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Data Protection

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

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

Data Collection on Our Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the legal notice of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This data is primarily technical (e.g., browser type, operating system, or time of page access). This data is 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 website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and other questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done using cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is usually anonymous; the browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you. 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 about the options for objection in this privacy policy.

2. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Information About the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Annika Hüllebrand
Eppendorfer Baum 9
20249 Hamburg
Phone: +49 176 52058682
Email: hallo@annikahuellebrand.com

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 (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the browser’s address line from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser line.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, Blocking, Deletion

Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and other questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice.

Objection to Promotional Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of the website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.

3. Data Collection on Our Website

Cookies

Our website uses cookies in part. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. They help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies, to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions you request (e.g., shopping cart functionality) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your browsing behavior) are stored, they will be addressed separately in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The provider of the website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address
  • This data is not merged with other data sources.
    The basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

4. Plugins and Tools

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube site operated by Google. The operator of the site is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

Real Cookie Banner

We use the WordPress plugin Real Cookie Banner by devowl.io GmbH on our website to manage consent in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the ePrivacy Directive, and the Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDDG). The plugin displays a cookie banner to visitors, allowing them to consent to the processing of personal data and the setting of cookies.
Technical and legal information about the services and cookies used is stored to enable informed consent. Consents are stored locally on our server and are not transmitted to third parties. Real Cookie Banner blocks content such as scripts, styles, or iframes that could transmit personal data until consent is given.

Consents are documented in accordance with Art. 7 GDPR and can be revoked at any time.
Further information about the plugin can be found at:
https://devowl.io/de/wordpress-real-cookie-banner/

WPML (WordPress Multilingual Plugin)

We use the plugin WPML by OnTheGoSystems Ltd. to provide our website in multiple languages. WPML does not process sensitive personal data and does not access content or data of website visitors. Only functional cookies are set, which are necessary for language selection and correct content display.

According to the provider, WPML is GDPR-compliant and does not store personal data on its own servers. Therefore, a data processing agreement is not required. Further information on WPML’s data protection compliance can be found at: https://wpml.org/de/documentation-3/datenschutzrichtlinie-und-gdpr-konformitaet/