Privacy Policy

This is a machine translated version of the legally binding German version.

Thank you for visiting our website michacassola.com. Despite careful control of the content, we do not assume any liability for external links to third-party content, as we did not initiate the transmission of this information, did not select or change the addressee of the transmitted information and the transmitted information itself.

The protection of your personal data during the collection, processing and use on the occasion of your visit to our website is an important concern for us and is carried out within the framework of the legal regulations, about which you can inform yourself e.g. under www.bfd.bund.de.

In the following, we explain what information we collect during your visit to our websites and how it is used:

1. collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use

a) When visiting the website

Each time a customer (or other visitor) accesses our website, information is automatically sent to the server of our website by the Internet browser used on your end device (computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.). This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file.

The following data is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

(pseudonymized) IP address of the requesting computer, as well as device ID or individual device identifier and device type,

Name of the retrieved file and amount of data transferred, as well as date and time of retrieval,

Message about successful retrieval,

requesting domain,

Description of the type of Internet browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your terminal device, as well as the name of your access provider,

Your browser history data as well as your standard weblog information,

Location data, including location data from your mobile device. Please note that most mobile devices allow you to control or disable the use of location services in the mobile device's settings menu.

Our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO to collect the data is based on the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection and comfortable use of the website,

Evaluation of system security and stability, and

for other administrative purposes.

In no case do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

b) When using our contact form

For questions of any kind, we offer you the possibility to contact us via a form provided on the website. At least the specification of a valid e-mail address and your name is required so that we know from whom the request originates and to be able to answer it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after completion of your request.

c) When registering for our newsletter

If you have expressly consented in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO, we will use your e-mail address to send you our newsletter on a regular basis. Unsubscribing is possible at any time, for example via a link at the end of a newsletter. Alternatively, you are welcome to send your unsubscribe request at any time to <link mich@casso.la>mich@casso.la</link> by e-mail (preferably with the subject: "Unsubscribe Newsletter").

2. disclosure of personal data

Your data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will only share your information with third parties if

you have given your express consent to this according to (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO),

this is necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you (Art. 6 S. 1 para. 1 lit . b DSGVO),

a legal obligation to disclose exists (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c DSGVO),

the disclosure is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

In these cases, however, the scope of the data transmitted is limited to the minimum required.

Our data protection policy is in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations and the data is only processed in the Federal Republic of Germany. However, we also work with third-party providers who may process the data outside the EU. All third-party providers with whom we work are listed in our privacy policy.

3. data subject rights

Upon request, we will be happy to inform you whether and which personal data relating to you are stored (Art. 15 DSGVO), in particular about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling.

You also have the right to have any incorrectly collected personal data corrected or incompletely collected data completed (Art. 16 GDPR).

Furthermore, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your data, provided that the legal requirements for this are met (Art. 18 DSGVO).

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller (Art. 20 DSGVO).

In addition, you are entitled to the so-called "right to be forgotten", i.e. you can demand that we delete your personal data, provided that the legal requirements for this are met (Art. 17 DSGVO).

Irrespective of this, your personal data will be automatically deleted by us if the purpose of the data collection has ceased to exist or the data processing has been carried out unlawfully.

According to Art. 7 (3) DSGVO, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time. This has the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent for the future.

You also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time, provided that a right of objection is provided for by law. In the event of an effective revocation, your personal data will also be automatically deleted by us (Art. 21 DSGVO).

If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, an e-mail to: mich@casso.la is sufficient.

In the event of violations of data protection regulations, you have the possibility to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO. The competent supervisory authority is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Rhineland-Palatinate (https://www.datenschutz.rlp.de/) as well as any other supervisory authority.

4. duration of data storage

The collected data will be stored by us as long as this is necessary for the execution of the contracts entered into with us or you have not exercised your right of deletion or your right of data transfer to another company.

5. cookies

We use cookies on our website. These are small text files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your terminal device when you visit our website. In the cookie, information is stored that arises in each case in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we immediately gain knowledge of your identity.

These cookies are set as so-called first-party cookies ("own cookies") or third-party cookies ("third-party cookies"). First-party cookies are set by the website you are currently on and are not made accessible by browsers across domains. A third-party cookie, on the other hand, is set by a third party, i.e. not by the actual website you are currently on.

The cookies are further differentiated into technically necessary and technically unnecessary cookies. On our website, both technically necessary cookies and technically unnecessary cookies are set in accordance with the following paragraphs.

a. Technically necessary cookies

Technically necessary cookies are mandatory for the operation of our website and lead, for example, to certain functions being made possible for you in the first place. These technically necessary cookies, which are only required and set for the individual necessary online session, are automatically deleted after you leave our website.

The legal basis for the use of these technically necessary cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

b. Technically not necessary cookies

Insofar as you have declared the corresponding consent, we use so-called technically unnecessary cookies on our site. The technically unnecessary cookies are mainly used to evaluate the use of the website and user behavior, to compile reports on the activities of visitors to the website and to provide other services related to the use of the website.

The technically unnecessary cookies used by us are explained in our cookie banner with regard to the mode of operation, duration and possible third-party recipients of the data. If certain third-party providers used by us set cookies as part of the service provided to us, this will also be pointed out separately in our privacy policy.

The legal basis for the use of technically unnecessary cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO, provided you have given your consent.

You can revoke your consent at any time. Furthermore, you have the option to configure the setting of cookies at any time. For example, you can set your browser so that it informs you in advance about the setting of cookies or completely denies cookies.

6. java applets and java script

Java applets and Java script are used in the provision of our Internet offer. If you do not wish to use these utilities or active content for security reasons, you should deactivate the corresponding setting in your browser.

7. clear giffs

Clear Gifs: We or certain third party vendors may use a software technology called clear gifs (also known as web beacons/web bugs) to help us improve our services by measuring their efficiency and performance. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier and have a similar function to cookies. Unlike cookies, which are stored on the user's computer hard drive, clear gifs are invisibly embedded in our services.

8. online marketing/analysis measures

With the statistical collection through online marketing measures, we want to design our website in line with requirements and continuously adapt it for you, as our user, and optimize its use.

Unless otherwise stated below, the online marketing and tracking measures we use are based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

If your data is transferred to the USA, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 49 (1) sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO. In addition, the service providers concerned have committed to us under a standard contractual clause that a level of data protection equivalent to that of the EU is guaranteed in third countries outside the EU to which data is exported.

a. Google Tools

On our website we use various tools from Google.

aa. Google Analytics

Insofar as you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited "Google". The use includes the operating mode "Universal Analytics"; This makes it possible to assign data, sessions and interactions across multiple devices to a pseudonymous user ID and thus analyze the activities of a user across devices.

Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In the event that IP anonymization is activated on this website, however, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. We would like to point out that on this website Google Analytics has been extended by IP anonymization to ensure anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking). The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit (www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or www.policies.google.com/?hl=de).

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 14 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has been reached takes place automatically once a month.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by preventing the storage of cookies through a corresponding setting of your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when visiting this website. To prevent collection by Universal Analytics across devices, you must opt-out on all systems used. If you click here (www.tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de), the opt-out cookie will be set to disable Google Analytics.

bb. Google AdWords / Conversion Tracking

We also use the online advertising program "Google AdWords - Conversion Tracking". Conversion tracking is an analysis service provided by Google. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your terminal device. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain web pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Thus, there is no possibility that cookies can be tracked through websites of AdWords customers.

The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted in to conversion tracking. This tells customers the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to identify users personally.

If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by preventing the installation of cookies from the domain "googleadservices.com" through a corresponding setting in your browser software (deactivation option). You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. Further information as well as Google's privacy policy can be found at: www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/, www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

cc. Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for embedding advertisements of Google LLC ("Google"). Google AdSense uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). Through these web beacons, information such as visitor traffic on these pages can be evaluated.

The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including your IP address) and delivery of advertising formats will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. This information may be passed on by Google to contractual partners of Google. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by you.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

dd. Google Remarketing

This website uses Google Remarketing, an advertising service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). Third-party vendors, including Google, serve ads on websites on the Internet. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's previous visits to this website. Users may opt-out of Google's use of cookies by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page www.google.com/privacy_ads.html. Alternatively, users can disable the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

ee. Google Tag Manager

On this website the Google Tag Manager is used. With the Google Tag Manager it is possible to manage website tags via an interface. The Tag Manager tool itself (which implements the tags) is a cookie-less domain and does not collect any personal data. The tool takes care of triggering other tags, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If a deactivation has been made at the domain or cookie level, it remains in place for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager. For more information about Google Tag Manager, visit www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

ff. Google Workspace

On our website, we use Google Workspace from Google LLC (formerly known as Google Inc.),1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043 USA to communicate via email. In particular, your email address is processed.

More information about Google Workspace can be found here: www.workspace.google.com/intl/de/.

gg. Google Optimize

If you have given your consent, we use Google Optimize ("Google Optimize"), a service of Google. Google Optimize analyzes the use of different variants of the website, so that we are able to adjust the user experience to the behavior of the website users. Google Optimize is a support service of Google Analytics and uses cookies.

The information generated by these cookies about the use of our website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We use Google Optimize with IP anonymization activated, so that your IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. In exceptional cases, the full IP address is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and encrypted there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or policies.google.com/privacy .

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when visiting this website. To prevent collection across devices, you must opt-out on all systems used. If you click here (www.tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de), the opt-out cookie will be set to disable Google Analytics.

In addition, we have concluded an order processing agreement with Google for the use of Google Optimize, in which we oblige Google to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties

hh. Doubleclick from Google

This website uses the Doubleclick service from Google. Google uses cookies to display ads that are relevant to you. For this purpose, a pseudonymous identification number (ID) is assigned to your browser in order to check which of the ads displayed in your browser were called up. Based on the user behavior recorded in this way, Google displays relevant advertisements for you. For more information on Google Doubleclick, please visit www.google.de/doubleclick and www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

b. Matomo

On our website, data is collected and stored using the web analytics software Matomo, a service provided by InnoCraft Ltd, 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand, ("Matomo") for statistical analysis of user behavior and for optimization and marketing purposes. Pseudonymized user profiles can be created and evaluated from this data for the same purpose. Cookies can be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the site visitor's Internet browser. Among other things, the cookies enable the recognition of an Internet browser. The data collected using Matomo technology (including your pseudonymized IP address) is processed on our servers.

The information generated by the cookie in the pseudonymous user profile is not used to personally identify the visitor to our website and is not merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym.

If you do not agree with the storage and analysis of this data from your visit, you can object to the storage and use at any time by clicking the mouse below. In this case, a so-called opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser, which means that Matomo will not collect any session data. Please note that the complete deletion of your cookies means that the opt-out cookie is also deleted and may have to be reactivated by you.

c. Facebook Connect/ Facebook Pixel

With your consent, our website uses the so-called "Facebook pixel", which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA ("Facebook"). We use this to track the behavior of page visitors after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of the Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and to optimize future advertising measures. The collected data is anonymous for us as the operator of this website, we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy. This allows Facebook to enable the placement of advertisements on Facebook pages as well as outside of Facebook. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator. Furthermore, a cookie may be stored on your computer for these purposes. You can find more information about protecting your privacy in Facebook's privacy policy: www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can also disable the Custom Audiences remarketing feature in the Ads Settings section at: www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you must be logged into Facebook. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can disable Facebook usage-based advertising on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website.

Please click here if you wish to withdraw your consent: OPT-OUT

d. Cloudflare

To protect our website, we use the Cloudflare service of the provider Cloudflare, Inc, 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. Cloudflare operates a content delivery network (CDN) and provides protection functions for the website (web application firewall). For this purpose, the data transfer between the requesting browser and our server is decrypted by Cloudflare to prevent attacks such as so-called distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on our software.

The legal basis is the protection of legitimate interests, namely the prevention of attacks on our website pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f. DSGVO.

You can find more information about Cloudflare's privacy policy here: www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.

9. services from Google Maps

The use of Google Maps is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

If you have given your consent, we use various services of Google LLC (www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google") to display routes and location information on our website.

