altea.me Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal information is not required by law or contract, nor is it necessary to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to do so will have no consequences. This only applies to the extent that no other information is given in the subsequent processing procedures. “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server-Logfiles

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider via your Internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). These stored data include, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO out of our overwhelming legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our services.

Reviews – Newsletter

Data collection when writing a commentary

Writing comments on an article or contribution, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The processing serves the purpose of enabling comments and displaying comments. By sending the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted. When your comment is published, the name you provide and the e-mail address you provide will be stored but not published. In addition, your IP address will be stored when you submit your comment for the purpose of preventing misuse of the comment function and ensuring the security of our information technology systems. By sending the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted. Back to the top of the page.

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Use of the e-mail address for sending newsletters

We use your e-mail address independently of the contract processing exclusively for our own advertising purposes for newsletter dispatch, provided that you have expressly agreed to this. Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list.

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Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.

We use these cookies for the purpose of making our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these it is necessary that the browser is recognized also after a page change. The processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO out of our predominantly legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer. Back to the top of the page Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your Internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them and prevent the cookies from being saved and the data they contain from being transmitted. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

The data processing operations described below in this section, in particular the setting of cookies for analysis, advertising and affiliate purposes, are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO in our overwhelming legitimate interest:

•  the need-based and target-oriented design of the website, e.g. analysis and statistics tools
• to address website visitors in a targeted manner with interest-related advertising, e.g. with conversion tracking
• the success measurement of partner advertising and the associated correct settlement of commissions within the framework of the partner program

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Use of Google Analytics

On our website we use the web analysis service Google Analytics of Google LLC. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data if you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws. The purpose of the data processing is to analyse this website and its visitors. Google will use the information collected on behalf of the operator of this website to analyse your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google. Google Analytics uses cookies, which enable an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymisation is activated on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google in advance within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google has certified itself according to the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus obliged to comply with the European data protection directives. You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link [plug-in to prevent Google Analytics]. To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across all devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used for this to be fully effective. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be resubmitted to Google. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Disable Google Analytics. You can find more information about terms of use and data protection here. Information about Google Analytics 1 Information about Google Analytics 2.

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Using Google's remarketing or “Similar Target Groups” feature

On our website we use the remarketing or “similar target group” function of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data if you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws. The purpose of the application is to analyse visitor behaviour and interests. Google uses cookies to perform website usage analysis, which forms the basis for creating interest-related advertisements. The cookies are used to record visits to the website and anonymous data on the use of the website. There is no storage of personal data of visitors to the website. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will see advertisements that are highly likely to include previously accessed product and information areas. Your data may be transferred to the USA. Google has certified itself according to the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is therefore committed to complying with the European data protection guidelines. You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the following link and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by accessing the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative under Deactivation by Network Advertising Initiative and implementing the additional information mentioned there for the opt-out. For more information about Google Remarketing and the related privacy statement, please visit the following page: Information and privacy policy for Google Analytics

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Using Google Ads Conversion Tracking

On our website we use the online advertising program “Google Ads” and in this context conversion tracking. Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is placed on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not expired, Google and we may recognize that you clicked on the ad and were directed to that page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. As a result, there is no way that cookies can be tracked through ads customer websites. The information collected through the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were directed to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive information that personally identifies users. Your information may be transferred to the United States. Google has certified itself under the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield and is therefore committed to complying with the European Privacy Directive. You can deactivate personalized advertising for you in the Google advertising settings. You will find instructions on how to do this under Manage Google Ads. Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative under Deactivation by Network Advertising Initiative and implementing the additional information about the opt-out mentioned there. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: Information and privacy policy Google.

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Using Google AdSense

We use the AdSense function of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”) on our website. Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data if you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws. The purpose of data processing is to rent advertising space on the website and to target visitors to the website with interest-related advertising. By means of this function, personalised, interest-related advertisements from the Google Display Network are placed on visitors to the provider's website. Google uses cookies to analyze your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Google has certified itself according to the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus obliged to comply with the European data protection guidelines. You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the following link and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: Plug-in to permanently prevent Google from using cookies. Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative's opt-out page under Opt-out by Network Advertising Initiative and implementing the opt-out information provided there. You can find more information and Google's privacy policy at : About Google's Privacy Policy 1 About Google's Privacy Policy 2.

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Using the Amazon Affiliate Program

We use the partner program “AmazonPartnerNet” of Amazon EU S.a.r.l. (5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg; “Amazon”). On our website, we have set up advertisements as links to offers on various Amazon websites. Amazon uses cookies. The cookies serve the purpose of correct billing within the framework of the partner program. The cookies allow Amazon to determine that you have clicked on an ad link and to trace the origin of the order generated through the ad link. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings of your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. You can find the data protection declaration with detailed information on the use of data by Amazon under Information on Amazon's data protection declaration.

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Plug-ins

Use of social plug-ins via “Shariff”.

We use social networking plug-ins on our website. To keep you in control of your data, we use the privacy-secure “Shariff” buttons. We do not link to social network servers without your explicit consent and therefore do not transmit data. “Shariff” is a development of the specialists of the computer magazine c't. It allows more privacy on the net and replaces the usual “share” buttons of social networks. More information about the Shariff project can be found here. If you click on the buttons, a pop-up window appears in which you can log in with your data to the respective provider. Only after this active login by you a direct connection to the social networks will be established. By logging in, you give your consent to the transfer of your data to the respective social media provider. Among other things, your IP address and the information which of our pages you have visited will be transmitted. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the collected information will also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. You can only prevent this assignment by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons. The social networks listed below are connected via the “Shariff” function. Further information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of the data as well as on your rights in this regard and possibilities to protect your privacy can be found in the linked data protection information of the providers.

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• Google+ of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, Kalifornien, 94043 USA) Google privacy notices
• Facebook of Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA) Facebook privacy notices
• Twitter of Twitter Inc. (1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA) Twitter privacy notices
• Pinterest of Pinterest Inc. (635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA) Pinterest privacy notices
• AddThis of Oracle America, Inc. (500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, USA) Addthis-Oracle privacy notices
• Instagram of Instagram LLC. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA) Instagram privacy notices
• Xing of XING SE (Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg) Xing privacy notices
• LinkedIn of LinkedIn Corporation (2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) Linkedin privacy notices

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Using YouTube

We use the YouTube video embedding feature of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “YouTube”) on our website.YouTube is an affiliate of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The Advanced Privacy Mode option is enabled. This prevents YouTube from storing information about website visitors. Only when you watch a video will information about it be sent to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transferred to the USA. Google has certified itself under the US-EU Privacy Shield and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection legislation. Further information on the collection and use of the data by YouTube and Google, on your rights in this respect and on ways of protecting your privacy can be found in YouTube's data protection information (Youtube data protection information).

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Using Vimeo

On our website we use plug-ins from Vimeo Inc. (555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; “Vimeo”) to integrate videos of the portal “Vimeo”. If you access pages of our website that contain such a plug-in, you will be connected to Vimeo's servers and the plug-in will be displayed on the page by notifying your browser. This transmits to Vimeo's servers both your IP address and the information that you have visited our pages. If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by starting a video by pressing the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account. Your data may be transferred to the USA. Vimeao has certified itself according to the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus committed to comply with the European data protection guidelines. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO out of Vimeo's legitimate interest in market analysis and in improving its services in a demand-oriented and targeted manner. If you do not want Vimeo to assign the information collected directly to your Vimeo account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website. For more information about the purpose and scope of the collection and the wider use and processing of the data by Vimeo, as well as your related rights and privacy choices, please see Vimeo's Privacy Notice: Vimeo Privacy Notice

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Use of GoogleMaps

On our website we use the function for embedding GoogleMaps maps of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data if you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws. This feature enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. Google also collects, processes and uses information about visitors to its websites when they visit pages on which GoogleMaps maps are integrated. Your data may also be transferred to the USA. Google has certified itself according to the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus obliged to comply with the European data protection guidelines. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO out of a legitimate interest in the need-based and targeted design of our website. Further information on the collection and use of data by Google can be found in Google's data protection information under Google Maps data protection information. There you can also change your settings in the data protection centre so that you can manage and protect the data processed by Google.

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Use of Google reCAPTCHA

We use the reCAPTCHA service of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”) on our website. Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data if you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google which is responsible for the processing of your data and for compliance with applicable data protection legislation. Your input will be transmitted to Google for further use. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service will be transmitted to Google. This data is processed by Google within the European Union and may also be transferred to the USA. Google has certified itself according to the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus obliged to comply with the European data protection guidelines. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO in the legitimate interest of protecting our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. Further information about Google reCAPTCHA as well as the corresponding data protection declaration can be found under: Google Recaptcha Privacy Policy and Google Privacy Policy.

Use of Affiliate Links/Advertising Links

The links marked with an asterisk (*) are so-called affiliate links. If you click on such an affiliate link and buy through this link, I get a commission from the relevant online shop or provider. The price does not change for you.

The data will be stored under consideration of legal retention periods and then deleted after expiry of the period if you have not agreed to the further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject

If the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights according to Art. 15 to 20 DSGVO: right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data transferability. Furthermore, according to Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 para. 1 f DSGVO and to processing for the purpose of direct advertising. Please contact us if you wish. You will find the contact details in our imprint.

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority

Pursuant to Art. 77 DSGVO, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

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Right of objection

If the personal data processing operations listed here are based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to such processing operations with effect for the future. After objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can prove compelling grounds for processing worthy of protection which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims. If personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you may object to such processing at any time by notifying us. After objection, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct marketing. last change on 03.08.2019 The legal texts were prepared by Händlerbund Management AG.

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