Privacy Policy

Introduction

With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about which types of 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 as part of the provision of our services and in particular on our websites, in mobile applications and external online sites, such as our social media profiles (collectively referred to as “online offer”).

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Responsible

Europeversal Ltd.
Stadiou 50
7577 Mazotos, Larnaca
Cyprus

Represented by : Florian Springer

E-mail address : [email protected]

Overview of the data processing

The following summary summarizes the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing and refers to the individuals concerned.

Types of processed data

Categories of affected persons

Purposes of processing

Relevant legal bases

In the following, we share the legal basis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), on the basis of which we process the personal data. Please note that in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, the national data protection regulations may apply in your or our home country or country of residence.

Safety measures

We will take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the law, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing, the different likelihoods of occurrence and the extent to which the rights and freedoms of individuals are threatened to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

Measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling the physical and electronic access to the data as well as their access, input, transfer, availability and segregation. We have also set up procedures to ensure the enjoyment of data subject rights, the erasure of data and responses to the threat to data. Furthermore, we consider the protection of personal data already in the development or selection of hardware, software and procedures according to the principle of data protection, through technology design and privacy-friendly default settings.

Shortening of the IP address : If it is possible for us or if the storage of the IP address is not necessary, we shorten or let shorten your IP address. In the case of the shortening of the IP address, also referred to as “IP masking”, the last octet, ie the last two numbers of an IP address, is deleted (the IP address in this context is an Internet connection through the online Access provider individually assigned identifier). With the shortening of the IP address, the identification of a person based on their IP address should be prevented or made much more difficult.

SSL encryption (https) : In order to protect your data transmitted via our online offer, we use SSL encryption. You will recognize such encrypted connections with the prefix https: // in the address bar of your browser.

Transmission and disclosure of personal data

As part of our processing of personal information, data may be transmitted to or disclosed to other entities, companies, legally independent organizational units or individuals. The recipients of this data may include, for example, payment institutions in the context of payment transactions, service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content that are integrated into a web page. In such case, we comply with the legal requirements and in particular conclude corresponding contracts or agreements that serve to protect your data with the recipients of your data.

Data processing in third countries

If we process data in a third country (ie, outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA)) or processing in the context of the use of third party services or the disclosure or transfer of data to other persons, entities or companies takes place, this is done only in accordance with the legal requirements.

Except as expressly provided, or as required by contract or law, we process or disclose the data only in third countries with a recognized level of privacy, including those certified under the Privacy Shield, or on the basis of specific warranties, such as contractual obligations so-called standard protection clauses of the EU Commission, the existence of certifications or binding internal data protection regulations (Art. 44 to 49 GDPR, information page of the European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data) -protection / international-dimension-data-protection_en ).

Use of cookies

“Cookies” are small files that are stored on users’ devices. Using cookies, different information can be stored. The information may include, for example, the language settings on a web page, the login status, a shopping cart or the location where a video was viewed.

Cookies are usually also used when the interests of a user or his behavior (eg viewing of certain content, use of functions, etc.) are stored on individual websites in a user profile. Such profiles are used, for example, to display to the users content that corresponds to their potential interests. This process is also referred to as “tracking”, ie tracking the potential interests of the users. The term “cookies” also includes other technologies that perform the same functions as cookies (for example, if users’ information is stored using pseudonymous online identifiers, also known as “user IDs”).

If we use cookies or “tracking” technologies, we will inform you separately in our privacy policy.

Information about legal bases: On which legal basis we process your personal data with the help of cookies, depends on whether we ask you for a consent. If this is the case and you consent to the use of cookies, the legal basis for the processing of your data is your informed consent. Otherwise, the data processed by means of cookies will be on the basis of our legitimate interests (eg in the course of a business operation of our online offer and its improvement) or, if the use of cookies is required, in order to fulfill our contractual obligations.

Withdrawal and refusal (opt-out): Regardless of whether the processing is based on consent or legal permission, you have at any time the possibility to revoke a given consent or to object to the processing of your data by cookie technologies (collectively referred to as ” Opt-out “).

