The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit this website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in this privacy policy below.
Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data collected on this website is processed by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the section “Notice concerning the party responsible for this website” below.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter on a contact form or when registering for our newsletter.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyse how visitors use the site.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected or deleted. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, as well as the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection.
This website is hosted by STRATO AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. When you visit this website, STRATO’s servers automatically collect and store technical information in server log files. Details can be found in the “Server log files” section.
The use of STRATO is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the reliable presentation of our website. A data processing agreement (DPA) has been concluded with STRATO to ensure compliance with data protection requirements.
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for.
Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.
The party responsible for processing data on this website is:
TBIT DESIGN
Thomas Breher
Pappelallee 7
26122 Oldenburg
Germany
Phone: +49 441 30421914
Email: info@tbitdesign.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).
Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR if special categories of data are processed pursuant to Art. 9 (1) GDPR. If processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, the data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. An informal email making this request is sufficient.
If data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority is:
Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen
Prinzenstraße 5
30159 Hannover, Germany
Phone: +49 511 120-4500
Email: poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de
Website: https://www.lfd.niedersachsen.de
You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfilment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients and the purpose of data processing at any time, and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions on the subject of personal data.
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection in your browser’s address line when it changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon is displayed in your browser’s address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.
If you enter into a contract which requires you to send us your payment information (e.g. account number for direct debits), we will require this data to process your payment.
Payment transactions using common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are only made via encrypted SSL or TLS connections. You can recognise an encrypted connection in your browser’s address line when it changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon in your browser line is visible.
In the case of encrypted communication, any payment details you submit to us cannot be read by third parties.
We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.
This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and saved by your browser. They do not harm your device and do not contain viruses.
Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use are stored pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and § 25 (2) TDDDG (German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act). The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of technically necessary cookies to ensure an optimised service provided free of technical errors.
Other cookies (such as those used to analyse your surfing behaviour) are only stored with your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. You can revoke this consent at any time.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
The hosting provider of this website (STRATO) automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits in “server log files”. These are:
These data will not be combined with data from other sources.
The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website – the server log files must be collected for this purpose.
Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your permission.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your request is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR), if this has been requested.
We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected.
If you contact us by email, your enquiry including all resulting personal data (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not share this data without your permission.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your request is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR), if this has been requested.
The data sent by you to us via email will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
You can register on this website in order to access additional functions offered here. The input data will only be used for the purpose of using the respective site or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject your registration.
To inform you about important changes such as those within the scope of our site or technical changes, we will use the email address specified during registration.
We will process the data provided during registration only based on your consent per Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
We will continue to store the data collected during registration for as long as you remain registered on this website. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
If you use the comment function on this site, the time at which you created the comment and your email address will be stored along with your comment, as well as your username, unless you are posting anonymously.
Storage of the IP address
Our comment function stores the IP addresses of those users who post comments. Since we do not check comments on this site before they go live, we need this information to be able to pursue action for illegal or slanderous content.
Subscribing to the comment feed
As a user of this site, you can sign up to receive the comment feed after registering. Your email address will be checked with a confirmation email. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time by clicking the link in the emails. The data provided when you subscribed to the comments feed will then be deleted, but if you have submitted this data to us for other purposes or elsewhere (such as subscribing to a newsletter), it will be retained.
How long comments are stored
The comments and the associated data (e.g. IP address) are stored and remain on this website until the content commented upon has been completely deleted or the comments are required to be removed for legal reasons.
Legal basis
The comments are stored based on your consent per Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
We collect, process and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary to establish, or modify legal relationships with us (master data). This is done based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfil a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract. We collect, process and use your personal data when accessing our website (usage data) only to the extent required to enable you to access our service or to bill you for the same.
Collected customer data shall be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfil the terms of your contract with us, for example, to banks entrusted to process your payments.
Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes without your express consent.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfil a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
This website uses social share buttons provided by the Elementor page builder. These buttons allow you to share content from this website on social networks such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn and others.
These share buttons are implemented as simple links. They do not establish a direct connection between the social networks and visitors to this website when the page is loaded. No data is transmitted to the social network operators until you actively click on one of the share buttons. When you click a share button, you will be redirected to the respective social network, which may then collect data in accordance with its own privacy policy.
We have no influence on the nature and scope of data collected by the social network operators. For information about the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the social network operators, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective networks.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of this website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google Analytics is used on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour to optimise both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG.
IP anonymisation
We have activated the IP anonymisation feature on this website. Your IP address will be shortened by Google within the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services regarding website activity and internet usage for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.
Browser plugin
You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (including your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Objecting to the collection of data
For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Data processing agreement
We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the European data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
This website uses Google AdSense, a service for including advertisements provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google AdSense uses cookies and so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). Through these, information such as the visitor traffic on these pages can be evaluated. The information generated by cookies and web beacons relating to your use of this website (including your IP address) and delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. This information may be passed on by Google to contracting parties of Google. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by Google.
AdSense cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour to optimise both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. Please be aware that in this case, you may not be able to make full use of all the features of this website.
If you would like to receive our newsletter, we require a valid email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive this newsletter. No additional data is collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We only use this data to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
We will therefore process any data you enter only with your consent per Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke consent to the storage of your data and email address as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g. through the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
The data provided when registering for the newsletter will be used to distribute the newsletter until you cancel your subscription, at which point said data will be deleted. Data we have stored for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.
This website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
If you visit one of our pages featuring a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. Here the YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube allows you to associate your browsing behaviour directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
YouTube is used to help make our website appealing. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Further information about handling user data can be found in the data protection declaration of YouTube under https://policies.google.com/privacy.
This site uses web fonts provided by Google for the uniform representation of fonts. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, your browser has to establish a direct connection to Google servers. Google thus becomes aware that this website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform and attractive presentation of our website.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.
Further information about Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
This site uses external web fonts and icons provided by Font Awesome. This service is provided by Fonticons, Inc., 6 Porter Road, Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA.
When you visit a page on our website, your browser loads the required fonts and icons from the Font Awesome servers. Font Awesome thus becomes aware that this website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Font Awesome is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform and attractive presentation of our website.
Further information about Font Awesome can be found at https://fontawesome.com and in Font Awesome’s privacy policy: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on this website (such as on a contact form) has been entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, how long the visitor has been on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis will be forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses take place completely in the background. Website visitors are not advised that such an analysis is taking place.
Data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its site from abusive automated crawling and spam. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
For more information about Google reCAPTCHA, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://www.google.com/recaptcha.
This website uses firewall and security plugins to protect the site itself and its visitors from malware, viruses, hacking attempts and other threats. These tools may store IP addresses in a local database on our own servers. This is necessary to block malicious hosts and IP addresses from accessing the website. No data is transmitted to third parties.
The use of firewall and security tools is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in protecting our website and its visitors from security threats.
If you have questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us:
TBIT DESIGN
Thomas Breher
Pappelallee 7
26122 Oldenburg
Germany
Email: info@tbitdesign.com