Privacy policy
Your privacy is important to me. This policy sets out the requirements to ensure compliance with the applicable data protection laws and regulations that apply to the collection, use, and transmission of personal data by me for information that I collect on our website.
1. Data protection at a glance.
General Information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data collection on this website.
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Note on the responsible body" in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected firstly by you providing it to us. This can be data, for instance, that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is automatically collected, or with your consent, by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of the page call). This data collection occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge. 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 the future. Moreover, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time with further questions on the subject of data protection.
Analysis tools and third-party tools
When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with what are called analysis programs.
Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
Hetzner
We host our website with Hetzner. The provider is Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen (hereinafter referred to as Hetzner).
For details, please refer to Hetzner's privacy policy: https://www.hetzner.com/de/rechtliches/datenschutz
The use of Hetzner is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
3. General Information and Mandatory Information.
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data refers to data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Note on the responsible party
The party responsible for data processing on this website is:
Karol Antoniewicz
Schinkelstraße 19
40211 Düsseldorf
Phone: +49 (0) 15120514321
Email: info@artificare.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Duration of storage
Unless a more specific storage duration is mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data remains with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer exists. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place once these reasons no longer apply.
General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website
If you have given your consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a DSGVO, if special categories of data according to Art. 9 Para. 1 DSGVO are processed. In the case of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access information on your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing additionally takes place based on § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The relevant legal bases for each individual case will be informed in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Notice regarding data transfer to the USA and other third countries
We use tools, among others, from companies based in the USA or other data protection-wise insecure third countries. When these tools are active, your personal data can be transferred to and processed in these third countries. We would like to point out that there is no guarantee of a data protection level comparable to that of the EU in these countries. For example, US companies are obligated to release personal data to security authorities without you as the affected individual being able to legally challenge this. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke a previously given consent 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 as well as to direct advertising (Art. 21 DSGVO)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F DSGVO, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA 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 DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 DSGVO).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL THEN NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 2 DSGVO).
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the case of breaches of the GDPR, the affected persons have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, especially in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists irrespective of any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only as far as it is technically feasible.
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, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address line changes from "http://" to "https://", and by the lock icon in your browser line.
When the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, Deletion, and Correction
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this as well as further questions on the topic of personal data.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us about this at any time. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data has been/is being carried out unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need them for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
- If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may – apart from their storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
4. Data collection on this website
Cookies
Our website uses what are known as "cookies". Cookies are small text files that do not cause any harm to your device. They are either temporarily stored 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 an automatic deletion is carried out by your web browser.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services provided by the third-party company (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 the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertisements.
Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) are stored based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, unless another legal basis is given.
The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of his services. If consent to the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies was requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG); this consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.
If cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately about this within the scope of this data protection declaration and, if necessary, ask for your consent.
Contact Form
When you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored with us for the purpose of 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 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries sent to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if this was requested; this consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - especially retention periods - remain unaffected.
5. Social Media
This website has integrated elements from the social network Facebook. This service is provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, the collected data may also be transferred to the USA and other third countries.
An overview of Facebook's social media elements can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE
When the social media element is active, a direct connection between your device and the Facebook server is established. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like button" while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
Insofar as consent has been obtained, the use of the aforementioned service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent was obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving the broadest possible visibility on social media.
Insofar as personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 DSGVO). The joint responsibility is exclusively limited to the collection of the data and its transmission to Facebook. The processing by Facebook after transmission is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly have been set out in an agreement on joint processing. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. Data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum
This website incorporates features of the service Twitter. These features are offered by Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection between your device and the Twitter server is established. As a result, Twitter receives information about your visit to this website. By using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of these pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. Further information on this can be found in Twitter's privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/de/privacy
Insofar as consent has been obtained, the use of the aforementioned service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent was obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving the broadest possible visibility on social media.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://gdpr.twitter.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html
You can adjust your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings
This website incorporates features of the service Instagram. These features are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection between your device and the Instagram server is established. Instagram thus receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate the visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of these pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
If consent has been obtained, the use of the aforementioned service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent was obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving the broadest possible visibility on social media.
Insofar as personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 DSGVO). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transmission to Facebook or Instagram. The processing that takes place after transmission to Facebook or Instagram is not part of the joint responsibility. Our jointly agreed obligations are set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing privacy information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook or Instagram products. Data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward these to Facebook.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875, and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
For more information, please see Instagram's privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
6. Newsletter
Newsletter Data
If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Additional data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of data entered into the newsletter subscription form is based solely on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example through the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose has lapsed. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our discretion in line with our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
Data that was stored with us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used solely for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO). Storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
7. Plugins and Tools
Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called Web Fonts provided by Google for the consistent display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required Web Fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google's servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a consistent presentation of the font on his website. If the appropriate consent has been requested, processing is based solely on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., Device Fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support Web Fonts, a default font from your computer will be used.
Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
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 check whether the data input on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is done 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 pieces of information (e.g., IP address, how long the visitor has been on the website, or the user's mouse movements). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses take place completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.
The storage and analysis of the data are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated surveillance and from SPAM. If the relevant consent was requested, the processing is based solely on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent relates to the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., Device Fingerprinting) under the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
For more information about Google reCAPTCHA, please refer to Google's privacy policy and terms of use at the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en