Privacy Policy

1. DATA PROTECTION AT A GLANCE

General Information

The following provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data includes all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy, which is provided below.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data collected on this website is processed by the operator of the website. The contact details of the operator can be found in the imprint of the website.

How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This can include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are primarily technical data, such as the browser and operating system you are using or the time of access to the page. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze how visitors use the website.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about the personal data stored about you, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of storage. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of your data. You may contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint of the website if you have further questions on the subject of data protection. You may, of course, also lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authorities.

Analytics and third-party tools

When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be conducted regarding your browsing behavior. This occurs primarily with the help of cookies and analysis tools. The analysis of your browsing behavior is generally anonymous, meaning we cannot identify you based on this data.
You may object to this analysis or prevent it by refraining from using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.

You may object to this analysis. Below ,we inform you about how you can exercise your rights in this regard.

2. GENERAL INFORMATION AND MANDATORY INFORMATION

Protection of your data

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

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

We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information about the controller responsible for this website

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Expanding Together GmbH
Schanzender. 119
20357 Hamburg
Email: info(at)expandingtogether.com

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (such as names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. An informal email with this request is sufficient. Data processed before the receipt of your revocation request remains lawful.

Right to lodge a complaint with supervisory authorities

In the event of a violation of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authorities. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company has its registered office.
A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html

Right to data portability

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

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content—such as inquiries you send to us as the website operator—this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol displayed in your browser’s address bar.

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

Information, blocking, deletion

Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of the data processing. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. If you have further questions on the subject of personal data, you may contact us at any time at the address provided in our imprint.

3. DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

Statutory Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.
Expanding Together GmbH
Schanzender. 119
20357 Hamburg
Email: info(at)expandingtogether.com

4. DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE

Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit the website.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, allowing you to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, you can configure your browser to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions, always reject them, or delete them automatically when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies that are necessary to enable electronic communication or to provide certain functions you wish to use (e.g., shopping cart) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized and technically error-free service. If additional cookies (e.g., for analyzing browsing behavior) are stored, they are addressed separately in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in so-called “server log files.” These include:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not combined with data from other sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures.

Contact Form

When you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the form, including the contact details you enter there, is stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for potential follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

We therefore process the data you enter in the contact form only with your consent, pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email is sufficient. Data processed before we receive your revocation request remains lawful.

The data you provide in the contact form remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for the data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.

5. ANALYTICS AND ADVERTISING

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. This service is operated by Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies.” These are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

IP Anonymization

We have activated IP anonymization on this website. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
Google uses this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide additional services related to website usage and Internet usage to the website operator.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent the storage of these cookies by adjusting the settings in your browser software accordingly. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address), as well as from processing this data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Objection to Data Collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, which prevents the collection of your data during future visits to this website:
Disable Google Analytics

Further information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

Outsourced Data Processing

We have concluded a contract with Google for outsourced data processing and fully comply with the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

6. NEWSLETTER

Data for the Newsletter

Suppose you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website. In that case, we require from you a valid email address as well as information that enables us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only voluntarily. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

We therefore process the data you enter in the contact form only with your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may revoke the consent granted for the storage of the data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. Data processing operations carried out before we receive your revocation request remain lawful.

The data provided when registering for the newsletter will be used for sending the newsletter until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, after which this data will be deleted. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g., email addresses for the member area) remain unaffected.

GetResponse

This website uses the services of GetResponse for sending newsletters. This service is provided by GetResponse, Gdansk, Arkonska 6/A3, 80-387 Gdansk, KRS No. 0000187388, Tax ID 9581468984.

GetResponse is a service that organizes and analyzes the sending of newsletters. If you provide data (e.g., your email address) to subscribe to our newsletter, it will be stored on the servers of GetResponse in Poland.

We use GetResponse to analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent by GetResponse, a file contained in the email (a so-called web beacon) connects to the GetResponse servers in Poland. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links you click within the email. Technical information is also collected (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system). These data cannot be assigned to a specific newsletter recipient. They are used exclusively for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses may be used to better tailor future newsletters to your interests.

If you do not want your usage behavior to be analyzed by GetResponse, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. Data processing operations carried out before receipt of your request remain lawful.

The data you provide when registering for the newsletter will be used for sending the newsletter until you unsubscribe, after which it will be deleted from our servers and those of GetResponse. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g., email addresses for the member area) remain unaffected.

Further details can be found in the GetResponse Privacy Policy at:
https://www.campaignmonitor.com/trust/security/

Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with GetResponse in which we oblige GetResponse to protect the data of our customers and not to pass it on to third parties.

7. PLUGINS AND TOOLS

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. In doing so, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube enables the assignment of your browsing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

YouTube is used to create an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Google Web Fonts

This site uses web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, your browser must establish a direct connection to the Google servers. Through this connection, Google becomes aware that our website was accessed via your IP address.

The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

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

Google Maps

This website uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

In order to use the functionalities of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The operator of this site has no influence on this data transmission.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing manner and to make it easier to find the locations indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy at:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/