Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy below.

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Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website? Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the "Controller" section of this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data? Your data is collected in two ways: firstly, through information you provide to us directly, for example by entering details into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems — primarily technical data such as your internet browser, operating system, or the time of your visit. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter the website.

What do we use your data for? Some data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyse your browsing behaviour. Where contracts can be initiated or concluded via the website, the data submitted will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other enquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right to receive, free of charge, information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw that consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For these and any other questions regarding data protection, please contact us at any time.

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Analytics and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed, primarily using analytics programmes. Detailed information about these programmes can be found in this Privacy Policy.

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2. Hosting

WIX

Our website is hosted by the following provider: Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel (hereinafter "WIX").

WIX is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, WIX analyses user behaviour, visitor sources, visitor regions, and visitor numbers. WIX stores cookies in your browser that are necessary for the display of the website and to ensure security (essential cookies).

Data collected via WIX may be stored on servers worldwide, including in the USA. For details, please refer to WIX's Privacy Policy: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy. According to WIX, data transfers to the USA and other third countries are based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses or comparable safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR. Details are available here: https://de.wix.com/about/privacy-dpa-users.

The use of WIX is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring our website is displayed as reliably as possible. Where consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The company holds certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), an agreement between the European Union and the USA designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. For further information, please visit: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5626.

Data Processing Agreement We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with WIX. This is a legally required contract ensuring that WIX processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

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3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Controller

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The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Stefan Obili

SOB-Media

Freiherr-vom-Stein-Straße 12

36286 Neuenstein Germany

Email: info@barbarafoxbooks.com

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The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Retention Period Unless a specific retention period has been stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for retaining it (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place once those reasons no longer apply.

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Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

Where you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR where special categories of data are processed pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR. Where data processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or to take pre-contractual steps, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. We also process your data where required to fulfil a legal obligation under Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal basis in each individual case is set out in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

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Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. This may require the transfer of personal data to those parties. We only share personal data with external parties where this is necessary for the performance of a contract, where we are legally required to do so, where we have a legitimate interest in doing so under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or where another legal basis permits the transfer. When engaging data processors, we only share personal data on the basis of a valid Data Processing Agreement.

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Withdrawal of Consent

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw consent already given at any time. The lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal remains unaffected.

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Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

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

WHERE YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS 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) GDPR).

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Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. This right of complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

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Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format, and to have it transmitted to yourself or to a third party. Where you request direct transfer to another controller, this will only be done where technically feasible.

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Access, Rectification and Erasure

Under applicable law, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, where applicable, the right to rectify or erase that data. For this and any other questions regarding personal data, please contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing

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You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time to exercise this right. The right to restriction applies in the following cases: where you contest the accuracy of your personal data, while we verify it; where processing is unlawful and you request restriction rather than erasure; where we no longer need the data but you require it for legal claims; or where you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, pending verification of whether our legitimate grounds override yours.

Where processing has been restricted, your personal data may — apart from storage — only be processed with your consent, for legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another person, or for reasons of important public interest.

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SSL/TLS Encryption

This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries you submit to us as the website operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the address bar changing from "http://" to "https://" and the padlock symbol in your browser bar. When SSL/TLS encryption is active, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

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Objection to Promotional Emails

The use of contact details published in connection with the legal notice obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional communications, such as spam emails.

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4. Data Collection on This Website

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Cookies

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

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable certain services from external companies to be integrated into websites. Cookies serve various functions — many are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them. Other cookies may be used to analyse user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Technically necessary cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent has been obtained, cookies are stored exclusively on the basis of that consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG). Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

You can configure your browser to inform you about cookies, allow them only on a case-by-case basis, exclude them in certain or all cases, or automatically delete them when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

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Contact Form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the form, including the contact information you provide, will be stored for the purpose of processing your enquiry and any follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract, or on our legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) where this has been requested. Data entered in the contact form will be retained until you request deletion or withdraw consent. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

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Enquiries by Email, Phone or Fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your enquiry including all resulting personal data will be stored and processed for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent. Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where applicable, or on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), or your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Data will be retained until you request deletion or withdraw consent. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

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5. Newsletter

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Newsletter Data

To subscribe to our newsletter, we require your email address and confirmation that you are the owner of that address and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected unless provided voluntarily. This data is used exclusively for sending the requested information and is not passed on to third parties.

Processing of newsletter subscription data is based solely on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time, for example by clicking the unsubscribe link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal remains unaffected.

Your email address will be stored until you unsubscribe. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter list at our discretion in accordance with our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Upon unsubscription, your email address may be stored on a suppression list to prevent future mailings, where necessary. This data is used solely for this purpose and not merged with other data. Storage on the suppression list is based on our legitimate interest in complying with legal requirements for newsletter distribution (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage is not subject to a time limit. You may object to storage where your interests override our legitimate interest.