Responsible entity within the meaning of privacy laws, particularly the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Westside Sailing GmbH Wissmannstrasse 30 50823 Cologne Tel. 0221 98208867

Your rights as a data subject

You may exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our Data Protection Officer:

  • Information about your data stored with us and its processing;
  • Correction of incorrect personal data;
  • Deletion of your data stored with us;
  • Restriction of data processing, provided we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations;
  • Objection to the processing of your data by us;
  • Data portability, provided you have consented to the data processing or have entered into a contract with us.

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You can lodge a complaint at any time with the supervisory authority responsible for you. The competent supervisory authority depends on your state of residence, your work, or the alleged violation. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Purposes of data processing by the responsible entity and third parties

We process your personal data only for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. We do not transfer your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those mentioned. We will only share your personal data with third parties if:

  • – You have given your express consent;
  • The processing is necessary to handle a contract with you;
  • The processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation;
  • The processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests and there is no reason to believe that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data.

Deletion or blocking of data

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data minimization. Therefore, we store your personal data only as long as necessary to achieve the purposes stated here or as required by the various statutory retention periods. After the respective purpose has ceased to exist or these periods have expired, the corresponding data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

Collection of general information when visiting our website

When you visit our website, general information is automatically collected through a cookie. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, and similar information. This is exclusively information that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person.

This information is technically necessary to correctly deliver the content of web pages you requested and is mandatory when using the internet. It is processed in particular for the following purposes:

  • – Ensuring a problem-free connection to the website;
  • Ensuring the smooth use of our website;
  • Evaluating system security and stability;
  • For other administrative purposes.

The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest from the aforementioned purposes for data collection. We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. The recipients of the data are only the responsible entity and possibly processors.

Anonymous information of this kind is statistically evaluated by us as needed to optimize our internet presence and the underlying technology.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. This automatically provides us with certain data such as IP address, browser used, operating system, and your connection to the internet.

Cookies cannot be used to launch programs or deliver viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can make navigation easier for you and enable the correct display of our websites.

In no case will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.

Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are usually set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Use the help functions of your internet browser to learn how to change these settings. Please note that certain functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.

Registration on our website

When registering to use our personalized services, some personal data is collected, such as name, address, contact and communication details such as telephone number and email address. If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the opportunity to change or delete the data provided during registration at any time. Of course, we will provide you with information about the personal data we have stored about you at any time. We are also happy to correct or delete this data at your request, provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary. To contact us in this regard, please use the contact details provided at the end of this privacy policy.

Provision of paid services

For the provision of paid services, we request additional data, such as payment details, to process your order. We store this data in our systems until the legal retention periods have expired.

Newsletter

Based on your express consent, we will regularly send you our newsletter or similar information by email to your specified email address.

To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your email address. When registering to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will only be used for this purpose. Subscribers may also be notified by email about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g., changes to the newsletter offer or technical conditions).

For an effective registration, we need a valid email address. To verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an email address, we use the “double-opt-in” procedure. For this purpose, we log the ordering of the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation email, and the receipt of the requested response. No further data is collected. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter and is not passed on to third parties.

The consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for the newsletter can be revoked at any time. In each newsletter, there is a corresponding link. In addition, you can unsubscribe at any time directly on this website or inform us of your wish via the contact options provided at the end of this privacy policy.

Contact form

If you contact us by email or contact form, you voluntarily provide us with your consent to contact you. A valid email address is required for this purpose. This serves to assign the request and subsequently respond to it. Providing additional data is optional. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions. After the request has been processed, personal data will automatically be deleted.

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (hereinafter: Google). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. By activating IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states that are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. The purposes of data processing are the evaluation of the use of the website and the compilation of reports on activities on the website. Other related services are then to be provided based on the use of the website and the internet. The processing is based on the legitimate interest of the website operator. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: Browser Add On for deactivating Google Analytics. In addition to or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our pages by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data for this website and for this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

Use of Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps API to visually display geographical information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes, and uses data about the use of the map functions by visitors. More information about data processing by Google can be found in Google’s privacy statements. There you can also change your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center.

Detailed instructions on how to manage your own data in connection with Google products can be found here.

Embedded YouTube videos

On some of our web pages, we embed YouTube videos. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.

Anyone who has deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program will not expect such cookies when viewing YouTube videos. YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in the browser.

More information on data protection at “YouTube” can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Changes to our privacy statements

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes in our services in the privacy policy, for example, when introducing new services. For your next visit, the new privacy policy will then apply.

Questions to the Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please email us or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly.