Privacy Policy

About this notice: This explains how we handle your personal information when you visit our website and sign up for our newsletter.

What we do: Our website showcases PeopleSpark's services. We invite you to subscribe to our newsletter to receive updates and information.

Information you share: If you choose to sign up for our newsletter, we collect the information you provide (e.g., your email address). By providing this information, you agree that we can store and use it to send you marketing materials.

How we use your data: We use your data only for marketing purposes, such as sending newsletters and updates about PeopleSpark.

Your rights:

• You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time.
• When you unsubscribe, your data will be deleted from our systems.
• Data processors: We use Mailchimp to manage and send our newsletters. This means Mailchimp also processes your data, and their privacy policy applies to you. You can find a link to Mailchimp's privacy policy on their website.
• Cookies: This website uses cookies to give you the best experience on our website. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in the settings [2]. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences.
• Questions: If you have any questions about how we handle your data, please contact us.

Provision of the website and creation of log files

1 What data is processed and for what purpose?

Each time the content of the website is accessed, the web server of our web host, where our website is stored, temporarily collects and stores information (data) from the internet browser of the accessing computer or end device of the user. This data may make it possible to identify the user and is therefore personal data.

1.1 The following data is collected and stored by our web host:

IP address of the user,
the date and time the website was accessed
the protocol, e.g. HTTP,
the request method ‘Get’ or ‘Post’,
the content of the request or details of the retrieved file that was transmitted to the user
the access status (successful transmission, error, etc.),
the amount of data transferred in bytes,
incoming and outgoing data traffic (‘traffic’),
a process identification number (‘process ID’),
the time taken for the web server to respond to the user's request,
the website from which the user accessed the website
the browser used by the user, the operating system, the interface, the language of the browser and the version of the browser software.

1.2 The temporary storage of this user data is necessary for the course of a website visit in order to enable delivery of the website. For this purpose, the user's IP address must necessarily remain stored for the duration of the session (i.e. the website visit).

1.3 Further storage of the IP address with the data from the above list beyond this purpose takes place in log files (logs). This is done so that our web host can ensure the functionality of the website and the security of the information technology systems.

2 On what legal basis is this data processed? The data from section 1 is collected and processed by our web host for the aforementioned temporary storage purpose and also for the additional storage purpose in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. This purpose also constitutes the legitimate interest in data processing. This legitimate interest is the interest of our web host, but also our legitimate interest in a functional website.

3 Are there other recipients of the aforementioned data in addition to the controller? As our processor, our web host has technical access to the data mentioned in 1 above.

4 How long is the data stored? The data from 1.1 is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended. The log files are stored for a maximum of 1 year, unless a security event requires longer storage. 

5 Is there an obligation to provide data? You must provide the data from 1 to our web host. Otherwise you will not be able to use our website technically and our web host cannot guarantee secure technical operation.