Privacy Policy

1. Privacy 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 is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

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. You can find their contact details in the section “Notice Regarding the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy. How do we collect your data? Your data is collected, on the one hand, by you providing it to us. This may, for example, be data you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically, or after your consent, by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected 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. Insofar as contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries. What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge 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 consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, 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 regarding this and any further questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This happens primarily using so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

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 access data, and other data generated via 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 a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG (German Telecommunications-Digital-Services-Data-Protection Act), insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s end 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 fulfill their service obligations and will follow our instructions with regard to this data. We use the following hosting provider: HOSTINGER operations, UAB Švitrigailos str. 34, Vilnius 03230 Lithuania Phone: +37064503378 Email: domains@hostinger.com Data Processing Agreement We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures this 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 Notices

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 statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Regarding the Responsible Party

The party responsible for data processing on this website is: soundandgo Fabian Matzen und Johann Kristinn Köhnen GbR Legienstraße 12 51063 Köln, Germany Phone: 01625807811 Email: info@soundandgo.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.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been mentioned within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons cease to 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 or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, insofar as special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case 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 have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing additionally takes place on the basis of Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary for fulfilling a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. This sometimes requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary as part of contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using data processors, we only pass on our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, an agreement on joint processing is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent already given 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 and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. 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 SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR). 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 TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (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, place of work, or place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Information, Correction, and Deletion

Within the scope of applicable statutory 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 applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and any further questions on the subject 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 at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally 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/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have objected pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. 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, this data — apart from being stored — may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense 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 inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL/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. If SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Advertising Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice requirement for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising material being sent, such as through spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser. Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services). Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes. Cookies that are required for the execution of the electronic communication process, for the provision of certain functions you desire (e.g. for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g. cookies for measuring website audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG); 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. Deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of this website. You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses the consent technology of Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser, or to the use of certain technologies, and to document this in compliance with data protection law. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter “Borlabs”). When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents are stored. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie. The collected data will be stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Details on the data processing of Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/. The Borlabs Cookie consent technology is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details 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 pass on this data without your consent. The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for carrying 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 revoked at any time. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular retention periods — remain unaffected.

Gravatar

We have integrated Gravatar on this website. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA (hereinafter “Gravatar”). Gravatar is a tool that allows personal images (avatars) to be provided for the users of our website. The avatars serve as visual representations of users and are displayed wherever a user interacts with the platform (e.g. in forums or chats). When a user interacts with the platform, their avatar is displayed based on the selection linked to their email address. This gives users’ online presence a personal touch and makes identification easier, as the selected image is associated with users when they are active online. If you comment or interact on our website while Gravatar is activated, the hash of the email address of the user using Gravatar (used as an ID) is processed by Gravatar. The use of Gravatar is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in an appealing presentation of its forums. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Further details can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4709.

5. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use newsletter service providers for the handling of newsletters, described below. Brevo This website uses Brevo for sending newsletters. The provider is Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany. Brevo is a service that can be used to organize and analyze, among other things, the sending of newsletters. The data you enter for the purpose of receiving the newsletter is stored on the servers of Sendinblue GmbH in Germany. Data Analysis by Brevo Using Brevo, we are able to analyze our newsletter campaigns. For example, we can see whether a newsletter message was opened and which links, if any, were clicked. This allows us to determine, among other things, which links were clicked particularly often. We can also see whether certain predefined actions were performed after opening/clicking (conversion rate). For example, we can see whether you made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter. Brevo also allows us to divide newsletter recipients into various categories (“clustering”). Newsletter recipients can be divided, for example, by age, gender, or place of residence. This allows the newsletters to be better tailored to the respective target groups. If you do not want analysis by Brevo, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message for this purpose. Detailed information on the functions of Brevo can be found at the following link: https://www.brevo.com/de/newsletter-software/. Legal Basis Data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. Storage Duration Data deposited with us for the purpose of receiving 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 unsubscribing from the newsletter. Data 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 this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is only used for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage, provided your interests outweigh our legitimate interest. Further details can be found in Brevo’s data protection provisions at: https://www.brevo.com/de/datenschutz-uebersicht/ and https://www.brevo.com/de/legal/privacypolicy/. Data Processing Agreement We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures this provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

6. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with Extended Privacy Mode

This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the site is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When you visit a page on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. We use YouTube in extended privacy mode. According to YouTube, videos played in extended privacy mode are not used to personalize browsing on YouTube. Ads played in extended privacy mode are also not personalized. No cookies are set in extended privacy mode. However, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user’s browser, which, similar to cookies, contain personal data and can be used for recognition purposes. Details on extended privacy mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780. Further data processing operations may be triggered after activating a YouTube video, over which we have no influence. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, 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 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Vimeo without Tracking (Do-Not-Track)

This website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. When you visit one of our pages equipped with Vimeo videos, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established. This tells the Vimeo server which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. However, we have set Vimeo so that it will not track your user activities and will not set cookies. The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time. The transfer of data to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission and, according to Vimeo, on “legitimate business interests”. Details can be found here: https://vimeo.com/privacy. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy. The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5711.

