Privacy Policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

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. You can find their contact details in the 'Note on the responsible party' section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected by providing it to us. This may be data that you enter in a contact form, for example.

Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive 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 for the future. Furthermore, you have the right under certain circumstances to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority under certain circumstances.

For this and for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

Your surfing behavior on this website may be statistically evaluated using analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster's servers. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated by a website.

The use of the hoster is for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO). If consent for the processing of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) is requested, the processing is based exclusively on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent is revocable at any time.

Our hoster will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding that data.

We use the following hoster:

Automattic Inc.
60 29th Street #343
San Francisco, CA 94110

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a data protectionally required contract ensuring that this 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 information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

alcemy GmbH
Choriner Str. 83
10119 Berlin

Telephone: +49 30 20848677
E-mail: info@alcemytech.com

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

Storage time

Unless specified otherwise within this privacy policy, your personal data will be stored by us as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes for data processing. If you make a legitimate deletion request or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General information about data processing on this website

If you have given your consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a DSGVO in cases where special data categories according to Art. 9 para. 1 DSGVO are processed. In the case of an explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. If you have given your consent to the storage of cookies or access to information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. This consent is revocable at any time. If your data is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Furthermore, we process your data if its processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Data processing can also take place based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. [...]

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. Revoking your consent does not affect the legality of data processing that occurred before the revocation.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, especially in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged breach. This right to lodge a complaint does not prejudice other administrative or court remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only take place to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Information, deletion, and rectification

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing at any time. You also have a right to rectify or delete this data. For this and for further questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to do so. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

• If you have filed an objection according to Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

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 requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to advertising e-mails

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of promotional information, such as spam e-mails.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your end device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion by your web browser takes place.

Partly, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your end device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertisements.

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions that you want (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or for optimizing the website (e.g. cookies for measuring the web audience) are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, unless another legal basis is indicated. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of their services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively based on this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

If cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you separately within the framework of this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses the consent technology of Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent for the storage of certain cookies in your browser or the use of certain technologies and to document this data protectionally. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter referred to as Borlabs).

When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the information you provided and the revocation of this information are stored. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The data collected is stored until you ask us to delete it, until the Borlabs cookie deletes it itself, or until the purpose for which the data was stored ceases to apply. Mandatory legal storage periods remain unaffected. Details on data processing by Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

The use of the Borlabs Cookie consent technology is carried out to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries sent to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO), if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by e-mail, telephone, or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not share this information without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries sent to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO), if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you send us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially legal retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

WP Statistics

This website uses the analysis tool WP Statistics to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is Veronalabs, ARENCO Tower, 27th Floor, Dubai Media City, Dubai, Dubai 23816, UAE (https://veronalabs.com).

With WP Statistics, we can analyze the use of our website. WP Statistics collects, among other things, log files (IP address, referrer, browsers used, user origin, search engine used) and actions taken by website visitors (e.g. clicks and views).

The data collected with WP Statistics is stored exclusively on our own server.

The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior, in order to optimize our website offers and our advertising. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) in the sense of the TTDSG. The consent is revocable at any time.

IP anonymization

We use WP Statistics with anonymized IP. Your IP address is shortened so that it cannot be directly assigned to you anymore.

6. Plugins and tools

Google Web Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses so-called web fonts for the uniform display of fonts, provided by Google. Google Fonts are installed locally. A connection to Google's servers is not made in the process.

Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy