Privacy Notice

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a general overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means any information by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the full Privacy Notice set out below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection?

Your data is collected, in part, because you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily consists of technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, in part, because you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily consists of technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website functions properly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated through the website, the data provided will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other order inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about the source, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to the processing of your data, you may withdraw this consent at any time with future effect. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (in the United Kingdom, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)).

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be analysed for statistical purposes. This is primarily done using so-called analytics tools.

Analytics tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be analyzed for statistical purposes. This is primarily done using so-called analytics tools.

You can find detailed information about these analytics programs in the following Privacy Notice.

2. Hosting

We host our website's content with the following provider:

External Hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact information, names, website visits, and other data generated through the website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations to our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) UK GDPR) and in the interest of ensuring the secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) UK GDPR). If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) UK GDPR and the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting). Consent may be revoked at any time.

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

We use the following hosting providers:

HostPress GmbH
Bahnhofstraße 34
66571 Eppelborn

Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the UK GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Notice.

When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected. Personal data is information that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Notice explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may be subject to security risks. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.

Information about the data controller

The entity responsible for data processing on this website is:

Feed Me Music OHG
Edition TV-Essential
Gasstr. 2
22761 Hamburg

Phone: [040 – 414 980 52]
Email: hello@tv-essential.com

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

Retention period

Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this Privacy Notice, we will retain your personal data until the purpose of the data processing no longer applies. If you submit a valid request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these grounds no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to the processing of your data, we process your personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the UK GDPR, provided that special categories of data as defined in Article 9(1) of the UK GDPR are being processed. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Article 49(1)(a) of the UK GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). Consent may be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the UK GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) of the UK GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the UK GDPR. The legal bases applicable in each individual case are described in the following sections of this Privacy Notice.

Recipients of personal data

As part of our business operations, we collaborate with various external parties. In some cases, this requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) UK GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of data. When using data processors, we only disclose our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw any 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 specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 UK GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) OF THE UK GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. YOU CAN FIND THE SPECIFIC LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED IN THIS PRIVACY NOTICE. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) UK GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) UK GDPR).

Right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of a breach of the UK GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the United Kingdom with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfilment of a contract, either directly or through a third party, in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request that the data be transferred directly to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Access, Correction, and Deletion

In accordance with applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to request, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its source and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as the right to have this data corrected or deleted, if applicable. You may contact us at any time regarding this matter or any other questions you may have about personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You may contact us at any time to do so. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification process, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request that the processing be restricted instead of having the data erased.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of deleted.
If you have lodged an objection under Article 21(1) of the UK GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours must be carried out. Until it is determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may—apart from storage—be processed only with your consent, or for the purpose of establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the United Kingdom or another country..

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser’s address bar.

When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you send to us cannot be intercepted by third parties.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets that do not cause any harm to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them.

Cookies may be set by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain third-party services into websites (e.g., cookies used to process payment transactions).

Cookies serve various purposes. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website features would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart feature or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyse user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, for providing specific functions you have requested (e.g., the shopping cart function), or for optimising the website (e.g., cookies for measuring website traffic) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) UK GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically flawless and optimised provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) UK GDPR and the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR)); consent may be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to block cookies in certain cases or generally, and to enable the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this Privacy Notice.

Consent to Borlabs' use of cookies

Our website uses Borlabs Cookie’s consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies, and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. This technology is provided by Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter “Borlabs”).

When you visit our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser to record the consents you have given or any revocation of those consents. This data is not shared with the provider of the Borlabs cookie.

The collected data will be stored until you request that we delete it, delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected. For details on data processing by Borlabs Cookie, please visit https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

Borlabs’ Cookie Consent technology is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(c) of the UK GDPR.

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This information includes:

Browser type and browser version
operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the connecting computer
Time of the server request
IP address

This data is not combined with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the UK GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring that the website functions properly and in optimising it—to this end, server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

If you submit an enquiry to us via the contact form, we will store the information you provide in the form—including the contact details you enter there—for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in case we have any follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the UK GDPR, provided that your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is 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 directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) UK GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) UK GDPR) if such consent was requested; consent may be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request that we delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., once your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.

Inquiries by email, phone, or fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your enquiry—including all personal data contained therein (name, enquiry)—will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not disclose this information without your consent.

The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request that we delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., once your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

5. Analytics Tools and Advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking and analytics tools and other technologies into our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or perform any independent analysis. It is used solely to manage and deploy the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager collects your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google’s parent company in the United States.

The use of Google Tag Manager is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the UK GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and straightforward integration and management of various tools on its website. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR and the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting). Consent may be revoked at any time.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) and, where applicable, the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. For more information, please visit the provider’s website at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics allows website operators to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. In doing so, website operators receive various usage data, such as page views, time spent on the site, operating systems used, and the user’s location. This data is associated with the user’s respective device. It is not linked to a user ID.

In addition, we use Google Analytics to track your mouse and scroll movements, clicks, and other actions. Google Analytics also uses various modelling techniques to supplement the collected data and employs machine learning technologies in its data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analysing user behaviour (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google regarding the use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.

Use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR and the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). You may withdraw your consent at any time.

Data transfers to the United States are based on the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, where applicable, or otherwise on appropriate safeguards. For more details, please visit: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/.

IP anonymization

Google Analytics IP anonymization is enabled. This means that Google will truncate your IP address within the United Kingdom, Member States of the European Union, or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmitting it to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser plugin

You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google and fully comply with the applicable data protection requirements regarding the use of Google Analytics.

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads allows us to display ads in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when users enter specific search terms into Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted ads can be displayed based on user data available to Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As website operators, we can quantitatively evaluate this data by, for example, analysing which search terms led to the display of our ads and how many ads resulted in corresponding clicks.

Use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR and the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). You may withdraw your consent at any time.

Data transfers to the United States are based on the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, where applicable, or otherwise on appropriate safeguards. For more details, please visit:https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/.

Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

With the help of Google Conversion Tracking, Google and we can determine whether a user has performed certain actions. For example, we can analyse which buttons on our website are clicked and how often, as well as which products are viewed or purchased particularly frequently. This information is used to generate conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and what actions they took. We do not receive any information that allows us to personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or similar recognition technologies for identification purposes.

Use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR and the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). You may withdraw your consent at any time.

For more information about Google Conversion Tracking, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we will need your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. No other data is collected, or is collected only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send you the requested information and do not share it with third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter sign-up form is based solely on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) UK GDPR). You may revoke your consent to the storage of your data and email address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter, at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe or once the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) UK GDPR.

Data that we have stored for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter mailing list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider, if necessary, to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used solely for this purpose and is not combined with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements regarding the sending of newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) UK GDPR). Storage on the blacklist is not time-limited. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

Mailings are sent using DirectMail, a software program developed and provided by e3 Software, LLC (USA). DirectMail stores data in data centres in the United States.

7. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts (locally hosted)

This site uses Google Fonts, provided by Google, to ensure consistent font display. The Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection is made to Google's servers.

For more information about Google Fonts, visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Font Awesome (local hosting)

This site uses Font Awesome to ensure consistent font styling. Font Awesome is installed locally. No connection is made to servers operated by Fonticons, Inc.

For more information about Font Awesome, please see the Font Awesome Privacy Policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.