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Essentials:

  • AWS Cloudfront: This is a content delivery network from Amazon.
    • Content delivery
    • Technologies Used: This list represents all technologies this service uses to collect data. Typical technologies are Cookies and Pixels that are placed in the browser.
      • Cookies
    • Data Collected: This list represents all (personal) data that is collected by or through the use of this service.
      • User agent data
      • IP Address
      • Usage data
      • Device operating system
      • Browser information
      • Device information
    • Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the processing purposes.
  • Vimeo: This cookie for video is vimeo’s embeddable video player that uses first-party cookies that we consider essential to the video player experience. We do not use third-party analytics or advertising cookies when our video player appears on a third-party website.
    • Content delivery
    • Technologies Used: This list represents all technologies this service uses to collect data. Typical technologies are Cookies and Pixels that are placed in the browser.
      • Cookies
    • Data Collected:
      • No personal information collected
    • Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.The Retention Period depends on the type of the saved data.

Analytics:

  • Google Analytics:  This is a web analytics service. With this the user can measure the advertising ROI as well as track Flash, video, and social networking sites and applications.
    • Analytics
    • Marketing
    • Technologies Used: This list represents all technologies this service uses to collect data. Typical technologies are Cookies and Pixels that are placed in the browser.
      • Cookies
      • Pixel
    • Data Collected: This list represents all (personal) data that is collected by or through the use of this service.
      • App updates
      • Browser information
      • Click path
      • Date and time of visit
      • Device information
      • Downloads
      • Flash version
      • Location information
      • IP address
      • JavaScript support
      • Pages visited
      • Purchase activity
      • Referrer URL
      • Usage data
      • Widget interactions
    • Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.The Retention Period depends on the type of the saved data. Each client can choose how long Google Analytics retains data before automatically deleting it.
    • Google Analytics 4: This is a new version of the tracking tool Google Analytics. Processing Company: Google.
      • Analytics
      • Marketing
      • Technologies UsedThis list represents all technologies this service uses to collect data. Typical technologies are Cookies and Pixels that are placed in the browser.
        • Tracking code
      • Data Collected: This list represents all (personal) data that is collected by or through the use of this service.
        • Account data
        • Anonymised IP address
        • App updates
        • Bounce rates
        • Browser information
        • Click path
        • Date and time of visit
        • Device information
        • Downloads
        • Duration of visit
        • Location information
        • Internet service provider
        • Mouse movements
        • Screen resolution
        • Behavioural data
        • Referrer URL
      • Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.The client can choose how long Google Analytics retains data. The maximum amount of retention period is 26 months.
    • Hotjar: We use Hotjar in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users’ experience.
      • Analytics
      • Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behavior and their devices.
        • Cookies
      • Data Collected: This includes a device’s IP address (processed during your session and stored in a de-identified form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language used to display our website. Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymized user profile. Hotjar is contractually forbidden to sell any of the data collected on our behalf.

 

  • Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.

 

Marketing:

    • AddThis: This is a platform used to display customized notes and information. AddThis collects personal information in the form of an email address when you request the service to share via email. AddThis uses the email address provided, but it is not stored. The person with whom you share the site will see your email address but otherwise it is not shared with third parties and not merged with any non-personal information.
      • Technologies Used: This list represents all technologies this service uses to collect data. Typical technologies are Cookies and Pixels that are placed in the browser.
        • Pixel
      • Data Collected: It also collects non-personal information in the form of web analytics, which they share in aggregated form. Cookies and web beacons collect information but do not track the individual user. AddThis says its servers log:
        • your internet protocol (IP) address.
        • browser type.
        • browser language.
        • the date and time you visited that web page.
        • if you come to a web page where an AddThis Button is enabled via a search – engine such as Google, the web search that landed you on that web page.

 

  • Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.

 

  • Google Tag Manager: This is a tag management system. With this the user can update measurement codes and related code fragments collectively known as tags on the users website or mobile app.
    • Tag Management
    • Technologies Used: This list represents all technologies this service uses to collect data. Typical technologies are Cookies and Pixels that are placed in the browser.
      • Pixel
    • Data Collected: This list represents all (personal) data that is collected by or through the use of this service.
      • Aggregated data about tag firing
    • Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.The data will be deleted after 14 days of retrieval.
  • Facebook Social Plugins: This is a social plug-in from Facebook, which enables integration of Facebook content on third-party websites.
    • Integration of Facebook functions
    • Advertisement
    • Personalization
    • Optimization
    • Technologies UsedThis list represents all technologies this service uses to collect data. Typical technologies are Cookies and Pixels that are placed in the browser.
      • Cookies
    • Data Collected: This list represents all (personal) data that is collected by or through the use of this service.
      • Usage data
      • Browser information
      • Date and time of visit
      • Facebook user ID
      • HTTP-Header
      • Websites visited
    • Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the processing purposes.
  • Facebook Pixel: This is a Tracking technology offered by Facebook and used by other Facebook services such as Facebook Custom Audiences.
    • Advertisement
    • Analytics
    • Marketing
    • Retargeting
    • Tracking
    • Technologies Used: This list represents all technologies this service uses to collect data. Typical technologies are Cookies and Pixels that are placed in the browser.
      • Cookies
      • Pixel
    • Data Collected: This list represents all (personal) data that is collected by or through the use of this service.
      • Ads viewed
      • Browser information
      • Content viewed
      • Device information
      • Geographic location
      • HTTP-header
      • Interactions with advertisement, services, and products
      • IP address
      • Items clicked
      • Marketing information
      • Non-sensitive custom data
      • Pages visited
      • Pixel ID
      • Referrer URL
      • Success of marketing campaigns
      • Usage data
      • User behavior
      • Facebook cookie information
      • Facebook user ID
    • Usage/click behavior
  • Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.The data will be deleted the latest after 720 days.