1. An Overview of Data Protection
General Information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Recording on This Website
Who is responsible for the data recording on this website? The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Information about the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.
How do we record your data? On one hand, your data is collected when you communicate it to us. This can be, for example, data you enter into a contact form or via the comment section. Other data is recorded automatically or after your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This mainly includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of the page view). This data is recorded automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for? Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have a right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time regarding this and any other questions on the subject of data protection.
2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
IONOS Hosting
We host our website with IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany (hereinafter referred to as IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files including your IP addresses. For details, please refer to the IONOS privacy policy: https://www.ionos.com/terms-gtc/privacy-policy/. The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If a corresponding consent was requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
Data Processing Agreement We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with IONOS. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that IONOS processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data are collected. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information about the Responsible Party (Data Controller)
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Yannick Henn
Dresdener Str. 7
76139 Karlsruhe
Germany
Email: heavymetalfootballblog@gmail.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email 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 processing the data no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion takes place after these reasons no longer apply.
Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 Sect. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data according to Art. 9 Sect. 1 GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information about the respective legal basis in individual cases is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 SECT. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 SECT. 1 GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 SECT. 2 GDPR).
Right to File a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to file a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.
SSL or TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, Deletion, and Correction
Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
- If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to check this. For the duration of the audit, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing instead of deletion.
- If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Sect. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
4. Data Recording on This Website
Cookies
Our internet pages use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data sets and do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your terminal device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion is carried out by your web browser. Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing advertising services).
Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the comment function). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions you desire (functional cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies was requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.
To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing/.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.
The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.
Server Log Files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.
Comment Function on This Website
When you use the comment function on this page, information about the time the comment was created, your email address, and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you chose will be stored in addition to your comment. Your IP address is also logged. This is done for our security, as we can be held liable for unlawful content on our website (e.g., insults or forbidden propaganda), even if it was written by users.
Storage Period of Comments The comments and the associated data are stored and remain on our website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., offensive comments).
Legal Basis The storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. A simple notification by email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
5. Analytics Tools and Advertising
Local Web Analytics (e.g., Koko Analytics / Plausible)
We use a privacy-friendly analytics tool on this website to measure the reach and visits of our tactical blog. The tool runs entirely on our own servers / our IONOS hosting account. It does not set any cross-platform tracking cookies, and IP addresses are anonymized before being stored. No data is passed on to third parties. The use of this analytics tool is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest lies in the anonymous analysis of user behavior to optimize our editorial content and the performance of the blog.
Third-Party Advertising (e.g., Google AdSense / Ezoic Placeholder)
This website plans to display advertisements to monetize content. Third-party vendors may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking mechanisms to collect information in the course of ads being served on this website to display targeted advertisements based on your visits to this and other sites. The processing of this data is based strictly on your explicit consent given via our cookie consent banner (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can adjust or withdraw your consent at any time via the consent settings.
6. Plugins and Tools
Google Web Fonts (Local Integration)
This site uses web fonts for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally on our server. A connection to Google servers does not take place. Thus, no data is transmitted to Google when displaying the fonts. The use of Google Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offer. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR.