Privacy Policy

Simone von Frankenberg trading as Bend The Dots

Last Updated: 6 November 2023

1. Overview

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data refers to any data that can personally identify you.

Data Collection on Our Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the impressum of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This could be data that you enter into a contact form, for example.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit our website. This data is primarily technical data (e.g., web browser, operating system, or time of page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access our website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the website functions properly. Other data can be used to analyse user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For further information on data protection, please contact us at the address given in the impressum.

2. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentiality and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

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

Right to File Complaints with Regulatory Authorities

In the case of violations of data protection laws, the individual concerned has the right to file a complaint with the appropriate regulatory authorities.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process based on your consent or in fulfilment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format.

Information, Blocking, Deletion

As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored, as well as its origin, the recipient, and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked, or deleted.

3. Data Collection on Our Website

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. They are used to remember your preferences, make the website function efficiently, and provide information to the site owner.  Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.  For more information, please refer to our cookie policy.

Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include browser type and version, operating system used, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, time of server request, and IP address.

Contact Form

Should you book an appointment or send us questions via the booking or contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, to deliver the service you have paid for or answer your question and any follow-up questions.

4. Analytics and Advertising

Analytics Tools

This website may use analytics tools to analyse user behaviour and optimise our services.  We use Google Fonts provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, to ensure a consistent and attractive presentation of our website. When you access our site, your browser loads the required fonts directly from Google's servers, which may result in Google storing your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

5. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy policy to ensure that it complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy.

6. Questions to the Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email info@bendthedots.com