Privacy Policy

Technagger.com is a project of SK interactive (Owner: Stefan Kröll, Weidenfeldle 7, 73485 Unterschneidheim), hereinafter referred to as “Technagger.”

The following privacy policy applies to all services & websites of Technagger. If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us.

In general, the use of the Technagger web offering is possible without providing any personal data. However, for certain services, processing of personal data is necessary, and we want to inform our users about this with this privacy policy.

Technagger sets high standards for data security to ensure the best possible protection when processing personal data. Since internet-based communication can have security vulnerabilities, absolute protection is not possible and therefore cannot be guaranteed.

1. Definitions

Personal Data: Personal data refers to information about a natural person who can be identified, for example, by linking it to an online identifier (email address, location data, etc.).

2. Controller

The controller within the meaning of the GDPR (European and other data protection regulations) is:

SK interactive
Owner: Stefan Kröll
Weidenfeldle 7
73485 Unterschneidheim
Germany
Tel.: +49 7966 414 99 50
Email: kontakt@sk-interactive.com

3. Cookies

When you visit one of our websites, we send one or more cookies to the device you use to access it. Cookies help us improve the quality of our services by saving user settings and generating statistics.

Additional cookies may be set when visiting subpages or submitting comments.

You can disable the storage of cookies/session cookies directly in your browser settings. However, this may lead to restrictions in some website functions.

The storage of cookies is in the interest of a technically error-free and optimized provision of online content. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

4. Log Data

When you access our websites, our servers automatically store certain information. These server logs may include:

  • The URL from which you accessed our site
  • Your IP address
  • Browser type
  • Browser language
  • Date and time of your request

Technagger does not draw conclusions about individuals when using log data. This data is stored separately from personal data and is used to deliver content correctly, optimize advertisements, and provide law enforcement authorities with sufficient information in case of a cyber attack.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which allows data processing for contract fulfillment or pre-contractual measures.

5. Use of Bloggerei

All Technagger websites integrate a tracking graphic from Bloggerei.de. Bloggerei is a service provided by Online Marketing Consultant, Daniel Paul Töpp, Hortensienring 7, 65929 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. This service allows tracking of visitor numbers for individual blog posts. The use of the tracking graphic transmits log data and IP addresses to the provider of Bloggerei.

This tracking is in the interest of measuring access numbers and optimizing future contributions. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

6. Use of Comments

When using the comment section, the chosen nickname, timestamp, email, website (optional), and IP address are stored for each published comment. This storage is necessary for security reasons to take appropriate action in case of legal violations. These personal data will not be shared unless required by law or necessary for legal defense.

Legal basis: The storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting the controller. The legality of the data processing carried out before revocation remains unaffected.

7. Retention Period

Personal data of the affected person is stored only for the period necessary to achieve the storage purpose or as required by law. If this purpose ceases, personal data will be routinely deleted in accordance with legal requirements.

Comments and related data remain on our website as long as the commented content is not completely deleted or the comments are not legally required to be removed.

8. Rights of the Data Subject

Under the EU GDPR, data subjects are granted the following rights regarding the processing of their personal data. To exercise these rights, the data subject may contact the controller at any time (see section 2).

  • Right to Confirmation: You can request confirmation as to whether personal data is being processed (Art. 15 GDPR).
  • Right to Access: You can request free information about your stored personal data at any time (Art. 15 GDPR).
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to immediate correction of inaccurate personal data. Additionally, you have the right to complete incomplete personal data (Art. 16 GDPR).
  • Right to Erasure / Right to be Forgotten: You have the right to request that the controller delete your personal data if certain conditions apply and processing is no longer necessary (Art. 17 GDPR).
  • Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing under certain conditions (Art. 18 GDPR).
  • Right to Data Portability: Every affected person has the right to receive their stored personal data in a common and machine-readable format (Art. 20 GDPR).
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons arising from your particular situation (Art. 21 GDPR).
  • Automated Decision-Making Including Profiling: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that significantly affects you (Art. 22 GDPR).
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to revoke your consent for the processing of personal data at any time (Art. 7(3) GDPR).
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. A list of relevant data protection authorities can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html

9. Use and Implementation of YouTube

Technagger has integrated so-called YouTube videos into its online offering. YouTube allows users to upload, view, rate, and comment on video content free of charge. YouTube is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time a page containing an embedded YouTube video is accessed, the corresponding video elements are requested and downloaded by the web browser. This allows YouTube to recognize which subpage the affected person is on. If the person is already logged into their YouTube account, this information is collected and can be assigned. Logging out of the YouTube account beforehand prevents this assignment.

YouTube videos may be embedded on our homepage, in our news section, or in our discussion forum by forum users. We use “enhanced privacy mode” aka “youtube-nocookie” for embedding, so fewer additional cookies are set by YouTube.

