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Privacy Policy

Dames Interactive operates this website and the Yawnlings / Gähn-Tiere brand. Brand domains such as www.gaehn-tiere.de may redirect to pages, technical services or privacy information on www.damesinteractive.de. This Privacy Policy also applies to such brand and redirect domains where they point to Dames Interactive content or technical services.

Table of Contents
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1. Data protection at a glance
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General information
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The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our Privacy Policy listed below this text.

Data collection on this website
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Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Information on the responsible party” in this Privacy Policy.

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 send us by email or give us in another way.

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

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data is also processed for contract offers, orders or other order-related inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

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

You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of data protection.

2. Hosting
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We host the content of our website with the following provider:

External hosting
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This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may primarily include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data and other data generated via a website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG (German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act), insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Our hosting provider(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil their service obligations and follow our instructions with regard to this data.

We use the following hosting provider:

netcup GmbH
Emmy-Noether-Straße 10
D-76131 Karlsruhe
Germany

Data processing agreement
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We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the provider named above. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General notes and mandatory information
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Data protection
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The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection provisions and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. 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 point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the responsible party
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The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Dames Interactive
Owner: Martin Dames
Straßburger Str. 39
53757 Sankt Augustin
Germany

Email: contact@damesinteractive.de
Website: https://www.damesinteractive.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage period
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Unless a more specific storage period is specified in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for erasure or withdraw 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, deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General information on the legal bases for data processing on this website#

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR, insofar as special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9 (1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on Section 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for the fulfilment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are explained in the following paragraphs of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of personal data
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In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the fulfilment 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 pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR or if another legal basis permits the transfer of the data. When using processors, we only transfer personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint controller agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing#

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
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IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 (1) (E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA, INCLUDING PROFILING BASED ON THOSE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA 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 (1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING, WHICH INCLUDES PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
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In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have a 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 breach. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability
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You have the right to have data which we process on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract automatically delivered to you or 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 where technically feasible.

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

Right to restriction of processing
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You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
  • If you have objected pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may – with the exception of storage – only be processed 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 a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption
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This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that 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 you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

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

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you send to us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you request erasure, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after completion of the processing of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Source up to this point (German original):
https://www.e-recht24.de

Newsletter
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If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use the email address you provide to send
you the Dames Interactive Newsletter. The newsletter may include information
about Dames Interactive, new projects, releases, promotions, and news about the
Yawnlings / Gähn-Tiere.

When you subscribe, we process your email address, optionally your name, the
selected language version and the technical assignment to the relevant newsletter
list.

The subscription uses a double opt-in process. After signing up, you will
receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. Your email address is
only added to the newsletter mailing list after this confirmation. We store the
information required for the subscription and confirmation in order to document
your consent. This may include, in particular, the time, IP address and
technical information relating to the subscription and confirmation.

We use the self-hosted software ListMonk to manage and send the newsletter.
ListMonk is operated by us in a private network. The subscription form on this
website uses a server-side proxy on our own domain; your browser does not submit
the subscription directly to ListMonk.

If the analysis of opens and clicks is enabled when newsletters are sent, this
may record whether a newsletter was opened and which links in the newsletter
were clicked. This may be done in particular via embedded tracking pixels and
redirecting newsletter links. The data processed in this way may be used for
technical operation, reach estimation and improving the content.

The legal basis for this processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a)
GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future, for
example via the unsubscribe link in each newsletter or by email to
contact@damesinteractive.de. The lawfulness of processing carried out before the
withdrawal remains unaffected.

Your data is stored for as long as you are subscribed to the newsletter. After
you unsubscribe, your data will be deleted from the active mailing list or
blocked, unless statutory retention obligations apply or further storage is
required to document consent previously given.

Cookies
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Our website uses technically necessary cookies.

  • Name: cc_cookie

  • Provider: own domain (first-party cookie)

  • Purpose: This cookie stores your choice regarding optional external
    content and optional audience measurement so that this choice does not have
    to be requested again on every page view.

  • Storage period: approx. 6 months

  • Type: technically necessary cookie, no tracking, no profiling, no
    marketing.

  • Name: di_lang

  • Provider: own domain (first-party cookie)

  • Purpose: This cookie stores a manually selected language version so that
    the automatic language redirect respects this choice.

  • Storage period: approx. 12 months

  • Type: technically necessary cookie, no tracking, no profiling, no
    marketing.

  • Name: di_newsletter_prompt_submitted

  • Provider: own domain (first-party cookie)

  • Purpose: This cookie records a successfully submitted newsletter signup
    request, so that the prompt does not reappear on every page view.

  • Storage period: 365 days after a successful signup request

  • Type: technically necessary functional cookies, no tracking, no
    profiling, no marketing.

  • Name: gaehn_feedback_submissions

  • Provider: own domain (first-party cookie)

  • Purpose: This cookie stores only the identifiers of the book editions for
    which feedback has already been submitted from this browser. It helps avoid
    accidental repeated feedback submissions for the same book edition.

  • Storage period: 365 days. After another successful feedback submission,
    the storage period is reset to 365 days.

