Data protection

Data protection

We appreciate your interest in our website. The protection of your personal data when it is collected, processed and used during your visit to our website is important to us. 1. Personal data Personal data is information that can be used to find out your identity. This includes your name, address, postal address and telephone number. Information that is not associated with your identity (such as the number of users of a website) is not included. In principle, you can use our online offer without disclosing your identity. When you request information, order e-books, or make other inquiries, we ask for your name and other personal information. You are free to decide whether you enter this data. We store your information on specially protected servers in Zurich, Switzerland. Access to it is only possible for a few authorized persons. They are responsible for the technical, commercial or editorial support of the content and servers. Insofar as the usage or traffic data is required for our services, it will be stored for a maximum of six months after the data has been collected. If the data is required to fulfill existing legal, statutory or contractual retention periods (e.g. invoices), this data will also be stored beyond that. However, this data is blocked and only a few authorized persons can access it using passwords. 2. Disclosure of personal data to third parties We only use your personal information to answer your inquiries. We do not pass on the data to third parties without your express consent. Insofar as we are obliged to do so by law or by court order, we will transmit your data to bodies entitled to receive information. 3. Use of cookies Internet cookies are small data packages that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies on our website. Such cookies are necessary in order to enable you to move freely on the website and to use its features; this also includes access to secure areas of the website. Cookies are also necessary for the function of the shopping cart for shop orders for technical reasons. Most browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. However, you can deactivate the storage of cookies or set your browser so that it notifies you as soon as cookies are sent. 4. Protection of minors Children and persons under the age of 18 should not transmit any personal data to us without the consent of their parents or legal guardians. 5. Links to other websites Our online offer contains links to other websites. We have no influence on whether their operators comply with data protection regulations. 6. Google Analytics This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for website operators and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required to do so by law or if third parties process this data on Google's behalf. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. 7. Newsletter Newsletter data If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and with the receipt of the newsletter agree. Further data is not collected or only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted after you have canceled the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the members' area) remain unaffected. Worldsoft Business Suite (WBS) This website uses the Worldsoft Business Suite (WBS) to send newsletters. The provider is Worldsoft AG, Churerstrasse 158, 8808 Pfäffikon, Switzerland. The Worldsoft Business Suite (WBS) is a service with which, among other things, the sending of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. The data you enter for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored on the servers of Worldsoft AG. Data analysis by the WBS If we send newsletters with the help of the WBS, we can determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked. The WBS also enables us to subdivide the newsletter recipients into different categories (so-called tagging). The newsletter recipients can be divided according to gender, personal preferences (e.g. vegetarian or non-vegetarian) or customer relationship (e.g. customer or potential customer). In this way, the newsletters can be better adapted to the respective target groups. You can find more information at: https://www.worldsoft.info/5243/wbs If you do not want an analysis by the WBS, you must therefore unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. Legal basis The data is processed on the basis of your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation. Duration of storage The data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted both from our servers and from the servers of Worldsoft AG after you have canceled the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the members' area) remain unaffected. For more information, see Worldsoft AG's privacy policy at: https://www.worldsoft.info/5765. 8. Social media Facebook plugins (Like & Share button) Plugins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated on our website. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button (collection and transfer of information: You can use the Google+ button to publish information worldwide. You and other users can use the Google+ button to receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you +1'd an item and information about the page you were viewing when you clicked +1. Your +1's can be used as clues along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads on the Internet.Google records information about your +1 activities in order to improve Google services for you and others. In order to be able to use the Google+ button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile that is at least the one selected for the profile th name must contain. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name can also replace another name that you used when sharing content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile can be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you. Use of the information collected: In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google data protection regulations. Google may publish aggregated statistics about users' +1 activity or pass them on to users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers or affiliated websites. LinkedIn plugin Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Each time one of our pages that contains LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on LinkedIn's "Recommend" button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to assign your visit to our website to you and your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by LinkedIn. For more information, see LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. XING Plugin Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Each time one of our pages containing XING functions is called up, a connection to the XING servers is established. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behavior is evaluated. Further information on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in the XING data protection declaration at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection. 9. Plugins and tools Google Web Fonts This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the Google servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offering. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer. You can find more information about Google Web Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. Google reCAPTCHA We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). With reCAPTCHA it should be checked whether the data entry on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) is done by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, length of stay of the website visitor on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google. The reCAPTCHA analyzes run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place. Data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy, see the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/int ro/android .html. Google Maps This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. Google Maps is used in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers and to make it easier to find the places we have indicated on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. You can find more information on the handling of user data in Google's data protection declaration: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ privacy/. YouTube Our website uses plugins from the Google-operated YouTube site. The site operator is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. If you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers will be established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. YouTube is used in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. You can find further information on the handling of user data in YouTube's data protection declaration at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies /privacy. Notes on Facebook plugins We use plugins from the online network portal »Facebook« on our website. The operator of this network is Facebook Inc.; 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. The plugins are a button labeled “Like” and the Facebook Inc. logo – a white “f” on a blue background. Such plugins can also be recognized by the notice »Social plugin from Facebook«, which can be found on the website. When you visit our website, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook Inc. servers, whereby the specific content of the plugin is made available by Facebook on their servers and finally integrated directly into our website via your browser. If you are a Facebook member and logged in to Facebook during your visit to our website, this visit can already be assigned to your Facebook user account. If you use the "Like" button, this information is also sent directly to Facebook and stored there. You can avoid the assignment of the visit to our website to your Facebook account if you have previously logged out of Facebook. Even if you are not a member of Facebook, your IP address may be transmitted to Facebook Inc. and stored when you visit our website. Further information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by Facebook as well as information on setting options for Facebook user accounts to protect privacy can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php. Source: Stroemer Rechtsanwälte 10. Contact “Alte Schmiede” pottery owner: Dana Grundmann Kirchberg 1b 38879 Schierke info@alteschmiede.com