Privacy-Policy

Privacy Policy

1. An overview of data
protection

General information

The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of
what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. The term
“personal data” comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you.
For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please
consult our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this
copy.

Data recording on this
website

Who is the responsible
party for the recording of data on this website (i.e., the “controller”)?

The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose
contact information is available under section “Information about the
responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)” in this
Privacy Policy.

How do we record your data?

We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This
may, for instance be information you enter into our contact form.

Other data shall be
recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to its recording
during your website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information
(e.g., web browser, operating system, or time the site was accessed). This
information is recorded automatically when you access this website.

What are the purposes we
use your data for?

A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision
of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user patterns.

What rights do you have as
far as your information is concerned?

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and
purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee
for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data are
rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the
option to revoke this consent at any time, which shall affect all future data
processing. Moreover, you have the right to demand that the processing of your
data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right
to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency.

Please do not hesitate to
contact us at any time if you have questions about this or any other data
protection related issues.

Analysis tools and tools
provided by third parties

There is a possibility that your browsing patterns will be statistically analyzed
when your visit this website. Such analyses are performed primarily with what
we refer to as analysis programs.

For detailed information
about these analysis programs please consult our Data Protection Declaration
below.

2. Hosting and Content
Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). 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 host is used for the
purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers
(Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient
provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1
lit. f GDPR).

Our host 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:

STRATO AG
Pascalstraße 10
10587 Berlin

Execution of a contract
data processing agreement

In order to guarantee
processing in compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded an
order processing contract with our host.

3. General information and
mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your
personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as
confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data protection
regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.

Whenever you use this
website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data
comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data
Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as the purposes
we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the
information is collected.

We herewith advise you that
the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e., through e-mail communications)
may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data
against third-party access.

Information about the
responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)

The data processing controller on this website is:

Kai Richter

E-Mail: info@beatmasterkay.com

The controller is the
natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others
makes decisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of
personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy
policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it
was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion
or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we
have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g.,
tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will
take place after these reasons cease to apply.

Information on data
transfer to the USA

Revocation of your consent
to the processing of data

A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your
express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have already
given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data
collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

Right to object to the
collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising
(Art. 21 GDPR)

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 SECT. 1 LIT. E OR F
GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR
PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO
APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL
BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA
PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR
AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING
PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR
INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE
CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO
ART. 21 SECT. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS
BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO
AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE
PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT
IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL
DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES
(OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 SECT. 2 GDPR).

Right to log a complaint
with the competent supervisory agency

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a
complaint with a supervisory agency, in particular in the member state where
they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the place where the
alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless
of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

Right to data portability

You have the right to demand that we hand over any data we automatically
process on the basis of your consent or in order to fulfil a contract be handed
over to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine readable format. If
you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this
will be done only if it is technically feasible.

SSL and/or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content,
such as purchase orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator,
this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognize
an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser
switches from “http://” to “https://” and also by the appearance of the lock
icon in the browser line.

If the SSL or TLS
encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third
parties.

Information about,
rectification and eradication of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to
at any time demand information about your archived personal data, their source
and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data. You may
also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have
questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data,
please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Right to demand processing
restrictions

You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the
processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at
any time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the
following cases:

In the event that you
should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually
need some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is
ongoing, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal
data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner,
you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data in
lieu of demanding the eradication of this data.
If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise,
defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the
restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication.
If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Sect. 1 GDPR, your rights
and our rights will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has
not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a
restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with
the exception of their archiving – may be processed only subject to your
consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the
rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public
interest reasons cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU.

4. Recording of data on this website

Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as “cookies.” Cookies
are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are
either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or
they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session
cookies are automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies
remain archived on your device until you actively delete them, or they are
automatically eradicated by your web browser.

In some cases, it is
possible that third-party cookies are stored on your device once you enter our
site (third[1]party cookies). These
cookies enable you or us to take advantage of certain services offered by the
third party (e.g., cookies for the processing of payment services).

Cookies have a variety of
functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions
would not work in the absence of the cookies (e.g., the shopping cart function
or the display of videos). The purpose of other cookies may be the analysis of
user patterns or the display of promotional messages.

Cookies, which are required
for the performance of electronic communication transactions (required cookies)
or for the provision of certain functions you want to use (functional cookies,
e.g., for the shopping cart function) or those that are necessary for the
optimization of the website (e.g., cookies that provide measurable insights
into the web audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f
GDPR, unless a different legal basis is cited. The operator of the website has
a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure the technically error
free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If your consent to the
storage of the cookies has been requested, the respective cookies are stored
exclusively on the basis of the consent obtained (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR);
this consent may be revoked at any time.

You have the option to set
up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies are
placed and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may
also exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general or
activate the delete function for the automatic eradication of cookies when the
browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may
be limited.

In the event that
third-party cookies are used or if cookies are used for analytical purposes, we
will separately notify you in conjunction with this Data Protection Policy and,
if applicable, ask for your consent.

Server-Log-Dateien

The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores
information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to
us automatically. The information comprises:

The type and version of
browser used
The used operating system
Referrer URL
The hostname of the accessing computer
The time of the server inquiry
The IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is recorded on
the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a
legitimate interest in the technically error free depiction and the
optimization of the operator’s website. In order to achieve this, server log
files must be recorded.

Contact form

If you submit inquiries to
us via our contact form, the information provided in the contact form as well
as any contact information provided therein will be stored by us in order to
handle your inquiry and in the event that we have further questions. We will
not share this information without your consent.

The processing of these
data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the
execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual
measures. In all other cases the processing is based on our legitimate interest
in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1
lit. f GDPR) or on your agreement (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been
requested.

The information you have
entered into the contact form shall remain with us until you ask us to eradicate
the data, revoke your consent to the archiving of data or if the purpose for
which the information is being archived no longer exists (e.g., after we have
concluded our response to your inquiry). This shall be without prejudice to any
mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods.

Request by e-mail,
telephone, or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all
resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for
the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without
your consent.

These data are processed on
the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the
fulfillment of a contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual
measures. In all other cases, the data are processed on the basis of our
legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries submitted to us
(Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1
lit. a GDPR) if it has been obtained.

The data sent by you to us
via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your
consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after
completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular
statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analysis tools and
advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The
provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House,
Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables
the website operator to analyze the behavior patterns of website visitors. To
that end, the website operator receives a variety of user data, such as pages
accessed, time spent on the page, the utilized operating system and the user’s
origin. Google may consolidate these data in a profile that is allocated to the
respective user or the user’s device.

Google Analytics uses
technologies that make the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing
the user behavior patterns (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The
website use information recorded by Google is, as a rule transferred to a
Google server in the United States, where it is stored.

This analysis tool is used
on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of this website has a
legitimate interest in the analysis of user patterns to optimize both, the
services offered online and the operator’s advertising activities. If a
corresponding agreement has been requested (e.g., an agreement to the storage
of cookies), the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6
para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the agreement can be revoked at any time.

Data transmission to the US
is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission.
Details can be found here:
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

IP anonymization

On this website, we have
activated the IP anonymization function. As a result, your IP address will be
abbreviated by Google within the member states of the European Union or in
other states that have ratified the Convention on the European Economic Area
prior to its transmission to the United States. The full IP address will be
transmitted to one of Google’s servers in the United States and abbreviated
there only in exceptional cases. On behalf of the operator of this website,
Google shall use this information to analyze your use of this website to
generate reports on website activities and to render other services to the
operator of this website that are related to the use of the website and the
Internet. The IP address transmitted in conjunction with Google Analytics from
your browser shall not be merged with other data in Google’s possession.

Browser plug-in

You can prevent the recording
and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser
plugin available under the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

For more information about
the handling of user data by Google Analytics, please consult Google’s Data
Privacy Declaration at:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Contract data processing

We have executed a contract
data processing agreement with Google and are implementing the stringent
provisions of the German data protection agencies to the fullest when using
Google Analytics.

Archiving period

Data on the user or
incident level stored by Google linked to cookies, user IDs or advertising IDs
(e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) will be anonymized or
deleted after 14 month. For details, please click the following link:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we
will need from you an e-mail address as well as information that allow us to
verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided, and consent to
the receipt of the newsletter. No further data shall be collected or shall be
collected only on a voluntary basis. We shall use such data only for the
sending of the requested information and shall not share such data with any
third parties.

If you would like to
subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we will need from you an
e-mail address as well as information that allow us to verify that you are the
owner of the e-mail address provided, and consent to the receipt of the
newsletter. No further data shall be collected or shall be collected only on a
voluntary basis. We shall use such data only for the sending of the requested
information and shall not share such data with any third parties.

After you unsubscribe from
the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored by us or
the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The
data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other
data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the
legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the
meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is
indefinite. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our
legitimate interest.

7. Plug-ins and Tools

Google Web Fonts (local
embedding)

This website uses so-called Web Fonts provided by Google to ensure the uniform
use of fonts on this site. These Google fonts are locally installed so that a
connection to Google’s servers will not be established in conjunction with this
application.

For more information on
Google Web Fonts, please follow this link:
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
and consult Google’s Data Privacy Declaration under:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Adobe Fonts

In order to ensure the
uniform depiction of certain fonts, this website uses fonts called Adobe Fonts
provided by Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA
95110-2704, USA (Adobe).

When you access pages of
this website, your browser will automatically load the required fonts directly
from the Adobe site to be able to display them correctly on your device. As a
result, your browser will establish a connection with Adobe’s servers in the
United States. Hence, Adobe learns that your IP address was used to access this
website. According to the information provided by Adobe, no cookies will be
stored in conjunction with the provision of the fonts.

Data are stored and
analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a
legitimate interest in a uniform presentation of the font on the operator’s
website. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained (e.g.,
consent to the archiving of cookies), the data will be processed exclusively on
the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a DGDPR. Any such consent may be revoked at
any time.

Data transmission to the US
is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission.
Details can be found here:
https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html.

For more information about
Adobe Fonts, please read the policies under:
https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.

Adobe’s Data Privacy
Declaration may be reviewed under:
https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html.

Font Awesome (local
embedding)

This website uses Font Awesome to ensure the uniform use of fonts on this site.
Font Awesome is locally installed so that a connection to Fonticons, Inc.’s
servers will not be established in conjunction with this application.

For more information on
Font Awesome, please and consult the Data Privacy Declaration for Font Awesome
under:
https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

SoundCloud

We may have integrated
plug-ins of the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House,
47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, Great Britain) into this website. You
will be able to recognize such SoundCloud plug-ins by checking for the
SoundCloud logo on the respective pages.

Whenever you visit this
website, a direct connection between your browser and the SoundCloud server
will be established immediately after the plug-in has been activated. As a
result, SoundCloud will be notified that you have used your IP address to visit
this website. If you click the “Like” button or the “Share” button while you
are logged into your Sound Cloud user account, you can link the content of this
website to your SoundCloud profile and/or share the content. Consequently,
SoundCloud will be able to allocate the visit to this website to your user
account. We emphasize that we as the provider of the websites do not have any
knowledge of the data transferred and the use of this data by SoundCloud.

Data are stored and
analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a
legitimate interest in the highest possible visibility on social media. If a
respective declaration of consent has been obtained (e.g. consent to the
archiving of cookies), the data will be processed exclusively on the basis of
Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a DGDPR. Any such consent may be revoked at any time.

For more information about
this, please consult SoundCloud’s Data Privacy Declaration at:
https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

If you prefer not to have
your visit to this website allocated to your SoundCloud user account by
SoundCloud, please log out of your SoundCloud user account before you activate
content of the SoundCloud plug-in.

Spotify

We have integrated features
of the Spotify music platform into this website. The provider is Spotify AB,
Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden. You will be able to recognize
Spotify plug-ins when you see the green logo on this website. An overview of
Spotify’s plug-ins can be found at:
https://developer.spotify.com.

The plug-in makes it
possible to establish a direct connection between your browser and Spotify’s
serverwhen you visit this website. As a result, Spotify receives the
information that you visited this website with your IP address. If you click
the Spotify button while you are logged into your Spotify account, you have the
option to link content from this website with your Spotify profile.
Consequently, Spotify will be in a position to allocate your visit to this
website to your user account.

We would like to point out
that when using Spotify, cookies are used by Google Analytics so that your
usage data can also be passed on to Google when using Spotify. Google Analytics
is a tool of the Google Group for the analysis of user behavior with
headquarters in the USA. Spotify alone is responsible for this integration. We
as website operators have no influence on this processing.

Data are stored and
analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a
legitimate interest in the attractive acoustic presentation of the website. If
a respective declaration of consent has been obtained (e.g. consent to the
archiving of cookies), the data will be processed exclusively on the basis of
Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a DGDPR. Any such consent may be revoked at any time.

For more information,
please consult Spotify’s Data Protection Declaration under:
https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.

If you do not want Spotify
to be able to allocate the visit of this website to your Spotify user account,
please log out of your Spotify user account while visiting our sites.

YouTube

Our website uses plugins
from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube
LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

If you visit one of our
pages featuring a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is
established. Here the YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you
have visited.

If you’re logged in to your
YouTube account, YouTube allows you to associate your browsing behavior
directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your
YouTube account.

YouTube is used to help
make our plugin appealing. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to
Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.

Further information about
handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of YouTube
under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

8. Custom Services

OneDrive

We have integrated OneDrive on this website. The provider is Microsoft Corporation,
One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA (hereinafter “OneDrive”).

OneDrive enables us to
include an upload area on our website where you can upload content. When you
upload content, it is stored on the OneDrive servers. When you access our
website, a connection to OneDrive is also established so that OneDrive can
determine that you have visited our website.

The use of OneDrive is
based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a
reliable upload area on its website. If the relevant consent has been
requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a)
GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.

Execution of a contract
data processing agreement

We have concluded an order
processing contract with OneDrive. This is a data protection contract that is
required by data protection law and ensures that OneDrive processes the
personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in
compliance with the GDPR.