Privacy Policy Crewz

Responsible party in terms of data protection laws, particularly the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Crewz GmbH
Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 7
79106 Freiburg
Owner: Marcel Bihl

Your Rights as Data Subject:
You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our data protection officer provided below:

Information about your stored data and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR)
Correction of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 GDPR)
Deletion of your stored data (Art. 17 GDPR)
Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR)
Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR)
Data portability, provided you have consented to data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You can also contact a supervisory authority at any time with a complaint, e.g., the supervisory authority of the federal state of your residence or the authority responsible for us as the responsible entity.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: [Link].

Collection of General Information when Visiting our Website:
Type and Purpose of Processing:
When you access our website, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address, and similar.

They are processed in particular for the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website
Ensuring smooth use of our website
Evaluation of system security and stability as well as
Optimization of our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind is statistically evaluated by us if necessary, in order to optimize our Internet presence and the underlying technology.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest:
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage Period:
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose of collection. This is generally the case for data used to provide the website when the respective session is ended.

Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither required by law nor by contract. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website are not guaranteed. Additionally, individual services and features may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, objection is excluded.

Cookies:
Like many other websites, we also use so-called „cookies“. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you will find the necessary information under the following links:

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE

Storage Period and Cookies Used:
If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:

Technically necessary cookies
Type and Purpose of Processing:
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can also be identified after a page change.

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our Internet site cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser can be recognized even after a page change.

We require cookies for the following applications:

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest:
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in user-friendly design of our website.

Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither required by law nor by contract. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website are not guaranteed. Additionally, individual services and features may not be available or may be restricted.

Objection:
Please refer to the information about your right of objection under Art. 21 GDPR below.

Technically Unnecessary Cookies:
Furthermore, we use cookies to better tailor the offer on our website to the interests of our visitors or to improve it based on statistical evaluations in general.

Please refer to the information provided below about the used display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies to find out which providers set cookies.

Legal Basis:
The legal basis for these processing operations is your consent, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

For further recipients, please refer to the information provided below about the used display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies.

Transfer to Third Countries:
Please refer to the lists of the individual display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis providers for information on this.

Provision Prescribed or Required:
Of course, you can generally view our website without cookies. Web browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. You can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

Revocation of Consent:
You can revoke your consent at any time using our cookie consent tool.

Profiling:
For information on how we analyze the behavior of website visitors using pseudonymized user profiles, please refer to the information provided below about the used display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies.

Comment Function:
Type and Purpose of Processing:
When users leave comments on our website, not only these but also the time of their creation and the previously selected username of the website visitor are stored. This is for our security, as we can be held liable for illegal content on our website, even if it is created by users.

Legal Basis:
The processing of the data entered as a comment is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

By providing the comment function, we want to enable uncomplicated interaction. Your information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.

Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage Period:
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose of collection. This is generally the case when communication with the user is terminated, and the company can see from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified. We reserve the right to delete without giving reasons and without prior or subsequent information.

You can also have your comment deleted by us at any time.

To do this, please send an email to the data protection officer or the person responsible for data protection listed below and provide the link to your comment and, for identification purposes, the email address used when the comment was posted.

Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without providing your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our comment function.

Newsletter:
Type and Purpose of Processing:
For sending our newsletter, we collect personal data that is transmitted to us via an input mask.

For effective registration, we require a valid email address. To verify that registration is actually being done by the owner of an email address, we use the „double opt-in“ procedure. For this purpose, we log the newsletter registration, the sending of a confirmation email, and the receipt of the response requested with it. No further data is collected.

Legal Basis:
Based on your express consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR), we regularly send you our newsletter or similar information by email to your specified email address.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for newsletter dispatch at any time with effect for the future. Each newsletter contains a corresponding link for this purpose. You can also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or inform us of your revocation via the contact option provided at the end of this data protection notice.

Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage Period:
The data will only be processed in this context for as long as the corresponding consent exists. After that, they will be deleted.

Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely based on your consent. Without existing consent, we unfortunately cannot send you our newsletter.

Revocation of Consent:
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for newsletter dispatch at any time with effect for the future. Revocation can be done via the link provided in each email or by contacting the data protection officer listed below or the person responsible for data protection.

Contact Form:
Type and Purpose of Processing:
The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this purpose, it is necessary to provide a valid email address and your name. This serves to assign the request and then respond to it. Providing further data is optional.

Legal Basis:
The processing of the data entered into the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we want to enable uncomplicated contact. Your information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request an offer, the processing of the data entered into the contact form will take place for pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage Period:
Data will be deleted at the latest 6 months after processing the request.

If a contractual relationship is established, we are subject to the statutory retention periods under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and delete your data after these periods have expired.

Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, email address, and the reason for the request.

Use of Google Analytics:
If you have given your consent, Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: „Google“), is used on this website. Google Analytics uses so-called „cookies“, text files that are stored on your computer and enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data on this website by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this site: Disable Google Analytics.

You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Order Processing:
We have concluded a contract with Google for order processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Storage Period:
Data sent by us and linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g., User-ID), or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose retention period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month.

Transfer to Third Countries:
Google LLC is based in the USA and is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. The European Court of Justice has ruled that the USA does not have an adequate level of data protection compared to EU standards due to surveillance laws.

Revocation of Consent:
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this site: Disable Google Analytics.

You can also prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to their full extent.

You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Browser Add On to disable Google Analytics.

Using Google Maps:
On this website, we use the services of Google Maps. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter „Google“). This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to use the map function conveniently.

For more information about how Google processes your data, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. There, you can also change your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center.

By visiting the website, Google receives information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether there is no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account.

If you do not want your profile to be associated with Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google saves your data as user profiles and uses them for purposes of advertising, market research, and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have a right to object to the creation of these user profiles, although you must contact Google to exercise this right.

Revocation of Consent:
The provider does not currently offer a simple opt-out or block option for data transmission. If you wish to prevent tracking of your activities on our website, please revoke your consent for the corresponding cookie category or all technically unnecessary cookies and data transfers in the cookie consent tool. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website or only to a limited extent.

Embedded YouTube Videos:
We embed YouTube videos on our website. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter „YouTube“). YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter „Google“). When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. This tells YouTube which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior directly to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.

For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube, please see the provider’s privacy policy. There you will also find further information about your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Information about Your Right to Object under Art. 21 GDPR:
Right to Object on a Case-by-Case Basis
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (data processing for the purposes of legitimate interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision as per Art. 4(4) GDPR.

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 defense of legal claims.

Recipient of an Objection:
Crewz GmbH
Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 7
79106 Freiburg
Owner: Marcel Bihl

Changes to Our Privacy Policy:
We reserve the right to amend this data protection declaration to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g., when introducing new services. The new data protection declaration will then apply to your next visit.

Questions to the Data Protection Officer:
If you have any questions about data protection, please write us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection directly in our organization:

Crewz GmbH, info@crewz.io

Date: 07.05.2024