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Effective Date: 03/02/2024

Last Updated: 19 March 2024

Goalcrushers – Andras Ivanyi (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals and their personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

Table of contents:

Who is the Controller?

Activities: Newsletter mailing | Contact | Accessing our website | Reach Measurement |
Cookies: General information | Technically necessary cookies | Technically unnecessary cookiesAnalysis tools

Data Protection rights| Data security

Changes

Right to object

 

1. Who is the controller?

The controller pursuant to data protection law is:

Goalcrushers – Andras Ivanyi
Einzelunternehmer

Angermühlstr 5 1/2
83101 Rohrdorf
Germany
VAT ID: DE366776255
Phone: +49 16 253 81759
E-mail: hello@toad.works

Person responsible for Content

We, Goalcrushers – Andras Ivanyi are committed to maintaining the highest standards of journalistic integrity and editorial responsibility. As the entity responsible for the content provided through our platforms, we prioritize accuracy, fairness, and transparency in our reporting and editorial practices. This includes ensuring the protection of your privacy rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Should you have any concerns regarding our content or privacy practices, please contact Andras Ivanyi at hello@toad.works

 

 


2. Which processing activities are carried out?

Newsletter mailing

Purpose and legal basis

Your data will only be used to send you the newsletter you have subscribed to by E-Mail and, if you have additionally consented to it, evaluate how you interact with the newsletter and, if applicable, the contents linked therein. Your name is given in order to be able to address you personally in the newsletter and, if applicable, to identify you if you wish to exercise your rights as a data subject. Newsletter address data will be used for informational and advertising purposes.

In order to verify that a registration is actually made by the respective owner of an E-Mail address, we use the “double opt-in” procedure (DOI procedure) for an online registration. This means that you will receive an E-Mail after your newsletter registration in which you must confirm your newsletter registration once again.

At the time of the DOI confirmation, the following data will also be stored:

  • Location, date and time of registration
  • IP address
  • E-Mail address
  • If applicable, title, first name, last name

The newsletter will be sent by our external mailing provider Zeptomail (EU) for which they receive and process your personal data. The consent you have given also extends to this data transfer. On their GDPR compliance page you can get further information on their processing and personal data practices. 

The legal basis for this processing activity is in each case your consent, Art. 6 (1) (a) EU GDPR (European Union General Data Protection Regulation).

 

Recipients of the data

We use service providers who act as our data processors for the dispatch and any evaluations that may take place.

We also share your personal data with Zeptomail as they send the newsletter to you.

All service providers are contractually obligated to treat your data confidentially.

 

Storage duration

The data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent is available. After which the data is deleted.

 

 

Provision prescribed or required

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. Unfortunately, we cannot send you our newsletter without your consent.

 

Withdrawal of consent

You can withdraw your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for the newsletter mailing by Goalcrushers at any time. There is a corresponding link in each newsletter. In addition, the withdrawal can be made via the other contact options provided on the website.

 

Profiling

Provided that you have given us your consent, we evaluate your interaction with the newsletters sent and evaluate the subsequent visits to our website in order to further improve the newsletter and the website and to optimize it according to the actual interests of the visitors.

 

 

 

Contact

Purpose, legal basis and legitimate interest

On our website there is a contact form which can be used for electronic contact. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored.

At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored:

  • Date and time of the message
  • URL from which the message was sent
  • IP address from which the message was sent
  • Web browser and operating system used

Alternatively, it is possible to contact us via the E-Mail addresses provided. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the E-Mail will be stored. This includes the date and time the E-Mail was sent, E-Mail address, IP addresses and information about the servers involved in the E-Mail communication.

In addition, you can contact us via the telephone number provided. In this case, we collect log data that includes your telephone number and the duration of the call. As a matter of principle, we do not record conversations.

Regardless of the type of communication you choose, we collect the content of your inquiry. Your data is stored for the purpose of individual communication with you.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) (f) EU GDPR).

Our legitimate interest in processing your data is the facilitation of uncomplicated contact with us.

