Let’s talk about your privacy

1. Controller

Within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of EU Member States as well as any other provisions regarding data protection law, the provider and controller of the collection and processing of your personal data on this website is:

Shaolin Temple Europe
c/o Shi Heng Yi
Weinbrunnerhof 4-6
67697 Otterberg
Germany

Please contact us via:
E-Mail: support@shaolin.online

Every data subject can contact us via our above-mentioned data in case of any questions and suggestions regarding data protection.

Website

shaolin.online

2. General information on personal data and their processing

2.1 How do we treat personal data?

Data protection plays a particularly important role in our company. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this Data Privacy Statement.

Using our web pages is generally possible without having to indicate any personal data. If a data subject wants to make use of special services (e.g. making contact using the contact form, newsletter subscription) on our website, however, processing personal data may become necessary.

If processing personal data is required and if there is no legal basis for such processing, e.g. fulfillment of a contract or fulfillment of a legal obligation, we will principally obtain the data subject’s consent. Furthermore, the personal data are always processed in conformity with the General Data Protection Regulation and with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to our company.

2.2 Purpose of the Data Privacy Statement

By means of this Data Privacy Statement, we would like to inform the visitors of our website about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data collected, used and processed by us. In addition, we would like to inform you about your rights.

2.3 Technical and organizational measures

As the controller of the data processing we have implemented numerous technical and organizational measures in order to ensure complete protection (if possible) of the personal data processed via this web page. Our web pages as well as our blog have an SSL certificate integrated in order to increase their security. The SSL certificate is used to encrypt the data exchanged via HTTP. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions may principally have security gaps so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed.

2.4 General information on the legal basis for the processing of personal data on our web pages 

As far as we obtain your consent for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as a legal basis for the processing.

If the processing of personal data is required in order to fulfill a contract with you, which is the case with processing, for instance, required for a delivery of goods or the provision of other services or return services, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing which is required to perform pre-contractual measures, for example in case of inquiries about our products or services.

If we are subject to a statutory obligation requiring the processing of personal data, for example in order to fulfill tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR.

2.5 Contact form

Our website comprises a contact form which you can use for fast electronic contacting. The following data are collected by using the contact form in order to respond to your concern and to contact you in this respect:

• Your e-mail address
• Name

If you provide us with personal data, these data are disclosed by you on an explicitly voluntary basis. Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR serves as a legal basis for the processing in this case. The data you enter in the contact form reach us in automated way in the form of an e-mail and will be deleted after the processing, unless the contact request results in a contract initiation or contract conclusion. In this case we can and must store your data on the basis of statutory periods. Your data will be treated as strictly confidential and will not be disclosed to any third parties, however they may be communicated to corporations of the Shaolin Temple Europe.

2.6 General information on data erasure and storage period

Your personal data will be erased or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies. However, storage may be further extended if this is provided by the European or national legislature in directives, laws or other regulations to which we are subject as a organisation.

3. Online marketing und digital communication with Hubspot

On our website and blog we use the HubSpot marketing automation software of the American company Hubspot Inc., 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as “Hubspot”). Hubspot is an integrated software solution by which we cover different aspects of our digital marketing, sales and customer relation management. Furthermore we use the tool for analytical purposes of our web offer in order to optimize it and to offer you the best possible and user-friendly service.

Wir use Hubspot for:

• contacting us using the contact form
• subscription to the newsletter and sending the newsletter
• relating landing pages which are used as part of an advertising campaign and contain interaction possibilities such as contacting
• evaluating the usage of our web pages (e.g. access, pages visited, dwelling time, etc.) as well as for evaluating the usage of our newsletter (opening rate, click rate, unsubscribe, etc.)

For detailed information on the scope of the data processing, the legal basis, the purpose, the storage period as well as possibilities of objection please refer to sections 3.1 to 3.3.

The contents of our web pages as well as your personal data which you provide, e.g. when using our contact form or subscribing to our newsletter, are stored on the servers of our software partner HubSpot.

Of course Hubspot also uses “cookies” which are saved on your computer and allow us to analyze your usage of the website. The information gathered (e.g. IP address, geographical location, type of browser, duration of the visit and pages viewed) is evaluated by Hubspot on our behalf so that we can generate reports on the visit and the pages viewed and can therefore improve our online presence. If you generally do not want Hubspot to record your activities on our website and our blog, you can deny it in the cookie message appearing during the first visit to our pages.

Any information gathered by us is subject to this Data Privacy Statement. HubSpot is certified under the terms of the "EU - U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks" and is subject to the TRUSTe's Privacy Seal as well as "U.S. - Swiss Safe Harbor" framework. This means that any processing of personal data by certified companies in the non-European region conforms to European data protection standards.

More information on HubSpot’s data protection regulations can be found here.