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. The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data entry on this website (e.g. in a contact form) is being made by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, time spent by the website visitor on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google. The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place. The storage and analysis of the data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, 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 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on Google reCAPTCHA can be found in Google’s privacy policy and terms of use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en. The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Spotify

Functions of the music service Spotify are integrated on this website. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden. You can recognize the Spotify plugins by the green logo on this website. An overview of Spotify plugins can be found at: https://developer.spotify.com. This allows a direct connection to be established between your browser and the Spotify server via the plugin when you visit this website. This gives Spotify the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Spotify button while logged into your Spotify account, you can link the content of this website to your Spotify profile. This allows Spotify to associate the visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that when using Spotify, Google Analytics cookies are used, so your usage data may also be passed on to Google when using Spotify. Google Analytics is a tool of the Google group used to analyze user behavior, based in the USA. Spotify alone is responsible for this integration. As the website operator, we have no influence on this processing. The storage and analysis of the data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the appealing acoustic design of its website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, 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 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Further information can be found in Spotify’s privacy policy: https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/. If you do not want Spotify to be able to associate the visit to this website with your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account.

ManageWP

We manage this website with the help of the ManageWP tool. The provider is GoDaddy.com WP Europe, Trg republike 5, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia (hereinafter “ManageWP”). ManageWP allows us to, among other things, monitor the security and performance of our website and create automatic backups. ManageWP therefore has access to all content of the website, including our databases. ManageWP is hosted on the provider’s servers. The use of ManageWP is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective and secure operation possible of its website(s). If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, 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 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4957. Data Processing Agreement We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures this provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

7. Online Marketing and Affiliate Programs

Affiliate Programs on This Website

We participate in affiliate partner programs. In affiliate partner programs, advertisements of one company are placed on websites or other media of other companies within the affiliate partner network. If you click on one of these affiliate advertisements, you will be redirected to the advertised offer. If you subsequently carry out a certain transaction (conversion), the affiliate and, if applicable, the owner of the medium on which the advertisement is placed, receives a commission. To calculate this commission, it is necessary for the affiliate network operator to be able to trace which advertisement led you to the respective offer and that you carried out the predefined transaction. Cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting) are used for this purpose. The storage and analysis of the data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The participants in the affiliate program have a legitimate interest in the correct calculation of the affiliate commission. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, 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 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. We participate in the following affiliate programs: Amazon Partner Program The provider is Amazon Europe Core S.à.r.l. Details can be found in Amazon’s privacy policy at: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909010. The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5776. AWIN The operator of the affiliate network is AWIN AG, Eichhornstraße 3, 10785 Berlin (hereinafter “AWIN”). AWIN and the publisher are jointly responsible for data processing in connection with the partner program. Their joint obligations have been recorded in a joint controller agreement. According to this agreement, you can contact either responsible party with your data protection concerns. Whichever responsible party is contacted first will answer your inquiry. Each responsible party independently maintains data protection information in accordance with Art. 13, 14, and 26 GDPR and takes the necessary measures to protect personal data and comply with the remaining GDPR provisions within its company. The joint controller agreement can be found in AWIN’s terms and conditions at the following link: https://s3.amazonaws.com/docs.awin.com/Legal/Publisher+Terms/2020/DE+Publisher+Terms+GDPR+Annex.pdf. Other Affiliate Partner Programs

Thomann Partner Program
YellowTec Affiliate Program
Lalal.ai Affiliate Program
BuzzSprout Affiliate Program
Auphonic Affiliate Program
Libsyn Affiliate Program
Descript Affiliate Program
Riverside Affiliate Program
Squadcast Affiliate Program
PodBean Affiliate Program

Transcription Tool (AI-Powered Speech Recognition)

On our website we offer a tool that allows you to upload audio files and have them automatically converted into text. Type and Scope of Processing When you use the tool, the audio file you upload is first transmitted to our server and then forwarded to our service provider Groq, Inc. for transcription. The audio file may contain personal data, such as the voices and content of the statements of the speaking persons. The resulting transcript is then displayed to you in the browser and made available for download. To limit abusive use, we temporarily store a pseudonymized (hashed) form of your IP address. Purpose of Processing Automatic conversion of spoken language into text (transcription). Legal Basis The processing of the audio file is carried out on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, which you give before the start of the transcription by checking the corresponding checkbox. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by no longer using the tool. The temporary storage of the hashed IP address is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in preventing abuse pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Recipients and Data Processors For transcription, we use the service Groq, Inc., 400 Castro Street, Suite 600, Mountain View, CA 94041, USA. We have a data processing agreement with Groq. Groq’s representative in the EU is DP-Dock GmbH, Ballindamm 39, 20095 Hamburg. Transfer to a Third Country (USA) Processing by Groq takes place in the USA. For this transfer to a third country, we rely on the standard contractual clauses issued by the European Commission, which are part of the data processing agreement with Groq and are intended to ensure an adequate level of data protection. You are aware that when data is transferred to the USA, access by US authorities cannot be completely ruled out. Storage Duration According to Groq, audio data and transcripts transmitted via the application programming interface (API) are not stored permanently by default. Temporary logging may take place for up to 30 days for error analysis and abuse detection. On our own server, the audio file is only retained for the duration of processing and is not stored permanently. The hashed IP address is automatically deleted after a short time.