The protection of your personal data, especially on the internet, is  a special concern to us. Therefore, we would like to inform you on this page in detail and in an understandablw way which of your data we are collecting and how this data is processed.

If you have any further questions regarding data protection, you can also contact us at any time directly via e-mail address .

Personal data

When using our offers, various personal data will be collected, processed and stored with or without your intervention. What data this is and why this happens is explained in the following sections.

When visiting our website

When you visit our website www.websitedomain.de, the program (such as the browser) used on your device automatically sends information to our web server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information will be collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

  • IP address of the requesting computer
  • Date and time of access
  • Adress (URL) of the retrieved file
  • Message whether the access / retrieval was succesfull
  • Amount of transferred data
  • Website from which access was made (referrer URL)
  • Identification of the used browser (User Agent, possibly including the name of the operating system of your computer and the name of your network provider)

This data are processed by us for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection of the website
  • Ensuring comfortable use of our webiste
  • Evaluation of system security and stability
  • as well as for further administrative purposes

The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. For the purposes mentioned above, we have a legitimate interest in collecting data. In no case we use the collected data to draw conclusions about your person.

In addition, we use cookies, our own analysis services as well as services and conent of third parties when visitng our website. See more details below.

Contacting us

On our website, we offer you the opportunity to contact us, by using a contact form. Our office management is the recipient of your request. It is generally necessary to provide your name and a valid e-mail address so that we know from whom the request came from and to respond to your request. Further information can be provided voluntarily or is absolutely necessary for your inquiry.

The data processing for the purpose of establishing contact takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR based on your voluntarily granted consent. The personal data ,for the use of the contact form, collected by us  will be automatically deleted after the request has been submitted.

Data Security

For the operation of our servers and offers, we rely predominantly on self-managed open source software. All stored data is stored on our own servers. Our servers are located in a data center in Germany. Data center operators or our contractual partners are in any case German companies. If necessary, we have concluded contract processing contracts with these companies which comply with the statutory requirements pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.

We use the widely used TLS (Transport Layer Security, SSL = Secure Socket Layer) in conjunction with the highest encryption level supported by your browser on our transport security websites. In general, this is a 256-bit encryption. This ensures that the communication between your device and our servers is encrypted. Whether a single page of our website is transmitted encrypted, you can tell by the (usually) green or closed representation of the key or lock icon in the address bar of your browser.

In addition, we use technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, misuse and manipulation or loss. The measures we use are continually optimized in line with technological developments.

Disclosure of data

Please note: Under no circumstances will your personal data be disclosed to third parties unless this is absolutely necessary, as explained below. In no case do we sell your data, pass it on for promotional purposes or use it beyond the minimum required.

Your data will not be disclosed to third parties unless:

  • You, according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR, have given express consent to this
  • The disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is required to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have a predominantly legitimate interest in not disclosing your data
  • In the event that disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR is a legal obligation
  • as well as this is legally permissible and according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. B GDPR is required for the settlement of contractual relationships with you

Cookies

We sometimes use cookies on our website. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and stored 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 or they reach an expiration date. These cookies allow us, for example, to statistically record the use of the website or to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally exclude and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of the website.

The data processed by cookies are for the purposes mentioned in order to safeguard our legitimate interests as well as third parties according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is required.

Your cookie settings

We provide you with the choice to accept this or not, as we prompt consent boxes for all embedded content, and no data is transferred before you have consented to it. The checkboxes below show you all embeds you have consented to so far. You can opt-out any time by un-checking them and clicking the update button.

 

Analysis and statistics

The tracking measures we use are based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. In this way, we want to ensure needs-based design and the ongoing optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use these measures to statistically record and evaluate the use of our website. These interests have to be regarded as justified within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.

Matomo

Our website uses the web analysis service MATOMO (formerly known as PIWIK). To carry out this analysis, MATOMO uses cookies (see above). The information generated by these cookies, such as time, place and frequency of your visits to our site, including your IP address, are transmitted to our MATOMO server and stored there. As part of this process, you IP address is immediately anonymized so that you as user remain anonymous to us. The information about your use of this site is not transferred to third parties.

You can prevent cookies from being installed by adjusting the settings on your browser software accordingly. You should be aware, however, that by doing so you may not be able to make full use of all the functions of our website. Should you be unwilling to have this data about your use of the site stored and analyzed, you may at any time subsequently withdraw your consent to it being stored and used with a click of the mouse. A so-called opt-out cookie is then placed on your browser, and as a result MATOMO will no longer collect any data on your visits. Please be aware that, should you delete cookies from your browser settings, the opt-out cookie from MATOMO may also be deleted and will need to be reactivated.

