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International Guest Certified Organisation for Hospitality Quality

OFADIN CO., LTD
93/33 Moo 11, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung
20150 Chonburi
Thailand

International Guest Certified Organization for Hospitality Quality & hotel-award.com are trade names of OFADIN CO., LTD.

Object of the company: Management Consulting

Commercial register number: 0205561046479

Commercial Register Court: Chonburi State Court

Headquarters: Nong Prue, Bang Lamung

Tel .: +66 654780664

E-Mail: office@hotel-award.com

Member of: Ministry of Commerce - Department of Business Development

The company is legally represented by Fahmai Oberhauser

EU mediation

In accordance with the Regulation on Online Dispute Resolution in Consumer Affairs (ODR Regulation), we would like to inform you about the online dispute resolution platform (OS platform).

Consumers have the option of complaining to the European Commission's online dispute resolution platform at http://ec.europa.eu/odr?tid=221094582.

Liability for contents of this website

We are constantly developing the contents of this website and strive to provide correct and up-to-date information. Unfortunately, we can not assume any liability for the correctness of all content on this website, especially for those provided by third parties.

If you notice any problematic or unlawful content, please contact us immediately, you will find the contact details in the imprint.

Liability for links on this website

Our website contains links to other websites whose content we are not responsible for. Liability for linked websites does not exist for us according to § 17 ECG, because we did not have knowledge of illegal activities and have not noticed such illegality and we would remove links immediately if we become aware of any illegalities.

If you notice unlawful links on our website, we ask you to contact us, you will find the contact details in the imprint.

Copyright Notice

All contents of this website (pictures, photos, texts, videos) are subject to copyright. If necessary, we will legally pursue the unauthorized use of parts of the contents of our site.

photo Credits

The pictures, photos and graphics on this website are protected by copyright.

The image rights belong to the following photographers and companies:

• Photographer Mustermann

Data protection

We have written this privacy statement (version 26.05.2019-221094582) to explain to you, in accordance with the provisions of the Basic Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the Data Protection Act (DSG), which information we collect, how we use data and what decision-making options You as a visitor to this site.

Unfortunately, it is in the nature of things that these explanations sound very technical, but we have tried to make the most important things as simple and clear as possible.

Automatic data storage

When you visit websites today, certain information is automatically created and stored, including on this website.

If you visit our website as it is now, our web server (computer on which this website is stored) automatically saves data such as

• the address (URL) of the website you are visiting

• Browser and browser version

• the operating system used

• the address (URL) of the previously visited page (Referrer URL)

• the host name and IP address of the device from which it is accessed

• Date and Time

in files (web server log files).

As a rule, web server log files are stored for two weeks and then deleted automatically. We do not disclose this information, but we can not rule out that it will be seen in the event of unlawful behavior.

The legal basis, according to Article 6 paragraph 1 f DSGVO (lawfulness of processing), is that there is a legitimate interest in enabling the error-free operation of this website by capturing web server log files.

cookies

Our website uses HTTP cookies to store user-specific data.

Below, we explain what cookies are and why they are used to help you better understand the following privacy statement.

What exactly are cookies?

Whenever you surf the Internet, use a browser. Well-known browsers include Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge. Most web pages store small text files in your browser. These files are called cookies.

One thing can not be dismissed: cookies are really useful helpers. Almost all websites use cookies. More precisely, it is HTTP cookies, as there are other cookies for other applications. HTTP cookies are small files that are stored by our website on your computer. These cookie files are automatically stored in the cookie folder, the "brain" of your browser. A cookie consists of a name and a value. When defining a cookie, one or more attributes must also be specified.

Cookies store certain user data about you, such as language or personal page settings. When you return to our site, your browser will return the "user-related" information to our site. Thanks to the cookies, our website knows who you are and offers you your usual standard setting. In some browsers, each cookie has its own file; in others, such as Firefox, all cookies are stored in a single file.

There are both first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly from our site, and third-party cookies are created by partner websites (such as Google Analytics). Each cookie is to be evaluated individually, since each cookie stores different data. The expiry time of a cookie also varies from a few minutes to a few years. Cookies are not software programs and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other "pests". Cookies also can not access information from your PC.

For example, cookie data may look like this:

• Name: _ga
• Expiration time: 2 years
• Usage: Differentiation of website visitors
• Example value: GA1.2.1326744211.152221094582

A browser should support the following minimum sizes:

• A cookie should be able to contain at least 4096 bytes
• At least 50 cookies should be stored per domain
• In total, at least 3000 cookies should be stored

What types of cookies are there?

The question of which cookies we use in particular depends on the services used and will be clarified in the following sections of the privacy policy. At this point we would like to briefly discuss the different types of HTTP cookies.

There are 4 types of cookies:

Absolutely necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary to ensure basic functionality of the website. For example, these cookies are needed if a user puts a product in the shopping cart, then continues surfing on other sites and later goes to the checkout. These cookies do not delete the shopping cart, even if the user closes his browser window.

Functional cookies

These cookies collect information about the user behavior and whether the user gets any error messages. In addition, these cookies also measure the load time and behavior of the website on different browsers.

Targeted cookies

These cookies make for better usability. For example, stored locations, font sizes or form data are stored.

Advertising cookies

These cookies are also called targeting cookies. They are used to provide the user with customized advertising. This can be very convenient, but also very annoying.

Usually, the first time you visit a webpage, you are asked which of these cookie types you want to allow. And of course, this decision is also stored in a cookie.These cookies collect information about the user behavior and whether the user gets any error messages. In addition, these cookies also measure the load time and behavior of the website on different browsers.

Targeted cookies

These cookies make for better usability. For example, stored locations, font sizes or form data are stored.

Advertising cookies

These cookies are also called targeting cookies. They are used to provide the user with customized advertising. This can be very convenient, but also very annoying.

Usually, the first time you visit a webpage, you are asked which of these cookie types you want to allow. And of course, this decision is also stored in a cookie.

How can I delete cookies?

You decide for yourself how and whether you want to use cookies. Regardless of which service or which website the cookies come from, you always have the option of deleting cookies, only partially approving or deactivating them. For example, you may block third-party cookies but allow all other cookies.

If you want to know which cookies have been saved in your browser, if you want to change or delete cookie settings, you can find this in your browser settings:

Chrome: Cookies in Chrome löschen, aktivieren und verwalten

Safari: Verwalten von Cookies und Websitedaten mit Safari

Firefox: Cookies löschen, um Daten zu entfernen, die Websites auf Ihrem Computer abgelegt haben

Internet Explorer: Löschen und Verwalten von Cookies

Microsoft Edge: Löschen und Verwalten von Cookies

If you basically do not want to have cookies, you can set up your browser so that it always informs you when a cookie is to be set. So you can decide with each single cookie whether you allow the cookie or not. The procedure varies depending on the browser. It is best that you search Google for "Chrome cookies" or "Disable cookies Chrome" in the case of a Chrome browser, or replace the word "Chrome" with the name of your browser, e.g. Edge, Firefox, Safari out.

What about my privacy?

Since 2009 there are the so-called "cookie guidelines". It states that the storage of cookies requires the consent of the website visitor (ie you). Within the EU countries, however, there are still very different reactions to these guidelines. In Austria, however, the implementation of this directive was carried out in Section 96 (3) of the Telecommunications Act (TKG).

If you want to know more about cookies and do not shy away from technical documentation, we recommend https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265, the Request for Comments of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) called "HTTP State Management Mechanism".

Storage of personal data

Personal data that you submit to us electronically on this website, such as name, e-mail address, address or other personal information in the course of submitting a form or comments in the blog, will be transmitted by us together with the time and IP address. Address used only for the purpose specified, kept safe and not disclosed to third parties.

We only use your personal data for communication with visitors who expressly request contact and for the processing of the services and products offered on this website. We will not disclose your personal information without consent, but we can not rule out that it will be seen in the event of unlawful behavior.

If you send us personal data by e-mail - outside of this website - we can not guarantee secure transmission and protection of your data. We recommend that you never send confidential information via email.

The legal basis under Article 6 (1a) of the GDPR (lawfulness of processing) is that you give us consent to the processing of the data you enter. You can revoke this consent at any time - an informal e-mail is sufficient, you will find our contact details in the imprint.

Evaluation of visitor behavior

In the following privacy policy we inform you about whether and how we evaluate data of your visit to this website. The evaluation of the collected data is usually anonymous and we can not infer from your behavior on this website on your person.

You can read more about the possibilities of this evaluation of the visit data in the following privacy statement.

TLS encryption with https

We use https to transmit data securely on the Internet (data protection through technology design Article 25 paragraph 1 GDPR ). By using TLS (Transport Layer Security), an encryption protocol for secure data transmission over the Internet, we can ensure the protection of confidential data. You acknowledge the use of this safeguarding of the data transfer at the small lock symbol in the upper left corner of the browser and the use of the scheme https (instead of http) as part of our Internet address.

Newsletter Privacy Policy

If you subscribe to our newsletter you submit the above mentioned personal data and give us the right to contact you by e-mail. We use the data stored in the registration for the newsletter exclusively for our newsletter and do not pass this on.

If you unsubscribe from the newsletter - you will find the link in each newsletter at the bottom - then we delete all data that was saved with the registration for the newsletter.

MailChimp Privacy Policy

We send out newsletters with MailChimp and use on this website features of the newsletter service MailChimp of The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308 USA to record newsletter subscriptions.

General information about MailChimp

Rocket Science Group LLC (MailChimp) maintains online platforms that enable our users to stay in touch with their subscribers, primarily via email. They allow users, e-mail addresses, and other information about the subscriber profile, such as: Name, physical address and other demographic information to upload into the MailChimp database. This information is used to send emails and allow the use of certain other MailChimp features for these users. In accordance with the published privacy policy, MailChimp shares some information with third parties to provide and support the services that MailChimp provides to users. MailChimp also shares some information with third-party affiliates to better understand users' needs and interests so that more relevant content and targeted advertising can be provided to these users and other users.

Newsletter Sign up

When you sign up for our newsletter on our website, the data entered will be stored by MailChimp.

Deletion of your data

You can withdraw your consent to receive our newsletter at any time within the received e-mail by clicking on the link at the bottom. If you have unsubscribed by clicking on the unsubscribe link, your data will be deleted at MailChimp.

Newsletter evaluation

When you receive a newsletter via MailChimp, information such as IP address, browser type and e-mail program are stored to give us information about the performance of our newsletter. MailChimp can use the images embedded in the HTML emails called Web Beacons (see https://kb.mailchimp.com/reports/about-open-tracking for details) to see if the email has arrived, whether they are was opened and if links were clicked. All this information is stored on the servers of MailChimp, not on this website.

MailChimp is an active participant in EU-US. Privacy Shield Framework which regulates the correct and secure transfer of personal data. More information can be found at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TO6hAAG. You can read more about the use of cookies at MailChimp at https://mailchimp.com/legal/cookies/, for information on data protection at MailChimp (Privacy), please refer to https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/ .

MailChimp order data processing contract

We have a contract with MailChimp for Data Processing Addendum. This agreement is designed to safeguard your personal information and ensures that MailChimp adheres to applicable privacy policies and does not share your personal information with third parties.

More information about this contract can be found at http://mailchimp.com/legal/forms/data-processing-agreement/ .

Google Fonts Local Privacy Policy

We use Google Fonts from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on our website. We have the Google fonts locally, i. on our web server, not Google's server, integrated. As a result, there is no connection to Google's server and thus no data transmission or storage.

What are Google fonts?

Google Fonts (formerly Google Web Fonts) is an interactive directory of over 800 fonts that Google LLC provides for free use. With Google fonts you could use the fonts without uploading them to your own server. However, in order to prevent any transmission of information to the Google server, we downloaded the fonts to our server. In this way, we act in compliance with data protection and do not send any data to Google Fonts.

Unlike other web fonts, Google allows us unrestricted access to all fonts. So we can access unlimited fonts and get the most out of our website. More about Google Fonts and other questions can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq?tid=221094582 .

Google Fonts Privacy Policy

We use Google Fonts from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on our website.

You do not need to sign in or have a password to use Google fonts. Furthermore, no cookies are stored in your browser. The files (CSS, fonts) are requested through the Google domains fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. According to Google, the requests for CSS and fonts are completely separate from all other Google services. If you have a Google Account, you do not need to worry about your Google Account information being sent to Google while using Google Fonts. Google records the use of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and the fonts used and stores this data securely. As the data storage looks exactly, we will look at the details.

What are Google fonts?

Google Fonts (formerly Google Web Fonts) is an interactive directory of over 800 fonts that Google LLC provides for free use.

Many of these fonts are published under the SIL Open Font License, while others have been released under the Apache license. Both are free software licenses. Thus, we can use them freely without paying royalties.

Why do we use Google fonts on our website?

With Google Fonts we can use fonts on our own website and do not have to upload them on our own server. Google Fonts is an important building block to keep the quality of our website high. All Google fonts are automatically optimized for the Web, and this saves data volume and is a great advantage especially for mobile device use. When you visit our page, the low file size ensures fast loading time. Furthermore, Google fonts are so-called secure web fonts. Different image synthesis systems (rendering) in different browsers, operating systems and mobile devices can lead to errors. Such errors can partially distort texts or entire websites visually. Thanks to the fast Content Delivery Network (CDN), there are no cross-platform issues with Google Fonts. Google Fonts supports all major browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera) and works reliably on most modern mobile operating systems, including Android 2.2+ and iOS 4.2+ (iPhone, iPad, iPod).

So we use the Google fonts to make our entire online service as beautiful and consistent as possible. According to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. F DSGVO already constitutes a "legitimate interest" in the processing of personal data. In this case, "legitimate interest" means legal as well as economic or non-material interests that are recognized by the legal system.

What data is stored by Google?

