Privacy Policy
Hello dear visitor,
I'm glad that data protection is as important to you as it is to me. You're probably surprised to be greeted like this on a privacy site. If you want to understand why data protection is so important to me, even though I actually “make a living” from online marketing, I recommend you read my blog post “How it all began”. "Wie alles begann" .
In the following privacy policy, I will explain in detail which data is processed on Anogate, when, how and where. In addition to the “legal” formulations, you will also find information boxes with more detailed explanations for individual points.
If you have any questions or would like to point something out to me, you can find answers and contact options in the help center.
Best
Eugen Falkenstein
Founder & CEO
1. Responsible party
In the following, we provide information about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data that can be related to you personally, e.g. your name, your address or your e-mail address. Your personal data will only be processed by us if this is permitted by law or if you have given your consent.
Responsible within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Art. 4 No. 7 is:
Mind63 GmbH
Römerstr. 76/1
74078 Heilbronn
E-Mail: info [at] anogate [punkt] io
– in the following Anogate –
as well as our service providers who process your data on our behalf for the purposes listed below. Our service providers include, for example, hosters (data centers), email service providers or software and service providers.
If you have any questions about data protection or data security, you can contact our data protection officer at privacy-officer [at] anogate [punkt] io or by post to our postal address in the legal notice with the subject "To the data protection officer".
If you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, we will store the data you provide (e.g. your e-mail address, your name and telephone number if applicable) in order to answer your question. We delete the data collected in this context after storage is no longer necessary or restrict processing if there are statutory retention obligations.
In the following information, you will find out which personal data is collected during your visit to our website and when you use our services and offers, and how we and our contracted service providers process this data.
When selecting our service providers, we check their data protection regulations and take into account not only the price and performance but also their attitude towards data protection. We may therefore select a more expensive provider or one that offers less service but is more compliant with data protection. Furthermore, in accordance with the principles of "privacy by design" and "privacy by default", we check which technical and organizational measures we can take to transfer as little personal data as possible.
2. Your rights and our legal basis
a. Your rights
If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data by us, we will of course provide you with information about the data concerned (Art. 15 GDPR). You can contact our data protection officer in this regard (see 1.).
You also have the right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR), erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR), data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) and the right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR). We will provide you with information as soon as possible, but in any case within one month of receipt of your request, or give you feedback on the measures taken (Art. 15-21 GDPR). If necessary, we will inform you of any necessary extension of the deadline.
You can withdraw your consent at any time (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR). As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing on which the consent was based. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to the withdrawal or objection. In the event of an objection, we are obliged to include the data required for this in our internal blocking list and to store or block it permanently - and only for this purpose (Art. 21 para. 3 GDPR).
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR).
To ensure that the request originates from you and that the request is not abusive, we will request further information to confirm your identity if there are reasonable doubts.
b. Our legal basis
We process the data generated by visiting this website or using the contact options offered in accordance with the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). Depending on the matter for which you contact us via the website, there are different legal bases for this. The specific legal basis for data processing depends on the context and purpose for which we receive your data. As a rule, the legal basis for data processing results from the options listed below:
Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. Consent that has been granted can be revoked at any time.
If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR.
If we are subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR.
Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail.
3. Technologies used
a. Cookies
Cookies are used on this website to enable you to use certain functions and to make your visit to this website as convenient and secure as possible.
Cookies are data records that are transferred to your computer's hard disk via your browser. Cookies are stored locally on your computer or other end device and kept ready by the browser for later retrieval. We use cookies,
to enable and ensure the necessary technical functions (Art. 6 para. 1 b and f GDPR),
to observe the refusal of optional data processing and/or the revocation of your consent for optional data processing (Art. 6 para. 1 c GDPR).
Session cookies are only used for the respective session. These cookies are deleted at the end of the session, i.e. when you leave our website or close your browser. Other cookies remain on your device for a longer period of time and enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).
You can set your browser so that it notifies you when cookies are set or generally rejects certain cookies (e.g. only third-party cookies). If you deactivate cookies using your browser, you will no longer be able to use various functions on our website.
You can use the following links to find out about this option for the most commonly used browsers:
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-informationen-websites-auf-ihrem-computer
Brave: https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050634931-How-Do-I-Manage-Cookies-In-Brave-
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-l%C3%B6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Opera: https://help.opera.com/de/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Please note that if you delete all cookies, the cookies for observing the revocation options will also be deleted.
