1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following hints will give you a simple overview about what happens to your private data on our web pages.
Personal data are all data with whom you can be identified.
You can find detailed information about the topic data protection in our text below.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for collecting the data on these web pages?
Data processing on these web pages is done by the website operator.
You can find the contact details at the imprint on this website.

How we collect your data

Your data will be collected thereby you are telling us about it.
In this connection it could be the data you enter into the contact form. Other data will be collected automatically by visiting this website. Especially technical data like the internet browser, operating system or the date of page calling. The collection of data will be done automatically as soon you have entered our web pages.

Why are we collecting your data?

For technical reasons, the following data sent by your internet browser to us or to our server provider will be collected, especially to ensure a secure and stable website. Other data could be used to analyze the user behavior.

Which rights do you have in terms of your data?

You have the right at all time of being informed for free about the origin, the receiver and the purpose of your personal data. You also have the right to claim the correction, the blocking or the deletion of these data. For further information you can get in touch with us. Just use the address you see at the imprint. Furthermore you have a right to appeal at the responsible supervisory authority. At least you have the right to restrict the processing of your data under certain circumstances. Details for this you can find in the privacy policy among „The rights of users and data subjects“.

Analysis tools and third party tools

By visiting our website your surf behavior can be evaluated statistically. This is done by cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surf behavior is usually done anonymous. The surf behavior can not be traced back to you. You can contradict the analysis or avoid it by not using certain tools. We will inform you about the possibilities to contradict in this privacy policy.

2. General references and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these web pages take serious care about the protection of your personal data. We treat your personal data confidentially and corresponding to legal data regulations and this privacy policy. If you are visiting this website personal data will be collected with whom you can be identified. The following privacy policy shows you which data we collect and how we use it. We inform you that data transmission on the internet can have security gaps (p.a. communication via email). A complete protection of data is impossible.

Information about the responsible party

The responsible party for this website (the controller) for purposes of data protection is:

Anna Genkova
Design & Illustration

Anna Genkova-Siekmann
Mail: mail@anna-genkova.com
www.anna-genkova.com

The rights of users and data subjects

With regard to the data processing to be described in more details below, users and data subjects have the right to:

• Confirmation of whether data concerning them is being processed, information about the data being processed, further information about the nature of the data processing and copies of the data (Art. 15 GDPR).
• To correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (Art. 16 GDPR
• To the immediate deletion of data concerning them (Art.17 GDPR) or alternatively if further processing is necessary to restrict the processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• To receive copies of the data concerning them and/or provided by them and to have the same transmitted to other providers (Art. 20 GDPR)
• To file complaints with the supervisory authority, if they believe that data concerning them is being processed by the controller in breach of data protection provisions (Art. 77 GDPR)

In addition, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom it discloses data of any such corrections, deletions or restrictions placed on processing the same per Art. 16, 17 § 1, 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or involves a disproportional effort. Nevertheless, users have a right to be informed about these recipients. Likewise Art. 21 GDPR tells that users and data subjects have the right to object to the controller´s future processing of their data. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permissible.

3. Data processing on our website

Cookies

We use so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies stored on your computer by your browser. These cookies process certain specific information about you, such as your browser, location data or IP address. This processing makes our website more user-friendly, efficient and secure. The legal basis for such processing is Art. 6 § 1 lit.b GDPR, insofar as these cookies are used to collect data to initiate or process contractual relationships. If the processing does not serve to initiate or process a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our web pages. The legal basis is then Art. 6 § 1 lit.f GDPR. When you close your browser the session cookies will be deleted. If necessary, our website may also use cookies from companies with whom we cooperate for the purpose of advertising, analyzing or improving the features of our website. You can refuse the use of cookies by changing the settings on your browser. You also can use the browser to delete cookies that have already been stored. However, the steps and measures required for this depending on the browser you use. If you have any questions, please use the help function or consult the documentation on your browser. Browser settings cannot prevent so-called flash cookies from being set. You will need to change the setting of your Flash player instead. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the Flash player you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or consult the documentation on your Flash player. If you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, not all of the functions on these web pages may be fully usable.

Contact form

If you contact us via the contact form, the data you provide will be used for the purpose of processing your request. We must have this data in order to process and answer your inquiry. Otherwise we will not be able to answer properly. The legal basis for this data processing is Art.6 § 1 lit.a GDPR. Your data will be deleted once we have fully answered your inquiry and there is no further legal obligation to store your data.

Request via email, phone or fax

If you contact us via email, phone or fax, the data you provide will be used for the purpose of processing your request. We must have this data in order to process and answer your inquiry. Otherwise we will not be able to answer properly. The legal basis for this data processing is Art.6 § 1 lit.b GDPR. Your data will be deleted once we have fully answered your inquiry and there is no further legal obligation to store your data.

4. Data Transfers to Third Countries

Google, Meta, Mailchimp, AWS

When using foreign service providers, personal data may be transferred to the United States. To ensure an adequate level of data protection, the new Standard Contractual Clauses (Standard Data Protection Clauses – SDPC) pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR are concluded with the respective service providers.

5. Plugins and tools

Google web fonts

Our website uses Google Web Fonts to display external fonts. This is a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043. Google guarantees that it will follow the EU´s data protection regulations when processing data in the United States. To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established whenever our website is accessed. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our web pages. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 § 1 lit.f GDPR. Further informations about Google Web Fonts you will find here: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in the privacy policy of Google Inc.: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.