Privacy Policy

This website was created with jimdo.com and I am reusing their privacy policy as is, unchanged, trusting that is fully compliant with all laws that apply in the European Union in such matters.


Important note regarding data processing in connection with Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the responsible body for the data processing  that occurs via this website has their basis outside of the European Economic Area and Switzerland, Google Analytics data processing is carried out by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited will be  referred to as "Google". When using Google Analytics, data processing is technically carried out by Jimdo. In that regard, reference is hereby  made to  Jimdo Privacy Policy. Jimdo GmbH (Jimdo GmbH, Stresemannstrasse 375, 22761 Hamburg  [email protected] ) and the operator of this website share a joint responsibility for the data processing in connection with Google Analytics on this website.

Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files saved on the visitor´s device, used to help the website analyze their use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server and stored there.

Google Analytics is only used on this website with the "_anonymizeIp ()" extension. This extension ensures an anonymization of the IP address by shortening it and excludes any direct personal reference. As a result of the extension, Google's IP address will be shortened beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The IP address, that is provided by the site visitor´s browser  using  Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

On behalf of Jimdo and the website operator, Google will use the information collected to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to Jimdo and the website operator (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO). The legitimate interest in data processing lies in the optimization of this website, the analysis of the use of the website and the adaptation of the content, which is made possible by the provision of the Jimdo statistics function . The interests of the users are adequately protected by the pseudonymization of their data.

Google LLC. offers a guarantee based on the standard contractual clauses that an appropriate level of data protection will be observed. The data sent and linked to the Google Analytics cookies, user IDs (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 50 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has expired takes place automatically once a month.

The website visitor may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriated settings in their browser. The collection and storage of the IP address and the data generated by cookies can also be objected to at any time with effect for the future. The corresponding browser plug-in can be downloaded and installed from the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

The website visitor can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on this website by clicking on the following  Link . An opt-out cookie is set which prevents the future collection of data when you visit this website.

If the link is clicked: The page visitor has objected to the collection of data by Google Analytics on this website.

Further information on the Google Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found under the  Google Analytics Terms or under the  Google Analytics Overview.

According to the relevant legislation and the GDPR, site visitors have certain rights in relation to their personal data processed via this Google Analytic processing system. In particular, he has the right to information, correction, data portability and/or deletion of his data. The site visitor also has the right to object to certain processing of his or her data. In order to exercise these rights in relation to data processing via Google Analytics on this site, data subjects (site visitors) can contact Jimdo (Jimdo GmbH [email protected]) or the site operator at any time.