Privacy Policy

Controller: Xplain Data GmbH, Grünlandstr. 27, 85604 Zorneding, Germany. Contact: info@xplain-data.com, www.xplain-data.com

General Information

This Privacy Policy is intended to inform the users of this website about the nature, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the website operator, Xplain Data GmbH. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and treat it confidentially, in accordance with statutory data protection provisions. We recommend reviewing this Privacy Policy regularly, as it may be updated from time to time.

Lawfulness of Data Processing

We process personal data on the basis of one of the following legal grounds:

• Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR);
• Processing is necessary for the purposes of a legitimate interest, provided your interests do not override ours (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR);
• You have given your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR);
• Processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c) GDPR).

For example, it is reasonable for a prospective customer to expect that the data mentioned above will be stored if they ask us for information.

Hosting

This website is hosted by STRATO GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. When you visit our website, the hosting provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser transmits in so-called server log files, such as your IP address, the date and time of the request, the page visited, the referring URL, and the browser and operating system used. This data is required to deliver the website securely and reliably. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR; our legitimate interest lies in the secure and error-free operation of our website.

Contact Form and Email Contact

1. Description and scope of data processing: If you use our contact form, the data you enter there — including any contact details you provide — is transmitted to us and stored, with your consent. If you contact us by email instead, the data you send us is stored for the sole purpose of processing your inquiry; we do not pass it on to third parties.
2. Lawfulness of processing: The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, provided you have given your consent.
3. Purpose of the data processing: Processing the personal data from the contact form allows us to handle your inquiry and to protect against misuse of the contact form.
4. Duration of storage: Data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose it was collected for — generally once the underlying conversation with you has been concluded and the matter has been resolved.
5. Possibility of objection and elimination: You may revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data at any time by emailing us at info@xplain-data.com. In that case, all personal data stored during your use of the contact form will be deleted.

Newsletter

If you sign up for our newsletter via the form in the footer of our website, we use your email address to send you information about Xplain Data, our products and events. The legal basis is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future, for example by emailing us at info@xplain-data.com. Your email address will be stored until you unsubscribe and will then be deleted.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies — small text files that are stored on your device via your browser. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”, which are automatically deleted at the end of your visit; others remain on your device until you delete them, and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit. You can configure your browser to inform you when cookies are set and to decide individually whether to accept them, or to generally exclude cookies for certain cases or altogether; please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookie Consent

Our website uses a consent banner to obtain and manage your consent to cookies and similar technologies that are not strictly necessary. Your decision is stored in a cookie on your device so that we do not have to ask you again on every visit. You can change your decision at any time by deleting this cookie in your browser; the consent banner will then be shown again on your next visit. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(c) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25(1) TDDDG, as we are legally required to obtain your consent.

Google Fonts

This website uses fonts provided by Google Fonts, a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To display these fonts, your browser connects to Google’s servers when a page is loaded, and your IP address is transmitted to Google. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR; our legitimate interest lies in a consistent and appealing presentation of our website. Data may also be transferred to Google LLC in the United States; Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. For more information, please refer to Google’s privacy policy.

Vimeo

Our website contains videos hosted on Vimeo, a video platform operated by Vimeo.com, Inc., USA. A video is only loaded when you click on it. At that point, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established, and data such as your IP address and information about your browser and device is transmitted to Vimeo. We use Vimeo’s “do not track” option. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR; our legitimate interest lies in presenting our content in an appealing way. Vimeo may process data in the United States. For more information, please refer to Vimeo’s privacy policy.

LinkedIn Plugin

Our website uses plugins from the social network LinkedIn, operated by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Each time one of our pages containing a LinkedIn plugin is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn’s servers is established and LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our page with your IP address. If you click the “Recommend” button on LinkedIn while logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn can associate your visit to our website with your account. We have no influence over the data collected and the data-processing operations carried out by LinkedIn, nor are we aware of the full extent of the data collection, its purposes, or its storage periods. For further information, please refer to LinkedIn’s own privacy policy.

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, to analyze how our website is used and to help us improve it. The information generated — including:

• pages viewed and orders placed;
• your general behavior on the website;
• your approximate location;
• your IP address;
• technical browser and device information; and
• the source of your visit;

is transmitted to and stored on Google’s servers in the United States. Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Google Analytics stores a cookie in your web browser for a period of two years from your last visit; user-level data is deleted after 14 months. You can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address), as well as the processing of this data by Google, by installing the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics.

Your Rights

You have the right, at any time, to request:

• Information about the personal data we hold about you;
• Correction of your data;
• Deletion of your data;
• Restriction of the processing of your data;
• Data portability;
• Withdrawal of your declaration of consent under data protection law, with effect for the future; and
• To object to the processing of your personal data.

If you have any questions about how we handle your personal data, or would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@xplain-data.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.