DATA PROTECTION

1. Data protection at a glance

General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Katja Niedermeier-Meissner

THE KARMA BUSINESS®

Pfarrstrasse 129 

10317 Berlin

Deutschland 

+49 172 5100546

emai l@ k-acht.com.

How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can be, for. E.g. data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data are automatically recorded by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of the page was viewed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected in order to ensure that the website is error-free. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have with regard to your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You also have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted under certain circumstances. You can find details on this in the data protection declaration under “Right to restriction of processing”.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This data protection declaration explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible body
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Katja Niedermeier-Meissner
The Karma Business®

Pfarrstrasse 129
10317 Berlin

Telephone: Tel .: +49-172-5100546
E-Mail: email @ k-acht.com

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

Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to direct mail (Art. 21 GDPR)

If the data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons that arise from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this data protection declaration. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data concerned, unless we can prove compelling reasons worthy of protection for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims ( Objection according to Art. 21 Paragraph 1 GDPR).

If your personal data are processed in order to operate direct mail, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct mail. If you object, your personal data will then no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection according to Art. 21 Paragraph 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right of appeal exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another person responsible, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

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, this site uses an SSL or. TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http: //” to “https: //” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payment transactions on this website
If, after the conclusion of a paid contract, there is an obligation to send us your payment data (e.g. account number for direct debit authorization), this data is required for payment processing.

Payment transactions using common means of payment (Visa / MasterCard, direct debit) are made exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http: //” to “https: //” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

With encrypted communication, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, blocking, deletion and correction
You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data at any time within the framework of the applicable legal provisions. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 1 GDPR, your interests and ours must be weighed up. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be used with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest processed by the European Union or a member state.

Objection to advertising e-mails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

3. Data collection on our website

Cookies
Some of the internet pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, more effective and safer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you require (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If other cookies (e.g. cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, these will be treated separately in this data protection declaration.

Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

Browser type and browser
version Operating system used
Referrer URL
Host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

This data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website – the server log files must be recorded for this.

Inquiries by e-mail, telephone or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data derived from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR) and / or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.f GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective Processing the inquiries sent to us.

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Data transfer when concluding a contract for services and digital content
We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary in the context of contract processing, for example to the credit institution responsible for processing payments.

A further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, e.g. for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows data to be processed to fulfill a contract or to take steps prior to entering into a contract.

4. Newsletter

Newsletter
data If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter are. Further data is not collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. This does not affect data that we have saved for other purposes.

ACTIVE CAMPAIGN

This website uses the services of Activecampaign to send newsletters. The provider is 

ActiveCampaign, LLC, 1 N Dearborn St., 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602, USA

Activecampaign is a service with which, among other things, the dispatch of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. If you enter data for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter (e.g. email address), it will be stored on Activecampaign’s servers in the USA.

Activecampaign is certified according to the “EU-US Privacy Shield”. The “Privacy Shield” is an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the USA, which aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA.

With the help of Activecampaign we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent with Activecampaign, a file contained in the email (so-called web beacon) connects to Activecampaign’s servers in the USA. In this way it can be determined whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked. Technical information is also recorded (e.g. time of access, IP address, browser type and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. They are used exclusively for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyzes can be used to better adapt future newsletters to the interests of the recipients.

If you do not want an analysis by Activecampaign, you have to unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.

The data processing takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from our servers as well as from Activecampaign’s servers after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. This does not affect data that we have saved for other purposes.

For more information, see the data protection provisions of Activecampaign at: https://www.activecampaign.com/legal/terms-of-service.

5. Payment Providers and Resellers

STRIPE
Some of our products, services and content are offered by STRIPE as a reseller. The provider and contractual partner is STRIPE Inc., 510 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. STRIPE Inc., as the person responsible, sets out which data STRIPE Inc. stores and processes when this website is accessed. Further information can be found in STRIPE Inc.’s data protection declaration: https://stripe.com/de/privacy.

STRIPE-Wordpress-Plugin
The WordPress-Plugin offers the possibility to integrate various STRIPE services on your own website, e.g. B. the social proof bubble, the affiliate advertising material generator or other tools.

With each integration, non-personal data is reloaded from the STRIPE server (e.g. a Javascript file).

During this reload, your web browser calls up a website from the STRIPE server. Our server has no influence on the extent to which your web browser transfers data to the STRIPE server. In this context, our server itself does not transmit any data to the STRIPE servers.

STRIPE Inc., as the person responsible, sets out in its own data protection declaration which data STRIPE Inc. saves and processes when this website is accessed. You can find the STRIPE Inc. data protection declaration here: https://stripe.com/de/privacy

6. Social media

Facebook button
On our website we use the Facebook button from the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). You can recognize the Facebook button by the Facebook logo. When you visit our website, the Facebook button is still deactivated. This means that no data has yet been transferred from your browser to Facebook. Only when you click the Facebook button will your browser establish a direct connection with the Facebook servers, the Facebook button will be transmitted directly to your browser and integrated into the website. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you are logged in as a member of Facebook, Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you use the Facebook button (clicking the button), the corresponding information is transmitted directly from your browser to Facebook and also assigned to your Facebook user account and stored there. You can find more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook and your rights and options for protecting your privacy in the Facebook data protection information at http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Instagram Button
On our website we use the Instagram button from the social network instagram.com, which is operated by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. When you visit our website, the Instagram button is still deactivated. This means that no data is yet transferred from your browser to Instagram. Only when you click the Instagram button will your browser establish a direct connection to the Instagram servers. Instagram receives the information that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our site with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by Instagram. For more information, see Instagram’s privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

LinkedIn button
On our website we use the LinkedIN button from the social network linkedin.com, which is operated by LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W Maude, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA (“Linkedin”). You can recognize the LinkedIn button by the LinkedIn logo. When you visit our website, the LinkedIn button is still deactivated. This means that no data has yet been transferred from your browser to LinkedIn. Only when you click the LinkedIn button will your browser establish a direct connection with the LinkedIn servers, the LinkedIn button will be transmitted directly to your browser and integrated into the website. LinkedIn receives the information that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you are logged in as a member of LinkedInLinkedIn assigns this information to your personal LinkedIn user account. When you use the LinkedIn button (clicking the button), the corresponding information is transmitted directly from your browser to LinkedIn and also assigned to your LinkedIn user account and stored there. You can find more information on the collection and use of data by LinkedIn and your rights and options for protecting your privacy in the LinkedIn data protection information at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.


7. Plugins and Tools

YouTube
Our website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the website is
Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

If you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plug-in, a connection to
the YouTube servers will be established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have
visited.

Furthermore, YouTube can save various cookies on your device. With the help of these cookies
, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to our website. This information is
used, among other things , to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness and
prevent attempted fraud. The cookies remain on your device until you delete them.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube
to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by
logging out of your YouTube account.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers.
This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR.

Further information on handling user data can be found in YouTube’s data protection declaration
at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.