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Privacy policy

Gerneral note and mandatory information

1.Responsible body

The controller for the processing of your personal data is the non-profit association ZEIGENeV, represented by the Chairman of the Board. If you have any questions about data protection, please contact us:

ZEIGENeV

c/o Thomas Eller

Mühlstraße 8

96179 Mürsbach

Germany

Telefon: +49 1511 4535 333

E-Mail: office@zeigen.online

ZEIGENeV (hereinafter "ZEIGENeV", "we", "us" or "our") owns and operates www.zeigen.online, its associated website and applications (our "Website") and provides related products, services, newsletters and other offers to art lovers around the world.

This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") is intended to inform you about how we collect, use and share personal data (also referred to as "Personal Data") of individuals who are not part of our organization, including visitors to our websites, users of our services, applicants for employment and artists (collectively, "you" or "your"). Personal data generally means any information relating to you - an identified or identifiable natural person. This policy also describes your rights in relation to the use, access and correction of your personal data.

If you have any further questions after reading this policy or would like more information, please contact us.

2. Collection and use of your data

We collect and process personal data only for legitimate reasons, e.g. based on our legitimate business interests, your consent or to fulfill our legal or contractual obligations. We do not request highly sensitive data, such as health or medical information, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or data about a person's sex life or sexual orientation. We do not intentionally process highly sensitive personal data and reserve the right to refuse or delete it.

2.1 Your data

Most of the information that ZEIGENeV collects is voluntarily provided by you when you use our services.

The following are the categories of personal information that you voluntarily provide to us:

Name, e-mail address and any other contact information you provide when completing ZEIGENeV forms
Billing information, such as credit card number and billing address
Professional information, such as your company or job title
Demographic information, such as age, education, gender, interests and zip code
Details of transactions and preferences from your use of the Services
Correspondence with other users, museums or galleries that you send via our services, as well as correspondence sent to ZEIGENeV

We use the personal data you provide to us for the following purposes:

Providing and improving the Services, including displaying content based on your previous transactions and preferences
Responding to your inquiries and providing customer service
Marketing and advertising our Services, including our newsletters
Publishing testimonials about our services (only with your consent)
Preventing, detecting and investigating fraud, criminal activity or breaches
Secure the website and our services
Managing open calls in which you have participated

2.2 Information received from third party sources

We collect and publish biographical and other information about artists, which we use to promote the artists and show their work on our services. The information ZEIGENeV collects about artists is provided by our partners, such as museums and galleries, and from publicly available sources.

If you provide us with personal information about others, or if others give us your information, ZEIGENeV will only use that information for the specific purpose for which it was provided.

2.3 Log files

ZEIGENeV uses your IP address to help diagnose server problems and administer our website. ZEIGENeV uses your IP addresses to analyze trends and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.

Each time you access the ZEIGENeV Site, some data is temporarily stored and processed in a log file, such as your IP addresses, the browser types, the operating systems, the page accessed or the date and time of access. This data is only analyzed for statistical purposes, e.g. to diagnose problems with our servers, to administer our sites or to improve our services.

This data is not merged with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

2.4 HTML5

We use Local Shared Objects, such as HTML5, to store content information and preferences. Third parties we work with to provide certain features on our websites or to display advertising based on your web browsing activities also use HTML5 to collect and store information. Different browsers may offer their own management tools to remove HTML5.

2.5 Do not track

Your browser or device may have a "Do Not Track" function. ZEI-GENeV's data collection and sharing practices and the choices we offer our customers will continue to apply as described in this Privacy Policy whether or not a Do Not Track signal is received.

3. Disclosure of your data

ZEIGENeV shares the personal information we collect as described above with third parties for the business purposes described in this Privacy Policy. ZEI-GENeV does not sell, rent or lease your Personal Data to third parties, and ZEIGENeV does not share your Personal Data with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

ZEIGENeV may share your personal data with third parties as follows:

With service providers who are contractually obligated to help us provide the Services and assist us in our business operations (e.g., our direct marketing, fraud detection, and affiliate programs).
When required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements
When ZEIGENeV believes in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect rights or safety, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request
With other users of the Services with whom you interact to help you complete a transaction

There may be other instances where we share your personal information with third parties with your consent.

3.1 Analytics and advertising

ZEIGENeV uses Google Analytics and other analytics companies to provide a web analytics service for our websites. The information generated by your use of the Websites (including your IP address) is transmitted to analytics companies and stored on servers in the United States. ZEIGENeV will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the websites, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

ZEIGENeV works with third-party advertising vendors who use cookies or similar technologies to collect and use your browsing information (e.g., persistent identifiers, browser type, time and date, page views and other information) during your visit to our Sites to show you advertisements for events or services that are likely to be of particular interest to you (i.e., interest-based advertising). They may also use persistent identifiers to track your internet usage over time and across other websites in their networks outside of our Sites. ZEIGENeV does not provide these companies with personal information such as your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address.

