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With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you which types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") we process, for what purposes, and to what extent. The privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and particularly on our websites, in mobile applications, and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Online Offer").
The terms used are not gender-specific.
Status: December 01, 2025 (month, tt, jjjj)
The following overview summarizes the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing and refers to the data subjects.
Types of Processed Data
* Inventory data.
* Contact data.
* Content data.
* Usage data.
* Meta, communication, and procedural data.
* Log data.
Categories of Data Subjects
* Users.
Purposes of Processing
* Communication.
* Security measures.
* Reach measurement.
* Feedback.
* Profiles with user-related information.
* Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
* Information technology infrastructure.
* Public relations.
Djusa Radovic
E-mail address: privacy@snde.team
Relevant legal bases under the GDPR: The following is an overview of the legal bases of the GDPR on which we process personal data. Please note that in addition to the regulations of the GDPR, national data protection regulations may apply in your or our country of residence or domicile. If, in individual cases, more specific legal bases are relevant, we will inform you of these in the privacy policy.
Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR) - The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes.
Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.
National Data Protection Regulations in Germany: In addition to the data protection regulations of the GDPR, national regulations on data protection apply in Germany. These include, in particular, the Act on Protection against Misuse of Personal Data in Data Processing (Federal Data Protection Act – BDSG). The BDSG contains special regulations on the right to information, the right to erasure, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes, and transmission as well as automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling. Furthermore, state data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.
Note on the validity of the GDPR and Swiss DPA: These data protection notices serve to provide information under both the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (Swiss DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For this reason, please note that due to the broader spatial application and comprehensibility, the terms of the GDPR are used. In particular, instead of the terms "processing" of "personal data", "overriding interest", and "sensitive personal data" used in the Swiss DPA, the terms "processing" of "personal data" as well as "legitimate interest" and "special categories of data" used in the GDPR are used. However, the legal meaning of the terms will continue to be determined in accordance with the Swiss DPA within the scope of its validity.
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.
The measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as access to, input, transmission, securing, and separation of the data. Furthermore, we have established procedures to ensure the enjoyment of data subject rights, the deletion of data, and responses to data compromise. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account as early as the development or selection of hardware, software, and procedures in accordance with the principle of data protection, through technology design and through data protection-friendly default settings.
Securing online connections through TLS/SSL encryption technology (HTTPS): To protect the data of users transmitted via our online services from unauthorized access, we use TLS/SSL encryption technology. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are the cornerstones of secure data transmission on the Internet. These technologies encrypt the information transmitted between the website or app and the user's browser (or between two servers), protecting the data from unauthorized access. TLS, as the evolved and more secure version of SSL, ensures that all data transmissions meet the highest security standards. If a website is secured by an SSL/TLS certificate, this is signaled by the display of HTTPS in the URL. This serves as an indicator for users that their data is being transmitted securely and encrypted.
Data processing in third countries: If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this is done in the context of the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transmission of data to other persons, bodies, or companies, this is only done in accordance with the legal requirements.
For data transfers to the USA, we rely primarily on the Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which was recognized as a secure legal framework by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission on July 10, 2023. In addition, we have concluded standard contractual clauses with the respective providers, which correspond to the requirements of the EU Commission and establish contractual obligations to protect your data.
This dual protection ensures comprehensive protection of your data: The DPF forms the primary level of protection, while the standard contractual clauses serve as additional security. Should changes occur within the framework of the DPF, the standard contractual clauses intervene as a reliable fallback option. This ensures that your data remains adequately protected even in the event of any political or legal changes.
We inform you about the individual service providers whether they are certified under the DPF and whether standard contractual clauses exist. Further information on the DPF and a list of certified companies can be found on the website of the US Department of Commerce at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/.
For data transfers to other third countries, appropriate security measures apply, in particular standard contractual clauses, express consent, or legally required transfers. Information on third-country transfers and applicable adequacy decisions can be found in the information provided by the EU Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_en?prefLang=en.
We delete personal data that we process in accordance with the legal provisions as soon as the underlying consent is revoked or there are no further legal grounds for the processing. This applies to cases where the original processing purpose no longer applies or the data is no longer required. Exceptions to this rule exist if legal obligations or special interests require longer retention or archiving of the data.
In particular, data that must be kept for commercial or tax law reasons or whose storage is necessary for legal prosecution or for the protection of the rights of other natural or legal persons must be archived accordingly.
