Privacy Policy
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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 this website. Personal data means any data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Information on the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include data that you enter into a contact form, for example.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This mainly includes technical data, such as your internet browser, operating system, or the time at which the page was accessed. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the submitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions about data protection.
Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is mainly done using analytics programs.
Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated through a website.
External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, and in the interest of the secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device, such as device fingerprinting, within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Our hosting provider will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following hosting provider:
Name of the web host:
Framer B.V.
Address:
Singel 542
1017 AZ Amsterdam
Netherlands
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the internet, for example communication by email, may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Responsible Party
Pink Mic Studios UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Torstraße 105
10119 Berlin
Germany
Represented by the managing directors:
Bernát Gábor Sipos and Tim Pappon
Phone: +49 155 68969712
Email: bernat@pink-mic.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, such as names, email addresses, or similar data.
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data, such as tax or commercial retention periods. In the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.
General Information on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website
If you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, insofar as special categories of data according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed.
In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device, such as via device fingerprinting, data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The applicable legal bases in each individual case are explained in the following sections of this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties.
We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so, for example by forwarding data to tax authorities, if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the transfer of data.
When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw consent that you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising, Art. 21 GDPR
IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS.
THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH ADVERTISING PURPOSES. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING.
IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, workplace, or the place of the alleged violation.
The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format, or to have it transferred to a third party.
If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place to the extent technically feasible.
Information, Correction, and Deletion
Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing. You may also have the right to correction or deletion of this data.
You can contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions about personal data.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to do so.
The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have objected pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may only be processed, apart from being stored, with your consent, for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a member state.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called cookies. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session, known as session cookies, or permanently, known as permanent cookies, on your device.
Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until your web browser automatically deletes them.
Cookies may come from us, known as first-party cookies, or from third-party companies, known as third-party cookies. Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites, for example cookies for processing payment services.
Cookies have different functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them, such as shopping cart functions or the display of videos. Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions requested by you, such as the shopping cart function, or to optimize the website, such as cookies for measuring web audience, are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified.
The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services.
If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.
If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited.
If additional cookies and services are used on this website, you can find this information in this privacy policy.
Consent with ConsentManager
Our website uses the consent technology of ConsentManager to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in a data protection compliant manner.
The provider of this technology is Jaohawi AB, Håltegelvägen 1b, 72348 Västerås, Sweden, website:
https://www.consentmanager.de
hereinafter referred to as “ConsentManager”.
When you enter our website, a connection is established to ConsentManager’s servers in order to obtain your consent and other declarations regarding cookie use. ConsentManager then stores a cookie in your browser in order to assign the consents you have given or their withdrawal to you.
The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the ConsentManager provider cookie yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.
ConsentManager is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Real Cookie Banner
Our website uses the consent technology of Real Cookie Banner to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in a data protection compliant manner.
The provider of this technology is devowl.io GmbH, Tannet 12, 94539 Grafling, hereinafter referred to as “Real Cookie Banner”.
Real Cookie Banner is installed locally on our servers, so no connection is established to the servers of the Real Cookie Banner provider. Real Cookie Banner stores a cookie in your browser in order to assign the consents you have given or their withdrawal to you.
The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Real Cookie Banner cookie yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.
Real Cookie Banner is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Requests by Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your request, including all personal data resulting from it, such as name and inquiry, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request.
We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.
In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling requests addressed to us, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or on your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, if such consent has been requested. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, for example after your request has been fully processed.
Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.
Communication via WhatsApp
For communication with our customers and other third parties, we use, among other things, the instant messaging service WhatsApp. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
Communication is carried out using end-to-end encryption, peer-to-peer, which prevents WhatsApp or other third parties from accessing the content of the communication.
However, WhatsApp has access to metadata generated during the communication process, such as sender, recipient, and time. We also point out that, according to its own statements, WhatsApp shares personal data of its users with its parent company Meta, which is based in the USA.
Further details on data processing can be found in WhatsApp’s privacy policy at:
https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy
The use of WhatsApp is based on our legitimate interest in communicating as quickly and effectively as possible with customers, interested parties, and other business and contractual partners, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
If consent has been requested, data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of consent. Consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.
