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BitsForDigits ("Company" or "We") respects your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website https://www.bitsfordigits.com (our "Website") and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
This policy applies to information we collect:
It does not apply to information collected by:
Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
Since 25 May 2018, the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) apply. Hereinafter, we would like to inform you about the processing of personal data carried out by bitsfordigits in accordance with this new regulation. Please read our privacy policy carefully. If you have any questions or comments about this privacy statement, you can always address them to the email address indicated in section 2.
1. Overview
The following data protection information informs you about the type and extent of the processing of so-called personal data by bitsfordigits. Personal data is information that is or can be directly or indirectly attributed to your person.
What is personal data?
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter the "data subject"). This includes information such as your name, address, postal address, IP address, telephone number or your email address. Information that is not directly related to your real identity (such as favourite websites or number of page users) is not covered.
What is anonymized data?
With every access to contents of our internet offer, general information is automatically stored (for example number and duration of the users of individual pages etc.). This data is not personal because it does not relate to an identified or identifiable natural person. It is therefore processed anonymously. Information of this type serves statistical purposes only and will be used by us to optimize our website.
The data processing on the website of bitsfordigits can essentially be divided into two categories:
According to the provisions of the GDPR, you have various rights that you can assert against us. This includes, inter alia, the right to appeal against selected data processing, in particular data processing for advertising purposes. The possibility of contradiction is emphasized by printing technology. If you have any questions about our privacy policy, you can always contact our company data protection officer. The contact details can be found below.
2. Name and contact details of the controller and the data protection officer
This privacy policy applies to the processing of data by bitsfordigits, Prenzlauer Allee 173, 10409 Berlin, Germany ("Responsible"), and to our website https://www.bitsfordigits.com. The data protection officer of bitsfordigits may be contacted via the above mentioned address, attn: Department Privacy or founders@bitsfordigits.com.
3. Purposes of data processing, legal bases and legitimate interests pursued by bitsfordigits or a third party as well as categories of recipients
3.1. Visiting our website
When you visit our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website and temporarily stores it in a so-called log file. We have no influence on this. The following information will also be collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:
The legal basis for the processing of the IP address is art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes of data collection listed below. At this point, there is the indication that we cannot draw any conclusions about your identity from the data collected and that we will not be drawn by it.
The IP address of your device and the other data listed above are used by us for the following purposes:
The data is saved for the duration of the session and automatically deleted when the browser is closed. We also use cookies, tracking tools and a CRM system for our website. What exact procedures these are and how your data is used for this purpose will be explained in more detail in section 3.4 below.
3.2. Data processing for customer support, customer care or newsletter delivery
3.2.1. Newsletter registration via Double-Opt-In
On our website we offer you the possibility to subscribe to our newsletter. In order to make sure that no mistakes were made when entering the email address and that this is also attributable to the actual owner, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure: After you have entered your email address in the registration field, we will send you a confirmation link. Only when you click on this confirmation link will your email address be added to our mailing list. You can revoke your consent for future newsletters at any time. For this, a short note by email to the email address indicated under 2. is sufficient.
3.2.2. Mailchimp
For the optimized handling of our marketing communication and the inquiry of the customer satisfaction we use on the basis of art. 6 par. 1 lit. b) GDPR the mailing tool MailChimp, an offer of the list provider The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means St, Suite 404 Atlanta, GA 30318, USA (hereafter "MailChimp"). If you have successfully subscribed to our newsletter, the following data will be processed through the servers of MailChimp:
MailChimp is certified according to the "Privacy Shield Framework" and thus meets the European standards for legally compliant order data processing. Additional information on MailChimp and the data protection at MailChimp can be found in the privacy policy of the provider as well as in the further explanations to the GDPR. For any questions you may have about MailChimp, you can also contact the MailChimp Privacy Officer at privacy@mailchimp.com. You can object to this processing at any time. For this, please use the contact options of our company data protection officer.
3.3. Online appearance and website optimization
3.3.1. Cookies - General Information
We rely on our website on the basis of art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR so-called cookies. Our interest in optimizing our website is considered to be justified in the sense of the aforementioned provision. Cookies are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not harm your device, do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malicious software. Information is stored within the cookie, each resulting in connection with the specific terminal used. However, this does not mean that we are immediately aware of your identity. The use of cookies mainly serves to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you.
3.3.2. Session cookies
When visiting our website, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages on our website. These are automatically deleted after leaving our page. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a note always appears before a new cookie is created. However, disabling cookies completely may mean that you cannot use all features of our website. The storage period of cookies depends on their purpose and is not the same for all of them.
3.3.3. Google Tag Manager
We manage website tags (website code) with Google Tag Manager. These facilitate the administration and further development of our offer and shorten your loading time. The Google Tag Manager only implements website code. The Google Tag Manager does not set cookies and does not collect personally identifiable information. The tool merely integrates website code that we have stored elsewhere that may be used to collect data. The tool only serves to facilitate the modulation of the respective code, but does not itself access the data processed by the code. We will inform you about all integrated tags in this privacy policy. For more information about the Google Tag Manager and its usage policies, visit the Google Sites.
3.3.4. Google Adwords Conversion-Tracking
In order to control and improve our campaigns, we use on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO the online advertising program "Google AdWords" as well as the analysis tool Conversion-Tracking, a service of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereafter: "Google"). When you click on an ad served by Google, a conversion tracking cookie will be placed on your machine. The information generated by the cookie:
are transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days, contain no personal data and are thus not used for personal identification. If you visit certain web pages on our website and the cookie has not expired, Google and we may 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 way that cookies can be tracked through the websites of advertisers. The information obtained through the cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for us as advertisers. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on our ad and were redirected to a conversion tracking tag page. However, we do not receive any information that personally identifies users. This processing for behavioral and interest-based advertising purposes is, according to recital 47 of the GDPR, to be regarded as our acknowledged legitimate interest.
You can prevent this processing in advance by generally preventing the installation of cookies by a browser setting of your browser (deactivation option) or by setting these cookies so that cookies from the domain googleleadservices.com. You can also opt out of processing by setting Sliders Off in Google Preferences.
3.3.5. Google Analytics
For the purpose of the needs-based design and continuous optimization of our websites, we use on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR Google Analytics Analysis Service, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). In this context, pseudonymised usage profiles are created and cookies are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as:
are transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on the activities and to provide other services related to the use of the website and the internet for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of these websites. This information may also be transferred to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data in the order. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with any other data provided by Google. The IP addresses are anonymized, so that an assignment is not possible (so-called IP masking).
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser software accordingly; however, we point out that in this case not all features of our website may be fully exploited. In addition, you may prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing this browser add-on. As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on this https://www.bitsfordigits.com/privacy. An opt-out cookie will be set which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website. Please note that the opt-out cookie applies only in the browser used and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again. For more information about privacy in connection with Google Analytics, visit the website of Google Analytics.
3.3.6. Google Dynamic Remarketing
On the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR the Remarketing or "Similar Audience" Tool of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereafter "Google"). This feature is for the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and visitor interests. Google uses cookies to carry out the website usage analysis, which forms the basis for the creation of interest-based advertisements. The cookies are used to record site visits and anonymous data on the use of the website. There is no storage of personal data of visitors to the website. If you subsequently visit another website on the Google Network, you may see ads that are likely to reflect and may be similar to previously viewed product and information areas. If necessary, your data will be processed via the Google servers in the USA. Such processing for behavioral and interest-based advertising purposes is, according to recital 47 of the GDPR, to be regarded as our acknowledged legitimate interest.
You can object to this data processing at any time by downloading and installing this browser add-on. You can also permanently disable the use of third-party cookies by configuring the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page accordingly. For detailed information about Google Remarketing and its privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/
3.3.7. GA Audiences
For the purpose of facilitating interest-based management of our campaigns within the Google ad network, we use on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR GA Audiences Web Analytics Service, a service of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). In this context, pseudonymised usage profiles can be created and cookies used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as:
are transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. The cookie makes it possible to recognize the visitor when he visits web pages that belong to the Google advertising network. On these pages, visitors can then be presented with ads that relate to content that the visitor previously visited on websites that use Google's remarketing feature. Such processing for behavioral and interest-based advertising purposes is, according to recital 47 of the GDPR, to be regarded as our acknowledged legitimate interest. If you do not wish to receive interest-based advertising, you may disable Google's use of cookies for these purposes by following the instructions on this link.