When you visit our website, the fonts will be reloaded via a Google server. This external call sends data to the Google servers. Google also recognizes that you or your IP address is visiting our website. The Google Fonts API is designed to reduce the collection, storage and use of end-user data to what is needed for efficient font delivery. Incidentally, API stands for "Application Programming Interface" and serves, among other things, as a data transmitter in the software area.

Google Fonts securely stores CSS and font requests on Google and is thus protected. Through the collected usage figures, Google can determine the popularity of the fonts. Google publishes the results on internal analysis pages, such as Google Analytics. In addition, Google also uses data from its own web crawler to determine which websites use Google fonts. This data is published in Google Fonts' BigQuery database. BigQuery is a Google web service for companies that want to move and analyze large amounts of data.

It should be kept in mind, however, that any Google Font request will also automatically transfer information such as IP address, language settings, browser screen resolution, browser version, and browser name to the Google servers. Whether this data is also stored, is not clear or is not clearly communicated by Google.

How long and where is the data stored?

For a day, Google stores requests for CSS assets on its servers, which are mainly located outside the EU. This allows us to leverage the fonts using a Google style sheet. A style sheet is a style that allows you to quickly and easily find out, for example, a style sheet. can change the design or font of a web page.

The font files are stored at Google for one year. Google is pursuing the goal of generally improving the load time of websites. If millions of web pages refer to the same fonts, they will be cached after the first visit and immediately appear on all other later visited web pages. Sometimes Google updates font files to reduce file size, increase language coverage, and improve design.

How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?

Data that Google stores for a day or a year can not simply be deleted. The data is automatically transmitted to Google when the page is viewed. To prematurely delete this information, you must contact Google Support at https://support.google.com/?hl=en&tid=221094582. In this case, you prevent data storage only if you do not visit our site.

Unlike other web fonts, Google allows us unrestricted access to all fonts. So we can access unlimited fonts and get the most out of our website. More about Google Fonts and other questions can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq?tid=221094582. Although Google addresses privacy issues, it does not include detailed information about data storage. It is relatively difficult (almost impossible) for Google to get really accurate information about stored data.

You can also see what data Google collects and what this data is used for at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ .

Google Maps Privacy Policy

We use Google Maps from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on our website.

By using the features of this card, data will be transmitted to Google. To see what data Google collects and what this data is used for, visit https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ .

Google Analytics Privacy Policy

We use Google Analytics from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) to statistically analyze visitor data. Google Analytics uses targeted cookies.

Cookies from Google Analytics

• _ga

o Expiration time: 2 years

o Usage: Differentiation of website visitors

o Example value: GA1.2.1326744211.152221094582

• _gid

o Expiry time: 24 hours

o Usage: Differentiation of website visitors

o Example value: GA1.2.1687193234.152221094582

• _gat_gtag_UA_

o Expiry time: 1 minute

o Usage: Used to throttle the request rate. If Google Analytics is provided through Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_.

o Example value: 1

For more information about Terms of Use and Privacy, please visit http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/en.html or https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en .

pseudonymization

Our concern in the sense of the DSGVO is the improvement of our offer and our web appearance. Since the privacy of our users is important to us, the user data is pseudonymized. The data processing takes place on the basis of the legal regulations of the § 96 Abs 3 TKG as well as the kind 6 EU-DSGVO Abs 1 a) (consent) and / or f (legitimate interest) of the DSGVO.

Deactivation of data collection by Google Analytics

The browser add-on for disabling Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, dc.js) allows site visitors to prevent Google Analytics from using their data.

You may prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google .com / dlpage / gaoptout? hl = en

Google Analytics addendum to data processing

We have entered into a direct customer agreement with Google for the use of Google Analytics by accepting the "Data Processing Supplement" in Google Analytics.

To read more about the Google Analytics Add-on here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/3379636?hl=en&utm_id=ad

Google Analytics IP anonymization

We have implemented the IP address anonymization of Google Analytics on this website. This feature has been developed by Google to enable that site to comply with applicable privacy practices and recommendations of local data protection authorities when they prohibit storage of the full IP address. The anonymization or masking of the IP takes place as soon as the IP addresses arrive in the Google Analytics data collection network and before any storage or processing of the data takes place.

More information on IP anonymization can be found at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en .

Google Analytics Demographics and Interests Reports

We've turned on the advertising reporting features in Google Analytics. The Demographics and Interests reports include age, gender, and interests. This allows us - without this data to be able to assign individual persons - to make a better picture of our users. Learn more about advertising features at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/3450482?hl=en_AT&utm_id=ad.

You can stop using your Google Account's activities and information under "Advertising settings" at https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated via checkbox.

