Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy applies to the website www.ecopeak.blog
This is a privat blog with no commercial intent (!)

Responsible person:

Mike
michaelbaier12@googlemail.com

Processing of personal data

We process your personal data within the framework of the website as follows (for further data processing within the framework of the website, please refer to the following sections of this data protection declaration):

Log files when visiting the website

When using our website, our hosting provider logs so-called „log file“ data each time the server is accessed, such as the name of the website accessed, the previously visited page („referrer“ URL), product and version information of the browser and operating system used, requesting provider, date and time of access, search engines used, country of access, amount of data transferred, names of downloaded files and IP address.

The legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest in storing log file data lies in ensuring system security, including the investigation of misuse. The log file data is deleted or anonymized after a maximum of 30 days, unless it is required for longer due to a security-relevant incident, e.g. for clarification or evidence purposes.

Making contact:

For contact requests, we process your personal data such as name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, etc., which we need to respond to your request.

The legal basis for the processing of your personal data in the context of contact inquiries is Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR, if your request is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, otherwise Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby our legitimate interest lies in answering inquiries.

In the context of contact inquiries, we store your personal data for as long as is necessary to process your request or with regard to statutory retention obligations.

Orders:

In the case of orders, we process your personal data such as name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, date of birth, self-chosen user name, payment data or similar, which we need for the fulfillment of the contractual relationship with you or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures that are carried out at your request.

Google Analytics is used for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing 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 will not be merged with other Google data. If cookies are not already set on the website only when you give your consent, you can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; 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.

The data processed in the context of the use of Google Analytics is automatically deleted after 26 month automatically deleted.

Insofar as data processing is carried out with your consent, the legal basis is Article 6 (1) a) GDPR (consent). Otherwise, data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR („legitimate interests“), whereby the legitimate interests lie in the purposes listed below.
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 under the following link:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

We store your personal data collected in the context of orders for as long as is necessary for the fulfillment of the contractual relationship (including the provision of the customer account, if applicable) and/or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at your request and/or with regard to warranty, guarantee or comparable obligations and/or with regard to statutory retention periods.

The legal basis for the processing of your personal data collected in the context of orders is Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR („fulfillment of contract“).

The provision of this personal data is not required by law or contract. However, it is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, i.e. the execution of the order, insofar as the relevant information in our order process is mandatory (instead of only voluntary).

Newsletter:

If you register for our newsletter, we process the data collected in the process, such as your email address, title, etc., for the purposes of sending the newsletter.

Insofar as the data processing for the purposes described above is carried out with your consent, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent). Otherwise, data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR („legitimate interests“), whereby the legitimate interests lie in the above-mentioned purposes.

We store the personal data that we need to send the newsletter for as long as we need it for this purpose or until you withdraw your consent to receive the newsletter. Any legitimate continued storage for other purposes (e.g. customer communication) remains unaffected by this.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on the user’s computer and enable the use of the website by the user to be analyzed.Cookies can be used, for example, to make the use of the website easier and more convenient for the visitor or to enable certain functions in the first place, or, for example, to analyze visitor flows.If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR for the purpose of

Performance of the contract, pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR in the case of consent given or pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the commercial operation of our online offering and a user-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

The storage period of cookies may be limited to the duration of the respective browser session, i.e. the cookies are deleted again after the browser is closed (temporary cookies); or the storage period may extend beyond this in order to recognize the user on the next visit and then, for example, display preferred content (persistent cookies). Unless we state otherwise in this privacy policy or as part of our cookie management services or other separate information on cookies, you should assume that cookies are persistent and that they are stored for up to two years.You have the option at any time to revoke your consent to the use of cookies or to object to data processing by cookies by deleting the cookies in your browser settings.You can also set your browser so that the storage of cookies is only accepted if you agree to this.You can find a way to revoke, object to and/or manage your cookies

As far as ad cookies are concerned, you can block and/or manage many of them using the following services:

www.aboutads.info/choices/
www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

However, if you reject cookies, you may not be able to use certain website functions, services, applications or tools.

2. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics uses „cookies“, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google bases this data transfer on the EU standard contractual clauses.

However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website in order to compile reports on website activity and internet usage.

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

1) Presence on Instagram
We have a presence on Instagram.
The Instagram service is operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin, D02, Ireland (hereinafter „Facebook“).
Controller. We are the controller within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) if we process the personal data you provide to us via Instagram exclusively ourselves.

Insofar as the personal data you transmit to us via Instagram is also or exclusively processed by Instagram, Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, D2 Dublin Ireland, is also responsible for data processing within the meaning of the GDPR in addition to us.
You can contact the data protection officer of Instagram or Facebook via the contact form provided by Facebook.

As the controller of the Instagram page, we have entered into agreements with Facebook that govern, among other things, the conditions for using the Instagram page. Instagram’s terms of use and the other terms and guidelines listed at the end of the page apply.

Use of cookies by Facebook

When you visit our Instagram page, Facebook, as the controller, collects personal data from the respective user through the use of cookies, among other things.

You can find out which cookies Facebook uses and what information Facebook receives via the cookie, how it is used, how long it is stored by Facebook and with which third-party partners it is shared in Instagram’s privacy policy.

There you will also find information on how to contact Facebook and the settings options for advertisements. You can also configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse to accept cookies. However, we would like to point out that not all Instagram functions will be available to you in this case.

