Source: https://www.theeuropean-magazine.com/privacy-policy
Timestamp: 2019-04-22 22:11:06+00:00

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The European takes the protection of your personal information very seriously and the responsible handling of your data is a top priority for The European. Your personal data will be protected by The European for collection and use in accordance with applicable data protection regulations. Below you will find information on what data is collected on our homepages www.theeuropean, www.m.theeuropean and theeuropean-magazine.com – commonly known as The European – and how it is used.
The service provider within the meaning of the Telemedia Act (TMG) and the responsible body within the meaning of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) is the WEIMER MEDIA GROUP GmbH, to which the website theeuropean.de, m.theeuropean.de and theeuropean-magazine.com belong. This document contains an explanation of how we handle personal information.
We appreciate your visit to our website and your interest in our content. The protection of your privacy is important to us. Typically, you can use online services that do not require payment or registration without providing personal information. By accessing our website, log files are collected and stored on our server for backup purposes.
These data may possibly allow identification, but no personal exploitation will take place in this regard. They can be evaluated for statistical purposes, whereby the individual user remains anonymous.
Personal data will only be collected if you give it to us by yourself, such as. as part of the newsletter registration or by sending emails, requests or requests.
Cookies are small files that your browser places on your device in a designated directory. Through them u.a. Determine if you have visited a website before.
Ads are mostly provided by third parties. They may use information about your visits, if approved by your device settings, to show ads about products and services that may interest you. Concrete contact information such as your name, address, e-mail address or telephone number will not be transferred under any circumstances.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can set your browser so that no cookies are stored or an explicit consent is required before saving a cookie. In addition, you can delete previously set cookies at any time. Please note that turning off cookies may result in restrictions when using our online services.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. 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. You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting of your browser software; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to the fullest extent possible.
You can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google by using the following link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en download and install the available browser plugin.
This website uses the extension “gat_anonymizeIp ()”, so that the IP address is processed only shortened, in order to prevent anonymized collection a reference back to individuals.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of your data by Google in the explained manner and for the purpose explained.
We have these Google Web Funds locally stored on our server. For your safety, however, we would like to point out that the browser you use can connect to Google’s servers. As a result, Google learns that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a consistent and attractive presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
Our website uses Facebook’s visitor action pixel for conversion measurement, Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). 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.
Twitter is a microblogging service provided by the American company Twitter, Inc. (795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107). If you use The European, e.g. To call up one of our web pages that contains a Twitter button, your browser will also establish a direct connection to the Twitter servers and load the button from there. The information is transmitted to Twitter that an online service has been called. Even if you are not logged in, Twitter can collect and save usage data as needed. If you click on the Twitter buttons and “twitter” information via the opening Twitter window, you can forward the tweeted information to Twitter. This information will then be published in your Twitter user profile.
The European homepage also includes Google+ buttons on the social network “Google+”. This social network is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The Google+ button is recognizable by the “+1” sign.
If you e.g. If you visit one of our websites that contains a Google+ button, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Google servers and loads the button from there. The information is transmitted to Google Inc., that the corresponding page on The European was called. The content of the “+1” button is sent directly to your browser by Google and incorporated into the website by Google, so we have no control over the amount of data Google collects from the button Click on the button no personal data collected Only with logged in members of the social network Google+ data, among other things the IP address, are collected and processed.
Our website uses plugins from the Google-powered YouTube page. Site operator is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit one of our YouTube plug-in-enabled sites, you will be connected to the servers of YouTube. It tells the YouTube server which of our pages you’ve visited. If you’re logged into your YouTube account, YouTube will allow you to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
It is currently not legally clear whether and to what extent all networks offer their services in accordance with European data protection regulations. We therefore expressly point out that the services used Facebook, Twitterr, Google+ and YouTube store the data of their users according to their data usage guidelines and use for business purposes. We have no influence on the data collection and its further use by the social networks. For example, there is no information on the extent to which, at what location and for what duration the data is stored, to what extent the networks comply with existing deletion obligations, which evaluations and links are made to the data and to whom the data is passed on.
We send newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications with advertising information (hereinafter “newsletter”) only with the consent of the recipient or a legal permission. Insofar as the contents of a newsletter are concretely described, they are authoritative for the consent of the users. Incidentally, our newsletters contain information about the digital economy and all its branches (this may include, in particular, references to articles, advertisements, white papers, or online appearances).
The registration for our newsletter takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. That After registration, you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that nobody can register with external e-mail addresses.
In accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO), which will apply from 25 May 2018, we inform you that the consents to the sending of e-mail addresses on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a, 7 DSGVO and § 7 (2) no. 3 and (3) UWG. The use of the mail service provider MailChimp, carrying out the statistical surveys and analyzes as well as logging the registration process, are based on our legitimate interests in accordance with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We are interested in using a user-friendly and secure newsletter system that serves both our business interests and the expectations of our users. We further point out that you are the future processing of your personal data in accordance with the statutory requirements. Art. 21 DSGVO can contradict at any time. The objection may in particular be made against processing for direct marketing purposes.
We set based on an efficient, secure and user-friendly comment management acc. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO the commenting service DISQUS offered by DISQUS, Inc., 301 Howard St, Floor 3 San Francisco, California 94105, USA. DISQUS is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, which provides a guarantee to comply with European data protection law: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TRkEAAW.
To use the DISQUS comment feature, users can log in using their own DISQUS user account or existing social media accounts (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, or Google). In this case, the log-on data of the users is obtained from DISQUS by the platform.
The content displayed in the widget is controlled and delivered by Outbrain in terms of content and technology. The European does not collect and use personally identifiable information in connection with the Outbrain widget. Outbrain, as responsible body, provides information on the collection and use of usage and other data: https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy#privacy-policy. There you also have the opportunity to oppose the use of usage and other data for specific purposes opt-out. Content recommendations in the widget will no longer be controlled by Opt-out based on usage data collected by Outbrain.
We ourselves do not transfer your personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area. The integration of Google Analytics and the associated data transmission complies with a procedure agreed with the German data protection authorities. Whether third parties with whom you have your own contractual relationship (such as Facebook, if you have a Facebook account) transfer data to countries outside the European Economic Area is beyond our knowledge and influence.
Personal data will only be used by The European if you have provided us with personal data. We use these only for answering your inquiries, sending out the newsletter and for technical administration. They will not be disclosed to third parties without explicit consent, unless The European is required by law or court order to disclose. The deletion of stored personal data takes place when you revoke your consent to storage or when you are no longer required to fulfill the purpose of the storage.

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