Privacy
Legal Notice
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Disclaimer
The content of this website has been created with the utmost care. However, Bianca Chyczy does not guarantee the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, or usability of the provided information. Bianca Chyczy excludes all liability for damages or consequential damages arising from access to this website, its individual parts, or their use (or the inability to access or use them).
This website may contain links to third-party websites that are neither operated nor controlled by Bianca Chyczy. Activating such links is at your own risk. Bianca Chyczy assumes no responsibility for these external contents.
Privacy
General Information
I, Bianca Chyczy, the operator of this website, take the protection of your personal data very seriously. I treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
The use of my website is generally possible without providing personal data. If personal data (such as name, address, or email address) is collected on my site, this is done voluntarily whenever possible. These data will not be shared with third parties without your explicit consent.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Below, I provide an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit my website, its associated online presences, and my social media profiles. Personal data includes all data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy outlined below.
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How do I collect your data?
Some of your data is collected when you provide it to me. This may include data entered into a contact form, such as names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, text inputs, photographs, or videos.
Other data is automatically collected by my IT systems when you visit my website. This information (server log files) includes details such as the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, and similar data. These are purely technical details that do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your identity. Such data is essential for correctly delivering website content and is automatically generated when using the internet. Anonymous information of this kind is statistically evaluated to optimize my website and its underlying technology.
Why do I use your data?
Some data is collected to ensure the flawless operation of my website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
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Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When you visit my website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This happens primarily through cookies and so-called analytics programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is typically anonymous and cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on this can be found in the following comprehensive privacy policy.
Privacy Policy
Data Collection, Use and Disclosure
Personal data that you electronically submit on this website, such as your name, email address, or other personal details provided via a form, will be stored securely along with the timestamp and IP address and will only be used for the specified purpose. These data will not be shared with third parties.
Your personal data will only be used for communication with visitors who explicitly request contact and for processing the services and products offered on this website. I do not share your personal data without your consent; however, I cannot entirely rule out the possibility of data being accessed in cases of unlawful activity.
If you send me personal data via email—outside of this website—I cannot guarantee secure transmission or data protection. I strongly recommend never sending confidential data unencrypted via email.
Data Retention
Please note that we retain the collected data for as long as necessary to provide our services, fulfill our legal and contractual obligations to you, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
We may correct, update, or delete inaccurate or incomplete data at our discretion.
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As an EU resident you have the right to:
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Request confirmation of whether your personal data is being processed and access the stored personal data along with additional information.
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Receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
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Request the correction of your stored personal data.
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Request the deletion of your personal data.
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Object to the processing of your personal data.
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Request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
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File a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Please note, however, that these rights are not absolute and may be subject to our legitimate interests and regulatory requirements. If you have general questions about the personal data we collect and how we use it, please contact us using the details provided below.
In the course of providing our services, we may transfer data across borders to affiliated companies or third parties, including transfers from your country/jurisdiction to other countries/jurisdictions worldwide. By using our services, you consent to the transfer of your data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
If you are located in the EEA, your personal data will only be transferred to locations outside the EEA if we are confident that an adequate or comparable level of data protection is in place. We take appropriate measures to ensure that we have suitable contractual agreements with third parties to implement necessary security precautions. This minimizes the risk of unauthorized use, modification, deletion, loss, or theft of your personal data and ensures that third parties comply with applicable laws at all times.
How do we protect your data?
Our hosting service provider supplies the online platform that allows us to offer our services to you. Your data may be stored through the data storage, databases, and general applications of our hosting provider.
The provider stores your data on secure servers protected by a firewall and offers secure HTTPS access to most areas of its services.
Updates or Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may revise this privacy policy at our discretion from time to time. The version published on the website is always the most current (see the "Last Updated" date).
We encourage you to review this privacy policy regularly for any changes. If you continue to use our services after being notified of changes to this policy, your continued use will be considered as confirmation of your acceptance of the updates and your agreement to be bound by the revised terms.
Server Log Files
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:
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Browser type and version
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Operating system used
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Referrer URL
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Hostname of the accessing device
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Time of the server request
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IP adress
This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring the technically flawless presentation and optimization of the website, which requires the collection of server log files.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide, including your contact details, will be stored for the purpose of processing your request and for any follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based solely on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time by sending us an informal email. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.
The data you provide in the contact form will be stored until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.
Inquiries via Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including any personal data provided (such as your name and request), will be stored and processed for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to fulfilling a contract or required for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) and/or our legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us.
The data you provide in your inquiry will be stored until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions, particularly statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies," which are text files stored on your computer that allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Social Media
Social networks like Instagram, Facebook, Google+, etc., can typically analyze your user behavior in detail when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g., like buttons or advertisement banners). By visiting our social media profiles, numerous data processing operations relevant to privacy are triggered. Specifically:
If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media platform may associate this visit with your user account. Your personal data may also be collected even if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media platform. In such cases, data collection may occur through cookies stored on your device or by capturing your IP address.
Using the data collected in this way, social media platform operators can create user profiles that include your preferences and interests. This allows targeted advertising to be shown to you both within and outside of the respective social media platform. If you have an account with the social network, interest-based advertising may be shown on all devices where you are logged in or were previously logged in.
Please note that we cannot track all processing operations on the social media platforms. Depending on the provider, additional processing operations may be carried out by the operators of the social media platforms. For details, please refer to the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective social media platforms.
Our social media presences are intended to ensure as comprehensive an online presence as possible. This constitutes a legitimate interest in the sense of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal grounds, which the operators of the social networks should specify (e.g., consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Bianca Chyczy has a profile on Instagram. The provider is Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. For details on how Instagram handles your personal data, please refer to Instagram's privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
When you visit or access our services, we authorize third parties to use web beacons, cookies, pixel tags, scripts, and other technologies and analytics services ("tracking technologies"). These tracking technologies may enable third parties to automatically collect your data to improve the navigation experience on our digital assets, optimize performance, provide a personalized user experience, as well as for security and fraud prevention purposes.