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Gold Jewelries: What's great about them?
http://www.glitteratibyalankriti.com best known for jhumka earrings online shopping ): Throughout the history of India, gold has always been a treasured metal known for its radiant natural beauty. This is why gold has been associated with the color of sun in Indian culture. Yellow colored gold jewelry is a dominant part of the consumer demand. However, the diversification seen in the color palette as of recent has changed this dynamics. Today, gold is available in both the solo form as well as mixed with other popular metals that cater better durability for the jewelries while adding colors to the same.
Here are some of the popular features of gold jewelries that make them stand apart from the crowd.
Gold is actually a rare metal as compared to many other options. So it is always flaunted as an asset or investment. It is one among the earliest and the most-lived jewelry metal which is why people always seek out gold jewelries to show their position or status the society.
The best feature any metal could have is minimal reactivity. Gold is known for having extremely low reactivity to moisture or any day-to-day chemicals. It takes longer for gold to develop any tarnish. This means, you get to enjoy and flaunt a bright colored jewelry piece that shines for longer, even decades. It rarely discolors when exposed to moisture for long duration. It can also be used as a plating metal over metals that tarnish easily.
Gold flaunts a rather distinctive color. This yellow-golden color reflected by gold is something can cannot be achieved by any other jewelry and not even brass which is flaunts a color pretty close to that of gold. The luminous and warm hue seen in gold jewelries is something that has always been treasured for generations. Gold is often associated with an accurate representation of god, light, and the divine self.
Gold is a soft metal with low melting point. This makes it a great option when it comes to crafting creative pieces with complex details. Even back in the days when machines weren't the means used for crafting jewelries, gold made it easy for the jewelry makers to creative exclusive designs that led to its popularity.
Gold is a symbol of prosperity and wealth. With time, the prices of gold have only increased deeming it a safe investment option that comes with great returns. Additionally, gold is also known to be the metal that symbolizes Goddess Laxmi according to Hindu Mythology. This is why people always purchase gold jewelries on the eve of Dhanteras which is a festival right before Diwali, the festival of lights.
To sum it up, gold derives its popularity from the deep-rooted multi-faceted nature it flaunts. So go ahead bring home some of the best designs crafted with gold to add to your collection.


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Will Obama's Silence Lead in Ukraine to a Tiananmen-Style Crackdown
December 9, 2013 Uncategorizedmtc9393
Obama silence on Ukraine has been noted here but it is also being wondered about in other places.
An article entitled Obama Silent on Ukraine was just published by the Council on Foreign Relations.
They wrote: "Where is President Obama? Rice last week repeatedly assured us of the administration's commitment to human rights ("advancing democracy and respect for human rights is central to our foreign policy. It's what our history and our values demand, but it's also profoundly in our interests") but neither she nor the President nor the Secretary of State has said much about the extraordinary events in Kiev. It's time for them –personally, not through nameless spokesmen– to offer at least moral support to the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians out in the streets, and to denounce the suppression of dissent by the Yanukovich government. It is not in the interest of the United States for Ukraine to fall back into the Russian orbit–nor for our top officials to remain indifferent and near silent in the face of the largest manifestation of a demand for freedom to occur in years in Europe."
It seems clear that Obama is trading Ukraine to Putin for something else. Nothing else seems to explain his silence. But looking at past actions, we should not be surprised at this.
How many knew "the U.S. International Trade Commission are on the verge of taxing, and effectively banning steel pipes, one of Ukraine's key imports to America, partly at the behest of a company owned by Russia."
The article noted: Robert Zoellick, the former head of the World Bank, said: "At a moment when the U.S. and the EU are encouraging Ukraine to resist Russia's economic bullying and take difficult reform steps to achieve an Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU, a U.S. move to block Ukrainian exports contradicts U.S. interests. It's a frustrating example of policy incoherence."
It is truly a puzzling event when the President would be willing to enhance the power of Russian at the expense of America. So what is the deal that the president made with Putin? Is this why the view of America is changing in the world with the perception we have become weak?
A University of Rhode Island professor, Nicolai N. Petro, wrote a pro-Russian article in the New York Times (we harken back to the days of Walter Duranty and the NY Times pro-Soviet propaganda) spelling out how wonderful it would be for the Ukrainians to be controlled by Russia. Enamored of Russia on the Voice of Russia he noted: "It is difficult for some in the West to understand and appreciate Russia's stance for what it actually is – namely, one of moral principle – for most simply take for granted that Western moral standards are universal. Russia, however, assumes that universal moral standards are achieved only when a consensus among nations emerges. Where consensus cannot be achieved, there is no universal moral standard (at least not yet)." He omits noting that consensus will never be achieved because Russia will always seek to undermine it with its bottom line: "Russia's way or no way."
Petro who recently attended a week-long conference in Russian said: "Putin was at the top of his game." He gave us the view from Moscow when asked: "Is America's role as a super power diminishing?" He replied: "That question came up often at the conference, . . voiced mainly by the Chinese participants, . . . who saw China's power as rising, they also expressed uncertainty about how it should best be used. As one participant put it, the United States has relinquished its global dominance to China quite suddenly, and China is not entirely sure what to do with its newly found status."
This fall in American power is seconded by Forbes Magazine which named Putin as the world's most powerful person. A subsequent op-ed by Steve Forbes noted: "Internationally, however, Obama is the weakest President of the post-World War II years. Even the in-over-his-head Jimmy Carter was more of a factor in foreign affairs than Barack Obama. Diplomats are still astonished, for instance, at how little prep work Obama engages in before international conferences."
As the heavily armed Ukrainian police storm the opposition political offices attempting to Putinize Ukraine by destroying all political opposition, our president bound by his sinister deal with Putin stays silent. I'm seriously beginning to wonder who this man is that I voted for.
I have these questions popping up in my head:
"Was I bamboozled by some slick talk into believing this president would preserve our cold war victory?"
"Is it possible that we have a president who has lost his nerve, or never had any to begin with, when it comes to Russia or does he have a side deal with Putin, or with China?"
"Has our obsession with the Middle East caused us to take our eyes off the rest of the world?"
"How did it come to pass that Putin and the Chinese now believe they are the world's powerful people? What will this new hubris mean for Ukraine and Japan?"
"Am I staring in the face of a replay of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Euromaiden Square?"
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Thanks for this post Matt. It's the kind of argument I've been making about Obama for some time. And btw, I think you mean "University of Rhode Island professor" rather than "Rhode Island University professor". Or at least that's how we refer to it in RI 🙂
Jon:
Thanks for the correction. I'll try to correct it.


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Another Day, Another Planet
The Daily Astro for June 28, 2013
Written on June 28, 2013 by Valerie Sylvester
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by Valerie Sylvester
TODAY'S ASPECTS:
The Moon's in Pisces today, hoping to just float along on clouds of wispy cotton-candy sweetness, but that just ain't happening. The day starts with a Moon/Venus connection that brings on the drama. If people don't get what they think they deserve, whininess or tantrums ensue. Just assure them that they're wonderful and try to get on with your day.
At 2:33 PM EDT Mars collides with Saturn, then the Moon follows suit by tangling with first Saturn (2:57 PM EDT) and then Mars. I was idly scrolling through Twitter messages last night and it seems actor Alec Baldwin got an early hit of these aspects, so I'll use him as our poster boy. The Daily Mail, a British paper, published photos and a snarky piece about Baldwin and his wife Hilaria (isn't that a wonderful name for the wife of a comedic actor?), stating that the couple attended actor James Gandolfini's funeral and Hilaria spent most of the time sending out amusing little tweets to her followers. When he saw the piece, Baldwin went berserk and unleashed a series of threatening/name-calling tweets directed at the writer. You could tell he was getting angrier and angrier with each tweet, incensed that someone was maligning his wife, but there was no filter–the comments were quite raw. (I read that they were deleted later on.)
This is a perfect illustration of what can happen when Mercury is retrograde and other aspects pile on top. The Mars/Saturn clash tells us we need to learn how to deal with delays, obstructions, and frustrations. Our timing may be off and we let loose at inappropriate times, or conversely, don't speak up or act when we should. We also need to understand limits. There are lines you shouldn't cross. Mars in Gemini can be very sarcastic, tossing barbs with finesse. Tied into an aspect with Saturn in Scorpio, it only intensifies the tendency to aim for the solar plexus. We may feel this is the only way to defend ourselves, but if we stop seeing the world as a threat, we may not need that defensive armor in the first place. And sometimes you just have to wait it out.
The Moon's stress aspects to Saturn and Mars ignite all the emotional triggers that quickly override our normal boundaries. It gets to us in our most vulnerable place. In Baldwin's case, he is quick to anger (even I've seen him stomping around Manhattan yelling into a cell phone). Since the Moon in Pisces is involved, he was indignant that someone was making up stories about his pregnant wife (Pisces spinning tales, the Moon for his pregnant wife) and felt he had to defend her (Mars aspects, and Baldwin is an Aries, whose ruler is Mars, with Cancer rising, so the Moon is his chart ruler). He also has a natal Mars/Uranus opposition, which indicates he's a bit high-strung and apt to explode with huge temper outbursts when he feels blocked or challenged, especially if he feels it's unfair to someone he cares about (he has a Libra Moon).
Fortunately for all of us, including Alec Baldwin, as the day progresses things calm down. The Moon trines Mercury at 8:17 PM EDT, so we may finally be able to breach sensitive topics without anyone crying, throwing things, or wanting to punch us out, and at 10:59 PM EDT a Moon/Jupiter parallel opens the doors to some much-needed relaxation. It'd be a great night to get together with friends/family, eat and drink, and enjoy one another's company. This is probably the most optimistic time of the day today, so take advantage of it. It's definitely a party or dinner-and-a-movie night. Note: the Moon goes Void-of-Course at 8:16 PM EDT, so after this time it makes more sense to kick back and not launch anything new until the Moon enters Aries at 9:07 AM EDT tomorrow.
THE SYMBOLS:
Sabian Symbol for today's SUN: "Rabbits dressed in clothes and on parade."
Kozminsky Symbol for today's SUN: "A newspaper editor at his desk—a mass of proofs before him—parleying with a man who averts his face."
The Keyword for the Sabian Symbol is: "APPROPRIATION. "
The Keyword for the Kozminsky Symbol is: "MUZZLING."
The Kozminsky Symbol today is quiet apt. It reads like a scene from a 30s film, where somebody with something to hide is trying to squelch an unfavorable story. The proof stage occurs before the paper is printed, when corrections can still be made. There's a hint of dark doings here, coercion, and pay-offs. The editor is in a position of power and knows the dark side of those who appear in his/her paper each day. Will they be honest and print the truth, or through fear or greed muzzle the story? It was a "gutter press" type of story that set off Alec Baldwin. Our Symbol involves issues of integrity, privacy, truth-telling, and dealing with powerful information. It also raises the question: "Who's pulling the strings?" We're being warned today that we may not fully understand the situation, which is one reason it's a good idea to take a step back before we respond. Today is not the day to overreact or jump into something without researching the situation. Things may not be as they seem.
