Privacy Policy
1. Data protection at a glance
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 data that can be used to personally identify you.
Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy, which is linked below.
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. Their contact details can be
found in the section "Information on the responsible body" in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
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Your data is collected, firstly, because you provide it to us. This could include, for example,
data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the
website. This is primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page
access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to
analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the
transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain information free of charge at any time regarding 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 given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any ti
me 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 competent supervisory authority.
This You can also contact us at any time with further questions regarding data protection. .
Analytics tools and third-party tools
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done
primarily using so-called analytics programs.
Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the
following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
Squarespace
The provider is Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland
(hereinafter referred to as Squarespace).
Squarespace is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, your data is
processed on Squarespace's servers. This may also involve the transfer of personal data to
Squarespace's parent company, Squarespace Inc., 8 Clarkson St, New York, NY 10014, USA.
Squarespace also stores cookies that are necessary for the website to function and for ensuring s
ecurity (essential cookies).
The use of Squarespace is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring
the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing is c
arried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the
consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device
fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
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Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.
Details can be found here:
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/de/articles/360000851908-DSGVO-und-Squarespace.
The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement
between the European Union and the USA designed to ensure compliance with European data
protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every 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/participant/4774.
Order processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the aforementioned
service. This is a legally required contract under data protection law, which ensures that the
service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our
instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General information and mandatory disclosures
Data protection
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 and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be
used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use i
t for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can
have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not
possible.
Note regarding the responsible body
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:
Melanie Kharad
Windscheidstraße
24 10627 Berlin
Germany
Telefon: +491754571664E-Mail:
hello@kharadstudio.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.).
Storage duration
As far as within If no specific storage period is mentioned in this privacy policy, the following applies: n
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Your personal data will be stored with us until the purpose for processing it no longer applies. If you
submit a legitimate request for erasure or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be
deleted unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or
commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these grounds cease
to apply.
General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Article
6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data pursuant to Article 9(1) GDPR are
processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data
processing also takes place on the basis of Article 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the
storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data
processing additionally takes place on the basis of Section 25(1) of the German Telemedia Act
(TMG). You can withdraw your consent at any time. If your data is required for the performance of
a contract or for taking steps prior to entering into a contract, we process your data on the basis
of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data, if it is necessary for compliance with a
legal obligation, on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our
legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the applicable legal bases
in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Recipients of personal data
As part of our business activities, we collaborate with various external parties. This so
metimes requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose
personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are
legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate i
nterest in the disclosure pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the data
transfer. When using data processors, we only transfer our customers' personal data on the basis
of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing
agreement is concluded.
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke
your consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation
remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to object to data processing in special cases and to direct
marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
If data processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR, you have the right to object, on
grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data
concerning you; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The specific legal basis
for each processing operation can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer
process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the
processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the
purpose of establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.
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LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO 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; 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 processed for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint with 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, their place of
work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to
any other administrative or judicial remedy.
Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the data that we process automatically based on your consent or in
fulfillment of a contract, either for yourself or for a third party, in a commonly used,
machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this
will only be done if technically feasible.
Information, correction and deletion
Under applicable law, you have the right to request information, free of charge, about your stored
personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as the right to
rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact us at any time with regard to this and any other
questions concerning personal data.
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 to do so. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally need time to
verify this. For the duration of the verification process, 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 erasure. If we no
longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of
legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal
data instead of erasure. If you have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, a
balancing of interests between your interests and ours must be carried out. Until it is
determined 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, this data – apart from being stored – 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
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processed by a member state.
Objection to advertising emails
The use of contact details published as part of the legal notice for sending unsolicited advertising
and informational materials is hereby prohibited. The operators of these pages expressly reserve
the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.
4. Data collection on this website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called "cookies.
" Cookies are small data packets and do not harm your device.
They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or
permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after you leave our
website. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they
are automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called
third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from
third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies serve various functions. Many 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 can be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary for carrying out electronic communication, for providing certain
functions you have requested (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website
(e.g., cookies for measuring website traffic) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Article
6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest
in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically flawless and optimized provision of its
services. If consent to the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies has been
requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR
and Section 25(1) TDDDG); this consent can be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and to allow cookies only in
individual cases, to accept cookies in certain cases or to generally reject them, and to
automatically delete cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the
functionality of this website.
If further cookies and services are used on this website, you can find this information in
this privacy policy.
Contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including
the contact details you provided, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry
and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing The processing of this data is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR, provided your request mit
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The processing is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for taking steps prior to
entering into a contract. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the
effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6
para. 1 lit. a GDPR), provided that such consent has been requested; this consent can be revoked at
any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke
your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your
inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular, retention periods –
remain unaffected.
Inquiries via email, telephone or fax
When you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal
data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your r
equest. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the
performance of a contract or is necessary for taking steps prior to entering into a contract. In all
other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries
addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), if such consent has
been obtained; you may withdraw your consent at any time.
The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request its deletion,
revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after
your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular, statutory retention
periods – remain unaffected.
5. Social Media
Instagram
This website integrates features of the Instagram service. These features are offered by
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device
and the Instagram server. Instagram then receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your
Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to
this website with your user account. Please note that as the provider of this website, we have no
knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25
para. 1 TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.
To the extent that personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and
forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road Dublin 4,
Dublin, D04 X2K5, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). This joint
responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook or
Instagram. The subsequent processing by Facebook or Instagram is not part of this joint responsibility.
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Joint obligations were set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can
be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. Laut dieser Vereinbarung sind wir für die
Erteilung der Datenschutzinformationen beim Einsatz des Facebook- bzw. Instagram-Tools und für die
datenschutzrechtlich sichere Implementierung des Tools auf unserer Website verantwortlich. Für die
Datensicherheit der Facebook bzw. Instagram-Produkte ist Facebook verantwortlich.
Betroffenenrechte (z. B. Auskunftsersuchen) hinsichtlich der bei Facebook bzw. Instagram
verarbeiteten Daten können Sie direkt bei Facebook geltend machen. Wenn Sie die Betroffenenrechte
bei uns geltend machen, sind wir verpflichtet, diese an Facebook weiterzuleiten.
Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.
Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum,
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/ and
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
Further information can be found in Instagram's privacy policy:
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.
The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement
between the European Union and the USA designed to ensure compliance with European data
protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every 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/participant/4452.
6. Newsletter
Newsletter data
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we require your email address and
information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you
agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this
data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not share it with third parties.
The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is based solely on your
consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of your data, your
email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the "
Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already
carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide for the purpose of subscribing to our newsletter will be stored by us or our
newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe. After you unsubscribe or the purpose for receiving
the newsletter no longer applies, your data will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list. We
reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own
discretion, based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Data that we have stored for other purposes remains unaffected.
After you unsubscribe from our newsletter mailing list, your email address may be stored on a
blacklist by us or our newsletter service provider if this is necessary to prevent future mailings.
The data on the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be combined with other
data. This serves both your interest and our interest in...
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Compliance with legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the
meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage on the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object
to this storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
Source:
https://www.e-recht24.de
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