1. Privacy Overview

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 information that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on privacy, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact information in the section „Note on the Responsible Party“ in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

On one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This could include, for example, data you enter in a contact form.

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

Why do we use your data?

Some data is collected to ensure the website is presented without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to request, free of charge, 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 consented to the processing of your data, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time for further questions about privacy.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done using so-called analysis programs.

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

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2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Strato

The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter referred to as „Strato“). When you visit our website, Strato collects various log files, including your IP addresses.

For more information, please refer to Strato’s privacy policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/.

The use of Strato is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring a reliable presentation of our website. If consent is requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDG, provided that consent involves the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined by TDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract ensuring that the personal data of our website visitors is only processed according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

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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 legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

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

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication via email) may have security gaps. A complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Melissa Grünewald
Tonstraße 5
47058 Duisburg

Email: hello@melissagruenewald.com

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 more specific storage duration is mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing is no longer applicable. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided there are no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in such cases, deletion will occur after these reasons no longer apply.

General Notes on the Legal Bases of Data Processing on This Website

If you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the case of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing also occurs on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing also occurs based on § 25 para. 1 TDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. We also process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also occur based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases for each specific case of data processing are provided in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business activities, we collaborate with various external parties. This may require the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only share personal data with external parties if necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally required to do so (e.g., data transfer to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or if another legal basis allows the transfer. When using data processors, we only share personal data of our customers based on a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

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Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke any consent you have given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

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

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA PROCESSING IS PROVIDED 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 IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

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

Right to File a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

In case of violations of the GDPR, affected individuals have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, workplace, or the place of the alleged violation. The complaint right is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to request that data we process based on your consent or to fulfill a contract be handed over to you or to a third party in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Access, Rectification, and Deletion

You have the right to request information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, the purpose of processing, and if necessary, the correction or deletion of this data, free of charge, at any time, in accordance with applicable legal provisions. For this and other questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:

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