data protection

Privacy policy

German law obliges me to provide you with a data protection declaration. I hereby comply with this obligation!

Personal data (hereinafter mostly referred to as "data") are only processed by us to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.

According to Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”), “processing” is any process carried out with or without the help of automated processes or any such series of processes in connection with personal data, such as collecting, recording, organizing, arranging, storing, adapting or changing, reading out, querying, using, disclosing through transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision, comparison or linking, restriction, deletion or destruction.

With the following data protection declaration, we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we decide either alone or together with others about the purposes and means of processing. In addition, we will inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data on their own responsibility.

Our privacy policy is structured as follows:

1. Information about us as the controller

 2. Rights of users and data subjects 

3. Information on data processing

1. Responsible provider of this website in the data protection - legal sense is:

Responsible person
Manuela Hollandt-Petersohn
Pechhüttenweg 13
04880 Trossin
Germany

Email address: info@der-faun-design.com

Managing director / owner: Manuela Hollandt-Petersohn

Data protection - the person responsible for the provider is:

Manuela Hollandt-Petersohn

2. Rights of users and data subjects

With a view to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right

for confirmation as to whether the data concerning you are being processed, for information about the processed data, for further information about the data processing as well as for copies of the data (see also Art. 15 GDPR);
to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (see also Art. 16 GDPR);
to the immediate deletion of the data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, if further processing is necessary in accordance with Art. 17 Para. 3 GDPR, to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
to receive the data concerning them and provided by them and to transfer this data to other providers / responsible parties (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
to complain to the supervisory authority if they are of the opinion that the data concerning them are being processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).

In addition, the provider is obliged to notify all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any correction or deletion of data or the restriction of processing that takes place on the basis of Articles 16, 17 Paragraph 1, 18 GDPR teach. However, this obligation does not exist if this notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Irrespective of this, the user has a right to information about these recipients.

According to Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects also have the right to object to the future processing of the data concerning them, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permitted.

3. Information on data processing

Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies, the deletion of the data does not conflict with any statutory retention requirements and no other information on individual processing methods is given below.

Contact inquiries / contact option data protection

If you contact us via the contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your request. The specification of the data is necessary for processing and answering your request - without providing it, we cannot answer your request, or at most only to a limited extent.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Your data will be deleted if your request has been finally answered and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention requirements, for example in the event of a subsequent contract processing.

User contributions, comments and ratings data protection

We offer you the opportunity to post questions, answers, opinions or ratings, hereinafter referred to as “contributions”, on our website. If you make use of this offer, we will process and publish your contribution, the date and time of submission and the pseudonym you may have used.

The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation.

In addition, we also process your IP and email address. The IP address is processed because we have a legitimate interest in initiating or supporting further steps if your contribution encroaches on the rights of third parties and / or it is otherwise unlawful.

In this case, the legal basis is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the legal defense that may be necessary.

Online job applications / publication of job advertisements Data protection

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us via our website. In the case of these digital applications, your applicant and application data will be electronically collected and processed by us to process the application process.

The legal basis for this processing is Section 26 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 BDSG in conjunction with Article 88 Paragraph 1 GDPR.

If an employment contract is concluded after the application process, we will save the data you transmitted during the application in your personnel file for the purpose of the usual organizational and administrative process - naturally taking into account the further legal obligations.

The legal basis for this processing is also Section 26 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 BDSG in conjunction with Article 88 Paragraph 1 GDPR.

If an application is rejected, we automatically delete the data transmitted to us two months after notification of the rejection. However, the deletion does not take place if the data require a longer storage of up to four months or until the conclusion of legal proceedings due to legal provisions, e.g. due to the obligation to provide evidence under the AGG.

The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f) GDPR and Section 24 Paragraph 1 No. 2 BDSG. Our legitimate interest lies in legal defense and enforcement.

If you expressly consent to a longer storage of your data, e.g. for your inclusion in an applicant or interested party database, the data will be further processed on the basis of your consent. The legal basis is then Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can of course revoke your consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR by declaring it to us with effect for the future.

Facebook data protection

To advertise our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers, we operate a company presence on the Facebook platform.

We are jointly responsible for this social media platform with Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2 Ireland.

The data protection officer of Facebook can be reached via a contact form:

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

We have regulated joint responsibility in an agreement with regard to the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR. This agreement, from which the mutual obligations arise, can be accessed under the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

The legal basis for the processing of personal data that takes place as a result and is reproduced below is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication, sales and advertising of our products and services.

The legal basis can also be the consent of the user in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR to the platform operator. The user can revoke his consent to this at any time in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR by notifying the platform operator for the future.

When you visit our online presence on the Facebook platform, Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform in the EU processes user data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.).

This user data is used for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Facebook. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create user profiles. Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. For example, it is possible to advertise users within and outside of Facebook based on their interests. If the user is logged into their Facebook account at the time of access, Facebook Ireland Ltd. also link the data with the respective user account.

If the user contacts us via Facebook, the personal data entered on this occasion will be used to process the request. The user's data will be deleted by us, provided that the user's request has been finally answered and there are no statutory retention requirements, e.g. in the case of subsequent contract processing.

Facebook Ireland Ltd. possibly also set cookies.

If the user does not agree to this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via the settings of the browser, but by the corresponding setting of the Flash player. Should the user prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all Facebook functions can be used to their full extent.

More information about the processing activities, their prevention and the deletion of the data processed by Facebook can be found in Facebook's data policy:

https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

It cannot be ruled out that the processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.

Facebook Inc. has submitted to the "EU-US Privacy Shield" and thereby declares compliance with EU data protection requirements when processing data in the USA.

