Introduction
This privacy policy is intended to inform you about the types, purposes, and scope of the processing of your personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data"). This policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the course of providing our services and, in particular, on our websites, in mobile applications, and on external online platforms such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as "online services"). The terms used are gender-neutral. Last updated: April 5, 2024
Controller
Fish Blowing Bubbles GmbH
Adi-Maislinger-Str. 7
81373 Munich
Germany
Represented by Artur Kubiczek
Phone: +49 (0) 89 90 77 88 88
Email: hello@fishblowing.com
Legal Notice: https://www.fishblowing.com/impressum
1) Introduction and contact details of the controller
1.1 We appreciate your visit to our website and your interest in our services. Below, we provide information on how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data includes all information that can be used to personally identify you.
1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is: Fish Blowing Bubbles GmbH, Ridlerstraße 31B, 80339 Munich, Germany, Tel.: +49 89 90778888,
Email: hello@fishblowing.com. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
1.3 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" string and the padlock symbol in your browser address bar.
2) Data collection when visiting our website:
When using our website for informational purposes only—that is, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information—we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you: The website visited, date and time of access, amount of data sent in bytes, source/reference from which you reached the page, browser used, operating system used, and IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form).
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not passed on or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to check server log files subsequently should there be concrete evidence of unlawful use.
Content Delivery Network (CDN):
To ensure the faster and more secure delivery of our online content, we use a Content Delivery Network (CDN). A CDN is a service that enables content such as large media files, including graphics or program scripts, to be provided more quickly and securely using regionally distributed servers connected via the internet. Types of data processed: Content data (e.g., entries in online forms), usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses). Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services). Purposes of processing: Provision of our online services and user-friendliness, Content Delivery Network (CDN). Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Services and service providers used: Webflow:
We use Webflow services to create static websites, which may also include online forms. Service provider: Webflow, Inc. 208 Utah, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA; Website: https://webflow.com; Privacy Policy: https://webflow.com/legal/eu-privacy-policy.
3) Cookies:
To make your visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e., after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). When cookies are set, they collect and process specific user information such as browser and location data as well as IP address values to an individual extent.
Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is carried out either for the performance of a contract in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR or to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective site visit in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
We may work with advertising partners who help us make our website more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies may also be stored on your hard drive when you visit our website (third-party cookies). If we work with the aforementioned advertising partners, you will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected in each case in the paragraphs below. Please note that you can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Each browser manages cookie settings differently. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. You can find these for the respective browsers at the following links: Microsoft Edge:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/temporary-allow-cookies-and-site-data-in-microsoft-edge-597f04f2-c0ce-f08c-7c2b-541086362bd2
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
3.1 Google Ads
We use Google Ads for targeted advertising: To promote our services and optimize our online offering, we use Google Ads. This allows us to display targeted ads to users who may be interested in our products or services. When using Google Ads, cookies and similar technologies may be used to collect information about your interaction with our website and to present you with personalized ads. By using our website, you agree to our use of these technologies. You can change your settings for personalized advertising in your Google ad settings or opt out of personalized advertising by Google.
4) Contacting us:
Personal data is collected when you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email). The data collected when using a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed. This is the case when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.
5) Web Analytics Services
5.1) Web Analytics Services: Google (Universal) AnalyticsThis website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). Google (Universal) Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, which are text files stored on your device that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your truncated IP address) is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server. This may also involve the transmission of data to servers operated by Google LLC in the USA.
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics exclusively with the “_anonymizeIp()” extension, which ensures that the IP address is anonymized by truncation and prevents it from being directly linked to an individual. As a result of this extension, your IP address is truncated by Google within Member States of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google LLC server in the USA and truncated there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide us with other services relating to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google (Universal) Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Through a special feature known as “demographic characteristics”, Google Analytics also enables the creation of statistics containing information about the age, gender, and interests of website visitors based on an evaluation of interest-based advertising and the inclusion of information from third-party providers. This enables the definition and differentiation of website user groups for the purpose of targeting marketing activities more effectively. However, data sets collected via “demographic characteristics” cannot be attributed to a specific individual.
All processing described above, in particular the placement of Google Analytics cookies for reading information from the device being used, will only take place if you have given us your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Without such consent, Google Analytics will not be used during your visit to the website.
You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google for the use of Google Analytics, under which Google is obliged to protect the data of our website visitors and not disclose it to third parties.
For the transfer of data from the EU to the USA, Google relies on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection in the USA.
Further information about Google (Universal) Analytics can be found here:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
5.2) Web Analytics Services: Google Tag Manager
This website uses Google Tag Manager, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). Google Tag Manager is a tool that enables website operators to implement and manage tags for tracking and analytics purposes on their websites.
Google Tag Manager itself does not set cookies or collect personal data. However, it facilitates the integration and management of tags, including those used for Google Analytics, on websites. Please note that the use of Google Tag Manager may result in the activation of other services that set cookies or collect personal data.
The use of Google Tag Manager is subject to Google’s privacy policy. Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
6) Plugins
Our websites use plugins that generally enable interaction with other services or websites. Your prior consent is also required for this purpose (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Only after you have given your consent will your browser establish a connection to the servers of the respective network.
An overview of the plugins and their providers can be found in the privacy settings. Please note that we are only responsible for the collection of the IP address through the use of the plugin. With regard to subsequent processing by the providers, the providers themselves are responsible under data protection law, including for determining the duration for which the data is stored.
In addition to the IP address collected by us, the plugin provider may use its own personal data relating to you (if such data is already held by the provider) for advertising purposes, including advertising for third parties, market research, and/or the customized design of its own website, as well as to inform other users of the respective network about your activities on our website.
The providers act as separate controllers within the meaning of data protection law, as from the moment you click on the respective button, we have no knowledge of the extent to which the provider uses the data obtained as a result.
Further information on the purpose and scope of data processing by the plugin providers, as well as information about exercising your rights in this regard (e.g. the rights of access and objection), can be found in the privacy policies linked below.
7) Website Functionality – Google Fonts
This website, fishblowing.com, uses Google Fonts to ensure the consistent display of fonts. Google Fonts is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). However, the fonts have been integrated locally on the web server, which means that no data is transmitted to Google’s servers.
8) Rights of the Data Subject
8.1 Applicable data protection law grants you the following rights as a data subject vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data (rights of access and intervention), whereby reference is made to the respective legal basis for the conditions under which these rights may be exercised:
- Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
- Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
- Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
- Right to notification pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
- Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
- Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR;
- Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.
8.2 If we process your personal data on the basis of a balancing of interests due to our overriding legitimate interest, you have the right at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object to such processing with effect for the future. If you exercise your right to object, we will cease processing the data concerned.
However, further processing remains permissible if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If your personal data is processed by us for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing purposes. You may exercise your right to object as described above. If you exercise your right to object, we will cease processing the data concerned for direct marketing purposes.
9) Duration of Storage of Personal Data
The duration for which personal data is stored is determined on the basis of the respective legal basis, the purpose of the processing, and – where applicable – the relevant statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law).
Where personal data is processed on the basis of explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, such data will be stored until the data subject withdraws their consent.
Where statutory retention periods apply to data processed in connection with contractual or similar obligations on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, such data will routinely be deleted after the expiry of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer required for the performance or initiation of a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in its continued storage.
Where personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, such data will be stored until the data subject exercises their right to object pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
Where personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, such data will be stored until the data subject exercises their right to object pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.Unless otherwise indicated in the other information contained in this privacy policy regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
Contact UsIf you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at:
hello@fishblowing.com
