Data protection declaration

1) Information über the collection of personal data and contact details of the responsible

1.1 We are pleased that you visit our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you üabout the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 Responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) is FREDS SWIM ACADEMY GmbH, Josef-Kronthaler-Straße 14, 86157 Augsburg, Germany, Tel.: +49821579242, E-Mail: office@swimtrainer.com. The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (eg orders or requests to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string „https://“ and the lock symbol in your browser bar.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

When you use our website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the data that your browser sends to our server (so-called „server log files“). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • Our visited website
  • The date and time at the time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you came to the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • Used IP address (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files on a regular basis if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

3) Cookies

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your terminal device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your terminal device and make it possible to recognize your browser the next time you visit (so-called persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data and IP address values to an individual extent. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which may vary depending on the cookie. The duration of the respective cookie storage can be found in the cookie settings overview of your web browser.

In some cases, cookies are used to simplify the ordering process by storing settings (e.g. remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website). If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO either for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO in case of a given consent or according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

Please note that you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually on their acceptance or the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally exclude. Each browser differs in the way it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. You can find these for the respective browsers under the following links:

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de&hlrm=en
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Opera: https://help.opera.com/de/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited

4) Contacting

When contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. Which data is collected in the case of the use of a contact form is evident from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If your contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Your data will be deleted after the final processing of your request. This is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter concerned has been finally clarified and provided that there are no legal obligations to retain data to the contrary.

5) Data processing when opening a customer account and for contract execution

In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, personal data will continue to be collected and processed if you provide it to us for the execution of a contract or when opening a customer account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. A deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above address of the responsible person. We store and use the data provided by you for the purpose of processing the contract. After complete execution of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked with regard to tax and commercial retention periods and deleted after the expiry of these periods, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or a legally permitted further use of data was reserved by us.

6) Comment function

In the context of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information on the time of creation of the comment and the commentator name chosen by you will be stored and published on this website. Furthermore, your IP address is logged and stored. This storage of the IP address is done for security reasons and in case the person concerned infringes the rights of third parties by posting a comment or posts illegal content. We need your e-mail address to contact you if a third party should object to your published content as illegal. The legal basis for the storage of your data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b and f DSGVO. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to by third parties as unlawful.

7) Data processing for order processing

For the processing of your order, we work with the following service provider(s), which support us in whole or in part in the implementation of concluded contracts. Certain personal data will be transmitted to these service providers after the following information has been provided.

The personal data collected by us will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery, as far as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods, within the framework of contract processing. We pass on your payment data to the commissioned credit institution within the framework of payment processing, insofar as this is necessary for the payment processing. If payment service providers are used, we will inform you explicitly below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

8) Use of social media: videos

8.1 Use of Vimeo videos

On our website, plugins of the video portal Vimeo of Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA are integrated. When you visit a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of Vimeo. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Vimeo directly to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Vimeo receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Vimeo account or are not currently logged in to Vimeo. This information (including your IP address) is sent directly from your browser to a Vimeo server in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo can directly assign your visit to our website to your Vimeo account. If you interact with the plugins (such as pressing the start button of a video), this information is also sent directly to a server of Vimeo and stored there.

The described data processing procedures are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of Vimeo’s legitimate interest in market research and the needs-based design of the Vimeo service.

If you do not want Vimeo to assign the data collected via our website directly to your Vimeo account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website.

The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Vimeo, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options for protecting your privacy, can be found in the privacy policy of Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/privacy

For videos from Vimeo that are embedded on our site, the tracking tool Google Analytics of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland, is automatically integrated. This is Vimeo’s own tracking, to which we have no access and which cannot be influenced by our site. Google Analytics uses for tracking so-called „cookies“, these are text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie üabout your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server üand stored there, this can also come to a Übermittung to the servers of Google LLC. in the U.S.

This processing is carried out pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of the legitimate interest of Vimeo in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes.

As far as legally required, we have obtained your consent for the processing of your data as described above according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, deactivate this service in the cookie consent tool provided on the website.

8.2 Use of Youtube videos

This website uses the Youtube embedding function to display and play videos from the provider „Youtube“, which belongs to Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland („Google“).

This uses the extended data protection mode, which, according to the provider, initiates a storage of user information only when the video(s) is/are played. If the playback of embedded Youtube videos is started, the provider „Youtube“ uses cookies to collect information üabout user behavior. According to information from „Youtube“, these are used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve the user experience and prevent abusive behavior. If you are logged into Google, your data is directly assigned to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish to have your data associated with your YouTube profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and evaluates them. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of Google’s legitimate interests in the display of personalized advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right. The use of YouTube may also result in the transfer of personal data to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Independently of a playback of the embedded videos, a connection to the Google network is established each time this website is called up, which may trigger further data processing procedures without our influence.

Further information on data protection at „Youtube“ can be found in the Youtube terms of use at https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms and in Google’s data protection statement at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

As far as legally required, we have obtained your consent for the processing of your data as described above according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, deactivate this service in the cookie consent tool provided on the website.

9) Tools and miscellaneous

– Adobe Fonts (Typekit)
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA („Adobe“) for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Adobe’s servers. This may also result in the transfer of personal data to Adobe servers in the United States. In this way, Adobe learns that your IP address has been used to access our website. Adobe Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.
For more information about Adobe Fonts, please visit https://fonts.adobe.com/ and read Adobe’s privacy statement: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy.html
– FontAwesome
This site uses so-called web fonts from „FontAwesome“, a service of Fonticons, Inc., 710 Blackhorn Dr, Carl Junction, 64834, MO, USA („FontAwesome“), for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to FontAwesome’s servers. This may also result in the transmission of personal data to FontAwesome’s servers in the USA. In this way, FontAwesome learns that your IP address has been used to access our website. The use of FontAwesome fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.
For more information about FontAwesome, please visit: https://fontawesome.com/privacy
– Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland („Google“) for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. This may also result in the transfer of personal data to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. In this way, Google obtains knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.
For more information about Google Web Fonts, please visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and read Google’s privacy statement: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

10) Rights of the data subject

10.1 The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, üabout which we inform you in the following:

  • Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 DSGVO: In particular, you have the right to obtain information about your personal data processed by us, the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, the intended storage period or the criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us from you, the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable. Detailed information about the logic involved and the implications for you and the intended effects of such processing, as well as your right to be informed about the safeguards according to Article 46 of the GDPR in case of transfer of your data to third countries.
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 DSGVO: You have a right to the immediate rectification of inaccurate data concerning you and/or completion of your incomplete data stored by us;
  • Right to delete according to Art. 17 DSGVO: You have the right to demand the deletion of your personal data if the conditions of Art. 17 (1) DSGVO are met. However, this right does not exist in particular if the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
  • Right to restrict processing pursuant to Art. 18 DSGVO: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, as long as the accuracy of your data disputed by you überprüfet, if you refuse to delete your data because of unauthorized data processing and instead the restriction; nkung of the processing of your data, if you need your data for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims, after we no longer need this data after achieving the purpose or if you have objected for reasons of your particular situation, as long as it is not yet determined whether our legitimate reasons outweigh;
  • Right to information pursuant to Art. 19 DSGVO: If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure; The data controller shall be obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this correction or deletion of the data or restriction of the processing, unless this proves impossible or involves an unreasonable effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients.
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 DSGVO: You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, valid and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible;
  • Right to revoke consent given pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO: You have the right to revoke consent to the processing of data once given at any time with effect for the future. In the event of revocation, we will delete the data concerned without delay, unless further processing can be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation;
  • Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR: If you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR, you have – without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy – the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

10.2 RIGHT OF RESPONSE

WHEN WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA IN THE CONTEXT OF AN INTEREST PROCESSING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING ON THE BASIS OF OUR PERSONAL DATA, FOR REASONS; NOBES ARISING OUT OF YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO SUCH PROCESSING WITH EFFECTIVE EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. FURTHER PROCESSING WILL STILL BE PROVIDED, however, IF WE CAN PROVIDE COMPULSORY PROTECTIVE REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING; NNNEN, THAT THEIR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS & COULD BE AFFECTED, OR WHETHER THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENFORCING, EXTENDING, OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS.

If YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU CAN CANCEL THE OPPOSITION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

If YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL TERMINATE THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.

11) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is measured on the basis of the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and – if included – additionally on the basis of the respective legal retention period (e.g. commercial and tax law retention periods).

When personal data is processed on the basis of explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO, this data is stored until the person concerned revokes his consent.

If there are legal retention periods for data processed in the context of legal business or legal business obligations on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, this data is routinely deleted after expiry of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer required for the performance of the contract or the initiation of the contract and/or we have no further legitimate interest in its continued storage.

When personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, this data is stored until the data subject exercises his right to object pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.

When processing personal data on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, the data will be stored until the data subject exercises his or her right to object pursuant to Article 21 (1) DSGVO.

When personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO, this data is stored until the data subject exercises his or her right to object in accordance with Art. 21 (2) DSGVO.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this statement about specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.