Privacy Policy
If you would like to know which data is collected on this site and how it is used, you can find all relevant information below.
This Data Privacy Policy governs the manner in which”Wired For Success” collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (hereafter, “User”) of the “www.wiredforsuccess.solutions” website (hereafter, “Site”). This data privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by Wired For Success.
Data Privacy Policy
The Site may be used without entering personal information. Different rules may apply to certain services on this site, however, and are explained separately below. Wired For Success collects personal information from the User (e.g. name, email address, etc.) in accordance with the provisions of German data protection statutes. Information is considered personal if it can be associated exclusively with a specific natural person. The legal framework for data protection may be found in the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG). The provisions below serve to provide information as to the manner, extent and purpose for collecting, using and processing personal information by the provider:
[Claudia Garbutt, Flürlein 45, 95346 Stadtsteinach, Germany] [claudia@wiredforsuccess.solutions]
Please be aware that data transfer via the internet is subject to security risks and, therefore, complete protection against third-party access to transferred data cannot be ensured.
Cookies
The Site website makes use of so-called cookies in order to recognize repeat use of the Site by the same user/internet connection subscriber. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser downloads and stores on your computer. They are used to improve the Wired For Successes website and its services. In most cases, these are so-called “session cookies” that are deleted once you leave the Site.
To an extent, however, these cookies also pass along information used to automatically recognize the User. Recognition occurs through an IP address saved to the cookies. The information thereby obtained is used to improve services and to expedite the User’s access to the Site.
The User can prevent cookies from being installed by adjusting the browser settings accordingly. The User should be aware, however, that by doing so some functionality of the Site may be limited.
Server Data
For technical reasons, data such as the following, which the User’s internet browser transmits to Wired For Success or to the Site’s hosting provider (so-called server log files), is collected: type and version of the User’s browser, operating system, websites that referred the User to the Site (referrer URL), websites that the User visits, date and time of the User’s visit and the User’s Internet Protocol (IP) address. This anonymous data is stored separately from any personal information the User may have provided, thereby making it impossible to connect it to any particular person. The data is used for statistical purposes in order to improve the Site and related services.
Newsletter
The Site offers the User the opportunity to subscribe to the Wired For Success newsletter. The newsletter provides the User periodically with information about new products and services. To receive the newsletter, Wired For Success requires a first name and a valid email address. Wired For Success will review the email address provided for the purpose of determining whether the User is, in fact, the owner of the email address provided or whether the actual owner of said address is authorized to receive the newsletter. When subscribing to the newsletter, your IP address, as well as the date and time of subscription, will be stored. This serves to protect Wired For Success in the event a third party improperly and without our knowledge makes use of the User’s email address to subscribe to the newsletter. Wired For Success will not collect any other data. The data thereby collected is used solely for the purpose of receiving a personalized newsletter. No data is transferred to third parties. The User may cancel their subscription to the newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email they receive.
Contacting Wired For Success
On the Site, the User has the ability to contact Wired For Success by using a contact form. In such an event, information provided by the User is stored for the purpose of facilitating communications with the User. No data is transferred to third parties. Nor is any of this information matched to any information that may be collected by other components of the Site.
Posting Comments
On the Site, Wired For Success offers the User the opportunity to post comments about individual articles. For this purpose, the IP address of the User/internet connection subscriber is stored. This information is stored for Wired For Success’ security in the event the author through his/her comments infringes against third party rights and/or unlawful content is entered. Consequently, Wired For Success has a direct interest in the author’s stored data, particularly since Wired For Success may be potentially liable for such violations. No data is transferred to third parties. Nor is any of this information matched to any information that may be collected by other components of the Site.
Use of Google Analytics with Anonymisation
The Site uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as “Google“. Google Analytics employs so-called “cookies“, text files that are stored on the User’s computer in order to facilitate an analysis of the User’s use of the Site.
The information generated by these cookies, such as time, place and frequency of the User’s visits to the Site, including IP address, is transmitted to Google’s location in the US and stored there.
Wired For Success uses Google Analytics with an IP anonymisation feature on the Site. In doing so, Google abbreviates and thereby anonymises the User’s IP address before transferring it from member states of the European Union or signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
Google states that it will never associate the User’s IP address with other data held by Google. The User can prevent cookies from being installed by adjusting browser settings accordingly. The User should be aware, however, that by doing so some functionality of the Site may be limited.
Wired For Success’ legitimate interest in data processing also lies in these purposes. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is § 15 para. 3 TMG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The data sent byWired For Success and linked to cookies, user-identifiers (e.g. User-IDs) or advertising-identifiers are automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose retention period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month. For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html, or https://policies.google.com/?hl=en.
Google also offers a disabling option for the most common browsers, thus providing the User with greater control over the data which is collected and processed by Google. If the User enables this option, no information regarding the User’s visit to the Site is transmitted to Google Analytics. However, the activation does not prevent the transmission of information to Wired For Success or to any other web analytics services Wired For Success may use. For more information about the disabling option provided by Google, and how to enable this option, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
Alternatively, the User can disable the future analysis of the User’s visit to the Site by Google Analytics, by “clicking” on the link below. By clicking on the link, a so-called “opt-out cookie” is configured, which means that the analysis of the User’s visit to the Site will be prevented in the future:
Enable the “Opt-out Cookie” for Google Analytics.
