Privacy Policy

Stand: May 2018

Controller

Linda Ackermann
16 Rossendale Avenue
BB11 5HF
Burnley
UK

Email: admin [at] loopylemon.com

Data subjects

  • visitors and users of our website

What personal information we collect

  • personal data (e.g. name).
  • contact data (e.g. e-mail address).
  • content data (e.g. text input).
  • usage data (e.g. visited pages, interest in content, access time).
  • meta-/communication data (e.g. computer information, IP addresses).

What we do with the information we gather

  • provide functionality and content on our website
  • response to inquiries
  • communication with users
  • security measures
  • reach measurement/marketing

We attach the greatest importance to the protection of your data entrusted to us. The collection, processing and use of personal data is subject to the provisions of current legislation and data protection regulation (GDPR).

Legal basis for the processing

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you about the legal basis of our data processing. Unless the legal basis in the data protection declaration is mentioned, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Article 6 (1) lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for the processing of our services and the execution of contractual measures as well as the response to inquiries is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, the legal basis for processing in order to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing in order to safeguard our legitimate interests is Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR as legal basis.

Changes and updates to the Privacy Statement

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our privacy policy. We will adjust the privacy policy as soon as the changes to the data processing we make require it. We will notify you as soon as the changes require your participation (eg consent) or other individual notification.

Security measures

We meet organisational, contractual and technical security measures in accordance with the state of the art, in order to ensure that the provisions of the data protection laws are complied with, and to ensure protection of the data processed by us against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorised persons.

One of the security measures is the encrypted transfer of data between your browser and our server.

Disclosure of data to third parties and third-party suppliers

Disclosure of data to third parties only takes place within the framework of the legal guidelines. We give the data of users to third parties only if required, for example, on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR for contractual purposes or on the basis of legitimate interests according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR for economic and effective operation of our business activities.

If we use subcontractors in order to provide our services, we will take appropriate legal measures and appropriate technical and organisational measures for the protection of personal data in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions. In as far as content, tools or other resources from other suppliers (hereinafter jointly referred to as “third parties”) can be used within the scope of this privacy statement, and their named location is in a third country, it is assumed that a data transfer takes place in the country of domicile of the third party.

Third countries are understood to be countries in which the GDPR is not a directly applicable law, that is, in principle, countries outside the EU or the European Economic Area. The transfer of data to third countries is carried out if an adequate level of protection for the data, a user consent or other legal permission is present.

Rights of data subjects

You have the right to ask for confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and for information about this data as well as for further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.

You have accordingly. Art. 16 GDPR the right to demand the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of the incorrect data concerning you.

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that the relevant data be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to require a restriction of the processing of data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.

You have the right to demand that the data relating to you, which you have provided to us, be obtained in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and request their transmission to other persons responsible.

You have gem. Art. 77 GDPR the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Right of withdraw

You have the right to withdraw your granted consent in accordance with. Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR with effect for the future.

Right of objection

You can object to the future processing of your data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR at any time. The objection may in particular be made against processing for direct marketing purposes.

Cookies

We utilize cookies (small files containing configuration information) which are stored by the browser on your computer or mobile device. We typically use session cookies to provide easier site navigation and access to forms. Those are erased when the user closes the browser.

Cookies also help us to determine the usage frequency and the number of users of our web site. We do not capture personal data by cookies.

Our services can also be used without cookies. The most browsers are configured to automatically accept cookies. You may deactive the storage of cookies though, or configure your browser to notify you as soon as cookies are sent. Cookies that are already stored may be deleted at any time.

Retention and deletion of personal data

The data processed by us are deleted or limited in their processing in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless explicitly stated in this privacy policy, the data stored by us is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements. Unless the data is deleted because it is required for other and legitimate purposes, its processing will be restricted, which means it is blocked and not processed for other purposes.

Contact

When contacting us (via E-mail), the information of the user to edit the contact request and their settlement is processed in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

We delete the requests, if they are no longer required. We check the necessity every two years. Furthermore, the legal archiving obligations apply.

Online presences in social media

Based on our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR we maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with customers, prospective buyers and users and to inform them about our services. When calling the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and the data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply.