We currently only use technically necessary cookies and only if you are registered with Anogate and have therefore entered into a contractual relationship with us (see 4b).
b. Technical and organizational measures
This website is subject to various technical and organizational measures to protect your data. These include pseudonymization and anonymization of personal data as well as the use of HTTPS. HTTPS stands for "secure hypertext transfer protocol" for the tap-proof transmission of data on the internet. This means that the transmission of all data from your browser to our web server is secure.
By using TLS (TLS = Transport Layer Security), an encryption protocol for secure data transmission on the Internet, we can ensure the protection of confidential data. You can recognize the use of this data transmission security by the small lock symbol in the browser to the left of the Internet address and the use of the https scheme (instead of http) as part of our Internet address.
4. What data is collected on this site?
a. Access data and log files
If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security and to offer our services:
IP address (network address)
Name of your internet service provider (provider)
Country of origin of the network address
Date and time of the request and the time zone
Name of the retrieved file (specific page)
Access status
Amount of data transferred in each case
Website from which the request was made
Browser and operating system of your end device
Language and version of the browser
The processing is based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. This is also supported by Art. 5 para. 1 f, according to which appropriate security must be ensured.
The data is only stored temporarily, for seven days, in log files to provide the service for technical reasons. If the data is subsequently required for a longer period to ensure system security, the IP address is anonymized by shortening it. Furthermore, the log files are stored separately from other data collected and are not merged.
b. Collection of personal data during registration
In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data is collected and processed if you provide it to us for the execution of a contract or when opening a customer account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. It is possible to delete your customer account at any time and can be done by clicking on the cancel button in the customer account or by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the controller. We store and use the data you provide to process the contract. After complete processing of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked with regard to tax and commercial retention periods and deleted after expiry of these periods, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or a legally permitted further use of data has been reserved by us, about which we will inform you accordingly below.
We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary in the context of contract processing, for example to the credit institution responsible for processing payments. Any further transmission of the data will not take place or will only take place if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
5. What is the data processed for?
a. Web-Hosting
i. Hetzner
For our hosting we use servers at the company Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen ("Hetzner"). We use various European data centers, including in Falkenstein, Nuremberg and Helsinki. An order data processing contract has been concluded with Hetzner. In addition, Hetzner is also subject to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation.
ii. Bunny
We use the content delivery network (“CDN”) from Bunny.net or the company BunnyWay d.o.o, Cesta komandanta Staneta 4A, 1215 Medvode, Slovenia. Bunny.net helps us to load our website much faster and at the same time make it more secure. An order data processing contract has been concluded with Bunny.net. In addition, Bunny.net is also subject to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation.
b. Newsletter
On our website we use Brevo to send emails and newsletters. The provider is Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin (“Brevo” or formerly SendInBlue). Brevo is a service that can be used to organize and analyze newsletter distribution. The data you enter to receive the newsletter (e.g. email address) is stored on Brevo's servers in Germany and Ireland.
Our newsletters sent with Brevo enable us to analyze the behavior of the recipients. Among other things, it can be analyzed how many recipients opened the emails and how often which link in the newsletter was clicked. With the help of so-called conversion tracking, it can also be analyzed whether a pre-defined action (e.g. purchasing a product on our website) took place after clicking on the link in the newsletter. More information about data processing can be found in Brevo's privacy policy (https://www.brevo.com/en/legal/privacypolicy/) and also the following information page:https://www.brevo.com/de/informationen-newsletter-empfaenger/
Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.
If you do not want analysis from Brevo, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.
The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from both our servers and Brevo's servers after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the member area) remains unaffected.
c. Payment
We use the third-party provider Paddle for payments as part of our paid packages. We do not store or collect your payment details. This information is shared directly with our third-party payment processors, whose use of your personal information is governed by their privacy policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS, which are managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, a joint project of brands such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information. You can find Paddle’s privacy policy here: https://www.paddle.com/legal/privacy
6. Changes to this privacy policy
From time to time it is necessary to adapt the content of this data protection declaration, especially if the legal situation or our online offering or the method of data collection changes.
If necessary, please inform yourself again about this data protection declaration, especially if you provide us with personal data.
Stand: 15.01.2024