Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy / Overview

By accepting this statement, you give us your consent to collect, process, and use your personal data for the purposes listed below. You may revoke this consent at any time with future effect.

Legal Basis

We collect and process data using automated data processing systems in compliance with applicable law, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Digital Services Act (DDG).

Data Controller as defined by the GDPR

is Reisefotografie Norbert Hohn. More information about the operator of this website can be found in the legal notice.

Automatic Information

For technical reasons and on the grounds of legitimate interest (see Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), when you use our website,

• the IP address of the requesting computer,
• The client's request,
• the HTTP response code,
• the date and time of access,
• the website from which you are accessing our site,
• the amount of data transferred,
• Information about the browser and operating system you are using

stored in log files. We do not share this data with third parties. To the extent that the data is no longer technically necessary, it is used solely for statistical purposes and is anonymous. After statistical analysis, this data is deleted.

Audience Measurement & Cookies

This website uses cookies for pseudonymized audience measurement, which are transmitted to the user’s browser either from our server or from a third-party server. Cookies are small files that are stored on your device. Your browser accesses these files. The use of cookies improves the user-friendliness and security of this website. If you do not want cookies for audience measurement to be stored on your device, you can opt out of the use of these files as described below.

Security

Our database containing your personal data is protected at all times by appropriate technical and organizational measures against access, processing, and use by unauthorized persons. For more information, please visit our service provider’s privacy policy page.

Personal Data

If the website offers the option to enter personal or business data (e.g., email addresses, names, addresses), the disclosure of this personal data by you is expressly voluntary. We use this information to process your orders, deliver your goods, provide services, and process payments (including any necessary verifications). We also use this information to improve our offerings, to prevent or detect misuse—in particular fraud—or to enable third parties to perform technical, logistical, or other services on our behalf.

If we engage third parties to perform services you wish to use, and these third parties absolutely require this data to fulfill your order, we will only transfer order information and personal data to the extent necessary for fulfillment. These third parties are not permitted to use your data for any other purposes. We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) with our service providers. Furthermore, they are obligated to handle the data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and German data protection laws. This applies in particular to photo production in external laboratories.

How long will my data be stored?

We process and store your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill our contractual or legal obligations.

If the data is no longer necessary to fulfill our obligations, it will be deleted after a reasonable period of time, unless further processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests or is required by archiving regulations.

Access, Objection, Correction, and Deletion of Data

Once the purpose of data collection and use has been fulfilled—for example, upon the complete fulfillment of an order—we will delete your personal data, unless you have created a permanent customer account, used another service provided by us, or the data needs to be retained for potential legal proceedings.

We do not disclose stored data to third parties, unless expressly stated otherwise above; in particular, this data is neither sold nor rented. Data is not processed in third countries outside the EU.

You have the right to request information about the data we have stored about you. Furthermore, under the applicable General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to object to the use and/or transfer of your data for advertising purposes. In addition, in accordance with legal provisions, you have the right to have this personal data corrected, restricted, or deleted. In such cases, please contact us in writing at the address listed on the website under “Contact.”

Encryption

The data on these web pages is provided via HTTPS encryption (TLS); the integration of encryption certificates enables transport encryption, thereby protecting data transfers between browser software and the website servers from unauthorized access by third parties.

Third-Party Content

We assume no responsibility for third-party content made available via links and specifically marked as such, and we do not endorse such content. The provider of the website to which the link refers is solely liable for any illegal, incorrect, or incomplete content, as well as for any damages resulting from the use or non-use of the information.

Using the Contact Form

If you contact us via the contact form, we will store the information you provide in the inquiry form—including the contact information you enter there—for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent. The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw this consent at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request that we delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected. We forward contact inquiries regarding existing orders to our service provider, who handles the order processing and responds to your inquiries on your behalf. We have entered into a data processing agreement with this service provider. If you do not wish for this to occur, please do not enter an order number in the contact form. You may revoke your consent to data processing at any time.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies," which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for the website operators, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law or where such third parties process the data on Google’s behalf. Google will under no circumstances associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.

IP anonymization is enabled on this website. Users’ IP addresses are truncated within the member states of the EU and the European Economic Area, as well as in the other signatory states to the agreement. Only in rare cases is the IP address first transmitted in full to a Google server in the United States and truncated there. This truncation ensures that your IP address cannot be used to identify you personally. The IP address transmitted by the user’s browser is not combined with other data stored by Google.

