Privacy - SplashTool

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data by which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on the topic of data protection, please refer to our data protection declaration 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 details in the section “Note on the Responsible Entity” in this data protection declaration.

How Do We Collect Your Data?

Your data is collected on the one hand by you providing it to us. This can include data that you enter into a contact form, for example.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when visiting the website through our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What Do We Use Your Data For?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data can 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, recipient, 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 revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this and other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens mainly with so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following data protection declaration.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting

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

The use of the hoster is for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

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

We use the following hoster:

netcup GmbH
Daimlerstraße 25
D-76185 Karlsruhe

Integration of Hetzner Cloud Storage

As part of our online offering, we use the managed cloud storage services of Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany. The use is for the secure storage and management of data, in particular for the provision of media files, backups, and other hosting-related content. In this context, Hetzner as a technical service provider may have access to personal data if these are processed as part of our offering. This includes, among others, names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers.

The data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in a secure and efficient infrastructure. Furthermore, a data processing agreement (AV contract) pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR has been concluded with Hetzner to ensure data protection-compliant handling of the processed personal data. Further information on data processing by Hetzner can be found in their privacy policy: https://www.hetzner.com/de/rechtliches/datenschutz

3. General Notes 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 the statutory data protection regulations as well as this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. The present data protection declaration explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g., when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Dipl.-Ing. Tim Schneider
Kiesstr. 13
64283 Darmstadt

Telephone: +49 178 554 82 69
E-Mail: datenschutz@splashtool.de

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage duration is mentioned within this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases. If you assert a legitimate deletion request or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons cease.

Note on Data Transfer to the USA

On our website, among other things, tools from companies based in the USA are integrated. If these tools are active, your personal data can be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We point out that the USA is not a safe third country in the sense of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke a consent already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

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

IF THE 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 A PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. 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 THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, 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 MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Complain to the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to complain exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place to the extent that it is technically feasible.

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 site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If 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 the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing, and possibly a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this and other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.

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 for this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to check this. For the duration of the check, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed 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.

Objection to Advertising E-Mails

The use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for the transmission of advertising and information materials not expressly requested is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam e-mails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files and do no harm to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion by your web browser occurs.

In part, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies serve to analyze user behavior or to display advertising.

Cookies that are necessary for the performance of the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or for the provision of certain functions desired by you (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart function) or for the optimization of the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) 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 its services. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the relevant cookies is based exclusively on this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Insofar as cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately within the framework of this data protection declaration and possibly request consent.

Server Log Files

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 version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
Time of server request
IP address

A merging of this data with other data sources does not take place.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f 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 send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form including the contact data you provided there will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on 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 the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by E-Mail, Telephone, or Fax

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

The data sent by you to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular legal retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Plugins and Tools

YouTube

This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of our web pages on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

Furthermore, YouTube can store various cookies on your device or use comparable technologies for recognition (e.g., device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts.

If you are logged in to your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to directly associate your surfing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is based exclusively on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

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

hCaptcha

We use hCaptcha (hereinafter referred to as “hCaptcha”) on this website. The provider is Intuition Machines, Inc.,
2211 Selig Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA (hereinafter referred to as “IMI”).
hCaptcha is used to verify whether data input on this website (e.g., in a
contact form) is made by a human or by an automated program. To do this,
hCaptcha analyzes the visitor’s behavior based on various characteristics.
This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters a website with activated hCaptcha
enters. For the analysis, hCaptcha evaluates various information (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
are forwarded to IMI. If hCaptcha is used in “invisible mode,” the analyses run
completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an
analysis is taking place.

The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The
website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive
automated spying and SPAM. If appropriate consent has been obtained,
processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1
TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the
user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent is
revocable at any time.

The data processing is based on standard contractual clauses, which are contained in the data processing addendum to
the General Terms and Conditions of IMI or the data processing agreements.
For more information about hCaptcha, please refer to the privacy policy and
terms of use at the following links:

https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy and

https://hcaptcha.com/terms.

The company has certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The
DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with
European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Every company certified under
the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. For more
information, please contact the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/6388.

Source: e-recht24.de