  • Type: technically necessary functional cookie, no analytics, no
    advertising, no recognition on other websites.

The use of these cookies is necessary for the user-friendly provision of our
website. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and Section 25 (2) TDDDG. Our
legitimate interest is to reliably apply your cookie, language, feedback and
signup request choices and to enable low-disruption access to our content.

Optional external content is loaded only after your consent. This currently
includes the BuyMeACoffee widget. If you enable this external content, the
BuyMeACoffee widget is loaded from external servers and a connection to
BuyMeACoffee or the technical service providers used for it is established. In
particular, your IP address, device and browser information, and usage data may
be processed. This may also involve processing outside the EU or EEA. Where
legally required, this is done on the basis of your consent and the mechanisms
used by the provider or its technical service providers for international data
transfers. The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and
Section 25 (1) TDDDG. You can change your choice at any time via the “Cookie
settings” link in the footer.

Cookie settings control only optional analytics cookies and external content.
Without consent, no Matomo analytics cookies are set. The separate cookieless
Matomo audience measurement and the right to object are explained below.

5. External links and forwarding to third-party providers#

On our website, we link to offers from external third-party providers. These particularly include:

  • the platform BuyMeACoffee (donation link),
  • the payment service provider Stripe (in connection with BuyMeACoffee),
  • our profiles on social media platforms (e.g. X/Twitter, Reddit, BlueSky, Instagram),
  • YouTube,
  • other platforms (e.g. itch.io, Steam, etc.).

These links are implemented as simple hyperlinks. When you merely access our
website, no personal data is transmitted to these third-party providers unless
you have previously enabled optional external content such as the BuyMeACoffee
widget.

Only when you click on such a link do you leave our website and are forwarded to the offer of the respective third-party provider. From this point on, personal data is processed by the third-party provider under their own responsibility. Depending on the service, this may in particular include:

  • IP address,
  • device and browser information,
  • login data with the respective service, if applicable,
  • payment data (e.g. in the case of a donation via BuyMeACoffee/Stripe),
  • usage and tracking data of the respective provider.

We have no influence on further data processing by these third-party providers. Information on the processing of your personal data by the third-party providers, on cookies used and on your rights and configuration options can be found in the privacy policies and terms of use of the respective services, in particular of:

  • BuyMeACoffee,
  • Stripe,
  • the social media platforms you visit,
  • YouTube,
  • other providers there.

Use of the linked offers is based on your own decision and, where applicable, on the legal bases stated by the respective third-party provider in their privacy policy.

6. Web statistics based on server log files
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To analyse the use of our website, we use the web statistics provided by our hosting provider (e.g. Webalizer or AWStats). These statistics are based on the server log files that are generated automatically when our pages are accessed.

The following data in particular is processed:

  • IP address of the requesting device,
  • date and time of access,
  • pages and files accessed,
  • amount of data transferred,
  • message as to whether the retrieval was successful (status code),
  • referrer URL (the previously visited page, if transmitted),
  • information on browser and operating system.

The evaluation is carried out in aggregated form in order to statistically analyse the use of our website, detect technical errors and optimise our offering. No additional cookies are set for this purpose. Server-log evaluation is a processing operation strictly separate from Matomo audience measurement; server logs are not imported into Matomo Site ID 1 or added to its measurement data.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure, user-friendly and economically efficient provision of our website as well as in its analysis and optimisation.

The underlying log files are stored by the hosting provider only for a limited
period of time and then automatically deleted. Our own evaluations of raw log
data are carried out only for a short period for operation, error analysis and
statistics. Aggregated statistics generated from the log files do not contain
any directly personal data.

Matomo audience measurement
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We operate Matomo ourselves at analytics.damesinteractive.de in a homelab;
we do not use Matomo Cloud or an external analytics provider. The website uses
only a Matomo Tag Manager container and no additional regular Matomo JavaScript
tracker. Site ID 1 is reserved exclusively for this JavaScript measurement
and is not combined with server-log or QR-redirect evaluations. Cross-domain
recognition is not configured.

Matomo is configured to mask two bytes of the IP address before storage in the
Matomo database. Referrers are retained only as a domain. We do not use a user
ID, browser feature detection or fingerprinting, custom data or custom
dimensions, or e-commerce, form, newsletter, feedback, error, heartbeat or
content tracking. Direct external links may be measured as outbound links.
Retailer links using /g/<id> are not part of Matomo audience measurement, but
separate server-side forwarding operations evaluated through server logs.

Cookieless audience measurement
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Without statistics consent, we measure page views and the actually enabled
direct outbound links without cookies. Matomo processes in particular a masked
IP address, accessed URL, referrer domain, time, browser type and operating
system insofar as they are transmitted without browser feature detection, and
campaign values. Only the documented utm_source, utm_medium,
utm_campaign and utm_content campaign values are permitted; personal,
sensitive or authenticating values are prohibited. In addition, security-
relevant and personal URL parameters are excluded where technically possible.
Detailed visitor and action logs are automatically deleted after 180 days;
aggregated reports may be stored longer.

Within the access-restricted Matomo administration interface, visitor histories
of the respective recorded measurement data can be displayed. Matomo does not
use a User ID, user accounts or a combination with other data sources for this.

