Legal notice

Publisher

 
Patrick Laroche
e-mail: textme(at)roamingaround.org
 
 

Disclaimer

 
Liability for contentAs a service provider I am responsible for own content on these web pages under the German laws, but under German laws I am not obliged to monitor transmitted or stored foreign information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity regarding same foreign information. Obligations to remove or block the use of information under the general laws remain unaffected. However, a relevant liability is only possible from the date of knowledge of a specific infringement. Upon notification of such violations, I will remove the content immediately.
 
Liability for linksMy web site contains links to external websites, on whose contents I have no influence. Therefore I can not take any responsibility for this external content. The respective provider or operator of such web pages is always responsible for the contents of any linked web page. The linked web pages were checked at the time of linking for possible legal violations. Illegal contents could not be identified at the time of linking. A permanent control of the linked pages is unreasonable without concrete evidence of a violation. Upon notification of violations, I will remove such links immediately.
 
CopyrightThe contents and works created by the site operator on these pages are subject to German copyright law. The reproduction, adaptation, distribution and any kind of exploitation outside the limits of copyright require the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of these pages are only permitted for private, non-commercial use. As far as content has not been created by the website operator/publisher, property rights of third parties will be respected. In particular contents of third parties will be marked accordingly. Should you nevertheless become aware of copyright infringement, I ask you to inform me. Upon notification of violations, I will remove the related content immediately.
 
Links to this website are always welcome and do not require my approval. The presentation of this website or parts of it in external frames is only allowed with my explicite permission.
 
 

Privacy Policy

 

This Privacy Policy clarifies the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as “Data”) within this website, features and content, as well as external online contents, e.g. social media profile pages (collectively referred to as the “Online Offering”). With regard to the terminology used, e.g. “Processing” or “Responsible”, we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Responsible

Patrick Laroche
Email: textme(at)roamingaround.org
Legal notice: https://roamingaround.org/legal/

Types of processed data:

– Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses)
– Contact information (e.g., e-mail, phone numbers)
– Content data (e.g., text input, photographs, videos)
– Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times)
– Meta / Communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses)

Categories of affected persons

Visitors and users of my online offer (hereinafter I refer to the affected persons as “users”).

Purpose of processing

– Providing the online offer, its features and content
– Answering contact requests and communicating with users
– Safety measures
– Audience measurement

Used terms

“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter the “data subject”); a natural person is considered as identifiable, which can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, to an identification number, to location data, to an online identifier (eg cookie) or to one or more special features, that express the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person.

“Processing” means any process performed with or without the aid of automated procedures or any such process associated with personal data. The term goes far and includes virtually every handling of data.

“Pseudonymisation” means the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific data subject without additional information being provided, provided that such additional information is kept separate and subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.

“Profiling” means any kind of automated processing of personal data which involves the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular aspects relating to job performance, economic situation, health, personal To analyze or predict preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, whereabouts or relocation of that natural person.

“Responsible person” means the natural or legal person, public authority, body or body that decides, alone or in concert with others, on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

“Processor” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

Relevant legal bases

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, I inform you about the legal basis of my data processing. Unless the legal basis in the data protection declaration is mentioned, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Article 6 (1) lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for the processing for the performance of my services and the execution of contractual measures as well as the response to inquiries is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, the legal basis for processing in order to fulfill my legal obligations is Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing in order to safeguard my legitimate interests is Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR as legal basis.

Safety measures

I take appropriate technical measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

Measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as their access, input, disclosure, availability and separation. I have also set up procedures to ensure the enjoyment of data subject rights, data deletion and data vulnerability. Furthermore, I consider the protection of personal data already in the development, or selection of hardware, software and procedures, according to the principle of data protection through technology design and privacy-friendly default settings (Art. 25 GDPR).

Collaboration with processors and third parties

If, in the context of my processing, I disclose data to other persons and companies (contract processors or third parties), transmit them to them or otherwise grant access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of a legal permission (eg if a transmission of the data to third parties, as required by payment service providers, pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR to fulfill the contract), you have consented to a legal obligation or based on our legitimate interests (eg the use of agents, webhosters, etc.).

If I commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called “contract processing contract”, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

Transfers to third countries

If I process data in a third country (ie outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or in the context of the use of third party services or disclosure or transmission of data to third parties, this will only be done if it is to fulfill our (pre) contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of my legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, I process or have the data processed in a third country only in the presence of the special conditions of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR. That the processing is e.g. on the basis of specific guarantees, such as the officially recognized level of data protection or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “standard contractual clauses”).

Rights of data subjects

You have the right to ask for confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and for information about this data as well as for further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.

