How we use your data
We limit ourselves to the most necessary data in order to protect your privacy.
Name and address of the controller
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:
Taughtful
Niklas Knezevic
Wilhelmstr. 22
70372 Stuttgart
Deutschland
Tel.: +49(0)40 3338 9788
E-Mail: hello@taughtful.com
Scope of Application
This privacy policy applies solely to www.taughtful.com and its associated subpages.
In this privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the collection and use of your personal data.
Processing of personal data
When you visit this website, personal data is collected. The data is primarily used to provide and optimize website functions, ensure security, and process your requests (e.g., when you sign up for our newsletter or contact us).
Example of use: Your browser type and operating system are queried to ensure that the website is displayed correctly in your browser.
To track unlawful access to our site, we also collect access data and store it in a log file.
This includes: the URL of the website accessed, as well as the previously visited website, the date and time of the website access, and the name, type, path, and size of the data accessed.
The browser and operating system of the device you used to access the website, your internet provider, and the IP address of the device may also be collected.
To give you a better overview of how the data is used, we would now like to provide you with a comprehensive list of the purposes for which it is processed:
- Ensuring smooth connection to the website
- Ensuring comfortable use of our website
- Evaluating system security and stability
- Creating statistics and for other administrative purposes The temporary storage of your IP address and other access data by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the device you are using.
- For this purpose, it is essential that your IP address is stored for the duration of the session.
- The IP address also serves to secure our systems (e.g., in the event of an attack or security incident). We cannot establish any personal reference from the access data when you visit our website.
- Your IP address is stored as part of the log files for a period of 30 days and then deleted. The processing of your IP address and other access data when you visit our website is not required by law or contract.
Legal Basis
In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we hereby inform you of the legal basis for our data processing.
If the legal basis is not mentioned in the privacy policy, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Article 6(1)(a) and Article 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing for the performance of our services and the implementation of contractual measures as well as for responding to inquiries is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfil our legal obligations is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests, is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
If vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.
Cooperation with third parties
If, in the course of our processing, data is disclosed to other persons and companies (processors or third parties), we transfer the data to these third parties or otherwise grant them access to the data, this is only done based on a legal permission (e.g. if the transfer of data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary for the performance of a contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR), you have given your consent, a legal obligation requires it, or it is based on our legitimate interests (e.g., when using agents, web hosts, etc.).
If we commission third parties to process data because of a so-called “contract processing agreement,” this is done based on Art. 28 GDPR.
Transfer to third countries
If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs in the context of using third-party services or transferring or disclosing data to third parties, this will only take place if it is necessary to fulfil our obligations, based on your consent, due to a legal obligation, or based on our legitimate interests.
Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we only process or have data processed in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. GDPR are met.
This means that processing is carried out, for example, because of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a level of data protection equivalent to that of the EU or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “standard contractual clauses”).
Hosting
The hosting services we use to provide our online services serve to make the following services available:
- Infrastructure and platform services
- Computing capacity
- Database services
- Storage space
- Security services
- Technical maintenance services
In doing so, we, or more precisely our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data from customers, interested parties, and visitors to this online offering on the basis of our legitimate interests in the efficient and secure provision of this online offering in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of a data processing agreement).
Coookies
Cookies are small files that are stored on users’ devices. Cookies can store various types of information and are primarily used to store information about a user or their device during or after their visit to an online service.
Temporary cookies, also known as “session cookies” or “transient cookies,” are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online service and closes their browser.
Cookies that remain stored even after the browser is closed are referred to as “permanent” cookies. Such cookies can be used, for example, to store user settings and reuse them the next time the website is visited, or to enable us to measure reach.
Third-party cookies are cookies that are offered by providers other than the controller operating the online offering (otherwise, if they are only the controller's cookies, they are referred to as first-party cookies).
Our site mainly uses session cookies, so that user data is deleted after leaving our website. Technically, necessary cookies are used for the functionality of the website and cannot be deactivated via our consent tool.
However, you have the option of preventing processing via the corresponding browser settings. However, this may result in some areas of the website no longer functioning. You can object to the use of all other types of cookies (e.g., performance cookies, third-party cookies).
