Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.monkeytrails.net
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
A contact form is available on our website that can be used for electronic contact. If a user uses this option, the data entered in the input form will be transmitted to us and saved. These data are:
- First name
- Last Name
- Email address
- Website
- Message content
At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored:
- The user’s IP address
- Date and time of sending
Alternatively it is possible to contact the provided e-mail address. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted by e-mail will be stored. There is no transfer of the data to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the message.
The processing of the personal data from clients’ input is used only to deal with the communication. In the case of contact via e-mail, this also includes the required legitimate interest in the processing of the data. Other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
The legal basis for the processing of the data, given the provision of consent by the user, is Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR. The legal basis for the processing of the data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Article 6 (1) letter f GDPR. If the purpose of the e-mail is to conclude a contract, then the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter b GDPR.
Cookies
We use cookies as part of our online offering. Cookies are text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on the user’s computer system. The cookies contain a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is reopened. We use cookies primarily to make our website more user-friendly (technically necessary cookies). Some elements of our website require that the calling browser be identified even after a change of page. The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:
System settings
Log-in information
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some features on our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. In such cases, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a change of pages. The user data collected through technically necessary cookies will not be used to create user profiles.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Article 6 (1) letter f GDPR.
In addition to our own cookies, third parties also use cookies when using our online service. For details, see the following information.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”), as part of our online offering. Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offering by the users is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google will use the information we collect on our behalf to evaluate the use of our online offering, to compile reports on the activities within this online offering and to provide us with other services related to the use of the online offering and internet usage. Pseudonymous user profiles can be created from the processed data.
We only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization. This means that Google’s IP address will be truncated within member states of the European Union and in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and truncated there.
The IP address submitted by the user’s browser will not be merged with other data provided by Google. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly. Users may also prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie related to their use of the online offering and the processing of such data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and therefore guarantees compliance with European data protection law https://www.privacyshield.gov
For more information about data usage by Google, settings and contradictory options, please visit the websites of Google: “Google Uses Your Data When You Use Our Partners Sites or Apps”, ” Advertising “, ” Managing information that Google uses to show you advertising “.
Newsletter
As part of our online offer, you can subscribe to a free newsletter.
The data from the sign-up form on our website will be sent to us during the registration. To subscribe to the newsletter, it is sufficient to enter your e-mail address. Supplying a name is optional.
Registration for our newsletter on our website involves a so-called double-opt-in procedure. After registration, you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary to ensure that nobody can register with external e-mail addresses. Registration for the newsletter is logged as proof of the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes the storage of the login and the confirmation time, as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored with the newsletter service provider are also logged.
Providing your e-mail address enables us to deliver our newsletter to you. Should you choose to provide your name, this is used solely to address you personally in the context of our newsletter. The collection of other personal data in the context of the registration process on our website serves to prevent misuse of the services or the email address used. The legal basis for the processing of user data in the scope described is Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR.
Newsletter provider
We use MailChimp.com as our newsletter software. Your data will be sent to the MailChimp to facilitate the sending of our newsletter. You can see the privacy policy of the newsletter service provider here. The newsletter service provider uses the data of recipients exclusively in pseudonymous form, without assignment to a user, in order to optimize or improve their own services, e.g. for the technical optimization of the sending and presentation of the newsletter or for statistical purposes. The newsletter service provider expressly does not use the data transmitted to it to contact recipients or to pass on the data to third parties.
The legal basis for the transmission of user data is Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data deletion and storage duration
The data processed by us are deleted or limited in their processing in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the context of this privacy policy, the data stored by us are deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements. Insofar as the data is not deleted because it is required for other and legitimate purposes, its processing will be restricted, i.e. that data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be kept for commercial or tax reasons. In accordance with legal requirements in Germany, data is stored for 6 years pursuant to § 257 paragraph 1 HGB (account books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual accounts, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) and for 10 years pursuant to § 147 Abs. 1 AO (books, records, financial reports, accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant to taxation, etc.).