Please note that deleting cookies in the browser settings, may also delete the opt-out cookie and its re-activation may become necessary.
Use of reCAPTCHA
In order to protect input forms on the Site, Wired For Success uses the “reCAPTCHA” service of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter “Google.” By means of this service, it can be distinguished whether the corresponding input is of human origin or is created improperly by automated machine processing.
To our knowledge, the referrer URL, the IP address, the behaviour of the website visitors, information about the operating system, browser and length of stay, cookies, display instructions and scripts, user input behaviour and mouse movements in the “reCAPTCHA” checkbox are conveyed to “Google”.
Google uses the information obtained, among other things, to digitise books and other printed matter as well as to optimise services such as Google Street View and Google Maps (e.g. house number and street name recognition).
The IP address provided as part of “reCAPTCHA” is not merged with other data from Google unless the User is logged into their Google Account at the time the “reCAPTCHA” plug-in is used. If the User wants to prevent this transmission and storage of data by “Google” about the User and their behaviour on the Site, the User must log out of “Google” before they visit the Site or before using the reCAPTCHA plug-in.
The use of the “reCAPTCHA” service is according to the Google Terms of Use:
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
Use of Pinterest
The site employs the services of pinterest.com. Pinterest.com is a service of Pinterest, Inc., 808 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Through the “Pin it“ button integrated into the Site, Pinterest is informed that the User has accessed that particular page of the Site. If the User is logged into Pinterest, Pinterest can associate the User’s visit to the Site with the User’s Pinterest account and thereby create a link to the data collected. Pinterest stores the data that is transferred through clicks on “Pin it“ buttons. More information with respect to the purpose and extent of data collected, how it is processed and used as well as the User’s rights in this regard and what settings can be used to protect the User’s privacy by consulting the Pinterest data protection policy, can be accessed at http://pinterest.com/about/privacy/.
To prevent Pinterest from associating the User’s visit to the Site to their Pinterest account, the User must first log out of their Pinterest account before visiting the Site.
This site uses the Pinterest tag to collect data for online behavioral advertising. You can opt out of online behavioral advertising through your Pinterest personalization settings or the AdChoices website optout.aboutads.info.
Use of MailChimp
Newsletter Consent
The User will be asked to consent to the use of their personal data to receive the newsletter(s) as follows:
“I have read the privacy policy and I give my consent to data being processed by a service provider located in the United States”.
Newsletter by MailChimp
Wired For Success uses MailChimp to send the newsletters to the subscribers. MailChimp is a service provided by The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means Street, Suite 404, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA.
The data stored when the User registers for the newsletter (email address, name, IP address, and time and date of registration) will be sent to a server operated by The Rocket Science Group in the United States and stored there in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield.
Further information about the data protection offered by MailChimp can be found at:
https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
Further information about the EU-US Privacy Shield can be found at:
Die Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit
The User may cancel their newsletter subscription and revoke consent to the storage of this data at any time with future effect. For instructions to take this step, please refer to the confirmation email and each newsletter.
Newsletter tracking
The newsletter includes so-called web bugs that allow Wired For Success to recognise if and when an email has been opened and which links in the email have been clicked by its recipient.
This data is stored so that Wired For Success can best align the newsletter to the wishes and interests of the subscribers. Accordingly, the data thus collected is used to send personalized newsletters to each recipient.
The User will be asked to consent to the use of their personal data as follows:
“I agree that my data and my user responses will be stored electronically by newsletter tracking so that I can receive a personalized newsletter. The revocation of the consent to receive the newsletter constitutes a revocation of the consent for the tracking described above.”
By revoking the consent to receive the newsletter, the consent to the aforementioned tracking is revoked.
Use of Instagram
Wired For Success promotes the service Instagram on the Site. Instagram is a service of Instagram Inc. By means of the integrated “Insta” button on the Site, Instagram receives the information that the User has accessed the corresponding page of the Site. If the User is logged into Instagram, Instagram may assign the visit to the Site to their Instagram account and link the data by this means. The data transmitted by clicking the “Insta” button is stored by Instagram. The User can find more information regarding the purpose and scope of data collection, its processing and use, as well as your related rights and settings options for protecting your privacy in the Instagram data protection notice under https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388.
To prevent the User’s visit to the Site from being accessed by their Instagram account, they must log out of their Instagram account before visiting the Site.
Use of Official Social Share Buttons
Wired For Success embeds a Facebook widget on this Site. This widget may collect your IP address, your web browser User Agent, store and retrieve cookies on your browser, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the widget, including correlating your Facebook account with whatever action you take within the widget (such as “liking/sharing/recommending” our webpage), if you are logged in to Facebook. For more information about how this data may be used, please see Facebook’s data privacy policy.
Wired For Success uses a Twitter Tweet widget on this website. As a result, the Site makes requests to Twitter’s servers for you to be able to tweet our webpages using your Twitter account. These requests make your IP address visible to Twitter, who may use it in accordance with Twitter’s data privacy policy.
Wired For Success uses a Reddit Badge widget on this website which may log information when you interact with the widget. This may include your IP address, user-agent string, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, device information (e.g., device IDs), pages visited, links clicked, user interactions (e.g., voting data), the requested URL and hardware settings, in accordance with Reddit’s privacy policy.
Use of PayPal as a payment method
If, while completing an order, the User decides to use PayPal as an online payment service, their contact details will be sent to PayPal during the order process. PayPal is a service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl & Cie. SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. PayPal assumes the function of an online payment service and trustee and offers buyer protection services.
The personal data transmitted to PayPal usually includes your first name, last name, address, telephone number, IP address, e-mail address, or other data required to process the order, such as the number of articles ordered, the article number, invoice amount, percentage taxes and invoice details, etc.
This information needs to be transferred to process the order using the User’s chosen payment method, mainly in order to confirm their identity and manage their payment and the customer relationship.
Please note the following, however: PayPal may also pass on the User’s personal data to subcontractors or other affiliates, to the extent necessary for fulfilling the contractual obligations arising from the User’s order or for processing personal data in their order.
Depending on the payment type the User pre-select in their PayPal account, which may include payment by invoice or direct debit, PayPal will transfer the personal data transferred to PayPal to credit agencies. The information transferred serves to identify the User and to verify their creditworthiness with regard to the order placed. Please refer to the PayPal Privacy Policy for more information on the credit agencies PayPal transfers data to and which data is collected, processed, stored and passed on by PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
Use of Direct Transfer as a payment method
In case Direct Transfer as an online payment service is used, the User’s contact details will be sent to Direct Transfer during the order process. Direct Transfer is a service from SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany. Direct Transfer takes over the function of an online payment service provider and allows the User to make cashless payments for products and services over the Internet.
The personally identifiable information sent when the User makes a Direct Transfer usually comprises first name, last name, address, telephone number, IP address, e-mail address, or other data required for processing the User’s order, including the number of articles ordered, the article number, the invoice amount, percentage taxes and invoice details etc.
This information needs to be transferred to process the User’s order using their chosen payment method, mainly in order to confirm their identity and manage their payment and customer relationship.
Please note the following, however: Direct Transfer may also pass on the User’s personal data to subcontractors or other affiliates, to the extent necessary for fulfilling the contractual obligations arising from the order or for processing the personal data in the order.
In some circumstances, Direct Transfer may transfer the aforementioned personal data to credit agencies. The information transferred serves to identify the User and to verify the User’s creditworthiness with regard to the order placed.
Please refer to the Privacy Policy displayed during the Direct Transfer payment process to find out which data protection principles Direct Transfer applies when processing the User’s data.
If the User has any further questions regarding the use of personal data, please contact Direct Transfer by e-mail (datenschutz@sofort.com) or in writing (SOFORT GmbH, Datenschutz, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany).
Use of Affiliate Tracking Cookies
Our website employs affiliate tracking cookies in order to correctly record sales and/or leads. Cookies are small text files that are saved to your computer when you visit a website. These affiliate tracking cookies do not store personal data of any kind. Instead, it only collects the identification number of the intermediary partner as well as the reference number of the advertising material that was clicked on by the visitor to the website. This information is required in order to process the payment transaction between the website operator and the advertiser.
The partner identification number serves to designate the intermediary partner to which a commission is to be paid once a transaction has been concluded. You can prevent cookies from being installed by adjusting the settings on your browser software accordingly. You should be aware, however, that by doing so you may not be able to make full use of all the functions of our website.
General Data Protection
This website uses secure HTTPS protocols to ensure safe data transfer.
Data Breach Procedure
In case of a data breach, a notification detailing the nature of the data breach will be sent out to all Users concerned without undue delay.
User’s Rights over Their Data
On the basis of the Federal Data Protection Act, the User may contact Wired For Success at no cost if the User has questions relating to the collection, processing or use of their personal information, if they wish to request the correction, blocking or deletion of the same, or if they wish to cancel explicitly granted consent. Please note that the User has the right to have incorrect data corrected or to have personal data deleted, where such claim is not barred by any legal obligation to retain this data. The User also has the right to send a formal complaint. The User may use the form fields below to make these requests.
Delete User’s Personal Data:
Rectify User’s Personal Data:
Access & Export User’s Personal Data:
File a Complaint:
Wired For Success reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify or otherwise alter this website, its content and this Data Security Statement at any time. Such changes or modifications shall become effective immediately upon posting our updating. It’s the User’s responsibility to review this Data Security Statement periodically. Continued use of the Site after any modifications constitutes acceptance of the revised Data Security Statement.
Data Privacy Policy updated:
19.04.2020
Sample Data Privacy Policy Statement provided by the Law Offices of Weiß & Partner