The Sabian Symbol reminds me of those fanciful postcards that were popular years ago featuring animals dressed in little hats, jackets and boots. "Bunnies on parade" is an amusing and image, bringing in the Moon in Pisces tendency to whimsy. Using the imagination, playing a role, "trying it on for size", are all indicated here. Venus in Leo loves a parade—it's a chance to get dressed up and win everyone's admiring gaze. This Symbol also urges us to be bold in creating our own reality, to step out of our usual habit patterns. Get surreal: be a bunny in a frock coat and big flower-festooned Easter hat! This Symbol is about ambition, working towards a dream, experimenting to determine what "fits" us best, and believing that anything is possible. Be playful, don't be afraid of looking silly, do something no one expects. Aim high. This is like the stories where people switch identities with each other to get a taste of how other people experience life. Obviously, this is a great Symbol for actors or children's book writers! On the down side, we're taken down the rabbit hole and it can lead to lying or giving out half-truths, exaggerating, being over-ambitious, operating in disguise, trying to be something we're not, or being fooled/believing everything we hear.
THE DAILY DRAW:
4 of Pentacles / 6 of Pentacles
"Give It Away Give It Away Give It Away" Here we have two Pentacle cards, so we're dealing with what is, what exists, earthly reality, the body, financial matters, and all things that exist on the physical plane. What's the flaw in the character here? Holding on to too much for too long. This combination is telling us not to be misers in any area of our lives. This combo is like making a ton of money but refusing to use it, invest it, or pass it along. There's a fear of change, a desire to remain in stasis, a dread of letting go. The 4 of Pentacles can be a card of anger and frustration (today's themes!) The door is open, we must walk through. The Six of Pentacles is a more balanced card that relates to giving and receiving. Sharing, rather than hoarding, is the goal. We may receive an offer, find an investor, or discover new ways of using our resources. This combo is like the Kickstarter of Tarot. Find something you believe in and encourage it to grow. Be generous, open out rather that shut down. Learn how to receive, too. The 6 uplifts, like today's final aspect (Moon/Jupiter). When we're happy we want to share that happiness with others.
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Landlords aren't just people who own multi families and apartment buildings. Secondary suite landlords are numerous in Canada and the United States, and it's on the rise.
I'm going to give a bit of definition to what constitutes a secondary suite, courtesy of our good friends at the CMHC.
The term "secondary suite" is generally used to describe a self-contained dwelling unit with its own kitchen and bathroom, which is separate from the principal dwelling in a house. It can be located either within the principal dwelling or in an accessory building on the same lot as the principal dwelling. These units are also known as "accessory apartments" and "in-law suites.
Here's an interesting metropolitan Canadian fact. Conservatively, more than 1 quarter of British Columbia residents rent out a secondary suite to help with the mortgage. That's a lot of people. 52% of Vancouver's residents are renters. That's also a lot of people. I think it'd be safe to assume these numbers are so high, because buying real estate out west is incredibly expensive. That's a bit of an understatement.
Secondary suites are great. They provide a variety of benefits to neighbourhoods and communities. They're also a significant source of affordable housing in serviced areas, and make better use of the existing infrastructure. They don't change the character of neighbourhoods much and they diversify the housing types available. They also increase the number of residents living in an area, which in turn makes neighbourhood transit more viable and enhances commercial activity. Finally, they provide owners with income and increase property tax revenues for municipalities. That's a whole bunch of double rainbows right there.
Secondary suites aren't just popular in Vancouver and greater B.C. They're big in Calgary too. The city has a 1.3% vacancy rate. That's great news for landlords, but that's pretty tight for people looking for a place to call home. To boot – mortgage rules changed in July of last year, making it a little more difficult to buy a home. As a result, Calgary is in the process of embracing secondary suites, much like the rest of western Canada, and is attempting to lax rules with respect to them as recently as before the beginning of 2013. Mayor Naheed Nenshi has been advocating easing restrictions on secondary suites for a while. One problem. Calgary's city council doesn't get it. Calgary's already tight rental market is speculated to only get tighter after the flood that swept through the city. This is slated to be a key issue in the upcoming Calgary municipal election.
Secondary suites require a few things to conform legally. It'd be a lie to say that they're all legal. They're not. The point I'm trying to make is that the municipal laws that determine whether a suite is legal or not should be relaxed. Mayor Nenshi and several councillors have taken the position that existing suites across the city should be grandfathered in to be legally zoned suites, provided they comply with proper building and fire codes. Compliance with common sense rules like this is a given, of course.
The opposition on council have taken a not-in-my-backyard stance. They prefer the practice of having illegal suites reported by neighbours, and inspectors/by-law enforcement officers dispatched to investigate, and possibly enforce compliance with zoning and building/fire codes. Those in this camp appear to prefer want the to city focus additional resources to the inspection and enforcement of illegal suites in order to ensure the safety of Calgarians. That sounds like a relatively logical position, but in Calgary, legal secondary suites are tough to create because the province's building code treats suites as duplexes or semi-detached dwellings with mandated separate heating and water tanks, restrictive square footage counts, among other difficult to meet regulations. To put this into perspective, according to a piece in the Calgary Herald in May of 2009, the city had shut down 2,104 "illegal" secondary suites because of bylaw non-compliance — not safety codes of any sort — since 2004. That amounts to the closure of 1 non compliant secondary suite a day. Seems a bit empirical to me.
