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 that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The processing of data on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the legal notice (Impressum) of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include information that you enter into a contact form, for example.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This data mainly includes technical information (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time the page was accessed). 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 that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this purpose, as well as for any further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). Personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster's servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated through a website.

The hoster is used for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online services securely, quickly, and efficiently through a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

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

Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement

To ensure privacy-compliant processing, we have entered into a data processing agreement with our hosting provider.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

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 statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is information that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

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

Information About the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Noéline Gomado
Event Series
Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 18
20459 Hamburg

Phone: 017640389248
Email: sick_and_tired@mail.de

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, email addresses, etc.).

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. An informal notification by email is sufficient. The legality of data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and Against Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH ADVERTISING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, either for yourself or for a third party, in a commonly used and machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be carried out where technically feasible.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the website operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address bar changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol displayed in your browser.

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

Information, Deletion, and Correction

Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for any further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice.

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 using the address provided in the legal notice. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may only be processed — apart from storage — with your consent or for the establishment, 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.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either temporarily stored on your device for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after you leave the website. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically removed by your web browser.

In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our website (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services provided by third parties (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. shopping cart functions or video display). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertisements.

Cookies required to carry out electronic communication processes (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions requested by you (functional cookies, e.g. shopping cart functions) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies for measuring website visitors) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of services. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the relevant cookies is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

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

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

Cookie Consent with Consent Manager Provider

Our website uses the cookie consent technology of Consent Manager Provider to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device and to document this consent in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Jaohawi AB, Håltegelvägen 1b, 72348 Västerås, Sweden, website: https://www.consentmanager.de (hereinafter referred to as "Consent Manager Provider").

When you visit our website, a connection is established to the servers of Consent Manager Provider in order to obtain your consent and other declarations regarding cookie usage. Consent Manager Provider then stores a cookie in your browser to be able to assign the given consents or their revocation. The data collected in this way is stored until you request its deletion, delete the Consent Manager Provider cookie yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention obligations remain unaffected.

The use of Consent Manager Provider is carried out in order to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Consent Manager Provider. This is a legally required data protection agreement that ensures Consent Manager Provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Server Log Files

The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

This data is not combined with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website. Server log files must therefore be collected.

Contact Form

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

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), if requested.

The data entered into the contact form remains with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.

Inquiries via Email, Telephone, or Fax

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

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to contract fulfillment or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries sent to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), if requested.

The data you send to us via contact requests remains with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory legal provisions, especially statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

Use of the Paperform Form Service

We use forms provided by Paperform Pty Ltd. (Address: Post Office Box 4, Summer Hill, NSW 2130, Australia) on our website for processing inquiries, registrations, or other data collection.

When you complete and submit one of our forms, the information you enter (e.g. name, email address, subject, and content of your message) is stored directly on Paperform's servers and transmitted to us from there.

The processing of this data takes place for the performance of pre-contractual measures or fulfillment of a contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) within the scope of your contact request or on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in providing efficient and secure communication channels.

Transfer of data to a third country (Australia): Paperform is based in Australia. The level of data protection in Australia is considered adequate by the European Commission (Adequacy Decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR). Therefore, no additional safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are required. However, we have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Paperform in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Further information about data processing by Paperform can be found in their privacy policy: https://paperform.co/privacy/.

Integration of Elfsight Widgets

We use services provided by Elfsight LLC (Address: Elfsight, LLC, Paronyana str., 19/3, 201, Yerevan, Armenia) on our website to display dynamic content such as Google reviews, social media feeds, or other widgets and thereby make our website more attractive.

For displaying these widgets, it is technically necessary that your IP address, browser information, and other metadata are transmitted to Elfsight's servers. In this process, personal data may be transferred to third countries outside the European Union (EU), such as Armenia. No adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for these third countries.

The processing of data and transfer to a third country are carried out exclusively on the basis of your explicit and informed consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, which you provide through our consent management tool.

As an appropriate safeguard to ensure an adequate level of data protection during the transfer, we have concluded the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) of the European Commission with Elfsight. These clauses oblige Elfsight to comply with European data protection standards.

You can withdraw your consent at any time through our consent management tool and thereby deactivate the display of Elfsight widgets.

Further information about data processing by Elfsight can be found in the provider's privacy policy: https://elfsight.com/privacy-policy/ .

5. Plugins and Tools

Google Web Fonts

This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the consistent display of fonts. Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google servers is established.

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?hl=en .

Google Maps

This website uses the Google Maps service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the United States. The provider of this website has no influence on this data transfer.

Google Maps is used in the interest of providing an appealing presentation of our online services and making the locations mentioned on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

More information about how user data is handled can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en .