Additional Information: YouTube videos are only displayed if the so-called cookie consent banner has been accepted. If this is not the case, only a placeholder with an optional activation option is inserted into the respective post. An active connection to YouTube servers is only established after accepting the cookie banner. Revocation is possible at any time under point 12 of our data protection regulations.

The privacy policy published by YouTube provides information on the collection and use of personal data and can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

The use of embedded YouTube videos is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

10. Information on Google AdSense and Personalized Advertising

On subpages of Technagger, advertising services such as Google AdSense may be used. This is a service provided by the third-party provider Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States, hereinafter referred to as “Google.” The purpose of Google AdSense is to integrate advertisements into our website. Google AdSense may use invisible graphics to analyze visitor traffic and also store cookies on the user’s access device. All data generated in this way is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and analyzed and stored there. Furthermore, this data may be passed on by Google to contractual partners.

With each visit to a subpage of this website where Google AdSense is integrated, Google gains knowledge of personal data such as the IP address and the time of the request. Google uses this to track clicks and their origin.

To prevent tracking by Google AdSense, users have the following options:

  1. Cookies can be optionally blocked through browser settings.
  2. Disable interest-based ads on Google.
  3. Disable interest-based ads on About Ads.
  4. Use browser plugins (Adblock, uBlock, etc.).
  5. “Hide” our cookie information message.

Deactivation settings as per points 2 or 3 are reset when browser cookies are removed.

Further information on this topic can be found in Google’s privacy policy and at the following links:

http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/partners/

http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/technologies/ads

http://support.google.com/adsense/answer/2839090

The integration of Google AdSense is in the interest of ad delivery and advertisement marketing. The delivery of Google AdSense is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) in the cookie information message. You can revoke your consent at any time (see point 12 of our privacy policy) by contacting the data controller or deleting the cookies from Technagger. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.

11. Revocation Option (YouTube & Personalized Advertising)

You can revoke your previously given consent to the so-called cookie consent banner at any time. As a result, embedded YouTube videos and personalized advertising will be disabled again on all Technagger websites. Your current status, including the revocation option, can be found in the following settings window:

12. Links

Further information on external links on our website.

Amazon Partner Program – Technagger (Owner: Stefan Kröll) participates in the Amazon Europe S.à r.l. affiliate program (Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg, Luxembourg) and is a partner of the advertising program designed to provide a medium for websites to earn advertising fees by placing advertisements and links to Amazon.de. Amazon can recognize when you click on a corresponding partner link on this website. Corresponding cookies are only set after accessing the actual Amazon page; we do not use Amazon tracking cookies.

Facebook – We link to Facebook to provide the share function. Facebook is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. For the share function, we use standard hyperlinks, so no data is transmitted to Facebook when you visit our website. Only after clicking on a correspondingly marked Facebook link will you be redirected to Facebook, where data may be collected over which we have no control.

Twitter – We link to Twitter to provide the share function. Twitter is operated by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. For the share function, we use standard hyperlinks, so no data is transmitted to Twitter when you visit our website. Only after clicking on a correspondingly marked Twitter link will you be redirected to Twitter, where data may be collected over which we have no control.

WhatsApp – We link to the WhatsApp app to provide the article share function. WhatsApp is operated by WhatsApp Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. For the share function, we use standard hyperlinks, so no data is transmitted to WhatsApp when you visit our website. Only after clicking on a correspondingly marked WhatsApp link will you be redirected to the WhatsApp app, where data may be collected over which we have no control.

13. Tracking and Profiling

Technagger uses various tracking services to identify trends and optimize advertising bookings. You have the option to opt out of this tracking by clicking the following opt-out links.

Matomo – Technagger uses the web analytics software Matomo (www.matomo.org), a service provided by InnoCraft Ltd., 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand (“Matomo”). Technagger has a legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes. According to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, data is collected and stored for these purposes. Pseudonymized user profiles may be created and evaluated from this data for the same purpose, and cookies may be used. The data collected with Matomo technology (including your pseudonymized IP address) is processed on our servers.

The information generated by the cookie in the pseudonymous user profile is not used to personally identify visitors to this website and is not merged with personal data of the pseudonym holder.

Supplement: Technagger has manually configured the “Matomo” software so that no cookies are set during statistical analysis.

If you do not agree with the storage and evaluation of this data from your visit, you can object to the storage and use at any time by clicking below. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be placed in your browser, which prevents Matomo from collecting any session data. Please note that if you delete all cookies, the opt-out cookie will also be deleted and may need to be reactivated.

Opt-Out:

Technagger does not use automated decision-making or profiling.

14. Right to Information

You have the right to obtain information about your stored personal data at any time. Upon request, the data controller will also correct or delete personal data, provided that no legal retention obligations conflict with this. For information about stored data or deletion requests, please contact:

SK interactive | Project: Technagger 
Stefan Kröll 
Weidenfeldle 7 
73485 Unterschneidheim 
Germany