PRIVACY POLICY

1. Privacy Policy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides 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. For detailed information on the topic of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text. Please note that, legally, the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany apply as the legal basis.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details of the operator in the section "Notice to the Responsible Party" in this privacy policy.Let me know if you need further adjustments!

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This can include, for example, data you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This mainly concerns technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information 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 withdraw this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

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

Webflow

The provider is Webflow, Inc., 398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (hereinafter referred to as Webflow). When you visit our website, Webflow collects various log files, including your IP addresses.

Webflow is a tool for creating and hosting websites. Webflow stores cookies or other recognition technologies that are necessary for displaying the page, providing certain website functions, and ensuring security (necessary cookies).

For details, please refer to Webflow's privacy policy:  https://webflow.com/legal/eu-privacy-policy.

The use of Webflow is based on Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably as possible. If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out solely on the basis of Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, provided that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. You can find more details here: https://webflow.com/legal/eu-privacy-policy.

Amazon Cloudfront

This website uses the Cloudfront Content Delivery Network (CDN). This is a service provided by Amazon Web Services Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210. The Cloudfront CDN makes duplicates of a website's data available on various Amazon Web Services (AWS) servers distributed worldwide. This ensures faster website loading times, higher reliability, and better protection against data loss. Some of the images and videos embedded on this website are retrieved from the Cloudfront CDN when the page is accessed. By doing this, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transferred to Amazon servers in other EU countries and stored there. This happens as soon as you access our website.The use of Amazon Web Services and the Amazon CDN Cloudfront is in the interest of greater website reliability, enhanced protection against data loss, and improved website loading speed. This constitutes a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. In this way, we can analyze your visit without storing personal data in a form that would be readable by us or third parties. We use the results of this analysis to improve the efficiency of our website, which also constitutes a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.You can learn more about Amazon Web Services' privacy measures here: https://aws.amazon.com/de/compliance/gdpr-center/

You can find the current privacy policy of Amazon Web Services here: https://aws.amazon.com/de/compliance/gdpr-center/ Amazon Web Services Inc., based in the USA, is certified under the US-European Privacy Shield agreement, which ensures compliance with the data protection standards applicable in the EU.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and how we use them. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Michelle Fiedler
c/o IP-Management #27835
Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 18
20459 Hamburg
Germany
Telefon: +49 (0)176-45845493
E-Mail: hello@weddingsandotherstories.com

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Retention Period

Unless a more specific retention period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent for data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place once these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Grounds for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed under Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent for the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or the access to information on your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing additionally takes place based on § 25(1) TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also occur based on our legitimate interests under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The specific legal grounds relevant to each case are explained in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Notice on Data Transfer to the USA and Other Third Countries

We use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that do not have a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these third countries. Please note that it cannot be guaranteed that an equivalent level of data protection exists in these countries. For example, US companies are required to disclose personal data to security authorities without the possibility for you, as the data subject, to take legal action against it. Therefore, it cannot be excluded that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the point of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases as Well as to Direct Marketing (Article 21 GDPR)

Right to Object to Data Processing Based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter E or F GDPR. If the data processing is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e or f of the GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis for the processing can be found in this privacy policy.If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (Objection under Article 21, Paragraph 1 GDPR).If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (Objection under Article 21, Paragraph 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In case of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the data that we process automatically based on your consent or in the performance of a contract in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another controller. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

Right to Access, Rectification, and Deletion

In accordance with applicable legal regulations, you have the right to request free access at any time to your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of processing, as well as the right to request rectification or deletion of this data if applicable. For this purpose and for any further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.

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 applies in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we typically need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data has been unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

If we no longer require your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data instead of deletion.

If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Article 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. Until it is determined whose interests outweigh the other, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data—aside from their storage—may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL and TLS Encryption

This website uses SSL or 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 website operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address bar changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock symbol in your browser's address bar. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Contact Form

By using the contact form, you send us your name and email address. We use your data exclusively for communication with you. You can request at any time via email for us to delete your data completely. For the transmission of the request, we use Formspark by Bjorn Krols, Avenue des Villas 38, Box 203, 1340 Ottignies, Belgium. Formspark provides additional information on data collection and usage at https://formspark.io/legal/privacy-policy/ Botpoison is used to protect our contact form from spam. You can view the privacy policy of Botpoison here: https://botpoison.com/legal/privacy-policy/

Inquiries via Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of addressing your concern. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), if it has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially legal retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. SoCIAL MEDIA

Instagram

This website integrates features of the Instagram service. These features are provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. This allows Instagram to receive information about your visit to this website.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how Instagram uses it.

If consent has been obtained, the use of the aforementioned service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving as comprehensive visibility as possible on social media.

As far as personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and transmitted to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 DSGVO). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transmission to Facebook or Instagram. The subsequent processing by Facebook or Instagram after the data transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. Our mutual obligations have been set out in an agreement on joint processing. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook or Instagram products. Data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook. The data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. You can find further details here:

6. Plugins & Tools

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 with Vimeo videos, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established. This informs the Vimeo server which of our pages you have visited. Additionally, Vimeo obtains your IP address. However, we have configured Vimeo in such a way that Vimeo will not track your user activities or set any cookies.

The use of Vimeo is in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing manner. This constitutes a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out solely based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission and, according to Vimeo, on "legitimate business interests." For details, please refer to the following link: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to Vimeo's privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de

01.04.2025

Instagram

@weddingsandotherstories