Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

The protection of your personal data is of particular concern to us. We therefore process your data exclusively on the basis of legal provisions (GDPR, TKG 2003). In this privacy information, we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing on our website.

Personal Data

Personal data that you transmit electronically on this website, such as name, email address, postal address, or other personal details, will only be used for the stated purpose, kept securely, and not passed on to third parties. The provider automatically collects and stores information on the web server such as the browser used, operating system, referring page, IP address, time of access, etc. This data cannot be attributed to specific individuals without checking additional data sources, and we do not analyze this data further unless unlawful use of our website is detected.

Form Data and Comments

When website visitors leave comments or form entries, the data entered and their IP addresses are stored. This is done for security purposes in case someone submits unlawful content (insults, left- or right-wing extremist propaganda, hate posts, etc.). In such cases, we have an interest in identifying the author.

Form data (e.g. from contact forms) is collected, processed, and stored for the purpose of making contact. This includes the IP address. If users do not agree with this, we ask them to refrain from using the forms on the website.

Newsletter

If you sign up for our electronic newsletter, you will regularly receive information by email. To send electronic mail, data is automatically collected, stored, and processed. If you no longer wish to receive information, you can unsubscribe at any time via a link in the newsletter.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Mailchimp

We use MailChimp to send our newsletter. MailChimp is a service of The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means Street, Ste 404 Atlanta, GA 30318. When you register for our newsletter, the data you provide during registration is transmitted to MailChimp and stored there. After registration, you will receive an email from MailChimp to confirm your subscription ("double opt-in"). MailChimp offers extensive analysis options regarding how newsletters are opened and used. These analyses are group-based and are not used by us for individual evaluation. MailChimp also uses the analytics tool Google Analytics and may integrate it into newsletters. Further details on Google Analytics can be found in the section "Web Analytics via Google Analytics." More information about MailChimp and data protection at MailChimp can be found at: http://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

Integration of Third-Party Services and Content

It may occur that within this online offering, third-party content is integrated, such as videos from YouTube, map material from Google Maps, RSS feeds, or graphics from other websites. This always requires that the providers of such content (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers") can see the user's IP address. Without the IP address, they would be unable to send the content to the user's browser. The IP address is therefore necessary for displaying this content. We endeavor to use only content whose providers use the IP address solely for delivering the content. However, we have no control over whether third-party providers store the IP address for statistical purposes. Where this is known to us, we inform users accordingly or anonymize the IP address to the extent technically possible.

Cookies

Cookies are small files that allow this website to store specific, user-related information on the visitor's computer while our website is being visited. Cookies help us determine the frequency of use and the number of users of our website, and to make our services convenient and efficient for you. We use session cookies, which are temporarily stored only for the duration of your use of our website, as well as permanent cookies to retain information about visitors who repeatedly access our website. The purpose of using these cookies is to offer optimal user navigation and to recognize visitors, presenting an attractive website and interesting content upon repeat visits. The content of a permanent cookie is limited to an identification number. Name, IP address, etc. are not stored. No individual profiling of your usage behavior takes place. Our services can also be used without cookies. You can disable the storage of cookies in your browser, restrict it to certain websites, or configure your web browser (Chrome, IE, Firefox, etc.) to notify you whenever a cookie is sent. You can also delete cookies from your PC's hard drive at any time. Please note, however, that in this case you may experience a limited display of the page and restricted user navigation.

You can manage your current cookie settings here:

Use of Web Fonts

This website uses external fonts — Google Fonts. Google Fonts is a service of Google Inc. ("Google"). These web fonts are integrated via a server call (typically a Google server in the USA). This transmits to the server which of our web pages was visited. The IP address of the visitor's browser is also stored by Google. For more information, please refer to Google's privacy notices, available at:

www.google.com/fonts#AboutPlace:about
www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Note: According to Google Inc., no personal data — with the exception of the IP address — is stored or processed for the provision of Google Fonts. Google Fonts is fundamentally decoupled from other Google services.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies," text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. 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 contracting states of 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. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent. You must first accept the collection by the cookie of data generated relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google.

For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de. Please note that on this website, Google Analytics has been extended with the code "gat._anonymizeIp();" to ensure anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

Social Media Plugin "Shariff Wrapper"

We offer the option to use so-called "social media buttons" on our website. To protect your data, we rely on the "Shariff" solution for implementation. As a result, these buttons are only integrated on our page as static graphics containing a link to the respective provider's website. By clicking on the graphic, you are redirected to the respective provider's website, just as with regular links. Only when the provider's website is accessed does it receive information about you, such as your IP address. If you do not click on the button graphics, no data exchange takes place. Information on the collection and use of your data on social networks can be found in the respective terms of use of the respective providers. More information about the plugin and the Shariff solution can be found here: https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/shariff/

We offer buttons on our website for the following services/companies: Facebook, Instagram

Error Management Tool "Sentry"

We use Sentry, an error management tool, for our app. The service provider is the American company Sentry Inc., San Francisco, 132 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, USA.
Sentry processes your data, including in the USA. We point out that, in the opinion of the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for data transfers to the USA. This may involve various risks for the lawfulness and security of data processing.
As a basis for data processing with recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway — in particular the USA) or for data transfer thereto, Sentry uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46 para. 2 and 3 GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are template documents provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data meets European data protection standards even when transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, Sentry commits to maintaining the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementing decision by the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses, among other places, here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
The Data Processing Addendum, which corresponds to the standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://sentry.io/legal/dpa/.
More information about the data processed through the use of Sentry can be found in the privacy policy at https://sentry.io/privacy/.

