Privacy

1 General information

1.1 Responsible body

The brand, the brand identity, the graphic representations, arrangement, implementation as well as any associated programming of the websites and software are property of MegaDev GmbH, based in Kistlerhofstr. 70-G88, 81379 Munich, Germany (hereinafter “PLITCH-MD”). At the same time, PLITCH-MD also takes on all obligations to maintain data protection and other applicable standards. PLITCH-MD is also fully authorized to legally implement the claims of PLITCH Inc. in their name and, if necessary, to sue them.

1.2 Legal basis

As far as legal bases are mentioned in these data protection conditions, these are those according to the General Data Protection Regulation. These only apply from May 25, 2018. Before that, the corresponding provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act apply, without us naming them.

1.3 Rights of data subjects

You have the following rights with regard to data processing by us in accordance with the articles of the General Data Protection Regulation listed in each case:

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of your place of residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged violation, if you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data is against violates the GDPR.

1.4 Data deletion and storage duration

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage can also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the person responsible is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the standards mentioned expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data in order to conclude or fulfill a contract.

2 Concrete data processing

2.1 Data collection when visiting the website

2.1.1 Scope of data processing

When you visit our website, our web server collects and stores the following data:

The data is stored in the logs of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user. The storage takes place with our hosting provider Microsoft Azure, which processes the data exclusively within the EU.

2.1.2 Legal basis

The legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

2.1.3 Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user's computer. To do this, the user's IP address must be saved for the duration of the session.

2.1.4 Duration of storage

The log files are deleted after 60 days at the latest, unless there is a need to retain the data for the aforementioned purpose due to specific events.

2.1.5 Opposition and removal option

The collection of the data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. There is consequently no possibility of objection on the part of the user.

2.2 E-mail contact

2.2.1 Scope of data processing

If you store your e-mail address on our website for the purpose of using additional services (registration) as well as purchasing goods or services, we can subsequently use it to send you product information by e-mail regarding the purchased product or comparable own products can be used. In such a case, only direct mail for our own similar goods or services will be sent by email. We will also send you product-related emails that are related to your purchases, such as Order confirmations, shipping notices, invoices. Etc.

2.2.2 Legal basis

The legal basis for processing the data when sending the newsletter due to the previous purchase of goods or services is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with Section 7 (3) UWG.

2.2.3 Purpose of data processing

The purpose of saving the e-mail address is the possibility of electronic contact for advertising purposes. The date and IP address of the registration as well as the confirmation of the registration are recorded in order to document the consent to the newsletter dispatch in a conclusive manner and to exclude misuse. Furthermore, the purpose of establishing contact is the proper execution of the contract for information regarding ongoing bookings.

2.2.4 Duration of storage

Insofar as we have received your e-mail address as part of a registration and / or purchase of goods or services, this will be used to send advertising until you object to further use.

2.2.5 Opposition and removal option

You can object to the use of the e-mail address for advertising purposes or revoke your consent at any time without incurring any costs that exceed the fees of your communication tariff. You can object to future use of any advertising by clicking on a link provided there. You can also object to advertising use with effect for the future by email to: privacy@megadev.info. In the event of an objection by email, the implementation of the deletion or blocking can take up to 5 working days; During this period, advertisements may still be sent. You cannot object to the use of the e-mail address for addressing within the framework of the performance of the contract. If you no longer want this, you would have to delete the account or have it deleted, as otherwise it would be impossible for us to properly fulfill the contract.

2.3 Information in the customer profile and contact via email

2.3.1 Scope of data processing

On our website as well as in our software there is a form in the customer profile "My Account", which can only be accessed when logged in, which can be used for the voluntary entry of additional personal and billing data. Providing this data is completely voluntary. If you enter data in this input mask, it will be transmitted to us and saved. These data are: your name, your language, your country, your address (street, house number, city, zip code, state) as well as your birthday, gender and the time zone in which you are located. You can also save an avatar image for your profile and a personal description here, which may be displayed in the forum or other user areas on our website.