Rights according to the General Data Protection Regulation

According to the regulations of the DSGVO and the Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG) you have the following rights:

• Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)
• Right to cancellation ("Right to be forgotten") (Article 17 GDPR)
• Right to limit processing (Article 18 GDPR)
• Right of notification - Obligation to notify in connection with the correction or deletion of personal data or limitation of processing (Article 19 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR)
• Right of objection (Article 21 GDPR)
• Right not to be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - (Article 22 GDPR)

If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection claims have otherwise been violated in any way, you can complain to the supervisory authority, which in Austria is the data protection authority whose website you can find at https://www.youtube.com/. find dsb.gv.at/.

Google Analytics deactivation link

By clicking on the following deactivation link, you can prevent Google from recording further visits to this website. Attention: The deletion of cookies, the use of the incognito / private mode of your browser, or the use of another browser leads to data being collected again.

Disable Google Analytics

Embedded Social Media Elements Privacy Policy

We integrate elements of social media services on our website to display pictures, videos and texts.

By visiting pages representing these elements, data is transferred from your browser to the respective social media service and stored there. We do not have access to this data.

The following links lead you to the pages of the respective social media services where it is explained how they deal with your data:

• Instagram Privacy Policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
• The Google Privacy Policy applies to YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
• Facebook Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy
• Twitter Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/privacy

Facebook Privacy Policy

We use functions of Facebook, a social media network of FIrma Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2 Ireland.

What features (social plug-ins) Facebook provides, you can read on https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

By visiting our website information can be transmitted to Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, Facebook can associate that information with your personal account. If you do not want that, please log out of Facebook.

The privacy policy, which information Facebook collects and how they use them can be found at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php .

YouTube Privacy Policy

We use YouTube's YouTube video service, YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

By accessing pages of our website that have integrated YouTube videos, data is transmitted to YouTube, stored and evaluated.

If you have a YouTube account and you're signed in, that information will be associated with your personal account and the data stored in it.

To see what data Google collects and what this data is used for, visit https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ .

Twitter Privacy Policy

We use features on this site from Twitter, a Twitter International Company social network, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland.

This also allows personal data to be transmitted to Twitter. We do not monitor this data exchange and do not store anything about it.

If you would like to know more about how Twitter uses your information, you can find all the information in the Twitter Privacy Policy at https://twitter.com/privacy.

If you have an account on Twitter, you can change your privacy settings in Account Settings at https://twitter.com/settings/account .

Instagram Privacy Policy

We use features of the social media Instagram network of Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025, USA.

We can display images and videos with Embed Embed Instagram features.

By calling up pages that use such functions, data (IP address, browser data, date, time, cookies) are transmitted to Instagram, stored and evaluated.

If you have an Instagram account and you're signed in, it will be associated with your personal account and the data stored in it.

The privacy policy that collects information about Instagram and how to use it can be found at https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 .

Gravatar Privacy Policy

We use on this website Gravatar from the company Automattic Inc. (60 29th Street # 343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA) to associate user pictures (avatars) with stories and comments based on the email address.

A Gravatar is a Globally Recognized Avatar - a globally available user image - which can be assigned to an e-mail address and used in various online services.

Since an image is displayed only when using an email address registered with Gravatar and thus data is transferred to Gravatar, you can prevent the transmission of your data to Gravatar by commenting or using a non-registered email address at Gravatar Write contributions.

The legal basis for the use is Article 6 (1) f (lawfulness of the processing), because there is a legitimate interest in the composition of content (contributions, comments, ..) of this website to offer the opportunity to assign a self-selected image of your own content ,

Automattic is an active participant in the EU-US. Privacy Shield Framework which regulates the correct and secure transfer of personal data. More information can be found at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000CbqcAAC.

More details on the Privacy Policy and what data is captured by Gravatar in any way can be found at https://automattic.com/privacy/, general information about Gravatar at http://www.gravatar.com/.

AddThis privacy policy

We use features of AddThis from Oracle America, Inc. (500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, USA) to enable visitors to share content on this site.

Services of AddThis

By using the AddThis Buttons (see http://www.addthis.com/get/share/en/) by AddThis, visitors are able to access content from this website in various social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ and many others to share.

What data does AddThis process?

When visitors share content with AddThis in services where they have an account and are logged in, the visit and sharing can be associated with the user.

AddThis uses cookies, pixel tags, HTTP headers and browser identifiers to gather information about visitor behavior and shares this information with third parties after pseudonymisation.

Here is an example list of potentially processed data:

• Unique ID of a cookie placed in the web browser
• Address of the visited website
• Time of website visit
• Search queries that have taken a visitor to the AddThis page
• Length of stay on a website
• The IP address of the computer or mobile device
• Mobile promotional IDs (Apple IDFA or Google AAID)
• Information contained in HTTP headers or other transmission protocols used
• Which program was used on the computer (browser) or which operating system (iOS)

Cookies from AddThis

AddThis uses cookies which we list in the following example and in part. More about AddThis cookies can be found at http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy.

