Privacy Policy

The address of this website is: www.swana-diversity.com
Those responsible for the website are listed in the imprint.

Data Collection

When you access our website, general data is automatically collected. This data includes, for example, the type of your browser, your operating system, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and other similar general data. This data is independent of your person and is used to display the website correctly. This information is retrieved every time the Internet is used. These anonymous data may be statistically evaluated to improve our service for you.

The processing of this personal data is justified in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f) GDPR. There is a legitimate interest in processing the data for the purpose of establishing a connection to the website quickly, enabling user-friendly use of the website, recognizing and ensuring the security and stability of the systems, and facilitating and improving the administration of the website. The processing is expressly not carried out for the purpose of gaining knowledge about the identity of the visitor to the website.

Contact Form / Email

When you contact me via contact forms or send an email, the corresponding data is stored for processing. Providing this data is necessary for processing and responding to your request - without it, we may not be able to respond to your request or only do so in a limited manner. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. I would like to point out that the transmission of data over the Internet can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Your data will be deleted once your request has been finally answered and there are no legal retention obligations, such as those that may arise in the event of subsequent contract processing.

Cookies

Cookies are used on the website. These are data packets that are exchanged between the server of this website and the visitor's browser. They are stored on the devices used (PC, notebook, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when the website is visited. Cookies cannot cause any damage to the devices used. In particular, they do not contain viruses or other harmful software. Cookies store information that is specific to the device used. The law firm can by no means gain direct knowledge of the identity of the visitor to the website. Cookies are largely accepted by the default settings of browsers. Browser settings can be configured to either not accept cookies on the devices used or to provide a special notice before a new cookie is created. However, it should be noted that deactivating cookies may result in not all functions of the website being able to be used to the fullest extent.

The use of cookies serves to make the use of the law firm's web offering more comfortable. For example, session cookies can be used to determine whether the visitor has already visited individual pages of the website. These session cookies are automatically deleted after leaving the website. Temporary cookies are used to improve user-friendliness. They are stored on the visitor's device for a temporary period. When the website is visited again, it is automatically recognized that the visitor has already accessed the page at an earlier time and what entries and settings were made to avoid having to repeat them. Cookies are also used to analyze website visits for statistical purposes and to improve the offering. These cookies allow automatic recognition when the website is visited again that the website has previously been accessed by the visitor. After a specified time, these cookies are automatically deleted. The data processed by cookies are justified for the purposes mentioned above in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f) GDPR.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Posts on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking services, and record your interaction with this embedded content, including your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged into this website.

Appointment Scheduling via Calendly

To make appointments easy, fast, and uncomplicated, we use the Calendly tool. The use of Calendly is for the improvement of our service for existing and new clients. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

When using the tool, personal data such as name, email address, and telephone number are requested from you. You also have the opportunity to describe your request and provide us with additional information. When you use the tool, your information from the inquiry form, including the information you provided there, is stored and, of course, transmitted over the Internet. The processing of the data entered is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

For the handling of the data collected using Calendly, this privacy policy and the privacy policy of the provider apply. You can find Calendly's privacy policy at: https://calendly.com/pages/privacy

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is used on this website. This is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google." By certifying under the EU-US Privacy Shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield") (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active), Google guarantees that EU data protection standards are also complied with when processing data in the USA.

The Google Analytics service is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our website.

Usage and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time, or frequency of visits to our website, are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. With this function, Google shortens the IP address within the EU or the EEA. The data collected in this way are used by Google to provide us with an evaluation of the visit to our website as well as of the activities there. This data may also be used to provide other services related to the use of our website and the use of the Internet.

Google states that it does not link your IP address to other data. Furthermore, Google provides additional data protection information at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners, including information on options to prevent data usage.

Additionally, Google offers a deactivation add-on along with further information at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. This add-on can be installed with common internet browsers and provides you with more control over the data that Google collects when you visit our website. However, it does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or other web analytics services. You can also find information about whether and which other web analytics services we use in this privacy policy.

YouTube

YouTube may be used on our website. This is a video portal operated by YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, hereinafter referred to as "YouTube."

YouTube is a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google." By certifying under the EU-US Privacy Shield (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active), Google and its subsidiary YouTube guarantee compliance with EU data protection standards, even when processing data in the USA.

We use YouTube in connection with the "Enhanced Privacy Mode" feature to display videos. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the "Enhanced Privacy Mode" feature ensures that the data described below is only transmitted to YouTube's server if you actually start a video.

Without this "Enhanced Privacy" mode, a connection to YouTube's server in the USA is established as soon as you access one of our web pages on which a YouTube video is embedded. This connection is necessary to display the respective video on our website via your Internet browser. As part of this, YouTube will at least record and process your IP address, date and time, and the web page you visited. In addition, a connection to Google's "DoubleClick" advertising network is established.

If you are logged into your YouTube account at the same time, YouTube will associate this information with your YouTube account information. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of your YouTube account before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.

For the purpose of functionality and to analyze usage behavior, YouTube stores permanent cookies on your Internet browser on your device. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the storage of cookies by making appropriate settings in your Internet browser. For more information on this, please see the "Cookies" section above.

You can find further information about the collection and use of data, as well as your related rights and protection options, in Google's privacy policies, which are available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.