What do you think? Are you a secondary suite landlord? Do you live in Calgary? Vancouver? Any other city that's transitioning on the issue? Share your thoughts with us!


We look forward to the Regatta every year!
Recycled Craft contest – This year's theme is The Ocean.
Time: Registration opens at 11:00 a.m. Races start at 12 noon (beginning with land races).
All activity participants must register and sign a Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims and Indemnity Agreement.
A responsible Adult must accompany minors (maximum of 7 minors per responsible Adult) to the Registration desk to sign a Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims and Indemnity Agreement and have identifying numbers put on the participants.
You may also complete the Waiver with the participant name(s), print a copy & bring it with you to sign at the Registration desk.
The Regatta would not be possible without the amazing support of our volunteers. If you would like to help out, visit our Volunteer page.
Any questions? Contact Alana Langlois at chandoslakeregatta@gmail.com or 647-515-2429.
The 2019 Regatta results will be available after this year's event. Please check back at that time.


Woke this morning to a lovely mist covering Guanaba Valley, couldn't see Mount Tamborine. It was all gone within the hour.
OH MY GOSH!!! I'm so jealous. You are SOOOO lucky to wake up to such lovely scenery. I live in the desert and miss seeing that much green.


Damsel and Sprout were engaged to produce and deliver Prime Minister Scott Morrison's first keynote address after becoming Prime Minister in September 2018.
The Prime Minister and his team decided to break from the normal practice of delivering a National Press Club speech and elected for his speech to take place in Albury, NSW. This location was chosen because of its historic connection with the party.
Working at exceptional speed to deliver a key political address, Damsel and Sprout sourced and finalised the venue, security arrangements, invitation & guest management, catering, multimedia & technical arrangements as well as maintaining political protocol.


CHARLESTON—Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone said Thanksgiving is a truly American feast, marked by a simplicity that reminds us of the simplicity of God and his many gifts for all humanity. He was the main speaker during the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service held Nov. 25 at Morris Brown A.M.E. Church.
The large interdenominational gathering was marked by psalms, scriptural lessons and joyous singing.
pastor of First Scots Presbyterian Church. He is also the current president of the Christian-Jewish Council of Greater Charleston, which sponsored the event. The mission of the council is to promote understanding, cooperation, fellowship and education among people of faith in the Charleston area, he said.
Bishop Guglielmone, who has participated in interfaith Thanksgiving services for the past 31 years, reflected on the holiday and the time people spend with family, friends, food, and maybe sports. At the same time, he said, we often look at God's gifts as being only for ourselves.
Reflecting on today's world, Bishop Guglielmone reminded the attendees that the Jewish word shalom means more than peace.
"Peace is not just the absence of war, but a place where everything is right between humanity and God and where communities get along," he said.
The bishop noted that Thanksgiving joy is muted, however, by people who have nothing for which to give thanks. They are those who know only war and not peace; those suffering from hunger, addiction, and absence of family and friendships.
The bishop challenged those gathered to couple their prayers with action by reaching out to the poor, showing concern for the lonely and isolated, and doing what they can to eradicate poverty, homelessness and sickness.
"Only then can we be truly thankful, only then can we make the world a place of true shalom," he said.
Other participants at the service included the Rev. Joseph Darby, pastor of Morris Brown A.M.E. Church; Father Dow Sanderson, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion; Father James Parker, a retired priest of the Diocese of Charleston; and newly assigned Rabbi Adam Rosenbaum of Synagogue Emanu-El.
"I am just glad not to be the new guy on the block anymore," Bishop Guglielmone joked.


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Čtuto Privacy Policy
General and Responsible Entity
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect about you for what purpose and what we use it for. It also explains your rights concerning the data processing operations affecting you.
punková společnost, s.r.o., IČO 17951470, Jaurisova 515/4, Michle, 140 00 Praha 4, (hereafter referred to as "Čtuto" or "we") operates on the internet site https://www.ctu.to as well as via the mobile application a platform for mobile learning (hereinafter "platform").
The responsible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or together with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of consent
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke an existing consent at any time. An informal message by email to privacy@ctu.to is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to complain to the competent supervisory authority
In the event of data protection violations, you, the person concerned, have the right to appeal to the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state where our company is based or in which you reside. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found here.
SSL or TLS Encryption
We use SSL or Internet security for security reasons and to protect the transmission of sensitive content, such as orders or requests you send to us. TLS encryption. An encrypted connection is indicated by the browser's address bar switching from "HTTP: //" to "HTTPS: //" and the lock icon in your browser bar. If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you submit to us can not be read by third parties.
Information, Correction, Deletion, Blocking, Data Transferability
You have the right at any time to request information about your personal data processed by us free of charge. In particular, you may request us to provide information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been disclosed, the planned retention period, the right of rectification, deletion, limitation of processing or opposition, passing a right of appeal, the origin of their data, if not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where appropriate, meaningful information about your details.
You have the right to request the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us.
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, except in cases where the processing of the data is required for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.You have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data; as far as you dispute the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful, but you reject its deletion, and we no longer need the data, and you the data for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or if you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.
