Personal data (hereinafter mostly referred to as “data”) is processed by us only within the scope of necessity and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly Internet presence, including its contents and the services offered there.
Pursuant to Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the Basic Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “DSGVO”), “processing” shall mean any operation or series of operations carried out with or without the aid of automated processes relating to personal data, such as the collection, recording, organisation, arrangement, storage, adaptation or alteration, reading, retrieval, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, comparison or linkage, restriction, erasure or destruction, such as any such operation or series of operations carried out with or without the aid of automated processes, such as the collection, recording, organisation, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, retrieval, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, comparing or linking, deleting or destroying, such as restriction, deletion or destruction, or any other form of data processing.
With the following data protection declaration we inform you in particular about type, extent, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, as far as we decide either alone or together with others about the purposes and means of the processing. In addition, we will inform you below about the third-party components used by us for optimisation purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data on their own responsibility.
Our data protection declaration is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as responsible persons
II. rights of users and data subjects
III. Information on data processing
I. Information about us as responsible persons
Responsible provider of this website in the sense of data protection:
Denise Kulik
Lindenufer 39
13597 Berlin
Telefon: 030 33978507
Mail: mail@comacon-festival.com
II. rights of users and data subjects
With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right to
- confirmation as to whether data relating to them will be processed, information on the data processed, further information on the data processing and copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 DSGVO);
- the rectification or completion of inaccurate or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 DSGVO);
- to the immediate deletion of the data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 DSGVO) or, alternatively, if further processing is required pursuant to Art. 17 para. 3 DSGVO, to the restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 DSGVO;
- to receive the data concerning them and provided by them and to transfer these data to other providers/responsibles (cf. also Art. 20 DSGVO);
- upon complaint to the supervisory authority if they are of the opinion that the data concerning them are being processed by the provider in violation of data protection provisions (cf. also Art. 77 DSGVO).
In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data have been disclosed by the provider of any rectification or deletion of data or of the restriction of processing which takes place pursuant to Articles 16, 17 para. 1, 18 DSGVO. However, this obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the User shall have the right to obtain information about such recipients.
Users and data subjects also have the right under Art. 21 DSGVO to object to the future processing of data concerning them, provided that the data are processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct marketing is admissible.
III. Information on data processing
Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies, the deletion of the data is not opposed by any legal storage obligations and no other information on individual processing methods is subsequently provided.
Server data
For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable Internet presence, data is transmitted to us or to our web space provider via your Internet browser. With these so-called server log files, the type and version of your Internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you switched to our Internet presence (referrer URL), the website(s) of our Internet presence that you visit, the date and time of the respective access and the IP address of the Internet connection from which the use of our Internet presence is made are collected.
This data will be stored temporarily, but not together with other data from you.
This storage takes place on the legal basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our Internet presence.
The data will be deleted after seven days at the latest, as long as no further storage is necessary for evidence purposes. Otherwise, the data shall be completely or partially excluded from deletion until the final clarification of an incident.
Cookies
- Session cookies/session cookies
We use so-called cookies with our Internet presence. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are stored on your terminal device by the Internet browser you use. These cookies are used to process certain information from you to an individual extent, such as your browser or location data or your IP address.
This processing makes our Internet presence more user-friendly, more effective and safer, as the processing makes it possible, for example, to reproduce our Internet presence in different languages or to offer a shopping basket function.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b.) DSGVO, insofar as these cookies are used to process data for contract initiation or contract execution.
If the processing does not serve the contract initiation or contract execution, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO.
These session cookies are deleted when you close your Internet browser.
- Third party cookies
If necessary, cookies from partner companies with whom we cooperate for the purpose of advertising, analysis or the functionalities of our Internet presence may also be used with our Internet presence.
Please refer to the following information for details, in particular on the purposes and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies.
- Possibility of disposal
You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by setting your Internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the Internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. In the case of so-called flash cookies, however, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead, you must change the settings of your Flash player. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the Flash Player you are using. If you have any questions, please also use the help function or documentation of your Flash Player or contact the manufacturer or user support.
Should you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may, however, result in not all functions of our website being fully usable.
Newsletter
If you register for our free newsletter, the data requested from you for this purpose, i.e. your e-mail address and – optionally – your name and address, will be transmitted to us. At the same time, we store the IP address of the Internet connection from which you access our website as well as the date and time of your registration. As part of the subsequent registration process, we will obtain your consent to the sending of the newsletter, specifically describe the content and refer to this privacy statement. The data collected will be used exclusively for sending the newsletter and will therefore not be passed on to third parties.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO.
In accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO, you may revoke your consent to the sending of newsletters at any time with effect for the future. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter.
