.5 We pseudonymize the data collected about you through analysis and/or advertising cookies using technical measures. Once pseudonymization has been carried out, it is no longer possible to directly assign the data to the calling user.
3.6 By clicking “accept” in our “cookie banner”, you consent to the processing of your personal data using analytical and advertising cookies for the purposes set out above. This personal data is then processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) (1) (a) GDPR.
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. You are not required by law to provide us with your personal data. Failure to provide us with your personal information will have no consequences for you other than not being able to use our services. Personal data that you provide to us via our website will only be stored until the purpose for which it was processed has been fulfilled. Different storage periods may also result from a legitimate interest on our part (e.g. to ensure data security and prevent misuse). Personal data that we have to store due to legal or contractual storage obligations will be blocked.
To exercise your rights under the GDPR on
· Information about the processing of your personal data and about a copy of this data (Art. 15 GDPR),
· Correction of incorrect and completion of incomplete personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
· Deletion of your personal data and, if they have been made public, that we inform other responsible persons of the request for deletion (Art. 17 GDPR),
· Restriction of processing of your personal data (Art. 18 GDPR),
· Data portability, so that your personal data is transferred to you in a structured, common and machine-readable format and the right to transfer this data to another person responsible without hindrance from us (Art. 20 GDPR)
· Withdrawal of consent given; the withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the withdrawal (Art. 7 GDPR) and
· to object to data processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
You can contact us at any time using the contact details set out in section 1. You also have the right to complain to the competent supervisory authority insofar as you consider the data processing to be incompatible with the GDPR (Art. 77 GDPR).
Status: May 2018/AG