Data protection
1. Name and contact details of the controller
This data protection information applies to data processing by:
Ralph Graessler
Bahnhofstraße 20
15806 Zossen
Germany
Email: infobla@rblaalphy-grey.com
2. Collection and storage of personal data and the type and purpose of their use
a) When visiting the websites
When you visit our website (see above), the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server on our website that is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is recorded without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted: the IP address of the requesting computer, date and time of access, name and URL of the file accessed, website from which access was made (referrer URL), Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.
We are entitled to collect the data mentioned in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR for the purpose of smooth connection establishment of the website, the comfortable use of our website, the evaluation of system security and stability as well as for other administrative purposes.
We do not use the data collected to draw conclusions about you personally.
We can use cookies and analysis services on our website, see under no. 4 and 5 of this data protection declaration.
b) When registering for our newsletter
We will only use your email address to send you our newsletter to the email address you have given, with your express consent (6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR).
You can send your unsubscribe request via a link in the newsletter and at any time to info(at)ralphy-grey.com by email.
c) When using our contact form
You can contact us using the form provided on the website. So that we know who the request comes from and to be able to answer it, it is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address, which we use to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR can save. This also applies to other information that you provide voluntarily.
We will automatically delete the personal data we collect for this after the request you have made has been dealt with.
d) When ordering via our website
You can either place orders as a guest on our website without registering, or register in our shop as a customer for future orders. Registration has the advantage for you that if you place a future order, you can log in to our shop directly with your email address and password without having to re-enter your contact details. Your personal data are entered in an input mask and transmitted to us and saved. When you place an order via our website, we collect title, first name, last name, a valid e-mail address, address, telephone number (landline and / or mobile phone) both in the case of a guest order and when registering in the shop ) to identify you as our customer, to process, fulfill and process your order, to correspond with you, to issue invoices; to process any liability claims that may exist, as well as to assert any claims against you, to ensure the technical administration of our website and to manage our customer data. As part of the ordering process, you will obtain your consent to the processing of this data. The data processing takes place upon your order and / or registration and is in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR required for the stated purposes for the appropriate processing of your order and for the mutual fulfillment of obligations from the purchase contract. The personal data collected by us for the processing of your order will be stored until the statutory retention period expires and then deleted, unless we are required to do so in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR due to tax and commercial law retention and documentation obligations (from HGB, StGB or AO) are obliged to store them for a longer period of time or you are required to store them in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR.
e) The newsletter is sent using “MailChimp”, a newsletter delivery platform from the US provider Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE # 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
The email addresses of our newsletter recipients, as well as their other data described in the context of this information, are stored on MailChimp’s servers in the USA. MailChimp uses this information to send and evaluate the newsletter on our behalf. According to its own information, MailChimp can also use this data to optimize or improve its own services, e.g. for the technical optimization of the dispatch and presentation of the newsletter or for economic purposes to determine from which countries the recipients come. However, MailChimp does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them themselves or to pass them on to third parties.
We trust the reliability and IT and data security of MailChimp. MailChimp is certified under the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is therefore committed to complying with EU data protection regulations. Furthermore, we have concluded a “data processing agreement” with MailChimp. This is a contract in which MailChimp undertakes to protect the data of our users, to process it in accordance with its data protection regulations on our behalf and, in particular, not to pass it on to third parties. You can view MailChimp’s data protection regulations at https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/.
To register for the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your email address and your first name.
This information only serves to personalize the newsletter.
The newsletters contain a so-called “web beacon”, i.e. a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from the MailChimp server when the newsletter is opened. As part of this retrieval, technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and time of retrieval, are initially collected. This information is used to technically improve the services based on the technical data or the target groups and their reading behavior based on their access locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or the access times.
The statistical surveys also include determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened and which links are clicked. For technical reasons, this information can be assigned to the individual newsletter recipients. However, it is neither our aim nor that of MailChimp to observe individual users. The evaluations serve us much more to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users.
There are cases in which we direct the newsletter recipients to the MailChimp website. For example, Our newsletters contain a link with which the newsletter recipients can access the newsletters online (e.g. if there are display problems in the email program). Newsletter recipients can also save their data, e.g. correct the email address later. Likewise, MailChimp’s privacy policy is only available on their website.
In this context, we would like to point out that cookies are used on the MailChimp website and thus personal data are processed by MailChimp, its partners and service providers (e.g. Google Analytics). We have no influence on this data collection. You can find further information in MailChimp’s data protection declaration. We would also like to draw your attention to the possibilities to object to the data collection for advertising purposes on the websites http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ and http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ (for the European area).
3. Disclosure of data
We do not transmit your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.
We only give your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 GDPR to third parties, if you have given your express consent, this is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data, if a legal obligation exists, as well as this is legally permissible and is necessary for the execution of contractual relationships with you.
4. Cookies
In order to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you, cookies can be used on our site, which your browser automatically creates and which are saved on your device when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware.
Information is stored in the cookie, which results in connection with the specific device used. However, this does not give us direct knowledge of your identity.
You can unsubscribe at any time and the cookies are automatically deleted when you leave our site.
To optimize user-friendliness, we use temporary cookies, which are stored on your end device for a specific period of time and which may automatically recognize that you have already been to our website and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to re-enter them to have to.
We also use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you (see Section 5). These enable us to automatically recognize when you visit our site again that you have already been with us. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined time.
The data processed by cookies are for the purposes mentioned to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR required.
You can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or that a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies can mean that you cannot use all functions of our website.
5. Analysis tools
a) Tracking tools
The tracking measures listed below and used by us may be based on Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR carried out. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and the continuous optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer. These interests are “justified” in the sense of the aforementioned regulation.
The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.
i) Google Analytics:
We may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/aboutA (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter referred to as “Google”) for the purpose of needs-based design and continuous optimization of our pages. This creates pseudonymous user profiles and uses cookies (see Section 4). The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as browser type / version, operating system used, referrer URL (the previously visited page), host name of the accessing computer (IP address), time of server request, are automatically transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to provide reports on the Compile website activities and other services related to website and internet use for market research purposes and needs-based n to design this website. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf. Your IP address will not be merged with other Google data. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case not all functions of this website can be used to their full extent.
You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https: //tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie is set which prevents the future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.
Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found in the Google Analytics help (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de&ref_topic=2919631).
ii) etracker:
In order to statistically record the use of our website and evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our website for you, we may also use eTracker. ETracker GmbH sets a cookie (see Section 4) on your computer.
These are used for statistical analysis of the use of this website by its visitors and the display of usage-related content or advertising. The data generated in this way are processed and stored exclusively in Germany on behalf of etracker.
Data that may allow a reference to an individual person, such as the IP address, login or device IDs, will be anonymized or pseudonymized by etracker as early as possible. It is not used in any other way, combined with other etracker data or passed on to third parties.
If you do not want to participate in the eTracker process, you can also reject the setting of a cookie required for this – for example via a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies. You can also deactivate cookies for eTracker by setting your browser so that cookies from the domain www.etracker.com are blocked. The data protection instruction of eTracker GmbH for eTracker tracking can be found here: https://www.etracker.com/datenschutz/
iii) WordPress.com Stats
We may use WordPress.com stats to analyze and statistically evaluate the use of the website. Cookies are used for this (see section 4). The information generated by the cookie about website usage is transmitted to our servers and summarized in pseudonymous usage profiles. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website and to enable our website to be designed as required. The information will not be passed on to third parties.
Under no circumstances will the IP address be linked to other data relating to the user. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).
Your visit to this website is currently recorded by the Stats web analysis. Click here (integrate BUTTON) so that your visit is no longer recorded.
6. Social media plug-ins
We use on our website based on Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR social media plug-ins from the social networks Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to make our company better known. The underlying advertising purpose is to be regarded as a legitimate interest within the meaning of the GDPR. Responsibility for data protection-compliant operation must be guaranteed by their respective providers. We integrate these plug-ins using the so-called two-click method in order to best protect visitors to our website.
a) Facebook
Our website may use social media plugins from Facebook Facebook Germany GmbH, Caffamacherzeile 7, Brahmsquartier, 20355 Hamburg, to make their use more personal. For this we use the “LIKE” or “SHARE” button. It is an offer from Facebook.
When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted from Facebook directly to your browser, which integrates it into the website.
By integrating the plugins, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook account or are currently not logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is sent from your browser directly to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can directly assign your visit to our website to your Facebook account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by pressing the “LIKE” or “SHARE” button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The information is also published on Facebook and displayed to your Facebook friends.
Facebook can use this information for the purposes of advertising, market research and the needs-based design of Facebook pages. For this purpose, Facebook creates usage, interest and relationship profiles, e.g. B. to evaluate your use of our website with regard to the advertisements displayed on Facebook, to inform other Facebook users about your activities on our website and to provide other services related to the use of Facebook.
If you do not want Facebook to assign the data collected via our website to your Facebook account, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Facebook’s data protection information (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/).
b) Twitter
Plugins of the short message network of Twitter Inc. (Twitter) may be integrated on our website. You can recognize the Twitter plugins (tweet button) by the Twitter logo on our website. When you visit a page of our website that contains such a plugin, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Twitter server. Twitter thus receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Twitter “tweet button” while you are logged into your Twitter account, you can link the content of our pages to your Twitter profile. This enables Twitter to associate your visit to our website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the website, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or of how it is used by Twitter.
If you do not want Twitter to be able to associate your visit to our website, please log out of your Twitter user account.
Further information can be found in the data protection declaration of Twitter https://twitter.com/de/privacy.
c) Instagram
Our website may also use so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from Instagram, which is operated by Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Instagram”).
The plugins are marked with an Instagram logo, for example in the form of an “Instagram camera”.
When you visit a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Instagram servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Instagram to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Instagram receives the information that your browser has called up the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have an Instagram profile or are currently not logged in to Instagram.
This information (including your IP address) is sent from your browser directly to an Instagram server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged into Instagram, Instagram can immediately assign your visit to our website to your Instagram account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by pressing the “Instagram” button, this information is also transmitted directly to an Instagram server and stored there.
The information will also be published on your Instagram account and displayed to your contacts there.
If you do not want Instagram to directly associate the data collected via our website with your Instagram account, you must log out of Instagram before visiting our website.
You can find further information on this in Instagram’s data protection declaration (https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/?helpref=hc_fnav&bc[0[=368390626577968&bc[1[=285881641526716).
d) Youtube
Our website may use plugins from the Google-operated YouTube site. The website is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. If you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a direct connection to the YouTube servers will be established. The YouTube server is informed with your IP address which of our pages you have visited. This also happens if you do not have a YouTube account or are currently not logged in to YouTube.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal YouTube account. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s data protection declaration at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy
7. Your rights
You are entitled
• To request information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can obtain information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to correction, deletion, restriction of processing or opposition, the existence of a Right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data, unless it was collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling and, if necessary, meaningful information about its details;
• Immediately request the correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
• to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend Legal claims is required;
To request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, provided that the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need this to assert, You need to exercise or defend legal claims or you have objected to processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
• to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR or to request the transfer to another person responsible;
• Revoke your consent given to us at any time in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. As a result, we are no longer allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent and
• complain to a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work or our headquarters.
8. Right to object
If your personal data is based on legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR are processed, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 21 GDPR, provided there are reasons for this that arise from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without specifying a particular situation.
If you would like to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, an email to info(at)ralphy-grey.com is sufficient
9. Data security
We use the widespread SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer) in connection with the highest encryption level, which is supported by your browser. As a rule, this is a 256 bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.
We also use suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
10. Up-to-dateness and changes to this data