Last updated March 15, 2020
Thank you for visiting my website davidran.me. As this website's operator, I am committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, or my practices with regards to your personal information, please contact me at hello@davidran.me.
When you visit this website, you may trust me with your personal information. I take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy policy, I seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information I collect, how I use it and what rights you have in relation to it. I hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of my site.This privacy policy applies to all information collected through my website davidran.me, and/or any related services, sales, marketing or events (I refer to them collectively in this privacy policy as the "Services").
Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO I COLLECT?
2. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
3. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH?
4. HOW LONG DO I KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
5. HOW DO I KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
6. DO I COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
7. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
8. DATA BREACH
9. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
10. DO I MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?
11. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS POLICY?
In Short: I collect personal information that you provide to me.
I collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to me when expressing an interest in obtaining information about me or my services, when participating in activities on the Services or otherwise contacting me. The personal information that I collect depends on the context of your interactions with me and the Services, the choices you make and the Services you use. The personal information I collect can include the following:
Publicly Available Personal Information: I collect first name, maiden name, last name, and nickname; email addresses; and other similar data. All personal information that you provide to me must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify me of any changes to such personal information.
In Short: I only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.
I may process or share data based on the following legal basis:
Consent: I may process your data if you have given me specific consent to use your personal information in a specific purpose.
Legitimate Interests: I may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve my legitimate business interests.
Performance of a Contract: Where I have entered into a contract with you, I may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
Legal Obligations: I may disclose your information where I am legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
Vital Interests: I may disclose your information where I believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of my policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which I am involved.
More specifically, I may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:
Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers
I may share your data with third party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for me or on my behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service and marketing efforts. I may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the Services, which will enable them to collect data about how you interact with the Services over time. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. Unless described in this Policy, I do not share, sell, rent or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes. I have contracts in place with my data processors. This means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless I have instructed them to do it. They will not share your personal information with any organisation apart from us. They will hold it securely and retain it for the period I instruct.
In Short: I only share information with the following third parties.
I only share and disclose your information with the following third parties. I have categorized each party so that you may be easily understand the purpose of our data collection and processing practices. If I have processed your data based on your consent and you wish to revoke your consent, please contact me.
Website Hosting
I use the services of Webflow, Inc. (398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA) and its subprocessors for serving you this website, as described in our Data Processing Agreement. That means whenever you access davidran.me Webflow gets your request including your IP address.
I also use the services of Adobe Inc. (345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA) for serving you specific fonts on this website. That means whenever you access davidran.me Adobe gets your request including your IP address. You can find even more information in the Adobe Fonts Privacy Policy.
Communicate with users
I use the services of Webflow, Inc. (398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA) and its subprocessors to provide a contact form to get in touch with me. That means whenever you use the contact form and hit the "Submit" button, your personal information like your name and your email address are processed by Webflow, Inc. and its subprocessors. See our Data Processing Agreement for more information.
I also use the services of Snatch Group Limited (8 Abba Eban Blvd, Herzliya Pituach, Israel) and its subprocessors to provide a chatbot on this website. This means that Snatch Group Limited and its subprocessors will process your personal information like your IP address and your email address in order for me to get in touch with you. You can find even more information in SnatchBot’s EU-Specific Privacy Policy.
In Short: I keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy unless otherwise required by law.
I will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will require us keeping your personal information for longer than 24 months. When I have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, I will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then I will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
In Short: I aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
I have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information I process. However, please also remember that I cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although I will do my best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from my Services is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.
In Short: I do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
I do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If I learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, I will take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from my records. If you become aware of any data I have collected from children under age 18, please contact me at hello@davidran.me.
In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or have your data deleted at any time.
In some regions (like the European Economic Area), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. To make such a request, please use the contact details provided below. I will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. If I am relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please note however that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal. If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe I am unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm
A privacy breach occurs when there is unauthorized access to or collection, use, disclosure or disposal of personal information. You will be notified about data breaches when I believe you are likely to be at risk or serious harm. For example, a data breach may be likely to result in serious financial harm or harm to your mental or physical well-being. In the event that I become aware of a security breach which has resulted or may result in unauthorized access, use or disclosure of personal information, I will promptly investigate the matter and notify the applicable Supervisory Authority not later than 72 hours after having become aware of it, unless the personal data breach is unlikely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons.
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, I do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that I must follow in the future, I will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy policy.
In Short: Yes, I will update this policy as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.
I may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If I make material changes to this privacy policy, I may notify you either by posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. I encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how I am protecting your information.
If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email me at hello@davidran.me or by post to: David Ranftler, Feldgärtenstrasse 94, 50735 Köln, Germany.
Based on the laws of some countries, you may have the right to request access to the personal information I collect from you, change that information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please email me at hello@davidran.me. I will respond to your request within 30 days.
This privacy policy was created using Termly’s Privacy Policy Generator.