Data protection

 

Data protection declaration

With this data protection declaration we would like to inform you about how we process personal data. We are aware of the importance of the processing of personal data for the user concerned and, accordingly, we observe all relevant statutory requirements. The protection of your privacy is of utmost importance to us. For this reason, compliance with the legal provisions on data protection is a matter of course for us. Any dissemination for marketing purposes to third parties does not take place.

 

Getting in touch

At collectAI you have the opportunity to contact us in a number of ways, e.g. by email, contact form, by telephone or by post. If you contact us, we use the personal data (e.g. email address) that you voluntarily provide us with in this context solely for the purpose of contacting you and processing your request.

 

Responsible body

collect Artificial Intelligence GmbH, Görttwiete 16-20, 20459 Hamburg.

 

Contact details of the Data Protection Officer

You can reach the responsible Data Protection Officer at:

Data Protection Officer for collectAI GmbH: datenschutz@collect.ai

 

Processing purposes and legal basis

Data processing is carried out for the purpose of rendering this website available to you, and its optimisation.

 

Legal basis

The processing of your data is carried out on the following legal basis:

  • Your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR
  • to establish contract with you, Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b) GDPR
  • legitimate interests, Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f) GDPR (see below)

 

In processing your data we pursue the following legitimate interests

  • Improving our offer
  • Protection against misuse
  • Statistics

 

Data categories and data origin

We process the following categories of data: IP addresses.

 

Recipients

For the purpose of analysis, data is transmitted to an analytics service, see the section on Google Analytics for more details.

 

Duration of storage

We do not store any data when you visit our website.

 

Requirement or obligation to provide data

Unless expressly stated at the point of data capture, the provision of data is not necessary or obligatory

 

Cookies

The website uses so-called “cookies” in order to offer users a comprehensive range of functions and to make the use of the website more convenient. “Cookies” are small text files that are stored on your computer with the help of your Internet browser. If the use of “cookies” is not desired, the storage of “cookies” on the computer can be prevented by appropriate settings of the Internet browser.

The help function in the menu bar of most web browsers explains how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have your browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to delete all cookies you have already received and block them for all others instances.

 

In Internet Explorer

  1. Select “Internet Options” from the “Tools” menu.
  2. Click on the “Privacy” tab.
  3. You can now make the security settings for the Internet zone. Here, you can set whether (and which) cookies should be accepted or rejected.
  4. Press “OK” to confirm your setting.

 

In Firefox

  1. Select in the menu “Tools” the item Settings.
  2. Click on “Privacy”.
  3. In the drop-down menu, select the entry “Create according to user-defined settings”.
  4. Now you can set whether to accept cookies, how long you want to keep these cookies and add exceptions to which websites you always (or never) want to allow cookies.
  5. Press “OK” to confirm your setting.

 

In Google Chrome

  1. Click on the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
  2. Now select “Settings”.
  3. Click on “Show advanced settings”.
  4. Under “Privacy”, click on “Content Settings”.
  5. Under “Cookies” you can make the following settings for cookies:

a) Delete cookies
b) Block cookies by default
c) Allow cookies by default
d) Delete cookies and website data by default after closing the browser
e) Allow exceptions for cookies from certain websites or domains

 

Right of objection

You can object to the use, processing and transmission of your personal data for marketing purposes at any time by sending an informal message to collectAI GmbH, Am Sandtorkai 50, 20457 Hamburg, Germany. After receiving your objection, we will no longer use the data concerned.

 

Right of disclosure

You can request the disclosure of information about the personal data we have stored about you at any time. For this purpose please contact collectAI GmbH, Am Sandtorkai 50, 20457 Hamburg; info@collect.ai.

You also have the option of having your personal data corrected, blocked or deleted at any time if the legal requirements are met. In the event of any inaccuracies, we will correct the data stored with us immediately after you have notified us. For correction, you can contact us at the address and email address given above.

Personal data will be deleted if the collection or processing was inadmissible from the beginning, the processing or use proves to be inadmissible due to circumstances that have subsequently occurred, or knowledge of the data is no longer necessary for us to fulfill the underlying purpose of processing or use.  Only the data that we need to complete outstanding tasks or to enforce our rights and claims is excluded from deletion, as well as data that we must keep in accordance with legal requirements. However, such data will be blocked.

 

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority

As per Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to register a complaint with the supervisory authority if you consider that your personal data is being processed unlawfully. The address of the supervisory authority responsible for our company is: Hamburger Beauftragte für Datenschutz, Klosterwall 6, 20095 Hamburg.

 

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, in the event that IP anonymisation has been activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other Contracting States of the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened 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 the website activities and to provide further services to the website operator in connection with the use of the website and the Internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available via this link.

Alternatively, you can prevent Google Analytics from collecting the data by setting an opt-out cookie by clicking here. If you delete the cookies in your browser, you will have to click this link again afterwards.

 

Newsletter

If you have subscribed to our newsletter, you can unsubscribe at any time. In order to be able to constantly improve our service, our newsletter contains a function that only tells us whether and, if so, when you have viewed it.

 

Use of Hubspot

collectAI uses Hubspot, a service of Hubspot Inc. on its web pages for analysis purposes. Hubspot is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. So-called “web beacons” are used and “cookies” are also set, which are stored on your computer and enable us to analyse your use of the website. The information collected (e.g. IP address, geographic location, browser type, length of visit and pages viewed) is analysed by Hubspot on behalf of collectAI to generate reports about the visit and the pages visited at collectAI. If collectAI email news is subscribed to and studies and other documents are obtained, Hubspot also allows us to link a user’s visits to collectAI web pages with personal information (primarily name/email address) on the basis of a given consent, thus recording personal data and informing users individually and specifically about preferred topics. If you do not want Hubspot to collect your personal information, you may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser at any time. For further information about how Hubspot works, please see the Hubspot Inc. Data Protection Policy.

LinkedIn Plugin
Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland), hereinafter: LinkedIn).

Each time one of our pages containing LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, it is possible for LinkedIn to associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.

The use of the LinkedIn plugin is based on Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, with your consent given to the service provider.

For the analysis of our advertising campaigns on the pages of the social media service LinkedIn, we use the integrated analysis platform “LinkedIn Analytics”. Using this platform, we can analyse visitor data (e.g. number of visitors, number of new visitors and followers) and performance data and use them to optimise our advertising campaigns and become more relevant to our target group.

For more information, please see LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

When using this service, data may be transferred to third countries outside the EU, this is done in accordance with the above information on transfer to third countries.

 

Linkedin Insights (Script)

Our website uses the conversion tool “LinkedIn Insight Tag” of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. This tool creates a cookie in your web browser, which enables the collection of the following data, among others: IP address, device and browser properties and page events (e.g. page views). This data is encrypted, anonymised within seven days and the anonymised data is deleted within 90 days.

LinkedIn does not share any personal data with us, but provides anonymised reports on website audience and ad performance. In addition, LinkedIn offers the possibility of retargeting via the Insight Tag. The controller can use this data to display targeted advertising outside its website without identifying you as a website visitor. For more information on data protection at LinkedIn, please refer to the LinkedIn privacy notice.

Your data will be processed with your consent in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

LinkedIn members can control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in their account settings. To deactivate the Insight tag on our website, please change this in the cookie settings.

Customize and revoke your cookie consent:

You can adjust your cookie settings or revoke your consent for certain cookies at any time.

Version of this privacy policy

Data Protection Declaration as of 27 April 2023
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time with effect for the future.