Privacy statement

preamble
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With the following privacy policy, we would like to explain to you what types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as “data”) we process for what purposes and to what extent as part of providing our application.

The terms used are not gender-specific.

As of September 21, 2023
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Table of contents:
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- Preamble
- Responsible person
- Contact data protection officer
- Overview of processing
- Relevant legal bases
- Safety measures
- Transfer of personal data
- International data transfers
- Deletion of data
- Rights of data subjects
- Use of cookies
- Provision of online services and web hosting
- Contact and request management
- Newsletters and electronic notifications
- Web analysis, monitoring and optimization
- Presences on social networks (social media)
- Plug-ins and embedded features and content
- Amendment and update of the privacy policy
- Definitions of terms

person responsible
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startport GmbH
Alte Ruhrorter Strasse 42-52
47119 Duisburg
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Authorized representatives:
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Managing Directors: Alessandro Benassi and Johannes Franke
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email address: info@startport.net
Telephone: +49 203 759870
Impressum: https://www.startport.net/impressum


Contact data protection officer
CANCOM GmbH
Florinstraße 18
56218 Mülheim-Kärlich
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email: datenschutz@duisport.de
Telephone: +49 261 92736 0


Relevant legal bases

‍Relevant legal bases under the GDPR: The following is an overview of the legal bases of the GDPR, on the basis of which we process personal data. Please note that, in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, national data protection requirements may apply in your or our country of residence or place of residence. Should more specific legal bases also apply in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the privacy policy.
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Consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR) - The data subject has given consent to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for a specific purpose or several specific purposes.
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‍Contract performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or to carry out pre-contractual measures taken at the request of the data subject.
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‍Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) - Processing is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the controller or of a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, which require the protection of personal data, prevail.
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‍National data protection regulations in Germany:
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‍In addition to the data protection regulations of the GDPR, national regulations on data protection apply in Germany. This includes in particular the Act on Protection against Misuse of Personal Data in Data Processing (Federal Data Protection Act — BDSG). In particular, the BDSG contains special rules on the right to information, the right to deletion, the right of objection, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes and transmission and automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling. In addition, state data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.

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Safety measures
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In accordance with legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of processing as well as the different probabilities of occurrence and the extent of the threat to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk. The measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as access, input, transfer, availability and separation of data. We have also set up procedures that ensure that data subject rights are exercised, data deleted and responses to data risks. In addition, we take the protection of personal data into account when developing or selecting hardware, software and processes in accordance with the principles of data protection, through technology design and privacy-friendly default settings. TLS encryption (https): To protect your data transmitted via our online offering, we use TLS encryption. You can recognize such encrypted connections by the prefix https://in the address bar of your browser.
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Transfer of personal data
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As part of our processing of personal data, the data may be transferred to other bodies, companies, legally independent organizational units or persons or disclosed to them. Recipients of this data may include, for example, service providers tasked with IT tasks or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we comply with legal requirements and, in particular, conclude appropriate contracts or agreements with the recipients of your data that serve to protect your data. Data transfer within the group of companies: We may transfer personal data to other companies within our group of companies or grant them access to this data. If this transfer is made for administrative purposes, the transfer of data is based on our legitimate entrepreneurial and business interests or takes place where it is necessary to fulfill our contract-related obligations or if the data subject has the consent of the person concerned or a legal permission.
‍VI. Email contact

International data transfers Data processing in third countries:
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If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA)) or processing takes place as part of the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transfer of data to other persons, bodies or companies, this is only done in accordance with legal requirements. If the level of data protection in the third country has been recognized by means of an adequacy decision (Art. 45 GDPR), this serves as the basis for data transfer. In addition, data transfers only take place if the level of data protection is otherwise ensured, in particular by standard contractual clauses (Art. 46 para. 2 lit. c) GDPR), express consent or, in the case of contractual or legally required transfer (Art. 49 para. 1 GDPR). In addition, we will provide you with the principles of third-country transfers with the individual providers from the third country, with the consent decision taking priority as the basis. Information on third-country transfers and existing adequacy decisions can be found in the information offered by the EU Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_de.EU-US Trans-Atlantic DataPrivacy Framework: Within the framework of the so-called “Data Privacy Framework” (DPF), the EU Commission has also recognized the level of data protection for certain companies from the USA as part of the adequacy decision of 10.07.2023. The list of certified companies and further information about the DPF can be found on the US Department of Commerce website at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/ (in English). As part of the data protection policy, we will inform you which service providers we use are certified under the Data Privacy Framework.

Deletion of data
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The data processed by us will be deleted in accordance with legal requirements as soon as their consent permitted for processing is withdrawn or other permits no longer apply (e.g. if the purpose of processing this data has been omitted or they are not necessary for the purpose). Unless the data is deleted because it is necessary for other and legally permitted purposes, its processing will be limited to these purposes. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be stored for commercial or tax reasons or whose storage is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person. As part of our data protection policy, we can provide users with further information about the deletion and storage of data that applies specifically to the respective processing process.


Rights of data subjects
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Rights of data subjects under the GDPR: As a data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 GDPR:
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Right to object: For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If the personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing. Right of withdrawal in case of consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Right to information: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the relevant data is being processed and for information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with legal requirements.
Right to rectification: In accordance with legal requirements, you have the right to request the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of incorrect data concerning you.
Right to delete and restrict processing: In accordance with legal requirements, you have the right to request that data concerning you be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to request that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with legal requirements.
Right to data portability: You have the right to receive data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format in accordance with legal requirements or to request that it be transmitted to another person responsible.
Complaint to supervisory authority: In accordance with legal requirements and without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular a supervisory authority in the Member State in which you habitually reside, the supervisory authority of your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of personal data relating to you is contrary to the GDPR.
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Use of cookies
Cookies are small text files or other memory notes that store information on end devices and read information from the end devices. For example, to save the login status in a user account, shopping cart content in an e-shop, the content accessed or functions used on an online offer. Cookies can also be used for various purposes, e.g. for the purpose of the functionality, security and convenience of online offerings and the preparation of analyses of visitor flows.

Information on consent: We use cookies in accordance with legal regulations. We therefore obtain prior consent from users, unless this is required by law. In particular, consent is not required if the storage and reading of information, including cookies, is absolutely necessary to provide users with a telemedia service (i.e. our online offering) that they have expressly requested. Strictly necessary cookies usually include cookies with functions that serve to display and run the online offer, load balancing, security, storage of users' preferences and choices, or similar purposes related to providing the main and ancillary functions of the online offer requested by users. The revocable consent is clearly communicated to users and contains information on the respective use of cookies.
‍Information on legal bases of data protection law: The legal basis on which data protection law we process users' personal data using cookies depends on whether we ask users for consent. If users consent, the legal basis for processing their data is their declared consent. Otherwise, the data processed using cookies will be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. in operating our online offering and improving its usability) or, if this is done as part of fulfilling our contractual obligations, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations. We will explain the purposes for which we process cookies in the course of this privacy policy or as part of our consent and processing processes.

Storage period: With regard to storage time, a distinction is made between the following types of cookies:
‍Temporary cookies (also: session or session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online offer and closed their device (e.g. browser or mobile application).
Persistent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the end device is closed. For example, the login status can be saved or preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again. User data collected with the help of cookies can also be used to measure reach. Unless we provide users with explicit information about the type and storage period of cookies (e.g. when obtaining consent), users should assume that cookies are permanent and that the storage period can be up to two years.

General information on revocation and objection (so-called “opt-out”): Users can withdraw their consent at any time and object to processing in accordance with legal requirements. For this purpose, users can, among other things, restrict the use of cookies in their browser settings (although this may also restrict the functionality of our online offering). An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can also be declared via the websites https://optout.aboutads.info and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/.

‍Cookie settings/objection option:

Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
‍Further information on processing processes, procedures and services: Processing of cookie data based on consent: We use a cookie consent management process, in which user consents to the use of cookies, or the processing and providers mentioned as part of the cookie consent management process, can be obtained and managed and withdrawn by users. The declaration of consent is saved so that you do not have to repeat the request again and to be able to prove your consent in accordance with the legal obligation. The storage can take place on the server side and/or in a cookie (so-called opt-in cookie, or using comparable technologies) in order to be able to assign consent to a user or their device. Subject to individual information about the providers of cookie management services, the following information applies: The period of storage of consent may be up to two years. A pseudonymous user identifier is created and stored at the time of consent, information on the scope of the consent (e.g. which categories of cookies and/or service providers) and the browser, system and device used;
Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
‍BorlabsCookie: cookie consent management;
‍Service provider: Hosted locally on our server, no data transfer to third parties
‍Site: https://de.borlabs.io/borlabs-cookie/.
‍More information: An individual user ID, language, types of consents and the time they were submitted are stored on the server side and in the cookie on the user's device.
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Provision of online services and web hosting
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We process users' data in order to be able to provide them with our online services. For this purpose, we process the user's IP address, which is necessary to transfer the content and functions of our online services to the user's browser or device.
‍Types of data processed: usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
Affected persons: users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
‍Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness; information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.).). safety measures.
Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).


Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
‍Provision of online services on rented storage space: To provide our online service, we use storage space, computing capacity and software, which we rent or otherwise obtain from an appropriate server provider (also known as a “web host”);
‍Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
‍Collection of access data and log files: Access to our online offering is logged in the form of so-called “server log files.” The server log files may include the address and name of the retrieved websites and files, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider.

The server log files can be used, on the one hand, for security purposes, e.g. to avoid server overloading (especially in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and, on the other hand, to ensure server load and stability;
Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
‍Deletion of data: Log file information is stored for a maximum of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data whose further storage is necessary for evidentiary purposes is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

Contact and request management
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When contacting us (e.g. by post, contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media) and within the framework of existing user and business relationships, the information provided by the inquiring persons will be processed insofar as this is necessary to answer the contact requests and any requested measures.
‍Types of data processed: Contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers); content data (e.g. entries in online forms); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
‍Affected persons: communication partner.
Purposes of processing: Contact requests and communication; management and response to inquiries; feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form). Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
‍Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Contract performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
‍Further information on processing processes, procedures and services: contact form: When users contact us via our contact form, e-mail or other means of communication, we process the data provided to us in this context to process the submitted request;
‍Legal bases: Contract performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b) GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR).


Newsletters and electronic notifications
We only send newsletters, emails and other electronic notifications (hereinafter “newsletters”) with the consent of the recipients or legal permission. If the content of the newsletter is specifically described as part of a subscription to the newsletter, they are decisive for the user's consent. In addition, our newsletters contain information about our services and us. In order to subscribe to our newsletters, it is generally sufficient to provide your e-mail address. However, we may ask you to provide a name in order to address you personally in the newsletter, or further information, if this is necessary for the purposes of the newsletter.

Registration for our newsletter generally takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that no one can log in with foreign email addresses. Subscriptions to the newsletter are logged in order to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes saving the time of registration and confirmation as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored with the shipping service provider are also logged.
‍Deletion and restriction of processing: We can store the unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete them in order to be able to prove a previously given consent. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of possible defense against claims. An individual request for deletion is possible at any time, provided that the former existence of consent is confirmed at the same time. In the event of obligations to permanently comply with objections, we reserve the right to store the email address in a blocked list (so-called “block list”) for this purpose alone. The registration process is logged on the basis of our legitimate interests for the purpose of proving that it has been completed correctly. Insofar as we commission a service provider to send emails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure delivery system.

Content:
Information about us, our services, promotions and offers.
‍Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers); meta, communication and process data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status). usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times).
‍Affected persons: communication partner.
‍Purposes of processing: Direct marketing (e.g. via email or post).
‍Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Objection option (opt-out): You can cancel the receipt of our newsletter at any time, i.e. withdraw your consent or object to further receipt. You will either find a link to cancel the newsletter at the end of each newsletter or you can otherwise use one of the contact options listed above, preferably e-mail.

Further information on processing processes, procedures and services: Mailchimp: email delivery and email delivery and automation services;
‍Service provider: Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, United States;
‍Legal bases: legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR);
‍Site: https://mailchimp.com;
‍Privacy statement: https://mailchimp.com/legal/;
‍Order processing contract: https://mailchimp.com/legal/;
‍Basis for transfer to third countries: EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), standard contractual clauses (provided by service provider).
‍More information: Special safety measures: https://mailchimp.com/help/Mailchimp-european-data-transfers/.

Web analysis, monitoring and optimization
Web analysis (also known as “reach measurement”) is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to our online offering and may include behavior, interests or demographic information about visitors, such as age or gender, as pseudonymous values. With the help of reach analysis, we can, for example, identify at what time our online offering or its functions or content are used most frequently or invite them to be reused. We can also understand which areas need optimization. In addition to web analysis, we can also use test methods, for example to test and optimize different versions of our online offering or its components. Unless otherwise stated below, profiles, i.e. data summarized for a usage process, can be created for these purposes and information can be stored in a browser or in a terminal device and read from it. The information collected includes in particular websites visited and elements used there, as well as technical information, such as the browser used, the computer system used and information on usage times. If users have agreed to the collection of their location data with us or with the providers of the services we use, location data may also be processed. The IP addresses of users are also stored. However, we use an IP masking process (i.e. pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. In general, as part of web analysis, A/B testing and optimization, no clear user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored, but pseudonyms. This means that we as well as the providers of the software codes used do not know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purposes of the respective processes.
‍Types of data processed: usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
‍Affected persons: users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
‍Purposes of processing: Reach measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning visitors); profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles). Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
‍Safety measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address).
‍Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures and services: Google Analytics 4:
‍We use Google Analytics to measure and analyze the use of our online offering based on a pseudonymous user identification number. This identification number does not contain any unique data, such as names or email addresses. It is used to assign analysis information to a device in order to identify which content users have accessed during one or more usage processes, which search terms they have used, have accessed them again or have interacted with our online offering. The time of use and its duration are also stored, as well as the sources of users who refer to our online offering and technical aspects of their devices and browsers. Pseudonymous profiles of users are created with information from the use of various devices, and cookies can be used. Google Analytics does not log or store individual IP addresses for EU users. However, Analytics provides rough geographic location data by deriving the following metadata from IP addresses: city (and the city's derived latitude and longitude), continent, country, region, subcontinent (and ID-based counterparts). In EU data traffic, the IP address data is used exclusively for this derivation of geolocation data before it is immediately deleted. They are not logged, are not accessible and are not used for further purposes. When Google Analytics collects measurement data, all IP queries are performed on EU-based servers before traffic is forwarded to Analytics servers for processing;
‍Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland;
‍Legal bases: legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR);
‍Site: https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/de/about/analytics/;
‍Privacy statement: https://policies.google.com/privacy;
‍Order processing contract: https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/;
‍Basis for transfer to third countries: EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), standard contractual clauses (https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms);
‍Objection option (opt-out): Opt-out plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de, settings for displaying advertisements: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
‍More information: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/adsservices (Types of processing and data processed).
‍Google Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager is a solution that allows us to manage so-called website tags via an interface and thus integrate other services into our online offering (please refer to further information in this privacy policy). The Tag Manager itself (which implements the tags) therefore does not yet create user profiles or store cookies, for example. Google only learns the user's IP address, which is necessary to run Google Tag Manager;
‍Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland;
‍Legal bases: consent (Article 6 (1) (1) (a) GDPR);
‍Site: https://marketingplatform.google.com;
‍Privacy statement: https://policies.google.com/privacy;
‍Order processing contract: https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms.
Basis for transfer to third countries: EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), standard contractual clauses (https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms).

Presences on social networks (SocialMedia)
We maintain online presences within social networks and, within this framework, process user data in order to communicate with users active there or to offer information about us. We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union area. This may result in risks for users because, for example, it could make it more difficult to enforce users' rights. Furthermore, user data within social networks is usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created based on user behavior and the resulting interests of users. The user profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the networks that presumably match the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on users' computers, in which user behavior and interests are stored. In addition, data can also be stored in the user profiles regardless of the device used by the users (in particular if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them). For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the options for objection (opt-out), we refer to the data protection declarations and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.

Even in the case of requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights, we would like to point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the providers have access to user data and can directly take appropriate measures and provide information. Should you still need help, you can contact us.
‍Types of data processed: Contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers); content data (e.g. entries in online forms); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
Affected persons: users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
‍Purposes of processing: Contact requests and communication; feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form). marketing.
‍Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
‍Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Instagram: social network;
‍Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand CanalSquare, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland;

Legal bases: legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR);
‍Site: https://www.instagram.com.
‍Privacy statement: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy.
‍LinkedIn: social network; legal bases: legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR); standard contractual clauses: https://legal.linkedin.com/dpa; option to object (opt-out): https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out; order processing contract: https://legal.linkedin.com/dpa;
‍Service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland;
‍Site: https://www.linkedin.com.
‍Privacy statement: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
‍X: social network;
‍Service provider: Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland;
‍Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
‍Privacy statement: https://twitter.com/privacy, (Settings: https://twitter.com/personalization).
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Plug-ins and embedded features and content
We integrate functional and content elements into our online offering, which are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”). This can include, for example, graphics, videos or city plans (hereinafter uniformly referred to as “content”). The integration always requires that the third-party providers of this content process the user's IP address, as they could not send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required to display this content or functions. We make every effort to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third parties can also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. The “pixel tags” can be used to evaluate information, such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information can also be stored in cookies on the user's device and contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and the operating system, referring websites, the time of visit and other information about the use of our online offer, as well as be linked to such information from other sources.

‍Types of data processed: usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
‍Affected persons: users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
‍Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
‍Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures and services: Google Fonts (retrieved from Google server):
‍Procurement of fonts (and symbols) for the purpose of technically safe, maintenance-free and efficient use of fonts and symbols with regard to timeliness and loading times, their uniform presentation and taking into account possible licensing restrictions. The provider of the fonts is provided with the user's IP address so that the fonts can be made available in the user's browser. In addition, technical data (language settings, screen resolution, operating system, hardware used) are transmitted, which are necessary to provide the fonts depending on the devices used and the technical environment. This data can be processed on a server operated by the font provider in the USA - When visiting our online offering, users' browsers send their browser HTTP requests to the Google Fonts Web API (i.e. a software interface for retrieving fonts). The Google Fonts Web API provides users with the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) from Google Fonts and then the fonts specified in CCS. These HTTP requests include (1) the IP address used by the respective user to access the Internet, (2) the requested URL on the Google server, and (3) the HTTP headers, including the user agent, which describes the browser and operating system versions of the website visitors, and the referral URL (i.e. the web page on which the Google font is to be displayed). IP addresses are neither logged nor stored on Google servers and are not analyzed. The Google Fonts Web API logs details of HTTP requests (requested URL, user agent, and referral URL). Access to this data is restricted and strictly controlled. The requested URL identifies the font families for which the user wants to load fonts. This data is logged so that Google can determine how often a specific font family is requested. With the Google Fonts Web API, the user agent must adapt the font that is generated for the respective browser type. The user agent is primarily logged for debugging and used to generate aggregate usage statistics that measure the popularity of font families. These summarized usage statistics are published on the Google Fonts “Analytics” page. Finally, the referral URL is logged so that the data can be used to maintain production and generate an aggregate report on the top integrations based on the number of font requests. According to its own information, Google does not use any of the information collected by Google Fonts to create profiles of end users or to display targeted ads;
‍Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland;
‍Legal bases: legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR);
‍Site: https://fonts.google.com/;
‍Privacy statement: https://policies.google.com/privacy;
‍Basis for transfer to third countries: EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
‍More information: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq/privacy?hl=de.

Amendment and update of the privacy policy
We ask you to regularly check the content of our privacy policy. We will adjust the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g. consent) or other individual notification. If we provide addresses and contact information of companies and organizations in this privacy policy, please note that the addresses may change over time and please check the information before contacting us. Definitions This section provides an overview of the terms used in this privacy statement. Insofar as the terms are defined by law, their legal definitions apply. The following explanations, on the other hand, are primarily intended for understanding.
‍Personal data: “Personal data “means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject “); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or to one or more specific characteristics, the expression of physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, are the cultural or social identity of that natural person.
‍Profiles with user-related information: The processing of “profiles with user-related information”, or “profiles” for short, includes any type of automated processing of personal data, which consists in using this personal data to analyze, evaluate or predict certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (depending on the type of profiling, various information regarding demographics, behavior and interests, such as interaction with websites and their content, etc.) interests in specific content or products, click behavior on a website or location). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes.
‍Range measurement: Reach measurement (also known as web analytics) is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to an online offer and can include visitors' behavior or interests in certain information, such as the content of websites. With the help of reach analysis, website owners can, for example, recognize at what time visitors visit their website and what content they are interested in. This allows them, for example, to better adapt the content of the website to the needs of their visitors. Pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used for audience analysis purposes to recognize returning visitors and thus obtain more detailed analyses of the use of an online offer.
‍responsible person: “Responsible person” is the natural or legal person, authority, agency or other body which, alone or together with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
‍processing: “Processing” means any process carried out with or without the aid of automated procedures or any such series of processes in connection with personal data. The term is broad and covers virtually any handling of data, whether collection, evaluation, storage, transmission or deletion.
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