Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

The use of our website is normally possible without giving personal data. If personal data (eg name, address or e-mail addresses) are collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. These data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

1. Types of data collected

The types of related data that this application collects itself or via third parties include: cookie and usage data.
Full details of each type of personal data processed will be provided in the designated sections of this Privacy Statement or through concrete explanatory texts displayed prior to data processing.
The personal data may be voluntarily provided by the user or, in the case of usage data, processed automatically if this application is used.
All data requested by this application are mandatory. If this data is not provided, this application may not be able to provide its services. In cases where this application expressly states that some data is not compulsory, users may choose not to pass on this data without any consequences for the availability or function of the service.
Users who are unaware of which personal data are obligatory, are welcome to contact the owner.
Any use of cookies – or other tracking tools – by this application or by the owners of third party services used by this application is intended to provide the service requested by the user and for all other purposes described in this document and, available in the cookie policy.
Users are responsible for all personal data of third parties that are procured, published or distributed by this application, and confirm that they have the consent of the third parties to provide the data to the owner.

2. Method and location of data processing

  • Processing Methods
    The responsible authority processes the user data in a proper manner and takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, unauthorized forwarding, modification or destruction of data.
    Data processing is carried out by means of computers or IT-based systems, following an organizational procedure and mode which strictly aim at the stated purposes. In addition to the responsible authority, certain categories of persons responsible may be granted access to the data involved in the operation of the website (personnel administration, distribution, marketing, law, system administrators) or external parties (such as third-party providers of technical services, delivery companies, hosting providers) , IT companies or communications agencies) which, if necessary, are used by the owner as an order processor. A current list of these stakeholders can be requested at any time by the responsible authority.
  • Location
    The data are processed at the place of work of the responsible body and at all other places where the parties involved in the data processing are located. For more information, please contact the responsible office.
  • Storage Duration
    The data is stored as long as it is necessary for the services required by the user or for the purposes stated in this document. The user may at any time request the responsible authority to block or remove the data.

3. Use of collected data

The data about the user is collected so that the owner can provide the services. Data is also collected for the following purposes: Analytics.
The personal data used for the listed purposes are listed in the respective sections of this document.
Detailed information on the processing of personal data
Personal data are collected for the following purposes by using the following services: Google Analytics

4. Further information on the collection and processing of data

  • Legal measures
    The personal data of the user may be used by the responsible body for legal purposes in legal proceedings or in the event of possible complaints arising from the fact that this application or the related services have not been used properly.
    The user is aware that the authorities responsible for the publication of personal data could be requested.
    Further information on the user’s personal data
    In addition to the information contained in this privacy statement, this application may provide the user, upon request, with information relating to specific services or the collection and processing of personal data.
  • System logs and maintenance
    This application and third-party services may collect files for the purposes of operation and maintenance that record the interaction (system protocols) occurring through this application, or other personal data (eg, IP address) for this purpose.
    Information not contained in this privacy statement
    Further information on the collection or processing of personal data may be requested at any time by the responsible authority through the indicated contact details.
  • User rights
    Users are entitled at all times to ascertain whether their personal data has been stored and can contact the responsible agency to check the contents and origin of the stored data, verify their correctness, supplement, delete, update, rectify or transform into an anonymous Format or the blocking of unlawfully stored data as well as reject their processing for legitimate reasons. Corresponding inquiries should be sent to the responsible office using the above mentioned contact details.
    This application does not support non-tracking requests (do not track) through a web browser.
    For information on whether third parties use the non-tracking protocol, please refer to the privacy policy for the service.
  • Changes to this Privacy Statement
    The responsible body reserves the right to make changes to this data protection declaration at any time by informing its users on this page accordingly. Users are therefore encouraged to visit this page regularly, reviewing the date of the last change, as indicated at the end of the page. If a user rejects a change to the data protection declaration, he / she can no longer use this application and can request the responsible authority to delete his or her personal data. Unless otherwise stated, the current data protection statement applies to all personal data that the responsible authority has stored via a user.

5. Definitions and legal notices

  • Personal data (or data)
    Information on a natural or legal person, institution or company which is determined or identifiable by reference to other particulars (including a personal identification number), also indirectly.
  • Usage Data
    Information that this application (or third-party services that makes use of this application) automatically collects, for example, Such as: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers of users using this application, the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) addresses, the time of the request, the method used to send the request to the server , the size of the received response file, the number code indicating the status of the server response (successful result, error etc.), the country of origin, the functions of the browser and operating system used by the user, the various times per call (e.g. (Eg how much time was spent on each page of the application) and details of the path followed within an application, in particular the order of the visited pages, as well as other information about the operating system of the device and / or the user’s IT environment.
  • User
    The person using this application to which the personal data relates and which must be either the data holder or authorized by the data holder.
  • Data Owner
    The legal or natural person to whom the personal data relates.
  • Data Processors
    The natural or legal person, public administration or other body, other company or other organization authorized by the responsible authority to process the personal data in accordance with this data protection declaration.
  • Responsible body (or owner)
    The natural or legal person, public administration or any other body, any other company or organization with the right to possibly take decisions with respect to the purpose and methods of the processing of personal data, together with a further responsible body, including the security measures relating to the operation and use related to this application. Unless otherwise specified, the responsible body is the natural or legal person who owns this application.
  • This application
    The hardware or software tool used to collect the user’s personal data.
  • Cookie
    Small file saved by the application in the user’s device.

6. Legal notice

Note for European users: This data protection declaration has been complied with in compliance with the requirements of Article 10 of the EC Directive 95/46 / EC and the provisions of Directive 2002/58 / EC, as amended by Directive 2009/136 / EC Cookies. This privacy policy is all about this application.

Web analytics with Google Analytics

Our website uses features of Google Analytics’ web analytics service Google Analytics (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043). For this purpose, cookies are used that allow an analysis of the use of the website by your users. The information generated thereby is transmitted to the server of the provider and stored there. You can prevent this by setting up your browser so that no cookies are stored. We have concluded a corresponding contract data processing contract with the provider. Your IP address will be collected but pseudonymized immediately (by deleting the last 8 bits). As a result, only a rough localization is possible. The anonymized IP address provided by the user’s browser will not be merged with other Google data.

Data processing is based on the statutory provisions of § 96 (3) TKG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a (consent) and / or f (legitimate interest) of the GDPR. Our concern in the sense of the GDPR (legitimate interest) is the improvement of our offer and our website. Since the privacy of our users is important to us, the user data is pseudonymized. The user data is kept for a period of 26 months.

Newsletter

You have the opportunity to subscribe to our newsletter via our website. For this we need your e-mail address and your declaration that you agree with the subscription to the newsletter. You can cancel the subscription to the newsletter at any time. To do this, either click on “unsubscribe from this list” in the footer of the newsletter or send your cancellation to the following e-mail address: privacy@surfandmind.com – we will immediately delete your data in connection with the newsletter dispatch.

To organize and disseminate our newsletter distribution we use the external mail service provider MailChimp, an offer of the Rocket Science Group based in Atlanta (USA). It concerned a processor, to which the regulations of the GDPR apply for third countries (see Art 45 GDPR). All your contact information will be kept confidential.