1. Overview of Data Protection

General Information
This document provides an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data includes any information that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to the full Privacy Policy below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Information about the Responsible Party” below.

How do we collect your data?
Data is collected in two main ways:

• You provide your data directly. For example, this may be data that you enter in a contact form.
• Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., browser, operating system, time of access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior. If contracts are concluded via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contractual offers, orders, or other inquiries.

Your Rights Regarding Your Data
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipients, and purposes of your stored personal data at any time, free of charge. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have consented to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time. Additionally, you may have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have a right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

For more information about your rights and data protection, you may contact us at any time.

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting our website, your browsing behavior may be analyzed for statistical purposes. This is mainly done with analysis programs, which are described in detail below.

2. Hosting

External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (Namecheap, Inc., 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of this host. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata, communication data, and website interactions.

Hosting is performed to fulfill contractual obligations to our prospective and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, efficient, and reliable provision of our online offerings by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If you have given consent, the processing is done based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, and you can revoke your consent at any time.

Contractual Processing
We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) with our hosting provider. This ensures that your personal data is only processed according to our instructions and in compliance with GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection
We take your privacy seriously and treat your personal data as confidential, following the legal data protection regulations. This policy explains the types of data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and why the data is collected.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., via email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.

Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Payam Mohajeri
In d. Mährenfurt 4
45663 Recklinghausen, Germany
Email: payam [dot] mohajeri [at] gmail [DOT] com

The responsible party is the person or entity who decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Storage Period
Unless a specific retention period is mentioned, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose of processing no longer applies. If you request deletion or revoke your consent, your data will be deleted unless other legally permissible reasons for retention exist.

Legal Basis for Processing
If you have consented to data processing, we process your data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. For contractual or pre-contractual measures, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The relevant legal bases are mentioned in each specific section of this policy.

Recipients of Personal Data
We share personal data with third parties only when necessary to fulfill contractual obligations, when required by law, or based on our legitimate interest. Data processors only receive personal data based on a valid data processing agreement.

Revocation of Consent
Many data processing activities are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of data processed before revocation remains unaffected.

Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR)
If data is processed based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time for reasons related to your specific situation. This includes profiling. After objection, we will no longer process your data unless compelling legitimate reasons override your interests.

If your data is used for direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time without specific reasons.

Complaint Rights
If you believe your rights have been violated, you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority in your country.

Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive the data we process automatically based on your consent or in performance of a contract, in a standard format, or have it transmitted to another responsible party if technically feasible.

Access, Correction, and Deletion
You have the right to free access to your personal data, as well as correction or deletion, within the scope of applicable legal provisions. For questions related to data protection, please contact us at any time.

SSL/TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security and to protect confidential information, such as requests sent via contact forms. You can recognize an encrypted connection when the browser address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and displays a padlock symbol.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies
Our website uses cookies, which are small data packages that are either temporarily stored during a session (session cookies) or permanently on your device (persistent cookies). Cookies can be first-party or third-party cookies. Some cookies are necessary for the technical operation of the website (e.g., shopping cart functionality), while others are used for analysis or advertising purposes.

You can adjust your browser settings to be informed about cookie use, allow cookies only in specific cases, or generally reject them. Disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

Contact Form
When you contact us using the contact form, the information you provide will be stored to handle your request and follow-up questions. Data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to a contract, or on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in other cases. Data will remain with us until you request deletion or withdraw your consent.

We use Brevo to manage contact requests and newsletter subscriptions. Brevo, a service provided by Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany, helps us organize and manage communication. The data entered into the contact form is stored on Brevo’s servers in Germany.

5. Social Media Elements

We use social media elements (e.g., Facebook, Instagram) on our website. To ensure your privacy, these elements are used with the Shariff solution, which prevents data from being transmitted to social media providers unless you activate the element.

6. Analytics Tools

Brevo
We use Brevo (formerly known as Sendinblue) for organizing and analyzing our communications, including contact forms and newsletters. Brevo, provided by Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany, helps us manage communication and analyze newsletter campaigns. Data processing with Brevo is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). For more information, please see Brevo Privacy Policy.

WP Statistics

We use WP Statistics to analyze visitor behavior. The provider of this service is Veronalabs, ARENCO Tower, 27th Floor, Dubai Media City, Dubai, Dubai 23816, UAE (https://veronalabs.com).

WP Statistics allows us to analyze the use of our website. It records log files (e.g., IP address, referrer, used browser, origin of the user, and search engine used) and actions that website visitors take on the page (e.g., clicks and views).

The data collected with WP Statistics is stored exclusively on our own server.

The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior to optimize both our website and advertising. If corresponding consent is requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

IP Anonymization

We use WP Statistics with IP anonymization. Your IP address is shortened so that it can no longer be directly assigned to you.

7. Newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we need your email address to send it to you. We use Brevo for sending newsletters. Brevo, a service provided by Sendinblue GmbH, helps us organize and analyze our newsletter campaigns. Data for newsletter subscriptions is stored on Brevo’s servers in Germany.

With Brevo, we can analyze newsletter campaigns, including tracking whether newsletters are opened and which links are clicked. If you do not want your activities to be analyzed by Brevo, you can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link provided in every newsletter message.

The data processing for the newsletter is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke your consent at any time using the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The data collected will be stored until you unsubscribe.

For more information about Brevo’s privacy policy, please visit: Brevo Privacy Policy.

8. Plugins and Tools

Complianz
We use the Complianz service provided by Really Simple Plugins, Keizersgracht 221, 1016 DV Amsterdam, Netherlands, on our website. Complianz helps us generate GDPR-compliant cookie notices and collect user consent for the use of cookies and other tracking technologies in compliance with legal requirements.

With Complianz, we ensure that our website visitors are informed about the use of cookies and have the opportunity to provide or refuse consent for specific cookie categories. This allows users to actively decide which cookies they want to allow.

Complianz uses cookies to store user preferences regarding cookie consent. These cookies do not store personal data, only the choices made by users.

Complianz emphasizes data protection and compliance with data protection regulations. The data collected by Complianz is used solely to store user cookie preferences and is not shared with third parties.

hCaptcha
We use hCaptcha to ensure that data submitted through our website is by a human and not an automated script. This is done to protect against spam and abuse and is based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Further information can be found at https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy.

For more details on how we protect your data, please contact us using the information provided above.