Name and Contact Details of the Controller
The Controller in the sense of the FDPR and the GDPR is BITS Ventures GmbH, represented by:
Andrey Gaweiler (Executive director), Wiltbergstraße 50, Haus 5, 13125 Berlin - Germany, E-Mail: info@bits.ventures, Telephone +49 (0) 151 2095 6948).
Collection and Storage of Log Files when Visiting our Website
When you call up our website www.bits.ventures the browser used on your end device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is recorded without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:
- IP address of the requesting computer;
- Date and time of access;
- Name and URL of the retrieved file;
- Website from which the access takes place (referrer URL); and
- The browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.
We process the data mentioned above for the following purposes:
- To ensure a smooth connection to the website;
- To guarantee the comfortable use of our website;
- To evaluate system security and stability;
- To evaluate user behaviour and advertising measures; and
- For other administrative purposes.
The data processing is carried out to protect our legitimate interests. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 Sent. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest stems from the aforementioned purposes for data collection. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you as a person.Furthermore, we use cookies and analytical services when you visit our website. You will find more detailed information under Points 3 and 4 of this Privacy Policy.
Furthermore, we use cookies and analytical services when you visit our website. You will find more detailed information under Points 3 and 4 of this Privacy Policy.
Cookies
To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies on our site. These are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device, do not contain viruses, Trojan viruses or other malware.
Information is stored in the cookie, which in each case establishes a connection with the specifically used terminal device. This does not mean, however, that we obtain immediate knowledge of your identity.
The following cookies are used on our website:
Technically necessary cookies:
Technically required cookies are those that are necessary for the smooth functioning of our website. These are in particular:
- Session cookies, which save certain settings of the user (e.g. the shopping cart, language settings or log-in data);
- Flash cookies for media content playback; and
- Opt-out cookies, which allow the consent to the setting of cookies to be revoked.
Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of these cookies. The processing of data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 letter f GDPR, which arises out of our predominant legitimate interest in guaranteeing the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offer, and on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 letter b GDPR for the fulfilment of the contract.
You can find further information on the functions and providers of the technically necessary (essential) cookies used under “Cookie Settings”.
Cookie settings
Please note that you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally.
You can find out how to delete cookies in the most common browsers and how to change the cookie settings here:
- Internet Explorer:
https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies - Firefox:
https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen - Safari:
https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/sfri11471/12.0/mac/10.14 - Opera:
https://help.opera.com/de/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Furthermore, you can configure the settings for the cookies used on our website under “Cookies Settings“ under the button “Individual Cookie Settings” and deactivate their use.
Please note that the functionality of our website may be limited if cookies are not accepted.
Third-party Analysis and Marketing Tools (Tracking)
The third-party tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 Sent. 1 lit. a GDPR. With the tracking measures we use, we want to ensure a demand-oriented design and the continuous optimization of our website. However, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. These interests are to be considered legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.
You can deactivate the use of third-party analysis and marketing tools used on our website at any time under “Cookie Settings“.
The respective data processing purposes and data categories as well as the respective providers are listed below.
- Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by our service provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”), with your consent, which may be revoked at any time. Google Analytics uses cookies that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website.
The following types of data are processed by Google:
- Browser type/version;
- Operating system used;
- Referrer URL (the previously visited page);
- Host name of the accessing computer (IP address); and
- Time of the server request.
The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, by activating IP anonymization on our website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is truncated and thus made anonymous. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.
In the event that personal data is transferred to Google LLC. with headquarters in the USA, Google LLC. has certified itself for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. A current certificate can be viewed here: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI.
On our behalf, Google will use the transmitted information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide us with further services associated with website and Internet use.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 Para. 1 letter a) GDPR.
You have a right of revocation. You can revoke your consent at any time under “Cookie Settings“ without providing justification.
You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookies and related to your use of the website (including your truncated IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking this link <a onclick="alert('Google Analytics has been disabled');" href="javascript:gaOptout()">Disable Google Analytics</a>. An opt-out cookie is set in order to prevent future collection of your information when you visit this site. The opt-out cookie is valid only in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you will have to set the opt-out cookie again.
If you prevent the storage of cookies, we would like to point out that in this case not all functions of this website can be used to their full extent.
For more information about privacy in connection with Google Analytics, please refer to Google Analytics Help: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de
- Google Ads (formerly: AdWords), Conversion tracking
Our website uses Google Ads (formerly: AdWords) and, within the framework of Google AdWords, conversion tracking, an online advertising service of Google Ireland Limited Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”), with your consent, which may be revoked at any time.
- Browser type/version;
- Operating system used;
- Referrer URL (the previously visited page) or referrer ad (the ad clicked);
- Host name of the accessing computer (IP address); and
- Time of the server request.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website is transferred to a Google server, possibly in the USA or other third countries, and stored there. In the event that personal data is transferred to Google LLC. with headquarters in the USA, Google LLC. has certified itself for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. A current certificate can be viewed here: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI.
If you visit our website and the cookie hasn't expired, we and Google can see which ad you clicked on to be redirected to this page. There is no way that cookies can be tracked through the websites of other AdWords customers.
The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create advertising success statistics. This tells us the total number of users who have clicked on one of our ads and been redirected to a page on our site that has conversion tracking. However, we do not receive any information that can be used to identify users personally.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 Para. 1 letter a) GDPR.
You have a right of revocation. You can revoke your consent at any time under “Cookie Settings“ without providing justification.
You can also disable personalized advertising that is directed to you under Google's advertising settings. You will find instructions for this at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de.
In addition, you can disable the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative's opt-out page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implement the instructions found there about the opt-out.
If you prevent the storage of cookies, we would like to point out that in this case not all functions of this website can be used to their full extent.
You can find further information as well as Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
External Links from Social Networks
In addition to this website, we also have a presence on social media, more specifically on Facebook and Instagram, which you can access by clicking the appropriate buttons on our website. If you visit such a social network, personal data may be transmitted to the provider of the social network. Facebook and Instagram are services of Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
We would like to point out that user data may also be transferred to a server in a third country and thus be processed outside of the European Union. However, Facebook is certified under the agreement, Privacy Shield, and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (certificate available at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active.
It is possible that in addition to the storage of the data you specifically entered in this social medium, further information may also be processed by the social network provider. Furthermore, the social network provider may process the most important data of the computer system from which you visit it – for example, your IP address, the type of processor used and browser version including plug-ins.
If you are logged in with your personal user account of the respective network while visiting such a website, this network can assign the visit to your account.
Please refer to the respective provisions of the respective responsible party for the purpose and scope of data collection by the respective social network and the further processing of your data there, as well as your rights in this regard:
- Facebook:
Privacy Policy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
Opt-out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ - Instagram:
Privacy policy and opt-out: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
Mere links to social media sites do not have plug-in quality, do not trigger any processing operations of the networks on the source side and therefore do not require consent.
Contact
Personal data is collected when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for contacting you and the technical administration associated with contacting you. The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 letter f GDPR. If you contact us in order to conclude a contract, an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request. This is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the relevant facts have been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.
If the data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 letter f GDPR, you have rights under Point 8 of this Privacy Policy.
Newsletter Subscription
We will continue to process your e-mail address if you have registered for the newsletter so that we may send you regular product recommendations and project information by e-mail (direct mail). We also store your IP address and the time of confirmation of the newsletter in the double opt-in procedure. In this way we can ensure that no unauthorized newsletter registration has been made. The legal basis for the aforementioned processing operations is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. A corresponding unsubscribe link is included in every newsletter e-mail. A message sent to the contact details given above or in the e-mail (e.g. by e-mail or letter) is of course also sufficient for this purpose as well. We store and process your e-mail address as long as you are registered for the newsletter and after cancellation, provided that there are legal obligations to keep such records. Otherwise your e-mail address will be deleted.
Rights of Data Subjects
As a data subject, you have the right:
- To request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you may request information as to the purposes of the processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right of rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or opposition, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data, if not collected from us, as well as the existence of automated decision making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on the details of the data;
- To immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
- To demand the deletion of your personal data stored with us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
- To demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, if the processing is unlawful but you refuse to delete it and we no longer require the data, but you require it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or if you have lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
- To receive your personal data that you have provided us with in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transferred to another responsible party in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
- To, at any time, revoke your consent that was given to us in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. As a consequence, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future; and
- To file a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our office for this purpose.
Right to Object
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sent. 1 letter f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR if there are reasons for doing so arising from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which will be implemented by us without the need for you to provide justification.
If you wish to exercise your right to object to the processing of your personal data, simply send an e-mail to info@bits.ventures.
Duration of the Storage of Personal Data
The duration of the storage of personal data depends on the respective legal basis, the respective processing purpose and – if relevant – on the respective legal storage and documentation obligations (e.g. commercial and tax law storage periods arising out of the Commercial Code, Criminal Code or Tax Code.
When personal data is processed on the basis of express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 letter a GDPR, this data is stored until the data subject withdraws the data subject’s consent. If there are legal retention periods for data (e.g. for invoice data) that is processed within the scope of legal or similar obligations on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 letter b GDPR, this data is routinely deleted after expiry of those retention periods, provided that they are no longer required for the fulfilment or initiation of the contract and/or we have no justified interest in the continued storage of the data. We regularly delete invoice data after 10 years from the end of the year in which the invoice was issued.
Personal data processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 letter f GDPR is stored until the data subject exercises the data subject’s right to object under Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, unless we can prove compelling reasons for processing the data subject’s data that are worthy of protection and that outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or unless the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
Moreover, unless otherwise stated in this Policy, stored personal data will be deleted when the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
Data Security
This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content. This is usually done with 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the sequence of characters “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser line. Please transmit your confidential information only with SSL encryption enabled.
We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are being continuously improved in order to be in line with technological developments.
Timeliness and Amendment of this Privacy Policy
Due to the further development of our website and offers or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this Privacy Policy. The current Privacy Policy can be retrieved and printed out at any time on our website via the following link:
