Privacy Policy

Präferenzen

We are always working on optimizing the user experience on Contenized and have made some significant improvements within the last few months such as the change in credit from "pearls" to EUR or the automatic generation of watermarks to protect the content. For these reasons we are updating the terms of service and privacy policy.

This updated privacy policy will apply to all newly registered users as of 13/03/2023. Users who registered prior to 13/03/2023 may agree to this updated Privacy Policy after reading it or object to it by 13/04/2023 by sending a written message with your objection to support@contenized.com. The updated Privacy Policy will apply if no written objection is received by 13/04/2023. You can read the previous privacy policy here.

The following translation is for your information only. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this translated version and the German version (including as a result of delays in translation), the German version shall prevail.

With the following data protection declaration, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using the contenized.com platform and your associated rights in accordance with the European Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

The operators of this site 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.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (eg communication by e-mail) security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

I. General information on data processing

1. notes on the responsible entity

The responsible party for data processing on this website is: Contenized, legally represented by the business owner Danny Ruzic, Großweidenmühlstraße 16, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany, phone: 0911/2448907, e-mail: dpo@contenized.com

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

2. Legal basis

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) DSGVO or Art. 9(2)(a) DSGVO, if special categories of data are processed pursuant to Art. 9(1) DSGVO.

In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 (1) lit. a DSGVO. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your terminal device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25 (1) TTDSG.

The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO. Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Furthermore, the data processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Information about the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

3. Data storage

If no storage period has been specified within this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these reasons no longer apply.

4. Data transfer to third countries

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure under data protection law. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as a data subject being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

If you consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the transfer will take place on the legal basis of Article 49 (1) a DSGVO.

5. Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

6. Rights of the data subject

6.1 Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 DSGVO)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F DSGVO, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21 (1) DSGVO).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS 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; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21 (2) DSGVO).

6.2 Right to complain to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects shall have a right of appeal to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged breach. The right of appeal is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

6.3 Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

6.4 Information, deletion and correction

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

6.5 Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or enforce legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may - apart from being stored - only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

For further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time at dpo@contenized.com.

7. Revocation of your consent to data processing

8. TLS encryption

This site uses TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

II. Data processing when using the platform

1. Provision of the website and creation of log files

When you visit the platform at contenized.com, data and information transmitted to us by your browser is automatically stored. The following information is stored in our system under "log files":

Browser type and version
Operating system
IP address
Date and time of the server request
Referrer URL (websites from which you reach contenized.com)
Amount of data transferred
Requested URL
HTTP method

As a rule, this data is not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. It is in our interest to ensure the functionality and improvement of the website and to protect it from attacks. For this reason, the aforementioned data is collected.

2. Use of cookies

Our Internet pages use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them. Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you have requested or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is based exclusively on this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When deactivating cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

3. Registration

3.1 Registration by e-mail and password

You can register on contenized.com to use additional functions on the site. We use the data entered for this purpose only for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise we will reject the registration. Voluntary registration requires the following information to be provided:

Username
valid e-mail address
Password

For important changes, for example in the scope of the offer or in the case of technically necessary changes, we use the e-mail address provided during registration to inform you in this way.

The data entered during registration is processed for the purpose of implementing the user relationship established by the registration and, if necessary, for initiating further contracts (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO).

The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on this website and will then be anonymized. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

3.2 Registration via Google OAuth 2.0

You can also register on contenized.com via social login and create a user account.

You can register on contenized.com using the function "Google OAuth 2.0", from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, which enables API authorization without us receiving your access data.

It is possible that Google also transmits the information to a server in a third country where there is no adequate level of data protection. Currently, there is no adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 DSGVO. Google has committed to comply with the Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries under Directive 95/46/EC (Standard Contractual Clauses - SCC).