• bt2

o Expiration time: 255 days

Usage: Used to record parts of the website you are visiting to recommend other parts of the website

o Example value: 8961a7f179d87qq69V69221094582

• bku

o Expiration time: 179 days

o Usage: Registers anonymized user data such as IP address, geographic location, visited websites, and what ads the user clicked to optimize the ad based on user movement on websites that use the same ad network

o Example value: ra / 99nTmYN + fZWX7221094582

Disclosure of data to third parties by AddThis

AddThis shares aggregated information with third parties - details can be found at http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy#section5 .

Storage duration with AddThis

AddThis retains collected data for a period of up to 13 months from the date of data collection.

AddThis opt-out

If you no longer want to see ads based on data collected by AddThis, you can use the opt out button at http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out. An opt-out cookie is set, which you can not delete to keep this setting.

You can also set preferences for usage-based online advertising through http://www.youronlinechoices.com/at/ in preference management.

If you want to know more about how AddThis handles your data, you can find all the information at http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy .

SoundCloud Privacy Policy

We use on our website functions of the social media network SoundCloud of the company SoundCloud Limited, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany.

Using SoundCloud features such as playing music, data (IP address, browser data, date and time, cookies) are transmitted, stored and evaluated to SoundCloud.

If you have a SoundCloud account and you're signed in, it will be associated with your personal account and the data stored in it.

The privacy policy, which information SoundCloud collects and how they use it, can be found at https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy .

Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Policy

Our ultimate goal is to make our website as safe and secure as possible for you and for us. To ensure this, we use Google reCAPTCHA from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). With reCAPTCHA we can see if you are really a flesh-and-blood person and not a robot or any other spam software. By spam, we mean any, by electronic means, unwanted information that we receive unsolicitedly. For classic CAPTCHAS, you usually had to solve text or image puzzles for review. With reCAPTCHA from Google we usually do not have to bother you with such puzzles. In most cases, just tick the box to confirm that you are not a bot. With the new Invisible reCAPTCHA version, you do not even have to check the box. How this works and, above all, what data is used for this, you will learn throughout this privacy policy.

The legal basis for use is Article 6 (1) f (lawfulness of processing), as there is a legitimate interest in protecting this website from bots and spam software.

What is reCAPTCHA?

reCAPTCHA is a free captcha service from Google that protects websites from spam software and abuse by non-human visitors. This service is most commonly used when you fill out forms on the Internet. A captcha service is an automatic Turing test designed to ensure that an action on the internet is made by a human rather than a bot. In the classic Turing test (named after the computer scientist Alan Turing), a person determines the distinction between bot and human. For captchas, this is also done by the computer or a software program. Classic captchas work with small tasks that are easy for humans to solve, yet have significant difficulties for machines. With reCAPTCHA, you do not have to actively solve any puzzles. The tool uses modern risk techniques to differentiate people from bots. All you have to do is tick the text field "I'm not a robot" or Invisible reCAPTCHA does not need that anymore. With reCAPTCHA a JavaScript element is integrated into the source code and then the tool runs in the background and analyzes your user behavior. From these user actions, the software calculates a so-called captcha score. Google calculates with this score even before captcha input how high the probability that you are human. ReCAPTCHA or captchas in general are used whenever bots could manipulate or misuse certain actions (such as registrations, surveys, etc.).

Why do we use reCAPTCHA on our website?

We only want to welcome people of flesh and blood on our side. Bots or spam software of various kinds may safely stay at home. That's why we're working hard to protect ourselves and provide the best possible usability for you. That's why we use Google reCAPTCHA from Google. So we can be pretty sure that we are staying a "non-bot" website. Using reCAPTCHA transmits data to Google that Google uses to determine if you are truly human. Thus, reCAPTCHA serves the security of our website and consequently also your safety. For example, without reCAPTCHA, when registering, a bot could register as many email addresses as possible, and then "tag" forums or blogs with unwanted advertisements. With reCAPTCHA we can avoid such bot attacks.

What data is stored by reCAPTCHA?

ReCAPTCHA collects personally identifiable information from users to determine if the actions on our site are actually human. So it can send the IP address and other data that Google needs for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. IP addresses within the member states of the EU or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area are almost always truncated before the data ends up on a server in the United States. The IP address will not be combined with any other Google data unless you are logged in with your Google Account while using reCAPTCHA. First, the reCAPTCHA algorithm checks if your browser already has Google cookies from other Google services (YouTube, Gmail, etc.). Then reCAPTCHA sets an additional cookie in your browser and captures a snapshot of your browser window.

