PRIVACY POLICY

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our data protection declaration listed below this text.

Data Collection on this Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the legal notice of this website.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis Tools and Tools from Third-party Providers

When you visit this website, your surfing behaviour may be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done using cookies and so-called analysis programmes.

Detailed information on these analysis programmes can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

All-Inkl

The provider is ALL-INKL.COM — Neue Medien Münich, owner René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf, Germany (hereinafter All-Inkl). Details can be found in All-Inkl’s privacy policy: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen

The use of All-Inkl is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. Insofar as corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent allows the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG includes. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Order Processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service.

This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which guarantees that it will only process the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Authority

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Bente Matthes
Brünnerlweg 3
82211 Herrsching
Telefon: +49 (0)8152/9041-583
E-Mail: privacy@houseofmatthes.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 (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, insofar as special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you consent to the storage of cookies or access to information in your terminal device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is also carried out on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfillment or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is are required to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Note on the Transfer of Data to Third Countries that are not secure under Data Protection Law and the transfer to US Companies that are not DPF-certified

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in third countries that are not secure under data protection law third countries and US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these countries and processed there. We would like to point out that there is no data protection law in third countries cannot guarantee a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU.

We would like to point out that the USA, as a safe third country, generally has a level of data protection comparable to the EU. Data transfer to the USA is therefore permitted if the recipient has certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has suitable additional guarantees. Information on transfers to third countries, including the recipients can be found in this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business activities, we work together with various external bodies. This sometimes requires the transfer of personal data to these external bodies. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary in the context of fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or if another legal basis permits the transfer of data. When using  processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract on order processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract on joint processing is joint processing is concluded.

Withdrawal of your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

If the data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR you have the right at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you lodge an objection we will no longer process your personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR).

If your personal data are processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct marketing (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to transfer data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract, to yourself or to a third party to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, Correction and Deletion

Within the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact us at any time if you have further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can do this at any time  and contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is carried out unlawfully unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defence or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
  • If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR

a balance must be struck between your interests and ours be made. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data — apart from its storage — may only be used with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to https:// and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation

for sending unsolicited advertising and information material is hereby objected to. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal case of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam e-mails.

4. Data Collection on this Website

We take your privacy seriously and are committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, and protect your information. Please note that we do not use any cookies on our website. However, as part of our website management and optimization efforts, we utilize Google Search Console. Below, we outline how Google Search Console is used and how it affects your data privacy.

What is Google Search Console?

Google Search Console is a free service provided by Google that helps us monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot our site’s presence in Google Search results. It provides insights into how our site is performing, identifies issues, and offers suggestions for improvements.

How We Use Google Search Console

  1. Performance Monitoring: We use Google Search Console to track our website’s performance in Google Search, including metrics such as clicks, impressions, average position, and click-through rates. This helps us understand how our content is performing and where improvements can be made.
  2. Index Coverage: We monitor how many pages of our website are indexed by Google and identify any indexing issues that may prevent our pages from appearing in search results.
  3. Search Traffic Analytics: Google Search Console provides insights into the search queries that bring users to our site. This helps us better understand user behavior and preferences, allowing us to tailor our content to meet your needs.
  4. Security Monitoring: We use Google Search Console to detect security issues like malware or hacking attempts. This allows us to promptly address these issues and ensure your data remains secure.

Data Privacy and Security

  • Data Collection: Google Search Console collects data related to search performance and site usage. This data is aggregated and does not include personally identifiable information (PII) about our users.
  • Data Sharing: The information collected through Google Search Console is used solely for internal analysis and website optimization. We do not share this data with third parties, except as required by law or to protect our rights.
  • Data Protection: We are committed to protecting the data collected through Google Search Console. Access to this data is restricted to authorized personnel who need it for legitimate business purposes.

