Privacy Policy

Thank you for your interest in our website. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. In the following we will inform you in detail about how we handle your data.

Blütezeit Clubs GmbH is the responsible party in terms of the Data Protection Ordinance and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations. Blütezeit Clubs GmbH (“we”, “us”, “our” etc.), Kanstr. 24, 10623 Berlin, +49 (0) 30 55217638, operates the website bluetezeit.club, (hereinafter referred to as “service”).

This site contains information about the way in which we collect, use and disclose data when you use our service and the options available to you in connection with this data.

We use your information to provide and improve our Service. By using the Service, you consent to the collection and use of information by us in accordance with this Policy. Unless otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meaning as those used in our Terms and Conditions.

This Privacy Policy is current and is effective as of December, 1st 2023.

I. Definitions

· Service

The service is the website bluetezeit.club operated by the Blütezeit Clubs GmbH and the Mobile Applications and New Tab Extension Platform described on it.
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· Non-personal product usage data

Non-personal product usage data is data that is collected in the course of using the service or within the service infrastructure itself that does not permit direct association with any specific individual (for example, aggregate counting of product openings).
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· Cookies

Cookies are small files that are stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

· Data controller

The data controller is a natural or legal person who determines (either alone or together with other persons) the purposes for which and the way in which data are or will be processed.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy we are the data controller in relation to any collected data.

· Data Processor (or Service Provider)

A data processor (or service provider) is a natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the data controller.

We may use the services of different service providers to process your data in a more efficient way.

· Data subject (or user)

A data subject is a living individual who uses our service and is the subject of personal data.

II. Collection and Use of Data

We collect various types of information for a variety of purposes to improve the service we provide to you.

Types of information collected:

1. Personal data

In order to provide access to our platform and its services, we may collect several categories of Personal Data about you, for different purposes, legal bases for processing and different retention periods. We offer a summary of all this information as follows:

a. **Account Creation and User Identification – Account Management**
– Personal Data Processed: We collect mandatory profile data such as your phone number for account creation and user identification.
– Legal Ground for Processing: The processing of this data is necessary for the performance of the contract between you and Blütezeit Clubs GmbH .
– Retention Period: Your data will be retained for the duration of your use of the services, increased by 3 years after the last connection to the service or until the request for removal.

b. **Changes to Account Management**
– Personal Data Processed: You may choose to provide optional profile data, including your name and images.
– Legal Ground for Processing: The processing of this optional data is based on your consent.
– Retention Period: This data will be kept for the duration of your use of the services, increased by 3 years after the last connection to the service or until you withdraw your consent.

c. **Proper Functioning of the Platform and its Services**
– Personal Data Processed: We process data related to your activity on Blütezeit Clubs GmbH, complaints and Blütezeit Clubs GmbH communications, and data related to devices and equipment used.
– Legal Ground for Processing: This processing is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller.
– Retention Period: The data is retained for 2 years from the collection date.

d. **Administrative Management of the Platform, Complaints, and Reports from Users, Moderation of Content in Accordance with our Terms of Use**
– Personal Data Processed: We process content data, communications with Blütezeit Clubs GmbH, and reports from users regarding moderation of content as per our Terms of Use.
– Legal Ground for Processing: The processing is done in the legitimate interests of the Data Controller to ensure the platform’s proper administrative management.
– Retention Period: Data will be retained for the duration of your use of the services plus any applicable statutory limitation period.

e. **Moderation of Content in Accordance with the Law (Prevention of Illegal Activities, Fraud, Cyber Harassment, etc.)**
– Personal Data Processed: We process content data and information about your activity on Blütezeit Clubs GmbH.
– Legal Ground for Processing: The processing is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, particularly for the moderation of content and prevention of illegal activities.
– Retention Period: Metadata is kept for 1 year from the collection date, and certain data may be retained for up to 5 years if statutory limitations apply or if the data is necessary for dispute prevention purposes.

f. **Connection with Other Users**
– Personal Data Processed: We process contact data from your smartphone to help you connect with other users.
– Legal Ground for Processing: The processing of this data is based on your consent.
– Retention Period: This data will be retained for the duration of your use of our services or until you withdraw your consent.

g. **Data Related to Your Device and Geolocation**
– Personal Data Processed: We collect data sent by your phone’s camera and photos stored on your phone, as well as geolocation data.
– Legal Ground for Processing: The collection and processing of this data are based on your consent.
– Retention Period: This data is kept for the duration of the use of the services, increased by 3 years after the last connection or until the last withdrawal of consent.

