Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

GAYVEGAS.COM TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY DESCRIBE YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. This is the official terms of use agreement ("Agreement") for www.GayVegas.com, an Internet website ("Site") offered in cooperation with Gay Vegas, (collectively, "Company", "we," "us," or "our"). The Site is owned and/or controlled by Gay Vegas, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company. This Agreement governs only the content features, and activities related to this Site and does not cover websites for any other Company website or any other company, unless specifically stated. This Site is offered and made available only to users 18 years of age or older who reside in United States of America. If you are not yet 18 years old, or do not reside in the United States, please discontinue using the Site immediately, or if for any reason, you do not agree with all of the terms and conditions contained in this agreement, please discontinue using the Site immediately because by using or attempting to use the Site, you certify that you are at least 18 years of age and meet any other eligibility and residency requirements of the Site. These terms and conditions regarding your use of the Site constitute a legally binding agreement between you and the Company. In this Agreement, the term "Site" includes all web sites and web pages within www.GayVegas.com as well as any equivalent, mirror, replacement, substitute or backup web sites and web pages that are associated with the Site. By using this Site, you understand, acknowledge and agree that you will abide by the terms of this Agreement and any additional terms that govern certain products and services, which will be presented in conjunction with those products and services ("Additional Terms"). The Site may also provide rules of participation ("Rules") for certain activities and services including, but not without limitation, contests and sweepstakes, award programs, membership clubs, email, and dating services. To the extent that there is a conflict between this Agreement and Additional Terms for the activity in which you choose to participate, the Additional Terms shall govern. To the extent that there is a conflict between this Agreement and the specific Rules for the activity in which you choose to participate, this Agreement shall govern. This Agreement will remain in full force and effect as long as you are a user of the Site and in the event of termination of any membership, service or feature, you will still be bound by your obligations under this Agreement, the Privacy Policy, any Additional Terms or Rules, including any indemnifications, warranties and limitations of liability. The words "use" or "using" in this Agreement, means any time an individual (a "user"), directly or indirectly, with or without the aid of a machine or device, does or attempts to access, interact with use, display, view, print or copy from the Site, transmit, receive or exchange data or communicate with the Site, or in any way utilizes, benefits, takes advantage of or interacts with any function, service or feature of the Site, for any purpose whatsoever. This Agreement does not cover your rights or responsibilities with respect to third party content or sites or any links that may direct your browser or your connection to third party sites or pages. This is the entire and exclusive Agreement between you and us regarding use of the Site and it cannot be modified, except as specifically described below in Section 2. 1. REGISTRATION We may require each user to have a unique user name and password combination in order to access and use certain features or functions of the Site and may also, from time to time, provide users with additional codes or passwords necessary to access and use certain features or functions of the Site. As part of the registration process for the feature or function, you will choose a user name and password (or we may assign an initial password which we will give you the option to change). Your user name and password are personal to you and you may not allow any others to use your user name or password under any circumstances. We are not liable for any harm caused or related to the theft or misappropriation of your user name or password, disclosure of your user name or password, or your authorization of anyone else to use your user name or password. You agree to immediately notify us if you become aware of or believe there is or may have been any unauthorized use of (or activity using) your user name or password or any other need to deactivate your user name or password due to security concerns. 2. MODIFICATIONS We reserve the right, at any time and from time to time, for any reason in our sole discretion, to change the terms of this Agreement. We will post or display notices of material changes on the Site and we may also e-mail you about these changes. Once we post them on the Site, these changes become effective immediately and if you use the Site after they become effective it will signify your agreement to be bound by the changes. You should check back frequently and review the terms and conditions of this Agreement regularly so you are aware of the most current rights and obligations that apply to you and the terms and conditions of your agreement with us. 3. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The contents of this Site, including all Site software, design, text, images, photographs, illustrations, audio and video material, artwork, graphic material, databases, proprietary information and all copyrightable or otherwise legally protectible elements of the Site, including, without limitation, the selection, sequence and 'look and feel' and arrangement of items, and all trademarks, service marks and trade names (individually and/or collectively, "Material"), are the property of the Company, their subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, suppliers, operational service providers, advertisers, promotional partners, or sponsors and are legally protected, without limitation, under U.S. Federal and State, as well as applicable foreign laws, regulations and treaties. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise or we explicitly say so in writing, the term "Site" includes "Material" as well. The Site is to be used solely for your noncommercial, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non- transferable and limited personal use and for no other purposes. You must not alter, delete or conceal any copyright or other notices contained on the Site, including notices on any Material you download, transmit, display, print or reproduce from the Site. You shall not, nor will you allow any third party (whether or not for your benefit) to reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, broadcast or circulate to any third party (including, without limitation, on or via a third party web site), or otherwise use, any Material without the express prior written consent of the Company. Any unauthorized or prohibited use of any Material may subject you to civil liability, criminal prosecution, or both, under applicable federal, state and local laws. We require users to respect our copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights. We likewise respect the intellectual property of others. On notice, we will act expeditiously to remove content on the Site that infringes the copyright rights of others and will disable the access to the Site and its services of anyone who uses them repeatedly to infringe the intellectual property rights of others. We take protection of copyrights, both our own and others, very seriously. We therefore employ multiple measures to prevent copyright infringement over this Site and to promptly end any infringement that might occur. If you believe that the Site contains elements that infringe your copyrights in your work, please follow the procedures set forth in our "Copyright Compliance Policy". Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), all notifications of claimed copyright infringement on the Site should be sent ONLY to our Designated Agent. NOTE: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR NOTIFYING THE SERVICE PROVIDERS REFERENCED BELOW THAT YOUR COPYRIGHT MATERIAL MAY HAVE BEEN INFRINGED. DO NOT SEND ANY INQUIRIES UNRELATED TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT (e.g., REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE, REPORTS OR E-MAIL ABUSE, etc.) TO THE CONTACT LISTED BELOW. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE IF SENT TO THAT CONTACT. WE CAUTION YOU THAT UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO HEAVY CIVIL PENALTIES. THESE INCLUDE MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS FEES INCURRED BY US, BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER, OR BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER'S LICENSEE THAT IS INJURED AS A RESULT OF OUR RELYING UPON YOUR MISREPRESENTATION. YOU MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY. Written notification must be submitted to the following Designated Agent: Service Provider(s): Gay Vegas, LLC Name of Agent Designated to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement: Carol Ann Full Address of Designated Agent to Which Notification Should be Sent: 3414 Villa Way, Las Vegas, Nevada 89120, United States of America Telephone Number of Designated Agent: (800) 625-3638 Facsimile Number of Designated Agent: (888) 382-9997 Email Address of Designated Agent: copyright@gayvegas.com Under Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(3)(A), the Notification of Claimed Infringement must include the following: • An electronic or physical signature of the owner or of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; • Identification of the copyrighted work (or works) that you claim has been infringed; • A description of the material that you claim is infringing, and the location where the original or an authorized copy of the copyrighted work exists (for example, the URL of the page of the web site where it is lawfully posted; the name, edition and pages of a book from which an excerpt was copied, etc.); • A clear description of where the infringing material is located on our web site, including as applicable its URL, so that we can locate the material; • Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address; • A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and • A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf. 4. ADVERTISING From time to time, you may communicate with, receive communications from, be re-directed to, interact with, or participate in or use the services or obtain goods and services of or from, third parties (collectively, the "Advertisers") such as our advertisers, sponsors, or promotional partners as a result of your use of the Site. All such communication, interaction and participation is strictly and solely between you and such Advertisers and we shall not be responsible or liable to you in any way in connection with these activities or transactions (including, without limitation, any representations, warranties, covenants, contracts or other terms or conditions that may exist between you and the Advertiser or any goods or services you may purchase or obtain from any Advertiser). 5. RULES OF CONDUCT Your use of the Site is subject to all applicable local, state, national laws and regulations and, in some cases, international treaties. You are solely responsible for all activities, acts and omissions that occur in, from, through or under your user name or password. You shall not use, allow enable others to use the Site, or knowingly condone use of this Site by others, in any manner that is, attempts to, or is likely to: • be libelous, defamatory, indecent, vulgar or obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit or sexually suggestive, racially, culturally, or ethnically offensive, harmful, harassing, intimidating, threatening, hateful, objectionable, discriminatory, or abusive, or which may or may appear to impersonate anyone else. • affect us adversely or reflect negatively on us, the Site, our goodwill, name or reputation or cause duress, distress or discomfort to us or anyone else, or discourage any person, firm or enterprise from using all or any portion, features or functions of the Site, or from advertising, linking or becoming a supplier to us in connection with the Site; • send or result in the transmission of junk e-mail, chain letters, duplicative or unsolicited messages, or so-called "spamming" and "phishing"; • be used for commercial or business purposes, including, without limitation, advertising, marketing or offering goods or services, whether or not for financial or any other form of compensation or through linking with any other web site or web pages; • transmit, distribute or upload programs or material that contain malicious code, such as viruses, timebombs, cancelbots, worms, trojan horses, spyware, or other potentially harmful programs or other material or information; • forge any TCP/IP packet header or part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting for any reason; • violate any laws, regulations (including, without limitation, laws regarding the transmission of technical data or software exported from the United States), judicial or governmental order, any treaties or violate or infringe upon any intellectual property rights, rights of publicity or privacy, or any other rights of ours or of any other person, firm or enterprise; gain unauthorized access to the Site, other users' accounts, names, user IDs, passwords, personally identifiable information or other computers, web sites or pages, connected or linked to the Site or to use the Site in any manner which violates or is inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; • modify, disrupt, impair, alter or interfere with the use, features, functions, operation or maintenance of the Site or the rights or use and enjoyment of the Site by any other person, firm or enterprise; or collect, obtain, compile, gather, transmit, reproduce, delete, revise, view or display any material or information, whether personally identifiable or not, posted by or concerning any other person, firm or enterprise, in connection with their or your use of the Site, unless you have obtained the express, prior permission of such other person, firm or enterprise to do so; • reveal any personal identifiable information (excluding user names and e-mail addresses); or • impersonate any other user, artist, celebrity or any other third party. 