You have accordingly. Art. 16 GDPR the right to demand the completion of the data processing concerning you or the correction of the incorrect data concerning you.

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that the relevant data is deleted immediately or, alternatively, to require a restriction of the processing of data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.

You have the right to demand that the data relating to your person, which you have provided to me, is handed over in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR or request its transmission to other responsible entities.

You have in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory data protection authority.

Withdrawal

You have the right to grant consent in accordance with. Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR with effect for the future.

Right of objection

You may at any time object to the future processing of your data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.

Cookies and right to object in direct mail

“Cookies” are small files that are stored on users’ computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store the information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after his visit to an online offer. Temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies”, are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online service and closes his browser. In such a cookie, e.g. the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status are saved. The term “permanent” or “persistent” refers to cookies that remain stored even after the browser has been closed. Thus, e.g. the login status will be saved if users visit it after several days. Likewise, in such a cookie the interests of the users can be stored, which are used for range measurement or marketing purposes. A “third-party cookie” refers to cookies that are offered by providers other than the person who manages the online offer (otherwise, if it is only their cookies, this is called “first-party cookies”).

I can use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this in the context of my privacy policy.

If users do not want cookies stored on their computer, they will be asked to disable the option in their browser’s system settings. Saved cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.

A general contradiction to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be found on the US side of many services, especially in the case of tracking http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU page http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ be explained. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the settings of the browser. Please note that not all features of this online offer may be used.

Deletion of data

The data processed by me is deleted or restricted in its processing in accordance with Art. 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless explicitly stated in this privacy policy, the data stored by me is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements. Unless the data is deleted because it is required for other and legitimate purposes, its processing will be restricted. That the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes.

Newsletter

With the following information I inform you about the contents of my newsletter as well as the registration, dispatch and statistical evaluation procedures as well as your right of objection. By subscribing to my newsletter, you agree to the receipt and the procedures described.

Content of the newsletter: I send newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications with information related to he online offer (hereinafter “newsletter”) only with the consent of the recipient or a legal permission. Insofar as the contents of a newsletter are concretely described, they are authoritative for the consent of the users. Incidentally my newsletter contains information about me.

Double opt-in and logging: Registration for my newsletter is done in a so-called double-opt-in procedure. After registration, you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that nobody can register with external e-mail addresses. The registration for the newsletter will be logged in order to prove the registration process according to the legal requirements. This includes the storage of the login and the confirmation time, as well as the IP address. Likewise, changes to your data stored with the shipping service provider will be logged.

Credentials: To subscribe to the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your e-mail address. Optionally, I ask you to give a name in the newsletter for personal address.

The dispatch of the newsletter and the associated performance measurement are based on a consent of the recipients according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a, Art. 7 GDPR or if a consent is not required, based on my legitimate interests according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The logging of the registration process is based on my legitimate interests in accordance with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. My interest lies in the use of a user-friendly and secure newsletter system, which serves both my personal interests and the expectations of the users and also allows me to prove your consent.

Termination / Revocation – You may terminate the receipt of my newsletter at any time, ie. revoke your consent. A link to cancel the newsletter can be found at the end of each newsletter. I may save the submitted email addresses for up to three years based on my legitimate interests before I delete them to provide prior consent. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. An individual request for cancellation is possible at any time, provided that at the same time the former existence of a consent is confirmed.

Newsletter – Mailchimp

The newsletters will be sent by MailChimp, a mail-order service provider of Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave # 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. You can view the shipping company’s privacy policy here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/ . The shipping service is based on my legitimate interests according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and a data processing contract with the shipping service provider according to Art. 28 para. 3 sentence 1 GDPR.

The shipping service provider may use the data of the recipients in pseudonymous form without assignment to a user to optimize or improve their own services, e.g. for the technical optimization of shipping and the presentation of newsletters or for statistical purposes. However, the shipping service provider does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to address them themselves or to pass on the data to third parties.

Newsletter – Success Measurement

The newsletters contain a so-called “web-beacon”, i. a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from the server when opening the newsletter from my server, or if I use a shipping service provider. This call will initially collect technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and time of retrieval.

This information is used to improve the technical performance of services based on their specifications or audience and their reading habits, based on their locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or access times. Statistical surveys also include determining if the newsletters will be opened, when they will be opened and which links will be clicked. For technical reasons, this information can be assigned to the individual newsletter recipients. However, it is neither my goal nor, if used, that of the shipping service provider to observe individual users. The evaluations serve me much more to recognize the reading habits of my users and to adapt my content to them or to send different content according to the interests of my users.

A separate revocation of the performance measurement is unfortunately not possible, in this case, the entire newsletter subscription must be terminated.

Hosting and e-mailing

The hosting services I use are designed to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage and database services, e-mailing, security and technical maintenance services I use to operate this online service.

Here I, or my hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of interested parties and visitors to this online offer on the basis of my legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offer according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in combination with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of contract processing contract).

Collection of access data and log files

I or my hosting provider collect on the basis of my legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files). The access data includes name of the retrieved web page, file, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred, message about successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user’s operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider.

Logfile information is stored for security purposes (for example, to investigate abusive or fraudulent activities) for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data whose further retention is required for evidential purposes shall be exempted from the cancellation until final clarification of the incident.

Google Analytics

Based on my legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization and operation of my online offer as defined in Art. 6 (1) f GDPR), I use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offer by the users is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google will use this information on my behalf to evaluate the use of my online offer by users, to compile reports on the activities within this online offer and to provide me with further services related to the use of this online offer and the internet usage. In doing so, pseudonymous usage profiles of the users can be created from the processed data.

I only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization. This means that the IP address of the users will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there.

The IP address submitted by the user’s browser will not be merged with other data provided by Google. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; Users may also prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the online offer as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

For more information about Google’s data usage, hiring and disparaging options, please read Google’s Privacy Policy ( https: // policies .google.com/technologies/ads), as well as Google Ads Ads Settings (https: //adssettings.google.com/authenticated).

The personal data of users will be deleted or anonymized after 14 months.

Online presence in social media

I maintain online presence within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with active users of these platforms. When calling the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and the data processing guidelines apply to their respective operators.

Unless otherwise stated in my Privacy Policy, I process user’ data as long as they communicate with me within social networks and platforms, e.g. post messages on my online presence.

Integration of third-party services and content

Within my online offer I rely on my legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and operation of my online offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) content or service offers from third-party providers to their content and services, such as include videos or fonts (collectively referred to as “content”).

This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, since they could not send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of this content. I endeavor to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third parties may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. The “pixel tags” can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user’s device and may include, but is not limited to, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring web pages, visit time, and other information regarding the use of my online offer.

Youtube

I embed videos on the YouTube platform of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ , Opt-out : https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated .

Google Fonts

I incorporate fonts (“Google Fonts”) provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Google ReCaptcha

I bind a function to detect bots, e.g. when entering data into online forms (“ReCaptcha”) of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Google Maps

I include maps from the Google Maps service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The processed data may include, in particular, users’ IP addresses and location data, but these are not collected without their consent (usually as part of the settings of their mobile devices). The data can be processed in the USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Use of Facebook social plugins

Based on my legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of my online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) f GDPR) I use social plugins (“plugins”) of the social network facebook.com, which operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”). The plugins can represent interaction elements or content (eg videos, graphics or text contributions) and can be recognized by one of the Facebook logos (white “f” on blue tile, the terms “Like”, “Like” or a “thumbs up” sign ) or are marked with the addition “Facebook Social Plugin”. The list and appearance of Facebook social plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When a user invokes a feature of this online offering that includes such a plugin, their device establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Facebook directly to the device of the user and incorporated by him into the online offer. In the process, user profiles can be created from the processed data. Therefore, I have no influence on the amount of data that Facebook collects with the help of this plugin and informs users accordingly to our knowledge

By integrating the plugins, Facebook receives the information that a user has accessed the corresponding page of the online offer. If the user is logged in to Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to his Facebook account. If users interact with the plugins, for example, press the Like button or leave a comment, the information is transmitted from your device directly to Facebook and stored there. If a user is not a member of Facebook, there is still the possibility that Facebook will find out and save their IP address. According to Facebook, only an anonymous IP address is stored in Germany.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as the related rights and settings to protect the privacy of users, they can be found in the privacy policy of Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

If a user is a Facebook member and does not want Facebook to collect data about him via this online offer and link it to his member data stored on Facebook, he must log out of Facebook and delete his cookies before using my online offer. Other settings and inconsistencies regarding the use of data for promotional purposes are possible within the Facebook profile settings: https: //www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads   or via the US page   http://www.aboutads.info/choices/   or the EU page   http: / /www.youronlinechoices.com/. The settings are platform independent, i. they are adopted for all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

Instagram

Within my online offering, features and content of the Instagram service offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA, may be incorporated. For this, e.g. Content such as images, videos, or text and buttons that allow users to share content from this online offering within Instagram. If the users are members of the platform Instagram, Instagram can call the o.g. Assign contents and functions to the profiles of the users there. Privacy policy of Instagram: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

 
 

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