2. Non-personal product usage data

We may also collect usage data that cannot be associated with any particular individual each time you visit our service or access our service through or from a mobile device (“Usage Data”).

This usage data may include an anonymized Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer, your browser type, your browser version, the features you use within our service, the time and date of your visit, your country, the total time spent in our service, and other diagnostic data.

This information is aggregated and used to help us provide more useful information to our customers and to understand which parts of our products, and services are of most interest. Aggregated data is considered non‑personal information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy.

3. Cookies

We may use cookies and similar persistent data technologies to store your preferences and customize your experience based on where you are installing our product from.

You can decide in the settings of your browser whether you wish to reject all cookies or only accept certain cookies. However, if you refuse to accept cookies, you may not be able to use parts of our service.

Examples of cookies used by us:

· Preference cookies. We use preference cookies to store your preferences and various settings.

· Security Cookies. We use security cookies for security purposes.

III. Use of Data

We at Blütezeit Clubs GmbH use the collected data for various purposes, for example to

· to provide you with our service and to maintain it;

· to inform you about changes regarding our service;

· to enable you to participate in the interactive parts of our service if you wish;

· provide customer service;· collect aggregate usage data to help us improve our service;

· monitor the use of our service;

IV. Legal basis for the processing of data in accordance with the Basic Data

Protection Regulation (DSGVO)

If you are resident within the European Economic Area (EEA), Blütezeit Clubs GmbH’s legal basis for the collection and use of information described in this privacy policy depends on the information we collect and the context in which it is collected.

We at Blütezeit Clubs GmbH may process your data for the following reasons:

· We need to fulfil a contract we have entered into with you.

· You have given us your consent for this.

· The processing serves our legitimate interests, and these are not subordinate to your rights.

· The processing serves to comply with the statutory provisions.

V. Retention of Data

Blütezeit Clubs GmbH will keep data only as long as it is necessary for the purposes of this privacy policy. We will retain and use information to the extent necessary to fulfil our legal obligations (for example, if we need to retain your information to comply with applicable laws), to resolve disputes and to enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Blütezeit Clubs GmbH will also retain data for internal analysis purposes. Data is usually kept for shorter periods of time, unless it is used to strengthen our security measures or to improve the functionality of our service or unless we are legally obliged to keep it for a longer period of time.

VI. Transfer of Data

Data generated by you, may be transferred to – and stored on – computers located outside your home state, province, country or other jurisdiction and may be subject to privacy laws that differ from the privacy laws in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside of Germany and decide to submit data to us, you should note that we will transfer your data to Germany and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy and any subsequent transfer of data on your part constitutes a declaration of consent on your part to the said transfer.

Blütezeit Clubs GmbH will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

VII. Disclosure of Data

1. Disclosure for Law Enforcement Purposes

Under certain circumstances, Blütezeit Clubs GmbH may be obliged to disclose data within the scope of a legal obligation or as a result of a court or official request.

2. Legal Requirements

Blütezeit Clubs GmbH may disclose data under certain circumstances, if it is of the opinion that this is necessary in order to achieve the following objectives in accordance with the principles of good faith:

· to fulfil a legal obligation· to protect and defend the rights or property of Blütezeit Clubs GmbH

· to prevent or investigate possible misconduct in relation to the service

· to protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public

· to avoid liability claims

VIII. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. However, please remember that there are no transmission methods over the Internet and no electronic storage media that are 100% secure. Although we make every effort to implement commercially acceptable measures to protect data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

IX. Service Provider

We may engage third party companies and individuals (“Service Providers”) to provide support services to facilitate the provision of our Service, to provide services on our behalf, to provide services related to our Service, or to provide support services to analyze the manner in which our Service is used.

These third parties may access information only to the extent necessary to perform the aforementioned tasks on our behalf and may not disclose or use it for any other purpose.

X. Links to other websites

Our service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to the website of the third party in question.

We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policies of each website you visit.We have no control over, and accept no liability for, the content, privacy policies and practices of third party websites or services.

