Privacy Policy
1. An overview of data protection
General information
The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. The term "personal data" comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you.
Data recording on this website
Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website (i.e., the "controller")?
The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is available under section "Information about the responsible party (referred to as the 'controller' in the GDPR)" in this Privacy Policy.
How do we record your data?
We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance, be information you enter into our contact form.
Other data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to its recording during your website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g., web browser, operating system, or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.
What are the purposes we use your data for?
A portion of the data is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user patterns.
2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host(s). This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.
The external hosting serves the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Cloudflare
We use the "Cloudflare" service. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Cloudflare").
Cloudflare offers a globally distributed Content Delivery Network with DNS. Technically, the information transfer between your browser and our website is routed via Cloudflare's network. This enables Cloudflare to analyze the data traffic between your browser and our website and to serve as a filter between our servers and potentially malicious data traffic from the Internet. In this context, Cloudflare may also use cookies or other technologies to recognize Internet users, which, however, are used solely for the purpose described here.
The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in a provision of our website that is as error-free and secure as possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.
Cloudflare Turnstile
We use "Cloudflare Turnstile" (hereinafter "Turnstile") on our website. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
Turnstile is used to check whether the data entry on our website (e.g. in a contact form) is made by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, Turnstile 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, Turnstile evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, time spent by the visitor on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Cloudflare.
Data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offers against abusive automated spying and SPAM.
3. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.
Information about the responsible party (referred to as the "controller" in the GDPR)
The data processing controller on this website is:
Nico Bode
Nicosvisuals
Am Mühlenbach 2
37199 Wulften
Germany
E-Mail: info@nicosvisuals.de
4. Data recording on this website
Contact form
If you submit inquiries to us via our contact form, the information provided in the contact form as well as any contact information provided therein (Name, E-Mail, Phone, Message) will be stored by us in order to handle your inquiry and in the event that we have further questions. We will not share this information without your consent.
The processing of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your agreement (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested.
Request by e-mail, telephone, or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without your consent.
Communication via WhatsApp
For communication with our customers and other third parties, we use, among other things, the instant messaging service WhatsApp. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Communication is end-to-end encrypted (peer-to-peer), which prevents WhatsApp or other third parties from gaining access to the communication content. However, WhatsApp gains access to metadata created during the communication process (e.g. sender, recipient, and time). We also point out that WhatsApp states that it shares personal data of its users with its US-based parent company Meta Platforms Inc. Further details on data processing can be found in the WhatsApp Privacy Policy at: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.
The use of WhatsApp is based on our legitimate interest in communicating as quickly and effectively as possible with customers, interested parties, and other business and contractual partners (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If a corresponding consent has been requested, data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of the consent; this can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
5. Social Media
Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website.
Two-click solution: To protect your data, we have configured the Instagram embedding so that data is only transferred when you expressly consent by clicking on the corresponding button ("Show Content"). Only then is the content loaded and a connection to Instagram's servers established.
Insofar as consent (consent) has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service is based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
For more information, please see the Instagram Privacy Policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
This website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Any time you access a page of this website that contains functions of LinkedIn, a connection to LinkedIn's servers is established. LinkedIn is notified that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click on the "Recommend" button of LinkedIn and are logged into your LinkedIn account at the time, LinkedIn will be in a position to allocate your visit to this website to your user account. We must point out that we as the provider of the pages have no knowledge of the content of the transferred data and its use by LinkedIn.
The use of the LinkedIn plug-in is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in being as visible as possible on social media. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
For further information on this subject, please consult LinkedIn's Data Privacy Declaration at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
6. Analysis tools and advertising
Cookiebot
Our website uses the consent technology of Cookiebot to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or for the use of certain technologies and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark (hereinafter "Cookiebot").
When you enter our website, a connection is established to Cookiebot's servers in order to obtain your consents and other declarations regarding cookie use. Subsequently, Cookiebot stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to allocate the consents granted to you or their revocation. The data collected in this way is stored until you request us to delete it, delete the Cookiebot cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal storage obligations remain unaffected.
Cookiebot is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create any user profiles, does not store cookies, and does not carry out any independent analyses. It only serves to manage and play out the tools integrated via it. However, the Google Tag Manager collects your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google's parent company in the United States.
The use of the Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and administration of various tools on his website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, duration of visit, operating systems used and the origin of the user. This data is assigned to the respective end device of the user. An assignment to a device ID does not take place.
The use of Google Analytics is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. As a result, your IP address will be abbreviated by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to its transmission to the United States.
Browser plug-in
You can prevent the recording and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
With the help of Google Conversion Tracking, Google and we can recognize whether the user has performed certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website were clicked how often and which products were viewed or purchased particularly frequently. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and exactly which action they were redirected to. We do not receive any information with which we can personally identify the user. Google itself uses tracking cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification.
The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
7. Plugins and Tools
Google Fonts (local hosting)
This site uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform representation of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers.
For more information about Google Fonts, please visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and read Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.