You can find more detailed information on data collection and processing by Google in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

3.3 Profile pictures

As a user, you have the option to upload a profile picture, which will be visible to all users or visitors of the website after publication. Uploading a profile picture is voluntary and can be deleted at any time. The profile picture will be displayed to other users when you leave comments, start a chat communication with another user or engage in other public activities on the website. By uploading, you therefore give your consent to the processing of this data. The legal basis for the processing of this data is Art 6 (1) lit a DSGVO.

4. Communication

4.1 Contacting by e-mail

If you contact us by e-mail, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of requests addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions - in particular legal retention periods - remain unaffected.

4.2 Comments and chat messages

As a user, you have the possibility to write public comments and send chat messages. The use of these functions is voluntary. The following data will be stored and published based on your consent:

IP address storage

Our comment and chat function stores the IP addresses of users who write texts. Since we do not check these texts on this website before they are activated, we need this data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

Storage period of comments and chat messages

The published texts and the associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments have to be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments).

Legal basis

The storage of the texts is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke your consent at any time. For this purpose, an informal communication by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

5. Email newsletter

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified e-mail address and agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. For the handling of the newsletter we use newsletter service providers, which are described below.

5.1 MailChimp

This website uses the services of Mailchimp for sending newsletters. The provider is Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

Mailchimp is a service with which, among other things, the sending of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. If you enter data for the purpose of receiving newsletters (e.g. e-mail address), this data is stored on Mailchimp's servers in the USA.

With the help of Mailchimp, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent with Mailchimp, a file contained in the email (known as a web beacon) connects to Mailchimp's servers in the USA. This makes it possible to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked. In addition, technical information is recorded (e.g. time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. It is used exclusively for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better adapt future newsletters to the interests of the recipients.

If you do not want any analysis by Mailchimp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message.

The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data that has been stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:

https://mailchimp.com/eu-us-data-transfer-statement/ and https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/#AnnexC-_Standard_Contractual_Clauses.

After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist, if necessary, to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

For more details, please refer to Mailchimp's privacy policy at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.

5.2 Essential Email Notifications (AWS)

6. Payment

Processing of customer and contract data

We collect, process and use personal customer and contract data for the purpose of establishing, defining the content of and amending our contractual relationships. We collect, process and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill the user. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship and expiration of any existing legal retention periods. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transfer upon conclusion of a contract for services and digital content

We transmit personal data to third parties only if this is necessary within the scope of the

contract processing is necessary, for example to the credit institution commissioned with the payment processing.

A further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Payment services

We integrate payment services from third-party companies on our website. When you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g. name, payment amount, account details, credit card number) is processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of processing the payment. For these transactions, the respective contract and data protection provisions of the respective providers apply. The use of the payment service providers is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (contract processing) and in the interest of a smooth, convenient and secure payment process (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO). Insofar as your consent is requested for certain actions, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO is the legal basis for data processing; consents can be revoked at any time for the future.

6.1 Micropayment

The provider of this payment service is Micropayment GmbH, Scharnweberstraße 69, 12587 Berlin, Germany. The data transfer is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (processing for the performance of a contract).

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://www.micropayment.de/about/privacy/

6.2 Epoch

The provider of this payment service is Epoch, 10 E. Pearl Avenue, Suite 200, PO Box 1172, Jackson, WY 83001 (hereinafter "Epoch").

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://epoch.com/legal_docs/privacy_policy.html.

7. Hosting and content delivery networks (CDN)

7.1 Amazon Web Services (AWS)

When you visit our website, your personal data is processed on the servers of AWS. The provider is Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, 1855 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as AWS).In this context, personal data may also be transferred to the parent company of AWS in the USA. The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here:

https://aws.amazon.com/de/blogs/security/aws-gdpr-data-processing-addendum/. For more information, see the AWS Privacy Policy: https://aws.amazon.com/de/privacy/.

The use of AWS is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent, the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) in the sense of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Job processing

We have concluded a contract on order processing (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that this processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

7.2 Amazon CloudFront CDN

This website uses the content delivery network Amazon CloudFront CDN. The provider is Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855, Luxembourg (hereinafter "Amazon").

