Privacy Policy

ThinkTank publishing house
Ingrid Famula
Perhamerstr. 32
80687 Munich, Germany

Tel. +49 89 54 66 27 92

Mail: info@ThinkTank-Verlag.de

VAT ID: DE 312233701

© ThinkTank Verlag, Ingrid Famula

This privacy policy applies to all websites operated by ThinkTank Verlag. This website defines the nature, manner and purpose for which personal data is used when visiting our website.

This privacy policy applies to all websites operated by ThinkTank Verlag. This website defines the nature, manner and purpose for which personal data is used when visiting our website.

By agreeing to the following Privacy Policy, you consent to the collection, processing and use of your personal data in compliance with applicable data protection laws and the following provisions.

You can print this Privacy Policy (see below).

This Privacy Policy from the ThinkTank Verlag, Ingrid Famula, Perhamerstr. 32, 80687 (hereinafter referred to as “ThinkTank Verlag”, “we” or “us”) applies only to content contained on online platforms operated by ThinkTank Verlag (hereinafter referred to as a “Platform”). This Privacy Policy does not apply to external websites to which we have provided links on our website.

  1. Controller

    The controller at ThinkTank Verlag responsible for the collection, processing and use of your personal data within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the Federal Data Protection Act is:

    ThinkTank Verlag, Ingrid Famula, Perhamerstr. 32, 80687 Munich

  2. Personal data

    Personal data is information about the factual or personal circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your name, your telephone number, your address, your e-mail address, the IP address used by you and all basic data that you provide to us within the scope of using our services.

    Statistical data which we collect for example when you visit our website and which cannot be associated with you personally do not fall within this scope. For example, this includes statistics on which categories of content on offer are particularly popular or how many users visit certain content.

    We only use personal data within the framework of these provisions and such use is governed by the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the Federal Data Protection Act and the Telemedia Act. All data protection regulations are strictly observed.

  3. Collection and processing of personal data

    We use the information collected for the following general purposes, although not all information is actually used for all purposes: We use the personal data (basic data) stored in your user account to establish and administer the user relationship or to process any orders.

    We use data related to your use of the service (usage data) for technical processing and, if necessary, for billing purposes.

    When you visit our website, our web server temporarily collects and stores technical information (so-called log files) that your browser transmits to us: the IP address of your computer, the time stamp (date and time to the second), your file request (URL) and the http response code. Data collected in this manner is used for data security purposes, in particular to defend against attacks and to stabilize operational reliability, and for statistical evaluation. This data will be deleted or anonymized after 14 days at the latest. In the case of anonymization, IP addresses are changed in such a way that the individual details about personal or factual circumstances can no longer be associated with an identified or identifiable natural person, or can only be so associated with a disproportionately large expenditure of time, money and effort. The log files are neither used for the creation of individual user profiles nor are they passed on to third parties.

    Information on data stored in cookies can be found in Section 5.

    In addition to processing your data to process your purchase with us, we also use your data to communicate with you about your order, certain products or marketing campaigns and to recommend products or services that may be of interest to you. As our customer, you will occasionally receive product recommendations from us by e-mail. Our intent in doing so is to provide you information about products from our assortment that may be of interest to you based on your most recent purchases from us. We strictly adhere to applicable legal requirements.

    The legal basis for these processing operations is Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, whereby our legitimate interest lies in informing existing customers about comparable products and services. Information on your right to object can be found under Section 8.

    In addition, we and our partners may evaluate usage profiles under a pseudonym (which cannot be merged with the data in your user account) for advertising, market and opinion research and to improve the service (pseudonymized usage data), unless you have exercised your statutory right to object to this use of your data. Such usage profiles are generated by means of so-called cookies (see Section 5) for example. By analyzing and evaluating this information, we are able to improve our website and services, and to make our advertising more valuable and interesting for you.

    You agree that we may use data you provide to us along with other information stored about your user account, as well as pseudonymized usage data, to present personalized advertising and/or special offers and services to you or have them presented to you (e.g., through newsletters or advertising-related e-mails).

    We may also use your data for market- and opinion research. Of course, we use this data exclusively in anonymous form for statistical purposes and solely for own purposes. Your responses to surveys will not be published or shared with any other third party. We do not store the responses from our surveys in conjunction with your email address or other personal information.

    You hereby agree that we may process and use your personal data for market and opinion research for our own purposes.

  4. Disclosure of data

    We will only share your personal data if:

    • Transmitting your data to contract processors is necessary to enable the use of our offer. It is therefore possible that we will transmit your personal data to our hosting service provider and website operator in this context. If you have subscribed to a newsletter, it is possible that the data required for processing this request will be shared with a service-provider we use for this purpose. Data shared in this context may only be used by our service providers for the performance of their respective task. No other use of this information is permitted nor do any of our service providers make any such other use; some of our contract processors are based in third countries, but give appropriate guarantees (EU standard contract clauses) in accordance with Art. 47 GDPR.
    • In exceptional cases, we are legally obliged to transfer data to a government agency making such a request.

    Otherwise, we will not pass on any data to third parties unless you have expressly consented.

  5. Cookies

    We use cookies to make your visit to our website more enjoyable and to make it easier for you to use certain functions. They are small text files that are stored on your hard drive or temporary memory and that store certain settings and data for communicating with our system via your brows.

    Most of the cookies stored by us are deleted at the end of the browser session (so-called session cookies). This allows us to improve our website, content or personalization and make our website more user-friendly.

