Data Protection
The protection of your personal data is of central importance to espoto GmbH. This data protection declaration regulates which personal data is collected from you on this website (www.espoto.com) and our external online presences at LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter (hereinafter “online offers”) and how espoto GmbH uses and transmits this data.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. By using our website, you acknowledge and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. We also ask you to inform yourself regularly about the contents of our data protection declaration. We will adapt the data protection declaration as soon as changes in the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g. consent) or other individual notification.
espoto GmbH processes personal data in compliance with the data protection regulation of the European Union (EU-GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG).
Head of department
The responsible office within the meaning of the above data protection laws is
espoto GmbH
Am Luftschiffhafen 1
14471 Potsdam
Germany
E-mail: info@espoto.com
Phone: +49(0)30 555 700 480
Managing Director: Michael Haufe
Terminology
Personal data
Personal data is all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”). Identifiable is a natural person who can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by assignment to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or one or more special features that express the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person.
Processing
Processing means any operation or series of operations carried out with or without the aid of automated procedures in connection with personal data. The term goes a long way and covers practically every handling of data.
Types of processed data:
- Stock data (for example, first name, last name).
- Contact information (e.g. email, phone numbers).
- Usage data (e.g. visited websites, interest in content, access times).
- Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
Purpose of processing:
- Providing our online offer, its functions and contents.
- Answering your contact requests and communicating with you.
- security measures.
- reach measurement/marketing.
Data change and right to information
We would like to point out that, in addition to this data protection declaration, you have the fundamental right to request confirmation as to whether the data concerned are being processed and to request information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data. You have the right to request the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of inaccurate data concerning you. You have the right to demand that the relevant data be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to demand a restriction on the processing of the data. You have the right to request that the data concerning you that you have provided to us be received in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to request its transmission to other persons responsible. In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, they also have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You have the right to revoke consents granted pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR with effect for the future. You can object to the future processing of the data concerning you in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR at any time. The objection may be lodged in particular against processing for direct marketing purposes.
Please contact support@espoto.com. regarding the points mentioned in this section in case of application. Please state clearly in your application which data is involved. We will process your request as soon as possible.
Contact
The use of our websites is generally possible without providing stock data, contact and content data. Only when you contact us at espoto GmbH (e.g. via the contact form on our website, by e-mail, by telephone or other media) will the user’s details be processed for processing the contact enquiry and its processing in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
Contact data processing
User contact information can be stored in a customer relationship management system (“CRM system”) or similar request program. We delete the requests if they are no longer necessary. We review this requirement every two years; the statutory archiving obligations also apply.
If a business relationship is established as a result of contact, we also process contract data (e.g. subject matter of the contract, term, customer category, services used, content and information provided, names of contact persons) and payment data (e.g. bank details, payment history) of our customers and business partners. This is necessary for the provision of our contractual services, for service and customer care, for marketing, advertising and market research. This also applies if we ourselves are recipients of services. The data processed here, the type, the extent and the purpose and the necessity of their processing are determined by the underlying contractual relationship.
In the case of business processing, we store the data for as long as it can be relevant for business transactions as well as with regard to any warranty or liability obligations. The necessity of data storage is reviewed every three years; in all other respects, the statutory storage obligations apply.
Administration, financial accounting, office organization & contact management
We process data in the context of administrative tasks as well as the organization of our company, financial accounting and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. We process the same data that we process as part of the performance of our contractual services. The processing bases are Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c. GDPR, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. Customers, prospects, business partners and suppliers are particularly affected by the processing.
The purpose and our interest in the processing lies in the administration, financial accounting, office organization, archiving of data, thus tasks which serve the maintenance of our business activities, perception of our tasks and provision of our services. The deletion of the data with regard to contractual services and contractual communication corresponds to the information provided in these processing activities.
We disclose or transmit data to the tax authorities, consultants, such as tax consultants or auditors, as well as other fee offices and payment service providers. Furthermore, we store information on suppliers, event organisers and other business partners on the basis of our business interests, e.g. for the purpose of making contact at a later date. We store this data, which is mainly company-related, permanently.
Business analyses and market research
In order to operate our business economically, identify market trends, customer and user wishes, we analyse the data available to us on business transactions, contracts, inquiries, etc., in order to be able to identify the market trends, customer and user wishes. We process stock data, communication data, contract data, payment data, usage data, metadata on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR, whereby the persons concerned include customers, interested parties, business partners, visitors and users of the online offer.
The analyses are carried out for the purpose of economic evaluations, marketing and market research. In doing so, we can consider the profiles of registered users with information e.g. about their purchase processes. The analyses serve us to increase the user-friendliness, the optimization of our offer and the economic efficiency. The analyses serve us alone and are not disclosed externally, unless they are anonymous analyses with aggregated values.