6. WIRELESS MARKETING SERVICES AND PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES The Company provides its valued website users and viewers with the opportunity to register for special promotions, services, news, programming and information delivered via text messaging and other wireless devices such as mobile phones. Users are required to provide their consent to receive such information from the Company, either by registering on this Site or via their wireless device. Such services and promotional opportunities are provided by Company's affiliates for Company. The information requested as part of the online registration process is a user's telephone number or a wireless email address, but only if specifically requested, and the carrier's name. Optional information may be requested for specific promotions, such as a user's preferences regarding goods or services, choices of music or artists, or other similar survey information. Depending on the promotion, we may also collect an Internet email address or other information and, depending on the information collected, the user may also be required to confirm his or her agreement to the Site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Agreement. Users that register for Company's wireless marketing services acknowledge, understand and agree that they will be charged by the user's wireless carrier for all messages sent to the user from the Company. Standard messaging rates will apply, unless noted otherwise. Under no circumstances will the Company, its corporate affiliates be responsible for any wireless email or text messaging charges incurred by a user or by a person that has access to a user's wireless device, telephone number, or email address. Each user understands, acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, at its sole discretion and without liability to any user, terminate its offer of any specific wireless marketing service or all wireless marketing services at any time without advance notice. The Company may provide notice of terminations or changes in services on this Site. 7. POSTINGS Your comments, suggestions and information are important to us. Portions of this Site may provide you and other users an opportunity to submit, post, display, transmit and/or exchange information, ideas, opinions, photographs, images, video, creative works or other information, messages, transmissions or material to us, the Site or other users ("Post" or "Postings"). You understand, acknowledge and agree that such Postings are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Postings originated. This means that you, the user, and not this Site, are entirely responsible for the consequences of all Postings that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Site. You further understand that Postings will be read by others, with or without your knowledge or permission. Any Postings made by you shall be at your own risk and you should not disclose or make available your personal information in any Posting. Postings do not reflect the views of the Site, the Company, Artist or their affiliates. We do not monitor, endorse, edit or screen any Postings, although we reserve the right to do so, nor shall we be liable for any Posting that is in violation of this Agreement. In no event shall the Company, or their affiliates have or be construed to have any responsibility or liability for or in connection with any Posting whatsoever; however, if we determine, in our sole discretion and judgment, that any Posting does or may violate any of the terms of this Agreement, we reserve the right, at any time and without limiting any and all other rights we may have under this Agreement, at law or in equity, to: (a) refuse to allow you to Post; (b) remove and delete Postings; (c) revoke your right to use the Site; and/or (d) use any technological, legal, operational or other means available to us to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, blocking specific IP addresses or deactivating your registration on www.GayVegas.com. If a Posting originates from you or your account, you hereby agree that: (a) you are placing the Posting in the public domain without reservation of any rights or further control over the Posting or its use and you specifically authorize the Site and the Company to use such Posting in whole or in part, throughout the universe, in perpetuity in or on any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, and alone or together or as part of other information, content and/or material of any kind or nature; (b) you represent and warrant that (i) the Posting is original to you or fully cleared for use as contemplated herein, (ii) the Posting does and will not, in any way, violate or breach any of the terms of this Agreement, (iii) the Posting does not contain libelous, tortious, or otherwise unlawful information, infringe or violate any copyright or other right, or contain any matter the publication or sale of which will violate any federal or state statute or regulation, (iv) the Posting is not obscene or in any other manner unlawful, (v) the Posting shall not be injurious to the health of the user, and (vi) we shall not be required to pay or incur any sums to any person or entity as a result of our use or exploitation of the Posting; (c) if your Posting incorporates the name, logo, brand, service or trademark, voice, likeness or image of any person, firm or enterprise, you specifically represent and warrant that you have the right to place such Posting in the public domain and grant the Company the right to use such Posting as described above; and (d) we have the right to delete, re-format and/or change your Posting in any manner that we may determine (although you will not be responsible for any such changes made). The amount of storage space on the Site per user is limited. Some Postings may not be processed due to space constraints or outbound message limitations. You understand, acknowledge and agree that we assume no responsibility for deletion of Postings or any failure to store, receive or deliver Postings in a timely manner or any other matter relating to Postings. Posting is for noncommercial purposes only and you may not Post in any manner which does or is intended to promote or generate revenue for any business enterprise or commercial activity. If you believe that any content on the Site (including, without limitation, Postings) violates any of the terms of this Agreement (except for any notices covered by the Copyright Compliance Policy), please click here to send us a message about it (please refer to our "Copyright Compliance Policy" for any notices covered by the Copyright Compliance Policy). We cannot guarantee that we will respond to your message and we reserve the right to take or refrain from taking any or all steps available to us once we receive any such message. 8. CONTESTS, SWEEPSTAKES, AUCTIONS, AND PROMOTIONS From time to time, the Company, or the Site's operational service providers, suppliers, and Advertisers may conduct promotions on or through the Site, including, without limitation, auctions, contests and sweepstakes ("Promotions"). Each Promotion may have Additional Terms and/or Rules which will be posted or otherwise made available to you and, for purposes of each Promotion, will be deemed incorporated into and form a part of this Agreement. The Company may also partner with its Affiliates for contests or special events. You must review the specific Official Rules or Additional Terms for any such contests or special events. 9. HYPERLINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES The appearance, availability, or your use of URLs or hyperlinks referenced or included anywhere on the Site or any other form of link or re-direction of your connection to, with or through the Site, does not constitute an endorsement by, nor does it incur any obligation, responsibility or liability on the part of the Site, the Company, or any of their subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, licensors, suppliers, service providers, successors and assigns. We do not verify, endorse, or have any responsibility for, any such third party sites, their business practices (including the privacy policy), or any goods or services associated with or obtained in connection with any such site, whether the Site's, Company's, or any affiliate's logo or sponsorship identification is on the third party site as part of a co-branding or promotional arrangement. If any third party site obtains or collects Personal Information from you, in no event shall we assume or have any responsibility or liability. 