Contact enquiries / Contact possibility
If you contact us via contact form or e-mail, the data you provide will be used to process your enquiry. The data you provide is necessary for processing and answering your enquiry – we cannot answer your enquiry without providing it or can only answer it to a limited extent.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO.
Your data will be deleted if your request has been answered conclusively and there are no legal obligations to retain data to prevent deletion, such as for example in the case of any subsequent contract processing.
User contributions, comments and evaluations
We offer you the opportunity to publish questions, answers, opinions or evaluations, hereinafter referred to as “contributions”, on our website. If you make use of this offer, we will process and publish your contribution, date and time of submission as well as the pseudonym you may use.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO. To do this, you simply need to inform us of your revocation.
In addition, we also process your IP and e-mail address. The IP address is processed because we have a legitimate interest in initiating or supporting further steps if your contribution infringes the rights of third parties and/or is otherwise illegal.
The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in any necessary legal defence.
Subscription of articles
If you publish contributions on our Internet pages, we offer you the additional option of subscribing to any subsequent contributions from third parties. In order to be able to inform you about these follow-up contributions by e-mail, we process your e-mail address.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent to this subscription at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO. All you have to do is inform us of your withdrawal or click on the unsubscribe link contained in the respective e-mail.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
Through the certification according to the EU-US data protection shield (“EU-US Privacy Shield”): https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.
The Google Analytics service is used to analyse the usage behaviour of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our website.
Usage and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time or frequency of the visit to our website, is transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. Through this function, Google shortens the IP address already within the EU or EEA.
The data collected in this way is in turn used by Google to provide us with an evaluation of the visit to our website and the usage activities there. This data may also be used to provide other services relating to the use of our website and the Internet.
Google states that it does not link your IP address with other data. In addition, Google keeps under https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners will provide you with further data protection information, e.g. on the possibilities of preventing the use of data.
In addition, Google offers https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout a deactivation add-on together with further information. This add-on can be installed with standard Internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when you visit our website. The add-on informs the JavaScript (ga.js) of Google Analytics that information on visits to our website should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services. If and which other web analysis services are used by us, you will of course also find out in this data protection declaration.
“Google+”-Social-Plug-in
In our internet presence we use the plug-in of the social network Google+ (“Google Plus”). Google+ is an Internet service of Google LLC, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
By being certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
Further information on the possible plug-ins and their respective functions is available from Google at https://developers.google.com/ ready for you.
If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages of our website that you have visited, your Internet browser will download a display of the plug-in from Google’s servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Google to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Google while visiting one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognised by Google. Google may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If, for example, you use the so-called “parts” button of Google, this information is stored in your Google user account and may be published via the Google platform. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Google before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your Google user account.
Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard is held by Google in the Google website under https://policies.google.com/privacy data protection information that can be called up.
Google-Maps
On our website we use Google Maps to display our location and to create a route description. This is a service of Google LLC, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
By the certification after the EU-US data protection shield (“EU-US Privacy Shield”): https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.
In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
If you call up the Google Maps component integrated into our Internet presence, Google stores a cookie on your terminal device via your Internet browser. Your user settings and data are processed in order to display our location and to create a route description. We cannot rule out the possibility that Google may use servers in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in optimising the functionality of our website.
The connection to Google established in this way enables Google to determine which website has sent your enquiry and to which IP address the route description is to be sent.
If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details can be found above under “Cookies”.
In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is governed by the Google Terms of Use https://policies.google.com/terms?gl=DE&hl=de and the Terms and Conditions for Google Maps https://www.google.com/intl/de_en/help/terms_maps.html.
In addition Google offers under https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated and https://policies.google.com/privacy for further information.
Google reCAPTCHA
On our website we use Google reCAPTCHA to check and avoid interactions on our website through automated access, for example through so-called bots. This is a service provided by Google LLC, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
Through the certification according to the EU-US data protection shield (“EU-US Privacy Shield”): https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.
This service enables Google to determine which website is sending a request and from which IP address you are using the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may also collect other information that is necessary to provide and guarantee this service.
The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our Internet presence and in the defence against unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar.
Google offers https://policies.google.com/privacy to provide further information on the general handling of your user data.
Google Fonts
On our website we use Google Fonts to display external fonts. This is a service of Google LLC, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
Through the certification according to the EU-US data protection shield (“EU-US Privacy Shield”): https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.
In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimisation and economic operation of our Internet presence.
Through the connection to Google established when calling up our website, Google can determine from which website your enquiry was sent and to which IP address the representation of the font is to be transmitted.
Google offers the following https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated and https://policies.google.com/privacy Further information, in particular on the possibilities of preventing the use of data.
