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Privacy Policy

Convenience translation: This English version is provided for your convenience only. Solely the German version is legally binding; in case of discrepancies, the German version prevails.

1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Data Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data in this context is all data by which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The data controller (Verantwortlicher) responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Dr. Boyana Boneva und Dr. Kevin Leiss GbR, Kirchstr. 25, 64625 Bensheim, Germany, phone: +49 15678 213207, email: info@codeprehensible.de. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

1.3 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser bar.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

When you use our website for purely informational purposes, that is, if you do not register or otherwise submit information to us, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • The website visited
  • Date and time at the moment of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/referrer from which you reached the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (where applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if concrete indications point to unlawful use.

3) Cookies

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after you close your browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your device for longer and make it possible to save page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies we use, the processing is carried out either in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR in the case of consent given, or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of your visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set and can decide individually whether to accept them, or so that the acceptance of cookies is excluded in certain cases or in general. Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

4) Contacting Us

4.1 Our own online appointment booking function

We process your personal data as part of the online appointment booking we provide. You can see which data we collect for online appointment booking from the respective input form or the appointment request used to arrange the appointment. Where certain data is necessary to carry out an online appointment booking, we mark it accordingly in the input form or in the appointment request. Where we provide a free text field in the input form, you can describe your request there in more detail. You can then also decide for yourself which additional data you would like to enter. The data you provide is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of arranging the appointment. For the processing of personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us consent to the processing of your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Consent given can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the controller named at the beginning of this declaration.

4.2 When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email), personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of handling and answering your request and only to the extent necessary for this. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved and provided that no statutory retention obligations stand in the way of deletion.

5) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing

Signing up for our email newsletter

If you sign up for our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. Providing further data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive newsletters once you have expressly confirmed your consent to receiving the newsletter by clicking a verification link sent to the email address you provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. In this process, we store your IP address as registered by your internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration, so that any possible misuse of your email address can be traced at a later point in time. The data we collect when you sign up for the newsletter is used strictly for this purpose. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller named at the beginning. After you unsubscribe, your email address will be deleted from our newsletter distribution list without delay, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data in a manner that goes beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

6) Data Processing for Order Handling

6.1 To the extent necessary for contract processing for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data we collect will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we process the contact data you provided when placing the order (name, address, email address) in order to inform you personally, within the framework of our statutory information obligations pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR, via a suitable communication channel (e.g. by post or by email) about upcoming updates during the legally prescribed period. Your contact data is used strictly for this purpose for notifications about updates we owe and is processed by us for this purpose only to the extent necessary for the respective notification.

To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the performance of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

6.2 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

- Paypal

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or, if offered, "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, we pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal") as part of payment processing. The transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.

For the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or, if offered, "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit check with regard to the statistical probability of payment default for the purpose of deciding whether to provide the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Where score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values incorporates, among other things but not exclusively, address data. For further information on data protection law, including the credit agencies used, please refer to PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still remain entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for payment processing in accordance with the contract.

7) Site Functionalities

- BigBlueButton

We use the open-source service "BigBlueButton" of BigBlueButton Inc. (hereinafter "BigBlueButton") to conduct online meetings, video conferences and/or webinars.

When BigBlueButton is used, various data is processed. The scope of the data processed depends on which data you provide before or during participation in an online meeting, a video conference or a webinar. As part of the use of BigBlueButton, data of the communication participants is processed and stored on BigBlueButton servers. This data may include, in particular, your login data (name, email address, phone (optional) and password) and meeting data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)). In addition, visual and audio contributions of the participants as well as text entered in chats may be processed.

For the processing of personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us consent to the processing of your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Consent given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Otherwise, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences or webinars is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR in the effective conduct of the online meeting, webinar or video conference.

Further information on the use of data by BigBlueButton can be found in BigBlueButton's privacy policy at https://bigbluebutton.org/privacy/

8) Rights of the Data Subject

9.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-a-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data; for the respective conditions of exercise, please refer to the legal basis cited:

  • Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
  • Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
  • Right to be informed pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
  • Right to withdraw consent given pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR;
  • Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

9.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF, IN THE COURSE OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING. YOU MAY EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

9) Duration of Storage of Personal Data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and, where applicable, additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law).

When personal data is processed on the basis of express consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, the data concerned is stored until you withdraw your consent.

If statutory retention periods exist for data processed within the framework of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, this data is routinely deleted after the retention periods expire, provided that it is no longer required for the performance or initiation of a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in its continued storage.

When personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, this data is stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

When personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, this data is stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration on specific processing situations, stored personal data is otherwise deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.