Legal Notice/Privacy Policy

Legal Notice

Oliver Hartmann Photography

Website: www.oliverhartmann-photography.com

Responsible for content according to § 55 Abs. 2 RStV: Oliver Hartmann

Privacy Policy

Oliver Hartmann Photography highly values the protection of your personal data. This privacy policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing is:

2. Collection and Storage of Personal Data and the Nature and Purpose of Their Use

a) When Visiting the Website

When you visit our website www.oliverhartmann-photography.com, the browser on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

IP address of the requesting computer,
Date and time of access,
Name and URL of the retrieved file,
Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

The mentioned data is processed for the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
Evaluating system security and stability, and
For other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes listed above for data collection.

b) When Using Our Contact Form

For questions of any kind, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. It is necessary to provide a valid email address so that we know who the request came from and can respond to it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is based on your voluntarily given consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

3. Data Sharing

Your personal data will not be shared with third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only share your personal data with third parties if:

You have given your explicit consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR,
The disclosure is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR,
There is a legal obligation for disclosure according to Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, and
It is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you according to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

4. Cookies

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your device, do not contain viruses, trojans, or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie that is related to the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we directly obtain knowledge of your identity.

The use of cookies serves, on one hand, to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. We use session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a certain fixed period. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognized that you have already been with us and what inputs and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer (see section 5). These cookies enable us to recognize that you have already been with us when you visit our site again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period.

The data processed by cookies is required for the purposes mentioned to protect our legitimate interests as well as those of third parties according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a notice always appears before a new cookie is created. The complete deactivation of cookies can lead to you not being able to use all the functions of our website.

Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right:

According to Art. 15 GDPR to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to complain, the origin of your data, if it was not collected from us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
According to Art. 16 GDPR to demand the correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us without delay;
According to Art. 17 GDPR to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims;
According to Art. 18 GDPR to request the restriction of processing your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you oppose its deletion and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or you have objected to processing according to Art. 21 GDPR;
According to Art. 20 GDPR to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller;
According to Art. 7(3) GDPR to revoke your once given consent to us at any time. As a result, we are not allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent for the future and
According to Art. 77 GDPR to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.

6. Right to Object

If your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data according to Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without specifying a particular situation.

If you want to exercise your right of revocation or objection, an email to info@oliverhartmann-photography.com is sufficient.

7. Data Security

We use the widespread SSL (Secure Socket Layer) procedure in connection with the highest encryption level supported by your browser during your website visit. As a rule, this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether a single page of our website is transmitted encrypted by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

8. Currentness and Change of This Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status of July 2024.

Due to the further development of our website and offers above or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may be necessary to change this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be retrieved and printed out at any time on the website at www.oliverhartmann-photography.com.

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