Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a brief overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy, which is listed below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section ‘Information on the data controller’ in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or, with your consent, by our IT systems when you visit the website. This consists primarily of technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or the time at which the page was accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. Where contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the data provided will also be processed for the purposes of contractual offers, orders or other enquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right, at any time and free of charge, to obtain information about the source, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

You are welcome to contact us at any time regarding this matter or any other questions you may have about data protection.

Analytics tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be analysed for statistical purposes. This is done primarily using so-called analytics tools.

You can find detailed information about these analytics tools in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

IONOS

The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter ‘IONOS’). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP addresses. For further details, please refer to IONOS’s privacy policy:
https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.

The use of IONOS is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We have alegitimate interest in ensuring that our website is displayed as reliably as possible. Where consent has been sought, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article. Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data processing on behalf of a client

We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law, which ensures that the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General information and mandatory details

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various items of personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to guarantee complete protection of data against access by third parties.

Information on the data controller

The data controller for data processing on this website is:

Nadine Kirchner
Schoppershofstr. 55
90489 Nuremberg
Email: contact@roadsbeyondordinary.com
Contact form: see Legal Notice

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Retention period

Unless a more specific retention period is stated elsewhere in this privacy policy, we will retain your personal data until the purpose for which it is processed no longer applies. If you submit a valid request for erasure or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be erased, unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these grounds no longer apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

Provided you have consented to the processing of your data, we process your personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, where special categories of data as defined in Article 9(1) of the GDPR are processed. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Article 49(1)(a) of the GDPR. Where you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is also carried out on the basis of Section 25(1) of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
Furthermore, we process your data, insofar as this is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

As part of our business activities, we work with various external organisations. In doing so, it is sometimes necessary to transfer personal data to these external organisations. We only disclose personal data to external organisations where this is necessary for the performance of a contract, or where we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure of data pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of data. When using data processors, we only disclose our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the event of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You maywithdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of any data processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to data collection in specific cases and to direct marketing (Article 21 of the GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ARTICLE 6(1)(e) OR (f) OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE SPECIFIC LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or where the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection under Article 21(1) of the GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF for the purposes of such marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21(2) OF THE GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place where the alleged infringement occurred. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another data controller, this will only take place to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Access, rectification and erasure

In accordance with the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its source and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, and, where applicable, the right to have this data rectified or erased. You may contact us at any time regarding this matter or any other queries relating to personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You may contact us at any time to do so. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

> If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data held by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification process, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

> If the processing of your personal data has been or is being carried out unlawfully, you may request that the processing of your data be restricted instead of it being erased.

> If we no longer require your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted rather than deleted.

> If you have lodged an objection under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours must be carried out. Until it has been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, that data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent, or for the purpose of establishing, exercising or defending legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

Objection to promotional emails

We hereby object to the use of contact details published in accordance with the legal requirement to provide an imprint for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising material, for example via spam emails.

4. Data collection on this website

Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets and do not causeany damage to your 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 your web browser deletes them automatically.

Cookies may be set by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-partycookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services provided by third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies used to process payment services).

Cookies serve various purposes. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website features would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart feature or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g., the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic) (necessary cookies) are stored pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically fault-free and optimised provision of its services. Where consent has been sought for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1)TDDDG); consent may be withdrawn at any time.

You can configure your browser so that you are notified when cookies are set and allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, block cookies in specific cases or generally, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

If any further cookies or services are used on this website, you can find details of these in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in what are known as server logfiles, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

> Browser type and version
> Operating system used
> Referrer URL
> Hostname of the accessing computer
> Time of the server request
> IP address

This data is not combined with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring the technically error-free display and optimization of its website –to this end, the server log files must be collected.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, the details you provide in the enquiry form, including the contact details you enter there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in the event of any follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR), provided that this has been sought; consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will be retained by us until you request its deletion,withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for which the data is stored no longer applies (e.g. once your enquiry has been dealt with). Mandatory legal provisions –in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Enquiries by email, telephone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry, including all personal data it contains (name, enquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of dealing with your enquiry. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that your enquiry relates tothe performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR), provided that this has been requested; consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The data you send to us via contact enquiries will be retained by us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for which the data is stored no longer applies (e.g. once your enquiry has been dealt with). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analytics tools and advertising

IONOS WebAnalytics

This website uses the analytics services provided by IONOS WebAnalytics (hereinafter: IONOS). The provider is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, D – 56410 Montabaur. As part of the analyses carried out with IONOS, the following, amongst other things, may be analyzed: visitor numbers and behaviour (e.g. number of page views, duration of a website visit, bounce rates), visitor sources (i.e. which site the visitor came from), visitor locations and technical data (browser and operating system versions). For this purpose, IONOS stores the following data in particular:

> Referrer (previously visited website)
> Requested website or file
> Browser type and version
> Operating system used
> Device type used
> Time of access
> IP address in anonymized form (used solely to determine the location of the access)

According to IONOS, data collection is carried out in a fully anonymized manner, meaning that it cannot be traced back to individual persons. IONOS WebAnalytics does not store cookies.

The storage and analysis of the data are carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behaviour in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. Where relevant consent has been sought, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may bewithdrawn at any time.

For further information on data collection and processing by IONOS WebAnalytics, please refer tothe IONOS Privacy Policy at the following link: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/datenschutzerklaerung/

Data Processing

We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a contract required under data protection law, which ensures that the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

6. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts (local Hosting)

This site uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, to ensure consistent font display. The Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection is made to Google’s servers in the process.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

SendLayer

To ensure the reliable delivery of emails sent via the contact form, this website uses the email delivery service SendLayer, provided by SendLayer LLC, USA.

When the contact form is submitted, the data provided (name, email address, message) is transmitted through SendLayer's servers in order to deliver the email notification. SendLayer processes this data on servers located in the United States. As a safeguard for an adequate level of data protection, Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR are used.

The use of SendLayer is based on a legitimate interest in ensuring reliable technical delivery of contact enquiries (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).

Further information on SendLayer's data processing can be found in their privacy policy: https://sendlayer.com/privacy-policy/

WPForms

This website uses the WordPress plugin WPForms Lite to provide the contact form. The plugin is provided by WPForms LLC, 5700 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 300, Plano, TX 75024, USA.

WPForms processes the data entered into the contact form (name, email address, message) in order to enable the form to function and to forward the enquiry to the site owner. The data is stored in the WordPress database and is not shared with third parties beyond what is necessary for email delivery (see "SendLayer" above).

The use of WPForms is based on a legitimate interest in providing a functional and secure means of contact (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), or, where applicable, on the performance of pre-contractual measures (Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR).

Further information can be found in the WPForms privacy policy: https://wpforms.com/privacy-policy/

BeyondSEO

This website uses the WordPress plugin BeyondSEO, provided by IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany, to support search engine optimization.

The plugin may collect technical data about your visit (such as page views and search performance metrics) in order to provide SEO recommendations and analytics. Since the plugin is currently installed but not fully activated on this website, its data processing may be limited; this section will be updated once the plugin is fully activated and its scope of data processing is confirmed.

The use of BeyondSEO is based on our legitimate interest in optimizing the visibility and performance of our website (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).

Further information can be found in IONOS's privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy

Polylang

This website uses the WordPress plugin Polylang to provide content in multiple languages (English and German). Polylang enables visitors to switch between the language versions of this site.

To store the selected language preference, the cookie "pll_language" is set. This cookie is used solely to maintain consistent language display during the visit and does not involve any data transfer to third parties. The storage period is typically 1 year.

The use of Polylang is based on a legitimate interest in providing a functional multilingual website (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).

Real Cookie Banner

This site uses the ‘Real Cookie Banner’ consent tool to manage the cookies and similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) used on this website, as well as the relevant consents. You can find details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works at https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.

The legal bases for the processing of personal data in this context are Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR and Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the relevant consents. The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide personal data. If you do not provide personal data, we will be unable to manage your consents.

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