Unless otherwise stated in our Privacy Policy, we process users’ data as long as they communicate with us within social networks and platforms, e.g. write posts on our online presence or send us messages.

DISQUS comment function

Based on our legitimate interests, we rely on an efficient, secure and user-friendly comment management acc. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO the commenting service DISQUS offered by DISQUS, Inc., 301 Howard St, Floor 3 San Francisco, California 94105, USA.

To use the DISQUS comment feature, users can log in using their own DISQUS user account or existing social media accounts (e.g., OpenID, Facebook, Twitter, or Google). Here, the user credentials are obtained from the platforms through DISQUS. It is also possible to use the DISQUS comment feature as a guest without creating or using user accounts with DISQUS or any of the social media providers listed.

We only embed DISQUS with its features in our website, and we can influence the comments of the users. However, users enter into a direct contractual relationship with DISQUS, in which DISQUS processes users’ comments and acts as point of contact for any deletion of users’ data. Please refer to DISQUS privacy policy https://help.disqus.com/terms-and-policies/disqus-privacy-policy and also inform users that they can assume that DISQUS has stored the comment content as well as their IP address, the time of the comment and cookies on users’ computers to use them to display advertising. However, users may object to the processing of their data to display ads: https://disqus.com/data-sharing-settings.

Retrieval of emojis and smilies

Within our WordPress blog, graphic emojis (or smilies), small graphical files that express feelings used by external servers. Here, the providers of the server, the IP addresses of the users. This is necessary so that the emojie files can be transmitted to the users’ browsers. The Emojie service is offered by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street # 343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. Automattic Privacy Notice: https://automattic.com/privacy/. The server domains used are sworg and twemoji.maxcdn.com, which is to our knowledge known to order. Content Delivery Networks is so servers that serve only a fast and secure transmission of files and users’ personal data be deleted after transmission.

The use of emojis is based on our legitimate interests, i. Interest in an attractive design of our online offer acc. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO.

Hosting and e-mailing

The hosting services we use are designed to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage and database services, e-mailing, security and technical maintenance services we use to operate this online service.

Here we, or our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors to this online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offer acc. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO i.V.m. Art. 28 DSGVO (conclusion of contract processing contract).

Collection of access data and log files

We collect information for each access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files) on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. F. GDPR. Access data includes the name of the retrieved page, file, date and time of access, data volume transferred, notification of successful retrieval, browser type with version, the operating system of the user, referrer URL (the page previously visited), IP address, and the requesting provider.

Log file information is stored for a maximum period of seven days for security reasons (e.g. for the elucidation of abuse or fraud) and then deleted. Data whose further retention is required for evidential purposes is excluded from deletion up to the final clarification of the respective incident.

Jetpack (WordPress Stats)

Based on our legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. DSGVO) we use the plugin Jetpack (here the subfunction “Wordpress Stats”), which includes Includes Visitor Access Statistical Evaluation Tool and Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street # 343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. Jetpack uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this online offer is stored on a server in the USA. Here, user profiles of the users can be created from the processed data, these being used only for analysis and not for advertising purposes. For more information, see the Automattic Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/ and Jetpack Cookies: https://jetpack.com/support/cookies/.

Third party services we use

Based on our legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. DSGVO), we make use of content or services offered by third-party providers in order to provide their content and services Services, such as include videos or fonts (collectively referred to as “content”).

This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, since they could not send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of this content. We endeavor to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third parties may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. The “pixel tags” can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user’s device and may include, but is not limited to, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring web pages, visit time, and other information regarding the use of our online offer.

Vimeo

We can embed the videos of the platform “Vimeo” of Vimeo Inc., Attention: Legal Department, 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA. Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy. We point out that Vimeo can use Google Analytics and refer to the privacy policy (https://www.google.com/policies/privacy) and opt-out options for Google Analytics (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout) or Google’s data usage settings for marketing purposes (https://adssettings.google.com/.).

YouTube

We can embed the videos of the platform “YouTube” of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, ein. Privacy Police: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Google Fonts

We embed external fonts from Google, LLC., https://www.google.com/fonts („Google Fonts“). The fonts data is fetched from a server run by Google (usually in the US). Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling

We do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.