The following list of collected browser and user data is not exhaustive. Rather, they are examples of data that we understand to be processed by Google.

• Referrer URL (the address of the page from which the visitor comes)
• IP address (e.g., 256.123.123.1)
• About the operating system (the software that allows you to operate your computer, known operating systems are Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux)
• Cookies (small text files that store data in your browser)
• mouse and keyboard behavior (any action you perform with the mouse or keyboard will be saved)
• Date and language settings (which language or which date you have preset on your PC)
• All javascript objects (javascript is a programming language that allows websites to adapt to the user, javascript objects can collect all possible data under one name)
• Screen resolution (indicates how many pixels the image is displayed on)

It is indisputable that Google uses and analyzes this data before clicking on the check mark "I am not a robot". With the Invisible reCAPTCHA version even ticking off and the entire recognition process runs in the background. How much and what data Google stores exactly, you will not learn from Google in detail.

The following cookies are used by reCAPTCHA: Here we refer to the reCAPTCHA demo version of Google at https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api2/demo. All these cookies require a unique identifier for tracking purposes. Here is a list of cookies Google has set reCAPTCHA on the demo version:

Name: IDE

Expiration time: after one year

Use: This cookie is set by the company DoubleClick (also Google) to register and report the actions of a user on the website in the handling of advertisements. Thus, the advertising effectiveness can be measured and appropriate optimization measures are taken. IDE is stored in browsers under the domain doubleclick.net.

Example value: WqTUmlnmv_qXyi_DGNPLESKnRNrpgXoy1K-pAZtAkMbHI-221094582

Name: 1P_JAR
Expiration time: after one month
Usage: This cookie collects site usage statistics and measures conversions. For example, a conversion occurs when a user becomes a buyer. The cookie is also used to show advertisers relevant ads. Furthermore, the cookie prevents a user from seeing the same ad more than once.
Example value: 2019-5-14-12

Name: ANID
Expiration time: after 9 months
Usage: We could not get much information about this cookie. In the privacy policy of Google, the cookie is used in connection with "advertising cookies" such. Mentions "DSID", "FLC", "AID", "TAID". ANID is stored at domain google.com.
Example value: U7j1v3dZa2210945820xgZFmiqWppRWKOr

Name: CONSENT
Expiration time: after 19 years
Usage: The cookie stores the status of a user's consent to use various services provided by Google. CONSENT also provides security to verify users, prevent credential fraud, and protect user data from unauthorized attacks.
Example value: YES + AT.de + 20150628-20-0

Name: NID
Expiration time: after 6 months
Usage: NID is used by Google to tailor advertisements to your Google search. With the help of cookies, Google "remembers" your most-typed searches or your earlier interaction with ads. So you always get customized advertisements. The cookie contains a unique ID that Google uses to collect the user's personal settings for promotional purposes.
Example value: 0WmuWqy221094582zILzqV_nmt3sDXwPeM5Q

Name: DV
Expiry time: after 10 minutes
Usage: Once you tick the "I'm not a robot" checkbox, this cookie will be set. The cookie is used by Google Analytics for personalized advertising. DV collects information in an anonymous form and is further used to make user distinctions.
Example value: gEAABBCjJMXcI0dSAAAANbqc221094582

Note: This list can not claim to be exhaustive, as experience has shown that Google changes the choice of cookies over and over again.

How long and where is the data stored?

Inserting reCAPTCHA transfers data to the Google server. Where exactly this data is stored, Google, even after repeated inquiries, is not clear. Without having received a confirmation from Google, it can be assumed that data such as mouse interaction, time spent on the website or language settings on the European or American Google Servers are stored. The IP address your browser sends to Google will generally not be merged with other Google data from other Google services. However, if you're signed in to your Google Account while using the reCAPTCHA plug-in, the data will be merged. For this the deviating data protection regulations of the company Google apply.

How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?

If you do not want data to be transmitted to Google about you and about your behavior, you must log out of Google completely and delete all Google cookies before you visit our website or use the reCAPTCHA software. Basically, the data will be sent to Google automatically as soon as you visit our page. To delete this information, you must contact Google Support at https://support.google.com/?hl=en&tid=221094582.

So, if you use our website, you agree that Google LLC and its agents automatically collect, process and use information.

To learn more about reCAPTCHA, go to the web developer site at https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/. Google is here on the technical development of reCAPTCHA closer, but accurate information on data storage and privacy-related topics are looking for there in vain. You can find a good overview of the basic use of data on Google in our own privacy policy at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ .

ShareThis privacy policy

We use on this website features of ShareThis ShareThis (4005 Miranda Ave, Suite 100, Palo Alto, 94304 California, USA) to allow visitors to share content on this website.