Amazon CloudFront CDN is a globally distributed content delivery network. It technically routes the transfer of information between your browser and our website through the Content Delivery Network. This allows us to increase the global accessibility and performance of our website.

The use of Amazon CloudFront CDN is based on our legitimate interest in providing our website as error-free and secure as possible (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://aws.amazon.com/de/blogs/security/aws-gdpr-data-processing-addendum/.

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/.

Job processing

7.3 Bunny.net

This website uses bunny.net as a content delivery network (CDN) to optimize loading times. Videos used on the website are provided by the bunny.net network. Provider is BunnyWay d.o.o., Cesta komandanta Staneta 4A, 1215 Medvode, Slovenia.

All personal data is anonymized and not transmitted to third parties. bunny.net does not collect, store or distribute any information that could be used in any way to identify a user or contain their personal information.

Further information on the data protection provisions can be found here: https://bunny.net/privacy/ and here: https://bunny.net/gdpr/

The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 UAbs. 1 letter f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest is to improve the speed and availability of our website.

7.4 Cloudflare

This website uses the service "Cloudflare". The provider is Cloudflare Inc, 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter "Cloudflare").

Cloudflare offers a globally distributed content delivery network with DNS. This technically routes the transfer of information between your browser and our website through Cloudflare's network. This enables Cloudflare to analyze traffic between your browser and our website and to serve as a filter between our servers and potentially malicious traffic from the Internet. In doing so, Cloudflare may also use cookies or other technologies to recognize Internet users, but these are used solely for the purpose described here.

The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in providing our website as error-free and secure as possible (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-dpa/

Job processing

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

7.5 Fastly

This website uses the service "Fastly". The provider is Fastly Inc, General Counsel 475 Brannan St, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94107. The Fastly CDN makes content from our website available on various servers distributed around the world. This reduces website loading time, provides greater resilience and increased protection against data loss... The content embedded on this website, such as images and videos, is obtained from Fastly CDN when the page is accessed. Through this retrieval, information about your use of our website may be transmitted to servers of Fastly in other EU countries and stored there. When transferring data to the USA or another third country outside the EU that does not have a level of data protection equivalent to the GDPR, we conclude standard contractual clauses with CDN Fastly and, if necessary, take other necessary measures to ensure an adequate level of data protection.

Data processing by CDN Fastly already occurs when using the website with the corresponding content. The use of Fastly Web Services and the CDN Fastly is in the interest of higher reliability, increased protection against data loss and better loading speed of the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

Job processing

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://www.fastly.com/de/privacy/

7.6 PlanetScale

This website uses the service "PlanetScale", PlanetScale Inc, 535 Mission St 14th floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States. PlanetScale is a MySQL-compatible, serverless database platform.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://planetscale.com/legal/data-protection-addendum

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://planetscale.com/legal/privacy

7.7 Vercel

This website uses the service Vercel. The provider is Vercel Inc, 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA. Vercel is a cloud platform through which our website is delivered. As a result, your data is transmitted to Vercel when you visit our website. This is necessary so that your browser request can be processed successfully. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://vercel.com/legal/dpa

Job processing

We have concluded a contract on order processing (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that this the personal data of our website visitors

The data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The data transfer is necessary so that you can use our website.

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy.

7.8 Instatus

This website uses the service Instatus. The provider is Instatus, Inc, 9450 SW Gemini Dr PMB 30900 Beaverton, Oregon, USA (Delaware C Corporation). Instatus provides worldwide distributed hosting for status pages.

The use of the Instatus service is in the interest of higher reliability and performance of the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://instatus.com/instatus-gdpr-dpa.pdf

Job processing

The data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The data transfer is necessary so that you can use our website.

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://instatus.com/policies/gdpr

8. Age verification

8.1 YOTI

This website uses the service "Yoti Age Verification" ("YAV") for age verification, Yoti Ltd.

6th Floor, 107 Leadenhall St, London, EC3A 4AF.

Yoti Age Verification provides you with the ability to prove that you meet the required minimum age for your online activities without having to provide Contenized personal information.

1. age determination

You will be asked to take a selfie with your device's camera. You capture several photos and one of them is analyzed by the age determination technology to determine your age. It then calculates whether you meet the required minimum age.

We receive the following data from Yoti:

Your specific age in years
or the information that you meet the required minimum age or not

As an additional safety precaution, it is possible to request a "Liveness Test". This ensures that a real person is in front of the camera and that it is not a 2D image, a mask or a "bot". The technology processes the image(s) by passing them through a sequence of deep neural networks. Each of these networks examines a different element of the image to find clues as to whether or not it is a real person. The images are deleted as soon as the age is determined.

If the age determination fails, you will be prompted to the following method to determine your age.

2. ID scan

You will be asked to scan your ID document with your device's camera. Yoti extracts the information from the ID document and calculates whether you meet the minimum age requirement based on your date of birth.

We receive the following data from Yoti:

Your age in years
or the information that you meet the required minimum age or not

As an additional security precaution, we can also ask you to take a selfie with your device's camera. This ensures that your ID document belongs to you and prevents fraudsters from using your identity. Multiple photos are captured and the best of them is analyzed by the facial matching software. This creates a biometric template of your face, which is compared to the photo on your ID document.

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://www.yoti.com/privacy/age-verification/

9. Monitoring

9.1 Datadog

Our website uses the service "Datadog", Datadog, Inc, 620 8th Ave, 45th Floor, New York, NY 10018, USA ("Datadog"). The system notifies our development team about possible errors on the website. For this purpose, log data is transmitted to Datadog, which is used to analyze and correct the errors.

Job processing

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/privacy/

10. Verification as creator

Handling of applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to verify yourself with us as a Creator. In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your collected personal data. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data will be in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions and that your data will be treated strictly confidentially.

For the verification of your account we need the following data from you:

Copy of your identification document (front and back)
Profile picture
Tax information (tax number, address, VAT information, etc.)
Address
Identity verification and age verification (see 10.1)

For successful verification, it is necessary to provide this data.

You have the option to independently change the personal data provided at any time via your account. When deleting your verified account, it may be possible that we are obliged to retain personal data due to legal requirements. You are welcome to contact us for this purpose. The legal basis can be found in Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO.

10.1 Identity check (YOTI)

To verify your identity, we use the service "Yoti Identity verification", Yoti Ltd.

6th Floor, 107 Leadenhall St, London, EC3A 4AF.

Yoti identity verification offers you the possibility to prove your identity and the required minimum age.

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://www.yoti.com/privacy/app/

11. Analysis tools

11.1 Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, dwell time, operating systems used and the origin of the user. This data is summarized in a user ID and assigned to the respective end device of the website visitor.

Furthermore, Google Analytics allows us to record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among other things. Furthermore, Google Analytics uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected data sets and uses machine learning technologies in data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Browser plugin

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.

Job processing

We have concluded an order processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

11.2 Posthog Cloud EU

This website uses the service Posthog Cloud EU, Posthog Inc, 965 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 USA integrated. Posthog may record and reflect your behavior on our website. The storage of this data is limited in time and is used exclusively to improve our service based on your needs.

You can find more information about the privacy policy here: https://posthog.com/privacy

12. Google cloud

We use the provider Google Cloud EMEA Ltd, Gordon House Barrow Street Dublin 4. Personal data is also processed in our mail traffic, calendar entries where applicable, cloud storage, surveys and video meetings. For this purpose, we use the functions Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive/Google File Stream, Google Forms and Google Meet, all of which we use as part of the commercial software Google Cloud Platform.

A data processing contract or data processing addendum has also been concluded with Google for these areas of use. Details of data processing by Google can be viewed here: https://cloud.google.com/security/privacy/.

Date: March 2023