Privacy policy

Your privacy is important to us. It is Samantha Kinglys policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website, https://samantha-kingsley.com/, and other sites we own and operate.

The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. If personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation by third parties for sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of the website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

Privacy policy

Collection of general information

When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider and similar. This is exclusively information that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person. This information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver the website content you have requested and is mandatory when using the Internet. Anonymous information of this kind is statistically evaluated by us in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, (“Google”). The legal basis for data processing is the protection of our legitimate interests in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website (see Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR).

We only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization, i.e. IP addresses are only processed in abbreviated form in order to exclude direct personal references. For this purpose, your IP address is truncated by Google within the member states of the EU or the EEA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.

Google Analytics stores cookies on your computer in order to collect and analyze data about your use of our website. This data is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and has thereby undertaken to comply with European data protection law.

Google processes the data collected on our behalf in order to evaluate your use of our website, to compile reports on your activities on our website and to provide us with further services associated with the use of the website and the Internet. User data is stored for a period of 14 months. It is then deleted or anonymized.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; in this case, however, you may no longer be able to use all the functions of this website.

You can also object to the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google for the future by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: ” http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de or ” https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin.

Alternatively (or when using the website via a mobile browser), you can prevent the processing of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link (” Deactivate Google Analytics). Clicking on the link will place an opt-out cookie on your computer. If you delete cookies on your device, you must click the link again.

Alternatively, you can generally deactivate marketing cookies by third-party providers by using the above-mentioned options for “general objection to cookies for marketing purposes”.

You can find further information on data protection from Google Analytics at ” https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads, ” https://policies.google.com/privacy or ” https://adssettings.google.com/.

You can view Google’s privacy policy at ” https://policies.google.com/privacy/update?hl=de or ” https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

You can find further information on data protection and Google’s terms of use here: ” https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard disk. This automatically provides us with certain data such as IP address, browser used, operating system on your computer and your connection to the Internet.

Cookies cannot be used to start programs or transfer viruses to a computer. Using the information contained in cookies, we can make navigation easier for you and enable our web pages to be displayed correctly.

Under no circumstances will the data collected by us be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.

Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. You can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your Internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.

If you are under the age of 16 and wish to give your consent to optional services, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission.

We use cookies and other technologies on our website. Some of them are essential, while others help us to improve this website and your experience.

Personal data may be processed (e.g. IP addresses), e.g. for personalized ads and content or ad and content measurement.

You can revoke or adjust your selection at any time under Settings.

Please note that not all functions of the website may be available due to individual settings.

Some services process personal data in the USA. By consenting to the use of these services, you also consent to the processing of your data in the USA in accordance with Art. 49 (1) lit. a GDPR. The ECJ classifies the USA as a country with inadequate data protection according to EU standards. For example, there is a risk that US authorities will process personal data in surveillance programs without Europeans being able to take legal action.

Cookies and reports on access figures

We use “session cookies” from VG Wort, Munich, to measure access to texts in order to record the probability of copying. Session cookies are small units of information that a provider stores in the working memory of the visitor’s computer. A randomly generated unique identification number, a so-called session ID, is stored in a session cookie. A cookie also contains information about its origin and the storage period. Session cookies cannot store any other data.

These measurements are carried out by Kantar Germany GmbH using the Scalable Central Measurement Method (SZM). They help to determine the likelihood of individual texts being copied in order to compensate authors and publishers for legal claims. We do not collect any personal data via cookies. Many of our pages are equipped with JavaScript calls, which we use to report access to the collecting society Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort (VG Wort). In this way, we enable our authors to participate in the distributions of VG Wort, which ensure the statutory remuneration for the use of copyrighted works in accordance with Section 53 UrhG.

It is also possible to use our website without cookies. Most browsers are set to accept cookies automatically. However, you can deactivate the storage of cookies or set your browser to notify you as soon as cookies are sent.

Privacy policy for the use of the Scalable Central Measurement System

Web offers

Our website and our mobile website use the “Scalable Central Measurement Method” (SZM) of Kantar Germany GmbH to determine statistical parameters for determining the copy probability of texts.

