Privacy Policy
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We handle your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g., name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis whenever possible. These data are neither collected nor shared with third parties without your explicit consent.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Data Processing on Our Website
a) Personal Data – Provision and Consequences of Non-Provision
As a natural person, you are not obligated to provide “personal” data without your consent. The non-provision of personal data has no impact on the services we provide to you, as we do not require them for the operation of this website.
b) What Other Data Are Collected and Stored?
Our website collects and stores information exclusively in server log files to ensure the optimal operation of this website. The following information helps us troubleshoot errors, optimize performance, and deliver our services:
- IP address (anonymized) – the server automatically truncates the last two digits of all IP addresses accessing this website.
- Date and time of the request.
- The document/page accessed.
- The browser used (e.g., Safari, Firefox, Chrome).
- The operating system and its version (e.g., Windows 10).
This website stores these data in the server log for 90 days from the first access. After this period, the server log files are automatically deleted.
c) Who Else Can Access These Data?
Our hosting provider (webgo GmbH), which periodically maintains its servers and may create backup copies of this website, might have access to the server log files or personal data. The hosting provider does not use these data for its own purposes. The hosting provider operates solely “on our behalf and instruction.” This might occur, for example, if our website collects personal data through a contact form via email and instructs the hosting provider to create a backup copy of the website, including server log files and email inboxes. A data processing agreement (DPA) in accordance with Article 28 GDPR is in place with the hosting provider to ensure GDPR-compliant processing of your data.
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Some data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke your previously given consent at any time. A simple email notification is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in the event of a data protection violation. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, either in a machine-readable format for yourself or a third party. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done where technically feasible.
Right to Information, Rectification, Blocking, Deletion
You have the right, within the framework of applicable legal provisions, to free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of the data processing. You may also request the correction, blocking, or deletion of these data. For further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us anytime using the details provided in the legal notice.
SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content sent to us as the website operator, our website uses SSL/TLS encryption. This ensures that data transmitted via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” in your browser’s address bar and the lock icon in the browser bar.
Server Log Files
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser transmits to us automatically. These include:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Time of the server request
- IP address (anonymized)
These data are not merged with other data sources. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits data processing to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Hans Peter, c/o Block Services, Stuttgarter Str. 106, 70736 Fellbach, Germany.
The responsible party determines alone or jointly with others the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, contact details, etc.).
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Cookies help us make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Some cookies are “session cookies,” which are automatically deleted at the end of your browser session. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize you when you return to our website.
With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict, or disable cookie settings. Many browsers can be configured to delete cookies automatically when closed. Disabling cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.
The placement of cookies that are necessary for electronic communication processes or the provision of specific functions requested by you (e.g., shopping cart) is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. As the website operator, we have a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically flawless and smooth delivery of our services. If other cookies (e.g., for analytical functions) are used, they are treated separately in this privacy policy.
This website uses Snigel Web Services to provide a cookie consent banner. This allows you to individually determine which cookies are stored. You can adjust these settings at any time.
Embedded HTML5 Games
Since we also provide “embedded” games, you can also review the privacy policy of the provider (e.g., at gameboss.com) to ensure that our service in connection with Gameboss is compliant and secure.
Should there be any future changes that compromise the legality and protection of your data, we will make every effort to offer solutions and list them here. Alternatively, we may restrict the service accordingly.
“Embedded” means that this website integrates and displays content from another website within its own page.
Google Analytics
Our website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider of this service is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses cookies—small text files stored on your device that allow an analysis of your website usage. Information generated by these cookies regarding your use of our website is transmitted to and stored on a Google server, typically located in the USA. The placement of Google Analytics cookies is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. As the website operator, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize our website and, if applicable, our advertising efforts.
We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled. This ensures that Google truncates your IP address within member states of the European Union (EU) or other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) before transmitting it to the USA. In some exceptional cases, Google may transmit the full IP address to a server in the USA and truncate it there. On our behalf, Google uses this information to analyze your usage of the website, generate reports on website activity, and provide additional services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser settings. However, this may limit the functionality of our website. You can opt out of data collection regarding your website usage (including your IP address) and its subsequent processing by Google by installing a browser plugin, available at this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. (You can also disable Google Analytics tracking by clicking the following link. This will place an opt-out cookie that prevents data collection during future visits to our website: Cookie Settings.) For further details on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Our website uses Google Analytics’ “Demographic Features” function. This allows us to create reports containing information about the age, gender, and interests of our website visitors. These data come from interest-based advertising by Google and third-party visitor data. However, the collected data cannot be associated with any specific individual. You can disable this function at any time by adjusting the advertising settings in your Google Account or by opting out of Google Analytics tracking as described above in the “Objection to Data Collection” section.
Google AdSense
Our website uses Google AdSense, an online advertising service provided by Google LLC Inc. (“Google”), 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. Google AdSense enables the placement of advertisements on third-party websites. It uses an algorithm that selects ads relevant to the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense also allows interest-based targeting of internet users by generating individual user profiles. The purpose of the Google AdSense component is to integrate advertisements into our website.
Google AdSense sets a cookie on the user’s device. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the usage of our website. Each time a page on our website containing a Google AdSense component is accessed, the browser on the user’s device automatically transmits data for the purpose of online advertising and commission settlement to Google. As part of this technical process, Google collects personal data, such as the user’s IP address, to track the origin of visitors and clicks, ultimately enabling commission settlements.
