Impressum & Privacy Policy
Content responsibilty
8BC Publishing
Barbora Centikova
Xaver-Hamberger-Weg 17b
85614 Kirchseeon
Contact
Telefon: +16465064887
E-Mail: info@8bcpublishing.com
VAT ID
Value Added Tax Identification Number in accordance with § 27a of the German Value Added Tax Act (UStG): 112/209/10255
Consumer Dispute Resolution / Universal Arbitration Board
We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
Copyright
All content and works created by the operator of this website are subject to German copyright law. Any reproduction, modification, distribution, or use of this content beyond the limits of copyright law requires the prior written consent of the responsible party. Where content on this website was not created by the operator, the copyrights of third parties are respected. Should you nevertheless become aware of any copyright infringement, please notify us accordingly. If violations of the law are identified, such content will be removed without delay.
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1. Privacy at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens with your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means all data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the Privacy Policy set out below.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Information About the Controller” in this Privacy Policy.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, include data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically, or after you have given your consent, when you visit the website through our IT systems. This data is primarily technical (e.g., browser type, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you access this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other business inquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain, free of charge and at any time, information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this purpose, as well as for any other questions concerning data protection, you may contact us at any time.
2. Hosting
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may primarily include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated through a website.
External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online services securely, quickly, and efficiently by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
If consent has been requested, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Our hosting provider(s) will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfil their contractual obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following hosting provider:
HOSTINGER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Registered office: 61 Lordou Vironos Street, Lumiel Building, 4th Floor, CYP-6023 Larnaca, Cyprus
Email: gdpr@hostinger.com
Data Processing Agreement
We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a data protection–required contract that ensures the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.
We point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information About the Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
8BC Publishing
Barbora Centikova
Xaver-Hamberger-Weg 17b, 85614 Kirchseeon, Germany
Phone: +1 646 506 4887
Email: info@8bcpublishing.com
The controller 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.).
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you submit 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., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will occur once these reasons no longer apply.
General Information on the Legal Basis of Data Processing on This Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, where special categories of data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), processing is additionally carried out on the basis of § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
If your data are required for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. If your data are required to comply with a legal obligation, we process them on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases applicable in each individual case are explained in this Privacy Policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, the transmission of personal data to these external parties is necessary. We only transfer personal data to external parties if this is required in the context of contract performance, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. Where processors are engaged, we only transfer our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid Data Processing Agreement. In the case of joint processing, a Joint Processing Agreement will be concluded.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke any previously given consent at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Particular Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE APPLICABLE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED IS STATED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to 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 performance of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format, or to have it transferred to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be carried out where technically feasible.
Access, Rectification, and Erasure
Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing and, where applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions about personal data, you may contact us at any time.
Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing instead of erasure.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it is not yet 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, such data may—apart from storage—only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests 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 address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to Promotional Emails
The use of contact data published within the framework of the legal notice obligation for the transmission of unsolicited advertising and informational material is hereby objected to. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Server Log Files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:
Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website; for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.
Contact Form and Email Inquiries
If you send us inquiries via the contact form or email, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact information you provided there, will be stored by 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(1)(b) GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data you enter into the contact form or send by email will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after the processing of your inquiry has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions—particularly retention periods—remain unaffected.
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