The communication content exchanged between you and us on WhatsApp remains with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, for example after your inquiry has been fully processed.
Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.
The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, DPF. The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards.
Further information can be obtained from the provider at:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/7735
We use WhatsApp in the “WhatsApp Business” version.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here:
https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-data-transfer-addendum
Google Calendar
On our website, you have the option to schedule appointments with us. We use Google Calendar for planning. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, “Google”, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
For the purpose of appointment booking, you enter the requested data and your desired appointment in the form provided. The entered data is used for planning, carrying out, and, if necessary, following up on the appointment.
The appointment data is stored for us on the servers of Google Calendar. You can view Google’s privacy policy here:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
The data you enter remains with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in arranging appointments with interested parties and customers as easily as possible.
If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device, such as for device fingerprinting, within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here:
https://workspace.google.com/terms/dpa_terms.html
and here:
https://cloud.google.com/terms/sccs
The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, DPF. Further information can be obtained from the provider at:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780
5. Social Media
Functions of the Instagram service are integrated into this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account.
We point out that, as the provider of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by Instagram.
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Insofar as personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Dublin, D04 X2K5, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing, Art. 26 GDPR.
The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Facebook or Instagram. The processing carried out by Facebook or Instagram after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility.
The obligations incumbent on us jointly have been recorded in a joint processing agreement. The wording of the agreement can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum
According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the data protection compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook and Instagram products.
You can assert data subject rights, such as requests for information, regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381
Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy:
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/
The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, DPF. Further information can be obtained from the provider at:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452
6. Analytics Tools and Advertising
Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistics tools and other technologies into our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or carry out independent analyses. It is used solely to manage and deploy the tools integrated through it.
However, Google Tag Manager collects your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google’s parent company in the United States.
The use of Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website.
If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device, such as device fingerprinting, within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, DPF. Further information can be obtained from the provider at:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, “Google”, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, length of stay, operating systems used, and user origin.
This data is combined into a user ID and assigned to the respective device of the website visitor.
Furthermore, Google Analytics allows us to record, among other things, your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Google Analytics also uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected datasets and uses machine learning technologies for data analysis.
Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analyzing user behavior, such as cookies or device fingerprinting.
The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here:
https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/
The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, DPF. Further information can be obtained from the provider at:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780
Browser Plugin
You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
Google Signals
We use Google Signals. When you visit our website, Google Analytics collects, among other things, your location, search history, YouTube history, and demographic data, known as visitor data.
This data can be used with Google Signals for personalized advertising. If you have a Google account, the visitor data from Google Signals is linked to your Google account and used for personalized advertising messages.
The data is also used to create anonymized statistics on the user behavior of our users.
7. Audio and Video Conferences
Data Processing
We use online conference tools, among other things, to communicate with our customers. The specific tools we use are listed below.
If you communicate with us by video or audio conference via the internet, your personal data will be collected and processed by us and by the provider of the respective conference tool.
The conference tools collect all data that you provide or use to use the tools, such as your email address and/or telephone number.
Furthermore, the conference tools process the duration of the conference, the start and end time of participation in the conference, the number of participants, and other contextual information related to the communication process, known as metadata.
In addition, the provider of the tool processes all technical data required to handle online communication. This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speaker, and the type of connection.
If content is exchanged, uploaded, or otherwise provided within the tool, this content is also stored on the servers of the tool providers. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat or instant messages, voicemail messages, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards, and other information shared while using the service.
Please note that we do not have full influence over the data processing operations of the tools used. Our options are largely determined by the company policy of the respective provider.
Further information on data processing by the conference tools can be found in the privacy policies of the respective tools listed below.
Purpose and Legal Bases
The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain services to our customers, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Furthermore, the use of these tools serves the general simplification and acceleration of communication with us or our company, which constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
If consent has been requested, the use of the relevant tools is based on this consent. Consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.
Storage Duration
The data collected directly by us via the video and conference tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies.
Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
We have no influence over the storage duration of your data that is stored by the operators of the conference tools for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the conference tools directly.
Conference Tools Used
We use the following conference tools:
Google Meet
We use Google Meet. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Details on data processing can be found in Google’s privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, DPF. Further information can be obtained from the provider at:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780