Our data protection notices contain additional information on the retention and deletion of data that applies specifically to certain processing operations.
If there are multiple specifications regarding the retention period or deletion deadlines for a date, the longest period is always decisive. We process data that is no longer kept for the originally intended purpose, but due to legal requirements or other reasons, exclusively for the reasons that justify its retention.
Retention and deletion of data: The following general periods apply to retention and archiving under German law:
10 years - Retention period for books and records, annual financial statements, inventories, management reports, opening balance sheets as well as the work instructions and other organizational documents required for their understanding (§ 147 Para. 1 No. 1 in conjunction with Para. 3 AO, § 14b Para. 1 UStG, § 257 Para. 1 No. 1 in conjunction with Para. 4 HGB).
8 years - Accounting vouchers, such as invoices and cost receipts (§ 147 Para. 1 No. 4 and 4a in conjunction with Para. 3 Sentence 1 AO and § 257 Para. 1 No. 4 in conjunction with Para. 4 HGB).
6 years - Other business documents: received commercial or business letters, reproductions of sent commercial or business letters, other documents insofar as they are of importance for taxation, e.g., hourly wage slips, operating accounting sheets, calculation documents, price markings, but also payroll accounting documents, insofar as they are not already accounting vouchers and cash register tapes (§ 147 Para. 1 No. 2, 3, 5 in conjunction with Para. 3 AO, § 257 Para. 1 No. 2 and 3 in conjunction with Para. 4 HGB).
*3 years - Data required to consider potential warranty and compensation claims or similar contractual claims and rights as well as to process related inquiries, based on previous business experience and common industry practices, are stored for the duration of the regular statutory limitation period of three years (§§ 195, 199 BGB).
Start of the period at the end of the year: If a period does not explicitly begin on a specific date and is at least one year, it starts automatically at the end of the calendar year in which the event triggering the period occurred. In the case of ongoing contractual relationships within the framework of which data is stored, the event triggering the period is the time at which the termination or other end of the legal relationship becomes effective.
Rights of data subjects under the GDPR: As a data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Art. 15 to 21 GDPR:
Right to Object: You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If the personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw consents granted at any time.
Right of Access: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to be informed about this data and to receive further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.
Right to Rectification: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to request the completion of the data concerning you or the rectification of the incorrect data concerning you.
Right to Erasure and Restriction of Processing: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to demand that data concerning you be deleted immediately, or alternatively to demand a restriction of the processing of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format in accordance with the legal requirements, or to request its transmission to another controller.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority: Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.
We process the users' data in order to be able to provide them with our online services. For this purpose, we process the user's IP address, which is necessary to transmit the contents and functions of our online services to the browser or the users' terminal device.
Processed data types: Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions); Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved). Log data (e.g., log files regarding logins or the retrieval of data or access times).
Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of Processing: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness; Information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.)). Security measures.
Retention and Deletion: Deletion according to the information in the section "General Information on Data Storage and Deletion".
Legal Bases: Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Provision of online offer on rented storage space: For the provision of our online offer, we use storage space, computing capacity, and software that we rent or otherwise obtain from a corresponding server provider (also called "web hoster"); Legal Bases: Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Collection of access data and log files: Access to our online offer is logged in the form of so-called "server log files". The server log files may include the address and name of the retrieved web pages and files, date and time of retrieval, transferred data volumes, notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider. The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g., to avoid overloading the servers (especially in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks), and to ensure the utilization of the servers and their stability; Legal Bases: Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Deletion of data: Log file information is stored for a maximum of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data whose further retention is required for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the final clarification of the respective incident.
The term "cookies" refers to functions that store and read information on users' terminal devices. Cookies can also be used for various purposes, such as the functionality, security, and comfort of online offers as well as the creation of analyses of visitor flows. We use cookies in accordance with the legal regulations. To do this, we obtain the user's consent beforehand if necessary. If consent is not necessary, we rely on our legitimate interests. This applies if the storage and reading of information is essential to provide explicitly requested content and functions. This includes, for example, the storage of settings and ensuring the functionality and security of our online offer. Consent can be revoked at any time. We clearly inform about their scope and which cookies are used.
Notes on data protection legal bases: Whether we process personal data with the help of cookies depends on consent. If consent is given, it serves as the legal basis. Without consent, we rely on our legitimate interests, which are explained above in this section and in the context of the respective services and procedures.
Storage period: With regard to the storage period, the following types of cookies are distinguished:
Temporary cookies (also: session cookies):** Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user leaves an online offer and closes his or her terminal device (e.g., browser or mobile application).
Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the terminal device is closed. For example, the login status can be saved and preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again. Likewise, the user data collected with the help of cookies can be used for reach measurement. Unless we provide users with explicit information on the type and storage duration of cookies (e.g., in the context of obtaining consent), users should assume that these are permanent and the storage duration can be up to two years.
General notes on revocation and objection (opt-out):Users can revoke the consent they have given at any time and also declare an objection to the processing in accordance with the legal requirements, including via the privacy settings of their browser.
Processed data types: Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
Legal Bases: Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Processing of cookie data based on consent: We use a consent management solution in which the user's consent to the use of cookies or to the procedures and providers mentioned in the context of the consent management solution is obtained. This procedure serves to obtain, log, manage, and revoke consent, in particular with regard to the use of cookies and comparable technologies used to store, read, and process information on the terminal devices of users. Within the scope of this procedure, the users' consent for the use of cookies and the associated processing of information, including the specific processing and providers mentioned in the consent management procedure, is obtained. Users also have the option to manage and revoke their consent. The consent declarations are stored in order not to have to request them again and to be able to prove the consent in accordance with the legal requirements. The storage takes place on the server side and/or in a cookie (so-called opt-in cookie) or by means of comparable technologies in order to be able to assign the consent to a specific user or his/her device. Unless specific information on the providers of consent management services is available, the following general information applies: The duration of the storage of the consent is up to two years. A pseudonymous user identifier is created, which is stored together with the time of consent, information on the scope of consent (e.g., concerning categories of cookies and/or service providers) and information about the browser, the system, and the terminal device used; Legal Bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR).
Web analysis (also referred to as "reach measurement") serves to evaluate the visitor flows of our online offer and can include behavior, interests, or demographic information about visitors, such as age or gender, as pseudonymous values. With the help of reach analysis, we can, for example, recognize at what time our online offer or its functions or content are used most frequently, or invite reuse. It is also possible for us to understand which areas require optimization.
In addition to web analysis, we can also use test procedures to test and optimize different versions of our online offer or its components.
Unless otherwise stated below, profiles, i.e., data summarized for a usage process, can be created for these purposes and information can be stored in a browser or in a terminal device and then read out. The information collected includes, in particular, visited websites and elements used there as well as technical information, such as the browser used, the computer system used, and information on usage times. If users have agreed to the collection of their location data from us or from the providers of the services we use, the processing of location data is also possible.
In addition, the IP addresses of the users are stored. However, we use an IP masking procedure (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. Generally, within the framework of web analysis, A/B testing, and optimization, no clear data of the users (such as e-mail addresses or names) is stored, but pseudonyms. This means that neither we nor the providers of the software used know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purpose of the respective procedures.
Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for data processing is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economic, and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.
Processed data types: Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of Processing: Reach measurement (e.g., access statistics, recognition of returning visitors); Profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles). Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
Retention and Deletion: Deletion according to the information in the section "General Information on Data Storage and Deletion". Storage of cookies of up to 2 years (Unless otherwise stated, cookies and similar storage methods can be stored on users' devices for a period of two years.).
Security Measures: IP Masking (pseudonymization of the IP address).
Legal Bases: Consent: (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR). Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to measure and analyze the use of our online offer on the basis of a pseudonymous user identification number. This identification number does not contain any unique data, such as names or e-mail addresses. It serves to assign analysis information to a terminal device in order to recognize which content users have called up within one or various usage processes, which search terms they have used, called up again, or interacted with our online offer. Likewise, the time of use and its duration are stored, as well as the sources of the users that refer to our online offer and technical aspects of their terminal devices and browsers. Pseudonymous profiles of users are created with information from the use of various devices, whereby cookies can be used. Google Analytics does not log or store individual IP addresses for EU users. However, Analytics provides coarse geographic location data by deriving the following metadata from IP addresses: City (and the derived latitude and longitude of the city), continent, country, region, subcontinent (and ID-based counterparts). For EU data traffic, the IP address data is used exclusively for this derivation of geolocation data before being deleted immediately. It is not logged, is not accessible, and is not used for any other purposes. When Google Analytics collects measurement data, all IP queries are performed on EU-based servers before the traffic is forwarded to Analytics servers for processing; Service Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal Bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR); Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/en/about/analytics/; Security Measures: IP Masking (pseudonymization of the IP address); Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Data Processing Agreement: https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/; Basis for Third Country Transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms); Opt-Out: Opt-Out Plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en, Settings for the display of advertisements: https://myadcenter.google.com/personalizationoff. Further Information: https://business.safety.google/adsservices/ (Types of processing and data processed).
Google Tag Manager: We use Google Tag Manager, a software from Google that allows us to manage so-called website tags centrally via a user interface. Tags are small code elements on our website that serve to record and analyze visitor activities. This technology helps us to improve our website and the content offered on it. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies with user profiles, and does not carry out independent analyses. Its function is limited to simplifying and making the integration and management of tools and services that we use on our website more efficient. Nevertheless, when using the Google Tag Manager, the user's IP address is transmitted to Google, which is technically necessary to implement the services we use. Cookies may also be set in the process. However, this data processing only takes place if services are integrated via the Tag Manager. For more precise information on these services and their data processing, we refer to the further sections of this privacy policy; Service Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal Bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR); Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Data Processing Agreement: https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms. Basis for Third Country Transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Standard Contractual Clauses (https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms).
We maintain online presences within social networks and process user data in this context in order to communicate with the users active there or to offer information about us.
We point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users because, for example, the enforcement of user rights could be made more difficult.
Furthermore, the data of users within social networks is usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created based on usage behavior and the resulting interests of users. The latter may in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. Therefore, cookies are usually stored on the users' computers, in which the usage behavior and the interests of the users are stored. In addition, data can also be stored in the usage profiles independently of the devices used by the users (especially if they are members of the respective platforms and logged in there).
For a detailed presentation of the respective forms of processing and the possibilities of objection (opt-out), we refer to the privacy policies and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.
Also in the case of requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights, we point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the latter have access to the user data and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. If you still need help, you can contact us.
Processed data types: Contact data (e.g., postal and e-mail addresses or telephone numbers); Content data (e.g., textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information concerning them, such as information on authorship or time of creation); Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions); Inventory data (e.g., full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of Processing: Communication; Feedback (e.g., collecting feedback via online form); Public relations; Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness. Information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.)).
Retention and Deletion: Deletion according to the information in the section "General Information on Data Storage and Deletion".
Legal Bases: Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Instagram: Social network, enables the sharing of photos and videos, commenting and favoriting of posts, messaging, subscribing to profiles and pages; Service Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland; Legal Bases: Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://www.instagram.com; Privacy Policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/. Basis for Third Country Transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
Threads: Social network; Service Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland; Legal Bases: Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://www.threads.com/. Privacy Policy: https://help.instagram.com/515230437301944.
X: Social network; Service Provider: X Internet Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland; Legal Bases: Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://x.com. Privacy Policy: https://x.com/en/privacy.
We integrate functional and content elements into our online offer that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers"). This may involve, for example, graphics, videos, or city maps (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "content").
The integration always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content process the IP address of the users, since they could not send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the display of this content or functions. We endeavor to use only such content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. Through the "pixel tags", information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website can 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, visit time, and other information about the use of our online offer, but may also be linked to such information from other sources.
Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for data processing is permission. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in efficient, economic, and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.
Processed data types: Usage data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, time data, identification numbers, persons involved).
Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of Processing: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
Retention and Deletion: Deletion according to the information in the section "General Information on Data Storage and Deletion". Storage of cookies of up to 2 years (Unless otherwise stated, cookies and similar storage methods can be stored on users' devices for a period of two years.).
Legal Bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a) GDPR). Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Google Fonts (Source: Google Server): Procurement of fonts (and symbols) for the purpose of a technically secure, maintenance-free, and efficient use of fonts and symbols with regard to topicality and loading times, their uniform presentation, and consideration of possible licensing restrictions. The provider of the fonts is informed of the user's IP address so that the fonts can be made available in the user's browser. In addition, technical data (language settings, screen resolution, operating system, hardware used) is transmitted which is necessary for the provision of the fonts depending on the devices used and the technical environment. This data may be processed on a server of the font provider in the USA - When visiting our online offer, the browsers of the users send their browser HTTP requests to the Google Fonts Web API (i.e., a software interface for retrieving fonts). The Google Fonts Web API provides users with the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) of Google Fonts and then the fonts specified in the CCS. These HTTP requests include (1) the IP address used by the respective user to access the Internet, (2) the requested URL on the Google server, and (3) the HTTP headers, including the user agent that describes the browser and operating system versions of the website visitors, as well as the referrer URL (i.e., the web page on which the Google font is to be displayed). IP addresses are neither logged nor stored on Google servers and they are not analyzed. The Google Fonts Web API logs details of HTTP requests (requested URL, user agent, and referrer URL). Access to this data is restricted and strictly controlled. The requested URL identifies the font families for which the user wants to load fonts. This data is logged so that Google can determine how often a specific font family is requested. With the Google Fonts Web API, the user agent must adapt the font generated for the respective browser type. The user agent is primarily logged for debugging and used to generate aggregated usage statistics to measure the popularity of font families. These summarized usage statistics are published on the "Analytics" page of Google Fonts. Finally, the referrer URL is logged so that the data can be used for production maintenance and an aggregated report on top integrations based on the number of font requests can be generated. According to its own information, Google does not use any of the information collected by Google Fonts to create profiles of end users or to place targeted advertisements; Service Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal Bases: Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://fonts.google.com/; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Basis for Third Country Transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further Information: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq/privacy?hl=en.
