Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simplified overview of what happens with your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to personally identify you. More detailed information about data protection can be found in the 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 the operator’s contact details in the “Responsible Entity” section of this privacy policy.

How Do We Collect Your Data?

Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can include data entered into a contact form, for example. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems either automatically or after your consent when you visit the website. This includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). Data collection occurs automatically as soon as you enter our website.

How Do We Use Your Data?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning 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 free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your 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 relevant supervisory authority.

2. Hosting

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

IONOS Provider: IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter referred to as IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP addresses. For details, please refer to IONOS’ privacy policy: [Link to IONOS Privacy Policy]. The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable representation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing will only be carried out based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined in TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

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 the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected.

Information on the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Tim Thies
Gebbertstraße 106
91058 Erlangen

coaching@tim-thies.com

The responsible entity 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.).

Data Retention

Unless otherwise stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will be stored by us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally valid reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods). In the latter case, data deletion will occur after the expiration of these reasons.

Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have given your consent for data processing, we process your personal data based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR in case of special data categories under Article 9(1) GDPR. In case of explicit consent for the transmission of personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place based on Article 49(1)(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 is also based on § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

For contractual performance or pre-contractual measures, data processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also occur based on our legitimate interests according to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases for data processing are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business operations, we collaborate with various external entities. In some cases, the transfer of personal data to these external entities is necessary. We only share personal data with external entities when necessary for contractual performance, legally required (e.g., data transfer to tax authorities), when we have a legitimate interest based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis allows data transfer. In the case of data processors, we share personal data with them based on a valid contract for data processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing contract is concluded.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

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

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

Merging this data with other data sources is not performed. The collection of this data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

If you submit inquiries to us via the contact form, the information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for follow-up questions. We do not disclose this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the inquiries directed to us (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR), if requested; consent can be revoked at any time. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analysis Tools and Advertising

IONOS WebAnalytics

This website uses the analysis services of IONOS WebAnalytics (hereinafter: IONOS). The provider is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, D – 56410 Montabaur. As part of the analyses carried out with IONOS, visitor numbers and behavior (e.g., number of page views, duration of a website visit, bounce rates), visitor sources (i.e., from which page the visitor comes), visitor locations, and technical data (browser and operating system versions) can be analyzed. For this purpose, IONOS stores the following data, in particular:

• Referrer (previously visited website)
• Requested website or file
• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Device type used
• Time of access
• IP address in anonymized form (used only to determine the location of access)

Data collection by IONOS WebAnalytics is fully anonymized according to IONOS, so it cannot be traced back to individual persons. Cookies are not stored by IONOS WebAnalytics. The storage and analysis of data are based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior statistically in order to optimize both its website offering and its advertising. If the corresponding consent has been obtained, processing is based solely on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the German Telemedia Act (TTDSG), to the extent that 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. Consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on data collection and processing by IONOS WebAnalytics can be found in IONOS’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/datenschutzerklaerung/

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures that this service processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

6. Plugins and Tools

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. reCAPTCHA is used to check whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is done by a human or an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. reCAPTCHA evaluates various information during the analysis (e.g., IP address, duration of the website visitor’s stay on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not notified that an analysis is taking place.

The storage and analysis of data are based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings against abusive automated spying and SPAM. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is based solely on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the German Telemedia Act (TTDSG), to the extent that 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. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA can be found in Google’s privacy policy and Google’s terms of use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de