More information by HubSpot regarding the EU data protection regulations can be found here.

More information on the cookies used by HubSpot can be found here.

3.1 Contact form on landing pages

Our product-specific landing pages comprise a contact form which you can use for fast electronic contacting. Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest) is the legal basis for the processing of contact requests. For our legitimate interest in the processing is to communicate with you and to answer your inquiries in a fast way. If you provide us with your personal data using the contact form, these data are always disclosed on an explicitly voluntary basis. Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR serves as a legal basis for the processing in this case. If we process your data in order to perform any pre-contractual measures, Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR is the legal basis.

The following data are collected when using the contact form:

• Your e-mail address as well as your name in order that we can process it and put you on our list.

Your personal data will exclusively be used to process the conversation and will not be passed on to any unauthorized third parties. The data are stored in our marketing automation tool Hubspot for such a long time until your inquiry or the issue concerned has finally been clarified. Then the data will be deleted, unless the contact request results in an initiation or conclusion of contract. In this case we can and must store your data on the basis of statutory periods. You always have the possibility to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data. All personal data stored in the context of contacting will immediately be deleted in this case.

3.2 Newsletter subscription and newsletter marketing

In the course of subscription and newsletter marketing we collect the following data from you.

Data gathered in the form:

• Your name
• E-mail addresse
• Declaration of consent
  
  

In the context of the registration process we will obtain your consent to the processing of the data.

If you provide us with your personal data during the registration, these data are always disclosed on an explicitly voluntary basis. Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR serves as a legal basis for the processing.

Your personal data will exclusively be used for unregular dispatch of our newsletters and will not be passed on to any unauthorized third parties. The data will be stored in our marketing automation tool Hubspot for as long as the subscription is active. You always have the possibility to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data. Every newsletter contains an unsubscribe link. Furthermore you can always send an e-mail to info@SLTE.eu and inform us of your withdrawal. All personal data stored in the course of the newsletter subscription will immediately be deleted in the event of withdrawal of the consent to data processing and simultaneous application for erasure of data.

3.3 Hubspot logfiles

Whenever calling up websites/landing pages created using Hubspot, Hubspot automatically generates so-called logfiles. Among other things, the logfiles can contain the following information: IP address, browser, operating system, internet provider, pages visited, etc. The collection of data serves to optimize the pages, to ensure the security of the web pages as well as to create general statistics on the use of pages created with Hubspot. The data collected automatically are linked with personal data stored in Hubspot. The legal basis for the storage of the data in logfiles is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The data will be deleted after 180 days and during this period, only authenticated IT personnel of Hubspot has access to the logfiles.

4. Integration of third-party services and contents

Google Fonts

In order to display the font of some contents (third-party plug-ins), this page uses so-called web fonts. They are provided by Google (https://fonts.google.com/). For this purpose, your browser loads the required web font in the browser cache when calling up our website. This is necessary for your browser to display an optically improved representation of our texts. If your browser does not support this function, a standard font of your computer is used to display the page. Further information on Google Fonts can be found here.

General information on the subject of data privacy with Google can be found at: policies.google.com/privacy

Social media

Our website links to our Facebook appearance as well as to our profiles on YouTube and Instagram. By linking to the respective pages using the icons, no data are transferred to Facebook, YouTube or Instagram.

We would like to point out that you use our Facebook, YouTube and Instagram pages as well as their functions on your own responsibility. This particularly applies to the use of interactive functions (e.g. commenting, sharing, rating). We would like to make you aware that the data collected about you in this context will be processed by Facebook Ltd. and Google LLC and in this context might be transmitted to countries outside the European Union.

Which information Facebook or Google receive and how it is used is described by the providers in general form in their data usage policies. There you can also find information about contact possibilities as well as the setting options for advertisements.

Here you can view the data usage policies:

• Facebook
• Google
  

Vimeo

Our website uses features provided by the Vimeo video portal. This service is provided by Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

If you visit one of our pages featuring a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. Here the Vimeo server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. In addition, Vimeo will receive your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo when you visit our website or do not have a Vimeo account. The information is transmitted to a Vimeo server in the US, where it is stored.

If you are logged in to your Vimeo account, Vimeo allows you to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

For more information on how to handle user data, please refer to the Vimeo Privacy Policy at https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Google Analytics

If you give us Consent for doing so, we will use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we do use IP anonymization in connection with Google Analytics, so your IP address will be shortened by Google within Europe before this happens. Only in exceptional cases (technical failover) will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate the use of the website by you, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide further services to us in connection with the use of the website. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google. We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement with Google for this activity.

Google’s privacy policy can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout ; furthermore, you also have the option of preventing future collection of your data when visiting this website by using the following opt-out cookie: Disable Google Analytics; these possibilities to opt-out from Google Analytics data collection do on no way limit your right to withdraw your consent towards us.