You have the right to receive the personal information you have provided to us in a structured, common, and machine-readable format or request that it be sent to another person in charge.
Right to Object
If your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to file an objection against processing your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct mail. In the latter case, you have a general right to objection, which we implement without specifying any particular situation.If you want to exercise your right to object, please email privacy@ctu.to.
Data Collection and Use
Our platform provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser transmits to us. These are browser type and version, operating system used, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, time of the server request and the IP address.
The data is for data security and error analysis only. A merge of this data with other data sources will not be done.The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which allows data processing to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures. The server log files are automatically deleted after two weeks.
Cookies
We use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your access device and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your access device and stored by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They will be deleted automatically at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions which you wish to use (e.g., shopping basket function) are processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR saved. We, as website operators, have a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of our services. If other cookies (e.g., cookies for the analysis of your surfing behavior) are stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy. We collect Cookies in the following categories:
Necessary technical or functional cookies: Functional cookies help make our website usable by enabling essential functions like page navigation and access to secure website areas. The website cannot function without these cookies.
Analytical cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website. We might also use analytics cookies to test new ads, pages, or features.
Marketing cookies: These cookies are placed by third-party advertising platforms to deliver ads and track ad performance, enabling advertising networks to deliver ads that may be relevant to you.
Cookie settings: You can change your cookie settings anytime using the link on the website or in the Settings section of the mobile application.
Cookies: We inform the user about the use of cookies on the website and enable the user to decide on their use. If the user gives the website consent to the use of cookies, the following data is automatically logged:
The anonymized IP number of the user
Date and time of consent
The URL of the website provider
An anonymous, random and encrypted key
The user's approved cookies (as proof of consent).
The encrypted key and the cookie status are stored on the user's end device using a cookie to establish the corresponding cookie status when the page is called up in the future. This cookie is automatically deleted after 12 months. The legal basis here is Art. 1 Para. 1 lit. 1 f GDPR. The website operator's legitimate interest is the website's user-friendliness and the fulfillment of the legal requirements of the GDPR.
You can register on our platform to use our services. We only use the data entered to use the respective offer for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration, such as name and email address, must be provided, otherwise the registration can not be completed.
For significant changes such as the scope of the offer or in case of technical changes, we use the email address given at registration to inform you in this way.
The processing of the data entered during registration takes place at your request and is required in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR in order to be able to comply with the user contract, including pre-contractual measures.
The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered for our services and will subsequently be deleted. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Registration and Login with Auth0
Instead of registering directly on our website, you can sign up using Single-Sign-On (SSO) with Auth0. The provider of this service is Auth0, Inc, 10800 NE 8th St, Suite 700 Bellevue, WA 98004, USA ("Auth0").
If you decide to register with Auth0 and click on the Sign Up button, your data required for registration will be transferred to the Auth0 servers, which can also be operated in the USA.
The transferred data is mainly: Email addresses, hashed passwords, phone numbers and IP addresses.
This information is used to set up, provision and personalize your account as part of the contractual service provision. The legal basis for this is your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a. GDPR), contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b. GDPR) and legitimate interest (Art. 6 Par . 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR). On the other hand, your access data for the SSO service will never be saved by us. The data protection and terms of use of Auth0 apply to the registration and use of Auth0.
We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with Auth0, in which we commit Auth0 to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the provisions of the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA.
Registration and Login with Facebook Connect
Instead of registering directly on our website, you can sign up with Facebook Connect. This service provider is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Parent company: Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook").
If you decide to register with Facebook Connect and click on the "Sign Up with Facebook" button, you will automatically be redirected to the Facebook platform. There you can log in with your usage data. This links your Facebook profile to our website or services. This link gives us access to your data stored on Facebook. These are above all:
Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses), contact details (e.g., email, telephone numbers), and event data ("event data" are data that can be transmitted by us to Facebook, e.g., via Facebook pixels via apps or in other ways and relate to people or their actions; The data includes, for example, information about visits to websites, interactions with content, functions, installations of apps, purchases of products, etc.; the event Data is processed to create target groups for content and advertising information (custom audiences); event data does not contain the actual content (such as written comments), no login information and no contact information (i.e., no names, email addresses). Facebook will delete event data after a maximum of two years).
This information is used to set up, provision and personalize your account as part of the contractual service provision. The legal basis for this is your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a. GDPR), contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b. GDPR) and legitimate interest (Art. 6 Par . 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR).
Together with Facebook Ireland Ltd., we are jointly responsible for the collection or receipt as part of a transmission (but not further processing) of "event data" that Facebook collects using the Facebook single sign-on registration process that is carried out on our online offer or as part of a transmission for the following purposes:
- Display of content advertising information that corresponds to the presumed interests of the users
- Delivery of commercial and transaction-related messages (e.g., addressing users via Facebook Messenger)
- Improving the delivery of advertisements and personalizing functions and content (e.g., improving the recognition of which content or advertising information presumably corresponds to the interests of the users).
We have concluded a special agreement with Facebook ("Controller Addendum"), which regulates in particular which security measures Facebook must observe and in which Facebook has agreed to fulfill the rights of the data subject (i.e., users can, for example, provide information or deletion requests directly to Facebook). Note: If Facebook provides us with measured values, analytics and reports (which are aggregated, i.e., they do not receive any information about individual users and are anonymous to us), then this processing does not take place within the framework of joint responsibility, but on the basis of a data processing addendum ("data processing terms"), the "data security terms and with regards to processing in the USA on the basis of standard contractual clauses ("Facebook-EU data transfer addendum"). Users' rights (in particular to information, deletion, objection and complaint to the competent supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with Facebook.
For more information, see the Facebook Terms of Use and the Facebook Privacy Policy. Facebook offers an objection option via this Opt-Out-Link.
Register and Login with Google Connect
Instead of a direct registration/login on our website, you can also register via Google. This service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043 USA ("Google").
If you decide to register/log in with Google and click the "Sign in with Google" button, you will automatically be redirected to Google's platform. There you can log in with your usage data. This will link your Google profile to our website or services. This link gives us access to your data stored on Google. These are above all:
First name | Surname | Email address | Username | Google Profile URL | Featured Image
This information is used to set up, provision and personalize your accounts.
See the Google Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy for more information.
Social MediaFacebook-Plugins
On our pages, we use plugins of the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, Parent company: Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook"), are integrated. The Facebook plugins can be recognized by the Facebook logo or the "Like-Button" ("Like") on our site. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here.
When you visit our platform, a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server is established via the plugin. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook "Like-Button" while you are logged in to your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, are not aware of the content of the data transmitted and their use by Facebook. If you do not want Facebook to associate visiting our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account. More information can be found in the Facebook Privacy Policy.
LinkedIn Plugin
Our site uses functions from the LinkedIn network. The service is provided by LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 West Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA, and its subsidiaries LinkedIn Singapore Pte Ltd, 10 Marina Boulevard, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2, Level 30, Singapore 018983 and LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (all together "LinkedIn"). We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with LinkedIn, in which we commit LinkedIn to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA and Singapore.
LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our web pages from your IP address. Each time one of our pages containing LinkedIn features is accessed, your browser establishes a direct connection to the LinkedIn servers. If you use the LinkedIn "Recommend" button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn can associate your visit to our website with your user account. More information can be found in the LinkedIn Privacy Policy.
Twitter Plugin
On our pages are functions of the service Twitter included. These features are available through Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103 (USA), as well as its subsidiary Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin, Ireland (together "Twitter"). By using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and shared with other users. This data is also transmitted to Twitter. For more information, see the Twitter Privacy Policy. You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the Twitter account settings.
We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with Twitter, in which we commit Twitter to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA.
Analysis Tools and Advertising
For marketing optimization purposes, we send, if not disabled by the user in the system settings of its device, the Mobile Advertising ID, the hashed email address given during registration and the parameters specified in the section "Social Plugins" (such as IP address, browser and access device information) to Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043 USA ("Google"). The data processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) of analyzing user behavior and optimization of our website and our advertising. If you do not want us to collect the Mobile Advertising ID and send it to Google, you can find a manual for deactivation under the topic "Mobile Advertising ID". We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with Google, in which we commit Google to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA. Further details of different Google services are mentioned below.
Google AdSense
Our website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043 USA ("Google"). Google AdSense uses so-called "cookies", text files stored on your computer that allow an analysis of the use of the website. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on these pages. The information generated by cookies and web beacons on the use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the USA. Google may share the generated information with Google affiliates. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data you have stored.
The storage of AdSense cookies is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize our website and advertising. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser accordingly; however, we point out that you may not be able to use this website's features fully in this case.
We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with Google, in which we commit Google to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA.
Google AdWords and Google Conversion-Tracking
This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043 USA ("Google"). As part of Google AdWords, we use the so-called conversion tracking. A conversion tracking cookie is set when you click on an ad served by Google. Cookies are small text files that the Internet browser stores on the user's computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for the users' personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not expired yet, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.
Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies can not be tracked through the websites of advertisers. The information gathered using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords advertisers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a conversion tracking tag page. However, they do not receive information that personally identifies users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can opt out of this use by disabling the Google Conversion Tracking cookie from your Internet browser under User Preferences. You will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and cookies only on a case-by-case basis, the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally exclude and can activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
The storage of "conversion cookies" is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize our website and advertising.
We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with Google, in which we commit Google to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA. More information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in the Google Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics
Our sites use the web analytics service Google Analytics functions for needs-based design and continuous optimization. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043 USA ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize our website and advertising.
We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with Google, in which we commit Google to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA.Here are the details regarding how we are using Google Analytics:
IP Anonymisation: We have activated the function IP anonymization on this website. As a result, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address provided by Google Analytics as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser Plugin: you can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all the features of this website in full. In addition, you may prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under this link.Opposition to Data Collection: With the help of this browser add-on for disabling Google Analytics JavaScript, you can prevent Google Analytics from using your data during future visits to this website. For more information about how to handle user data on Google Analytics, see the Google Privacy Policy.
Commissioned Data Processing: We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with Google, in which we commit Google to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Demographic Data: his website uses the "demographics" feature of Google Analytics. As a result, reports can be produced that contain statements on the site visitors' age, gender and interests. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and third-party visitor data. This data can not be assigned to a specific person. You can disable this feature at any time through the Ads settings in your Google account or generally prohibit Google Analytics from collecting your data as outlined in the "Opposition to Data Collection" section.
Our websites use the features of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device features of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043 USA ("Google"). This feature allows you to link the advertising audiences created with Google Analytics Remarketing to the cross-device capabilities of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you based on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one device (i.e., mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your devices (i.e., tablet or PC).