Anonymous measurement values are collected. To recognize computer systems, the access number measurement alternatively uses a session cookie or a signature that is created from various automatically transmitted information from your browser. IP addresses are only processed in anonymized form.

The procedure was developed with data protection in mind. The sole aim of the procedure is to determine the copy probability of individual texts. At no time are individual users identified. Your identity is always protected. You will not receive any advertising via the system.

Amazon partner program

The operators of the pages participate in the Amazon EU partner program. Advertisements and links to the Amazon.de site are integrated on our pages by Amazon, from which we can earn money by reimbursing advertising costs. Amazon uses cookies to track the origin of orders. This allows Amazon to recognize that you have clicked on the partner link on our website.

The storage of “Amazon cookies” takes place on the basis of Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in this, as the amount of its affiliate remuneration can only be determined through the cookies.

Comment function

When users leave comments in the blog, the time of their creation and the username previously selected by the website visitor are stored in addition to this information. This is for our security, as we can be prosecuted for illegal content on our website, even if it was created by users.

Contact form

If you contact us by email or using the contact form, the information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for possible follow-up questions.

Use of script libraries (Google Web Fonts)

We use script libraries and font libraries such as Google Web Fonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/) on this website to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers. Google web fonts are transferred to your browser’s cache to avoid multiple loading. If the browser does not support Google web fonts or prevents access, content is displayed in a standard font.

Calling up script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the library operator. It is theoretically possible – although it is currently unclear whether and for what purposes – that operators of such libraries collect data.

The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Embedded YouTube videos

We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.

If you have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program, you will not have to expect any such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you wish to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser.

Further information on data protection at “Youtube” can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Legal basis:

On the basis of your express consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), we will regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by e-mail to the e-mail address you have provided.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. There is a corresponding link in every newsletter. You can also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or inform us of your revocation using the contact option provided at the end of this data protection notice.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage period:

The data will only be processed in this context for as long as the corresponding consent is available. It will then be deleted.

Provision prescribed or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely on the basis of your consent. Unfortunately, we cannot send you our newsletter without your consent.

Withdrawal of consent:

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. You can unsubscribe via the link contained in every e-mail or by contacting the data protection officer or the person responsible for data protection listed below.

Hosting

The website is hosted by Ionos GmbH. The provider stores access log files and error log files on the server. These log files contain the IP address of the visitor, and therefore personal data.

The following data is recorded there:

• Visited website
• Time at the time of access
• Amount of data sent in bytes
• Source/reference from which you reached the page
• Browser used
• Operating system used
• IP address used

The IP address is anonymized after 24 hours; the last octet is zeroed for this purpose. It is then deleted after 7 days at the latest. The legal basis for the use of hosting services is the protection of our legitimate interests in the analysis, optimization and the economic and secure operation of our website (see Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR). Furthermore, the cooperation with the hosting service provider is based on the conclusion of an order processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Social plugins

Type and purpose of processing:

We offer you the option of using so-called “social media buttons” on our website. To protect your data, we use the “Shariff” solution for implementation. This means that these buttons are only integrated on the website as a graphic that contains a link to the corresponding website of the button provider.

By clicking on the graphic, you will be redirected to the services of the respective provider. Only then will your data be sent to the respective provider. If you do not click on the graphic, there will be no exchange between you and the providers of the social media buttons. Information about the collection and use of your data in the social networks can be found in the respective terms of use of the corresponding providers. You can find more information about the Shariff solution here: http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html

Your rights to information, rectification, blocking, erasure and objection

You have the right to receive information about your personal data stored by us at any time. You also have the right to have your personal data corrected, blocked or, apart from the prescribed data storage for business processing, deleted. Please contact our data protection officer. You will find the contact details below.

To ensure that data can be blocked at any time, this data must be kept in a lock file for control purposes. You can also request the deletion of the data, provided there is no legal archiving obligation. If such an obligation exists, we will block your data on request.

You can make changes or withdraw your consent by notifying us accordingly with effect for the future.

Changes to our data protection provisions

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy from time to time so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

The data protection declaration was created with the data protection declaration generator of activeMind AG.