3.3.8. Bing ad conversion tracking and re-marketing
On the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR Bing's Conversion Tracking and Remarketing Tool, a service of Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, United States (hereinafter "Bing"). This function serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and visitor interests in order to create and control interest-based campaigns for our products and to measure their effectiveness. If you reach our website via a Bing ad, a cookie will be set on your device. On our website Bing-UET tag, i. integrated a snippet of code that can be stored in connection with the cookie data on the use of the website. This way, Bing and we can see that the visitor has reached us via the ad and a conversion page. In particular, the cookie will make the following anonymous data:
processed through the servers of Bing and stored there for 180 days. Such processing for behavioral and interest-based advertising purposes is, according to recital 47 of the GDPR, to be regarded as our acknowledged legitimate interest. You can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website as well as the processing of this data before setting the cookie by changing the browser settings and deactivating the setting of cookies. In addition, you can object to this data processing at any time by setting the switch to "Off" under this link under "Interest-based advertising: This browser". As a result, a so-called opt-out cookie is set on the terminal used, this being only relevant per browser and terminal. If you visit our website with different browsers or devices, you must activate the opt-out cookie per browser or device. You can find detailed information about Bing and the corresponding privacy policy on the product page or the website of the provider.
3.3.9. Criteo
For marketing purposes, in particular to enable the interest-based management of our campaigns, we use on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO the cookie technology of Criteo SA, Rue Blanche, 75009, Paris, France (hereafter: "Criteo"). For example, we use Criteo to provide our interested users with targeted product recommendations on third-party websites (known as publishers). For this purpose, when visiting our website, a cookie is set, which processes information about your visits to our website, in particular to the offers, destinations and surfing behavior that you view. This data processing is done in an anonymous form, i. the cookie can only be identified by a randomly generated ID. Thus, the information processed by the cookie can not be used to associate a specific person. The cookie has a maximum lifetime of 6 months and is then automatically deleted. Such processing for behavioral and interest-based advertising purposes is, according to recital 47 of the GDPR, to be regarded as our acknowledged legitimate interest. For more information about Criteo technology, please see the privacy policy of the provider. In addition, you can object to this anonymous data processing on our website at any time by setting the switches under number 2 to "on" at this link. Then a new opt-out cookie is set so that no further data processing takes place via Criteo. Please note that the opt-out cookie is only valid for the browser and the device used.
3.3.10. Outbrain Conversion Pixel
In order to implement our campaigns as required, to further optimize them and to measure their conversion, we use on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO an individual so-called pixel of Outbrain Inc., 39 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA (hereafter "Outbrain"). This pixel is embedded in the code of our website. On the one hand, we can ensure that the campaigns we initiate are only displayed to users who have shown an interest in our offer. We also want to ensure that our campaigns meet the potential interest of the user and do not bother him. On the other hand, we can track users' actions after they've seen or clicked one of our campaigns. This helps us to measure the conversion for statistical, market research and billing purposes. The following information is processed during use:
The data collected in this way is anonymous to us and therefore does not give us any information about the identity of the respective user. Such processing for behavioral and interest-based advertising purposes is, according to recital 47 of the GDPR, to be regarded as our acknowledged legitimate interest. The data is stored in accordance with the statutory retention periods and then deleted automatically. For more information about Outbrain's privacy, please see the Outbrain Privacy Policy. You can object to this special data processing at any time by clicking the opt-out button under number 4.
3.3.11. DoubleClick
For the purpose of the needs-based design and continuous optimization of our websites, we use on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO the Doubleclick Analysis Service, a service of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter: "Doubleclick"). Your browser will be assigned a pseudonymous identification number (ID) to check which ads have appeared in your browser and which ads have been viewed. The cookies do not contain any personal information. Using the DoubleClick cookie allows Google and its affiliate websites to serve ads based on previous visits to our or other websites on the Internet. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as:
are transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on the activities and to provide other services related to the use of the website and the internet for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of these websites. You may opt-out of this processing at any time by either downloading and installing the browser add-on available from the following link, or by deactivating the Doubleclick cookies on the Digital Advertising Alliance website at the following link.
3.3.12. Pardot
For the purpose of the needs-oriented design and continuous optimization of our websites as well as for customer communication, we use on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO the marketing tool Pardot, a service of Salesforce Inc., The Landmark at One Market, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA (hereinafter "Pardot"). The tool helps us to better understand the user behavior of our visitors and to gain insights for further optimization. By using Pardot, the following data is processed:
and transmitted via the servers of Pardot in the USA and stored there. From this user profiles can be created, which we use exclusively for the aforementioned purposes. This processing to optimize our offers is to be considered as our acknowledged legitimate interest. You can object to this data processing at any time by informing us that you no longer wish this processing in the future. For this please use the contact options of our company data protection officer.
