Data Protection Information

1. Privacy Policy

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our Privacy Policy 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. Their contact details can be found in the section “Information on the Responsible Party” in this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, firstly, when you provide it to us. This may include data you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This is primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?
Some data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this and further questions on data protection, you can contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Alfahosting
Provider: Alfahosting GmbH, Ankerstraße 3b, 06108 Halle (Saale) (hereinafter “Alfahosting”)

When you visit our website, Alfahosting captures various log files including your IP addresses. Details can be found in Alfahosting’s Privacy Policy: https://alfahosting.de/datenschutz/.

The use of Alfahosting is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing occurs exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s terminal equipment (e.g., for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent is revocable at any time.

Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures the processor handles the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can personally identify you. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and for what purposes we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g., communication via email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Senior Aupair — a brand of
ErlebensWert GmbH
Schlüterstrasse 72
10625 Berlin
Telephone: +49 30 232 53 96 91
E-Mail: info@erlebens-wert.com

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data remains with us until the purpose for data processing ceases. If you assert a justified deletion request or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion occurs after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing also occurs based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your terminal equipment (e.g., via device fingerprinting), processing additionally occurs based on § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent is revocable at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also occur based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal basis in each individual case is informed in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, the transfer of personal data to these external parties is required. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., disclosure to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure. When using processors, we only disclose our customers’ personal data based on a valid Data Processing Agreement. In the case of joint processing, a Joint Controller Agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and Against Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(e) OR (f) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations 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 the place of the alleged infringement. This right exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract transmitted to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Right to Information, Rectification, and Erasure
Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, where applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. For this and further questions on personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request restriction of processing.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction of processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data for processing purposes, but you need it to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of erasure.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of processing.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may—apart from its storage—only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL/TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the browser address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. When SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Advertising Emails
The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation for the transmission of unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies
Our websites use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your terminal device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion by your web browser occurs. Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes. Cookies required for the electronic communication process, for the provision of certain functions requested by you (e.g., shopping cart function), or for the optimization of the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified.

The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of his services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing occurs exclusively based on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); consent is revocable at any time. You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this Privacy Policy.

Server Log Files
The page provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

Browser type and version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
Time of server request
IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website; for this purpose, server log files must be recorded.

Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not disclose this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent is revocable at any time. The data entered by you in the contact form remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases (e.g., after completion of your inquiry). Mandatory statutory provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not disclose this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent is revocable at any time. The data you send to us via contact inquiries remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases (e.g., after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

Sending Messages Within the Generations Matching Portal:
Administrators must have access to messages exchanged on the platform for legal reasons. This has technical and legal grounds. In case of violation of laws or the platform’s terms of participation, the platform operator reserves the right to restrict or completely refuse participation.

4b. Web Analytics Services

Google Analytics 4
This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”), which enables an analysis of your use of our website.

By default, Google Analytics 4 sets cookies when visiting the website, which are stored as small text components on your terminal device and collect certain information. The scope of this information includes your IP address, which is however truncated by Google by the last digits to exclude direct personal identification.

The information is transmitted to Google’s servers and processed there. Transfers to Google LLC in the USA are also possible.

Google uses the collected information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity for us, and provide further services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. Data collected within the scope of Google Analytics 4 is stored for a duration of two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the used terminal device, only occurs if you have given us your express consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 is not used during your site visit. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of revocation, please deactivate this service via the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement with Google that ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further legal information on Google Analytics 4 can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/en/privacy/, https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=en, and https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Demographic Characteristics
Google Analytics 4 uses the special function “demographic characteristics” and can create statistics that make statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This is done through the analysis of advertising and information from third-party providers. This enables the identification of target groups for marketing activities. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to a specific person and is deleted after a storage period of two months.

Google Signals
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, Google Signals may be used on this website to create cross-device reports. If you have activated personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google account, Google may, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including cross-device conversions. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you wish to stop cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the “Personalized Ads” function in your Google account settings. Follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155764?hl=de

Further information on Google Signals can be found at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de

UserIDs
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, the “UserIDs” function may be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google Analytics 4 pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, have created an account on this website, and log in on different devices with this account, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which, based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission, ensures compliance with the European level of data protection.

Instagram
Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. When the social media element is active, a direct connection between your terminal device and the Instagram server is established. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This enables Instagram to associate the visit to this website with your user account. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent is revocable at any time. Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are joint controllers for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint controllership is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transmission to Facebook or Instagram. Processing by Facebook or Instagram after the forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly have been set out in a Joint Controller Agreement. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the data-protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook or Instagram products. Data subject rights (e.g., access requests) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook. Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/, and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Further information can be found in Instagram’s Privacy Policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every DPF-certified company commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.

Newsletter Data
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you, as well as information allowing us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not disclose it to third parties. The processing of data entered in the newsletter registration form occurs exclusively based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The consent granted to the storage of data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time, e.g., via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after cancellation or when the purpose ceases. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Data stored for other purposes with us remains unaffected.

After your unsubscription from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blocklist, if necessary to prevent future mailings. Data from the blocklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blocklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests override our legitimate interest.

7. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts
This site uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform representation of fonts. When a page is accessed, your browser loads the required fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you use must establish a connection to Google’s servers. This gives Google knowledge that this website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on his website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing occurs exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s terminal equipment (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent is revocable at any time.

If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font from your computer is used.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

8. Appointment Booking via Zeeg.me

You have the option to book an appointment with me via the Zeeg calendar integration.

The data entered in the input fields is processed to carry out the appointment booking and confirm it by email.

The operator of this service is:

Zeeg GmbH
Friedrichstr. 114A
10117 Berlin

Further information can be found at https://zeeg.me/en/legal/gdpr and https://zeeg.me/en/legal/privacy.