If you contact us to request a quote, the data entered in the contact form is processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6. (1) (b) EU GDPR).

 

 

Recipients of the data

Our website is maintained by service providers who act as our data processors.

If you send us an inquiry regarding an offer, service providers used by us may receive data for these purposes if they need the data to fulfill their respective service (e.g. IT services).

All service providers are contractually obligated to treat your data confidentially.

Storage duration

Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after processing the request.

If a contractual relationship is established, we are subject to the statutory retention periods and delete your data after six to ten years. The data is stored in Germany through the service provider of IONOS Group SE (privacy policy).

 

Provision prescribed or required

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with the required data and the reason for the request.

 

Objection

Please read the information about your right to object according to Art. 21 EU GDPR below.

 

 

 

Accessing our website

Purpose, legal basis and legitimate interest

When you access our website, i.e. even if you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address, referrer URL, date and time of access and the like.

In particular, they are processed for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
  • Ensuring the smooth use of our website, and
  • Ensuring and evaluating system security and stability, in particular for abuse detection as well as
  • for the technically error-free presentation and optimization of our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) EU GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website and ensuring system security and abuse detection.

 

Recipients of the data

We use service providers for the operation and maintenance of our website, who act as our data processors.

All service providers are contractually obligated to treat your data confidentially.

 

Storage duration

Data is stored in server log files in a form that allows identification of the data subjects for a maximum period of 7 days; unless a security-related event occurs (e.g. a DDoS attack). The server log files are stored in Germany through the service provider of IONOS Group SE (privacy policy).

In the event of such an event, server log files are stored until the elimination and complete clarification of the security-related event.

 

Provision prescribed or required

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address and the cookie identifier, the service and functionality of our website is not guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or may be limited.

 

Objection

Please read the information about your right to object according to Art. 21 EU GDPR below.

 

 

Reach measurement

Purpose, legal basis and legitimate interest

We evaluate user behavior with the help of the analysis tools.

A more detailed description of the tools can be found in the chapter Analysis tools of this privacy statement.

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) EU GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest. The measurement of the reach and the resulting information are suitable for adjusting the web offer.

Recipients of the data

We use technical service providers for the operation and maintenance of our website, who act as our data processors.

All service providers are contractually obligated to treat your data confidentially.

Storage duration

The data is anonymized immediately after collection.

Provision prescribed or required

The provision of the data is neither legally nor contractually required.

Objection

Please read the information about your right to object according to Art. 21 EU GDPR below.

 

 

Use of Cookies

General Information

A cookie is a small data set that is created when a website is visited and is temporarily stored on the website user’s system. If the server of this website is called up again by the user of the website, the browser of the user of the website sends the previously received cookie back to the server. The server can evaluate the information obtained through this procedure. Cookies can, in particular, make it easier to navigate a website.

Detailed information on the subject of cookies, and which cookies are used on this website (after consent), can be found in our Cookie Consent Tool, which you can access at any time by clicking on the icon at the bottom left of your web browser.


Deletion of Cookies

You can reject any cookie category, except for the technically necessary cookies. To do this, click on the icon at the bottom left of your web browser and change the desired settings in the cookie consent banner that opens.

You can also delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory via your browser settings. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you can find the necessary information under the following links:

  • Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
  • Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
  • Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416
  • Opera: http://www.opera.com/help
  • Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Additionally, you can prevent loading of so-called scripts by default. NoScript allows JavaScript, Java and other plugins to run only on trusted domains of your choice. For information and instructions on how to edit this feature, contact your browser vendor (e.g. for Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/noscript/).

 

 

Use of technically necessary cookies

Purpose, legal basis and legitimate interest

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.

The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:

  • Language settings
  • Consent management

Technically necessary cookies help to make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) EU GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website and in the documentation of consent.

 

Recipients of the data

We use technical service providers for the operation and maintenance of our website, who act as our data processors.

All service providers are contractually obligated to treat your data confidentially.

 

Storage duration

Details on the storage duration of cookies can be found in our Cookie Consent Tool, which you can access by clicking on the icon at the bottom left of the screen.