2.3.2 Legal basis

The legal basis for the processing of the data that is transmitted in the course of saving the form details or sending an email is Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a and if necessary also lit. f GDPR. If the information is aimed at concluding or changing a contract (invoice data), the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b and, if applicable, lit. c GDPR in connection with tax retention obligations. .

2.3.3 Purpose of data processing

The purpose of data storage is to establish contact at the request of the communication partner, or to use it for contractual purposes.

2.3.4 Duration of storage

The data will be stored until you remove them from your user profile or delete the entire user profile. Insofar as this concerns commercial letters that are required to be retained under commercial and tax law or information relating to billing, these are also stored in accordance with the statutory retention periods.

2.3.5 Opposition and removal option

You have the option at any time to revoke your consent to the processing of personal data with effect for the future or to object to further use. You can declare your objection by e-mail to: privacy@megadev.info. A deletion can only take place if there is no statutory retention period; in this case, however, the data will be blocked for other use. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.

2.4 Google Analytics

2.4.1 Scope of data processing

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc. (“Google”). This software collects information about how you use the website and uses it to create various statistics. The usage data collected includes, in particular, the specific selection of links, the length of time spent on individual pages and the order in which the website is used, and the frequency with which the page is accessed. This data is collected together with your IP address. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

2.4.2 Legal basis

The legal basis for processing the data when using the website is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

2.4.3 Purpose of data processing

The processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and the usage behavior of its visitors.

2.4.4 Duration of storage

The data is anonymized immediately after it is collected. Personal data is therefore only collected during the transfer and is not stored permanently.

2.4.5 Opposition and removal option

You can prevent the storage of cookies, including the generation and transmission of data to Google, by restricting or prohibiting the setting of cookies in your browser software. This can lead to cookies that are not related to Google being deactivated and not all functions of this website can be used to their full extent.

2.5 PLITCH software

2.5.1 Scope of data processing

When using our "PLITCH" software, data is recorded about the computer hardware (computer name, operating system, hard drives, CPU, graphics card, memory), as well as the time of each login, including the duration of the respective session. The IP address itself for determining the location is not saved. When starting, including logging in, the data sent is linked to the respective customer profile.

2.5.2 Legal basis

The legal basis for collecting data on your hardware and software usage is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR.

2.5.3 Purpose of data processing

The purpose of the data processing is to analyze this software and the usage behavior of its users, as well as to solve any problems when using our services.

2.5.4 Duration of storage

The data you provide will be kept until you delete your customer profile with us.

2.5.5 Opposition and removal option

You have the option of deleting your user profile and thus your consent to the processing of personal data from the use of our software at any time. You can submit the request for deletion by email to: privacy@megadev.info. A deletion can only take place if there is no statutory retention period; in this case, however, the data will be blocked for other use. In such a case, the processing of your request cannot be continued. (Note: In the event of deletion later than 20 days after the initial purchase from MegaDev, the purchase amount will not be refunded.)

2.6 Payment

2.6.1 Scope of data processing

As part of the payment process, the data you enter for payment processing will be sent to us for processing, depending on the payment method (name, first name, bank, IBAN, BIC, credit card number, PayPal account, purchase amount, user name, user ID, email address, etc.) transfer. The processing of the payment data and the handling takes place solely by MegaDev GmbH.

2.6.2 Legal basis

The legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b and c GDPR in connection with the tax retention regulations.

2.6.3 Purpose of data processing

The purpose is to process payments for the services and to enable the user to identify the payment method.

2.6.4 Duration of storage

The data stored by us will be deleted as soon as your account with us is deactivated or deleted.

2.6.5 Opposition and removal option

You can object to the use of data at any time. You can object to or revoke your consent by sending an email to: privacy@megadev.info. In the event of an objection or revocation of consent, the data will be deleted or blocked. The implementation of the deletion or blocking can take up to 3 working days; The data may still be processed during this period.

2.7 Facebook / Instagram pixels

2.7.1 Scope of data processing

We have integrated a Facebook pixel on our site, which enables us, on the one hand, to determine the visitors to our website as a target group for the display of so-called “Facebook Ads” advertisements. Thus, through the usage data obtained in this way, we can display the Facebook ads placed by us freely selectable to those users on Facebook and within the services and partners cooperating with Facebook (more at https://www.facebook.com/audiencenetwork/) who have our Have visited the website or meet certain characteristics (e.g. identify certain areas of interest or have (not) carried out certain actions on our website). We in turn transmit this data to Facebook in order to be able to select and address such users (so-called "Custom Audiences"). On the other hand, the Facebook pixel allows us to analyze the effectiveness of advertisements for market research purposes but also for product optimization. Facebook provides more information at https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

2.7.2 Legal basis

The legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR in connection with the consent given via cookie banner confirmation.

2.7.3 Purpose of data processing

The processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and the usage behavior of its visitors. In addition, the processing serves in particular for tracking and interest / behavior-related profiling for marketing, remarketing, conversion measurement, reach measurement and target group formation purposes.

2.7.4 Duration of storage

Facebook indicates the duration of the data storage here: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

2.7.5 Opposition and removal option

You can prevent the storage of cookies, including the generation and transfer of data to Facebook, by restricting or prohibiting the setting of cookies in your browser software. This can mean that cookies that are not related to Facebook are deactivated and not all functions of this website can be used to their full extent.

2.7.6 Information about the service provider

Meta Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland, parent company: Meta, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; Website: https://www.facebook.com.

2.8 Google Ads / Google Audience Network / Remarketing

2.8.1 Scope of data processing

We use the remarketing function within the Google Ads service, which is also used for advertising throughout the Google Audience Network (in particular YouTube). Google stores a number in the browsers of users who visit certain Google services or websites in the Google Display Network. The visits of these users are recorded via this number, known as a “cookie”. This number is used to uniquely identify a web browser on a specific device and not to identify a person, personal data is not stored.

2.8.2 Legal basis

The legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR in connection with the consent given via cookie banner confirmation.

2.8.3 Purpose of data processing

2.8.4 Duration of storage

Up to 180 days (this only applies to cookies that were set via this website).

2.8.5 Opposition and removal option

You can prevent the storage of cookies, including the generation and transmission of data to Google, by restricting or prohibiting the setting of cookies in your browser software. This can mean that cookies that are not related to Google are deactivated and that not all functions of this website can be used to their full extent.

2.8.6 Information about the service provider

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Parent Company: 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, United States; Website: https://abc.xyz/

2.9 Microsoft Bing Ads / Remarketing

2.9.1 Scope of data processing

We use the remarketing function within the Microsoft Bing Ads service. Microsoft stores a number in the browsers of users who visit certain Microsoft services or websites on the Microsoft display network. The visits of these users are recorded via this number, known as a “cookie”.

2.9.2 Legal basis

The legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR in connection with the consent given via cookie banner confirmation.

2.9.3 Purpose of data processing

2.9.4 Duration of storage

Up to 180 days (this only applies to cookies that were set via this website).

2.9.5 Opposition and removal option

You can prevent the storage of cookies, including the generation and transfer of data to Microsoft, by restricting or prohibiting the setting of cookies in your browser software. This can lead to cookies that are not related to Microsoft being deactivated and not all functions of this website can be used to their full extent.

2.9.6 Information about the service provider

Microsoft Ireland, South County Business Park, One Microsoft Place, Carmanhall and Leopardstown, Dublin, D18 P521, Ireland; Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052

2.10 WEBSITE BLOG

2.10.1 SCOPE OF DATA PROCESSING

When using our blog, accessible under the URL https://www.plitch.com/[language parameter]*/blogs/, we only process technically necessary data that are required to provide a functioning blog.

*Example for English = "en".

2.10.2 LEGAL BASIS

The legal basis for the collection of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR.

2.10.3 PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING

The purpose of the data processing is to provide a website blog with various articles in the language selected by the user.

2.10.4 DURATION OF STORAGE

The data provided by you will be kept until your current session ends.

Munich, Friday, April 28, 2023