Introduction

We take the protection of the data of users of our website very seriously and are committed to safeguarding the information that users provide to us in connection with the use of our website. Furthermore, we undertake to protect and use your data in accordance with applicable law.

This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your data through the use of our digital assets (the “Services”) when you access the Services via your devices.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and make sure that you fully understand our practices regarding your data before using our Services. If you have read this policy, fully understood it, and do not agree with our practices, you must stop using our digital assets and Services. By using our Services, you acknowledge the terms of this Privacy Policy. Continued use of the Services constitutes your consent to this Privacy Policy and any amendments thereto.

In this Privacy Policy, you will learn:

• How we collect data

• Which data we collect

• Why we collect this data

• To whom we disclose the data

• Where the data is stored

• How long the data is retained

• How we protect the data

• How we handle data relating to minors

• Updates or changes to the Privacy Policy

What data do we collect?

Below is an overview of the data we may collect:

• Non-identified and non-identifiable information that you provide during the registration process or that is collected through the use of our Services. Non-personal data does not allow conclusions to be drawn about the individual from whom it was collected. The non-personal data we collect consists primarily of technical and aggregated usage information.

• Individually identifiable information, i.e. any information through which you can be identified or could reasonably be identified. The personal data we may collect through our Services may include information requested from time to time such as names, email addresses, addresses, telephone numbers, IP addresses, and more. If we combine personal data with non-personal data, such combined data will be treated as personal data for as long as it remains combined.

How do we collect data?

Below are the main methods we use to collect data:

• We collect data when you use our Services. When you visit our digital assets and use the Services, we may collect, record, and store usage, session information, and related data.

• We collect data that you provide to us directly, for example when you contact us via a communication channel (e.g. by sending an email with a comment or feedback).

• We may collect data from third-party sources, as described below.

• We collect data that you provide to us when you sign in to our Services via a third-party provider such as Facebook or Google.

Why do we collect this data?

We may use your data for the following purposes:

• to provide and operate our Services;

• to develop, customize, and improve our Services;

• to respond to your feedback, inquiries, and requests and to provide support;

• to analyze request and usage patterns;

• for internal statistical and research purposes;

• to improve our data security and fraud prevention capabilities;

• to investigate violations and enforce our terms and policies, and to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or governmental requests;

• to send you updates, notices, promotional materials, and other information related to our Services. With promotional emails, you may choose whether you wish to continue receiving them. If not, simply click the unsubscribe link in those emails.

To whom do we disclose this data?

Cookies and similar technologies

When you visit or access our Services, we authorize third parties to use web beacons, cookies, pixel tags, scripts, and other technologies and analytics services (“Tracking Technologies”). These Tracking Technologies may allow third parties to automatically collect your data in order to improve navigation on our digital assets, optimize their performance, provide a customized user experience, and for security and fraud prevention purposes.

For more information, please read our Cookie Policy.

Where do we store the data?

Non-personal data

Please note that our company, as well as our trusted partners and service providers, are located around the world. For the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, we store and process all non-personal data we collect in various jurisdictions.

How long is the data retained?

Please note that we retain the data we collect for as long as is necessary to provide our Services, comply with our legal and contractual obligations to you, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

We may correct, supplement, or delete inaccurate or incomplete data at any time at our own discretion.

How do we protect the data?

The hosting service for our digital assets provides us with the online platform through which we offer our Services. Your data may be stored via our hosting provider’s data storage systems, databases, and general applications. The provider stores your data on secure servers behind a firewall and offers secure HTTPS access to most areas of its Services.

How do we handle minors?

We use your personal data only for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and only where we are satisfied that:

• the use of your personal data is necessary to perform or enter into a contract (e.g. to provide you with the Services themselves or customer support or technical assistance);

• the use of your personal data is necessary to comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations; or

• the use of your personal data is necessary to support our legitimate business interests, provided that this is done in a proportionate manner and always respects your data protection rights.

As an EU resident, you may:

• request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed and request access to your stored personal data and certain supplementary information;

• request to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format;

• request the correction of your personal data held by us;

• request the deletion of your personal data;

• object to the processing of your personal data by us;

• request the restriction of the processing of your personal data; or

• lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Please note, however, that these rights are not absolute and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements. If you have general questions about the personal data we collect and how it is used, please contact us as indicated below.

In the course of providing the Services, we may transfer data across borders to affiliated companies or other third parties and from your country/jurisdiction to other countries/jurisdictions worldwide. By using the Services, you consent to the transfer of your data outside the EEA.

If you are located in the EEA, your personal data will only be transferred to locations outside the EEA where we are satisfied that an adequate or comparable level of protection for personal data exists. We will take appropriate steps to ensure that we have suitable contractual arrangements in place with our third parties to ensure that appropriate safeguards are implemented, minimizing the risk of unlawful use, alteration, deletion, loss, or theft of your personal data, and ensuring that such third parties act at all times in accordance with applicable laws.

Rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act

If you use the Services as a resident of California, you may be entitled under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to request access to and deletion of your data.

To exercise your right to access and deletion of your data, please see below how to contact us.

Updates or changes to the Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time at our sole discretion. The version published on the website is always the current version (see the “Last updated” notice). We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly for changes. In the event of material changes, we will post a notice on our website. Your continued use of the Services after notification of changes constitutes your acknowledgment of and consent to the changes to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of those changes.

Contact

If you have general questions about the Services or the data we collect about you and how it is used, please contact us at:

Name: Fabian Blum
Address: Marthastraße 10
    81825 Munich
Email: blumsocialmedia@gmail.com

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