1. DATA PROTECTION AT A GLANCE

GENERAL INFORMATION

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit my website. Personal data includes any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to my privacy policy listed below this text.

DATA COLLECTION ON MY WEBSITE

Who is responsible for data collection on this website? Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the legal notice on this website.

How do I collect your data? Your data is collected when you provide it to me. This may be, for example, information that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is automatically collected by my IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or the time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access my website.

What do I use your data for? Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact me at any time at the address given in the legal notice (Impressum) if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

2. GENERAL INFORMATION AND MANDATORY INFORMATION

DATA PROTECTION

As the operator of this website, I take the protection of your personal data very seriously. I treat your personal information confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected. Personal data to any information that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data I collect and how and for what purpose it is used. It also explains how this occurs. Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication via e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

NOTE ON THE RESPONSIBLE BODY

The party responsible for data processing on this website is: Christine Blome
Görreshof 173, 53347 Alfter, Phone: 0157 77576079, E-Mail:kontakt@christine-blome.de 

The party responsible 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.).

WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time. An informal communication by email to me is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

RIGHT TO COMPLAIN TO 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 issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which my 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 receive data that I process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format. You also have the right to request that this data be transmitted directly to another controller, where technically feasible.

SSL OR TLS ENCRYPTION

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to me as the website operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address line changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’ and by the lock symbol displayed in your browser bar. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to me cannot be read by third parties.

RIGHT TO ACCESS, BLOCKING, AND DELETION

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing. You have also the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for any further questions regarding personal data, you may contact me at any time using the address provided in the legal notice (Impressum).

3. DATA COLLECTION ON MY WEBSITE

COOKIES

Some of the internet pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make my offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies I use are so-called ‘session cookies’. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable me to recognise your browser the next time you visit.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or entirely, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited. Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions requested by you (e.g., shopping cart functionality) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically flawless and optimized provision of its services. Any other cookies (e.g., cookies used to analyse your browsing behavior) are addressed separately in this privacy policy.

SERVER LOG FILES

The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to me. These are: browser type and browser version, operating system used, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, time of the server request, IP address.

This data is not combined with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

CONTACT FORM

If you send me enquiries via the contact form, the information you provide including your contact details will be stored for the purpose of processing your request and for potential follow-up questions. I will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of the data entered into the contact form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You may withdraw this consent at any time. An informal email to me is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected. The data you provide in the contact form will remain with me until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

4. SOCIAL MEDIA

FACEBOOK PLUGINS (LIKE & SHARE BUTTON)

Plugins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated into my website. You can recognise the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the "Like" button on my website. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit my website, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited my page with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like’"button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of my pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to my pages with your user account. I would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, I have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by Facebook. For more information, please see Facebook's privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php. If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to my pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

5. PLUGINS UND TOOLS

YOUTUBE

My website uses plugins from the Google-operated site YouTube. The operator of the site is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit one of my pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of my pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behaviour 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 my online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

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

VIMEO

My website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When you visit one of my pages equipped with a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. The Vimeo server is informed which of my pages you have visited. Vimeo also receives your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have a Vimeo account. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA.

If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to assign your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo's privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

GOOGLE WEB FONTS

This site uses web fonts provided by Google to ensure uniform font display. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display text and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must establish a connection to Google's servers. This allows Google to know that my website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and visually appealing presentation of my online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your device will be used.

Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faqund in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

GOOGLE MAPS

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of my online offers and to make it easy to find the locations I have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

For more information on the handling of user data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.