3.3.13. Visual Website Optimizer
For the purpose of the needs-based design and continuous optimization of our websites, we use on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR the Visual Website Optimizer, a service provided by Wingify, 14th Floor, KLJ Tower North, Netaji Subhash Place, Pitam Pura, Delhi 110034, India (hereinafter referred to as Visual Website Optimizer). The tool helps us to better understand the user behavior of our visitors and to gain insights for further optimization. By using Pardot, the following data is processed:
and transmitted through the servers of Visual Website Optimizer and stored there. From this anonymous usage profiles can be created, which we use exclusively for the aforementioned purposes. This processing to optimize our offers is to be considered as our acknowledged legitimate interest. You can object to this data processing at any time by activating the "Disable VWO" button via this opt-out link.
3.3.14. Facebook Custom Audiences
For the target group-optimized modulation of Facebook campaigns and the measurement of their conversion, we use on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR the possibility of the formation of so-called Facebook Lookalike audiences offered to us by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland, (hereinafter "Facebook"). Further information on Facebook's Look Alike campaigns can be found on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/365463786964246 This processing for behavioral and interest-based advertising purposes is, according to recital 47 of the GDPR, to be considered as our acknowledged legitimate interest , In the event that you belong to the Facebook Lookalike audience, we will forward your email address and device ID to Facebook. You may opt-out of this specific data processing at any time by either changing your Facebook settings: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads or informing us that you no longer wish to do so in the future. For this please use the contact options of our company data protection officer.
3.3.15. Facebook Connect
In order to be as barrier-free as possible for our offers, we enable you to log in via Facebook, so-called Facebook login function, a service of Facebook Inc., 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (hereinafter "Facebook"). ). This replaces the otherwise necessary registration. To log in, you will be redirected to the Facebook servers, where you can log in with your Facebook usage data. This will link your Facebook profile to our offer. If you use this simplified login function, we collect different master data of your publicly visible profile, in particular:
The legal basis for the aforementioned processing is art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. The processing that takes place in this way serves the purpose of simplified log-in as well as contract substantiation and processing or the provision of pre-contractual measures. The information processed in this way is necessary for the conclusion of the contract in order to be able to identify you. For the purpose and scope of the data collection by Facebook and the further processing and use of the data, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for the protection of your privacy, please refer to the relevant data protection information from Facebook and the other information of the provider to the Facebook Connect function.
4. Consignees outside the EU
Except for under 2.4. We do not forward your data to recipients based outside the European Union or the European Economic Area. The under 2.4. mentioned processing causes a data transmission to the servers of the commissioned by us supplier of Web analysis technology (s.o.). These servers are located in the USA. The data transmission takes place in accordance with the principles of the so-called Privacy Shield as well as on the basis of so-called standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. You can receive a copy of these standard contract clauses from us.
5. Your rights
5.1. Overview
In addition to the right of revocation of your consent granted to us, you are entitled to the following further rights if the relevant legal requirements apply:
To assert your rights a short notice to our data protection officer is sufficient via e-mail founders@bitsfordigits.com or by postal route bitsfordigits, attn: Department of Privacy, Prenzlauer Allee 173, 10409 Berlin, Germany.
5.2. General right of objection
Under the conditions of Article 21 (1) GDPR data processing can be objected to for reasons that arise from the particular situation of the person concerned.
The above general right of objection applies to all processing purposes described in this privacy policy, which are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR be processed. Unlike the special right of objection directed to the processing of data for advertising purposes (see above), according to the GDPR, we are only obliged to implement such a general objection if you give us reasons of overriding importance (eg a possible danger to life or health). , In addition, it is possible to contact the supervisory authority responsible for the bitsfordigits, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Friedrichstraße 219, 10969 Berlin.
6. Data security
All personally transmitted data, including your payment data, will be transmitted using the common and secure SSL (Secure Socket Layer) standard. SSL is a secure and proven standard, e.g. is also used in online banking. You will see a secure SSL connection, including the attached “s” at the http (i.e. https: // ...) in the address bar of your browser or the lock icon at the bottom of your browser.
Incidentally, we use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data stored against us against manipulation, partial or complete loss and against unauthorized access by third parties.
7. Children Under the Age of 18
Our Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will immediately delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at founders@bitsfordigits.com.
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