Privacy Policy
Personal data (hereinafter usually referred to as “data”) will only be processed by us as necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website experience, including its content and the services offered there.
According to Art. 4 No. 1 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679, also known as the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”), “processing” refers to any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collecting, recording, organizing, structuring, storing, adapting or altering, retrieving, consulting, using, disclosing by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, aligning or combining, restricting, deleting, or destroying.
With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we either alone or jointly with others determine the purposes and means of processing. Furthermore, we inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to enhance user quality, insofar as third parties process data in their own responsibility as a result.
Our privacy policy is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as the Data Controller
II. Rights of users and affected persons
III. Information on data processing
I. Information about us as the Data Controller
The responsible provider of this website in the sense of data protection law is:
Players Journey UG
Valentin Hanau
Lohmühlenstr. 65
12435 Berlin
The Data Protection Officer at the provider is:
Valentin Hanau
II. Rights of users and affected persons
In view of the data processing described below, users and affected persons have the right
to confirmation whether their relevant data is being processed, to information about the processed data, to further information on data processing, and to copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR);
to rectify or complete inaccurate or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 GDPR);
to obtain the immediate deletion of data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 GDPR), or alternatively, if further processing is required according to Art. 17 (3) GDPR, to restrict processing according to Art. 18 GDPR;
to receive the data concerning them and provided by them and to transmit this data to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if they believe that the data concerning them has been unlawfully processed by the provider (cf. also Art. 77 GDPR).
Furthermore, the provider is obligated to notify all recipients to whom the data has been disclosed about any rectification or deletion of data or the restriction of processing that occurs based on Articles 16, 17 (1), 18 GDPR. This obligation does not exist if this notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding this, the user has the right to information about these recipients.
Users and affected persons also have the right to object to the future processing of their data according to Art. 21 GDPR, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permissible.
III. Information on data processing
Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply, there are no statutory retention periods opposing deletion, and no other provisions are made regarding individual processing procedures.
Subscription to posts
If you post articles on our website, we additionally offer you the option to subscribe to any follow-up articles from third parties. To inform you about these follow-up articles via email, we process your email address.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent to this subscription at any time with future effect according to Art. 7 (3) GDPR. To do this, you just need to inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link included in the respective email.
Cookie Manager
To obtain consent for the use of technically unnecessary cookies on the website, the provider uses a cookie manager.
When the website is called up, a cookie with the setting information is stored on the user’s end device so that the inquiry regarding consent does not have to be posed again on a subsequent visit.
The cookie is necessary to obtain a legally compliant consent from the user.
The user can prevent or terminate the installation of cookies through the settings of their browser.
Cookies
a) Session Cookies
We use what are known as cookies with our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are stored and saved by the internet browser used by you on your end device. These cookies process specific information about you, such as your browser or location data or your IP address, to a certain extent.
This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure, as the processing, for example, enables the presentation of our website in different languages or the provision of a shopping cart function.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR, provided that these cookies process data for contract initiation or contract execution.
If the processing does not serve contract initiation or execution, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.
These session cookies are deleted when you close your internet browser.
b) Third-party cookies
Potentially, cookies from partner companies with whom we cooperate for advertising, analysis, or the functionalities of our website may also be used.
For details regarding this, particularly the purposes and legal bases of processing such third-party cookies, please refer to the following information.
c) Possibility of elimination
You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies through a setting of your internet browser. You can also delete already stored cookies at any time. The steps and measures required for this, however, depend on your specific internet browser. For questions, please use the help function or documentation of your internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. With so-called Flash cookies, the processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead, you must change the settings of your Flash player accordingly. The necessary steps and measures also depend on your specific Flash player used. For questions, please again use the help function or documentation of your Flash player or contact the manufacturer or user support.
If you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may lead to the fact that not all functionalities of our website can be fully used.
Contact inquiries / Contact options
If you contact us via contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your inquiry. Providing this data is necessary to process and respond to your inquiry - without providing it, we cannot or can only partially respond to your inquiry.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted once your inquiry has been conclusively answered, and there are no legal retention requirements opposing deletion, such as in the case of any subsequent contract execution.
Server data
For technical reasons, particularly to ensure a secure and stable online presence, data is transmitted from your internet browser to us and to our web space provider. This so-called server log files collect, among other things, the type and version of your internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you accessed our website (referrer URL), the website(s) of our website that you visit, the date and time of the respective access, as well as the IP address of the internet connection from which the use of our website occurs.