Personal data and information, including IP addresses, necessary for tracking and billing displayed advertisements, are transmitted to Alphabet Inc. in the United States, where they are stored and processed. Alphabet Inc. may share these data with third parties under certain circumstances.
For more details on Google AdSense, visit: https://adsense.google.com/intl/en/start/. To manage or disable personalized ads, visit: https://myadcenter.google.com/u/0/home?hl=en.
Google AdExchange
This website uses Google AdExchange (formerly “DoubleClick”), an advertising service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA (“Google”), to display advertisements, such as text ads and banners. Google AdExchange transmits data to Google servers with each ad view, click, or other interaction. Each data transfer triggers a cookie request to the user’s browser. If the browser accepts the request, Google AdExchange sets a cookie on the user’s device—provided that the user has given consent. The purpose of the cookie is to optimize and deliver advertisements. The cookie helps to display user-relevant ads, generate reports on advertising campaigns, and improve advertising effectiveness. It also prevents duplicate ad placements.
Google AdExchange uses a Cookie ID, which is required for the processing of advertising transactions. The Cookie ID allows Google to track which ads have already been displayed in a browser and prevent duplicate impressions. Additionally, Google AdExchange can track conversions—for example, if a user first saw a Google Ad Exchange ad and later made a purchase or performed another relevant action on the advertiser’s website using the same browser. A Google AdExchange cookie does not contain personal data. However, it may include campaign identifiers that help track which advertising campaigns the user has interacted with.
Each time a webpage with a Google AdExchange component is accessed, the user’s browser automatically transmits data to Google for the purpose of online advertising and commission billing. This allows Google to track interactions with ads, which contributes to commission settlements. Google can track and analyze which links users click on our website.
For more details on Google AdExchange and its data policies, visit: https://policies.google.com/?hl=en. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings.
Snigel Web Services
The responsible party for some of our advertising placements is Snigel Web Services Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Snigel”), The Black Church, St. Mary’s Place, Dublin 7, Dublin, Ireland. Snigel serves advertisements on websites on behalf of its partners. You can find Snigel’s privacy policy and cookie explanations here: https://www.snigel.com/privacy-policy/.
For diagnostic purposes, troubleshooting, and fraud detection, Snigel collects user information in some ad units via cookies, which have a lifespan of six months. The collected user information includes: User agent, Device information, HTTP referrer, IP address. These data are stored for no longer than seven days. Snigel is a support service that does not store personal data but processes them only for technically necessary purposes. Additionally, Snigel loads other components that may, in turn, collect data. However, Snigel does not access these data and takes appropriate measures to protect all processed information from misuse, loss, unauthorized access, modification, or disclosure. We employ physical, electronic, and procedural security measures to safeguard the data we process.
We have signed a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Snigel. The data transfer is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Article 28(3) GDPR, in conjunction with the agreed-upon data processing contract.
You can change your privacy settings by clicking the following button:
YouTube
We embed YouTube videos on our website to provide you with our own content directly. These videos are displayed within certain areas of a browser window, showing content from the YouTube website. However, YouTube videos are only loaded when actively clicked.When a page with an embedded video is accessed, your browser automatically establishes a connection to YouTube’s servers. We use YouTube’s “enhanced privacy mode”, which ensures that YouTube does not automatically set cookies when a video is embedded. Cookies are only set when you actively start the video, leading to redirection to YouTube or another external website. At this point, YouTube and other Google services may set cookies.
By playing the videos, you agree to YouTube’s cookie usage and tracking. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent). You can change your cookie settings at any time and withdraw your consent without providing a reason. Please note that if you do not consent to cookies, embedded YouTube videos will not be available.
Data processing location: USA. Provider contact information: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
We use the Facebook Pixel on our website. This involves embedding a JavaScript code snippet that loads various functions, allowing Facebook to track user actions if they arrive at our website via Facebook Ads. For example, if you purchase a product on our website, the Facebook Pixel is triggered, and your actions are stored in one or more cookies. These cookies allow Facebook to match your user data (IP address, user ID) with your Facebook account data. Facebook then deletes these data after processing.
The data collected via the Facebook Pixel are anonymous to us and not directly visible, but they help improve advertising targeting. If you are a Facebook user and logged in, visiting our website will automatically be linked to your Facebook account. We use the Facebook Pixel to ensure that our services and products are shown only to interested users. This helps us align our advertising efforts with your preferences. Users who have enabled personalized advertising on Facebook will receive relevant ads. Facebook also uses the collected data for analytics and its own advertising purposes.
If you are logged into Facebook, you can adjust your ad preferences here: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. If you are not a Facebook user, you can manage interest-based advertising at: https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices. For more details on Facebook’s data privacy policies, visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
Plausible Analytics
We use Plausible Analytics, a GDPR-compliant web analytics tool. Unlike conventional analytics tools, Plausible does not use cookies and does not collect personal data in the traditional sense. Instead, only aggregated data are stored, which cannot identify individual users. The collected data include: Page views, Referrer information (only the domain, not the full URL), Anonymized IP address (truncated before storage), User agent information (without individual tracking), Country of origin of visitors.
All collected data remain within the EU and comply with GDPR regulations. For more information, see Plausible’s privacy policy: https://plausible.io/data-policy.