 

Provision prescribed or required

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or may be limited.

 

Objection

Please read the information about your right to object according to Art. 21 EU GDPR below.

 

 

 

 

Use of technically unnecessary cookies

Purpose and legal basis

We also use such cookies on the website that enable an analysis of the user’s surfing behavior. These cookies are used to make the use of the website more efficient and attractive.

We use web analytic technologies from the following providers:

  • matomo

The legal basis for these processing operations is in each case your consent, Art. 6 (1) (a) EU GDPR.

 

Recipients of the data

We use technical service providers for the operation and maintenance of our website, who act as our data processors.

All service providers are contractually obligated to treat your data confidentially.

Further recipients and details about the technical functioning of the tools used and information on how you can prevent the transfer of data (tracking) can be found in our Cookie Consent Tool, which you can access by clicking on the icon at the bottom left of the screen.

 

Storage duration

For details on the storage duration of cookies and the technologies used as part of these tracking tools, please refer to our Cookie Consent Tool, which you can access by clicking on the icon at the bottom left of the screen.

 

Provision prescribed or required

The provision of your data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

 

Withdrawal of consent

You can withdraw your consent at any time. To do so, click on the icon at the bottom left of the screen and make the desired settings in the cookie consent banner that opens.

 

Profiling

With the help of web analytics tools, the behavior of visitors to the website can be evaluated and interests can be analyzed. For this purpose, we create a pseudonymous user profile.

 

Objection

Please read the information about your right to object according to Art. 21 EU GDPR below.

 

Analysis tools in use

 


matomo (with Cookies)

We use matomo to increase the quality of our website and our offer. Cookies are used to enable a statistical coverage analysis of this website, a measurement of the success of our online marketing measures, e.g. to test and optimise different versions of our online offer or its components.

When using matomo with analysis and optimisation cookies, the legal basis for this processing is in each case your consent, Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

The data generated with matomo is processed and stored on our own servers. It is not used in any other way, merged with other data or passed on to third parties. Furthermore, the data is anonymised directly after collection.

Our website is maintained by service providers who act as our order processors.

All service providers are contractually obliged to treat your data confidentially.

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. You will not suffer any disadvantages.

You can revoke your consent at any time. To do so, click on the icon at the bottom left of the screen and make the desired settings in the cookie consent banner that opens.

 

 

What data protection rights do you have?

Every data subject has the right to access under Article 15 of the EU GDPR, the right to rectification under Article 16 of the EU GDPR, the right to erasure under Article 17 of the EU GDPR, the right to restriction of processing under Article 18 of the EU GDPR, the right to object under Article 21 of the EU GDPR and the right to data portability under Article 20 of the EU GDPR.

You may withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time according to Article 7 (3) of EU GDPR. Please note that the withdrawal is only effective for the future. Processing that took place before the withdrawal is not affected.

In addition, there is a right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR in conjunction with 19 BDSG). A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html (in German).

 

Data security

We only handle personal data to the extent that this is in accordance with data protection regulations. In doing so, we also strive to take all necessary technical and organizational security measures to adequately protect your personal data from unauthorized access and misuse at all times.

Insofar as we store or process personal data, this is done within a high-security data center. To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS. Our servers are secured by means of firewall and virus protection. Back-up and recovery procedures as well as role and authorization concepts are a matter of course for us.

 

 

Changes to our privacy statement

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy statement to ensure that it always complies with the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy statement, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy statement will then apply to your next visit.

Currently, the version dated 19 March 2024 applies.

 

 

Information regarding your right to object in terms of Art. 21 EU GDPR

Right to object on a case-by-case basis

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) EU GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balance of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 4 EU GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate interests for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

Recipients of an objection

The objection can be made informally with the subject “Objection”, stating your name, address or other identifying information to:

Goalcrushers – Andras Ivanyi
Einzelunternehmer

Angermühlstr 5 1/2
83101 Rohrdorf
Germany

E-mail: hello@toad.works