We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our privacy policy. We will adjust the privacy policy as soon as changes in the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require an act of cooperation on your part (e.g., consent) or other individual notification.
If we provide addresses and contact information of companies and organizations in this privacy policy, please note that addresses may change over time and please check the information before contacting us.
This section provides an overview of the terms used in this privacy policy. Insofar as the terms are defined by law, their legal definitions apply. The following explanations, on the other hand, are intended primarily to aid understanding.
Inventory Data: Inventory data includes essential information necessary for the identification and management of contractual partners, user accounts, profiles, and similar assignments. This data may include, among other things, personal and demographic information such as names, contact information (addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses), dates of birth, and specific identifiers (user IDs). Inventory data forms the basis for any formal interaction between persons and services, institutions, or systems by enabling clear assignment and communication.
Content Data: Content data includes information generated during the creation, editing, and publication of content of all kinds. This category of data may include texts, images, videos, audio files, and other multimedia content published on various platforms and media. Content data is not limited to the content itself but also includes metadata that provides information about the content itself, such as tags, descriptions, author information, and publication dates.
Contact Data: Contact data is essential information that enables communication with persons or organizations. It includes, among other things, telephone numbers, postal addresses, and e-mail addresses, as well as communication means such as social media handles and instant messaging identifiers.
Meta, Communication, and Procedural Data: Meta, communication, and procedural data are categories containing information about how data is processed, transmitted, and managed. Metadata, also known as data about data, includes information describing the context, origin, and structure of other data. It may include information about file size, creation date, author of a document, and change histories. Communication data records the exchange of information between users via various channels, such as e-mail traffic, call logs, messages in social networks, and chat histories, including the persons involved, timestamps, and transmission paths. Procedural data describes the processes and workflows within systems or organizations, including workflow documentation, logs of transactions and activities, and audit logs used to track and verify operations.
Usage Data: Usage data refers to information that captures how users interact with digital products, services, or platforms. This data includes a wide range of information showing how users use applications, which functions they prefer, how long they stay on certain pages, and via which paths they navigate through an application. Usage data may also include usage frequency, activity timestamps, IP addresses, device information, and location data. They are particularly valuable for analyzing user behavior, optimizing user experiences, personalizing content, and improving products or services. In addition, usage data plays a crucial role in identifying trends, preferences, and potential problem areas within digital offers.
Personal Data: "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.
Profiles with user-related information: The processing of "profiles with user-related information", or "profiles" for short, includes any type of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (depending on the type of profiling, this may include different information concerning demographics, behavior, and interests, such as interaction with websites and their content, etc.), to analyze or predict them (e.g., interests in certain content or products, click behavior on a website, or location). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes.
Log Data: Log data is information about events or activities that have been logged in a system or network. This data typically contains information such as timestamps, IP addresses, user actions, error messages, and other details about the use or operation of a system. Log data is often used to analyze system problems, for security monitoring, or to create performance reports.
Reach Measurement: Reach measurement (also referred to as web analytics) serves to evaluate the visitor flows of an online offer and can include the behavior or interests of visitors in certain information, such as the content of websites. With the help of reach analysis, operators of online offers can, for example, recognize at what time users visit their websites and what content they are interested in. This allows them, for example, to better adapt the content of the websites to the needs of their visitors. For the purposes of reach analysis, pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used to recognize returning visitors and thus obtain more accurate analyses of the use of an online offer.
Controller: 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.
Processing: "Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers virtually any handling of data, be it collection, evaluation, storage, transmission, or deletion.