Privacy Policy

1. Overview of Data Protection

General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the section "Notice on the Responsible Party" in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in two ways:

  1. Data you provide to us, e.g., data entered in a contact form.

  2. Data automatically collected or obtained with your consent when you visit the website, such as technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

Why do we use your data?
Some data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior. If contracts are concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contractual offers, orders, or other service requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of processing under certain circumstances and to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

For further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
Your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed when you visit this website, primarily using so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This data may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access logs, and other data generated through a website.

External hosting is conducted to fulfill contractual obligations towards our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If consent has been requested, the processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting). Consent can be revoked at any time.

Our hosting provider(s) will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its contractual obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

Hosting Providers Used:

  • checkdomain
    Große Burgstraße 27/29, 23552 Lübeck

  • Squarespace, Inc.
    8 Clarkson St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10014

Data Processing Agreement
We have signed a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

If you use this website, various personal data will be collected. This privacy policy explains which data we collect, how we use it, and for what purpose.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice on the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Christian Klemme
Karl-Meier-Str. 18
32657 Lemgo
Email: connect@daringsoul.one

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration
Unless a specific storage period is mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing the data no longer applies. If you request deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless legally permissible retention periods exist (e.g., tax or commercial retention obligations). In such cases, the data will be deleted after these retention periods expire.

General Information on the Legal Bases of Data Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal bases:

  • If you have given your consent, based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

  • For the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

  • To comply with a legal obligation, based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

  • Based on our legitimate interests, in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

  • If data is transferred to third countries based on your explicit consent, Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR applies.

Further details on the specific legal bases for data processing can be found in the relevant sections of this privacy policy.

SSL or TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries sent to us. An encrypted connection is indicated by the browser’s address bar changing from "http://" to "https://" and the padlock icon appearing in the browser bar.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Promotional Emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of our legal notice obligations for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials. The operators of this site expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.


4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packets that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion occurs via your web browser.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services provided by third parties within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies serve different functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., shopping cart functionality or video display). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies required for electronic communication, to provide certain functions desired by you (e.g., the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing occurs exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. The functionality of this website may be limited if cookies are disabled.

Details on which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.


5. Own Services

Google Drive

We have integrated Google Drive on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Drive allows us to embed an upload area on our website where you can upload content. If you upload content, it will be stored on Google Drive’s servers. Additionally, when you access our website, a connection to Google Drive is established, allowing Google Drive to recognize that you have visited our website.

The use of Google Drive is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in providing a reliable upload area on its website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing occurs exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the United States. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780

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