PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

1. Access data and hosting

Hosting

2. Data processing for establishing contact and customer communication

Establishing contact

3. Advertising by email

3.1 Email newsletter with registration

3.2 Newsletter dispatch

4. Cookies and other technologies

4.1 General information

4.2 Use of Usercentrics Consent Management Platform for managing consent

Information on third-country transfers (data transfers to third countries)

5. Use of cookies and other technologies for web analysis and advertising purposes

6. Social media

6.1 Social buttons from Facebook (by Meta), X (formerly: Twitter), Instagram (by Meta)

6.2 Our online presence on Facebook (by Meta), X (formerly: Twitter), Instagram (by Meta), YouTube

7. Contact options and your rights

7.1 Your rights

7.2 Contact options

The data controller is:

Sandra Weber c/o Melodic Gravity

Hanauer Landstraße 328-330

60314 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

info@melodicgravity.com

Thank you for your interest in our website. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below, we provide detailed information about how we handle your data.

1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Each time a website is accessed, the web server automatically stores a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access. This access data is evaluated solely for the purpose of ensuring the smooth operation of the site and improving our offering. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in the correct presentation of our offering in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, which prevail in the context of a balancing of interests. All access data is processed for as long as is necessary for the purposes described above.

Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise stated in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected in the forms provided on this website are processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact details provided in this privacy policy.

Our service providers are based and/or use servers in the following countries, for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: Israel, United Kingdom, USA.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for third-country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Brazil, Mexico, India, Ukraine.

There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Union.

2. Data processing for establishing contact and customer communication

Establishing contact

When you contact us, we collect personal data for the purpose of processing your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if you voluntarily provide us with this data when contacting us (e.g., via contact form, live chat tool, or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such, as we require this data to process your contact request. The data that is collected can be seen in the respective input forms. Once your request has been processed in full, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this scope, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

Once your customer inquiry has been fully processed, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after the expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this scope, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

3. Advertising by email

3.1 Email newsletter with registration

If you register for our newsletter, we will use the data required for this purpose or separately provided by you to send you our email newsletter on a regular basis based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below or by using the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your email address from the recipient list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

3.2 Newsletter dispatch

The newsletter may also be sent by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact details provided in this privacy policy.

4. Cookies and other technologies

4.1 General information

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies including so-called cookies on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e., after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies).

Protection of privacy on devices

When you use our online services, we use technologies that are absolutely necessary to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device does not require your consent in this respect.

For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Any consent you have given will remain in effect until you adjust or reset the respective settings on your device.

Any subsequent data processing by cookies and other technologies

We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g., website preference settings). These technologies collect and process your IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website (e.g., information about your preferences). This serves the purpose of balancing interests and is in our legitimate interest in optimizing the presentation of our website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

We also use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g., to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing.

Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Cookie settings

You can find the cookie settings for your browser at the following links: Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™

If you have consented to the use of technologies in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the privacy policy. Alternatively, you can also use the cookie settings button.

4.2 Use of the Usercentrics consent management platform to manage consent

We use the Usercentrics consent management platform (“Usercentrics”) on our website to inform you about the cookies and other technologies we use on our website and to obtain, manage, and document your consent, where required by law, to the processing of your personal data by these technologies. This is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR to fulfill our legal obligation under Art. 7 (1) GDPR to be able to prove your consent to the processing of your personal data, to which we are subject. Usercentrics is a service provided by Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, Germany, which processes your data on our behalf. When you visit our website, the Usersentrics web server stores a so-called server log file, which also contains your anonymized IP address, the date and time of your visit, device and browser information, and information about your consent behavior. Your data will be deleted after three years, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

Our service providers are based and/or use servers in the following countries, for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: USA.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for third-country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Information on third-country transfers (data transfers to third countries)

We use technologies from service providers on our website whose headquarters and/or server locations may be in third countries outside the EU or the EEA. If there is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for this country, an adequate level of data protection must be ensured by means of other suitable safeguards.