You may initially declare your refusal by means of the settings of your browser, eg by deactivating the use of cookies (whereby the functionality of our online offer may be restricted).

An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be made through a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU page http: //www.youronlinechoices.com/ or generally explained on http://optout.aboutads.info .

Processing of cookie data on the basis of a consent : Before we process or let data in the context of the use of cookies be processed, we ask the users for an always revocable consent. Before consent has been given, the only cookies that may be used are those necessary for the operation of our online offer. Their use is based on our interest and the interest of the users in the expected functionality of our online offer.

Blogs and publication media

We use blogs or comparable means of online communication and publication (hereinafter “publication medium”). The data of the readers are processed for the purposes of the publication medium only insofar as it is necessary for its presentation and communication between authors and readers or for reasons of security. In addition, we refer to the information on the processing of visitors to our publication medium in the context of this privacy policy.

Retrieving WordPress emojis and smilies : Within our WordPress blog, for the purpose of efficiently incorporating content elements, graphic emojis (or smilies), that is, small graphical files expressing emotions, are used by external servers. The providers of the servers collect the IP addresses of the users. This is necessary so that emoji files can be sent to users’ browsers.

Deployed services and service providers:

Provision of the online offer and web hosting

To provide our online offer safely and efficiently, we use the services of one or more web hosting providers whose servers (or servers managed by them) can access the online offer. For these purposes, we may use infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage and database services, as well as security and technical maintenance services.

The data processed in the provision of the hosting offer may include all information relating to the use and communication of the users of our online offer. This includes, on a regular basis, the IP address necessary to deliver the content of online content to browsers, and all submissions made within our online offer or web pages.

E-mail delivery and hosting: The webhosting services we use also include the sending, receiving and saving of e-mails. For these purposes, the addresses of the recipients and senders as well as further information regarding the e-mail delivery (eg the participating providers) as well as the contents of the respective e-mails are processed. The aforementioned data may also be processed for purposes of SPAM detection. We ask you to note that e-mails on the Internet are generally not encrypted. As a rule, e-mails are encrypted on the transport route, but (if no so-called end-to-end encryption method is used) not on the servers from which they are sent and received.

Collection of access data and log files : We ourselves (or our web hosting provider) collect data for every access to the server (so-called server log files). The server logfiles can contain the address and name of the retrieved web pages and files, the 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 address. Addresses and the requesting provider belong.

The server log files can be used for security purposes, for example, to avoid overloading the servers (especially in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and second, to ensure the utilization of the servers and their stability.

Content Delivery Network : We use a Content Delivery Network (CDN). A CDN is a service that helps deliver content from an online offering, especially large media files, such as graphics or program scripts, faster and more securely using regionally distributed and Internet-connected servers.

Deployed services and service providers:

Newsletter

We send newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications (hereinafter “newsletter”) only with the consent of the recipient or a legal permission. Insofar as the content of a newsletter is concretely described in the context of an application for the newsletter, it is decisive for the consent of the user. Incidentally, our newsletter contains information about our services and us.

To subscribe to our newsletters, it is generally sufficient to provide your e-mail address. However, we may ask you to provide a name for personal address in the newsletter, or other information as required for the purpose of the newsletter.

Double-Opt-In-Procedure: Registration for our newsletter is basically done in a so-called Double-Opt-In-Procedure. This means that you will receive an e-mail after logging in, requesting confirmation of your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that nobody can register with someone else’s e-mail address. Registration for the newsletter will be logged in order to prove the registration process according to the legal requirements. This includes saving the login and confirmation times as well as the IP address. Likewise, changes to your data stored with the shipping service provider will be logged.

Deletion and Limitation of Processing: We may save unsubscribed e-mail addresses for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests, before we delete them, in order to be able to provide evidence of previously given consent. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. An individual request for cancellation is possible at any time, provided that at the same time the former existence of a consent is confirmed. In the case of obligations to permanently observe contradictions, we reserve the sole purpose of storing the e-mail address for this purpose in a blacklist.

