Legal Notice AND Privacy Policy

On this page you will find our Legal Notice and Private Policy as well as all legally required information on data protection. Here you can find out what data we collect from you and how we store and use this data.

Information according to § 5 TMG | Responsible for content according to § 55 Abs. 2 RStV:

Nancy and Darek Stoehr
Germany

E-mail: hello@thesturgheons.com
Internet: www.thesturgheons.com

Liability for contents

The contents of our pages were created with the greatest care. However, we cannot assume any liability for the correctness, completeness and topicality of the contents. As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages according to § 7 para.1 TMG (German Telemedia Act) and general laws. According to §§ 8 to 10 TMG we are not obliged to monitor transmitted or stored information from third parties or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information according to general laws remain unaffected. However, liability in this respect is only possible from the time of knowledge of a concrete infringement. As soon as we become aware of any such infringements, we will remove the contents in question immediately.

Liability for links

Our offer contains links to external websites of third parties, on whose contents we have no influence. Therefore we can not take any responsibility for these external contents. The respective provider or operator of the linked pages is always responsible for the contents of these pages. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking. Illegal contents were not recognizable at the time of linking. However, a permanent control of the contents of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of a violation of the law. If we become aware of any infringements, we will remove such links immediately.

COPYRIGHTS

The contents and works on these pages created by the site operators are subject to German copyright law. The reproduction, editing, distribution and any kind of use outside the limits of copyright law require the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of these pages are not permitted. Insofar as the content on this site was not created by the operator, the copyrights of third parties are respected. In particular, third-party content is marked as such. Should you nevertheless become aware of a copyright infringement, please inform us accordingly. If we become aware of any infringements, we will remove such contents immediately. 

DATA PROTECTION 

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website. This includes: Information about your browser, network and device, web pages you visited before visiting this website, your IP address.

Squarespace needs the data for the operation of this website and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form. This website collects personal data that serves as the basis for our website analytics. This includes:  Information about your browser, your network and your device, web pages you visited before visiting this website, your IP address. This information may also include details about your use of this website, including: clicks, internal links, pages visited, scrolling, searches, timestamps. We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn more about traffic and activity on this website.

Privacy policy

This data protection declaration clarifies the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") within the framework of the provision of our services as well as within our online offer and the websites, functions and contents connected with it as well as external online presences, such as our Social Media Profile (hereinafter referred to collectively as "online offer"). With regard to the terms used, such as "processing" or "responsible party", we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the Basic Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO).

Cooperation with contract processors

If, in the course of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors, jointly responsible parties or third parties), transfer it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this is only done on the basis of a legal authorization (e.g. if the data must be transferred to third parties, such as payment service providers, in order to fulfill a contract), users have consented, a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosters, etc.). If we disclose, transmit or otherwise grant access to data to other companies in our group of companies, this is done in particular for administrative purposes as a legitimate interest and, moreover, on a basis that complies with the legal requirements.

Transfers to third countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation) or if this is done in the context of using the services of third parties or disclosure or transfer of data to other persons or companies, this will only take place if it is done to fulfil our (pre-)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to express consent or contractually required transfer, we process or allow data to be processed only in third countries with a recognized level of data protection, including the US processors certified under the "Privacy Shield" or on the basis of special guarantees, such as contractual obligations through so-called standard protection clauses of the EU Commission, the existence of certifications or binding internal data protection regulations (Art. 44 to 49 DSGVO, information page of the EU Commission).

Rights of data subjects

Right of access: You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not data in question are being processed and to be given access to such data and to receive further information and copies of the data in accordance with the law. Right of rectification: You have the right to request, in accordance with the law, the completion of the data concerning you or the rectification of inaccurate data concerning you. Right to erasure and restriction of processing: You have the right to request that data concerning you be erased immediately in accordance with the law or, alternatively, to request a restriction of processing in accordance with the law. Right to data transferability: You have the right to receive data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format in accordance with the legal requirements or to request that it be transferred to another responsible party. Complaints to the supervisory authority: You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in accordance with the statutory provisions.

Right of withdrawal

You have the right to revoke any consent given with effect for the future.

Right of objection

You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter e or f of the DPA; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If the personal data concerning you are processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing, including profiling, insofar as it is linked to such direct marketing.

COOKIES

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or short texts that are downloaded to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information on how to view the cookies placed on your device, see About the cookies used by Squarespace.
These functional and necessary cookies are always used because they enable Squarespace, our hosting platform, to provide this website securely for you. These analytics and performance cookies are only used on this website as described below if you confirm our cookie banner. We use analytics cookies to gain insight into site traffic, site activity and other data.

deletion of data

The data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in their processing in accordance with the legal requirements. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage obligations. If the data are not deleted because they are required for other and legally permissible purposes, their processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.

Changes and updates to the privacy policy

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our data protection declaration. We will adapt the data protection declaration as soon as changes in the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes make it necessary for you to cooperate (e.g. to give your consent) or to receive other individual notification.

FONTS

This website uses font files from Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. In order to display this website correctly, servers that store the font files may receive personal information about you. This includes: Information about your browser, network or device, your IP address, and the type of internet connection you use.

Contact

When contacting us (e.g. by e-mail, telephone or via social media), the user's details will be used to process the contact request and its handling in accordance with Art. 6 Par. 1 lit. b. (within the framework of contractual/pre-contractual relations), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. (other requests) DSGVO are processed... The information provided by users may be stored in a customer relationship management system ("CRM system") or comparable enquiry organisation. We delete the enquiries if they are no longer required. We review the necessity every two years; furthermore, the statutory archiving obligations apply.

social media online presence

We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to be able to communicate with the customers, interested parties and users active there and to inform them about our services. We point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This can result in risks for the users, because the enforcement of the users' rights could be made more difficult. With regard to US providers who are certified under the Privacy-Shield, we would like to point out that they thereby undertake to comply with the data protection standards of the EU. Furthermore, user data is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created from the user behaviour and the resulting interests of the users.

The user profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the users' computers, in which the usage behaviour and interests of the users are stored. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the user profiles independently of the devices used by the users (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them). The processing of users' personal data is based on our legitimate interests in effective user information and communication with users in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO. If the users are asked by the respective providers of the platforms to give their consent to the aforementioned data processing, the legal basis of the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a., Art. 7 DSGVO. For a detailed presentation of the respective processing and the possibilities of objection (opt-out), we refer to the following linked information of the providers. Also in the case of requests for information and the assertion of user rights, we point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the providers have access to the data of the users and can directly take appropriate measures and provide information. Should you nevertheless need help, please contact us. Instagram (Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA) – Datenschutzerklärung/ Opt-Out: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

Instagram

Within our online offer, functions and contents of the service Instagram, offered by Instagram Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA, can be integrated. This may include, for example, content such as images, videos or text and buttons that allow users to share content from this site within Instagram. If users are members of the Instagram platform, Instagram may assign the access to the above-mentioned content and functions to the profiles of users there. Instagram Privacy Policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.