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active

Instagram data protection

To advertise our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers, we operate a company presence on the Instagram platform.

We are jointly responsible for this social media platform with Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2 Ireland.

Instagram's data protection officer can be reached using a contact form:

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

When you visit our online presence on the Instagram platform, Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform in the EU processes user data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.).

This user data is used for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Instagram. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create user profiles. Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. For example, it is possible to advertise users within and outside of Instagram based on their interests. If the user is logged into his Instagram account at the time of access, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data with the respective user account.

If the user contacts us via Instagram, the personal data entered on this occasion will be used to process the request. The user's data will be deleted by us, provided that the user's request has been finally answered and there are no statutory retention requirements, e.g. in the case of subsequent contract processing.

Facebook Ireland Ltd. possibly also set cookies.

More information about the processing activities, their prevention and the deletion of the data processed by Instagram can be found in Instagram's data policy:

https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

It cannot be ruled out that the processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.

Facebook Inc. has submitted to the "EU-US Privacy Shield" and thereby declares compliance with EU data protection requirements when processing data in the USA.

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active

Linking social media via graphics or text link data protection

We also advertise presences on the social networks listed below on our website. The integration takes place via a linked graphic of the respective network. The use of this linked graphic prevents that when a website that has a social media application is called up, a connection is automatically established to the respective server of the social network in order to display a graphic of the respective network itself. The user is only forwarded to the service of the respective social network by clicking on the corresponding graphic.

After the user has been forwarded, information about the user is recorded by the respective network. It cannot be ruled out that the data collected in this way will be processed in the USA.

Initially, this includes data such as the IP address, date, time and the page visited. If the user is logged into their user account of the respective network during this time, the network operator can, if necessary, assign the information collected from the specific visit of the user to the personal account of the user. If the user interacts via a “share” button on the respective network, this information can be saved in the user's personal user account and, if necessary, published. If the user wants to prevent the information collected from being directly assigned to his user account, he must log out before clicking on the graphic. It is also possible to configure the respective user account accordingly.

The following social networks are linked to our site:

Facebook data protection

Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

Data protection: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Certification EU-US data protection ("EU-US Privacy Shield") https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active

“Facebook” social plug-in data protection

We use the plug-in of the social network Facebook on our website. Facebook is an internet service provided by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. In the EU, this service is in turn operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, hereinafter both referred to as “Facebook”.

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active

Facebook guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.

The legal basis is Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.

Further information about the possible plug-ins and their respective functions is available from Facebook

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

ready for you.

If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your Internet browser will download a representation of the plug-in from the Facebook servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Facebook to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.

If you are logged into Facebook while visiting one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Facebook. Facebook may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you use the so-called “Like” button on Facebook, for example, this information will be saved in your Facebook user account and possibly published on the Facebook platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or use an add-on for your Internet browser to prevent the Facebook plug-in from being blocked.

Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard is available from Facebook under

https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

available data protection information.

Jetpack - WordPress Stats Privacy

We use Jetpack with the “WordPress Stats” extension on our website. This is a web analysis service provided by Automattic Inc., 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, hereinafter referred to as “Automattic”.

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000CbqcAAC&status=Active

Automattic guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.

The service Jetpack - WordPress Stats is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

To analyze usage behavior, Jetpack - WordPress Stats stores cookies on your device via your internet browser.

During processing, your IP address, the website (s) of our website that you are visiting, the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL), the length of time you stayed on our website and the frequency with which one of ours was accessed are recorded Websites recorded. The data collected is stored on an Automattic server in the USA. However, your IP address will be anonymized immediately after processing and before it is saved.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of the cookie by setting your Internet browser. You can find more information on this under "Cookies" above.

Amazon Affiliate Program Privacy Policy

We use the AMAZON partner program on our website. This is a service provided by Amazon Europe Core S.à r.l., 5 Rue Plaetis, L -2338 Luxembourg. Amazon.de advertisements are placed on our website via the AMAZON partner program. If you click on one of these advertisements, you will be redirected to the corresponding offer on the AMZON Internet portal. If you then decide to buy the advertised product there, we will receive a “commission” from Amazon.

Amazon uses cookies to enable this service. With the help of these cookies, Amazon can understand that you have been redirected from our website to the AMAZON Internet portal.

Amazon offers under

https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909010

further data protection information.  

The legal basis is Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in ensuring the processing and payment of our commission claims by Amazon.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by setting your Internet browser. You can find more information on this under "Cookies" above.

Google AdSense data protection

We use Google AdSense to integrate advertisements on our website. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.
Google AdSense stores cookies and so-called web beacons on your device via your internet browser. This enables Google to analyze your use of our website. The information collected in this way is transmitted to Google in the USA along with your IP address and the advertising formats displayed to you and stored there. Google can also pass this information on to contractual partners. However, Google declares that your IP address will not be merged with other data from you.

The legal basis is Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. You can find details on this under the heading "Cookies" above.

Google also offers

https://policies.google.com/privacy

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

further information, in particular about the possibilities of preventing the use of data.

Affilinet tracking cookies data protection

We also advertise offers and services from third parties on our website. If you conclude a contract with the third-party provider based on our advertising for these third-party offers, we will receive a commission for this.

In order to be able to correctly record the successful placement, we use the so-called affilinet tracking cookie. However, this cookie does not save any of your personal data. Only our identification number as the intermediary provider and the serial number of the advertising material you have clicked on (e.g. a banner or a text link) is recorded. We need this information for the purpose of processing payments or paying out our commissions.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by setting your Internet browser. You can find more information on this under "Cookies" above.

(Sample) data protection declaration from the law firm Weiß & Partner