Privacy policy

This privacy policy informs you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") within our online offering and the associated websites, functions, and content, as well as external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "online offering"). With regard to the terms used, such as "processing" or "controller," we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Controller

Sudad Ghadaban

Neustr. 23B

D-47228 Duisburg

Germany

Email: sudad@gmx.de

Types of data processed:

- Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses).

- Contact data (e.g., email, telephone numbers).

- Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos).

- Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times).

- Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

Categories of data subjects

Visitors and users of the online offering (hereinafter, we refer to the data subjects collectively as "users").

Purpose of processing

- Provision of the online offering, its functions, and content.

- Responding to contact inquiries and communicating with users.

- Security measures.

- Reach measurement/marketing

Terms used

"Personal data" is all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"); A natural person is considered identifiable if he or she 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., a cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

"Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers virtually all data handling.

"Pseudonymization" means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

“Profiling” means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.

“Controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

“Processor” is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

Relevant legal bases

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal basis for our data processing. If the legal basis is not stated in the data protection declaration, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 (1) (a) and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and implement contractual measures as well as answering inquiries is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Security Measures

In accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs, and the nature, scope, circumstances, and purposes of processing, as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons.

These measures include, in particular, safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as access, input, and transfer, ensuring availability, and segregating data. Furthermore, we have established procedures to ensure the exercise of data subjects' rights, deletion of data, and response to data threats. Furthermore, we consider the protection of personal data right from the development and selection of hardware, software, and processes, in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and through data protection-friendly default settings (Art. 25 GDPR).

Collaboration with processors and third parties

If, as part of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties), transmit it to them, or otherwise grant them access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of legal permission (e.g., if the transmission of data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary to fulfill the contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR), if you have consented, if a legal obligation requires this, or if it is based on our legitimate interests (e.g., when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called "contract processing agreement," this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

Transfers to Third Countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs as part of the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transfer of data to third parties, this will only occur if it is necessary to fulfill our (pre-)contractual obligations, based on your consent, due to a legal obligation, or based on our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we will only process or have data processed in a third country if the specific requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met. This means that processing is carried out, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level equivalent to that of the EU (e.g., for the USA through the "Privacy Shield") or compliance with officially recognized specific contractual obligations (so-called "standard contractual clauses").

Rights of data subjects

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether data concerning you is being processed and to access this data, as well as further information and a copy of the data, in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.

According to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the completion of data concerning you or the rectification of inaccurate data concerning you.

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request that data concerning you be erased immediately, or alternatively, in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request that the processing of the data concerning you be restricted.

You have the right to receive the data concerning you that you have provided to us in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to request that it be transmitted to other controllers.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

Right of withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw consent granted in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR with future effect.

Right of objection

You can object to the future processing of data concerning you at any time in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. In particular, you can object to processing for direct marketing purposes.

Cookies and the right of objection to direct marketing

"Cookies" are small files that are stored on users' computers. Various information can be stored within cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online service. Temporary cookies, also known as "session cookies" or "transient cookies," are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online service and closes their browser. Such a cookie can store, for example, the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status. Cookies that remain stored even after the browser is closed are referred to as "permanent" or "persistent." For example, the login status can be saved if users visit the site several days later. Likewise, such cookies can store user interests for use in audience measurement or marketing purposes. "Third-party cookies" are cookies offered by providers other than the controller operating the online service (otherwise, if they are only their cookies, they are referred to as "first-party cookies").

We may use temporary and permanent cookies and provide information about this in our privacy policy.

If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in their browser's system settings. Stored cookies can be deleted in the browser's system settings. Excluding cookies may lead to functional limitations of this online service.

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, cookies can be blocked by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all functions of this website may be available.

Deletion of Data

The data we process will be deleted or restricted in accordance with Art. 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless expressly stated in this privacy policy, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and there are no statutory retention periods that prevent deletion. If the data is not deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.

According to legal requirements in Germany, data is retained for 10 years in accordance with Sections 147 (1) of the German Fiscal Code (AO), Section 257 (1) Nos. 1 and 4, and Section 4 of the German Commercial Code (HGB) (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, commercial ledgers, documents relevant for taxation, etc.) and 6 years in accordance with Section 257 (1) Nos. 2 and 3, and Section 4 of the German Commercial Code (HGB) (commercial letters).
Soundcloud

Our podcasts are stored on the "Soundcloud" platform, offered by SoundCloud Limited, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany, and are played from this platform.

