Privacy policy

Your rights as the data subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our data protection officer:

  • Information on your data stored by us and the processing thereof (Art. 15 GDPR),
  • Rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
  • Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
  • Restriction of the data processing, provided that we may not delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
  • Objection to the processing of your data with us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
  • Data portability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us consent, you may withdraw it at any time, which will remain in effect in the future.

You can contact a supervisory authority with a complaint at any time, e.g. the supervisory authority of the state of your residence or the authority that oversees us as the responsible party.

Collecting general information during a visit to our website

Type and purpose of the processing

When you access our website – i.e. if you do not register or submit information – information of a general nature will be collected automatically. This information (server log files) contains the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and the like.

It is processed in particular for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring an unproblematic website connection
  • Ensuring seamless use of our website
  • Analysis of system security and stability as well as
  • For additional administrative purposes.

We will not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. This type of information will be statistically analysed by us if necessary to optimize our website and its underlying technology.

Legal basis

The processing occurs according to Art. 6 Para. 1 (f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers, who work on the operation and maintenance of our website as the processor.

Retention period

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the reason they were collected. This is generally the case, after the respective session has ended, for data that are used to make the website available.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually mandatory. Without the IP address, however, the service and functionality of our website are not guaranteed. Furthermore, individual services can be unavailable or limited. For this reason, an objection is excluded.

Cookies

Type and purpose of the processing

Like many other websites, we use so-called ‘cookies’. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

With cookies, we receive certain information such as IP address, type of browser and operating system used.

Cookies cannot be used to start programs or to transmit viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can facilitate your navigation of our site and properly display our web pages for you.

The data collected by us will not be shared with third parties under any circumstances nor will a link to personal data be created without your consent.

Of course, you can view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly configured to accept cookies. In general, you can disable the use of cookies via your browser settings at any time. Please use your Internet browser’s help function to learn how to change these settings, and keep in mind that individual features of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

Retention period and cookies used

If you allow us to use cookies, via your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be utilized on our web pages:

Google Analytics: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland, Parent Company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

(see Using Google Analytics)

In the following sections, we provide you with information concerning how these cookies can (also) pertain to personal data.

In your browser settings, you can delete individual cookies or the entire set of cookies. You will also find information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or prevent them from being saved in advance. The following links provide the information you’ll need for the respective browser providers:

Using Real Cookie Banner

To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.

The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.

Provision of chargeable services

Type and purpose of processing:

To provide chargeable services, we ask for additional data, such as payment details, in order to be able to carry out your order.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data, which is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Recipient:

The recipients of the data may be contract processors.

Storage period:

We store this data in our systems until the statutory retention periods have expired. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper bookkeeping and tax law requirements.

Provision required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without providing your personal data, we cannot grant you access to the content and services we offer.

Commentary function

Type and purpose of the processing

When users leave comments on our website, the time of their creation and the username selected by the website visitor are saved. This is for our security, as we may be prosecuted for any illegal content on our website, even if it was created by users.

Legal basis

The processing of the data entered as a comment occurs on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR).

With the commentary feature, our aim is to provide you with an uncomplicated way to interact. The information you enter will be stored for the purpose of processing the request as well as possible follow-up inquiries.

Recipients

Recipients of the data may be processors.

Retention period

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the reason they were collected. This is generally the case when the communication with the user has ended and the company can see from the circumstances that the respective issue has been clarified.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot guarantee you access to our commentary function.

Contact form

Type and purpose of the processing

The data you enter are used for individual communication with you. A valid e-mail address and your name are required for this communication, which serves to organize your inquiry and the respective subsequent reply. Providing additional information is optional.

Legal basis

The processing of the data entered in the contact form occurs on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 (f) GDPR).

By providing the contact form, our aim is to facilitate an uncomplicated means for you to contact us. The information you enter will be used to process the inquiry and saved for possible follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request an offer, the processing of the information provided in the contact form will occur in order to implement pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 Para. 1 (b) GDPR).

Recipients

Recipients of the data may be processors.

Retention period

The data will be deleted no later than 6 months after processing the inquiry.

Provided that we enter into a contract together, we will use the statutory retention periods in the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) and delete your data according to the respective stipulated deadlines.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your inquiry if you provide us with your name, e-mail address and the reason for your inquiry.

Using Google Analytics

Type and purpose of the processing

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: ‘Google’). Google Analytics uses so-called ‘cookies’, i.e. text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is typically transmitted to a Google server in the U.S. and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the U.S. and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, summarise reports on website activities and provide other services related to the website and Internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transferred from your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be combined with other data from Google.

The data processing purposes are the website-use analysis and the summary of reports on activities on the website. Based on the use of the website and the Internet, other related services will be provided.

Legal basis

The processing of the data occurs on the basis of the user’s consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR).

Recipients

The recipient of the data is Google as the processor. For this, we have entered into the corresponding data-processing contract with Google.

Retention period

The deletion of the data occurs as soon as they are no longer necessary for our recording-keeping purposes.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you prevent access, this can lead to functional limitations on the website.

Revocation of consent

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser software; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website in their entirety. Furthermore, you can prevent the collected data generated by the cookie and the data related to your use of the website (including your IP address) from being transmitted to Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics.

In addition, or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our web pages by clicking this link, which will install an opt-out cookie on your device. This will prevent data collection by Google Analytics for this website and for this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

Profiling

With the assistance of the tracking tool Google Analytics, the browsing behavior of the website visitors can be evaluated and their respective interests can be analyzed. For this analysis, we create a pseudonymous user profile.

Using script libraries (Google Webfonts)

Type and purpose of the processing

In order to present our content correctly and graphically appealing across all browsers, we use ‘Google Webfonts’ from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, hereinafter ‘Google’) to display fonts on this website.

You’ll find the data protection guidelines of the library operator Google here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Legal basis

Your consent is the legal basis for the integration of Google Webfonts and the associated data transfer to Google (Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR).

Recipients

The use of script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. It is theoretically possible – but currently also unclear whether and to what end – that the operator, in this case Google, will collect data.

Retention period

We do not collect any personal data via the integration of Google Webfonts.

You’ll find additional information on Google Webfonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, the correct presentation of standard-fonts content is not possible without this provision.

Revocation of consent

The programming language JavaScript is regularly used to display content. Thus, you can opt-out of the data processing by disabling JavaScript execution in your browser or by installing a JavaScript blocker. Please note that this may result in functional limitations on the website.

Using Wordfence

This website uses Wordfence, a plug-in from Defiant, Inc, 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA for security purposes and to protect our website against viruses, malware and attacks. For this purpose, cookies are placed in your browser. The Real-Time Wordfence Security Network option of the plug-in is switched off. Wordfence is used to increase the security of our website and thus also the security of the website users. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Privacy Policy of Wordfence: https://www.wordfence.com/privacy-policy/.

Using Microsoft Clarity

We partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products/services. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

Booking.com Affiliate Program

Our website uses the Booking.com affiliate program through which advertisements and affiliate links from Booking.com are placed on our website. If you click on one of these advertisements or affiliate links, you will be redirected to the corresponding offer on the Booking.com website. We receive a commission from Booking.com if you subsequently make a booking.

To guarantee the functionality of this service, Booking.com uses an affiliate ID. With the help of this affiliate ID, Booking.com can verify that you have been forwarded from our website to the Booking.com website.

Service provider: Booking.com B.V., Herengracht 597, 1017 CE Amsterdam, Netherlands; Privacy Policy: https://www.booking.com/content/privacy.de.html

Amazon Affiliate Program

Our website is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed in your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. The storage of “Amazon cookies” is based on Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest, as the amount of his affiliate commission can only be determined through the cookies.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser software and, thus, permanently object to the storage of cookies. In addition, cookies already stored by Amazon can be deleted at any time via your browser software or other software programs.

Service provider: Amazon, 410 Terry Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109, United States; Privacy Notice: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GX7NJQ4ZB8MHFRNJ

GetYourGuide Affiliate Program

Our website is a participant of the GetYourGuide affiliate program through which advertisements and affiliate links from Getyourguide.com are placed on our website. If you click on one of these advertisements or affiliate links, you will be redirected to the corresponding offer on the Getyourguide.com website. We receive a commission from GetYou Guide if you subsequently make a booking. To ensure the functionality of this service, GetYourGuide uses cookies to recognize that you have clicked the partner link on our website. The storage of “GetYourGuide cookies” is based on Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest, as the amount of his affiliate commission can only be determined through the cookies.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser software and, thus, permanently object to the storage of cookies. In addition, cookies already stored by GetYourGuide can be deleted at any time via your browser software or other software programs.

