The operators of this website, Platin-Party.com, take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal information confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and this privacy policy.
Since May 25, 2018, the Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) came into effect and ensures a unified data protection framework across the entire European Union. It applies to companies based within the EU as well as to companies worldwide that process personal data of individuals located in the EU. The previous German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), which was in force until May 25, 2018, has been fully replaced by it.
While the core principles of the GDPR are largely based on the aktuellen Datenschutzgesetzgebung der EU,
However, the GDPR is more comprehensive, sets stricter standards, and imposes significantly higher penalties for violations. For example, under the GDPR, companies must meet higher standards when obtaining user consent for the use of certain types of data, and they must grant individuals broader rights regarding access to and transfer of their personal data. The GDPR also establishes key enforcement powers that allow supervisory authorities to impose fines of up to 4% of a company’s global annual turnover for specific breaches.
The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. However, different rules may apply for the use of certain services on our site, which will be explained separately in such cases. Your personal data (e.g., name, address, email address, phone number, etc.) will be processed by us solely in accordance with the provisions of German data protection law. Data is considered personal if it can be clearly attributed to a specific natural person. The legal basis for data protection can be found in the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG).
The following provisions inform you about the type, scope, and purpose of the collection, use, and processing of personal data by the provider and operator of www.Platin-Party.com.
Please note that data transmission via the internet may have security vulnerabilities, and complete protection from third-party access is not possible.
Cookies
We use so-called cookies on our website to recognize repeated use of our services by the same user or internet connection holder. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser stores on your device. They help us optimize our website and our services. These are typically “session cookies,” which are deleted after your visit ends. In some cases, however, these cookies may provide information that enables automatic recognition of you on your next visit. This recognition is based on the IP address stored in the cookies. The information obtained in this way is used to optimize our services and provide you with easier access to our website. You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. However, please note that in doing so, you may not be able to fully use all the features of our website.
Server Data
For technical reasons, the following data, which your internet browser transmits to us or to our web hosting provider, is collected (so-called server log files):
• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Website from which you accessed us (referrer URL)
• Website you visit
• Date and time of your access
• Your Internet Protocol (IP) address
These anonymous data are stored separately from any personal data you may have provided and cannot be traced back to any specific individual. They are evaluated for statistical purposes in order to optimize our website and services.
Registration Function
We offer you the opportunity to register on our website. The data entered during the registration process, which is visible in the input fields of the registration form (e.g., email address), is collected and stored exclusively for the purpose of using our services. When you register on our site, your IP address as well as the date and time of registration will also be stored. This serves as a safeguard in case a third party misuses your data and registers on our site without your knowledge.Your data will not be shared with third parties.
Furthermore, the data collected during registration will not be combined with any other data that may be collected by other components of our website.
Newsletter
We offer you the opportunity to subscribe to our newsletter via our website. This newsletter provides regular updates about our offers and events. To receive the newsletter, you need a valid email address. The email address you provide will be verified to ensure that you are the actual owner of the email address or that the owner has authorized the subscription. When you register for the newsletter, we will also store your IP address along with the date and time of your subscription. This serves as a safeguard in the event a third party misuses your email address and subscribes to the newsletter without your knowledge. No additional data will be collected. The data collected in this way will be used solely for the purpose of sending our newsletter. Your data will not be passed on to third parties, nor will it be combined with data collected by other components of our website. You may cancel your subscription to the newsletter at any time. Details on how to unsubscribe can be found in the confirmation email and in every newsletter.
Contact Option
We offer you the opportunity to contact us via email and/or through a contact form on our website. In this case, the information provided by the user will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry. This data will not be shared with third parties, nor will it be combined with any data that may be collected by other components of our website.
Use of Google Analytics with Anonymization Function
We use Google Analytics on our website, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies,” which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website.
The information generated by these cookies, such as the time, location, and frequency of your website visits – including your IP address – is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled on our website. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the U.S., making it anonymous.
Google uses this information to evaluate your use of our website, to compile reports on website activity for us, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law or where such third parties process the data on Google’s behalf.
According to Google, your IP address will never be merged with other data held by Google. You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. However, please note that in doing so, you may not be able to use all features of our website to their full extent.
In addition, Google offers a browser add-on for the most commonly used browsers, which gives you more control over what data Google collects and processes. If you activate this option, no information about your website visit will be transmitted to Google Analytics. Please note that this does not prevent data from being transmitted to us or to other web analytics services we may use.
For more information on the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on and how to activate it, please visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Use of Google+ Recommendation Components
We use the “+1” button from Google+, a service of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google”), on our website.
Each time you access a page on our site that contains such a “+1” component, your browser automatically downloads and displays this component directly from Google. In doing so, Google is informed about which specific page of our website you are currently visiting. According to Google, no further analysis of your visit is conducted unless you are logged into your Google account.
If you are logged into Google while visiting our site and click the “+1” button, Google may collect information about your Google account, the website you recommended, your IP address, and other browser-related data. Your “+1” recommendation may be stored and made publicly accessible. Your recommendation, along with your account name and possibly your profile picture stored with Google, may be displayed in Google services such as search results, your Google profile, or in other places on the internet such as websites and advertisements.
Google may also link your visit to our website with your data stored in your Google account. Google records this information to further improve its services. If you wish to prevent this type of data collection and association by Google, you must log out of your Google account before visiting our website. You can find Google’s privacy policy for the “+1” button, including details on data collection, sharing, and use, as well as your rights and profile settings, here: https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy
Use of Google Maps with Recommendation Components
We use the “Google Maps” component on our website in combination with the so-called “share function.” “Google Maps” is a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google”).
Each time this component is accessed, Google sets a cookie to process user settings and data when the page that includes the “Google Maps” component is displayed. This cookie is typically not deleted when you close your browser, but rather expires after a certain period of time, unless it is manually deleted by you beforehand.
If you do not agree to this processing of your data, you have the option to deactivate the “Google Maps” service, thereby preventing the transfer of data to Google. To do this, you must disable the JavaScript function in your browser. Please note, however, that in this case, you may not be able to use “Google Maps” or only with limited functionality.
The use of “Google Maps” and the information obtained via “Google Maps” is subject to Google’s Terms of Use, which can be found at:
http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.html
And the additional terms of service for “Google Maps” at:
https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html
The Google Maps feature also includes the following recommendation buttons:
• “Google+ Button” by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
• “Facebook Button” by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
• “Twitter Button” by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA
When you access the Google Maps page, these recommendation components prompt your browser to load content directly from the respective provider. In doing so, each of the providers listed above is informed about which specific page of our website you are visiting.
If you are logged into your personal account with any of these providers at the time of visiting the Google Maps page, they may collect information about the website you recommend, along with your IP address and other browser-related details, and associate this data with your personal account.
If you wish to prevent the transmission and storage of data about you and your activity on our website by any of these providers, you must log out of their respective accounts before visiting our site.
For more information on how each provider collects and handles data, please refer to the following links:
• Twitter Privacy Policy
• Facebook Privacy Policy
• Google+ Buttons Policy (note: service deprecated, but still valid for legacy notices)
Use of Google Maps
We use the “Google Maps” component on our website, a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter referred to as “Google”).
Each time the “Google Maps” component is accessed, Google sets a cookie to process user settings and data when the page containing the Google Maps component is displayed. This cookie is typically not deleted when the browser is closed, but rather expires after a certain period of time unless it is manually deleted by you beforehand.
If you do not agree to this processing of your data, you have the option to deactivate the “Google Maps” service and thereby prevent the transmission of data to Google. To do so, you must disable the JavaScript function in your browser. Please note, however, that in this case, you may not be able to use “Google Maps” or only with limited functionality.
The use of “Google Maps” and the information obtained through “Google Maps” is governed by Google’s Terms of Use, available at:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/regional.html
and the additional terms of service for Google Maps, available at:
https://www.google.com/intl/en/help/terms_maps.html
Use of reCAPTCHA
To protect input forms on our website, we use the “reCAPTCHA” service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google”).
This service is used to determine whether the data entered into our forms is submitted by a human or by automated, machine-based processing.
To the best of our knowledge, the following data is transmitted to Google when using reCAPTCHA: the referrer URL, IP address, user behavior on the website, information about the operating system, browser and dwell time, cookies, display instructions and scripts, input behavior of the user, as well as mouse movements in the area of the “reCAPTCHA” checkbox.
Google uses the information obtained in this way, among other purposes, to digitize books and other printed materials and to improve services such as Google Street View and Google Maps (e.g., house number and street name recognition).
The IP address transmitted via reCAPTCHA will not be merged with other data held by Google, unless you are logged into your Google account at the time of using the reCAPTCHA plugin.
If you want to prevent Google from collecting and storing data about you and your behavior on our website, you must log out of your Google account before visiting our site or using the reCAPTCHA plugin.
The use of the reCAPTCHA service and the information obtained through it is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy:
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
Use of Facebook Components (Like Button)
We use components of the provider Facebook.com on our website. Facebook is a service of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Each time you access a page of our website that is equipped with such a component, your browser automatically downloads and displays the corresponding component from Facebook. As a result, Facebook is informed about which specific page of our website you are currently visiting.
If you are logged into Facebook while visiting our site, Facebook can associate your visit with your personal Facebook account using the information collected by the component. For example, if you click the “Like” button or leave a comment, this information will be transmitted to your personal Facebook profile and stored there. Additionally, information about your visit to our site may be transmitted to Facebook, regardless of whether you interact with the component.
If you wish to prevent Facebook from collecting and storing data about you and your interaction with our website, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website.
For more information on how Facebook collects and uses data, your rights in this regard, and settings to protect your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy:
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
An overview of Facebook plugins can be found at:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/
Use of Facebook Pixel
We use the “Visitor Action Pixel” from Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”) on our website. This allows us to track the behavior of users after they click on a Facebook advertisement and are redirected to the provider’s website. This process is used to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements for statistical and market research purposes and can help optimize future advertising efforts.
The data collected in this way is anonymous to us, meaning we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, which may allow it to be linked to a specific user profile. Facebook may use this data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Usage Policy:
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
This enables Facebook and its partners to display advertisements on and outside of Facebook. A cookie may also be stored on your computer for these purposes.
If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can opt out by adjusting your browser settings to prevent the installation of cookies. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
Facebook Connect
We offer you the option of easier registration for our services by using your existing Facebook account. By clicking the “Log in with Facebook” button, you can register on our platform. To do so, you must already be registered with Facebook or have created a Facebook account.
When you log in via your Facebook account, you are first redirected directly to Facebook. There, Facebook will prompt you to log in or register. Under no circumstances will we gain access to your personal login credentials (username and password).
In the next step, you link your Facebook profile with the specific service you wish to register for. You will also be informed which data from your Facebook profile will be transmitted to us. This typically includes your “public information” on Facebook and any data you have made publicly available or authorized for use by the specific application. This usually includes your name, profile and cover photo, gender, networks, username (Facebook URL), and user ID (Facebook ID). To contact you independently of Facebook, we also use the email address stored in your Facebook account.
You can see which information is public in your profile in the settings menu of your Facebook account:
https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=applications
You have the option to revoke the connection between Facebook Connect and our service at any time. To do so, log in to your Facebook account and make the necessary changes in your profile settings. After that, we will no longer have access to information from your Facebook profile.
Use of Twitter Recommendation Components
We use components from the provider Twitter on our website. Twitter is a service of Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
Each time you access a page of our website that is equipped with such a component, your browser automatically downloads the corresponding content directly from Twitter. As a result, Twitter is informed about which specific page of our website you are currently visiting.We have no control over the data Twitter collects in this process or the extent of the data collected. To the best of our knowledge, Twitter collects the URL of the accessed webpage as well as the user’s IP address, but uses this information solely for displaying the Twitter component.
Further information can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy:
http://twitter.com/privacy
You can adjust your privacy settings in your account settings at:
http://twitter.com/account/settings
Use of YouTube Components with Enhanced Privacy Mode
We use components (videos) from the company YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA, a subsidiary of Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, on our website.
In doing so, we use the “enhanced privacy mode” option provided by YouTube.
When you access a page that includes an embedded YouTube video, a connection is established to YouTube’s servers and the content is displayed on the website through communication with your browser.
According to information provided by YouTube, in “enhanced privacy mode” only data — in particular, which of our web pages you visited — is transmitted to the YouTube server if you actually watch the video. If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, this information is assigned to your member account with YouTube. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting our website.
Further information on YouTube’s data protection policy is provided by Google at the following link:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
Use of Instagram
We use the Instagram service on our website. Instagram is a service provided by Instagram Inc. By integrating the “Insta” button on our site, Instagram receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged into Instagram, Instagram can associate your visit to our site with your Instagram account and link this data accordingly. Any data transmitted by clicking the “Insta” button will be stored by Instagram.
For information on the purpose and scope of data collection, processing, and use by Instagram, as well as your rights and privacy settings, please refer to Instagram’s privacy policy, available at:
https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
To prevent Instagram from linking your visit to our website with your Instagram account, you must log out of your Instagram account before visiting our site.
Use of PayPal as a Payment Method
If you choose to pay using the online payment service provider PayPal during the order process, your contact data will be transmitted to PayPal as part of the transaction. PayPal is a service provided by PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. PayPal acts as an online payment service provider as well as a trustee and offers buyer protection services.
The personal data transmitted to PayPal usually includes your first name, last name, address, telephone number, IP address, email address, and any other data necessary for processing your order. It may also include data related to the order such as the number of items, item numbers, invoice amount and taxes, and billing details.
This transmission of data is necessary to process your order using the payment method you selected, in particular to verify your identity, to administer your payment, and to manage the customer relationship.
Please note: Personal data may also be passed on by PayPal to service providers, subcontractors, or other affiliated companies if this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations arising from your order, or if the personal data is to be processed on behalf of PayPal.
Depending on the payment method selected via PayPal (e.g., invoice or direct debit), the data transmitted to PayPal may also be passed on to credit reference agencies. This transmission is used to verify identity and creditworthiness in relation to the order placed. To learn which credit agencies may be involved and what data PayPal generally collects, processes, stores, and shares, please refer to PayPal’s privacy policy:
https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
Use of Google AdWords
We also use the Google advertising tool “Google AdWords” to promote our website. As part of this, we use the “Conversion Tracking” analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as “Google”. If you arrive at our website via a Google ad, a cookie will be placed on your device. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser stores on your computer. These “conversion cookies” expire after 30 days and are not used to personally identify you. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that you, as a user, clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to our site.
The information collected using the “conversion cookies” is used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. We are informed of the total number of users who clicked on our ad and which pages on our website were subsequently visited by the respective users. However, we or other advertisers using “Google AdWords” do not receive any information that personally identifies users. You can prevent the installation of “conversion cookies” by adjusting the settings of your browser—for example, by disabling the automatic setting of cookies in general or specifically blocking cookies from the domain “googleadservices.com”.
You can access Google’s relevant privacy policy at the following link:
https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html
Ticketing
In order to process ticket orders, it may be necessary to transmit personal data to third parties. We use the embedded ticket shop function of Diginights GmbH, Mönchseestr. 43/1, 74072 Heilbronn, Germany, on our website. This function enables direct ticket sales via our website through an iFrame. Data entered will only be transmitted to Diginights and stored there once you start the purchase process by selecting a ticket. For more information on how Diginights collects and uses data, as well as your rights and options to protect your privacy, please refer to Diginights’ privacy policy at:
https://diginights.com/privacy-policy
To purchase tickets for an event via Diginights, you must submit the following information to Diginights GmbH: first name, last name, address, age, email address, event, and ticket type.
We receive access to the above-mentioned data from Diginights. We use this data for the preparation and follow-up of the event as well as for improving the planning of future event offerings.
SSL Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address line of the browser changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser bar. When SSL encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. The data is protected by secure 256-bit SSL certificate encryption.
Right to Information, Revocation, Deletion, and Blocking
In accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act, you may contact us free of charge with any questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data and their correction, blocking, deletion, or the revocation of a previously granted consent. Please note that you have the right to have incorrect data corrected or personal data deleted, provided that there is no legal obligation to retain such data.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to occasionally adapt this privacy policy to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, for example, when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit. We also regularly adjust our security measures in line with ongoing technical developments.
Contact the Data Protection Officer