Suitable safeguards in the form of contractually agreed standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission or binding internal data protection regulations (Binding Corporate Rules) are generally possible, but require prior review by the contracting parties to ensure that an adequate level of protection can be guaranteed. According to the case law of the ECJ, it may be necessary to take additional protective measures in this regard.

We have agreed the standard data protection clauses issued by the EU Commission with the technology providers we use who process personal data in a third country. Where possible, we also agree additional safeguards to ensure that adequate data protection is guaranteed in third countries without an adequacy decision.

Regardless of this, it may happen that, despite all contractual and technical measures, the level of data protection in the third country does not correspond to that of the EU. In such cases, we ask for your consent, if necessary, within the framework of cookie consent, in accordance with Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR, to transfer your personal data to a third country.

In particular, there is a risk that local authorities in the third country may not have sufficiently restricted access rights to your personal data from a European data protection perspective, that we as the data exporter or you as the data subject may not be aware of this, and/or that you may not have sufficient legal remedies available to prevent this and/or take action against such access.

In particular, the following countries are currently among the third countries without an adequacy decision by the EU Commission (examples): 

China
Russia
Taiwan

You can find out to which third countries we transfer data in the data protection information for the respective tool used and/or the consent management service/Consent Manager Platform (CMP) used by us.

5. Use of cookies and other technologies for web analysis and advertising purposes

We use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Once the purpose has been fulfilled and we have stopped using the respective technology, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. For more information on your revocation options, please refer to the section “Cookies and other technologies.” For more information, including the basis of our cooperation with the individual providers, please refer to the individual technologies. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact details provided in this privacy policy.

Use of Wix statistics for web analysis

For the purpose of website analysis, technologies from Wix Ltd., 40 Nemal St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel (“Wix”) are automatically collected and stored, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies may be used for this purpose. The pseudonymized usage profiles are not merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym without separate, explicit consent. Wix acts on our behalf.

Our service providers are based in and/or use servers in the following countries, for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: Israel, United Kingdom, USA.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for third-country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are based in and/or use servers in the following countries: Brazil, Mexico, India, Ukraine.

There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Union.

6. Social media

6.1 Social buttons from Facebook (by Meta), X (formerly: Twitter), Instagram (by Meta), Youtube, Tic Toc (by ByteDance Ltd.)

Social buttons from social networks are used on our website. These are only integrated into the page as HTML links, so that no connection to the servers of the respective provider is established when our website is accessed. If you click on one of the buttons, the website of the respective social network opens in a new window of your browser. There you can, for example, click the Like or Share button.

6.2 Our online presence on Facebook (by Meta), X (formerly: Twitter), Instagram (by Meta), YouTube

If you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes when you visit our online presence on the above-mentioned social media, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that are likely to be of interest to you. Cookies are usually used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator, as well as contact details and your rights and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the providers' privacy policies linked below. If you still need help in this regard, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is a service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there. Data processing in connection with visits to a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for third-country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified.

Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico.

There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

X is a service provided by Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland (“X”). The information automatically collected by X about your use of our online presence on X is usually transferred to a server of X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Instagram (by Meta) is a service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there. Data processing in connection with visits to an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for third-country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico.

There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

YouTube is a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our online presence on YouTube is usually transferred to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are based and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Tic Toc: See https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/us/privacy-policy/en and https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/global/update-on-irish-gdpr-decision/en

7. Contact options and your rights

7.1 Your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to request the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is
- necessary for the exercise of 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 defense of legal claims;
the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, unless
- the accuracy of the data is disputed by you;
- the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to have it deleted;
- we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims; or
- you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, 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;
pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, 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 or workplace or our company headquarters for this purpose.

Right to object

Insofar as we process personal data as explained above in order to safeguard our legitimate interests, which prevail in the context of a balancing of interests, you may object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is for other purposes, you only have the right to object if there are reasons arising from your particular situation.

After you exercise your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. In this case, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

7.2 Contact options

If you have any questions about the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, or if you wish to request information, correction, restriction, or deletion of data, or revoke consent or object to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.

Note: This text is a translation from the German original version. The original German version is authoritative.