For this purpose, we integrate so-called Soundcloud widgets into our website. These are playback software that users can use to play the podcasts. Soundcloud can measure which podcasts are listened to and to what extent, and process this information pseudonymously for statistical and business purposes. For this purpose, cookies can be stored in users' browsers and processed to create user profiles, e.g., for the purpose of displaying ads that correspond to users' potential interests. For users who are registered with Soundcloud, Soundcloud can assign the listening information to their profiles.

Use is based on our legitimate interests, i.e., interest in the secure and efficient provision, analysis, and optimization of our audio offering in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Further information and options for opting out can be found in Soundcloud's privacy policy: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.
Contacting us

When you contact us (e.g., via contact form, email, telephone, or social media), the user's information will be processed to process the contact request and its handling in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) (within the framework of contractual/pre-contractual relationships) and Art. 6 (1) (f) (other inquiries) GDPR. User information may be stored in a customer relationship management system ("CRM system") or a comparable inquiry organization.

We delete inquiries if they are no longer required. We review their necessity every two years; statutory archiving obligations also apply.

Hosting and Email Delivery

The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, email delivery, security services, and technical maintenance services, which we use for the purpose of operating this website.

We, or our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, metadata, and communication data of customers, interested parties, and visitors to this website based on our legitimate interests in the efficient and secure provision of this website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of a data processing agreement).

Collection of access data and log files

We, or rather our hosting provider, collect data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files) based on our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. This access data includes the name of the accessed website, the file, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, the notification of successful access, the browser type and version, the user's operating system, the referrer URL (the previously visited page), the IP address, and the requesting provider.

Log file information is stored for security reasons (e.g., to investigate misuse or fraud) for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data whose further retention is required for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been finally resolved.

Online presence in social media

We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with customers, interested parties, and users active there and to inform them about our services. When accessing the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply.

Unless otherwise stated in our privacy policy, we process users' data if they communicate with us within the social networks and platforms, e.g., by posting on our online presence or sending us messages.

Integration of third-party services and content

Based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), we use content or service offerings from third parties within our online offering to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter collectively referred to as "content").

This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the user's IP address, since without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content. We endeavor to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. These "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, time of visit, and other information about the use of our online offering, as well as be linked to such information from other sources.

Vimeo

We may embed videos from the "Vimeo" platform provided by Vimeo Inc., Attention: Legal Department, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy. We point out that Vimeo may use Google Analytics and refer to the privacy policy (https://www.google.com/policies/privacy) as well as opt-out options for Google Analytics (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de) or Google's settings for data usage for marketing purposes (https://adssettings.google.com/).

YouTube

We embed videos from the "YouTube" platform provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Use of Facebook Social Plugins

Based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), we use social plugins ("Plugins") from the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook").

This may include, for example, content such as images, videos, or text, as well as buttons that allow users to share content from this online offering within Facebook. The list and appearance of Facebook Social Plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus guarantees compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active).

When a user accesses a function of this website that contains such a plug-in, their device establishes a direct connection to Facebook's servers. The content of the plug-in is transmitted directly from Facebook to the user's device, which then integrates it into the website. User profiles can be created from the processed data. We therefore have no influence on the scope of the data that Facebook collects using this plug-in and therefore inform users according to our current knowledge.

By integrating the plug-in, Facebook receives the information that a user has accessed the corresponding page of the website. If the user is logged in to Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to their Facebook account. When users interact with the plugins, for example, by clicking the Like button or leaving a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted directly from your device to Facebook and stored there. Even if a user is not a Facebook member, there is still the possibility that Facebook will learn and store their IP address. According to Facebook, only an anonymized IP address is stored in Germany.

The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as the related rights and setting options for protecting the privacy of users, can be found in Facebook's privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

If a user is a Facebook member and does not want Facebook to collect data about them via this online service and link it to their member data stored on Facebook, they must log out of Facebook and delete their cookies before using our online service. Further settings and objections to the use of data for advertising purposes are available within the Facebook profile settings: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. The settings are platform-independent, i.e., they are applied to all devices, such as desktop computers and mobile devices.

Twitter

Functions and content of the Twitter service, offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, may be integrated into our online offering. This may include, for example, content such as images, videos, or text, as well as buttons that allow users to share content from this online offering within Twitter.

If users are members of the Twitter platform, Twitter can assign the access to the aforementioned content and functions to the users' profiles there. Twitter is certified under the Privacy Shield Framework and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active). Privacy policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy, Opt-out: https://twitter.com/personalization.

Instagram

Functions and content from the Instagram service, offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA, may be integrated into our online offering. This may include, for example, content such as images, videos, or text, as well as buttons that allow users to share content from this online offering within Instagram. If users are members of the Instagram platform, Instagram can associate the access to the aforementioned content and functions with the users' profiles there. Instagram's privacy policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

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