Privacy Policy

Preamble

With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the types of personal data (hereinafter also referred to as “data”) we process, for what purposes, and to what extent. The privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and, in particular, on our websites, mobile sites, and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as “online offering”).

The terms used are not gender-specific.

Status: 01.07.2025

Contents

Responsible Person

2Carrie
Carina Woschek
Karl-Zörgiebel-Straße 52
55128 Mainz
Germany

Email address: info@design2carrie.de

Legal Information: https://design2carrie.de/legal_information

Overview of Processing Operations

The following overview summarizes the types of data processed and the purposes for which they are processed, and refers to the data subjects.

Types of Processed Data

  • Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses).
  • Content data (e.g., entries in online forms).
  • Contact details (e.g., email, phone numbers).
  • Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
  • Payment data (e.g., invoices, payment history).

Categories of Data Subjects

  • Interested parties.
  • Communication partners.
  • Customers.
  • Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).

Purposes of Processing

  • Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
  • Office and organizational procedures.
  • Contact requests and communication.
  • Profiling (creating user profiles).
  • Reach measurement (e.g., access statistics, recognition of returning visitors).
  • Safety Precautions.
  • Tracking (e.g., interest/behavior-based profiling, use of cookies).
  • Provision of contractual services and customer service.
  • Management and response to inquiries.

Relevant Legal Basis

Below, we share the legal basis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on which we process personal data. Please note that, in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, national data protection regulations in your or our country of residence and domicile may also apply. If more specific legal bases are applicable in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the privacy policy.

  • Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR) – The data subject has given consent to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for one or more specific purposes.
  • Contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b. GDPR) – Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
  • Legal obligation (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c. GDPR) – Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.
  • Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR) – Processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject requiring the protection of personal data prevail.

Safety Precautions

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs, and the nature, scope, circumstances, and purposes of processing, as well as the varying likelihood and severity of threats to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

These measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as access, input, transfer, availability, and separation. Furthermore, we have established procedures that guarantee the exercise of data subjects' rights, the deletion of data, and responses to data breaches. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account during the development and selection of hardware, software, and procedures in accordance with the principle of data protection, through technology design and data protection-friendly default settings.

SSL encryption (https): We use SSL encryption to protect the data you transmit via our online services. You can recognize such encrypted connections by the prefix https:// in the address bar of your browser.

Transmission and Disclosure of Personal Data

As part of our processing of personal data, it may happen that the data is transferred to or disclosed to other bodies, companies, legally independent organizational units, or persons. The recipients of this data may include, for example, payment institutions in the context of payment transactions, service providers commissioned with IT tasks, or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we comply with the legal requirements and, in particular, conclude appropriate contracts or agreements with the recipients of your data that serve to protect your data.

Data Processing in Third Countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if processing takes place in connection with the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transfer of data to other persons, bodies, or companies, this will only be done in accordance with the legal requirements.

Subject to express consent or contractual or legally required transfer, we only process or have data processed in third countries with a recognized level of data protection, contractual obligations through so-called standard protection clauses of the EU Commission, in the presence of certifications or binding internal data protection regulations (Art. 44 to 49 GDPR, information page of the EU Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_de ).

Within the framework of the so-called “Data Privacy Framework” (DPF), the EU Commission has also recognized the level of data protection for certain companies from the US as secure within the framework of the adequacy decision of July 10, 2023. The list of certified companies and further information on the DPF can be found on the website of the US Department of Commerce at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/ (in English). We will inform you in our privacy policy which service providers we use are certified under the Data Privacy Framework.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are small text files or other storage notes that store information on end devices and read information from end devices. For example, to store the login status in a user account, the contents of a shopping cart in an e-shop, the content accessed or the functions used in an online offering. Cookies can also be used for various purposes, e.g. for the functionality, security, and convenience of online offerings, as well as for analyzing visitor traffic.

Information on consent: We use cookies in accordance with legal requirements. Therefore, we obtain prior consent from users, unless this is not required by law. Consent is not necessary in particular if the storage and retrieval of information, including cookies, is absolutely necessary to provide users with a telemedia service (i.e., our online offering) that they have expressly requested. The revocable consent is clearly communicated to users and contains information about the respective use of cookies.