ZEIGENeV also uses Google Analytics Demographic Reports and Remarketing to advertise online. Third-party vendors, including Google, may show ZEIGENeV ads on websites across the Internet. ZEIGENeV and third-party vendors, including Google, use first-party and third-party cookies together to inform, optimize and serve ads based on past visits to ZEIGENeV websites. You can disable these cookies by visiting Google's advertising and privacy page here.

3.2 International transfer of your data

The personal information we collect in your country may be transferred to ZEIGENeV or its contractors, service providers and partners outside your country for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. As required by law, we rely on adequacy decisions, appropriate safeguards or derogations when we transfer personal data across international borders.

4. Backing up your data

ZEIGENeV will retain your information for as long as necessary to provide you with the Services. If you wish to request that ZEIGENeV no longer use your personal data, please contact us. ZEIGENeV will retain and use your personal data as necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

4.1 SSL and TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This means that data that you transmit via the website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" address line of your browser and the lock symbol in your browser line.

4.2 Storage of your data

All information you provide is stored on a secure server, and ZEIGENeV adheres to generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information we process both during transmission and after receipt. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. The absolute security of your data cannot be guaranteed and any transmission is at your own risk. If you have any questions about security on the ZEIGENeV website, please contact us.

5. Links to other websites

The ZEIGENeV website contains links to other websites whose privacy practices may differ from those of ZEIGENeV. If you submit personal data to one of these websites, your data will be subject to that website's privacy policy. ZEIGENeV recommends that you carefully read the privacy policy of each website you visit.

Our website contains widgets, i.e. interactive mini-programs that run on our websites to provide certain services of another company (e.g. the display of news, opinions, music, etc.). When you click on a widget, personal data, such as your e-mail address, may be collected. In addition, a widget may set cookies so that it can function properly. The information collected by a widget is subject to the data protection guidelines of the company that created the widget.

6. Note for parents or legal guardians

Our Services are not intended for use by children, and we do not knowingly or intentionally solicit or market to children under the age of 18. ZEIGENeV reserves the right to delete children's information or registrations.

7. Cookies

A cookie is a piece of information that a web server can place on your computer when you visit a website. While cookies can be used to identify a user's computer, they do not contain information that can be used to identify a user by name. ZEIGENeV and its partners use cookies and similar technologies on certain pages to analyze web page flow, customize services, content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising efforts. For example, ZEIGENeV may use cookies to collect your preferences and profile information. Cookies are also used to compile general usage and volume statistics. Cookies can be permanent or temporary (also called session cookies).

Here are some notes on cookies:

You can disable cookies if your browser allows it - the exact procedure varies from browser to browser, but most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from automatically accepting cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether in the help section
ZEIGENeV offers certain features that are only available through the use of cookies. Therefore, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our services.

8. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you have certain rights in relation to your personal data, including

You can request access to your personal data and obtain information about how we process your personal data, who we share your personal data with and your rights
You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data
You can object to the processing of your personal data by us.
If we process personal data on the basis of your consent, you can withdraw your consent.
You can have incorrect personal data corrected and incomplete personal data completed.
You can request that we delete your personal data or return it to you or provide you with a copy of it.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

We will not discriminate against you if you exercise any of your rights.

You may correct, update, amend, delete/remove or deactivate your personal data by contacting ZEIGENeV by email at office@zeigen.online or by telephone at +49 1511 4535 333. ZEIGENeV will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

You may unsubscribe from receiving ZEIGENeV newsletters or marketing emails at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions contained in these communications or by contacting us. ZEIGENeV publishes testimonials from partners and customers only with their prior consent. If you wish to remove personal data that is publicly displayed on our services, please contact us.

We may require proof of your identity before complying with a request. If you have any questions or concerns about your rights, please contact us at office@zeigen.onlin.

As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in the event of a breach of data protection law. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our association is based. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

9. Changes to the privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend our privacy policy in order to adapt it to current legal situations or changes to our services. If we change this Privacy Policy, we will post the updated version on our websites. It is your responsibility to review this policy regularly and you will be bound by any changes to this policy when you use our services or continue to connect with us after such changes have been posted.

10. Final provisions

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. We therefore recommend that confidential information be sent exclusively by post.

11. Making contact

ZEIGENeV is the controller of your personal data and determines the purposes and means by which this personal data is processed, subject to applicable law.

If you have any questions about the ZEIGENeV Privacy Policy, please contact us: