Privacy Policy
1) General Information
The following information provides a brief overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy listed below.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact information in the “Information on the Responsible Party” section of this privacy policy or on the Contact page.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website via our ITsystems. This primarily consists of technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website functions properly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts
can be concluded or initiated via the website, the data provided will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other order inquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge regarding the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with future effect. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You may contact us at any time regarding this matter or any other questions about data protection.
Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be analyzed for statistical purposes. This is done primarilyusing so-called analytics tools.
Detailed information about these analytics tools can be found in the following privacy policy.
2) Hosting
We host our website’s content with the following provider:
Hostinger
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may primarily include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact information, names, website visits,
and other data generated via a website.
External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations to our potential andexisting customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting). Consent may be revoked at any time.
Our hosting provider will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following hosting provider:
Hostinger
Data Processing
We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service.
This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures that the provider 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 Disclosures
Privacy Policy
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws as well as this Privacy Policy.
When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected.
Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This
privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains howand for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may involve security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.
Information on the data controller
The data controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Clemens Stricker
Kaiserjaegerstr. 14
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
E-Mail: info@englischuebung.com
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Retention Period
Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this privacy policy, we will retain your personal data until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you submit a valid request for erasure or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these grounds no longer apply.
Notice Regarding Data Transfer to Third Countries That Are Not Data Protection Safe Harbors and
Data Transfer to U.S. Companies That Are Not DPF-Certified
We use, among other things, tools from companies based in third countries that are not data protection safe harbors as well as U.S. tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these countries and processed there. Please note that in third countries that are not considered safe under data protection law, a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU cannot be guaranteed.
Please note that the U.S., as a safe third country, generally maintains a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. Data transfers to the U.S. are therefore permitted if the recipient holds certification under the “EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has appropriate additional safeguards in place. Information regarding transfers to third countries, including the data recipients, can be found in this Privacy Policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
As part of our business operations, we collaborate with various external parties. In some cases, this requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of data. When using data processors, we only transfer our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Right to object to data collection in specific cases and to direct marketing
If data procesing is bades on ART. 6(1)(e) or (f) OF THE GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data; this also applies to processing based on these provisions. The specific legal base on which processing is based can be found in this provacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your data for the purposes of such marketing; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes.
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the location of the alleged violation. This right to lodge a complaint is 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 provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place to the extent that it is technically feasible.
Access, Rectification, and Erasure
In accordance with applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as the right to have this data rectified or erased, if applicable. For this purpose, as well as for any further questions regarding personal data, you may contact us at any time.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
You may contact us at any time regarding this matter. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may
request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
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 the proc essing of your personal data instead of erasure. If you have lodged an objection, a balancing of your interests against ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined 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, such data—apart from its storage—may be processed only with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of a substantial public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
4) Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets that do not cause damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies
automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically.
Cookies may 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 payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g., the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic) are stored pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified.
The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent; consent may be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited. You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this Privacy Policy.
5) Analytics Tools
Matomo
This website uses the open-source web analytics service Matomo.
Matomo enables us to collect and analyze data regarding how website visitors use our site. This allows us, among other things, to determine when specific page views occurred and which region they originated from. In addition, we collect various log files (e.g., IP address, referrer, browsers and operating systems used) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g., clicks, purchases, etc.).
The use of this analytics tool is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, provided that the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting). Consent may be
withdrawn at any time.
IP Anonymization
We use IP anonymization when analyzing data with Matomo. This involves truncating your IP address before analysis, so that it can no longer be uniquely linked to you.
Hosting
We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers, so all analytics data remains with us and is not shared with third parties.
6) Plugins and Tools
Google AdSense
We use the Google AdSense service on englischuebung.com to display advertisements. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google AdSense uses cookies (text files), web beacons (invisible graphics), and similar technologies that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of website usage. These technologies allow Google and its advertising partners to analyze user interactions with the website’s content and display personalized advertisements (so-called “personalized ads”).
The information generated by the cookies and web beacons regarding the use of this website (including your IP address, browser data, and interactions with advertisements) is transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. Google may share this collected information with third parties if required by law or if third parties process the data on Google’s behalf.
The processing of your data for the purposes of Google AdSense is based solely on the voluntary and informed consent you provided in the cookie banner. You may withdraw or modify your consent at any time with future effect via the settings in our cookie banner.
The transfer of data to the United States is based on the standard contractual clauses provided by Google and the additional safeguards that Google implements as part of its data processing agreement (DPA).
For more information about Google’s privacy policies and how Google handles personal data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.
Complianz
This website uses Complianz’s Privacy Suite for WordPress to collect and record browser- and device-based consent. For this feature, your IP address is anonymized and stored in our database. This service does not process any personally identifiable information and does not share any data with the service provider. For more information, please see the Complianz Privacy Policy.
Lite Speed Cache
This website uses caching to provide faster response times and a better user experience. Caching may store a duplicate copy of every webpage displayed on this site. All cache files are temporary and are never accessed by third parties, unless necessary to obtain technical support from the cache plugin provider. Cache files expire according to a schedule set by the site administrator, but can be deleted by the administrator before their natural expiration if necessary. We may use QUIC.cloud services to temporarily process and cache your data. For more information, visit https://quic.cloud/privacy-policy/.
H5P
We may process and store personal data related to your interactions with xAPI. We use this data to assess the effectiveness of these interactions and determine how they can be adapted to improve the user experience and your learning outcomes. The data will be processed and stored on our platform until further notice.
We may store the results of your interactions on our platform until further notice. The results may include your score, the maximum possible score, when you started, when you stopped, and how much time you spent. We use the results to assess your performance and to provide you with feedback.
We may store interactive content that you create on our platform. We may also send anonymized reports about content creation—without any personal data—to the plugin creators. For more details, see the H5P Data Sharing Information page.
When you use interactive content that includes a video hosted on YouTube, YouTube sets cookies on your computer. YouTube uses these cookies to help itself and its partners analyze traffic on their websites. For more details, please see Google’s Privacy Policy. It is in our legitimate interest to use YouTube, as we require YouTube’s services for our interactive content and would otherwise be unable to provide you with the features of the video content.
If you use interactive content that includes speech recognition, Google Cloud processes your voice to convert it into text. For more details, please see Google’s Privacy Policy. It is in our legitimate interest to use Google Cloud, as we need their services for our interactive content and would otherwise be unable to provide you with speech recognition features.
Wordfence
We have integrated Wordfence into this website. The provider is Defiant Inc., Defiant, Inc., 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA (hereinafter “Wordfence”). Wordfence serves to protect our website from unauthorized access or malicious cyberattacks. For this purpose, our website establishes a permanent connection to the servers of Wordfence so that Wordfence can compare its databases with the access attempts made on our website and block them if necessary.
The use of Wordfence is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website as effectively as possible against cyberattacks. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting). Consent may be revoked at any time.
Data transfers to the U.S. are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
Details can be found here:
https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/.