Facebook Social Plug-in
In our internet presence we use the plug-in of the social network Facebook. Facebook is an internet service of facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. In the EU, this service is operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, both hereinafter referred to as “Facebook”.
Through certification according to the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
Facebook guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
Further information on the possible plug-ins and their respective functions can be found on Facebook at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ ready for you.
If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages of our website that you have visited, your Internet browser downloads a display of the plug-in from the Facebook servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Facebook to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Facebook while visiting one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Facebook. Facebook may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. For example, if you use the “Like” button on Facebook, this information is stored in your Facebook user account and may be published via the Facebook platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or prevent the loading of the Facebook plug-in from being blocked by using an add-on for your Internet browser.
Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard can be found in the Facebook privacy policy under https://www.facebook.com/policy.php data protection information that can be called up.
Twitter social plug-in
In our internet presence we use the plug-in of the social network Twitter. Twitter is an Internet service of Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, hereinafter referred to as “Twitter”.
The certification according to the EU-US data protection shield (“EU-US Privacy Shield”): https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active
Twitter guarantees that the EU’s data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages of our website you have visited, your Internet browser will download a display of the plug-in from the Twitter servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Twitter to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Twitter while visiting one of our websites equipped with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognised by Twitter. Twitter may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. For example, if you use the “Share” button on Twitter, this information is stored in your Twitter user account and may be published on the Twitter platform. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Twitter before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your Twitter user account.
Further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard can be found on Twitter in the “Privacy Policy” section of this website. https://twitter.com/privacy data protection information that can be called up.
MailChimp – Newsletter
We offer you the opportunity to register for our free newsletter via our website.
We use MailChimp, a service of The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means Street, Suite 404, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA, hereinafter only referred to as “The Rocket Science Group”, to send our newsletters.
By being certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield, the Rocket Science Group: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TO6hAAG&status=Active
The Rocket Science Group guarantees that EU data protection requirements will also be met when processing data in the USA. In addition, The Rocket Science Group offers the following services at https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/ further data protection information.
If you subscribe to our newsletter, the data requested during the subscription process, such as your e-mail address and, optionally, your name and address, will be processed by The Rocket Science Group. In addition, your IP address and the date and time of your registration will be stored. As part of the subsequent registration process, your consent to the sending of the newsletter will be obtained, the content specifically described and referred to this privacy policy.
The newsletter subsequently sent via The Rocket Science Group also contains a so-called tracking pixel, also known as “web beacon”. With the help of this pixel we can evaluate whether and when you have read our newsletter and whether you have followed any links contained in the newsletter. In addition to other technical data, such as the data of your computer system and your IP address, the data processed is stored so that we can optimize our newsletter offer and respond to the wishes of readers. The data will therefore be used to increase the quality and attractiveness of our newsletter offer.
The legal basis for the dispatch of the newsletter and the analysis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a.) DSGVO.
In accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO, you may revoke your consent to the newsletter being sent at any time with effect for the future. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter.
Google AdSense
In our internet presence we use Google AdSense for the integration of advertisements. This is a service provided by Google LLC, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
By the certification after the EU-US data protection shield (“EU-US Privacy Shield”): https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.
Google AdSense stores cookies and web beacons on your end device via your Internet browser. This enables Google to analyse your use of our website. The information collected in this way is transferred to Google in the USA in addition to your IP address and the advertising formats displayed to you and stored there. Google may also pass this information on to contractual partners. However, Google declares that your IP address will not be merged with other data about you.
The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our website.
If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details can be found above under “Cookies”.
In addition Google offers under https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated further information, in particular on the possibilities of preventing the use of data.
Google Remarketing or “Similar Target Groups” Component of Google
In our internet presence we use the remarketing or “similar target group” function. This is a service provided by Google LLC, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
Through the certification according to the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.
We use this feature to serve interest-based, personalized advertisements on third-party websites that also participate in Google’s advertising network.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our website.
To enable this advertising service, Google stores a cookie with a sequence of numbers on your terminal device while you visit our website via your Internet browser. This cookie records both your visit and the use of our website in anonymous form. However, personal data is not passed on. If you subsequently visit the website of a third party who also uses Google’s advertising network, it is possible that advertisements will appear that relate to our website or our offers there.
In order to permanently deactivate this function, Google offers for the most common Internet browsers via https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin a browser plugin.
The use of cookies from certain providers, for example, via https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices or https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ can be deactivated by opt-out.
Cross-device marketing allows Google to track your usage patterns across multiple devices, so you may see interest-based, personalized ads even when you switch devices. However, this requires that you have agreed to link your browser history to your existing Google Account.
Google provides more information about Google Remarketing at https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/ on.
