Privacy policy
Important note about the privacy policy
1. Content
BlazeFinch GmbH, hereinafter referred to as "BlazeFinch" or "we"), provides non-regulated advisory services to companies. Any collection, processing, storage and use of data is exclusively for the provision of our services.
BlazeFinch always sets the highest standards for data protection and security. BlazeFinch's services have therefore been designed with the aim of using as little personal data as possible. In this context, "personal data" is understood to mean all individual information about personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person or company (so-called "data subject"). The following information on data protection describes the types of data we process about you, for what purpose this is done and what we do with your data.
2. Name and contact details of the controller
The controller within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:
BlazeFinch GmbHWitzlebenstrasse 214057 BerlinPhone: +49 171 7086110E-mail: [email protected]
Managing Director: Frank Ackermann
3. Contact details of the data protection officer
We have not appointed a data protection officer for our company.
4. Provision of the website and creation of log files
Description and scope of data processing: Every time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer. The following data is collected:
- Browser type and version,
- operating system used,
- Website from which you visit us (referrer URL),
- Website you are visiting,
- Date and time of your access,
- Your Internet Protocol (IP) address.
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website.
Legal basis for data processing: The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Purpose of data processing: The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must be stored for the duration of the session. The purpose of the storage in log files is to ensure the functionality and stability of the website. In addition, the data is used to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context. These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Duration of storage: The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.
5. Contact form and e-mail contact
Description and scope of data processing: When you send a contact request via our contact form, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored. At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored: Date and time of sending the message. Your consent will be obtained for the processing of the data as part of the registration process and reference will be made to this privacy policy.
The provision of personal data by you is neither required by law nor contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide us with any personal data. Failure to provide personal data, insofar as it is mandatory information, will result in the fact that it is not possible to contact you via the contact form.
Alternatively, you can contact us via the e-mail addresses provided on our website. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.
Your data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.
Legal basis for data processing: The legal basis for the processing of the data transmitted via the contact form is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). The legal basis for the data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in answering the sender's contact request. If the e-mail contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
Purpose of data processing: The processing of the personal data from the input mask and the e-mail serves us solely to process the contact request.
Duration of storage: The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended, unless contractual or legal obligations preclude deletion. The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been conclusively clarified.
During the submission process, no additional personal data will be collected other than the date and time of registration.
6. Transfer of personal data
BlazeFinch will not share your information with third parties unless you have given your prior express consent to such disclosure or the transfer is required or permitted by law. Excluded from this are BlazeFinch's service partners, who may be employed by us. have been commissioned to process personal data in accordance with our instructions within the framework of a data processing agreement. Our employees are obliged to maintain confidentiality and to comply with data protection regulations.
7. Use of cookies
Description and scope of data processing: On our website, we use so-called cookies to make visiting the site attractive and to enable the use of certain functions. These are small text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website.
It is also possible to use our website without cookies. You can disable the storage of cookies in your internet browser, restrict them to certain websites or set your internet browser to notify you before a cookie is stored. You can delete cookies from your computer's hard drive at any time using the privacy functions of your internet browser. In this case, the functions and usability of the offer could be limited. The following links show you how to adjust the settings for the following popular browsers:
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=de_DE&locale=de_DE
Blocking cookies may impair the functionality of this website.
Legal basis for data processing: If personal data is processed using technically necessary cookies, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Purpose of data processing: The purpose of the use of technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change. This applies in particular to the personal area, for which investors can log in with their access data. These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
The user data collected by technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles.
Duration of storage: Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted from him to our website. The technically necessary cookies described above are usually deleted at the end of your browser session. In addition, by changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies as described. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically.
8. Website analysis, web marketing and social media
On our website, we use the following cookies to the extent described below. The legal basis for the use of these cookies is our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR). This is to improve our website, to be able to offer you interest-based advertising and to give you the opportunity to share content via social media.
You have the option to withdraw your consent to the use of cookies at any time. For information on how to do this, please refer to the description of each cookie. Unless you wish to opt-out for each individual cookie or a cookie provider does not offer an individual opt-out solution, you can opt-out via the following links:
http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/
http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/
If cookie providers do not offer an opt-out of this either, you can block or delete cookies via the settings of your browser. The following links show you how to adjust the settings for the following popular browsers:
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=de_DE&locale=de_DE
a) Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google") on our marketplace. Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and thus enable an analysis of your use of the website.