The logging of the registration process is based on our legitimate interests for the purpose of proving its proper course. Insofar as we commission a service provider with the dispatch of e-mails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure shipping system.

Information on legal bases: The sending of the newsletter is based on the consent of the recipient or, if consent is not required, on the basis of our legitimate interests in direct marketing, if and insofar as this is permitted by law, eg in the case of existing customer advertising. Insofar as we entrust a service provider with the sending of e-mails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests. The registration process is recorded on the basis of our legitimate interests in order to prove that it has been performed in accordance with the law.

Contents :

New blog posts as well as information on sustainable products and an environmentally friendly lifestyle.

Measuring success : The newsletters contain a so-called “web beacon”, ie a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from the server when the newsletter is opened, or, if we use a shipping service provider, from its server. This call will first collect technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and time of retrieval.

This information is used to improve the technicality of our newsletter based on the technical data or the target groups and their reading habits, based on their retrieval locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or access times. This analysis also includes determining if the newsletters are opened, when they are opened, and which links are clicked. For technical reasons, this information can be assigned to the individual newsletter recipients. However, it is neither our goal nor, if used, that of the shipping service provider to observe individual users. The evaluations serve to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users.

The evaluation of the newsletter and the performance measurement are made, subject to the express consent of the users, on the basis of our legitimate interests for the purpose of using a user-friendly and secure newsletter system which serves both our business interests and the expectations of the users.

A separate revocation of the performance measurement is unfortunately not possible, in this case, the entire newsletter subscription must be terminated, or it must be contradicted.

Deployed services and service providers:

Online marketing

We process personal data for the purpose of online marketing, including in particular the presentation of advertising and other content (collectively referred to as “content”) based on potential interests of users and the measurement of their effectiveness.

For these purposes, so-called user profiles are created and stored in a file (so-called “cookie”) or similar methods are used by means of which the information relevant to the presentation of the aforementioned contents to the user is stored. This information may include, for example, content viewed, web pages visited, online networks used, but also communication partners and technical information, such as the browser used, the computer system used and information on the times of use. If users have consented to the collection of their location data, they can also be processed.

It also stores the IP addresses of the users. However, we use IP-masking techniques (ie pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. In general, in the online marketing process, no clear data of the users (such as e-mail addresses or names) are stored, but pseudonyms. That is, we as well as the providers of online marketing methods do not know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles.

The information in the profiles is usually stored in the cookies or similar procedures. These cookies can later generally also on other websites that use the same online marketing method, read and analyzed for purposes of displaying content as well as be supplemented with other data and stored on the server of the online marketing process provider.

By way of exception, clear data can be assigned to the profiles. This is the case if, for example, the users are members of a social network whose online marketing process we use and the network connects the profiles of the users in the aforementioned information. We ask you to note that users can make additional agreements with the providers, eg by consent during the registration process.

In principle, we only have access to summarized information about the success of our advertisements. However, in the context of so-called conversion measurements, we can examine which of our online marketing methods led to a so-called conversion, ie, for example, to a contract with us. The conversion measurement is used solely to analyze the success of our marketing efforts.

Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for the processing of data is the consent. Otherwise, users’ data will be processed based on our legitimate interests (ie interest in efficient, economical and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to draw your attention to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

Deployed services and service providers:

Affiliate programs and affiliate links

In our online offer, we include so-called affiliate links or other references (which may include, for example, discount codes) to the offers and services of third party providers (collectively referred to as “affiliate links”). If users follow the affiliate links, or subsequently accept the offers, we may receive commission or other benefits from these third parties (collectively referred to as “commission”).

In order to be able to track whether the users have taken advantage of the offers of an affiliate link that we have used, it is necessary that the respective third party providers learn that the users have followed an affiliate link used within our online offer. The assignment of the affiliate links to the respective business transactions or other actions (eg, purchases) is solely for the purpose of commission billing and is canceled as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose.

For the purposes of the aforementioned assignment of the affiliate links, the affiliate links can be supplemented by certain values ​​that are part of the link or otherwise, for example in a cookie, can be stored. The values ​​may include, in particular, the source website (referrer), the time, an online identifier of the operator of the website on which the affiliate link was located, an online identifier of the respective offer, the type of link used, the type of offer and an online user ID.

Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for the processing of data is the consent. Furthermore, their use may form part of our (pre-) contractual services, provided that the use of the third-party providers has been agreed within this framework. Otherwise, users’ data will be processed based on our legitimate interests (ie interest in efficient, economical and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to draw your attention to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

Deployed services and service providers:

Presence in social networks

We maintain online presence within social networks to communicate with or provide information to our users.

We point out that user data may be processed outside of the area of ​​the European Union. This can result in risks for the users, because for example the enforcement of the rights of the users could be made more difficult. With respect to US providers that are certified under the Privacy Shield or offer comparable guarantees of a secure level of data protection, we point out that they are committed to respecting EU privacy standards.

Furthermore, the data of the users within social networks is usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created on the basis of the user behavior and resulting user interests. The usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to switch advertisements inside and outside the networks that are supposed to correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the computers of the users, in which the user behavior and the interests of the users are stored. Furthermore, in the usage profiles, data can also be stored independently of the devices used by the users (in particular if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the possibilities of opting out (opt-out), we refer to the privacy statements 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 claimed most effectively from the providers. Only the providers have access to the data of the users and can directly take appropriate measures and provide information. If you still need help, then you can contact us.

Deployed services and service providers:

Plugins and embedded functions and content

We incorporate functionality and content into our online offering sourced from their respective provider’s servers (hereafter referred to as “third party providers”). These may be, for example, graphics, videos or social media buttons and posts (hereinafter collectively referred to as “content”).

The integration always requires that the third-party providers of this content process the IP address of the users, since they would not be able to send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of these contents or functions. We endeavor to use only those content whose respective providers use the IP address only for the delivery of the content. Third parties may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. The “pixel tags” can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website.

Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for the processing of data is the consent. Otherwise, users’ data will be processed based on our legitimate interests (ie interest in efficient, economical and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to draw your attention to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

Deployed services and service providers:

Deletion of data

The data processed by us will be deleted in accordance with the legal requirements, as soon as their consent for processing is revoked or other permissions are omitted (eg, if the purpose of the processing of this data has been omitted or they are not necessary for the purpose).

Unless the data is deleted because it is necessary for other and legitimate purposes, its processing is limited to these purposes. That is, the data is locked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be kept for commercial or tax reasons or whose storage is required to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person.

Further information on the deletion of personal data may also be provided in the context of the individual data protection notices of this privacy policy.

Modification and update of the privacy policy

We ask you to regularly inform yourself about the content of our privacy policy. We will adjust the Privacy Policy as soon as the changes to the data processing we make require it. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your participation (eg consent) or other individual notification.

Rights of data subjects

As GDPR interested parties, you are entitled to various rights, in particular Articles 15 to 18 and 21 of the GDPR:

Definitions

This section provides an overview of the terminology used in this Privacy Policy. Many of the terms are taken from the law and defined above all in Art. 4 GDPR. The legal definitions are binding. The following explanations, on the other hand, are intended above all to aid understanding.

California Online Privacy Protection Act

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. – See more at:

http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf

According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:

Users can visit our site anonymously.

Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our homepage or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website. (This page is the Privacy Policy, located in the menu of every page on this site.)

Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘Privacy’ and can easily be found on the page(s) specified above.

You will be notified of any privacy policy changes:

On our Privacy Policy Page

You can change your personal information:

By selecting the Update Preferences link at the bottom of any and all emails.

third-party behavioral tracking

We allow third-party behavioral tracking, including but not limited to Google Analytics and Mailchimp.

COPPA (children online privacy protection act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.
Third-parties, including ad networks or plug-ins, may collect PII from children under 13.

Fair information practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

IN ORDER TO BE IN LINE WITH FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES WE WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIVE ACTION, SHOULD A DATA BREACH OCCUR:

We will notify the users via in-site notification within 7 business days.

Created with Datenschutz-Generator.de by RA Dr. med. jur. Thomas Schwenke  and the  law firm Weiß & Partner