Data protection

Visitors and users of the online offer (hereinafter we also refer to the data subjects collectively as “users”).

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Purpose of the processing

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- Provision of the online offer, its functions and content.
- Responding to contact requests and communicating with users.
- Security measures.

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Terminology used

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“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter ‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

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“Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers practically any handling of data.

“Pseudonymization” means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

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“Profiling” means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.

The “controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

“Processor” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

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Relevant legal bases

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In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal basis of our data processing. For users from the area of application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), i.e. the EU and the EEC, the following applies if the legal basis is not mentioned in the data protection declaration:
The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR;
The legal basis for the processing for the fulfillment of our services and the implementation of contractual measures as well as answering inquiries is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR;
The legal basis for processing for the fulfillment of our legal obligations is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR;
In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.
The legal basis for the processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR.
The legal basis for processing to safeguard our legitimate interests is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
The processing of data for purposes other than those for which they were collected is governed by the provisions of Art. 6 para. 4 GDPR.
The processing of special categories of data (in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR) is governed by the provisions of Art. 9 para. 2 GDPR.

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Security measures

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We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

The measures include, in particular, safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as the access, input, disclosure, safeguarding of availability and separation of the data. We have also set up procedures to ensure that data subjects' rights are exercised, data is deleted and we respond to data breaches. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account as early as the development and selection of hardware, software and processes, in accordance with the principle of data protection through technology design and data protection-friendly default settings.

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Cooperation with processors, joint controllers and third parties

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If we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors, joint controllers or third parties) as part of our processing, transfer it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this is only done on the basis of legal permission (e.g. if the transfer of data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary to fulfill the contract), users have consented, a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

If we disclose, transfer or otherwise grant access to data to other companies in our group of companies, this is done in particular for administrative purposes as a legitimate interest and, in addition, on a basis corresponding to the legal requirements.

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Transfers to third countries

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If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation) or if this occurs in the context of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transfer of data to other persons or companies, this will only take place if it is done to fulfill our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we only process or leave the data in a third country if the legal requirements are met. This means, for example, that the processing takes place on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a level of data protection corresponding to the EU (e.g. for the USA through the “Privacy Shield”) or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations.

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Rights of the data subjects

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You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to request information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.

You have the right to request the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of incorrect data concerning you in accordance with the legal requirements.

In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to demand that the data in question be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to demand that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with the legal requirements.

You have the right to request that the data concerning you that you have provided to us be received in accordance with the legal requirements and to request that it be transferred to other data controllers.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in accordance with the statutory provisions.

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Right of withdrawal

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You have the right to withdraw your consent with effect for the future.

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Right of objection

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You can object to the future processing of data concerning you at any time in accordance with the legal requirements. In particular, you may object to processing for direct marketing purposes.

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Cookies and right to object to direct advertising

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“Cookies” are small files that are stored on users’ computers. Different types of information can be stored within cookies. A cookie is primarily used to save information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online service. Temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies” are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online service and closes their browser. Such a cookie can store, for example, the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status. Cookies that remain stored even after the browser is closed are referred to as “permanent” or “persistent”. For example, the login status is saved if the user visits the website after several days. Likewise, the interests of the user can be stored in such a cookie and used for reach measurement or marketing purposes. “Third-party cookies” are cookies that are offered by providers other than the controller who operates the online service (otherwise, if they are only their cookies, they are referred to as “first-party cookies”).

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We may use temporary and permanent cookies and provide information about this in our privacy policy. ​

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If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in their browser's system settings. Stored cookies can be deleted in the browser's system settings. Excluding cookies may lead to functional limitations of this website. ​ 

 

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all functions of this website may be available.

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Deletion of data

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The data we process will be deleted or restricted in accordance with legal requirements. Unless expressly stated in this privacy policy, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and there are no statutory retention periods that prevent deletion. If the data is not deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.

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Changes and updates to the privacy policy

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We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our privacy policy. We will adapt the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing we carry out make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g., consent) or other individual notification.

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Soundcloud

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Our podcasts are stored on the "Soundcloud" platform, offered by SoundCloud Limited, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany, and are played from this platform.

 

For this purpose, we integrate so-called Soundcloud widgets into our website. These are playback software that users can use to play the podcasts. Soundcloud can measure which podcasts are listened to and to what extent and process this information pseudonymously for statistical and business purposes. For this purpose, cookies may be stored in users' browsers and processed to create user profiles, e.g., for the purpose of displaying ads that correspond to users' potential interests. For users who are registered with Soundcloud, Soundcloud can assign the listening information to their profiles.

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The use is based on our legitimate interests, i.e., our interest in the secure and efficient provision, analysis, and optimization of our audio offering in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

 

Further information and options for opting out can be found in Soundcloud's privacy policy: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

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Contact us

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When you contact us (e.g., via contact form, email, telephone, or social media), the user's information will be processed to process the contact request and its handling in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) (within the framework of contractual/pre-contractual relationships) and Art. 6 (1) (f) (other inquiries) GDPR. User information may be stored in a customer relationship management system ("CRM system") or a comparable inquiry organization. ​

 

We delete inquiries if they are no longer required. We review their necessity every two years; statutory archiving obligations also apply.

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Integration of third-party services and content

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Based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), we use content or service offerings from third-party providers within our online offering to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter collectively referred to as "content").

 

This always requires that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, since without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content. We endeavor to only use content whose respective providers use the IP address solely to deliver the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. These "pixel tags" enable information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website to be evaluated. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, time of visit and other information about the use of our online service, as well as be linked to such information from other sources.

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Vimeo

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We may embed videos from the "Vimeo" platform provided by Vimeo Inc., Attention: Legal Department, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. Privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy. Please note that Vimeo may use Google Analytics. Please refer to the privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy) and opt-out options for Google Analytics (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de) or Google's settings for data usage for marketing purposes (https://adssettings.google.com/).

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Google Fonts

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We integrate the fonts ("Google Fonts") of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

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