The information generated by these cookies, such as the time, location and frequency of your website visit, including your IP address, is transmitted to and stored by Google in the United States. We use Google Analytics on our website with the addition "_gat._anonymizeIp". In this case, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area and thus anonymized.
Google will use this information to evaluate your use of our site, to compile reports on website activity for us and to provide other services related to website and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required to do so by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google.
Google will, according to its own statements, under no circumstances associate your IP address with other data held by Google. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of our website to their full extent.
Furthermore, Google offers a deactivation add-on for the most common browsers, which gives you more control over which data is collected by Google about the websites you visit. The add-on tells the JavaScript (ga.js) of Google Analytics that no information about the website visit should be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, the Google Analytics browser deactivation add-on does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services that we may use. For more information on how to install the browser add-on, please visit the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
The data we send and link to cookies, user IDs or advertising IDs will be automatically deleted after 14 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has been reached takes place automatically once a month. For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.
b) DoubleClick
External services such as Vimeo and YouTube can be accessed via our website. These external services use the online marketing tool DoubleClick by Google ("DoubleClick"). This is also an offer from Google. DoubleClick uses cookies to show you ads that are relevant to you, to improve campaign performance reports, or to prevent you from seeing the same ads more than once. This involves assigning a pseudonymous identification number (ID) to your browser to check which ads have been displayed in your browser and which ads have been viewed. In addition, DoubleClick can use the ID to track conversions related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, if you see a DoubleClick ad and later call up our website with the same browser and request something there. According to Google, the cookies do not contain any personal information.
The information generated by the cookies is transmitted by Google to a server in the USA for evaluation and stored there. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you according to our state of knowledge: Through the integration of DoubleClick, Google receives the information that you have accessed the relevant part of our website or clicked on an ad from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is a possibility that the provider will learn and store your IP address.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of our websites to their full extent. You can opt out of personalized ads in your Google account; To do so, follow this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/ Further information and the privacy policy can be found in Google's privacy policy at: http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.
c) New RelicOur website can be used to access external services such as Vimeo and Youtube. These external services use New Relic, a performance analytics service provided by New Relic Inc. (101 Second Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105). New Relic collects and stores data from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These usage profiles are used to analyse visitor behaviour and are evaluated to improve and design the offer in line with needs. Cookies may be used for this purpose. The pseudonymised user profiles will not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym without the express consent of the person concerned, which must be given separately.
In addition, New Relic is a tool to measure and monitor the technical performance of the website, such as whether the website can be accessed and how quickly the page is displayed when it is accessed. To this end, New Relic collects data via this website, such as system data on add-ons used, usage times, browsers used, hardware and software used (so-called "Application Data"). New Relic also places one or more cookies on your browser for this purpose. The application data is stored on New Relic's servers and used to analyze the performance of the respective website, including to make cross-offer performance comparisons between different websites. For more information about New Relic, visit www.newrelic.com. The privacy policy is available at http://newrelic.com/privacy .
To prevent New Relic from using information we hold about you for interest-based advertising purposes, please follow the information in New Relic's Privacy Policy under "Advertising": https://newrelic.com/termsandconditions/privacy.
9. Rights of the data subject
If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:
Right to information: In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us; in particular, you can obtain information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data, if it has not been collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on its details.
Right to rectification: In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to demand the correction of incorrect or complete your personal data stored by us without undue delay.
Right to erasure: In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Right to restriction: In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you object to its deletion and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.
Right to data portability: In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller.
Right to lodge a complaint: According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or place of work or our place of business. In the present case, the competent supervisory authority is:
The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Alt-Moabit 59-6110555 Berlin
Phone: 030 /13889-0Fax: 030 /2155050E-Mail: [email protected]
Right to object: You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you that is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
If the personal data concerning you 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 advertising. This also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct advertising.
Right of withdrawal: You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent before the revocation.
10. Data security
When visiting our website, we use the so-called TLS procedure (Transport Layer Security, also known as Secure Socket Layer, SSL). The transmission of data is always encrypted with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. As a rule, this is a 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted encrypted by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar or the address bar of your browser.
We also use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments. All our employees who may come into contact with personal data are obliged in writing to comply with data protection regulations and are instructed about the legal requirements.
11. Reservation of ChangeWe reserve the right to change this data protection declaration in compliance with the statutory provisions.
Status: 18.05.2023