You can also use a browser plugin to prevent the information collected by cookies (including your IP address) from being sent to Google Inc. and used by Google Inc. The following link will take you to the corresponding plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Payment provider, PayPal

On this website, we offer various payment methods, including PayPal. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., located at 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. If you select PayPal as your payment method, the payment information you enter (including your email address) will be transmitted to PayPal.

The transfer of your data to PayPal is based on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR (consent) and Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR (processing necessary for the performance of a contract). You may withdraw your consent to data processing at any time.

Payment provider, Stripe

We offer the option to process credit card payments through the payment service provider Stripe (510 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94103 (Stripe)). This is in accordance with our legitimate interest in offering a secure and efficient payment method (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). In this context, we share the following data with Stripe to the extent necessary for the performance of the contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): Cardholder’s name, email address, customer number, order number, credit card information, and transaction amount. Without the transmission of the aforementioned data, we cannot process a payment via Stripe. The use of Stripe as a payment service provider for credit cards is optional.

For information on Stripe’s opt-out and removal options, please visit: https://stripe.com/privacy-center/legal

We store the collected data until the order and payment process is complete (including the period required for processing refunds and managing accounts receivable).

Browser Plugin

You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. However, please note that in this case, our website will function with limitations. In addition, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data. To do so, you can download and install the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Use of Facebook Social Media Plugins

Based on our legitimate interest in analyzing, optimizing, and operating our online service (within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), this website uses the Facebook social plugin, which is operated by Facebook Inc. (1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA). These integrations can be identified by the Facebook logo or the terms “Like,” “Gefällt mir,” and “Share” in Facebook’s colors (blue and white). You can find information about all Facebook plugins via the following link: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

The plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and Facebook’s servers. The website operator has no influence whatsoever on the nature and scope of the data that the plugin transmits to the servers of Facebook Inc. You can find more information here: https://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084

The plugin informs Facebook Inc. that you, as a user, have visited this website. It is possible that your IP address will be stored. If you are logged into your Facebook account while visiting this website, the information mentioned above will be linked to your account.

If you use the plugin’s features—such as sharing or “liking” a post—the corresponding information is also transmitted to Facebook Inc.

Our website uses the Facebook visitor action pixel, provided by Facebook, Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”), to measure reach.

If you wish to prevent Facebook, Inc. from linking this data to your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting this website and delete any stored cookies. Through your Facebook profile, you can adjust additional settings regarding data processing for advertising purposes or opt out of the use of your data for advertising purposes. You can access these settings here:

Facebook profile settings: https://web.facebook.com/adpreferences/advertisers/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen

Cookie opt-out page for the U.S. website: https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2#!/

Cookie opt-out page for the European website: https://thenai.org/how-to-opt-out/

You can read about what data Facebook collects, uses, and processes; for what purposes and to what extent; and what rights and settings you have to protect your privacy in Facebook’s Privacy Policy. You can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

Use of Google Web Fonts

To improve the display of fonts, our website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google. When you visit a page, your browser may load the necessary web fonts into its cache to display text and fonts attractively.

To this end, your browser will establish a connection to Google’s servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used to ensure a consistent and visually appealing presentation of our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If your browser does not support Web Fonts, a standard font installed on your computer will be used instead.

Objection to Data Collection

If you wish to prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data, click the opt-out link above the privacy policy. An opt-out cookie will be set, which will prevent your data from being collected during future visits to this website.

Alternatively, you can click the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, which prevents your data from being collected during future visits to this website.

Technical Service Provider

To operate this website and this online gallery with sales functionality, as well as for hosting and licensing the photography software, we use the services of Pictrs GmbH, located at Leipzig, Brandvorwerkstr. 52-54. We have commissioned Pictrs to process orders placed through this site and to fulfill them on our behalf. Our service provider’s privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.pictrs.com/datenschutz-fuer-fotografen.

Data Protection Contact

If you have any questions regarding the collection and processing of personal data, or if you wish to request information, corrections, or deletions of data, or to revoke consent you have provided, you or the data subject should contact Pictrs, the technical service provider responsible for operating this photography website, at datenschutz@pictrs.com or by mail at Pictrs GmbH, Brandvorwerkstr. 52-54, 04275 Leipzig, or contact the operator of this website using the contact information provided in the legal notice.