These collected data are temporarily stored, but not together with other data from you.
This storage occurs on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality, and security of our website.
The data will be deleted no later than seven days if no further retention is required for evidential purposes. Otherwise, the data will be excluded from deletion until the complete clarification of an incident.
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Privacy Policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA.
Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analytics service from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
The Google Analytics service serves to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our website.
Usage and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time, or frequency of visits to our website, is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. Through this function, Google shortens the IP address within the EU or the EEA.
The data collected in this way is forwarded by Google to provide us with an evaluation of our website visits and corresponding user activities. These data can also be used to provide additional services related to the use of our website and the use of the internet.
Google states that it does not combine your IP address with other data. Furthermore, Google holds further data protection information for you at
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners
available, including options to prevent data usage.
Additionally, Google offers at
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
a so-called deactivation add-on along with further information. This add-on can be installed with common internet browsers and provides you with further control over the data Google collects when visiting our website. The add-on communicates to Google Analytics’ JavaScript (ga.js) that information about the visit to our website should not be sent to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analytics services. Whether and which additional web analytics services we use can also be found in this privacy policy.
Vimeo
To display videos, we use “Vimeo” on our website. This is a service from Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA, hereinafter referred to as “Vimeo”.
Part of the processing of user data takes place on servers of Vimeo in the USA.
If you give consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
If you visit a page of our website where a video is embedded, a connection to the servers of Vimeo in the USA is established to display the video. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Vimeo to process your IP address. Additionally, the date and time of your visit to our website are collected.
If you are logged into Vimeo while visiting one of our web pages where a Vimeo video is embedded, Vimeo may associate the information collected with your personal user account there. To prevent this, you must either log out of Vimeo before visiting our website or configure your user account at Vimeo accordingly.
For functionality and usage analysis, Vimeo uses the web analytics service Google Analytics. Through Google Analytics, cookies are stored on your end device via your internet browser and information about the use of our websites with an embedded Vimeo video is sent to Google. It cannot be excluded that Google processes this information in the USA.
If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the installation of cookies through the appropriate settings in your internet browser. For details, please see the section entitled “Cookies” above.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement of our website's quality and in Vimeo's legitimate interest in statistically analyzing user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes.
Vimeo provides further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy at
YouTube
We use YouTube on our website. This involves a video portal from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “YouTube”.
We use YouTube in conjunction with the “Enhanced Privacy Mode” feature to display videos to you. If you provide consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the “Enhanced Privacy Mode” means that the data specified next will only be transmitted to the YouTube server when you actually start a video.
Without this “Enhanced Privacy,” a connection to the YouTube server in the USA is established as soon as you access one of our web pages on which a YouTube video is embedded.
This connection is necessary to display the respective video on our website via your internet browser. In doing so, YouTube will at least record and process your IP address, the date and time, and the webpage you visited. Additionally, a connection is established to Google's advertising network “DoubleClick.”
If you are logged into YouTube at the same time while visiting one of our web pages with an embedded YouTube video, YouTube may link the connection information to your YouTube account. To prevent this, you need to log out of YouTube before visiting our website or adjust the settings in your YouTube user account accordingly.
For functionality and analysis of usage behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies through your internet browser on your end device. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the storage of cookies through a setting in your internet browser. For further information, please see the section “Cookies” above.
Additional information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Google’s privacy policy at
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to incorporate advertisements into our website. This is a service from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google.”
Through Google AdSense, cookies and web beacons are stored via your internet browser on your end device. This enables Google to analyze your use of our website. The information collected in this way, along with your IP address and the ad formats displayed to you, is transmitted to Google and stored in the USA. Furthermore, Google may share this information with partners. However, Google states that your IP address will not be merged with other data.
If you provide consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in analyzing, optimizing, and economically operating our website.
If you do not agree with this processing, you can prevent the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your internet browser. For details, please see the section “Cookies” above.
Moreover, Google provides additional information at
https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
particularly about ways to prevent data usage.
Privacy Policy
Personal data (hereinafter usually referred to as "data") is processed by us only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly internet presence, including its content and the services offered there.
According to Art. 4 No. 1 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as "GDPR"), "processing" means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as the collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, deletion or destruction.