Once you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browsing history to your Google account for this purpose. That way, personalized advertising messages can appear on any device you sign in to with your Google account. To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of users temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create audiences for cross-device ad promotion. You can permanently opt out of cross-device remarketing/targeting by disabling personalized ads in your Google account; to do so, follow this link.
The aggregation of the collected data in your Google account is based solely on your consent, which you can give or revoke on Google (Art.6 Abs.1 a. GDPR). For data collection operations that are not merged into your Google account (e.g., because you do not have a Google account or have objected to the merge), the data collection is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymous analysis of the website visitors for advertising purposes.
We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with Google, in which we commit Google to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA. For more information and privacy policy, see the Google Privacy Policy.
Facebook
For marketing optimization purposes, we send, if not disabled by the user in the system settings of its device, the Mobile Advertising ID, the hashed email address given during registration and the parameters specified in the section "Social Plugins" (such as IP address, browser and access device information) to Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, Parent company: Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook"). The data processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) of analyzing user behavior and optimization of our website and our advertising. If you do not want us to collect the Mobile Advertising ID and send it to Facebook, you can find a manual for deactivation under the topic "Mobile Advertising ID".
You will find more information on the protection of your privacy in the Facebook Privacy Policy.
Facebook Pixel
Our site uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, Parent company: Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook") for conversion measurement. This way, the behavior of the site visitors can be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. As a result, the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements can be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures optimized. The collected data are anonymous to us as the operator of this website, and we can not conclude the identity of the users. However, the data are stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible, and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Facebook data usage directive. As a result, Facebook can enable ads to be displayed on and outside of Facebook. We can not influence this use of data as the site operator.
We have concluded a special agreement with Facebook ("Controller Addendum"), which regulates in particular which security measures Facebook must observe and in which Facebook has agreed to fulfill the rights of the data subject (i.e., users can, for example, provide information or deletion requests directly to Facebook). Note: If Facebook provides us with measured values, analytics and reports (which are aggregated, i.e., they do not receive any information about individual users and are anonymous to us), then this processing does not take place within the framework of joint responsibility, but based on a data processing addendum ("data processing terms"), the "data security terms and with regards to processing in the USA based on standard contractual clauses ("Facebook-EU data transfer addendum"). Users' rights (in particular to information, deletion, objection and complaint to the competent supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with Facebook.
You can also disable the remarketing "Custom Audiences" feature in the Ads Settings section at the following link. You have to be logged in to Facebook. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can opt out of use-based advertising from Facebook on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website.
We use services of the short message service Pinterest. Pinterest is operated by Pinterest Europe Limited, 2nd Floor, Palmerston House, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Parent company: Pinterest Inc., 651 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 (USA) ("Pinterest"). Pinterest allows us to use target group-based advertising, re-targeting and conversion measurements for online advertising via the so-called visitor interaction pixel. Here, offers for specific target groups are based on general criteria, such as demographic characteristics, regions or interests. Pinterest also allows us to target ads based on your recent page views. For example, you may see ads and notices about our offers and content if you are interested in specific services, information, or offers at the online trade show. Here only general and technical information on accessed pages is evaluated. If you generally do not want to be tracked by Pinterest, you can prevent the storage of cookies at any time by your browser settings, which could limit functionality.
For more information about Pinterest, please refer to the Pinterest Privacy Policy.
We use services of the short message service Twitter. Twitter Ads is operated by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103 (USA), as well as its subsidiary Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin, Ireland (together "Twitter"). Twitter allows us to use target group-based advertising, re-targeting and conversion measurements for online advertising via the so-called visitor interaction pixel. Here, offers for specific target groups are based on general criteria, such as demographic characteristics, regions or interests. Twitter also allows us to target ads based on your recent page views. For example, you may see ads and notices about our offers and content if you are interested in specific services, information, or offers at the online trade show. Here only general and technical information on accessed pages is evaluated. If you generally do not want to be tracked by Twitter, you can prevent the storage of cookies at any time by your browser settings, which could limit functionality. For marketing optimization purposes, we send, if not disabled by the user in the system settings of its device, the Mobile Advertising ID, the hashed email address given during registration and the parameters specified in the section "Social Plugins" (such as IP address, browser and access device information) to Twitter. If you do not want us to collect the Mobile Advertising ID and send it to Twitter, you can find a manual for deactivation under the topic "Mobile Advertising ID".
Twitter also adheres to the do-not-track setting of its browser. As a Twitter user, you can also prevent the data processing described by disabling the "Customise Ads Based on Affiliate Information" checkbox next to the "Sponsored Content" heading in the Security and Privacy settings. More information can be found on the pages of Twitter.We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with Twitter, in which we commit Twitter to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA.
The storage of "conversion cookies" and the data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize our website and advertising.
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data are not collected or only on a voluntary basis.
We use this data exclusively for the delivery of the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. The processing of the data entered into the newsletter application form is based exclusively on your consent (Art.6 (1) (a) GDPR). Of course, you can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the email address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The revocation's legality of the already completed data processing operations remains unaffected.
The data deposited with us for the purpose of obtaining the newsletter will be saved by us from the newsletter until your cancellation and deleted after the cancellation of the newsletter. Data stored for other purposes with us (e.g., email addresses for logging on to our services) remain unaffected.
This website uses the services of MailChimp for sending newsletters (or mandrill for sending information relevant to the user). The provider is the Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308 (USA) ("MailChimp").
MailChimp is a service with which, among other things, the dispatch of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. If you have entered data for the purpose of newsletter subscription (e.g., email address), these will be stored on the servers of MailChimp in the USA.