You can delete Facebook cookies here, for example: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.
Likes, posts and messages

If you visit our Instagram page as a registered Instagram user, we process the following data
– Your Instagram username and profile picture,
– your click interaction with our posts („likes“, „shares“, etc.) and
– your comments, posts, messages and other content that you make available on our page.

If you contact us via our Instagram page or by email, we will store the data you may have provided in the message (email address, name) in order to answer your questions. We delete the data collected in this context after storage is no longer necessary.
The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b), f) GDPR (balancing of interests, at the request of the data subject). We process your data in order to provide you and other users of our website with interesting information and to inform you regularly about our services.

However, we do not have full access to the data collected by Facebook or your profile data and can only view the public information in your profile. You decide what this is specifically in your Instagram settings. For example, you have the option of actively hiding „likes“ in your profile or no longer following our Instagram page. Your profile will then no longer appear in the list of fans of our Instagram page.

However, we have no influence on the collection of your data and further processing by Instagram. It is also not clear to us where, for how long and to what extent the respective data is stored by Facebook. This also applies to Facebook’s existing deletion obligations, which evaluations and connections or links Facebook makes with the data and to whom the data is passed on. You can find out what additional personal data Facebook processes when you use our Instagram page in Instagram’s privacy policy.

Statistical usage data

In order to better achieve the goals intended with our Instagram page, demographic and geographical evaluations are also created using the information collected by Facebook and made available to us by Facebook. We can use this information to place targeted interest-based advertisements without gaining direct knowledge of the visitor’s identity. If visitors use Instagram on multiple devices, the data can also be collected and analyzed across devices if the visitors are registered and logged into their own profile. Facebook provides us with the following information about the use of our Instagram page

– Followers: Number of people who follow our Instagram page – including growth and development over a defined time frame.
– Reach: Number of people who see a specific post. Number of interactions with a post. This allows us to deduce, for example, which content is better received by the community than others.
– Ad performance: How many people were reached with a post or paid ad and interacted with it?
– Demographics: Average age of visitors, gender, place of residence, language.
– Activities: Times when most users from the community are online.
– Actions on the site: clicks on route, emails, website and profile visits.
– Page views: Number of times the page was viewed and on which device.

These visitor statistics are transmitted to us by Facebook via the Instagram tool („Insights“) exclusively in anonymized form. However, we cannot assign Insights data to you personally. We also have no access to the underlying data.

We process this data exclusively for the technical administration and provision of our Instagram page and, as the operator of the page, to obtain statistical information about its use. The legal basis for the processing of this data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our interest here is the administration and improvement of the site.

We and Facebook are so-called „joint controllers“ for the processing of Insights data. This means that Facebook and we process this data for the joint purpose of learning about the usage behavior of visitors to our Instagram pages. As the operator of the platform, Facebook collects the detailed usage data from you; we only receive the summarized Insights data from Facebook. Therefore, only Facebook makes decisions about the processing of usage data in connection with Page Insights. In the event of such joint responsibility, the EU General Data Protection Regulation requires us to conclude a contract with Facebook. You can access this contract here:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

It contains further details and explanations on joint responsibility with Facebook in the context of Insights.

The contract essentially states that requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights with regard to Insights data must be made directly to Facebook as the controller. 

Instagram users can also use the settings for advertising preferences to influence the extent to which their user behavior may be recorded when they visit our Instagram page. Further options are offered by the Instagram settings or the form for the right to object.

Data transfer to the USA and other third countries
In order to provide our Instagram page on the Instagram platform, your personal data will be processed by Facebook Ireland Limited and transferred to Facebook, Inc. in the USA (as well as other third countries, as shown at https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php). Facebook uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and relies on the adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission regarding certain countries for data transfers from the EEA to the USA and other countries, where applicable.

Presence on other social networks
We operate presences on other social networks in order to present our goods and/or services and/or to communicate with customers and interested parties.

The data of users of social networks, in particular data on user behaviour, is usually also processed to create user profiles for the purposes of personalized advertising. This can be done using cookies, fingerprinting or similar technologies or by tracking logged-in users.

The legal basis for our processing of personal data in social networks is Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR („legitimate interests“).

Further information, including on the processing of personal data by the operators of the social networks or your options to object, can be found in the privacy policies of the relevant social networks linked below.

Our presence on social networks:
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company („LinkedIn Ireland“); LinkedIn transfers personal data to the USA and bases this transfer on the EU standard contractual clauses, among other things.

Privacy policy: https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=homepage-basic_footer-privacy-policy

3) Rights of data subjects
In accordance with Art. 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to request information about the processing of your personal data („right of access by the data subject“).

In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the rectification and erasure of inaccurate personal data concerning you („right to rectification“).

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you can request the erasure of personal data concerning you if one of the reasons listed there applies („right to be forgotten“).

In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, you also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you if one of the conditions listed there applies („right to restriction of processing“).

In accordance with Art. 20 of the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to receive personal data concerning you and to have this data transferred to another controller („right to data portability“).Withdrawal of consent: See section „Right of withdrawal“ in this privacy policy.Right to object: See section „Right to object“ in this privacy policy.You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Right of revocation
You can withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time, e.g. by sending an e-mail to our e-mail address stated at the beginning. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.

Right to object

Insofar as our data processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR („legitimate interests“), you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 21 GDPR.

Unless already stated elsewhere in this privacy policy, we intend to transfer your personal data to the following third country or international organization

We operate our website with the software and on the servers of IONOS you can access ionos’s privacy policy, which also contains more detailed information on the transfer of data abroad, here: www.ionos.de