The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interests are the
reliable, economical improvement of the website and audience analysis. You may
exercise your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR at any time with effect for the
future:

Disable cookieless audience measurement

This browser- and device-specific first-party objection disables Matomo, including cookieless audience measurement. It is not a consent mechanism and neither changes nor stores your cookie consent choice.

The setting is browser- and device-specific, stored as a first-party opt-out in
that browser and is not a consent mechanism. It is separate from CookieConsent:
Cookie settings control analytics cookies, while the opt-out prevents Matomo,
including cookieless measurement. Matomo also respects an enabled Do Not Track
signal where the browser provides this signal.

Analytics cookies after consent#

If you select “Audience measurement” in cookie settings, Matomo may also set
analytics cookies. The legal bases are Section 25 (1) TDDDG and Art. 6 (1) (a)
GDPR. You can withdraw consent at any time through “Cookie settings” in the
footer. We then delete only Matomo cookies; the cookieless measurement described
above may resume unless you have objected to it separately.

Server-side redirect links and QR codes#

For individual publications, campaigns, QR codes and external links, we may use
server-side redirect links. Such links may, for example, have the form
https://www.gaehn-tiere.de/g/<tracking-id> and then redirect to the relevant
destination page.

When such a redirect link is accessed, the following data in particular is
generated in the server log files:

  • IP address of the requesting device,
  • date and time of access,
  • host, path and tracking ID contained in the requested URL,
  • message as to whether the retrieval was successful (status code),
  • referrer URL, if transmitted by the browser,
  • information on browser and operating system.

We use this data to provide the redirect technically, detect errors and evaluate
the reach of individual publications, placements or campaigns in aggregated
form. The tracking ID describes a source or placement, such as a QR code in a
book, not an individual person.

The redirect links do not set additional cookies, do not require JavaScript
tracking and do not access information stored on your device. We do not use this
evaluation to uniquely identify individual readers, create personal user
profiles or infer individual purchase decisions.

The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the
technical provision of long-lived links, error analysis and the aggregated
evaluation of the reach of our publications and campaigns.

Raw data from server log files is used for this evaluation for no more than 30
days. After that, we only use aggregated metrics that do not contain directly
personal data.

Yawnlings giveaways
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When you enter a Yawnlings giveaway, we process your email address, the two
classification answers, the time you accepted the terms, the time of entry and
the time confirmed contacts are manually reconciled. The classification answers
do not affect the draw.
Participation is confirmed through a separate public ListMonk campaign list
using double opt-in. After the campaign ends, we manually match confirmed
contacts with the participation entries. The legal basis is your consent under
Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and the administration of the giveaway.

An optional newsletter subscription is voluntary and collected via a separate
checkbox; it is never a condition of entry. If both options are selected, one
double-opt-in link confirms the giveaway entry and the newsletter subscription.
We delete unconfirmed entries after the campaign
ends. Confirmed entries and the draw record are deleted after completion and a
reasonable period for follow-up questions, unless statutory retention duties or
legal claims require otherwise. We only request winners’ postal addresses by
email after notification, use them solely for shipping and do not store them in
the regular participation database.

Feedback form for Gähn-Tiere
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On individual Gähn-Tiere pages, we may provide a voluntary feedback form. The
form is used to evaluate feedback on the story, whether it helped children
settle down in the evening, the reading experience, the story length,
recommendations, which approximate age group it suited and the voluntarily
selected acquisition source.

We deliberately do not ask for names, email addresses, diagnoses, therapies,
place of residence or the child’s gender. The selection questions are required
to submit the form. For the acquisition source, only a broad category is
requested, without an additional free-text entry. A free-text field can be used,
but does not have to be filled in. Please do not enter names, diagnoses, health
data or other sensitive information there.

When the form is submitted, the following data in particular may be processed:

  • the voluntarily selected answer options,
  • the voluntarily selected acquisition source,
  • the voluntary free-text feedback,
  • time of submission,
  • form and privacy version number,
  • a tracking code, if technically transmitted,
  • the selected or technically preselected book edition.

We do not store an IP address or user agent identifier in the feedback record
itself. Technical server log files that are generated automatically when the page
is accessed or the form is submitted remain unaffected and are described in the
section “Web statistics based on server log files”.

After a successful feedback submission, we store the technically necessary
cookie gaehn_feedback_submissions on your device. It contains only the
identifiers of the book editions for which feedback has already been submitted
from this browser. The cookie helps avoid accidental repeated feedback
submissions for the same book edition. It is not used for analytics,
advertising or recognition on other websites and is deleted after 365 days.
After another successful feedback submission, its storage period is reset to 365
days.

This cookie solution is only a convenience and abuse-prevention measure within
the same browser. If the cookie is deleted or changed, or if another browser,
another device or a private browsing mode is used, another submission is
technically possible.

The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You may revoke
consent with effect for the future.

We store the information submitted via the feedback form only for as long as it
is required to evaluate the feedback, further develop the books and document the
consent given. After that, the information is deleted or summarised in a way that
no longer relates to an identifiable person.

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