10. DEACTIVATION/TERMINATION OF YOUR REGISTRATION You may deactivate your account on the Site, at any time and for any reason, by clicking here to go to Your Account, entering your user name and password, and then selecting the "Close My Account" option. We may terminate your use of and registration on the Site, at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, without prior notice to you and without any liability or further obligation of any kind whatsoever to you or any other party. 11. DISCLAIMER AND LIMIATIONS OF LIABILITY THIS SITE, AND ALL MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND POSTINGS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR ANY GUARANTY OR ASSURANCE THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE, OR THAT ALL PRODUCTS, FEATURES, FUNCTIONS OR OPERATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE OR PERFORM AS DESCRIBED. Without limiting the foregoing, we are not responsible or liable for any malicious code, delays, inaccuracies, errors, or omissions arising out of your use of the Site. You understand, acknowledge and agree that you are assuming the entire risk as to the quality, accuracy, performance, timeliness, adequacy, completeness, correctness, authenticity, security and validity of any and all features and functions of the Site, including, without limitation, Postings and Materials associated with your use of the Site. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, THIS SITE, THE COMPANY, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, OR ANY OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, REPRESENTATIVES, OPERATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, ADVERTISERS, OR SUPPLIERS, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, OF ANY KIND, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING FROM USE OF THE SITE OR FROM THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. Notwithstanding any claim that a sole or exclusive remedy which is provided in this Agreement may or does fail of its essential purpose, you specifically acknowledge and agree that your sole and exclusive remedy for any loss or damage shall be to have the Company, upon written notice from you to us, attempt to repair, correct or replace any deficient goods or services under this Agreement and, if repair, correction or replacement is not reasonably commercially practicable for the Company, to refund any monies actually paid by you for the Products involved and to terminate and discontinue your use of the Site. You further understand and acknowledge the capacity of the Site, in the aggregate and for each user, is limited. Consequently some messages and transmissions may not be processed in a timely fashion or at all, and some features or functions may be restricted or delayed or become completely inoperable. As a result, you acknowledge and agree that the Company assumes no liability, responsibility or obligation to transmit, process, store, receive or deliver transactions or Postings or for any failure or delay associated with any Postings and you are hereby expressly advised not to rely upon the timeliness or performance of the Site for any transactions or Postings. Some jurisdictions do not allow for the exclusion of certain warranties or certain limitations on damages and remedies, accordingly some of the exclusions and limitations described in this Agreement may not apply to you. 12. INDEMNIFICATION You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Site, the Company, or their subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, representatives, Advertisers, operational service providers and suppliers harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees), resulting from any breach or violation of this Agreement by you, or public posting of your Postings. The Company reserves the right to assume, at its sole expense, the exclusive defense and control of any such claim or action and all negotiations for settlement or compromise, and you agree to fully cooperate with the Company in the defense of any such claim, action, settlement or compromise negotiations, as requested by the Company. 13. LAW THAT APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT; MISCELLANEOUS TERMS This Agreement, together with any Additional Terms, Rules and any other regulations, procedures and policies which we refer to and which are hereby incorporated by reference, contains the entire understanding and agreement between you and the Company and supersedes any and all prior or inconsistent understandings relating to the Site and your use of the Site. This Agreement cannot be changed or terminated orally. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, this will not affect any other provisions and the Agreement will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to make it legal, valid and enforceable. Any provision which must survive in order to allow us to enforce its meaning shall survive the termination of this Agreement; however, no action arising out of this Agreement or your use of the Site, regardless of form or the basis of the claim, may be brought by you more than one (1) year after the cause of action has arisen (or if multiple causes, from the date the first such cause arose). This Agreement and your use of the Site is governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of California (notwithstanding the State's conflict of laws provisions) applicable to contracts made, executed and wholly performed in California, and, for the purposes of any and all legal or equitable actions, you specifically agree and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the State and Federal Courts situated in the State and County of Los Angeles and agree you will not object to such jurisdiction or venue on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens or otherwise. To the extent it may be applicable, you agree to opt out from and expressly exclude any applicability of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act. IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHT OR OBLIGATION OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT YOU MAY NOW HAVE OR HEREAFTER POSSESS TO A TRIAL BY JURY. 14. ADS AND MALWARE We take great care and pride in creating this Site. We are always on the lookout for technical glitches that effect how the Site works. When we find them on our end, we will fix them. Unfortunately, your home computer may cause some glitches that effect how you see our Site -- and that is beyond our control. If you experience any unusual behavior, content or ads on the Site, it may be the result of Malware on your computer. Malware -- short for MALicious softWARE -- is a term used to broadly classify a form of software which is installed in a computer system with malicious intentions, usually without the owner's knowledge or permission. Malware includes computer viruses, key loggers, malicious active content, rogue programs and dialers, among others. While we continuously work closely with our partners to ensure that everything on the Site is working properly, sometimes Malware programs on your personal computer may interfere with your experience on our Site and on other sites that you visit. This Terms of Use Agreement was last modified on April 13, 2022 and is effective immediately.




PERSONAL DATA: 1. Introduction and scope We are delighted that you are interested in our company, products, and services and would like to provide you with some key information regarding our data processing activities. Protecting personal data is crucial, particularly for the future of Internet-based business models and the development of Internet-based economies. With this notice on data protection, we want to emphasize our commitment to protecting your privacy. Our staff and our service providers are bound to confidentiality and to comply with all applicable data protection laws. We take the protection of your personal data seriously and strictly adhere to the rules of the respective applicable data protection laws. Definition: “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject), for instance, name, geographical address, contact data, user ID, IP address, photo and video recordings, location data, etc. The following notice informs you about the data processing activities in relation to your personal data. 2. Data controller / Data protection officer Information on the entity responsible for the processing of your personal data ("Controller"), in-cluding the contact for questions about data protection or the appointed data protection officer ("DPO"), where applicable, can be found here (the Controller hereinafter referred to "we", "us" or "our"). Designated point of contact 3. Categories of data / Purposes 3.1. Data processing on our websites For security and technical reasons, we automatically process information transmitted by your device's browser to our system protocols. This includes, but is not limited to: Browser type/version, Operating system used, Requested URLs (website) on our systems, Referrer URL (the website that referred to our website), Host name and full IP address or unique ID of the device accessing the site, Date and time of call, Data volumes and file types called. These data will not be aggregated with data from other sources, nor do we carry out personalized statistical analysis based on these data. We process IP addresses in full length (i.e. without IP masking) only to the technically required extent. 3.2. Registration for our web portals Our websites offer services and functionalities to manage our business relationship with you, for example, permanent saving of wish lists, projects or product comparisons, the ordering of goods or services or the requesting and viewing quotes, which are only available to registered users. The data required to complete a registration in our web portal are your name, a valid email address and your country of residence. You also have the option of providing additional personal data about you (title, company, if relevant: your customer number, postal address, phone number). Some of these data are required in order to use certain services on our web portal, such as placing online orders, tracking your orders, generating individual price lists or processing order returns. When purchasing products or services, your data may be passed on by us to payment service providers, insofar as this is necessary for the processing of the purchase transaction and the payments. In some cases, the payment service providers also collect data themselves, provided that you create or have created an account with them. In this case, you must log in with the payment service provider with your access data in the course of the order and the privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: Use of certain services on our website, such as maintenance of your master data, delivery and billing addresses, requesting offers, ordering products, tracking your order history, generating individual price lists and comfortable return handling. Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR Processing of your data for the preparation and handling of your order or the respective business transaction. Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR Legitimate interests for marketing purposes, IT-security and administrative reasons, to the extent permitted by law. Categories of personal data that are processed: Form of address, title, name Contact details (address, email address(es), telephone number, etc.) Birth date Company Statistical data regarding your orders System log data Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject Recipient(categories) of the data: Service providers who support us in the administration of the website may have access to your data. However, these service providers are obliged by data protection law-compliant agreements (commissioned data processing agreement - DPA) to not use these data for own purposes. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: It is not intended to transmit the data to third countries. Storage duration of the data: Your data entered during registration will be stored until you submit a deletion request. However, depending on the chosen way of contacting us, we will have your request for deletion confirmed by an appropriate contact to verify your identity. Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: Without the specification of your data, it is not possible to use certain functions (for example obtaining a binding offer) of our website or our web portal. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 3.3. Newsletter You have the option of subscribing to our newsletter. Subscription to our newsletter requires providing a valid email address. Beyond that, you can choose to provide us with additional personal data about you (title, name, company, postal address). Following registration, you will receive an individual confirmation link per email (“double opt-in”). This is a means of verifying the email address used in the registration process and ensuring that no third parties have subscribed to the newsletter using your email address. You can withdraw your consent for the newsletter subscription at any time with effect for the future by using the unsubscribe button in our newsletters. Alternatively, you can send an email to our designated point of contact stating that you wish to unsubscribe. Our websites may also offer you the option of creating a user profile when subscribing for the newsletter. To this end, we analyze your interactions with the newsletter (clickstream record, date and time, frequency and topics clicked on, the specific emails opened and when) so that we can subsequently send you information better tailored to your interests. You can withdraw your consent for the creation of a user profile at any time with effect for the future by sending an email to our designated point of contact. Designated point of contact The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: Sending promotional emails. Interest-based contents of an advertising email (usage profile). Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent for receiving the newsletter) Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (optional consent for the creation of the usage profile with reference to the email address) Categories of personal data that are processed: To receive the newsletter • Email address System log data generated during registration and dispatch of the newsletter, for instance IP address, date/time. Optional (voluntary information): • Title, name • Company, address. For the usage profile • Email address • Which mailing was opened when (date/time) and how often • Which link within the newsletter was clicked when (date/time) and how often Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject (recipient of the newsletter) Recipient(categories) of the data: Within the administration of the newsletter system, employees of companies of the Bundle Media Group may access the data. Service providers who support us in the administration and operation of the newsletter dispatch may have access to your data where applicable. However, these service providers are obliged by data protection law-compliant agreements (commissioned data processing agreement - DPA) to not use these data for own purposes. When transferring a dispatched newsletter via the public Internet, routing via servers in other countries cannot be ruled out. Neither Bundle Media nor our service provider has any influence on the routing. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: It is not intended to transmit the data to third countries. Storage duration of the data: For the dispatch of the newsletter, your data will be stored as long as you receive the newsletter or otherwise required pursuant to the respective applicable law. (max. 3 years from the last contact starting with the end of the calendar year in which the commercial relationship expired) If you unsubscribe from the newsletter, we will delete your data after expiry of the limitation period of the respective applicable law. (max. 6 years starting with the end of the calendar year in which the cancellation took place). Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: Your email address is required to receive our newsletter. Without your email address, we cannot send you our newsletter. We cannot send you a newsletter tailored to your previous use without your consent for the creation of the user profile. Automated decision-making / profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling (according to Art. 22 GDPR) based on your collected data. 3.4. Contacting us When you submit a contact request or a query to us (e.g. by calling or faxing our office, sending an email to us or using any of the contact forms on our websites), we process the personal data you have provided us with. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: Your personal data, which you make available to us when making general contact, e.g. by calling or faxing our head office, sending an email to our info@ email addresses or using the various contact forms on our website, will be used to process your specific request to us. Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR Necessary to process your request. Categories of personal data that are processed: Depending on the contact method or contact form, necessary or optional entry: Name, company Address, contact details such as email address, telephone, fax Depending on the context and where applicable, additional fields for specifying your request or free text System log data that is collected when you call, fax or email us or fill out a contact form on the website, such as IP address, date/time. Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject Recipient(categories) of the data: If need be, other companies of the Bundle Media Group, if this is necessary to process your request. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: It is not intended to transmit the data to third countries, unless it is necessary for the processing of your request. If you submit your request from a third country, your request will be forwarded to the local Bundle Media company. A transfer to this country will then be necessary to process your request. To protect the data within the Bundle Media group companies, there is an international Bundle Media data protection framework agreement based on the EU standard contractual clauses joined by all relevant Bundle Media companies worldwide. Storage duration of the data: Depending on the content of your request, different retention periods may apply to your data. These can be 10 years in individual cases, provided that your request is relevant under the respective applicable law. The form data that you entered on the website will be deleted automatically after 12 months (calculated from the end of the current calendar year). Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: Your data are necessary to process your contact. Without your data, processing is not possible. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 3.6. Seminar or event registration We process personal data about you when you register for a seminar or an event. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: Your personal data, which you provide to us when you register, will be used to process the seminar or the event to which you sign up. Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR Required to attend the seminar/event. Categories of personal data that are processed: Depending on the seminar/event, the specification and processing of the following data is necessary: Form of address, title, name Contact details, such as email address, telephone, fax, etc. Company, address Different billing address Seminar/event booked with the corresponding data such as date, time, venue Comments/free text System log data generated during the processing of your data in our IT systems, such as IP address, date/time. Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject Recipient(categories) of the data: Depending on the seminar booked, your data may be transmitted to service providers (processors), who have been commissioned by us to carry out the seminar/event or to maintain the IT systems used. However, these service providers may not use your data for their own purposes. In addition, it may be necessary to transmit your data to the hotel where the seminar/event is held. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: It is not intended to transmit the data to third countries, if not necessary to hold the seminar/event. Storage duration of the data: Your seminar registration data will be deleted after 12 months (calculated from the end of the current calendar year). Tax-relevant documents, such as invoices, etc. will be deleted after expiry of the retention period of the respective applicable law (max. 10 years). Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: Your data are necessary to participate in a seminar/event. Without the specification of your data, participation is not possible. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 3.7. Event management (eUNIQUE/VENTARI) We process personal data about you when you register for an event. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: The purpose of processing the data lies in the handling (planning, preparation, organization, follow-up) of events. Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR Required to attend the event. Categories of personal data that are processed: Master data: Name, gender, official address, official contact details (email, telephone number), if need be additional personal data (depending on the event) e.g. private address, date of birth. For employees in addition: Characteristics of organizational assignment of employees (organizational key, cost center and personnel number) to create expense reports, for instance. Event-related data: Location and dates of the event, assigned hotels, travel options to book resources. If need be, special data required for the relevant event, such as travel data, clothing size, special food preferences, passport number (for visa applications), etc. Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject Recipient(categories) of the data: Where applicable, service providers/processor within the event management and the maintenance of the IT systems used. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: The data will only be transferred to a third country, if it is necessary for the execution of the event, e.g. excerpts of the data, depending on the event: Hotels, visa services, transport services, event agencies, other service providers, etc. Storage duration of the data: Master data of employees and comparable groups of persons (e.g. sales representatives) of the Bundle Media Group as well as former employees who have retired after the employment relationship has ended: The personal data will be retained as necessary for the purposes of performance of the employment contract; leavers´ personal data will be retained pursuant to the retention period of the respective applicable law. max. 15 months after the last assignment to an event Master data of external participants: (not belonging to the Bundle Media Group) are only stored on an event-related basis and deleted after the end of the event or follow-up of the event. 6 months. Event data: Deletion of data after end of the event or follow-up of the event. 6 months. Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: The processing of the personal data mentioned here is necessary for the participation in an event at Bundle Media. Without this data, participation is not possible. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 3.8. Use of PROFICLOUD and of PLCnext Store We process personal data about you when you register for our PROFICLOUD or the PLCnext Store. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: Use of PROFICLOUD and the PLCnext Store with the products and services provided there, as well as the PLCnext community. Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR Processing of your data is essential for the use of PROFICLOUD and/or PLCnext Store and the associated products and services. Categories of personal data that are processed: Freely selectable username Country Email address System log data (for example IP address) Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject Recipient(categories) of the data: Within the administration of the system, companies in the Bundle Media Group may access the data. Apart from that, there will be no transfer of your data to third parties. Service providers, who support us in the administration of the website, may have access to your data. However, these service providers are obliged by data protection law-compliant agreements (commissioned data processing agreement - DPA) to not use these data for own purposes. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: Data processing outside the European Union (EU) does not generally take place, as we have limited the processing and storage of data to data centers within the European Union. However, we cannot exclude the routing of data via Internet servers located in a third country outside the EU. By its nature, this is particularly the case if, for example, participants in an interaction are located in a third country. Guarantees according to Art. 46 GDPR: Bundle Media internally: International Bundle Media data processing framework agreement based on EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC). Service providers and their subprocessors: Data processing agreement according to Art. 28 GDPR, if necessary with inclusion of EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC). Storage duration of the data: Your data entered during registration will be stored until you submit a deletion request from your user. or for a period of 10 years after the last usage of the account. You can delete your user account at any time by clicking on the "Remove” button. When you remove your user account your email-address is deleted and only the username is kept ensuring traceability in the customer account. as long as a retention is required under the respective applicable law. Additionally, your posts in the community will be kept so as not to lose the context of a discussion. System log data will be deleted after 6 months at the latest. Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: Without the specification of your data, the use of PROFICLOUD, PLCnext Store and the community is not possible. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 3.9. Use of our knowledge base (Empolis) We process your personal data when you use the Knowledge Base (Empolis). It is not possible to assign these data to the respective user or identify the user. Further, any comments you choose to make on our documents cannot be assigned to you. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: Use of the Knowledge Base with the services provided there. Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR Necessary to use the Knowledge Base Categories of personal data that are processed: System log data (e.g. IP address) Anonymous (no personal reference possible): Search queries including the entered search terms and search filters, calls and runs of decision trees including the answers given and solutions chosen, downloading or displaying of documents. Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject Recipient(categories) of the data: As part of the administration of the system, companies in the Bundle Media Group may access the data. Apart from that, there will be no transfer of your data to third parties. Service providers who support us in the administration of the website may have access to your data. However, these service providers are obliged by data protection law- compliant agreements (commissioned data processing agreement - DPA) to not use these data for own purposes. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: It is not intended to transmit the data to third countries. Storage duration of the data: System log data that would enable a personal reference and that are not required for Bundle Media internal billing purposes will be deleted after 6 months at the latest. Billing data will be deleted after the expiry of the retention period of the respective applicable law (max. 10 years). Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: Without the processing of your data, in particular the IP address, it is not possible to use the Knowledge Base. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 3.10. Participation in surveys We process the personal data you provide to us when you participate in a survey. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: Your personal data, which you provide to us when participating in a survey, are used to process the respective survey. In this context, the sending of personalized survey links only serves to send an individual reminder email. We use the survey results to improve our service and optimize our offer. Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (Required to participate in the survey) Categories of personal data that are processed: Depending on the survey, required or optional entries as well as stored data are: Name Email address Postal address Country Answers in the survey Depending on the context, where necessary additional fields to specify your request or free text. Log data generated when completing the survey, such as IP address, date/time of execution, web browser user agent, type of device. Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject Recipient(categories) of the data: Other companies of the Bundle Media Group, if necessary, to process the survey. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: The survey system is operated in our subsidiary in the US. To protect the data, we have a data protection framework agreement with our subsidiary based on the EU standard contractual clauses. Storage duration of the data: Your survey data entered as well as the log data are deleted after 12 months (counted from the end of the current calendar year). Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: Your data are necessary to participate in the survey and the subsequent evaluation. Without your data, participation in a survey is not possible. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 3.11. Customer relationship management (CRM) Customer relationship management requires processing personal data related to our customer, provided that he or she is a natural person, and/or the designated contact person, where applicable. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: Data about interested parties/customers/contact persons to initiate, substantiate and implement legally valid transactions. Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR with respect to the initiation of business transactions Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR with reference to other data about customer/customer contact person Legitimate interests of processing pursued (by the controller or a third party): Legitimate interests: see purposes of the processing. The rights of the data subjects are respected insofar as in the CRM system, only business-based official contact details and other business-related information are processed. Private data are not collected, stored or processed. Categories of personal data that are processed: First name, last name, title, business addresses, additional addressed, official contact details (telephone number, fax number, email address), form of address, department and function in the company. Free text, contact reports, contact history. Marketing attributes (e.g. participation in events, communication profile, etc.). Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject on the basis of inquiries, orders, sales contact with contact person (meetings at trade fairs, at the customer’s site, etc.), registration on the website. Recipient(categories) of the data: Hosting service provider of the CRM system used. Service providing areas of the parent company for processing business transactions. Companies that provide contractual services on our behalf and for defined purposes. Service providers commissioned by us must process the data to which they may have access where appropriate solely for our and not for their own purposes. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: We do not transmit your data to third countries. Storage duration of the data: Regular revision of the data by sales staff. Customers/contact persons: immediately setting an archiving note after becoming aware of the dissolution of the company or the withdrawal of the contact person. The deletion takes place at irregular intervals after expiry of the statutory retention period (where relevant). Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: The processing of the personal data mentioned here is necessary for the initiation of a contractual relationship. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 3.12. Request for quotation / order processing We process your personal data especially, but not limited to requests for quotation, order processing, sample order, license processing or configuration. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: Execute a contractual relationship with a customer for the supply of goods and services and for handling transports / returns / complaints / escalation management as well as payment transactions. Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (required to fulfill an agreement or to initiate an agreement) Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests) For legitimate interests, see “Purposes of the processing” above. Bundle Media customers are exclusively legal persons, or persons who are involved in business transactions, about whom information is collected or who are evaluated within the company. Categories of personal data that are processed: Name, address (customer, delivery address, billing address), contact details (telephone, fax, email), bank details Results of the sanction list checks Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject Recipient(categories) of the data: Service areas of the parent company if necessary, to fulfil the agreement. Subcontractors needed in individual cases to process the business transaction, such as transport service providers, authorities, etc. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: We do not transmit your data to third countries, unless it is necessary for the processing of the order or your request or order originates from the respective country. Storage duration of the data: Retention period according to legal provisions pursuant to the respective applicable law (max. 10 years). Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: The processing of the personal data mentioned here is essential for executing the contractual relationship or is required by law. Without these data we cannot process business transactions. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 3.13. Supplier management / Purchase order processing We process your personal data when you register in the supplier portal as well as in connection with the processing of purchase orders. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: The process and the use of the personal data are intended to cover the demands regarding externally procured materials, investments and services. Selection of optimal sources of supply, reduction of procurement risk, quality assurance, minimization of default risks (supplier, goods). Ensuring the production capability of the company. Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (required to fulfill an agreement or to initiate an agreement) Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests) Legitimate interests of the controller and consideration regarding the rights of personality of the data subjects: For legitimate interests, see “Purposes of the processing” above. Bundle Media suppliers are exclusively legal persons, or persons who are involved in business transactions, about whom information is collected or who are evaluated within the company. Categories of personal data that are processed: Name, title, business address, additional addresses, business contact details (telephone number, fax number, email address), form of address, department and function in the company, bank details, control data, VAT ID number. Result of the assessment: Assessment results obtained: Credit rating/risk index, shareholder structure based on various basic data, audit report. Various own key figures such as: ABC classification, supplier profile, evaluation number; free text (risk report). System data from the ERP (for ordering, goods receipt, quality data). Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject From credit reporting agencies Information collected from our own databases. Recipient(categories) of the data: Companies of the Bundle Media Group. Companies that provide contracted services on our behalf and for defined purposes. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: Within an intragroup, cross-company supplier management, data from suppliers are also made available to Bundle Media companies worldwide if required. To protect the data, there is an international Bundle Media data protection framework agreement based on the EU standard contractual clauses, which was joined by all relevant Bundle Media companies worldwide. Storage duration of the data: Master data of a supplier are stored in the system as long as there is a contractual relationship or a contractual relationship cannot be ruled out for the future. Furthermore, these data are immediately changed or blocked/deleted if the supplier/contact person as a natural person so requires, or if the responsible purchaser becomes aware of incorrect data. (in each case subject to statutory retention periods) Procurement documents are deleted after expiry of the retention period of the respective applicable law (max. 10 years) and upon completion of the tax audit. Own audit reports on quality are stored up to 10 years for a long-term supplier development and for the quality proof in customer audits. Creditworthiness information is stored 6 years for the evaluation of the medium-term development of a supplier as long as there is a contractual relationship. Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: The processing of the personal data mentioned here is necessary for the supplier management or the handling of business transactions. Without these data, we cannot enter into a business relationship. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 3.14. Job applicant’s data We process the personal data you provide to us as part of a job application and/or registration in the Application Portal. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: Selection and recruitment of suitable applicants Legal basis for the processing: Art. 88 (1) GDPR in conjunction with national legislation (Initiation of employment relationship) Categories of personal data that are processed: Name, title, address, contact details, date of birth, citizenship CV, certificates, qualifications, photo (optional), entered data as part of an optional recruitment test if need be, (short) assessment of the applicant by Bundle Media employees; log data when using video interview: video data of the applicant Source (origin) of the data: Application details: from the data subject Assessment details: Recruiter, HR Officer, manager of the department, (specialized) instructor Within the trainee selection: designated commercial trainees Recipient(categories) of the data: We will not share your data with third parties. If you have given your consent within the application process, the application documents can be forwarded to other companies of the Bundle Media Group. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: We do not transmit your data to third countries, unless you have explicitly applied for a job in a third country or given your consent. Storage duration of the data: After completing the application process (for apprentices/students/trainees: after completing the application process of the respective year of recruitment) the data will be deleted after six months. With the consent of the applicant regarding a longer-term storage, data can be stored up to 12 months. An applicant video is either deleted manually by the responsible HR Officer or automated by the service provider no later than three months after the cancellation by the applicant or the completion of the application process for a job. Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: Processing of the personal data mentioned here is necessary for handling the application process. Without these data, we are unable to consider you in the application process. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 3.15. Use of our blogs We process personal data you provide to us when you use the Bundle Media blog. The purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended: Active use of the Bundle Media blog. Legal basis for the processing: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR Processing of your data is necessary, if you actively want to use the blog and comment on existing contributions. Categories of personal data that are processed: Name, email address (when using the comment function) System log files (e.g. IP address) Source (origin) of the data: From the data subject Recipient(categories) of the data: As part of the administration of the system, companies in the Bundle Media Group may access the data. Apart from that, there will be no transfer of your data to third parties. Service providers who support us in the administration of the website may have access to your data. However, these service providers are obliged by data protection law- compliant agreements (commissioned data processing agreement - DPA) to not use these data for own purposes. Transfer of data to a third country or an international organization and the associated safeguards to protect the data: It is not intended to transmit the data to third countries, but as an internet blog, your comments are seen worldwide of course. Storage duration of the data: Your data entered during commenting will be stored until you submit a deletion request to us. However, after removing your personal data your comments will be kept so as not to lose the context of a discussion. Legal or contractual necessity to provide the data, as well as any consequences of failure to provide the data: Without the provision of your data, the use of the commenting function in the blog is not possible. Automated decision-making / Profiling: There will be no automated decision-making or profiling based on your collected data. 4. Cookies Our websites use cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored by your browser on your device. We use cookies to make our websites more user-friendly, effective and secure. By way of an example, cookies enable the technical implementation of a user session in our online catalog. Further, cookies provide information which enables us to optimize our websites to meet user requirements. Some of the cookies we use are session cookies. These are automatically deleted when closing your browser. Some cookies are saved for a longer period of time. All cookies on our websites contain purely technical information in a pseudonymized or anonymized format, with no personal data. If you want to prevent cookies from being saved, go to Cookie Management or click on "Manage Cookies" on the cookie banner that pops up on your screen when you first open our website. In addition, you may sometimes be able to manage your general cookie preferences in your browser settings, for example, by selecting “Do not accept cookies”. Please note that the scope of functions of our websites may be severely limited if the use of cookies is restricted. A number of functions may no longer be available. This may also be the case when visiting our websites using the so-called “Private Mode” of your browser. We ourselves do not store any information in the LSO (Local Shared Objects) area of your computer, so we do not use so-called “Flash Cookies”. However, other services we may link to, such as YouTube, use this function for their own purposes, where applicable. 5. Social Media / Social Networks / Cloud Services / External Links We do not use any automatically activated plug-ins (e.g. iFrames) of social networks on our websites. Our social network buttons such as Facebook, Twitter, Xing, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram etc. are mere links to the respective sites of the provider or activate the wanted cloud service. Once you click on these links, you will be redirected to the pages of the respective social network or the specific cloud service is being activated. Please note that once on the social network websites or cloud services, their respective data protection notices are applicable. In addition, we have an online presence in some of these social networks and platforms to promote our business, inform interested parties/users about our products and services and to communicate with them. On some of these platforms, user data is processed outside the European Union (EU), even in countries where no data protection level comparable to that of the EU can be guaranteed. Your personal data is often used for the platform's own purposes, e.g. for market research and advertising purposes or to analyze user behavior for the creation of user profiles. To this end, cookies from these platforms are usually stored on the user's device. Although we do not have access to the profile data processed by the platforms, we may be a joint controller for the data processing under the respective applicable data protection laws. The personal data of the users is processed based on our legitimate interests in simple information and communication with the users pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. For further information, please contact our designated point of contact (under the link below).