Services of ShareThis

By using the ShareThis social plugins, visitors are able to share content on this website in various social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and many more.

What data does ShareThis process?

When visitors share content with ShareThis in services where they have an account and are logged in, the visit and sharing can be associated with the user.

ShareThis uses cookies, pixel tags, HTTP header and browser identifier to gather information about visitor behavior and shares this information with third parties after pseudonymisation.

Here is a list of potentially processed data:

• Unique ID of a cookie placed in the web browser
• General click behaviour
• Addresses of visited websites
• Search queries that a visitor came to shareThis page with
• Navigation from website to website if expired via ShareThis services
• Length of stay on a website
• Which items were clicked or highlighted
• The IP address of the computer or mobile device
• Mobile promotional IDs (Apple IDFA or Google AAID)
• Information contained in HTTP headers or other transmission protocols used
• Which program was used on the computer (browser) or which operating system (iOS)

Cookies from ShareThis

ShareThis uses cookies which we list below by way of example. More about ShareThis cookies can be found at https://www.sharethis.com/privacy/.

• __unam

o Expiration time: 9 months

Usage: Counts clicks and shares on a web page

o Example value: 8961a7f179d1d017ac27lw87qq69V69221094582

Disclosure of data to third parties through ShareThis

ShareThis shares collected information after pseudonymization with third parties.

Storage time at ShareThis

ShareThis keeps accumulated data for a period of up to 14 months from the date of data collection. ShareThis cookies expire 13 months after the last update.

ShareThis opt out

If you no longer want to see ads based on data collected by ShareThis, you can use the opt out button at https://www.sharethis.com/privacy/. An opt-out cookie is set, which you can not delete to keep this setting.

You can also set preferences for usage-based online advertising through http://www.youronlinechoices.com/at/ in preference management.

If you want to know more about ShareThis processing your data, you can find all the information at https://www.sharethis.com/privacy/ .

XING Privacy Policy

On our website we use functions of the social media network XING of the company XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

By calling up pages that use such functions, data (IP address, browser data, date and time, cookies) are transmitted to XING, stored and evaluated.

If you have an XING account and are logged in, this information will be associated with your personal account and the data stored therein.

The Privacy Policy, which information XING collects and how they use it, can be found at https://www.xing.com/privacy.

Google AdSense Privacy Policy

We use Google AdSense, the Google Inc. advertising program (1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on this website.

In the process, data about the displayed advertising material and your IP address may be transmitted to servers in the USA and evaluated there.

In AdSense, cookies should enable better advertising and cookies do not contain personalized data. Google AdSense sends a cookie to the browser after every impression, every click, and every other activity leading to a Google Adsense server call. If the browser accepts the cookie, it will be saved there.

Third parties may be able to place and read cookies in your browser through AdSense, or use web beacons to store data they receive through ad serving on the site. Web beacons are small graphics that enable log file recording and log file analysis that are used for statistical analysis of online marketing.

Disable cookies

You can always delete cookies that are already on your computer or disable cookies. The procedure for doing this is different for browsers, it is best to look for the instructions in Google for the term "delete cookies chrome" or "disable cookies chrome" in the case of a Chrome browser or exchange the word "chrome" for the name of your browser. B. edge, firefox, safari.

If you generally do not allow us to use cookies, i. disable them via browser setting, some features and pages may not work as expected.

Disable personalized advertising

If you have a Google Account, you can opt out of personalized advertising on the https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated page. Also, if you disable ad personalization, you may continue to see ads based on factors such as your approximate location derived from your IP address, browser type, and recent search terms.

To see what data Google collects and what this data is used for, visit https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ .

Facebook Pixel Privacy Policy

We use on this website the Facebook Pixel of Facebook, a social media network of the company Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2 Ireland.

The code implemented on this page can evaluate the behavior of visitors who have come to this website from a Facebook ad. This can be used to improve Facebook ads and this data is collected and stored by Facebook. The collected data is not visible to us but can only be used within the scope of advertising advertisements. By using the Facebook pixel code, cookies are also set.

By using the Facebook pixel, the visit to this website Facebook is communicated, so that visitors get to see matching ads on Facebook. If you have a Facebook account and are logged in, the visit to this website will be associated with your Facebook user account.

To find out how the Facebook pixel is used for advertising campaigns, visit https://www.facebook.com/business/learn/facebook-ads-pixel.

You can change your ad settings on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen, if you're signed in to Facebook. At http://www.youronlinechoices.com/preferentialmanagement/ you can manage your preferences regarding usage-based online advertising. You can disable or enable many providers at once or make settings for individual providers.

More information about Facebook's data policy can be found at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php .