If these analyses or profiles are personal, they will be deleted or made anonymous upon termination of the user, otherwise after two years from the conclusion of the contract. For the rest, macroeconomic analyses and general trend determinations are prepared anonymously wherever possible.
Comments and Posts
If users leave comments or other contributions, their IP addresses may be used on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f). GDPR for 7 days. This takes place for our safety, if someone leaves illegal contents in comments and contributions (insults, forbidden political propaganda, etc.). In this case we can be prosecuted ourselves for the comment or contribution and are therefore interested in the identity of the author.
Furthermore, we reserve the right, on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR to process user information for spam detection.
Deletion of data
The data processed by us will be deleted or its processing restricted in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage obligations. If the data are not deleted because they are necessary for other and legally permissible purposes, their processing is restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons.
Collaboration with contractors & third parties
If we disclose data to other persons and companies (contract processors or third parties) within the scope of our processing, transmit it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this shall only take place on the basis of a legal permission (e.g. if a transmission of the data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is required for contract fulfilment), if you have consented, if a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosters, etc.).
If we commission third parties with the processing of data on the basis of a so-called “order processing contract”, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.
Transmissions of data to third countries
If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs in the context of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transfer of data to third parties, this will only take place if it occurs in order to fulfill our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we process or leave the data in a third country only if the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. GDPR. This means, for example, processing is carried out on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level corresponding to the EU (e.g. for the USA by the “Privacy Shield”) or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “standard contractual clauses”).
Cookies and right of objection for direct mail
“Cookies” are small files that are stored on users’ computers. Different data can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after his or her visit to an online offer. Temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies”, are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offer and closes his browser. In such a cookie, for example, the content of a shopping basket can be stored in an online shop or a login jam. Cookies are referred to as “permanent” or “persistent” and remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved when users visit it after several days. Likewise, the interests of users used for range measurement or marketing purposes may be stored in such a cookie.
Third-party cookies” are cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for operating the online offer (otherwise, if they are only its cookies, they are referred to as “first-party cookies”).
We may use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this within the framework of our data protection declaration.
If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.
A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for many of the services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/oder the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case not all functions of this online offer can be used.
Newsletter
With the following information we inform you about the contents of our newsletter as well as the registration, dispatch and statistical evaluation procedure and your rights of objection. By subscribing to our newsletter you agree to the receipt and the described procedures.
Content of the newsletter: We send newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications containing advertising information (hereinafter “newsletters”) only with the consent of the recipients or a legal permission. If the contents of a newsletter are specifically described within the scope of a registration, they are decisive for the consent of the users. In addition, our newsletters contain information about our services and us.
Double opt-in and logging: Subscription to our newsletter takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that no one can log in with other e-mail addresses. Subscriptions to the newsletter are logged in order to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes the storage of the login and confirmation time, as well as the IP address. The changes to your data stored with the shipping service provider are also logged.
Credentials: To subscribe to the newsletter, simply enter your e-mail address. Optionally, we ask you to enter a name in the newsletter in order to address us personally.
Germany: The dispatch of the newsletter and the performance measurement associated with it is based on the recipient’s consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a, Art. 7 GDPR in conjunction with § 7 para. 2 no. 3 UWG or on the basis of the legal permission pursuant to § 7 para. 3 UWG.
The registration procedure is recorded on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We are interested in the use of a user-friendly and secure newsletter system that serves both our business interests and the expectations of users and also allows us to provide proof of consent.
Cancellation/Revocation – You can cancel the receipt of our newsletter at any time, i.e. revoke your consent. You will find a link to cancel the newsletter at the end of each newsletter. We may store the e-mail addresses we have unsubscribed for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete them in order to be able to prove a previously given consent. The processing of these data is limited to the purpose of a possible defence against claims. An individual application for cancellation is possible at any time, provided that at the same time the former existence of a consent is confirmed.
Newsletter – Shipping Provider
We use Brevo (former Sendinblue) as the shipping service provider for our newsletter. The service is provided by Sendinblue GmbH, a German company based in 10179 Berlin, Köpenicker Str. 126. When you sign up for our newsletter, all the data you enter, such as your email address, first and last name, and IP address, are stored and managed on our server and at Sendinblue (both parties manage servers exclusively in Germany).
The legal basis for sending the newsletter by Sendinblue is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) or our legitimate interest in direct marketing (Article 6(1)(f)), where permitted by law. We store the registration process in order to be able to prove at any time that it complies with our laws.
For more information on data processing, please refer to Sendinblue’s privacy policy at https://www.brevo.com/de/legal/privacypolicy/ and at https://www.brevo.com/de/informationen-newsletter-empfaenger/. We are happy for you to sign up for our newsletter and keep you up to date with news from our company.
Newsletter – Performance Measurement
The newsletters contain a so-called “web-beacon”, i.e. a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from our server when the newsletter is opened, or if we use a shipping service provider from whose server. Within the scope of this retrieval, technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and time of retrieval are initially collected.
This information is used to technically improve the services based on the technical data or the target groups and their reading behaviour based on their retrieval locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or access times. The statistical surveys also include determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened and which links are clicked. For technical reasons, this information can be assigned to the individual newsletter recipients. However, it is neither our endeavour, nor, if used, that of the shipping service provider, to observe individual users. The evaluations serve us much more to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our contents to them or to send different contents according to the interests of our users.
Google Analytics
We base our decisions on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR) Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google LLC (“Google”). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offer by users is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).
Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our online offer by users, to compile reports on the activities within this online offer and to provide us with further services associated with the use of this online offer and the use of the Internet. Pseudonymous user profiles can be created from the processed data.
We use Google Analytics only with IP anonymization enabled. This means that Google will reduce the IP address of users within Member States of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
The IP address transmitted by the user’s browser is not merged with other Google data. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; users can also prevent Google from collecting data generated by the cookie and relating to their use of the online offer and from processing this data.
Further information on data use by Google, possible settings and objections can be found in Google’s data protection declaration (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) and in the settings for the display of advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).
Users’ personal data will be deleted or made anonymous after 14 months.
Online presence in social media – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with active customers, interested parties and users and to inform them about our services. When accessing the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and the data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply.
Unless otherwise stated in our privacy policy, we process the data of users who communicate with us within social networks and platforms, e.g. write articles on our websites or send us messages.
Integration of third-party services and content
We set within our online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR) content or service offerings of third parties to incorporate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as “content”).
This always presupposes that the third party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, since without the IP address they could not send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore required for the display of this content. We make every effort to use only those contents whose respective providers use the IP address only for the delivery of the contents. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. Pixel tags” can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user’s device and may include technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visiting time and other information about the use of our online offer, as well as be linked to such information from other sources.
Vimeo
We can integrate the videos of the platform “Vimeo” of the provider Vimeo Inc, Attention: Legal Department, 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA. Privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy. Please note that Vimeo may use Google Analytics and refer to the privacy policy (https://www.google.com/policies/privacy) and opt-out options for Google Analytics (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en) or Google’s settings for data use for marketing purposes (https://adssettings.google.com/.).
Youtube
We integrate the videos of the platform “YouTube” of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
Google Fonts
We include the fonts (“Google Fonts”) of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
Google ReCaptcha
We include the function for detecting bots, e.g. for entries in online forms (“ReCaptcha”) from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
Google Maps
We integrate the maps of the service “Google Maps” of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The processed data may include in particular IP addresses and location data of the users, which, however, are not collected without their consent (as a rule within the framework of the settings of their mobile devices). The data can be processed in the USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
Eventbrite
On our website, we offer you the opportunity to book your participation in workshops, trainings or other events. For this purpose, we use, among other things, the technical solution “Eventbrite”, which is operated by Eventbrite, Inc., 155 5th Street, Floor 7, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
Eventbrite has a representative for the purpose of European data protection legislation. This is Eventbrite Operations located at 97 South Mall Cork, T12XV54, Ireland.
When you register for a training or workshop, you will be redirected to the Eventbrite website. Depending on the type of event, Eventbrite collects the following personal data:
- Name, first name
- Email address
- Name of your company
- Payment information for paid events, if applicable
- Location
- Ticket type
- Event ID
- IP address
- Features of the access device and/or browser
Eventbrite processes personal data for the following purposes:
- To organize events, such as creating tickets, sending invitations, or managing participant lists.
- To process payments related to participation in events.
- To provide support services, such as answering inquiries or resolving issues related to the use of Eventbrite.
- To analyze and improve Eventbrite’s services, such as by evaluating usage data.
As the organizer, we receive access to the above-mentioned data of the participants of the booked event from Eventbrite. We use the data for the purposes of preparing for and following up on the respective booked events. In addition, registered participants receive information about the booked event and our contact details before and after the booked event via email.
The processing of data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Eventbrite stores personal data on servers in the United States. To ensure that personal data from the EU can be lawfully transferred to servers in the United States, Eventbrite undertakes to comply with the standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data.
Eventbrite is committed to protecting personal data. For this purpose, Eventbrite has implemented a number of security measures, the implementation of which is continually monitored. For more information on Eventbrite’s comprehensive security and data protection measures, please see the Eventbrite security policy at www.eventbrite.de/security.
Data security
The espoto GmbH uses technical and organizational security measures to protect your data managed by us against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or against access by unauthorized persons. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments. Data processing and transmission are carried out with the SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer).
If you have any questions regarding this data protection declaration or the handling of personal data, please contact the following e-mail address: support@espoto.co