    Other cookies remain on your hard drive and enable us to recognize your computer during your next visit (so-called permanent cookies) and thus simplify personalization and registration services during your next visits. In particular, these cookies enable you to make certain entries, such as a language selection setting when you log in, only once and do not have to repeat them every time you visit our website. These cookies are valid for 6 to 24 months.

    Most browsers accept cookies by default. You can permit or prohibit temporary and permanent cookies independently of each other using your browser’s security settings. If you disable cookies, you may not be able to use certain features of our website, and some websites may not display correctly.

    It is possible that third parties may store cookies on your device via our websites. You can prevent these cookies from being set by deactivating the acceptance of third-party cookies on your browser.

    Only pseudonymous data is stored in the cookies we use. When a cookie is activated, it is assigned an identification number and your personal data is not associated with this identification number. Your name, your IP address or similar data that would enable association of the cookie with you personally, are not stored in the cookies. Using this cookie technology, we are only provided pseudonymous information, such as which content was accessed.

  6. Rights of data subjects

    You have the following rights on the basis of the EU General Data Protection Regulation:

    • Right of access

      You may request to be provided the following information:

      • The purposes for which personal data is processed;
      • The categories of personal data processed;
      • The recipients or categories of recipients to whom personal data concerning you has been or will be disclosed;
      • The envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored or, if it is not possible to provide specific information in this regard, criteria for determining the duration of the storage;
      • The existence of a right to rectify or erase personal data concerning you, a right to restrict processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
      • The existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
      • All available information on the origin of the data, if personal data was not collected from the data subject;
      • All available information on the origin of the data, if personal data was not collected from the data subject.

      You have the right to request information as to whether personal data concerning you will be transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate guarantees which we have agreed in relation to the recipient of your data and which are related to the transfer.

      If you wish to exercise your right to rectification, please send your request by e-mail or by post, clearly identifying yourself, to info@thinktank-verlag.de

    • Right to rectification

      You have the right to have your personal data rectified and/or completed if it is inaccurate or incomplete.

      Sollten Sie von Ihrem Recht auf Berichtigung Gebrauch machen, richten Sie Ihre Anfrage bitte per E-Mail oder per Post unter eindeutiger Identifizierung Ihrer Person an info@thinktank-verlag.de

    • Right to restriction of processing

      Under the following conditions, you may request that the processing of your personal data be restricted:

      • If you dispute the accuracy of personal data concerning you, for a period of time which enables the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
      • The processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
      • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; or
      • If you have lodged an objection against the processing, pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override yours.

      Where processing has been restricted, such personal data shall, with the exception of storage, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State.

      If you have obtained a restriction of processing pursuant, you will be informed by us before the restriction of processing is lifted.

      If you wish to exercise your right to restrict processing, please send your request by e-mail or by post, clearly identifying yourself, to info@thinktank-verlag.de

    • Right to erasure

      You have the right to have your personal data erased without undue delay if one of the following reasons applies:

      • The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
      • You withdraw your consent on which the processing of your data was based and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
      • You object to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing.
      • The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.
      • Your data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which we are subject.
      • The personal data concerning you have been collected in relation to information society services offered.

      The right to erasure does not apply if the processing is necessary

      • for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;
      • for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which we are subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us;
      • for reasons of public interest in the area of public health;
      • for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes, or
      • for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

      Provided that statutory retention obligations do not require otherwise, your personal data will be deleted if you have asserted a claim for erasure, if the data is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was stored, or if its storage is unlawful for other statutory reasons.

      Please note that data that you delete yourself may initially only be blocked and only then finally deleted after a delay in order to prevent accidental deletion or deliberate damage.

      If you wish to exercise your right to erasure, please send your request by e-mail or by post to info@thinktank-verlag.de, clearly identifying yourself.

    • Right to notification

      If you have informed us of your desire to exercise your right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing of your personal data, we will notify each recipient to whom such personal data have been disclosed of such rectification or erasure of such data or the restriction of its processing, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

      You also have the right to be informed of such recipients.

    • Right to data portability

      You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance by us, where

      • processing is based on consent or on a contract, and
      • processing is carried out by automated means.

      In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from us to another controller where technically feasible. The exercise of this right may not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

      The right to data portability does not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.

      If you wish to exercise your right to data portability, please send your request by e-mail or by post to info@thinktank-verlag.de, clearly identifying yourself.

    • Right to object

      You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time. In this case, we will no longer process your personal data unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

      Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to the processing for purposes of direct marketing, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes.

      If you wish to object to the collection, processing or use of your data by us in accordance with these data protection provisions in whole or for individual measures, you can send your objection to the above address or by e-mail to info@thinktank-verlag.de.

    • Right to withdraw your consent for data protection purposes

      You have the right to withdraw your consent under data protection law at any time. Withdrawal of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.

    • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

      Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the EU General Data Protection Regulation or the Federal Data Protection Act.

      Please contact the following supervisory authority: The Bavarian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information https://www.datenschutz-bayern.de/service/ should you want to exercise that right.

  7. Data security

    We make every effort to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse or destruction.

    Your personal data will only be accessible to employees who need to have access to your data in order to carry out their work properly and to offer you our services in the best possible way. We also take procedural and electronic safeguards to protect your personal information.

  8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

    We reserve the right make changes to our privacy policy as needed to reflect changes in technology or applicable laws and regulations. Please make sure that you have the latest version. We will post any material changes to this Privacy Policy on our website.

  9. Contacting us

    If you have any questions about data protection, please contact us at – info@thinktank-verlag.de or by post:

    ThinkTank Verlag
    Frau Ingrid Famula
    Perhamerstr. 32
    80687 Munich, Germany