Services and content of third parties

We use third-party content or service offerings on our website based on our legitimate interests in order to provide their services and content, such as integrated videos. It is assumed that the IP address of the users is sent to the third party of this content, as the providers without the IP address could not deliver the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of this content.

We endeavor to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third parties may also use technologies that can be used for statistical or marketing purposes. By incorporating these services, they can also store cookies on users' devices and also link them to information from other sources.

Vimeo Videos

On our website we use components (videos) from the company Vimeo, Inc. 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA, Attention: Legal Department.

Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy

YouTube Videos

On our website we use components (videos) of YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, a company belonging to Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland.

In doing so, we use the "enhanced privacy mode" option provided by YouTube. YouTube itself explains: "If you enable the advanced privacy mode, YouTube will not store any information about visitors to your site unless they watch the video." If you're logged into YouTube at the same time, that information will be associated with your  Member account  of  YouTube. You can prevent this by logging out of your member account before visiting our website.

Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Promotional Settings: https://adssettings.google.com/

Google Maps

On our website, we use maps from the Google Maps service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland. The processed data may include, in particular, users' IP addresses and location data, but these are not collected without their consent (usually as part of the settings of their mobile devices). The data can be processed in the USA.

Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Promotional Settings: https://adssettings.google.com/

Google Fonts

On our website we embed fonts ("Google Fonts") of the provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland.

Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Promotional Settings: https://adssettings.google.com/

Google ReCaptcha

We bind the function to detect bots, e.g. when entering into online forms ("ReCaptcha") of the provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland.

Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Promotional Settings: https://adssettings.google.com/

Google Analytics

We ourselves do not use this service. However, please note that some of the companies listed here use Google Analytics and refer to the links below.

Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy
Opt-out options for Google Analytics: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
Promotional Settings: https://adssettings.google.com/

Facebook Page

We have set up our own fan page (company page) on Facebook. Here we offer additional up-to-date information.

You do not need to be a member of Facebook to see this content.

However, as this fan page is based on Facebook, every time you visit our Facebook fan page, visitor data is collected and stored. Facebook also sets cookies in your browser. If you are a member of Facebook and logged in while visiting our fan page, Facebook can understand your user behavior, since then this visit is linked to your personal user account.

We have no influence on the collection and further use of this data. We do not collect personal information from you when visiting the site.

For more information, see the Facebook Privacy Policy:
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Parts of the data of the visitors of our Fanpage are provided to us by Facebook in anonymous form as Statistics (Facebook Insights). More information about these statistics can be found on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/help/794890670645072

YouTube Channel

We have set up a separate channel (corporate page) on YouTube. Here we offer our videos.

To view this content, you do not need to be a member of YouTube or Google (YouTube is part of Google's group of companies).

However, as the YouTube channel page is located on YouTube, each time you visit our channel, YouTube collects and stores visitor data. YouTube also sets cookies in your browser. If you're a member of YouTube or Google and logged in while visiting our channel, YouTube can understand your user behavior by linking that visit to your personal user account.

We have no influence on the collection and further use of this data. We do not collect personal information from you when visiting the site.

Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Promotional Settings: https://adssettings.google.com/

Other Notes

Sending e-mails

If you send us e-mails, we will store and archive this data. Please note that unencrypted e-mails sent via the Internet are not adequately protected against unauthorized third-party access.

Your rights as a concerned person

You have the right:

  •  to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR
  •  to immediately demand the correction of incorrect or completed personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR
  • to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, except where the processing is for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims is required in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR
  • to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance to Art. 18 GDPR
  • to obtain your personal data provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another person responsible in accordance to Art. 20 GDPR
  • your once granted consent to revoke against us at any time. As a result, we are not allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent for the future in accordance to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR and
  • in accordance with Article 7 to complain competent supervisory authority. Your competent supervisory authority will depend on the state of your domicile, work or alleged violation in accordance to Art. 77 GDPR
  • A list of non-public-sector supervisory authorities can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right of Objection

If your personal data are based on legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR are processed, you have the right to file an objection against the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. This is true if there are reasons for this which arise from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct advertising.

Responsibilites

Responsible in terms of data protection law is:

drei-freunde Filmproduktions- und Verleihgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Rilkeweg 1
73635 Rudersberg
Phone: +49 711 / 96 89 87 49

Further information can be found in the imprint.

Topicality

We are constantly developing our website and offers. Due to technical reasons, this can lead to changes in data processing. In addition, legal requirements may change. This may result in us having to change this Privacy Policy. The current privacy policy can be found at any time under drei-freunde.de/en/privacy

Status of this Privacy Policy: 22.01.2019