Service Provider: GetYourGuide Deutschland GmbH, Sonnenburger Strasse 73, 10437 Berlin, Germany; Privacy Policy: https://www.getyourguide.com/privacy_policy

DiscoverCars.com Affiliate Program

Our website is a participant of the DiscoverCars.com affiliate program through which advertisements and affiliate links from DiscoverCars.com are placed on our website. If you click on one of these advertisements or affiliate links, you will be redirected to the corresponding offer on the DiscoverCars.com website. We receive a commission from DiscoverCars.com if you subsequently make a booking. To ensure the functionality of this service, DiscoverCars.com uses cookies to recognize that you have clicked the partner link on our website. The storage of “DiscoverCars.com cookies” is based on Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest, as the amount of his affiliate commission can only be determined through the cookies.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser software and, thus, permanently object to the storage of cookies. In addition, cookies already stored by DiscoverCars.com can be deleted at any time via your browser software or other software programs.

Service Provider: DiscoverCars.com, Kārļa Ulmaņa gatve 2, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1004, Latvia; Privacy Policy: https://www.discovercars.com/privacy

Ferryhopper Affiliate Program

Our website is a participant of the Ferryhopper affiliate program through which advertisements and affiliate links from Ferryhopper.com are placed on our website. If you click on one of these advertisements or affiliate links, you will be redirected to the corresponding offer on the Ferryhopper.com website. We receive a commission from Ferryhopper if you subsequently make a booking. To ensure the functionality of this service, Ferryhopper uses cookies to recognize that you have clicked the partner link on our website. The storage of “Ferryhopper cookies” is based on Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest, as the amount of his affiliate commission can only be determined through the cookies.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser software and, thus, permanently object to the storage of cookies. In addition, cookies already stored by Ferryhopper can be deleted at any time via your browser software or other software programs.

Service Provider: FERRYHOPPER SA, 147 Thessalonikis Street, 183 46, Moshato, Athens, Greece; Privacy Policy: https://www.ferryhopper.com/en/privacy-policy

Airalo Affiliate Program

Our website is a participant of the Airalo affiliate program through which advertisements and affiliate links from Airalo.com are placed on our website through impact.com. If you click on one of these advertisements or affiliate links, you will be redirected to the corresponding offer on the Airalo.com website. We receive a commission from Airalo through Impact if you subsequently make a purchase. To ensure the functionality of this service, Airalo/Impact uses cookies to recognize that you have clicked the partner link on our website. The storage of “Airalo cookies” is based on Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest, as the amount of his affiliate commission can only be determined through the cookies.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser software and, thus, permanently object to the storage of cookies. In addition, cookies already stored can be deleted at any time via your browser software or other software programs.

Service Providers: AIRGSM PTE. LTD, MARINA SQUARE, 6 RAFFLES BOULEVARD, #03-039594 Singapore; Privacy Policy: https://www.airalo.com/more-info/privacy-policy

Impact Tech, Inc., 223 E. De La Guerra Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA; Privacy Policy: https://impact.com/privacy-policy/

Lyrical Host Affiliate Program

Our website is a participant of the Lyrical Host affiliate program through which advertisements and affiliate links from Lyricalhost.com are placed on our website. If you click on one of these advertisements or affiliate links, you will be redirected to the corresponding offer on the Lyricalhost.com website. We receive a commission from Lyrical Host if you subsequently make a purchase. To ensure the functionality of this service, Lyrical Host uses cookies to recognize that you have clicked the partner link on our website. The storage of “Lyrical Host cookies” is based on Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest, as the amount of his affiliate commission can only be determined through the cookies.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser software and, thus, permanently object to the storage of cookies. In addition, cookies already stored can be deleted at any time via your browser software or other software programs.

Service Providers: Lyrical Host, 4 Castle Quay, Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 1FW, UK; Privacy Policy: https://www.lyricalhost.com/privacy

rewardStyle Affiliate Program

Our website is a participant of the RewardStyle.com affiliate program. The advertisements and links to online shops placed on our website give you the opportunity to purchase products, which allows us to earn money through a so-called affiliate commission if you make a purchase. To ensure the functionality of this service, rewardStyle uses cookies to recognize that you have clicked the partner link on our website. The storage of “rewardStyle cookies” is based on Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest, as the amount of his affiliate commission can only be determined through the cookies.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser software and, thus, permanently object to the storage of cookies. In addition, cookies already stored by rewardStyle can be deleted at any time via your browser software or other software programs.

Service provider: RewardStyle Inc., 3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75219, US; Privacy Policy: https://company.shopltk.com/ltk-privacy-policy

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (such as SSL) via HTTPS.

Revision of our privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. Your next visit will be subject to the new privacy policy.

Questions for the data protection officer

If you have any questions pertaining to data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization:

hello@simply-madeleine.com

Responsible party pursuant to data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is

EXCITIVE Marketing LTD
Xeropotamou 56
Levanda Complex, Villa No. 15
5295 Paralimni, Famagusta, Cyprus

E-Mail: hello@simply-madeleine.com

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