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Privacy Policy

We (Robert Schulz & Sebastian Menzke, hereinafter “we,” “us,” or “our”) take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations, particularly the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as this Privacy Policy.

1. Name and Contact Details of the Controllers

Controllers for data processing on this website:
Robert Schulz & Sebastian Menzke
Ramlerstraße 19a
13355 Berlin
Germany
Email: studio_rt@me.com
Phone: +49 177 2899375

2. Hosting via Adobe Portfolio

Our website is hosted using Adobe Portfolio, a service provided by Adobe Inc. (345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110, USA). When you visit our website, data necessary for the operation and security of the site is automatically collected.

a) What data does Adobe Portfolio collect?

Log and Usage Data: Adobe may collect information such as your IP address (possibly in truncated/anonymized form), browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, and the date/time of access.

Cookies: Adobe Portfolio may use cookies and similar technologies for session management, performance, and analytics.

b) Purpose and Legal Basis of Adobe’s Processing

Purpose: Ensuring website security, technical provision, error management, and possibly statistical evaluations to improve Adobe’s services.

Legal Basis: Our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in offering a functional, secure website. If any cookies go beyond what is strictly necessary (e.g., marketing), we may request your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

For more information about Adobe’s data protection practices, please see Adobe’s Privacy Policy.

3. Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) or Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).

a) What data does Google Analytics process?

IP Address: We have implemented the “_anonymizeIp()” function in Google Analytics to shorten your IP address before it is transferred to and stored by Google.

Usage Data: Information about your use of the website (e.g., pages visited, click behavior, duration of stay, referrer URL, etc.).

Technical Data: Browser type/version, operating system, screen resolution, device type, etc.

b) Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing by Google Analytics

Purpose: Analyzing website usage, generating reports on website activities, and improving our online offerings.

Legal Basis: Your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, provided that you give consent when you first visit our site. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect (e.g., via our cookie settings).

c) Data Transfers to Third Countries

Data may be transferred to the USA. The data protection level in the USA may not be equivalent to that in the EU. We have executed appropriate contracts (Standard Contractual Clauses) with Google to ensure the protection of your personal data.

d) Opt-Out Options

You can prevent cookies from being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser.

You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by cookies (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4. Additional Collection and Storage of Personal Data

a) When Visiting the Website (Server Log Files)

Beyond Adobe Portfolio and Google Analytics, our servers (or Adobe’s servers) may automatically collect data via server log files whenever you visit our website. These log files may include:

IP address (possibly anonymized)

Date and time of access

Name and URL of the accessed file

Referrer URL

Browser type, operating system, and name of your Internet service provider

This processing is based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in ensuring the website’s stability and security.

b) Contact (Email or Phone)

If you contact us by email or telephone, we will store the information you provide (name, contact details, message content) for the purpose of handling your inquiry and for possible follow-up questions. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures) or our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in effectively responding to your request.

5. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties

We will only disclose your personal data to third parties if:

You have given your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR),

Disclosure is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR),

There is a legal obligation under Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, or

Disclosure is based on our legitimate interests under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (e.g., for legal prosecution or defense), and there is no reason to assume you have an overriding legitimate interest in non-disclosure of your data.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Depending on your settings, Adobe Portfolio and/or we may place our own cookies to ensure the proper functioning of the website and potentially additional features (analytics, marketing).

Technically Necessary Cookies (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): These are essential for the operation of the website (e.g., session cookies).

Analytics/Marketing Cookies (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): These are only used with your consent (e.g., Google Analytics cookies).

You can configure your browser to block cookies altogether or allow them on a case-by-case basis. Please note that some website functions may not be fully available if you disable cookies.

7. Your Rights as a Data Subject

You have the right to:

Access (Art. 15 GDPR) to your personal data that we process;

Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;

Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) of your personal data, unless legal obligations or other overriding reasons apply;

Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR);

Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR) to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and/or request its transfer to another controller;

Withdraw Consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR) at any time with effect for the future if the processing is based on your consent;

Lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR) with a supervisory authority, particularly in the EU Member State of your habitual residence or place of work.

8. Right to Object

If we process your personal data based on legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
If you object, we will cease processing the data in question unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms.
To exercise your right to object, an email to studio_rt@me.com is sufficient.

9. Data Security

We employ SSL or TLS encryption within our website to protect your data, provided your browser supports these protocols. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the lock symbol in your browser’s address bar.
We also implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

10. Storage Period

We only store your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and/or as long as we are legally required to do so. After that, we delete or restrict the processing of your data in compliance with statutory retention obligations (e.g., under commercial or tax law).

11. Updates and Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is currently valid as of [12/2024]. Due to the ongoing development of our website or changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to modify this policy. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy is always available on our website.