privacy policy
1. overview
In this privacy policy I offer you a clear summary of what happens to your personal data when you use this website. Personal data includes any information relating to an identified or identifiable living person.
data collection on this website
who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
I am responsible for collecting data on this website. You can find my contact details both in the imprint and in the section ‘Reference on the responsible department‘.
how is the data collected on this website?
Your data is collected as soon as you provide it to me, for example by filling out the contact form. In addition, after your consent, other data is automatically collected by the IT system when you visit my website. This is mainly technical information such as the Internet browser, the operating system and the time the page was accessed. This data is collected automatically as soon as you visit my website.
what is the data used for?
The purpose of collecting this data is partly to ensure that the website is provided correctly. In addition, other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
what rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request that this data be corrected or deleted. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time in the future. You also have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted in certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority. You can contact me at any time about this or if you have any further questions about data protection.
analytics and third party tools
When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens primarily with so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. You can find detailed information about this in the following privacy policy.
manage individual privacy settings
change privacy settings
privacy settings history
revoke consents
2. general and mandatory information
privacy
The operator of these pages takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. I treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This data protection declaration explains what data I collect and what I use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. I would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating via email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
reference on the responsible department
The responsible department for data processing on this website is:
michael carvalho de sousa
digital companion
rua do emigrante n°3
2440-347 batalha
portugal
phone: +351 913 802 352
mail: hello@michaeldesousa.de
The responsible department 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 period
Unless a specific storage period is specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with me until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); In the latter case, the deletion takes place after these reasons no longer apply.
general information on the legal basis for data procession on this website
If you have consented to data processing, I will process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR respectively Art. 9 Para. 2 lit are processed, provided that special data categories are processed in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 1 GDPR. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If your data is necessary to fulfill the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, I will process your data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, I process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing can also be carried out on the basis of my legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. Information about the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
information on date transfer to the USA and other third countries
Among other things, I use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure under data protection law. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. I would like to point out that no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. secret services) may process, evaluate and permanently store your data on US servers for surveillance purposes. I have no influence on these processing activities.
withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of breaches of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
right to data portability
You have the right to have data that I process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.
information, correction and deletion
You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data at any time within the framework of the applicable legal provisions. You can contact me at any time if you have further questions on the subject of 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 me at any time to do this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by me, I usually need time to check this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
- If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
- If I no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
- If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and mine. As long as it has not yet been 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 its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
objection to advertising e-mails
I hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of our obligation to provide a legal notice for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operator of the site expressly reserves the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.
3. data collection on this website
cookies
My Internet pages use so-called “cookies“. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies may originate from me (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 have 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 evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.
server log files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.
contact form
If you send me inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by me for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. I will not pass on this data without your consent.
The data entered in the contact form is therefore processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. All you need to do is send me an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. I will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
requests by e-mail or telephone
If you contact me by e-mail or telephone, your request, including all personal data (e.g. name, address, e-mail address, request) will be stored and processed by me for the purpose of processing your request. I will not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on my legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to me (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time. The data you send to me via contact requests will remain with me until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
4. plugins and tools
wordpress for website development
I use services of the WordPress Foundation (hereinafter WordPress) for website development. The provider is the WordPress Foundation, 660 4TH St, US – 94107-1618 San Francisco, CA.
WordPress is the content management system for this website and enables registered users to log in to the system. The cookies store the login data of a registered user as a hash, login status and user ID as well as user-related settings for the WordPress backend. You can find out more about the cookies used by WordPress at the beginning of this privacy policy.
elementor for content creation
I use the services of Elementor Ltd (hereinafter referred to as Elementor) to create content. The provider is Elementor Ltd, Tuval 40, ISR – 5252247 Ramat Gan.
Elementor is a software program used to create the layout of this website. Cookies are used to store the number of page views and active sessions of the user. The data collected is not used for analysis purposes, but only to ensure that, for example, elements that have been hidden in several active sessions are not displayed again. You can find out more about the cookies used by Elementor at the beginning of this privacy policy.
google web fonts (local hosting)
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. The Google fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers.
You can find more information about Google Web Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
real cookie banner as consent tool
We use the “Real Cookie Banner” consent tool to manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.
The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.