Data Protection Policy
Coverage
This data protection policy informs the user about the manner, extent and means of acquisition and usage of personal data by Amakawa Internet Services, the service provider in charge of this website (from here on “service”).
Legal principles of data privacy protection can be found within the Federal Data Privacy Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG).
Access Data & Server Log Files
The provider (respectively his web hosting provider) is collecting data on every access to the service (so called server log files). Access data consist of:
Name of the website accessed, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, status code, type and version of the browser, the operating system used, referrer URL, IP-Address and the name of the accessing provider.
The provider will only use the protocol data for statistical purposes concerning the operation, safety and optimization of the service. The provider may reserve the right to use the protocol data additionally when concrete evidence of illegitimate activity is given.
Handling of Personal Related Data
Personal related data are informations which can be allocated back to a certain person. Personal related data includes the name, e-mail address, telephone number as well as hobbies, membership data or personal web browsing histories.
Personal related data will only be collected, used and processed by the provider if the user agrees.
Contact Handling
When contacting the provider (e.g. by a contact form or e-mail), the data entered by the user will be saved in order to process the contact and in the case that further questions arise.
Comments and Posts
As a measure of protection of the provider, IP-address will be saved when the user comments on our blog or on other parts of our service. In the case that an user posts illegal contesnts (e.g. defamation, illegal political propaganda and so on) the provider will be prosecuted and thus has an interest in the identify of the writer.
Newsletter
The newsletter is used to keep you informed about us and our offers.
If you like to receive the newsletter, we need your valid e-mail address as well as informations that make it possible for us to check if you are the legitimate owner of the e-mail address or that the legitimate owner agrees to receive the newsletter. No other data will be collected. The data provided will only be used for sending the newsletter and are not given to third persons.
Upon subscription we will save your IP-address and the date of subscription. The data is only collected as a measure of proof in case a third person is abusing an e-mail address to sign up for the newsletter without approval of the legitimate owner of the e-mail address.
You may withdraw your approval to the data storage and the use of your e-mail address for sending the newsletter anytime. The withdrawal can be made by using the link included in the newsletter or by contacting us.
Cookies
Cookies are small files which make it possible to store specific informations on the users accessing device (e.g. PC, Smartphone, and so on). They are used to create a user-optimized environment. They are further used to track statistical data related to the usage of the web site and for purposes of improvement of service. The user may influence the usage of cookies. Most web browsers offer options that may limit or prohibit cookies to be stored. It should be noted, that the usage and usability of our web service might be affected when cookies are disabled.
You may manage a lot of online advertisement cookies by the US-American web site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or by the EU web site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/ .
Registration
The data provided upon registration will only be used for purposed related to the usage of our service. Users may be informed by the provider about relevant information such as changes in our services or technical issues. The data to be saved can be seen in the register form of our web site. They include the name, the postal address, the e-mail address, IP-Address as well as the order history.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of the website provider Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider.
Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under . https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.
You can also refuse the usage of Google Analytics within this web site by clicking on this link. An Opt-Out-cookie will be set on your computer. If you delete this cookie, you will need to click the link again.
Usage of Facebook Social Plugins
Our website uses so called Social Plugins („Plugins) of the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”).
The plugins are identifiable by one of the Facebook logos (white “f” on a blue background or a “thump-up” sign) or are identified by the phrase “Facebook Social Plugin”. The list and the look of Facebook Social Plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
Durch die Einbindung der Plugins erhält Facebook die Information, dass ein Nutzer die entsprechende Seite des Angebots aufgerufen hat. Ist der Nutzer bei Facebook eingeloggt, kann Facebook den Besuch seinem Facebook-Konto zuordnen. Wenn Nutzer mit den Plugins interagieren, zum Beispiel den Like Button betätigen oder einen Kommentar abgeben, wird die entsprechende Information von Ihrem Browser direkt an Facebook übermittelt und dort gespeichert. Falls ein Nutzer kein Mitglied von Facebook ist, besteht trotzdem die Möglichkeit, dass Facebook seine IP-Adresse in Erfahrung bringt und speichert. Laut Facebook wird in Deutschland nur eine anonymisierte IP-Adresse gespeichert.
Purpose and detail of the data assessment and the further use and analysis of the Data through Facebook and your thus related personal rights and control functions to protect your private data can be found in the data disclaimer of Facebook: : https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
If you are a member of Facebook and do not want Facebook to collect your data via our website and stores it in relationship to your Facebook member account, you will need to log out of Facebook prior to the visit of our website and you may also have to delete any related cookies stored locally by Facebook.
Furthermore it is possible to block the data generation of Facebook Plug-ins by using browser add-ons such as “Facebook Blocker“.
Withdrawal, Changes, Notifications and Updates
The user has the right to request information about the stored personal related data free of charge upon request. Additionally, the user has the right to request correction of incorrect data, blocking or deletion of his personal related data, as long as it is not opposed by legal requirements of data storage.
English Version based upon Datenschutz-Muster von Rechtsanwalt Thomas Schwenke – I LAW it