With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis for the processing of personal data, as far as we decide alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of processing. Furthermore, we inform you about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to enhance the quality of use, as far as third parties process data in their own responsibility.
Our privacy policy is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as the responsible party
II. Rights of users and affected persons
III. Information on data processing
I. Information about us as the responsible party
The responsible service provider of this internet presence in the data protection law sense is:
Players Journey UG
Valentin Hanau
Lohmühlenstr. 65
12435 Berlin
The data protection officer at the provider is:
Valentin Hanau
II. Rights of users and affected persons
With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and affected persons have the right to
confirmation as to whether concerning data is being processed, to access information about the processed data, to further information on data processing, and to copies of the data (see also Art. 15 GDPR);
correction or completion of inaccurate or incomplete data (see also Art. 16 GDPR);
immediate deletion of concerning data (see also Art. 17 GDPR), or alternatively, if further processing in accordance with Art. 17 para. 3 GDPR is required, to restrict processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
receiving concerning data provided by them and to transmit this data to other providers/responsible parties (see also Art. 20 GDPR);
file a complaint with a supervisory authority if they believe that the concerning data has been processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).
In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider about any correction or deletion of data or the restriction of processing that occurs based on Articles 16, 17 para. 1, 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not exist insofar as communication is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Regardless, the user has a right to know about these recipients.
Users and affected persons also have the right to object under Art. 21 GDPR to the future processing of concerning data, if the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection against data processing for the purpose of direct marketing is permissible.
III. Information on data processing
Your data processed during the use of our internet presence will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply, unless there are legal retention obligations that prevent deletion, and unless subsequently there are no otherwise stated provisions regarding individual processing procedures.
Subscription to posts
If you publish posts on our websites, we additionally offer you to subscribe to any subsequent posts from third parties. To inform you about these follow-up posts via email, we process your email address.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent to this subscription at any time with future effect in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. To do so, you only need to inform us of your revocation or activate the unsubscribe link included in the respective email.
Cookie Manager
To obtain consent for the use of technically non-essential cookies on the website, the provider uses a cookie manager.
When accessing the website, a cookie with the settings information is stored on the user's device, so that the query regarding consent does not need to be repeated on a subsequent visit.
The cookie is necessary to obtain a legally compliant consent of the user.
The user can prevent or terminate the installation of cookies by adjusting their browser settings.
Cookies
a) Session cookies
We use so-called cookies with our internet presence. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are placed and stored on your device by the internet browser you use. Through these cookies, certain information about you, such as your browser or location data or your IP address, is processed to an individual extent.
Through this processing, our internet presence becomes more user-friendly, effective, and secure, as the processing, for example, enables the presentation of our internet presence in different languages or the offering of a shopping cart function.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, provided these cookies process data for initiating or executing a contract.
If the processing does not serve the initiation or execution of a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our internet presence. The legal basis is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.
These session cookies are deleted when you close your internet browser.
b) Third-party cookies
Occasionally, cookies from partner companies that we cooperate with for advertising, analysis, or functionalities of our internet presence are also used.
For details on this, particularly regarding the purposes and legal bases for processing such third-party cookies, please refer to the following information.
c) Possibility of removal
You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies through a setting in your internet browser. You can also delete already stored cookies at any time. The necessary steps and measures depend, however, on the internet browser you are actually using. Therefore, please use the help function or documentation of your internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support if you have questions. However, processing of so-called Flash cookies cannot be prevented through the browser's settings. Instead, you must change the settings of your Flash player in this regard. The required steps and measures also depend on the Flash player you are actually using. Therefore, please likewise use the help function or documentation of your Flash player or contact the manufacturer or user support.
If you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may lead to the fact that not all functions of our internet presence are fully usable.
Contact inquiries / Contact possibility
If you contact us via a contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your inquiry. Providing the data is necessary for processing and responding to your inquiry – without providing it, we cannot or can only partially respond to your inquiry.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted as soon as your inquiry has been conclusively answered and there are no legal retention obligations preventing deletion, such as in the case of a possibly following contract execution.
Server data
For technical reasons, particularly to ensure a secure and stable internet presence, data is transmitted to us or to our webspace provider by your internet browser. These so-called server log files collect, among other things, the type and version of your internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you have accessed our internet presence (referrer URL), the website(s) of our internet presence that you visit, the date and time of the respective access, as well as the IP address of the internet connection from which the use of our internet presence occurs.
The data collected in this manner will be stored temporarily, but not together with other data from you.
This storage occurs on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving, stability, functionality, and security of our internet presence.
The data will be deleted at the latest after seven days, unless further storage for evidentiary reasons is necessary. Otherwise, the data shall be excluded from deletion until the final clarification of an incident, in whole or in part.
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Privacy Policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA.
Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics on our internet presence. This is a web analytics service from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
The Google Analytics service is used to analyze the usage behavior of our internet presence. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our internet presence.
Usage and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time, or frequency of visits to our internet presence, are transmitted to a server of Google in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization feature. Through this feature, Google shortens the IP address already within the EU or the EEA.
The data collected in this manner is then used by Google to provide us with an evaluation of the visits to our internet presence as well as the usage activities there. These data can also be used to provide additional services related to the use of our internet presence and the use of the internet.
Google states that it does not associate your IP address with other data. In addition, Google provides further data protection information at
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners
, including options for preventing data usage.
Furthermore, Google offers at
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
an opt-out add-on and further information. This add-on can be installed with common internet browsers and offers you extended control over the data that Google collects when accessing our internet presence. This add-on tells Google's JavaScript (ga.js) that information about visits to our internet presence should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or other web analytics services. Whether and which other web analytics services we use is, of course, also specified in this privacy policy.
Vimeo
To display videos, we use "Vimeo" on our website. This is a service from Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.
Some of the processing of user data occurs on Vimeo's servers in the USA.
If you grant consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the quality improvement of our internet presence.
If you visit a page of our internet presence containing an embedded video, a connection to the servers of Vimeo in the USA is established to display the video. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Vimeo to process your IP address. Additionally, the date and time of visits to our websites are collected.
If you are simultaneously logged into Vimeo while visiting one of our internet pages containing an embedded Vimeo video, Vimeo may assign the collected information to your personal user account there. If you wish to prevent this, you need to either log out of Vimeo before visiting our internet presence or configure your Vimeo user account accordingly.
For functionality and usage analysis, Vimeo uses the web analytics service Google Analytics. Through Google Analytics, cookies are stored on your device via your internet browser, and information about the usage of our websites that include a Vimeo video is transmitted to Google. It cannot be ruled out that Google processes this information in the USA.
If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your internet browser. For details, please see the section on "Cookies" above.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the quality improvement of our internet presence and in the legitimate interest of Vimeo to statistically analyze user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes.
Vimeo provides further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options to protect your privacy at
YouTube
We use YouTube on our internet presence. This is a video platform from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "YouTube".
We use YouTube in connection with the "Enhanced Privacy Mode" function to provide you with videos. If you grant consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the quality improvement of our internet presence. The "Enhanced Privacy Mode" function ensures that the data specified below is only transmitted to YouTube's server when you actually start a video.
Without this "Enhanced Privacy", a connection to YouTube's server in the USA is established as soon as you access one of our internet pages that contain a YouTube video.
This connection is necessary to display the respective video on our website through your internet browser. In the process, YouTube will in any case collect and process your IP address, along with the date and time as well as the website you visit.
Additionally, a connection to Google's advertising network "DoubleClick" is established.
If you are simultaneously logged into YouTube, YouTube may assign the connection information to your YouTube account. If you wish to prevent this, you will need to either log out of YouTube before visiting our internet presence or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.
For the purpose of functionality and usage behavior analysis, YouTube permanently stores cookies in your internet browser on your device. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the storage of cookies through a setting in your internet browser. Further information can be found above under "Cookies".
Google provides further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in the under
https://policies.google.com/privacy
retrievable privacy notices.
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to integrate advertising on our internet presence. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
Through Google AdSense, cookies and so-called web beacons are stored on your device via your internet browser. This allows Google to analyze your use of our internet presence. The data collected in this way, along with your IP address and the advertising formats displayed to you, is transmitted to Google in the USA and stored there. Furthermore, Google may share this information with contractual partners. However, Google states that your IP address will not be merged with other data from you.
If you grant consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our internet presence.
If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the installation of cookies through the appropriate settings in your internet browser. Details on this can be found above in the section on "Cookies".
Google also provides further information at
https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
regarding options to prevent data usage.