Privacy Policy

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 identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Responsible party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some of your data is collected when you provide it to us, e.g. data you enter in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. browser, operating system or time of access).

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge 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 revoke it at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of processing under certain circumstances and the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed, mainly with so-called analysis programs. Details can be found below.

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

Onepage

The provider is Onepage GmbH, Hanauer Landstraße 172, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (“Onepage”). When you visit our website, Onepage collects various log files including your IP address. The servers are located within the EU.

Details can be found in Onepage's privacy policy: https://onepage.io/de/datenschutzerklarung. Onepage is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. Where consent has been requested, processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with Onepage (available at https://onepage.io/de/avv), which ensures that Onepage processes our visitors' personal data only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

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 privacy policy. Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. by email) may have security gaps.

Responsible party

The party responsible for data processing on this website is:

Sophie Steiner

Calle Sargento Vaillo 35, 2izq

03004 Alicante

Spain

Phone: +34 618 590693

Email: sophie@menomera.com

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing no longer applies. If you make a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing it (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law).

Legal bases of data processing

If you have consented to data processing, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to cookies or access to information on your device, processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TDDDG. If your data is required to perform a contract or pre-contractual measures, we process it on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Data required to fulfil a legal obligation is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, and processing may also be based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Transfers to third countries

We use, among others, tools from companies based in third countries without an adequate level of data protection and US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these countries.

Recipients of personal data

We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary to perform a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so, if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or if another legal basis permits it. Processors receive personal data only on the basis of a valid data processing agreement.

Revocation of your consent

You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation, including profiling. If your data is processed for direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time; your data will then no longer be used for this purpose.

Right to lodge a complaint

In the event of breaches of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or a contract handed over to you or a third party in a common, machine-readable format.

Information, correction and deletion

You have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients and the purpose of processing and, if applicable, to correction or deletion of this data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your stored data, for the duration of the review.
• If the processing was or is unlawful and you request restriction instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your data but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims.
• If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR, until it is determined whose interests prevail.

SSL/TLS encryption

This site uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons. You can recognise an encrypted connection by “https://” and the lock icon in your browser's address bar.

Objection to advertising emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published under the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information material.

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies”: small data packets that do no harm to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Cookies may come from us (first-party cookies) or from third parties (third-party cookies).

Cookies that are technically necessary are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent to cookies has been requested, processing is based solely on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you about cookies, allow them only in individual cases, exclude them or delete them automatically. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Consent with Complianz

Our website uses the consent technology of Complianz B.V., Kalmarweg 14-5, 9723 JG Groningen, Netherlands, to obtain and document your consent to certain cookies. Complianz stores a cookie in your browser to assign the consents given or their revocation. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details including your contact data will be stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry and any follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent. Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry relates to a contract, otherwise on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The data remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent or the purpose no longer applies.

Enquiries by email, phone or fax

If you contact us by email, phone or fax, your enquiry including all resulting personal data (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed for the purpose of handling your request, on the same legal bases as above.

Comment function

For the comment function, in addition to your comment, the time of creation, your email address and, if you do not post anonymously, your chosen username are stored. Our comment function also stores the IP addresses of users in order to be able to take action in the event of legal violations. Comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Gravatar

We use Gravatar, provided by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA, to display user avatars. When Gravatar is active, the hash of the user's email address is processed by Gravatar. The use is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or, where requested, your consent. Details: https://automattic.com/privacy/. The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

Social media elements with Shariff

This website uses elements of social media (e.g. Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, Tumblr) only together with the “Shariff” solution. A direct connection to the provider's server is only established when you activate the element by clicking it (consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG). You can revoke this consent at any time.

Facebook

Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. Data may also be transferred to the USA. We and Meta are jointly responsible for collecting and passing on the data (Art. 26 GDPR): https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. More information: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation. The company is certified under the DPF.

X (formerly Twitter)

Provider: X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA; for persons outside the USA: Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland. More information: https://x.com/privacy.

Instagram

Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. Joint responsibility applies as described for Facebook. More information: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

Tumblr

Provider: Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. More information: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy.

Pinterest

Provider: Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. More information: https://policy.pinterest.com/privacy-policy.

The use of these services is based on your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, which can be revoked at any time.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics allows the website operator to analyse visitor behaviour (e.g. page views, time on site, operating systems, origin). Information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA. The use is based on your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, which can be revoked at any time. Google is certified under the DPF.

Browser plugin

You can prevent Google from collecting your data by installing the browser plugin available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Data processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google.

VG Wort tracking pixel

Our website contains texts with a METIS tracking pixel from VG WORT, Untere Weidenstraße 5, 81543 Munich, Germany, which counts text views anonymously to calculate payments to authors (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive our newsletter, we need your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of this address and agree to receive the newsletter. Processing is based solely on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can revoke at any time, e.g. via the unsubscribe link in the newsletter.

Your data will be stored until you unsubscribe and then deleted from the distribution list. After unsubscribing, your email address may be stored in a blacklist to prevent future mailings (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

YouTube with enhanced privacy

This website embeds videos from YouTube, operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. The use is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or, where requested, your consent. More information: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses Google Fonts, which are installed locally. No connection to Google servers takes place.

Font Awesome (local hosting)

This site uses Font Awesome, which is installed locally. No connection to servers of Fonticons, Inc. takes place. More information: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.