Privacy Policy

Date: April 15, 2023

1. General

This privacy policy informs you about the type, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") within our website kigraphix.de. With regard to the terms used, such as "processing" or "controller", we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Controller

The controller within the meaning of the GDPR and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:

3. Collection of general data and information

When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and similar. This is exclusively information which does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person.

This information is technically necessary to correctly deliver the content of web pages requested by you and is mandatory when using the Internet. It is processed in particular for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
• Ensuring smooth use of our website,
• Evaluating system security and stability, and
• For further administrative purposes.

The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest from the aforementioned purposes for data collection. We do not use your data to draw any conclusions about you personally. The recipients of the data are only the controller and, if applicable, the processor.

4. Contact

When you contact us (e.g. by e-mail), the user's information is processed for the purpose of processing the contact request and its handling in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

5. Your rights as a data subject

You have various rights in connection with data protection. Specifically:

• The right to obtain information about the data we have stored about you and their processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
• The right to correct inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
• The right to delete your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
• The right to restrict data processing, provided that we are not yet permitted to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
• The right to object to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR), and
• The right to data portability, provided you have consented to data processing or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You can contact the supervisory authority responsible for you at any time with a complaint. The supervisory authority responsible for you depends on the federal state in which you reside, work or the alleged violation occurred.

6. Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, such as when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will apply to your next visit.

7. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and saved by your browser. They serve to make our offers more user-friendly, effective and secure. We use both temporary cookies, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser, and persistent (permanent) cookies.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

8. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or other parties 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. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

9. Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google AdSense uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons allow information, such as visitor traffic on these pages, to be evaluated.

The information generated by cookies and web beacons about your use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information may be passed on by Google to Google's contractual partners. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data you have stored.

You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting the settings of your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you agree to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Users in the EU must also be informed that they have the right to object to the use of their data for personalized advertising. You can manage your settings for Google ads by using the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads. You can also disable the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the opt-out page of the Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and following the further opt-out information provided there.

10. Social Media Plugins

Our website uses social media plugins from various social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. These plugins allow you to share content from the website on social networks or to directly contact us.

When you visit one of our pages with such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of the respective social network. The social network is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you are logged into your corresponding social media account at the same time, the social network can assign this information to your profile. If you use the plugins, e.g. by clicking the "Like" button or leaving a comment, this information is also transmitted directly to a server of the social network and stored there.

To prevent social networks from collecting such information, you can log out of the corresponding services before visiting our website or use browser add-ons that block the activation of the plugins.

11. Reservation of the right to make changes

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time in order to comply with new legal or technical developments. Please check this privacy policy regularly to ensure that you are informed about our current privacy practices.