Privacy Policy

Data Protection Overview

General Information
The website operator takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. The following information provides an easy overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all the information that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection 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 “Notice on the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in two ways:

Data you provide – This includes information you enter on a contact form, for example.

Automatically collected data – Some data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website. This includes technical data such as your internet browser, operating system, or the time of your page visit. This data is collected automatically as soon as you access the website.

Why do we use your data?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyze user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the data provided will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other service requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to request free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You can also request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future. Additionally, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

For these or any other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Hosting

We are hosting our website with the following provider.

Squarespace

Our website is hosted by Squarespace, provided by Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "Squarespace").

Squarespace is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, your data is processed on Squarespace's servers. In this process, personal data may also be transferred to Squarespace's parent company, Squarespace Inc., 8 Clarkson St, New York, NY 10014, USA. Additionally, Squarespace stores cookies that are necessary for website display and security (essential cookies).

The use of Squarespace is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in ensuring the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, the processing is based solely on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) under the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC). Further details can be found here:

https://support.squarespace.com/hc/de/articles/360000851908-DSGVO-und-Squarespace

Squarespace is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the U.S. Companies certified under the DPF commit to upholding these data protection standards. More information is available from the provider at the following link:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4774.

Data Processing Agreement
We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection
The operator of this website takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We handle your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data refers to data that can personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also details how and for what purpose this occurs.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., email communication) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.

Notice on the Responsible Party
The data controller on this website is:

Paktian Marzai
Holsteinische Str.
12161 Berlin
paktian.squarespace@gmail.com

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose of processing no longer applies. If you request deletion of your data or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted—provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for retaining your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention obligations). In such cases, deletion will occur once these legal obligations no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website
If you have given your consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or, in the case of special categories of data under Article 9(1) GDPR, based on Article 9(2)(a) GDPR. If you have explicitly consented to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Article 49(1)(a) GDPR.

If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

If your data is necessary for contract fulfilment or pre-contractual measures, we process it based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. If the data processing is required to fulfil a legal obligation, it is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Additionally, data processing may be based on our legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The specific legal basis for data processing in individual cases is detailed in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data
As part of our business activities, we collaborate with various external entities. In some cases, the transfer of personal data to these external parties is necessary.

We only share personal data with external parties if it is required for contract fulfilment, we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., data transfer to tax authorities), we have a legitimate interest in the transfer under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, or another legal basis permits the data transfer.

When using data processors, we only disclose personal data from our customers based on a valid contract on data processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Article 21 GDPR)
Objection Based on Personal Circumstances (Article 21(1) GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ARTICLE 6(1)(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 SPECIFIC LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

Objection to Direct Marketing (Article 21(2) GDPR)

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN CONNECTION WITH 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, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the location of the alleged infringement. This right to complain exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability
You have the right to request that data we process automatically based on your consent or in the performance of a contract be provided to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only occur to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Access, Rectification, and Deletion
In accordance with applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to request free access to your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of the data processing. You also have the right to request rectification or deletion of this data.

For further inquiries regarding personal data, you can 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 can contact us at any time to exercise this right. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of the personal data we have stored about you, we generally need time to verify this. During the verification process, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data but you require it for the assertion, defence, or enforcement of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have lodged an objection under Article 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of interests must be carried out between your and our interests. While it is not yet clear whose interests outweigh, 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 may only be processed – apart from storage – with your consent, or for the assertion, exercise, or defence of legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL/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 website operator, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the address bar of the browser from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser's address bar.

When SSL/TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Data Collection on This Website

Cookies
Our websites use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packets and do not harm your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain third-party services within the website (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have different functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, to provide certain desired functions (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies to measure web audience) are stored based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis is provided. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of services.

If consent is requested for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies, the processing is carried out exclusively based on this consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can configure your browser to be informed about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only 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 disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited.

The cookies and services used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in what are known as server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes:

Browser type and version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address

These data are not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website—this requires the collection of server log files.

Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the request and for follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, as long as your inquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Article 6(1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) if it was requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to the storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiries via Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data derived from it (such as name, and inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, as long as your inquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) if it was requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly legal retention periods – remain unaffected.

Comment Function on this Website
For the comment function on this site, in addition to your comment, information such as the time of comment creation, your email address, and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you selected will be stored.

Storage of the IP Address
Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who write comments. Since we do not review comments on this website before they are published, we need this data to take action against the author in case of legal violations, such as insults or propaganda.

Storage Duration of Comments
The comments and associated data will be stored and remain on this website until the commented content is completely deleted or the comments must be removed for legal reasons (e.g., offensive comments).

Legal Basis
The storage of comments is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. A simple email to us is sufficient for this. The legality of the data processing that has already occurred remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts
This website uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, to ensure a uniform display of fonts. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its cache to correctly display text and fonts.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that this website has been accessed through your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the website’s typography. If consent was requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, to the extent that consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in accordance with the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
For more information about Google Fonts, visit: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States, designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is committed to adhering to these data protection standards. More information can be obtained from the provider via this link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Analytics

We utilize Squarespace Analytics on this website. The service is provided by Squarespace Ireland Ltd., located at Le Pole House, Shipstreet Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (hereafter referred to as "Squarespace Analytics").

Squarespace Analytics enables us to track and analyze the behaviour of users visiting our website. This includes analyzing your click and scroll activity, search queries, access times, geographic location, and interactions with internal links. To achieve this, Squarespace Analytics collects data related to your browser, network, device, and IP address, among other information.

Squarespace Analytics employs technologies that allow for cross-page user identification (such as cookies or device fingerprinting) and generates pseudonymized user profiles based on this data.

As part of the analysis process, personal data may be shared with Squarespace Analytics’ parent company, Squarespace Inc., located at 8 Clarkson St, New York, NY 10014, USA.

If you have provided your consent, the use of this service is based on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25 of the German Telecommunications Act (TDDTG). You can revoke your consent at any time. If consent was not obtained, the use of this service will be based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, as the website operator has a legitimate interest in conducting a thorough analysis of user behaviour on the website.

Data transfer to the United States is conducted in accordance with the standard contractual clauses established by the European Commission. More details can be found here: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/de/articles/360000851908-GDPR-und-Squarespace.

Squarespace is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). This framework is an agreement between the European Union and the United States, ensuring that data processing in the US adheres to European data protection standards. All companies certified under the DPF are required to comply with these standards. For more information, visit the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt0000000GnjcAAC&status=Active.

Changes to the PrivacyPolicy

Due to ongoing technical developments, we reserve the right to make additions or changes to this privacy policy.