Privacy Policy

1. Privacy Policy Overview

General Information

The following information provides a simple 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 about data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below.

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. You can find their contact details in the “Information about the Responsible Party” section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in two ways: either through information you provide to us (for example, data you enter in a contact form) or automatically through our IT systems when you visit the website. This includes technical data (such as internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

How do we use your data?

Some data is collected to ensure proper website functionality. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for future processing. Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request restrictions on the processing of your personal data.

You can contact us at any time regarding these and other data protection questions.

Analytics and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using analytics programs.

Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host our website content with the following provider:

External Hosting

This website is externally hosted. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications data, contract information, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated through website use.

External hosting is used for the purpose of contract fulfillment with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined in the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill their service obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following hosting provider:

K Media Tech (owner of WPX) BG 202249002
13, 20th April Street
Sofia 1000
Bulgaria

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

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 statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

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

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information about the Responsible Party

The party responsible for data processing on this website is:

VEWOI
Gherman Zolotcov
Vogelsbergstraße 33
60316 Frankfurt am Main

Telephone: 01722050476
Email: contact@vewoi.com

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

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate deletion request or revoke your consent for data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (such as tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will occur after these reasons cease to exist.

General Information about the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data according to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfillment or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if required to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information about the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Notice Regarding Data Transfer to Privacy-Unsafe Third Countries and to US Companies without DPF Certification

We use tools from companies located in privacy-unsafe third countries as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these countries. We would like to point out that in privacy-unsafe third countries, a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed.

Please note that the US is considered a secure third country only if the recipient has EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) certification or adequate additional guarantees. Data transfer to the US is permissible if the recipient has DPF certification or suitable additional safeguards. Information about transfers to third countries, including the data recipients, can be found in this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only share personal data with external parties if necessary for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., sharing data with tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using data processors, we only share personal data of our customers based on a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE 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 PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING, INCLUDING PROFILING RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Information, Correction, and Deletion

Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions about personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time regarding this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of deletion of your personal data.
If you have filed an objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR, your interests and ours must be weighed up. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL and TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the browser’s address line from “http://” to “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser line.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on this Website

Cookies

Our websites use “cookies.” Cookies are small data packages and do not harm your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies can be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions you request (e.g., shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for storing cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG); this consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When deactivating cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

You can find information about which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages 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
Hostname of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address

This data is not combined with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the inquiries sent to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completing your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Gravatar

We have integrated Gravatar on this website. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA (hereinafter Gravatar).

Gravatar is a tool that enables the provision of personal images (avatars) for users of our website. The avatars serve as visual representations of users and are displayed wherever a user interacts with the platform (e.g., in forums or chats). When a user interacts with the platform, their avatar is displayed based on the selection linked to their email address. This gives the platform a personal touch and facilitates identification since the chosen image is associated with users when they are online.

When you comment or interact on our website with Gravatar activated, the hash of the email address that Gravatar uses (used as ID) is processed by Gravatar.

The use of Gravatar is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in an appealing, visual form. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

For more details, please refer to the provider’s privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/

The company has certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the provider’s link:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4705

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer to help analyze how you use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated 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 activities, and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

5. Social Media

On this website, we use elements of the social network Pinterest, operated by Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

When you access a page containing such an element, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest’s servers. This social media element transmits log data to Pinterest’s servers in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the address of visited websites that also contain Pinterest features, browser type and settings, date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest, and cookies.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information about the purpose, scope, and further processing and use of data by Pinterest, as well as your related rights and options to protect your privacy, please see Pinterest’s privacy policy at:

https://policy.pinterest.com/privacy-policy

6. Plugins and Tools

YouTube

This website integrates videos from YouTube. The website operator is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of our pages featuring YouTube content, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. The YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). This allows YouTube to recognize when you visit a website that has embedded YouTube videos. This data is typically used to compile statistics about page usage, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts. Additionally, the collected data is processed within the Google advertising network.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined in the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information about the handling of user data, please see YouTube’s privacy policy at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google Fonts

This site uses Google Fonts for uniform font display, provided by Google. When you open a page, your browser loads the required fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4705

For this purpose, your browser must establish a connection to Google’s servers. This enables Google to know that your IP address was used to access this website. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of fonts on their website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined in the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

More information about Google Fonts can be found at
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. This service allows us to embed maps on our website and show you interactive maps directly on the website.

To use Google Maps features, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is typically transferred to and stored on Google servers in the USA. The website operator has no influence on this data transfer. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for uniform font display. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings and to make it easy to find the locations we specify on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined in the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here:
https://cloud.google.com/business/referrals/dpa and
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/

More information about the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

reCAPTCHA is used to verify whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is being carried out by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, time spent by the website visitor on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

The storage and analysis of data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting their web offerings from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined in the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA, please see Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service at the following links:
https://policies.google.com/privacy and
https://policies.google.com/terms