Your Rights

You have the right to know how your data is being used and to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your data. While Google Search Console does not collect PII, we are committed to maintaining transparency and safeguarding any data related to your interactions with our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of Google Search Console or our data privacy practices, please contact us at datenschutz@houseofmatthes.com.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information as outlined in this Data Privacy Statement. We reserve the right to update this statement as necessary to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

Contact Form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details provided by you for the purpose of processing the enquiry and stored by us in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 b GDPR, provided that your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures is required. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to ist storage or the purpose for which the data was stored no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatorylegal provisions — in particular retention periods — remain unaffected.

Enquiry by E-mail, Telephone or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, enquiry) for the purpose of processing your request will be stored and processed. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 b GDPR, provided that your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures is required. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data sent to us by you via contact requests will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to ist storage or the purpose for which the data was stored no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular statutory retention periods — remain unaffected.

Server log files

This website is hosted via Webflow, and as a result, certain technical information is collected from our customers’ end users. This information includes:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
  • Date/time a webpage or feature is accessed
  • User agent string that identifies the browser or operating system to the server
  • Installed fonts
  • Mime-types
  • Browser language and time zone
  • Silverlight data
  • Installed plugins
  • HTTP headers
  • Screen resolution

Webflow utilizes this information to monitor the volume of our customers’ website traffic. This is essential, for example, in facilitating customer billing when a tiered pricing plan is based on the number of unique visitors to a customer’s website. Additionally, Webflow employs this technical information for security and analytical purposes, such as measuring how many customers have published active websites using the platform. Furthermore, this data may be utilized to develop separate analytics products offered to customers. It's important to note that these analytics products only utilize de-identified data and aim to assist customers in understanding how their website content is being used, tracking conversions, and providing other measurement metrics.

5. Newsletter Data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). The consent given for the storage of the data, the e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list after the purpose has ceased to apply. We reserve the right to delete e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of  our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider may be stored in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings.

The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in compliance with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH)

To subscribe to the newsletter offered on our website you can register using our form. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure. Here, a confirmation e-mail is sent to the e-mail address you have provided, with the request for confirmation. The registration only becomes effective when you click on the activation link contained in the confirmation e-mail. We use your data transmitted to us exclusively for sending the newsletter, which may contain information or offers.

We use Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH) to send our newsletter. Your data is therefore transmitted to Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH). In doing so Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH) is prohibited from using your data for purposes other than for sending the newsletter. Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH) is not permitted to pass on or sell your data. Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH) is a French, certified newsletter software provider, which fulfils the carefully selected in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR and the BDSG.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your data and ist use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g. via the unsubscribe link in the newsletter.

You can find further information here: https://www.brevo.com/legal/privacypolicy/

The given consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.

The data protection measures are always subject to technical for this reason, we ask you to inform yourself about our data protection measures at regular intervals by consulting our data protection our privacy policy.

This website uses Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH) to send newsletters. The provider is

Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH)
Köpenicker Straße 126
10179 Berlin

Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH) is a service with which, among other things, the sending of newsletters can be organised and analysed. The data you enter for the purpose of newsletter subscription are stored on the Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH) servers in Germany. If you do not wish to be analysed by Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH), you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.

Data Analysis with Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH)

With the help of Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH), we are able to analyse our newsletter campaigns. For example, we can see whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked on. In this way, we can determine, among other things, which links were clicked on particularly often.

We can also recognise whether certain predefined actions were carried out after opening/clicking previously defined actions have been carried out (conversion rate). We recognise, for example, whether you have made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter.

Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH) also enables us to categorise newsletter recipients according to different categories (“clustering”). This allows us to newsletter recipients by age, gender or place of residence, for example. In this way, the newsletters can be better customised to the respective target groups.

Detailed information on the functions of Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH) can be found at the following link: https://www.brevo.com/legal/termsofuse/

Legal basis

Data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw this consent at any time revoked. The legality of the data processing operations data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

Storage period

The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be

data will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the newsletter service provider and will be deleted from the newsletter from the newsletter distribution list. Data that stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected by this.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address will be

e-mail address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and interest as well as our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

6. plugins and tools

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts for the uniform display of fonts so-called web fonts, which are provided by Google. The Google fonts are installed locally. A connection to Google servers does not take place.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.