Data protection

Privacy and data protection

Pursuant to GDPR and the German Data Protection Act, katja-dofel.de hereby explains its current data protection regulations. If you would like further information about these guidelines or if you believe that we have personal information about you which is relevant to data protection, please contact our data protection officer: Mario Müller-Dofel, Zeppelinallee 71, 60487 Frankfurt am Main, email: mmd@alles-ueber-interviews.de. Katja-dofel.de is the private website of Katja Dofel (see masthead).

General information

The operator of this website is highly concerned with the security of your personal data and is committed to following the applicable laws and guidelines of the European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany. This data privacy notice explains why and how your accessing katja-dofel.de is relevant to the handling, storage, and use of personally identifiable data and how this applies to other websites referring traffic to katja-dofel.de. In this document you will also learn what the site operator does to protect your personal data when you visit katja-dofel.de.

Personal data

Personally identifiable data enables the identification of a natural person. Such data includes your name, address, email, and similar information. Access to and use of katja-dofel.de is possible without allowing your personal data, wholly or in part, to be transmitted to us or to other third parties.

If you decide to use the contact fields on this website or use the email links to transmit information via our website, we obtain personal information, i.e. information which you provide us in the contact fields or by sending us an email. Your decision to transmit this information is understood to be an essential part of contacting us, as we would not be able to reply to you without your personal data. If you contact us via this website, you have control over the information you provide, and you voluntarily opt to send it to us.

Data handling in the scope of using our website

Like any other website, this site is hosted on a web server; this server collects, processes, and logs information in order to make the website available to users. This information is provided by your web browser:

• the browser type you are using, including the version,
the operating system on which the browser is running,
• the referring URL, which indicates the website from which you accessed our site,
• the user IP, i.e. the host name of the user,
• the time and date of the server call, as well as:
• the request type.

This data is stored by our host, and we can access the information e.g. to troubleshoot technical issues. This data will not be merged with other data. The logfiles on our server serve primarily to identify causes of technical problems and protect against criminal activity, as well as to support authorities in identifying violators.

Handling of personally identifiable data from this website

When you contact us, we handle/process your personal data only to address your inquiry. We obtain your information via email and if necessary forward it internally to the employee responsible for the issue you have addressed. Be advised that we store information according to legal requirements, e.g. when we are required to by tax- or criminal law.

Sharing of personally identifiable data with third parties

We do not share your personally identifiable data with third parties unless doing so is relevant for addressing your inquiry or is legally permitted or required. If/when we share your personally identifiable data with third parties, your data is handled in compliance with legal guidelines. The data we share is only the minimum required to accomplish the objective for which we collaborate with the applicable third party.

Your right to the identification and deletion of personally identifiable data

If you wish to know what personally identifiable data about you we have stored or how this data is used by our business, please contact us. We will send you this information as quickly as possible at no cost. You can also obtain an electronic report from us. If you request to review, change, or delete your personally identifiable data, we will do so immediately unless legal requirements prohibit it.

Cookies

To analyze usage patterns, obtain comprehensive statistics, identify problems, and optimize our website, we use „Cookies,“ which are small text files stored on the visitor’s device and in the user’s client. Most cookies used on this website are session-oriented and are automatically deleted when you leave the website. Please be aware that we do not use cookies to store personal information. In the scope of this website, cookies are primarily used to obtain statistics about the website from Google Analytics. Our cookies do not harm your device and do not influence the performance of your system. If you decide to delete or block cookies, our website will remain fully functional.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses files called „Cookies“. These are text files stored on your computer which enable analysis of your use of the website. The information obtained through your use of this website is normally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

IP anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the USA. 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, compile reports on website activities, and provide other services relating to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the scope of Google Analytics is not combined with other data by Google.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent the saving of cookies by selecting the appropriate setting on your browser software. However, we advise you that in that case you may not be able to use all the features of this website. In addition, you can prevent Google from collecting the data related to your use of the website (including your IP address) which is generated by the cookie, and prevent Google from processing this data, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Objecting to data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking the following link. This will create an opt-out cookie which will prevent collection of your data during future visits of this website: Deactivate Google Analytics

You can find more information about Google Analytics‘ use of user data in Google’s data privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

Commissioned data processing

We have entered into a contract with Google for commissioned data processing, and we fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Demographic characteristics with Google Analytics

This website uses the Google Analytics function „demographic characteristics“. This allows us to create reports containing the age, sex, and interests of our website visitors. These data come from interest-based advertising by Google as well as visitor data from third-party vendors. These data cannot be assigned to any particular person. You can disable this function at any time using the display settings in your Google account, or prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as listed in the section „Objecting to data collection“.

Statistics

We use the Statify WordPress plugin, which does not store or process any personally identifiable data, such as IP addresses. It does not create user profiles. We receive only an overview of the number of site visits and their sources. These data are not connected to individual users. This plugin does not place cookies.

Changes to the data privacy policy

We reserve the right to change our data privacy policy, particularly to comply with new legal requirements or due to technical developments and stay up to date with changing conditions. Please be aware that this data privacy policy is the most current version. Please use it to obtain valid and up-to-date information about the applicable guidelines regarding your visit to this website.