Data protection

Data protection

Status: 01/01/2019

1. General information

1.1 This privacy notice applies to information we collect about you from:

  • accessing or visiting the website
  • Use of the services listed under point 3
  • Entering into, processing and processing of contractual relationships.

1.2 Responsible:
1.2.1 The website is an offer from Finelevels Engineering UG, Berlin (hereinafter referred to as Finelevels). Finelevels Engineering UG (limited liability) is responsible for the processing of data in connection with the applications listed under point 3 of this data protection declaration.
1.3 The data is collected and processed by Finelevels Engineering UG (limited liability) and only used to fulfill the respective business purpose. You can find more detailed information on the individual purposes in the supplementary information.
1.4 You can reach our data protection officer at info@finelevels.de .

2. How is your personal data processed?

2.1. General for the purposes of processing
Essentially, we only collect, store and process your personal data in order to fulfill a contractual obligation towards you or if you have given us your consent. However, we also use your data in order to comply with procedures or legal provisions that affect us, insofar as this is necessary to protect our own or the legitimate interests of others or to enforce, protect or exercise our rights or defend ourselves against claims.

2.2 Information you give us

2.2.1: As a rule, you can use our website without providing us with any personal information directly. For some services, such as our newsletter service, we will request personal information from you. This includes, among other things, your name or your e-mail address in order to be able to process the respective service quickly and in a user-friendly manner or to be able to offer the service at all. Detailed information on all services offered on our homepage can be found below under point 3 in this data protection declaration.
2.2.2: For entering into, processing and processing contractual relationships, the collection and processing of personal data is particularly necessary so that we can meet our contractual obligations. You can find out more about this from the supplementary information.

2.3. Data that we receive automatically through your use of our online services
Some data is already generated when you visit our homepage.

2.3.1 Log Data
The automatically occurring data includes the log data of the web server. We only activate this logging in exceptional cases to investigate support cases and to ensure stability and security (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit f) GDPR). Each record consists of:

  • Date and time of the request
  • Client and server IP address, port and protocol status
  • the name of the requested file or page and the length of the request
  • Login information for the corresponding web service if you log in with a user account
  • Browser type and referrer (last accessed page of the client)
  • This data is evaluated anonymously for technical purposes only. Statistical evaluations do not take place.

2.3.2 Cookies
Cookies are small files containing a character string in which certain information is stored openly or in encrypted form. Cookies are sent from the server to your computer and stored there. They initially serve to identify the computer from which a website was accessed. If you log in to a website, cookies are used to notify the server of the login and to check permissions to access the site. Each cookie has an expiry date after which it is no longer valid. Cookies can be used to track a user's path across different pages of the homepage and also across different websites. With the help of cookies, the communication between our server and your computer can be improved and the use of a website can be made more comfortable. Cookies can come not only from the operator of the website, but also from third parties. You can use your browser to display the cookies on your computer, to delete the existing cookies or to set up the configuration so that not all or no cookies are saved at all. Please note that some functions will not work or will not work properly if you disable the setting of cookies.

2.3.3 Usage Analysis

2.3.3.1 Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA), Google for short. Google Analytics uses text files, so-called cookies. The cookies are stored on your computer and generate information about your use of our website. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f GDPR.
This information is transmitted to a Google server in the USA for storage. IP anonymization is activated on this website, ie your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The full IP address will only be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there in exceptional cases. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework .
Google uses the information generated to create evaluations and reports on use and activities on the website for Finelevels Engineering UG (limited liability). In particular, this may involve functions for display advertising, such as Google Analytics reports on performance based on demographic characteristics and interests. In the Google Analytics reports on performance according to demographic characteristics and interests, data obtained from interest-related advertising by Google and visitor data from third parties (such as age, gender and interests) are used. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required to do so by law or if third parties process this data on Google's behalf.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the use and storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. However, we expressly point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.
You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google. To do this, you must download and install the browser plugin available under the following link: Browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics
For browsers on mobile devices or as an alternative to the browser add-on, please click this link to prevent future detection by Google Analytics within this website. An opt-out cookie is stored on your device. If you delete your cookies, you must click this link again. For more information about Google's policies, visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/

2.3.4 Remarketing

2.3.4.1 Google Tag Manager
This website uses the Google Tag Manager from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). The Google Tag Manager is used to manage website tags (identifiers) via an interface. By using the Google Tag Manager, no cookies are set and no personal data is recorded. The tool triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If a deactivation has been made at the domain or cookie level, this will remain in place for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager. The legal basis for the processing of your data is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f GDPR.

2.3.4.2 Google AdWords Remarketing
This website uses the Google AdWords Remarketing function from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). The legal basis for the processing of your data is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f GDPR. The Google AdWords remarketing technology enables us to address users who have already visited our website and are interested in our offer again through targeted advertising on the pages of the Google partner network. For this purpose, a cookie is set when you visit our site in order to recognize the user when you visit one of our advertising partners' sites. Furthermore, user behavior can be analyzed and then used for targeted product recommendations and interest-based advertising. The data stored in the cookie is not merged with other personal data on user profiles. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
You can deactivate the use of cookies by Google by going to www.google.com/privacy/ads and pressing the "opt-out" button. Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative.
However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. For more information about Google's policies, visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/ .

2.3.4.3 Facebook Remarketing / Retargeting
This website uses remarketing tags from the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you visit our website, the remarketing tags establish a direct connection between the Facebook server and the user's browser. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our websites the user has visited with their IP address. Facebook assigns this information to the user's personal Facebook user account. This information is available to us for use when displaying Facebook Ads. We expressly point out that we, as the provider of the websites, have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Facebook. You can find more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy in Facebook's data protection information at www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ . If you do not want Facebook to directly assign the information collected to your Facebook user account, you can deactivate the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function here . You must be logged in to Facebook for this. The legal basis for the processing of your data is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f GDPR.

2.3.5 Social Media Plugins
Our website may also use programs (plugins) from the following social networks:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • google+
  • YouTube

These are offers from US companies:

  • Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA)
  • Twitter Inc. (1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA)
  • Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA)

The plug-ins are identified on our website by the logos of the respective companies or, for example, the addition "I like" or "Recommend". When you visit a website on our website that contains such a plug-in, your browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of the respective company, which in turn transmits the content of the plug-in to your browser and integrates it into the website displayed . As a result, the information that you have visited our website is forwarded to these companies. We have no influence on the collected data and data processing procedures, nor are we aware of the full extent of the data collection, the purposes of the processing, the storage periods. We also have no information on the deletion of the collected data by the plug-in provider. The plug-in provider stores the data collected about you as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (also for users who are not logged in) to display needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact the respective plug-in provider to exercise this right. With the plug-ins we offer you the opportunity to interact with social networks and other users, so that we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of the plug-ins is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f GDPR.
If you are logged in to these companies via your personal user account while visiting our website, they can assign the website visit to this account. By interacting with plug-ins, e.g. by clicking the "Like" button or leaving a comment, this information is transmitted directly to these companies and stored there. If you wish to prevent such data transmission, you must log out before visiting our website log out under your respective account. The purpose and scope of the data collection by these companies and the further processing and use of your data there as well as your rights and setting options for the protection of your privacy can be found in the data protection information of:


2.3.6 Crashlytics
In our apps we can use Crashlytics from Crashlytics Inc, USA. Crashlytics is part of the Google group of companies. Crashlytics identifies software errors and their reason. To do this, it collects data such as: device status information, end device type, device ID and stores it pseudonymised. You can prevent data collection and storage via a corresponding setting in the app. You can find more information on Crashlytics' data protection notices at: The legal basis for the processing of your data is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.