Privacy Policy

1. General

The person responsible for processing your personal data on our website is René Rickli (Passion Photography). You can find René Rickli’s details in the Legal Information notice.

2. Data Protection

We take protection of your personal data very seriously. We process your personal data in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

As a rule, you can use our website without providing personal data. Where personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our site, this is entirely on a voluntary basis wherever possible.

3. Processors, Recipients

We process your personal data with the aid of Processors (web hoster and domain hoster), which support us in the provision of our services. These Processors are under a strict obligation to protect your personal data and may not process your personal data for any purpose other than the provision of our services.

HOSTING

This website is hosted externally. Personal data collected on this website are stored on the servers of the host. These may include, but are not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications, contract information, contact information, names, web page access, and other data generated through a web site.

The external hosting serves the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Our host(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and to follow our instructions with respect to such data.

We are using the following host(s):
prohost networks GmbH
Wilhelm-Külz-Str. 69
14532 Stahnsdorf (b. Berlin)
DE

Data processing:
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our website visitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

4. Contact form

Once you send off the contact form, the personal data you have entered is processed by the Controller (required under data protection law) for the purpose of processing your enquiry, on the basis of the consent you gave by sending the form. There is no legal or contractual duty to provide the personal data. Failure to provide the data will only mean that you do not communicate your request and we will not be able to process it. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by informing us in writing. This will not affect the legality of any processing completed on the basis of consent issued up to the time of withdrawal.

The data will be processed further (where such further processing is consistent with the original processing purpose), on the same legal basis, for the purpose of direct marketing of various types that does not require consent, such as advertising mailshots addressed to you and sent through the post, until such time as you object. In this case, your data is passed to the mailing service provider. You are entitled to object at any time to your personal data being used for the purpose of direct advertising by notifying us in writing. In the event you object, your personal data will no longer be processed for direct advertising purposes.

5. Server log file

For the purpose of monitoring technical functionality and to increase the operating security of the web server, on the basis of the overriding legitimate interests of the Controller (technical security measures) this website processes the following data in a server log file:

Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Date and time of server enquiry
IP address (rendered anonymous)

6. Your rights

You have the right to access to and rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of such data. Where the legal basis for processing your personal data is your consent or a contract entered into with you, you also have a right to data portability.

You have the right to withdraw any consent you may have given to the processing of your personal data. It will still be legal to process the personal data up until the time of withdrawal of consent.

You have the right to object to your personal data being processed for the purpose of direct advertising. In the event you object, your personal data will no longer be processed for direct advertising purposes.

Furthermore, you have the right to make a complaint to a supervisory authority.