Google Tag Manager

This website uses the Google Tag Manager. This service allows website tags to be managed through an interface. Google Tag Manager only implements tags, but does not set cookies and does not collect any personal information. Google Tag Manager triggers other tags that may collect personal information. However, Google Tag Manager does not access this information. Any cookies or tracking disabled at domain or cookie level will remain disabled even when implemented with Google Tag Manager.

Google AdWords Remarketing

We use Google Analytics’ 3rd-party audience data such as age, gender, and interests to better understanding the behavior of our customers and work with companies that collect information about your online activities to provide advertising targeted to suit your interests and preferences. For example, you may see certain ads on this website or other websites because we contract with Google and other similar companies to target our ads based on information we or they have collected, including information that was collected through automated means (such as cookies and web beacons). These companies also use automated technologies to collect information when you click on our ads, which helps track and manage the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.

You may opt out of the automated collection of information by third-party ad networks for the purpose of delivering advertisements tailored to your interests, by visiting the consumer opt-out page for the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ and edit or opt-out your Google Display Network ads’ preferences at http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/.

Facebook, Custom Audiences and Facebook Marketing Services

Due to our legitimate interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer and for these purposes within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) f. of the GDPR we use the so-called “Facebook pixel” of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or if you are a resident of the EU, Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”).

Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thereby offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law.

With the help of the Facebook pixel, Facebook is on the one hand able to determine the visitors of our online offer as a target group for the presentation of advertisements (so-called “Facebook ads”). Accordingly, we use the Facebook pixel to display our Facebook ads only to Facebook users who have shown an interest in our website or who have specific characteristics (e. g. interests in certain topics or products determined by the websites visited) that we submit to Facebook (so-called “custom audiences”). With the help of the Facebook pixel, we also want to make sure that our Facebook ads are in line with the potential interest of users and do not have a nuisance effect. Using the Facebook pixel, we can also track the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether users have been redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (so-called “conversion tracking”).

The Facebook pixel is directly integrated into our website by Facebook and can store a so-called cookie, i. e. a small file, on your device. If you then log in to Facebook or visit Facebook when you are logged in, your visit to our online offer will be noted in your profile. The data collected about you is anonymous for us, i. e. it does not allow us to draw conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that it can be linked to the respective user profile and used by Facebook as well as for its own market research and advertising purposes. If we transfer data to Facebook for comparison purposes, it is encrypted locally in the browser and only then sent to Facebook via a secure https connection. This is done with the sole purpose of matching the data encrypted by Facebook.

Furthermore, when using the Facebook pixel, we use the additional function “advanced matching”, in which inventory data such as telephone numbers, e-mail addresses or users’ Facebook IDs is transmitted to Facebook (encrypted), but solely to create target groups (“Custom Audiences”). Users agree our use of the “advanced matching” and the related processing of their data.

Based on our legitimate interests, we also use the “Custom Audiences from File” function of the social network Facebook, Inc. in which case inventory data (phone numbers, email addresses, Facebook IDs) will be uploaded to Facebook. The upload process is encrypted. The upload serves solely to identify recipients of our Facebook ads. We want to ensure that the ads are only displayed to users who are interested in our information and services. Users agree our use of the ” Custom Audiences from File” function and the related processing of their data.

Facebook’s processing of the data is governed by Facebooks Data Usage Policy. Accordingly, general instructions on how to display Facebook ads, in the Facebook Data Usage Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. For specific information and details about the Facebook pixel and how it works, please visit the Facebook Help Center: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/651294705016616.

You may object to the collection by the Facebook pixel and use of your data to display Facebook ads. To set what kind of ads you see on Facebook, you can go to the page set up by Facebook and follow the instructions on how to set up use-based advertising: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads. The settings are platform-independent, i. e. they are applied to all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

You may also object to the use of cookies for measuring range and advertising purposes via the Network Advertising Initiative’s deactivation page (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) and additionally via the US website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/).

5. Your right of access, to erasure, blocking, data portability, objection, to lodge a complaint

At any time you have the right granted by the European legislative and regulatory authority:

• to gratuitous access to your personal data stored, their origin and recipients or categories of recipients to whom the data have been disclosed or will be disclosed, the purpose of the data processing, the storage period or, if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period, as well as information on whether your personal data have been transferred to a third country or international organization. Where this is the case, you have the right to get information on the appropriate guarantees related to the transfer.
• to rectification, completion or immediate erasure of your data
• to restriction of processing
• not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you
• to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
• Furthermore you can withdraw your consent to the collection and storage of data at any time with future effect.
• On your request we can deliver the personal data stored about you in a commonly used format or transmit them to another controller.

Notification and making contact with us

If you have any questions regarding the data protection regulation or your data stored please do not hesitate to contact us via:

support@shaolin.online

last amended on: June 2023