Information on data protection legal basis: The legal basis for processing users' personal data with the help of cookies depends on whether we ask users for their consent. If users consent, the legal basis for processing their data is their declared consent. Otherwise, the data processed using cookies is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g., in the economic operation of our online offering and improvement of its usability) or, if this is done in the context of fulfilling our contractual obligations, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations. We explain the purposes for which we process cookies in the course of this privacy policy or as part of our consent and processing procedures.

Storage period: With regard to storage duration, the following types of cookies are distinguished:

  • Temporary cookies (also known as session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user leaves an online offering and closes their device (e.g., browser or mobile application).
  • Persistent cookies: Persistent cookies remain stored even after the device is closed. This allows, for example, the login status to be saved or preferred content to be displayed directly when the user revisits a website. The user data collected with the help of cookies can also be used to measure reach. Unless we provide users with explicit information about the type and storage duration of cookies (e.g., when obtaining consent), users should assume that cookies are permanent and that the storage period can be up to two years.

General information on revocation and objection (opt-out): Depending on whether the processing is based on consent or legal permission, you have the option at any time to revoke your consent or object to the processing of your data by cookie technologies (collectively referred to as “opt-out”). You can initially declare your objection by means of your browser settings, e.g., by deactivating the use of cookies (although this may also restrict the functionality of our online offering). An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can also be declared via a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the https://optout.aboutads.info and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/ websites. In addition, you can obtain further information on objections in the context of the information provided on the service providers and cookies used.

Commercial and Business Services

We process data from our contractual and business partners, e.g., customers and interested parties (collectively referred to as “contractual partners”) within the scope of contractual and comparable legal relationships and related measures, as well as within the scope of communication with contractual partners (or pre-contractually), e.g., to respond to inquiries.

We process this data to fulfill our contractual obligations, to safeguard our rights, and for administrative tasks associated with this information, as well as for business organization purposes. We only disclose the data of our contractual partners to third parties within the scope of applicable law to the extent that this is necessary for the aforementioned purposes or to fulfill legal obligations, or with the consent of the persons concerned (e.g., to participating telecommunications, transport, and other auxiliary services, as well as subcontractors, banks, tax and legal advisors, payment service providers, or tax authorities). Contractual partners will be informed about other forms of processing, e.g. for marketing purposes, within the scope of this privacy policy.

We inform our contractual partners which data is required for the aforementioned purposes before or during data collection, e.g. in online forms, by means of special markings (e.g. colors) or symbols (e.g. asterisks or similar), or in person.

We delete the data after the expiry of statutory warranty and comparable obligations, i.e., generally after four years, unless the data is stored in a customer account, e.g., as long as it must be retained for archiving purposes for legal reasons (e.g., for tax purposes, generally 10 years). Data disclosed to us by the contractual partner within the scope of an order will be deleted in accordance with the specifications of the order, generally after the end of the order.

Insofar as we use third-party providers or platforms to provide our services, the terms and conditions and privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or platforms apply to the relationship between users and providers.

Customer account: Contractual partners can create an account within our online offering (e.g., customer or user account, or “customer account” for short). If registration of a customer account is required, contractual partners will be informed of this and of the information required for registration. Customer accounts are not public and cannot be indexed by search engines. As part of the registration process and subsequent logins and use of the customer account, we store the IP addresses of customers along with the times of access in order to verify registration and prevent any misuse of the customer account.

When customers cancel their customer accounts, the data relating to the customer account will be deleted, unless its retention is required for legal reasons. It is the responsibility of customers to back up their data when they cancel their customer accounts.

Shop and E-Commerce: We process our customers' data to enable them to select, purchase, or order the selected products, goods, and related services, as well as to enable payment and delivery or execution. If necessary for the execution of an order, we use service providers, in particular postal, shipping, and delivery companies, to carry out the delivery or execution for our customers. We use the services of banks and payment service providers to process payment transactions. The required information is marked as such during the ordering or comparable purchase process and includes the information required for delivery, provision, and billing, as well as contact information for any necessary consultation.

  • Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses), payment data (e.g., invoices, payment history), contact data (e.g., email, telephone numbers), contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract), meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
  • Persons affected: Prospective customers, customers.
  • Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and customer service, contact requests and communication, office and organizational procedures, administration and response to inquiries, security measures, profiling (creation of user profiles).
  • Relevant Legal Basis: Contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b. GDPR), legal obligation (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c. GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Payment Service Provider

Within the framework of contractual and other legal relationships, on the basis of legal obligations or otherwise on the basis of our legitimate interests, we offer the persons concerned efficient and secure payment options and use banks, credit institutions and other payment service providers (collectively referred to as “payment service providers”) for this purpose.

The data processed by the payment service providers includes inventory data, such as name and address, bank details, such as account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs, and checksums, as well as contract, sum, and recipient-related information. This information is required in order to carry out the transactions. However, the data entered is only processed and stored by the payment service providers. This means that we do not receive any account or credit card-related information, but only information confirming or rejecting the payment. Under certain circumstances, the data may be transmitted by the payment service providers to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to verify identity and creditworthiness. For more information, please refer to the terms and conditions and privacy policy of the payment service providers.

Payment transactions are subject to the terms and conditions and privacy policies of the respective payment service providers, which can be accessed on their respective websites or transaction applications. We refer you to these for further information and to assert your rights of revocation, information, and other rights as a data subject.

  • Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses), payment data (e.g., bank details, invoices, payment history), contract data (e.g., contract subject matter, term, customer category), meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
  • Persons affected: Customers, prospective customers.
  • Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and customer service.
  • Relevant Legal Basis: Contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b. GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Provision of Online Services and Web Hosting

In order to provide our online offering securely and efficiently, we use the services of one or more web hosting providers from whose servers (or servers managed by them) the online offering can be accessed. For these purposes, we may use infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services as well as security services and technical maintenance services.

The data processed as part of the provision of the hosting service may include all information relating to the users of our online service that is generated during use and communication. This regularly includes the IP address, which is necessary in order to be able to deliver the content of online offers to browsers, and all entries made within our online offer or from websites.

E-mail dispatch and hosting: The web hosting services we use also include sending, receiving and storing e-mails. For these purposes, the addresses of the recipients and senders as well as other information relating to the sending of e-mails (e.g. the providers involved) and the content of the respective e-mails are processed. The aforementioned data may also be processed for the purpose of detecting SPAM. Please note that e-mails on the Internet are generally not sent in encrypted form. As a rule, emails are encrypted in transit, but not on the servers from which they are sent and received (unless an end-to-end encryption method is used). We can therefore accept no responsibility for the transmission path of e-mails between the sender and receipt on our server.

Collection of access data and log files: We ourselves (or our web hosting provider) collect data on every access to the server (so-called server log files). The server log files may include the address and name of the web pages and files accessed, the date and time of access, data volumes transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider.

The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g. to avoid overloading the servers (especially in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and to ensure the utilization of the servers and their stability.

  • Types of data processed: Content data (e.g. entries in online forms), usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
  • Persons affected: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
  • Relevant Legal Basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Contact

When contacting us (e.g. by email or via social media), the details of the person making the inquiry are processed insofar as this is necessary to respond to the contact inquiry and any measures requested.

The response to contact requests in the context of contractual or pre-contractual relationships is carried out to fulfill our contractual obligations or to respond to (pre)contractual inquiries and otherwise on the basis of the legitimate interests in responding to the inquiries.

  • Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers), content data (e.g. entries in online forms), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
  • Persons affected: Communication partners, interested parties.
  • Purposes of processing: Contact requests and communication, managing and responding to requests.
  • Relevant Legal Basis: Contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b. GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Presence on Social Networks (Social Media)

We maintain online presences within social networks and process user data in this context in order to communicate with the users active there or to offer information about us.

We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users because, for example, it could make it more difficult to enforce users' rights.

Furthermore, user data within social networks is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created based on user behavior and the resulting interests of users. The user profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are generally stored on the user's computer, in which the user's usage behavior and interests are stored. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the user profiles independently of the devices used by the users (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the opt-out options, please refer to the data protection declarations and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.

In the case of requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights, we would also like to point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the providers have access to the users' data and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. If you still need help, you can contact us.

  • Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers), content data (e.g. entries in online forms), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
  • Persons affected: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
  • Purposes of processing: Contact requests and communication, reach measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning visitors).
  • Relevant Legal Basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).

Services used and service providers:

  • Facebook-Pages: Profiles within the Facebook social network - We, together with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, are responsible for collecting (but not further processing) data from visitors to our Facebook page. This data includes information about the types of content users view or interact with, or the actions they take (see "Things you and others do and provide" in the Facebook Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy), as well as information about the devices users use (e.g., IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data; see "Device Information" in the Facebook Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policyAs explained in the Facebook Data Policy under "How do we use this information?", Facebook also collects and uses information to provide analytics services, so-called "Page Insights," to page operators so that they can gain insights into how people interact with their pages and the content associated with them. We have entered into a specific agreement with Facebook ("Information about Page Insights," https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum), which specifically regulates the security measures Facebook must observe and in which Facebook has agreed to fulfill the rights of data subjects (i.e., users can, for example, submit information or deletion requests directly to Facebook). Users' rights (in particular, the right to information, deletion, objection, and complaint to the competent supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with Facebook. Further information can be found in the "Information about Page Insights" (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data); Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; Website:https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy:https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy; Basis for transfer to third countries: Data Privacy Framework, Standard Contractual Clauses (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum); Further information: Joint Controller Agreement: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data.

Deletion of Data

The data processed by us will be deleted in accordance with the legal requirements as soon as the consent given for processing is revoked or other permissions cease to apply (e.g. if the purpose for processing this data no longer applies or it is not required for the purpose).

If the data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing is restricted to these purposes. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons or whose storage is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person.

Further information on the deletion of personal data can also be found in the individual data protection notices of this privacy policy.

Changes and Updates to the Privacy Policy

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our privacy policy. We will adapt the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require an act of cooperation on your part (e.g. consent) or other individual notification.

If we provide addresses and contact information of companies and organizations in this privacy policy, please note that the addresses may change over time and please check the information before contacting us.

Rights of Data Subjects

As a data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Art. 15 to 21 GDPR:

  • Right of objection: You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. If the personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct
  • Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Right of information: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to request information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.
  • Right to rectification: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to request the completion of data concerning you or the correction of incorrect data concerning you.
  • Right to erasure and restriction of processing: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to demand that data concerning you be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to demand that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with the legal requirements.
  • Right to data portability: You have the right to receive the data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format in accordance with the legal requirements or to request its transmission to another controller.
  • Complaint to the supervisory authority: You also 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 GDPR.

Definition of Terms

In diesem Abschnitt erhalten Sie eine Übersicht über die in dieser Datenschutzerklärung verwendeten Begrifflichkeiten. Viele der Begriffe sind dem Gesetz entnommen und vor allem im Art. 4 DSGVO definiert. Die gesetzlichen Definitionen sind verbindlich. Die nachfolgenden Erläuterungen sollen dagegen vor allem dem Verständnis dienen. Die Begriffe sind alphabetisch sortiert.

  • Personal Data: “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
  • Profiling: “Profiling” refers to any type of automated processing of personal data that consists of using this personal data to analyze, evaluate or predict certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (depending on the type of profiling, this includes information relating to age, gender, location data and movement data, interaction with websites and their content, shopping behavior, social interactions with other people) (e.g. interests in certain content or products, click behavior on a website or location). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes.
  • Reach Measurement: Reach measurement (also known as web analytics) is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to an online offering and can include the behavior or interests of visitors in certain information, such as website content. With the help of reach analysis, website owners can, for example, recognize at what time visitors visit their website and what content they are interested in. This allows them to better adapt the content of the website to the needs of their visitors, for example. For the purposes of reach analysis, pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used to recognize returning visitors and thus obtain more precise analyses of the use of an online offer.
  • Location Data: Location data is generated when a mobile device (or another device with the technical requirements for location determination) connects to a radio cell, a WLAN or similar technical means and functions of location determination. Location data is used to indicate the geographically determinable position on earth at which the respective device is located. Location data can be used, for example, to display map functions or other location-dependent information.
  • Tracking: The term “tracking” is used when the behavior of users can be tracked across several online offerings. As a rule, behavioral and interest information is stored in cookies or on the servers of the providers of the tracking technologies with regard to the online offers used (so-called profiling). This information can then be used, for example, to display advertisements to users that are likely to correspond to their interests.
  • Responsible Person: The “responsible person” is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
  • Processing: “Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers practically every handling of data, be it collection, analysis, storage, transmission or deletion.
  • Target Group Formation: Target group formation (or “custom audiences”) is the term used when target groups are determined for advertising purposes, e.g. the display of advertisements. For example, based on a user's interest in certain products or topics on the Internet, it can be concluded that this user is interested in advertisements for similar products or the online store in which they viewed the products. In turn, we speak of “lookalike audiences” (or similar target groups) if the content deemed suitable is displayed to users whose profiles or interests presumably correspond to the users for whom the profiles were created. Cookies and web beacons are generally used for the purpose of creating custom audiences and lookalike audiences.
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