Privacy Policy

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Responsible for this website (https://minespider.com) is the operator of the website:
Minespider GmbH represented by the managing director Mr. Nathan Williams, Dunckerstrasse 79, 10437 Berlin, Germany (in the following also referred to as “we”, “us” or “Minespider”).

If you wish to assert your data protection rights in connection with this website or have suggestions or questions concerning data protection, please send an email to:privacy @ minespider.com

INFORMATION ON THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

Collection and processing of personal data

We only collect, use and pass on your personal data if it is permitted by law (in particular by the Basic Data Protection Ordinance, “DSGVO”, as enacted by the European Union) or if you consent to the collection of your personal data. Personal data is hereby defined as all information that serves to determine your person and which can be traced back to you.

What personal information is collected and why such information is collected

When you visit the Minespider website, the device with which you access it automatically transmits log data (connection data) to the server of 1&1 Internet SE (also referred to as “1&1”) from which the website is operated. This log information includes the IP address of the device you use to access the website or service, the type of browser you use, the websites you visited previously, your system configuration, and the date and time of your visit.

We, respectively 1&1, only store IP addresses to the extent that they deem necessary in order to best provide our services. Otherwise the IP addresses will be deleted or made anonymous. Your IP address during your visit to this Minespider website is stored for a maximum of 7 days for the purpose of detection and defense against any possible cyber attack. We process the data mentioned for the following purposes in addition to statistical purposes:‍

Ensuring a smooth connection of our website
Ensuring comfortable use of our website
Evaluation of system security and stability

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Par. 1 S.1 lit f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes listed above for data collection.

Cookies and pixel

We and 1&1, as the host of this website, use cookies and pixels at various points on the Minespider website. Cookies are small identifiers that a server stores on the terminal device with which you access relevant websites or services. They contain information that can be called up when accessing our website related services and thus enable a more efficient and better use of the website features. We and 1&1 use both “permanent” cookies and “session” cookies. Session cookies are deleted when you close your web browser.

Permanent cookies remain on your terminal until they are no longer necessary to achieve their purpose and are deleted. The cookies serve to improve our and the services of 1&1 and the use of certain features. For example, cookies are also used to collect statistical data on the website, for example on the number of visitors. Pixels are small graphics on web pages that enable log file recording and log file analysis, which are often used for statistical evaluations.

Irrespective of this, the implementation of cookies can be prevented at any time by means of the appropriate setting of your internet browser. Doing this will permanently block the use of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This function is possible on all common internet browsers. If you deactivate the implementation of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all of your website’s functions of our website may be fully usable.

The data processed by the cookies are required for the above-mentioned purposes in order to safeguard Minespider’s legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f DSGVO.

COMMUNICATION

Contact

If you contact us through the contact options offered, your details and your inquiry or message will be stored so that these can be used to process and respond to your inquiry or message. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your consent. Whereas, when you send data via the internet, this data is usually passed to third parties.

Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter

If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. Your e-mail address is the only mandatory information for sending the newsletter. The provision of any further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter. This means that we will only send you an e-mail newsletter after you have expressly confirmed that you agree to receive the newsletter. We will then send you a confirmation e-mail asking you to click on a link to confirm that you wish to receive our newsletter in the future.

By activating the confirmation link, you consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. When you register for the newsletter, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to track any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later point in time. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter will be used exclusively for the purposes of advertising by way of the newsletter.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the responsible person named at the beginning. After you have unsubscribed, your e-mail address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list unless you have expressly consented to the further use of your data or unless we reserve the right to make further use of your data, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

REFERRALS

Links

The Minespider website contains links to websites of other providers (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Telegram). Whereas Minespider provides access to the use of this content through an external link (§ 8 German Telemedia Act, TMG). External links open in a new browser window. This makes it clear to the user from when he leaves the pages of Minespider. The operator of the respective other website is responsible for the content of external links and compliance with data protection regulations.

Minespider has no influence on this. The external providers usually receive from your browser, in addition to other data, information about the page from which you came to their site. External providers are solely responsible for this data collection. Internal links are opened on the Internet pages of Minespider in the same browser window in which they were selected. PDF documents are an exception to this. These are opened in a separate window that only allows you to view, complete and print the document. The content of the completed PDF documents is not saved.

Embedded content from other websites

Minespider uses videos that are published on websites of the company YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA (hereinafter: "YouTube"), a company of Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter: "Google"). Whereas Minespider is embedding the videos via so called “iframing” protocols on our Minespider website and on the basis of a consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO.

Please note that the framed content is embedded in the Minespider website by using the option of the "extended data protection mode" as provided by YouTube. When you access a page that has an embedded video, it connects to the YouTube servers and displays the content on the website by notifying your browser.

According to YouTube, in the "extended data protection mode", your data will only be transmitted to the YouTube server in the USA when you click on the presented play button to watch the video. By clicking on the video, you consent to this transmission with the effect that your data, in particular which pages from the Minespider website you have visited and device-specific information including the IP address, is transmitted to YouTube (and Google). If you are logged in to YouTube (or other Google accounts) at the same time, this information will be associated with your YouTube account (or other Google account) and, as the case may be, with data collected from both permanent and session cookies implemented and used by YouTube, Google and/or other parties associated with them.

You can prevent this by logging out of your member account(s) before clicking on the embedded video and by blocking the use of cockies.Google states to be compliant with the data protection regulations of the "US Privacy Shield" and is registered with the "US Privacy Shield" program of the US Department of Commerce. For more information about YouTube-related privacy, please see Google's Privacy Policy published on https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB.

ONLINE MARKETING

Usage of Google AdWords Conversion-TrackingThis website uses the online advertising program "Google AdWords" and, as part of Google AdWords, the conversion tracking of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). We use the services of Google Adwords to draw attention to our attractive offers with the help of advertising media (so-called Google Adwords) on external websites.

In relation to the data of the advertising campaigns, we can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are. We pursue with it the interest to show you advertisement which is of interest for you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of advertising costs.

The Conversion Tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an AdWords ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system. These cookies usually lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not expired, Google and we may recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was directed to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers.

The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers see the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, you will not receive any information that personally identifies users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can block this use by turning off the Google Conversion Tracking cookie in your Internet browser under User Preferences. They will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. We use Google Adwords because of our legitimate interest in targeted advertising pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Google LLC, headquartered in the USA, is certified for the US-European privacy agreement "Privacy Shield", which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

You can find out more about Google's privacy policy at the following Internet address: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

You can permanently deactivate cookies for advertisement preferences by preventing them by setting your browser software accordingly or by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=en

Please note that if you have deactivated the use of cookies, certain functions of this website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent.

WEB ANALYTICS SERVICES

Google (Universal) Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your abbreviated IP address) will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

This website uses Google Analytics exclusively with the extension "_anonymizeIp()", which ensures an anonymization of the IP address by shortening and excludes a direct personal reference. By the extension 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 before. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. In these exceptional cases, this processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behaviour for optimisation and marketing purposes.

On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and Internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google.

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 use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as Google from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Google LLC, headquartered in the USA, is certified for the us-European privacy agreement "Privacy Shield", which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

For more information on how Google Analytics uses user data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

RETARGETING / REMARKETING

Facebook Custom Audience

This website uses the "Facebook pixel" of Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook"). If explicit consent is given, it can be used to track the behavior of users after they have seen or clicked on a Facebook ad. This process is used to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements for statistical and market research purposes and can help to optimize future advertising measures.

The collected data is anonymous for us and does not give us any information about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Usage Guidelines (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/).

You can enable Facebook and its affiliates to serve ads on and off Facebook. A cookie can also be stored on your computer for these purposes. These processing operations shall only take place if express consent is granted in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Consent to the use of the Facebook pixel may only be given by users who are older than 13 years of age. If you are younger, please ask your parent or guardian for permission.

Facebook Inc., headquartered in the USA, is certified for the U.S. Privacy Shield Agreement, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

In order to deactivate the use of cookies on your computer, you can set your Internet browser so that cookies can no longer be stored on your computer in the future or already stored cookies are deleted. Disabling all cookies may, however, mean that some functions on our Internet pages can no longer be executed. You may also disable the use of cookies by third parties such as Facebook on the following Digital Advertising Alliance website: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/

Google AdWords Remarketing

Our website uses the functions of Google AdWords Remarketing, hereby we advertise this website in the Google search results, as well as on third party websites. Provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). For this purpose, Google places a cookie in the browser of your terminal device, which automatically uses a pseudonymous cookie ID and on the basis of the pages visited by you an interest-based advertising. Processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Any further processing will only take place if you have consented to Google's linking your Internet and app browsing history to your Google Account and if information from your Google Account is used to personalize ads you view on the web. In this case, if you are logged in to Google during your visit to our website, Google will use your information in conjunction with Google Analytics data to create and define target audience lists for cross-device remarketing. Google will temporarily link your personal data with Google Analytics data in order to form target groups.

You can permanently disable the setting of cookies for ad preferences by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available from the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/

Alternatively, you can contact the Digital Advertising Alliance at the Internet address www.aboutads.info to find out about the setting of cookies and configure your settings. Finally, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually on their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally. If cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

Google LLC, headquartered in the USA, is certified for the us-European privacy agreement "Privacy Shield", which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU. Further information and the privacy policy regarding advertising and Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

DATA SHARING

With whom data is shared by Minespider Data shared with 1&1The data transmitted when using the website will be shared with the host of this website. As mentioned, this website is hosted by 1&1 Internet SE (also referred to as “1&1”). 1&1 is headquartered in the Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany. Stored data can be analyzed by an automated spam detection service of 1&1, or by the service provider commissioned by 1&1.

The current data protection regulations of 1&1 can be viewed under the following link: https://hosting.1und1.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy/

Data shared with YouTube and Google

As outlined above with regard to the video content embedded on Minespider website by framing the linked YouTube video, once you click on the video data is shared with YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, and Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Stored data can be analyzed by YouTube LLC and Google Inc., or by the service provider commissioned by them.

The YouTube respectively Google Privacy Policy is published on https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB.

Data shared with others

Besides the aforementioned cases, passing on of the described data to third parties does not take place in principle. A transfer of your data is considered according to a consent in terms of Art. 6 Par. 1 S.1 lit. a DSGVO, provided that you have given your express consent. Also, data collected when accessing the website of Minespider or when we receive your inquiries or messages will be transmitted to third parties if we are legally or by court order obliged to do so or if this is necessary in the event of attacks on the Internet infrastructure for legal or criminal prosecution (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. c DSGVO)

How long will your data be stored by Minespider

Your IP address during your visit to our website is usually stored for a maximum of 7 days in order to detect and defend against possible cyber attacks. The data stored by Minespider will be deleted if it is no longer required for this intended use. There are no legally binding retention periods. If deletion is not possible because the data is required for legal purposes, data processing will be restricted. In this case, the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes.

As stated above, 1&1, YouTube and Google also uses both permanent and session cookies. Session cookies are deleted when you close your web browser. Permanent cookies remain on your terminal until they are no longer necessary to serve their purpose and then are deleted.

What rights do you have to your data?

Right to information, Art. 15 DSGVO According to Art. 15 DSGVO you have a right to information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may obtain information about the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to correction, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data, provided that these have not been collected by us.

Right to correction, Art. 16 DSGVO
According to Art. 16 DSGVO, you have the right to demand immediately the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us.

Right to cancellation, Art. 17 DSGVO
In accordance with Art. 17 DSGVO, you may request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

Right to limitation of processing, Art. 18
DSGVO Pursuant to Art. 18 DSGVO, you can demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data stored with us if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you reject its deletion and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have filed an objection against the processing in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO.

Right to data transferability, Art. 20 DSGVO
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format.

Revocation of consent, Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO
If you have given us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke this consent at any time.

Right of appeal, Art. 77 DSGVO
You have the right to complain to the relevant supervisory authority: For Minespider this is the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit), whose contact details are published at: https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/ueber-uns/kontakt.

Right of objection, Art. 21 DSGVO
If your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO, provided that there are special reasons for this arising from your particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right of objection, simply send an e-mail to privacy@minespider.com.

Actuality of this data protection declaration
This data protection declaration is currently valid and has such status as of August 2018.Due to the further development of this website and the offers contained therein or due to revised legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration. The current data protection declaration can be accessed at any point of the Minespider website and printed out for legal purposes as deemed necessary.