With the help of MailChimp, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent with MailChimp, a file included in the email (called a web beacon) connects to MailChimp's servers in the United States. This way, you can determine if a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked on. In addition, technical information is collected (e.g., time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). This information can be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. They are used exclusively for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better tailor future newsletters to the interests of the recipient.
If you do not want to be analyzed by MailChimp, you have to unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a link in every newsletter message. Furthermore, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.
The data processing takes place on the basis of your active newsletter registration and our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) of optimization of our newsletter content according to the interests of our recipients. You can contradict this at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter.
We will save the data deposited with us for the purpose of obtaining the newsletter from the newsletter until you receive it and will be deleted from our servers as well as from the servers of MailChimp after the cancellation of the newsletter.
We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with MailChimp, in which we commit MailChimp to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA. For details, see the Mailchimp Privacy Policy.
Payment Information
No credit or debit card information is stored on our servers when you make payments for our services. Our third-party PCI-compliant payment processing companies store this information. We work with the following provider Stripe Inc., 185 Berry Street, Suite 550, San Francisco, CA 94107 (USA).
All credit and debit card transactions occur between the computer from which the transaction originates and our payment processor. When you use one of our trial phases or subscriptions or purchase something through the service, credit card information and other financial information we need to process the payment is collected and stored with a payment service provider. We also collect limited information, such as your zip code, mobile phone number and transaction history details. In addition, these payment service providers usually provide us with minimal information about you, such as the unique "token", which enables you to make further purchases using the data stored by the service providers, as well as your card type, expiration date and last four digits of the number.
We have entered into separate so-called "Data Processing Agreements" with Stripe, in which we commit Stripe to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the provisions of the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA.
Request Refunds
If you purchased a subscription and considered that payment for one of our products had been wrongly debited to your account, you may request a refund, which will be processed directly by us.
Hosting & Analysis
We use the service DigitalOcean, LLC, 101 6th Ave New York, NY 10013 ("DigitalOceain") to help host our backend applications. DigitalOceain stores user data such as email, first name, last name, and interaction data. The data processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) for the technically error-free and optimized provision of our services. For more information about data processing by DigitalOcean, see the DigitalOcean Privacy Policy.
We use the service of Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA ("Cloudflare") to increase our websites' and services' performance and security. The data processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) of optimization of our websites and services. Here interaction data (especially IP addresses) are transferred via interfaces. We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with Cloudflare, in which we commit Cloudflare to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA. For more information about data processing by Cloudflare, see the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
We use services of the Google Cloud Platform, a developer platform operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043 USA ("Google") to find bugs in the Čtuto app by using the service Firebase Crashlytics. The data processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) for the technically error-free and optimized provision of our services. Google Cloud Platform / Firebase Crashlytics receives user data for error analysis, such as Mobile ad IDs, installation UUID (universally unique ID), Android IDs and IP addresses.
We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with Google, operator of the Google Cloud Platform and the Firebase Crashlytics service, in which we commit Google to protect the data of our customers, to not disclose them to third parties and to comply with the provisions of the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data to the USA. For more information about Firebase Crashlytics' data processing via the Google Cloud Platform, see the Google Privacy Policy.
We use Atlas of MongoDB, Inc., 3 Shelbourne Building, Crampton Avenue Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland ("MongoDB") as a central database. The data processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) for the technically error-free and optimized provision of our services. In addition to the pseudonymized Čtuto ID, no further personal data of the users is stored in the Atlas database.
We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with MongoDB, in which we commit MongoDB to protect our customers' data, not to disclose them to third parties and to comply with the standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 GDPR in the case of a transfer of personal data via sub-processors or affiliates to the USA. For more information about MongoDB's data processing, see the MongoDB Privacy Policy.
We take the data protection regulations of the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") and the California Civil Code seriously and respect the resulting rights of California residents, as stated in the following paragraphs. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA. We will not deny you our goods or services, charge you different prices or rates, or provide you with lower-quality goods and services if you exercise your rights under the CCPA.
Shine the Light / Opt-out
California residents have the right to request information about their personal data that we have shared with third parties once a calendar year and to have this data deleted by us. In addition, California residents have the right to opt out of the disclosure of their personal data to third parties ("opt-out"). To exercise the right to information and/or deletion and/or opt-out, an informal email to us (privacy@ctu.to) is sufficient, along with proof of identity and place of residence. We will respond to verified requests within 30 days. California residents also have the right to opt out of the sale of their personal data. We do not offer this option because we generally do not sell personal data.
Purposes of data processing of California residents
We collect and process the personal data of California residents only for the purposes stated in this data privacy policy, in particular, to provide our service and our websites in a technically flawless manner, to analyze user behavior to optimize our offer and to optimize our marketing. We do not sell personal data of California residents; we only pass them on to fulfill our business purposes, as stated above and in the data privacy policy.
Categories of personal data of California residents
We collect and process personal data from California residents, which are made available to us directly or through interactions with our services and websites, from the following categories: (i) personal data (e.g., name), (ii) identifiers (e.g., name, email address), (iii) Information about activities on the Internet or networks (e.g., parameters specified in the section "Social Plugins"). The categories of third parties with whom we may share California residents' personal information are (i) marketing networks, (ii) analytics and hosting providers, (iii) payment service providers, and (iv) social networks. We have no knowledge of disclosing the personal data of minors under 16 years of age to third parties.