Payment Processing via Stripe

For the processing of payments (app subscriptions and the purchase of beehive scales and their service fees), we use the service Stripe from the American technology company Stripe, Inc., 510 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. For customers within the EU, Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland is responsible.

When you choose Stripe as your payment method, you will be redirected to the Stripe Checkout page, where your payment is processed directly through Stripe. We ourselves do not receive or store complete payment data such as credit card numbers.

What data does Stripe store?

When using Stripe, personal data is transmitted to and stored by Stripe. This includes in particular transaction data such as payment method (credit or debit card), bank sort code, currency, amount, and date of payment. In addition, name, email address, billing address, and for fraud prevention purposes also technical data (e.g. IP address, device information) may be collected. Stripe does not sell this data to independent third parties; disclosure only occurs to internal departments, a limited number of external partners, and to comply with legal requirements.

As part of the payment process, Stripe also sets cookies, including:

How long and where is the data stored?

Personal data is generally stored for the duration of service provision. To fulfill legal and regulatory obligations, Stripe may retain data beyond this period. Since Stripe operates globally, data may also be stored outside the EU, particularly in the USA.

Legal Basis

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (performance of a contract), as payment processing is necessary for the execution of the purchase or subscription contract. Where your consent is required for the use of Stripe cookies, processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Stripe is an active participant in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and additionally uses standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 para. 2 and 3 GDPR to ensure secure data transfers to the USA. Further information can be found at: https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en

You can delete, disable, or manage Stripe cookies at any time in your browser (see section "Cookies"). For questions about data processing by Stripe, please contact: https://support.stripe.com/contact/email

Further information on data protection at Stripe can be found in the privacy policy at https://stripe.com/at/privacy.

Image Credits

Image credits for externally purchased/integrated images are listed directly in the respective posts or pages.

Revocation, Changes, Corrections, and Updates

Users have the right to request free information about the personal data stored about them. In addition, users have the right to correction of inaccurate data, blocking, and deletion of their personal data, insofar as no statutory retention obligation conflicts with this.

Disclaimer

This disclaimer is to be considered part of the internet offering from which this website was referenced. Should any parts or individual formulations of this text fail to comply, no longer comply, or not fully comply with current legal requirements, the remaining parts of the document shall remain unaffected in their content and validity.

Liability for Content on This Website

The content of our pages has been created with the greatest care. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or currency of the content. As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages under general law. We are not, however, obligated to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate unlawful activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information under general law remain unaffected. Liability in this regard is only possible from the point at which we become aware of a specific legal violation. Upon becoming aware of such violations, we will remove the relevant content immediately.

Liability for Links to Third-Party Websites

Our website contains links to external websites. We have no influence over the content of these external websites and therefore cannot accept any liability for their content. The respective provider or operator of the linked pages is always responsible for their content. Linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking, and no unlawful content was apparent at that time. However, ongoing monitoring of linked pages is not reasonable without concrete indications of a legal violation. Upon becoming aware of legal violations, we will remove such links immediately.

Copyright

The operators of this website endeavor to respect the copyrights of others and to use self-created or license-free works. The content and works created by the site operators on this website are subject to copyright law. Third-party contributions are identified as such. Reproduction, editing, distribution, and any kind of use beyond the limits of copyright law require the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of this site are permitted only for private, non-commercial use.

The layout of this website, the graphics used, and texts and images are protected by copyright. The copyright for published self-created images, graphics, etc. remains solely with the respective author. These elements may not be reproduced, transmitted, made available, performed, presented, translated, edited, or processed without express written consent.

Data Storage by Beehive Scales and App

The data collected from the beehives is only available to the user themselves and the BeeSaver team. It is stored for the purpose of evaluations and analyses and is only passed on to third parties in anonymized form for research purposes. Users also have the option to share parts of their data with others.

Registration for BeeSaver Services (Beehive Scales and App)

On our websites, we offer users the opportunity to register using personal data via an input form. The data is transmitted to us and stored. Data is not passed on to third parties. If you wish to have your account deleted, please use the button within the App in settings > My profile > Edit > Delete or contact us at contact@beesaver.at.

Competitions

The information collected for competitions is used only for the selection of winners. In addition, participants agree by participating that the names of the winners may be published.

Your Rights

You generally have the rights of access, rectification, deletion, restriction, data portability, revocation, and objection with regard to the data stored about you. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or that your data protection rights have been violated in any other way, you can contact us at contact@beesaver.at.

Contact

Via contact form or at contact@beesaver.at

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