Means of contact
If you wish to contact us, the data necessary for this contact will be stored, enabling us to get back to you. The user's details for processing the contact request and its handling are processed in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR.
The user's information is processed and stored in our communication channels. Data from inquiries is deleted if it is no longer required. A review of the necessity is carried out every 2 years, and the statutory archiving obligations also apply.
Third-party websites linked by us
Insofar as our website links to other websites, we have no influence or control over the linked content. We therefore also have no influence over the cookies used by the linked websites and the processing of personal data by these third-party providers.
We therefore recommend that you consult the privacy policies of the linked websites to find out about the type, scope, and purpose of the collection and processing of your personal data.
Company profiles on social media
Like most companies, we maintain company profiles on social networks and platforms such as LinkedIn, Meta channels, and Google.
On our profiles, we keep you up to date on our work as desired. These platforms also offer additional communication channels for you to conveniently get in touch with us.
When accessing the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply.
Unless otherwise stated in our privacy policy, we process user data when they communicate with us within social networks and platforms.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics (currently GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our online offering by users, to compile reports on the activities within this online offering, and to provide us with further services related to the use of this online offering and the Internet.
We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled.
This means that the IP address of users is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
We use the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain information about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising by Google and visitor data from third-party providers.
This data cannot be attributed to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account, or prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics in the menu item “Object to data collection”.
Hotjar
This website uses Hotjar, a web analytics service provided by Hotjar Ltd. Hotjar enables us to understand user behavior on our website through heatmaps, session recordings, and other analytics tools.
This includes recording mouse movements, clicks, scroll depth, and other interactions with the website. This information is used to make our website more user-friendly. The information collected by Hotjar is stored and processed on servers in Ireland.
Hotjar places cookies on your device to track interactions. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Hotjar server and stored there. The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent at any time by adjusting the cookie settings in your browser or by contacting us directly. For more information about data protection at Hotjar, please visit: Hotjar Privacy Policy.
Youtube
Another Google service we use is YouTube, which we sometimes use to embed videos on our website. Plugins are used on some of our subpages to embed the videos.
When you visit one of these subpages, a connection to the YouTube servers is established and the plugin with the embedded video is displayed. In the course of this, the YouTube server is informed which of our webpages you have visited.
If you are logged in to YouTube, YouTube assigns this information to your personal user account. When using the plugin, e.g. clicking on the start button of a video, this information is also assigned to your user account. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your YouTube user account before using our website and deleting the corresponding cookies from Vimeo.
In addition, YouTube calls up the Google Analytics evaluation tool via an iFrame in which the video is called up. This is YouTube's own tracking system, to which we have no access. You can prevent tracking by Google Analytics by using the deactivation tools that Google offers for some Internet browsers.
As a user, you can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. Further information on data processing and information on data protection by YouTube can be found on the group's corresponding data protection page.
Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on our website. Google Fonts are used without authentication and no cookies are sent to the Google Fonts API.
If you have a Google account, none of your Google account data will be transmitted to Google while using Google Fonts. Google only collects information about the use of CSS and the fonts used and stores this data securely.
For more information on this and other questions, please visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq. You can read about what data Google collects and how it is used at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/.
Rights of affected parties
You have the following rights:
- In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information about the purposes of 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 to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us;
- In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by us;
- In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you may request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims;
- In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, you may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if you dispute the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful, but you oppose its erasure, and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defend legal claims, or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
- In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request its transfer to another controller.
- In accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR, you may revoke your consent at any time. As a result, we will no longer be permitted to continue processing data based on this consent in the future.
- In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence, the supervisory authority at your place of work, at the location of our company headquarters, or at the location of the alleged violation.
Online applications
We will treat data from online applications submitted to us as strictly confidential and in accordance with the GDPR regulation.
We will use the personal data you provide exclusively for processing your application and will delete it after reviewing your application and completing the application process.
During processing, your application documents may be forwarded to the relevant employees within the company.
Right of withdrawal and objection
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing.
If you object to the processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes, you have a general right of objection, which we will implement without requiring you to provide further reasons.
If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an email to hello@taughtful.com.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.
The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the progress and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Article 78 GDPR.
