Privacy policy
1. Data privacy at a glance
General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the "Information on the controller" section of this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in the contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If you contact us via the contact form, we will use your data to get in touch with you.
What rights do you have with regard to your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
2. General notes and mandatory information
Data privacy
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
Note on the responsible body
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
ellamind GmbH
Konsul-Smidt-Straße 8p
28217 Bremen
Telephone: +49 (0) 421 40887950
E-mail: info@ellamind.com
Data protection manager
Our data protection manager Martin Bastius can be contacted via heyData GmbH (Schützenstraße 5, 10117 Berlin, www.heydata.eu). E-mail: datenschutz@heydata.eu.
Storage duration
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.
Legal basis of data processing
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR. If your data is required to fulfill the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Revocation of consent
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to complaint
In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests that you send to us as the site operator.
3. Data collection on this website
Local storage
This website uses the browser's local storage to save your explicitly selected display theme (light or dark mode). This data is stored exclusively on your device and is not transmitted to our servers or to third parties. The storage is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring a consistent and user-friendly presentation of the website. You can delete this data at any time by clearing your browser's local storage.
Hosting provider
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
Vercel Inc.; 440 N Barranca Avenue #4133; Covina, CA 91723, United States (hereinafter referred to as "Vercel").
When you visit our website, Vercel collects various log files, including your IP address, information about your browser and operating system, and the time of access. This data is necessary for the technical delivery and security of the website.
For more details, please refer to the Vercel privacy policy: https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy.
The use of Vercel is based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the most reliable and performant display of our website. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Vercel may process data in the United States. Data transfers to the US are covered by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, in which Vercel participates, and by EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) pursuant to Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR. We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) with Vercel in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
Server log files
The hosting provider of the site automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources. This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website; for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.
Contact form
We use the provider Formspree, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Formspree") for providing a contact form on our webpage. Please find the Formspree privacy policy here: https://formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy/.
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by Formspree for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.
Request by e-mail or telephone
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.