These are in detail Google Maps, Google Maps Directions, - Distance, - Geocoding and -Geolocation. These services provided by Google are each integrated into our website via so-called API interfaces.

We, as the provider of our website, have no knowledge of whether and, if so, which data is transferred to Google when using the Google Maps services.

The use of these offers is subject to the terms and conditions of Google, which you can view here: www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps/ and www.policies.google.com/privacy?fg=1.

The recipient of the collected data is Google. Insofar as a transfer of your data to the USA takes place, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 49 para. 1 p.1 lit. a DSGVO. In addition, Google has committed to us under a standard contractual clause that in third countries outside the EU to which data is exported, a level of data protection equivalent to that in the EU is guaranteed.

10. use youtube

Videos are embedded on our website via YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA, represented by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The videos are stored on www.youtube.com and can be played directly from our website. Our website thus enables you to connect to YouTube. Normally, when you call up a website with embedded videos, your IP address is already sent to YouTube and cookies are installed on your computer. However, we have embedded the YouTube videos with the "extended data protection mode" on our website. YouTube itself provides this extended data protection mode and ensures that initially no cookies are stored on your end device. However, when you call up the website in question, even in "extended data protection mode", a connection is established to the "DoubleClick" network of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, and your IP address is transmitted. In particular, this informs you that you have visited our website. However, this data cannot be specifically assigned to you unless you have logged in to YouTube or another Google service before accessing the website or are still logged in.

As soon as you start the playback of an embedded video by clicking on it, YouTube only saves cookies on your end device through the extended data protection mode, which do not contain any personally identifiable data, unless you are currently logged in to a Google service. These cookies can be prevented by appropriate browser settings and extensions.

We have neither knowledge nor influence of the possible collection and use of your data by YouTube. You can find more information in YouTube's privacy policy at www.policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

The recipient of the collected data is YouTube. Insofar as a transfer of your data to the USA takes place, this is done on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 49 para. 1 p.1 lit. a DSGVO. In addition, the parent company of YouTube LLC, Google LLC, has committed to us under a standard contractual clause that a level of data protection equivalent to that of the EU is guaranteed in third countries outside the EU to which data is exported.

11. social networks

Simple links

We do not use social media plugins of social networks on our website, because these social media plugins usually lead to the fact that every visitor of the website is immediately recorded by these services with his IP address. This means that all further activities on the Internet are logged; even if you do not click on one of the buttons at all .

We have therefore only used links to our presence on the social networks mentioned below.

We would like to point out that data of our website visitors may also be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for the users because, for example, the enforcement of the users' rights could be made more difficult .

Furthermore, it is possible that user data may be processed for market research and advertising purposes by the third-party providers. For example, usage profiles can be created from the usage behavior and resulting interests of the users. The usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the social networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the users' computers, in which the usage behavior and interests of the users are stored. Furthermore, data independent of the devices used by the users may also be stored in the usage profiles (especially if the users are members of the respective social network and are logged in to them).

For a detailed description of the respective processing, please refer to the information of the respective providers linked below. In the case of requests for information or the assertion of your rights as a data subject, we would also like to point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the social networks. Only they have access to the data of their users and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. If you still need help, you can contact us.

We use links on our website to the social networks listed below:

Facebook (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland), Privacy Policy: www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, Opt-Out: www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and www.youronlinechoices.com,

Google/ YouTube (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA), privacy policy: www.policies.google.com/privacy, opt-out: adssettings.google . com/authenticated,

LinkedIin (LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) Privacy Policy: www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

WhatsApp (WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) Privacy Policy: www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy

12. data security

We take all necessary technical and organizational security measures to store your personal data in such a way that they are not accessible to third parties or the public. If you wish to contact us by e-mail, we would like to point out that the confidentiality of the information transmitted cannot be fully guaranteed when using this method of communication. We therefore recommend that you send us confidential information exclusively by post.

13. up-to-dateness and modification of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status 08.2023

Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to change this privacy policy. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time on the website at https://michacassola.com/privacy-policy/.

14. name and contact details of the controller and the data protection officer

This data protection information applies to data processing by:

Person responsible: Micha Cassola, Am Kiesweg 26, 66955 Pirmasens, mich@casso.la