Privacy Policy

Updated at 20 July 2024

When you visit our website, personal data is processed. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you personally.We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Your personal data will be treated confidentially in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the statutory data protection regulations. This Privacy Policy informs you about the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data regarding your use of our websites, when you contact us by any means using the details availableWith 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).

When you visit our website, personal data is processed. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you personally.

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Your personal data will be treated confidentially in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the statutory data protection regulations. This Privacy Policy informs you about the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data regarding your use of our websites, when you contact us by any means using the details available.

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).

Responsible entity

The responsible party for processing is:

Makula Technology GmbH

Bachstr. 12, Next Big Thing AG

10555 Berlin

E-Mail: [email protected].

The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done, as far as possible, on a voluntary basis. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Purposes of data processing by us and third parties

We process your data for the following purposes and for the following legitimate interests:

  • Contract processing
  • Advertising
  • Protection against misuse / danger prevention
  • Service quality and improvement of our offer

Legal basis: We process your personal data only for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those stated. We will only share your personal data with third parties if:

  • you have given your express consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) to do so,
  • the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you,
  • the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR),
  • legitimate interests, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR

the processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have a right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Right of revocation

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent, e.g. when we publish images that are subject to your copyright or on which you are depicted. You have the right to revoke given consents in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR with effect for the future. For this purpose, an informal communication by e-mail to us is sufficient.

Right of objection

You may object to the future processing of data relating to you in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR at any time. The objection can be made in particular against processing for purposes of direct advertising.

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of data protection law, you as a data subject have a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority in data protection matters is the state data protection commissioner of the federal state in which our organization is based. Here you can find a list of the supervisory authorities: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, blocking, deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

Passing on of data

Personal data will not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent, unless we are required to do so by law (e.g. disclosure to authorities for the investigation of criminal offences).

What data is collected on our website?

When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected by means of a cookie. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser (e.g. Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Edge, Internet Explorer, Opera), the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider and the like. This is exclusively information that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person.

The internet provider of these pages therefore automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • browser type and browser version
  • operating system used
  • referrer URL
  • host name of the accessing computer
  • time of the server request
  • IP address

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. A combination of this data with other data sources is not made. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of concrete indications of illegal use. This information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver the website content requested by you and is mandatory when using the internet. In particular, it is processed for the following purposes:

  • ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website
  • ensuring the smooth use of our website
  • evaluating system security and stability, and
  • for other administrative purposes

The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest from the aforementioned data collection purposes. We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Recipients of the data are only the responsible body and, if applicable, order processors. Anonymous information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.