XI. protection of the data of minors

Our service is not aimed at persons under 18 years of age (“children”).

We do not knowingly collect data from persons under the age of 18. As we are not legally required to set up an age barrier to use our website, we cannot verify the age of users. If we become aware that we have collected information from children without verifying parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers. If we are not notified or do not have proof that a user is under 18 years of age, we will not stop collecting information as described in our Privacy Policy.

XII. Data Processing for Advertising Purposes

We use your contact details for the purpose of direct marketing as defined in Article 21 (2) of the GDPR. However, promotional use of your email address and phone number only occurs if you have given your consent.

(a) General Information about Email Newsletters
We send newsletters as emails with promotional information about our products, offers, promotions, and our company (hereinafter referred to as “Newsletters”) only with your consent or a legal permission, Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, as well as § 7 (2) No. 3, or (3) UWG. With the following information, we inform you about the registration, dispatch and evaluation procedures as well as your rights of objection.

(b) Registration for the Email Newsletter
To sign up for the email newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your email address. The registration takes place in a so-called double-opt-in procedure. This means that after registration, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary to prevent anyone from signing up with foreign email addresses. Newsletter registrations are recorded to prove the registration process according to legal requirements. This includes storing the registration and confirmation time, as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored with us are also logged.

(c) Unsubscribing from the Email Newsletter
You can cancel the receipt of our email newsletter at any time, i.e., revoke your consent. The legality of the newsletter dispatch carried out due to the consent until the revocation is not affected by the revocation. A link to unsubscribe from the newsletter can be found at the end of each newsletter.
Upon unsubscribing from the newsletter, personal data will be deleted, unless their retention is legally required or justified, in which case their processing is limited to these exceptional purposes. In particular, we may store the unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years based on our legitimate interests according to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR before deleting them for newsletter dispatch purposes, in order to demonstrate a formerly given consent. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. An individual request for deletion is possible at any time, provided that the former existence of consent is confirmed at the same time.

(e) WhatsApp Newsletter
You can contact us via the instant messaging service “WhatsApp” of WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereinafter: WhatsApp) in the manner described on our website and start a conversation. We are the responsible party in terms of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR for subsequent data processing in connection with WhatsApp.

The use of WhatsApp is subject to the agreements you have made with WhatsApp. According to WhatsApp’s terms of use, your phone number and username are available to us through your contact. We use this and other information provided by you to recognize you and your preferences and to respond to your WhatsApp messages. The legal basis is your consent to contact according to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. We also send you newsletters via WhatsApp if you have given us your consent. In the conversation, we also explain how you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the legality of the newsletter dispatch carried out due to the consent until the revocation.

For more information about the processing of your data by WhatsApp, please visit: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy-eea.

XIII. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time.

We will notify you of any such changes by posting the updated version on this page.

We will notify you by email and/or other visible means of communication within our Service prior to the effective date of the relevant change and will update the “Effective Date” at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy for changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy will take effect at the time they are posted on this page.

XIV. Your rights under the Basic Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO)

If your residence is within the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Blütezeit Clubs GmbH endeavours to implement reasonable measures that allow you to correct, amend, delete or restrict the use of that data.

If you would like to find out what data we have stored about you and if you wish to have your data deleted from our system, please contact us.

You can choose to delete content and close your account through our application.

Under certain circumstances you have the following data protection rights:

· The right to access the data we have stored about you and to update or delete it. As far as this is possible in each case, you can access your data directly in the section with your account settings and update or request their deletion. If it is not possible for you to carry out these actions yourself, please contact us so that we can help you.

· The right of rectification. You have the right to correct your data if it is incorrect or incomplete.

· The right to object. You have the right to object to the processing of your data by us.

· The right to be limited. You have the right to limit the processing of your data by us.

· The right to data portability. You have the right to request that we provide you with a copy of the data we hold about you in a structured, machine-readable and standard format.

· The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time in cases where Blütezeit Clubs GmbH has relied on your consent to process your data.

Please note that we may verify your identity before processing such requests.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority regarding the collection and use of your data. For further information, please contact your local data protection authority within the European Economic Area (EEA).

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your aforementioned rights, you can contact us as follows:

By e-mail: info (@) bluetezeit (dot) club