Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you use our Website, such as your name, email address, and other contact information. We may also collect information automatically as you navigate and interact with our Website, such as usage data, IP addresses, cookies, and other tracking technologies. Also by submitting any forms, you acknowledge and agree that we may use your provided details, such as: Inventory data, Payment data, Contact details, Content data, Contract data, Usage data, Meta, communication and process data, Applicant data, Image and / or video recordings, Event data, Data Subject (Customers, Employees, Interested parties, Communication partner, User, Competition and competition participants, Business and contractual partners,  students / participants, Participant and Trained people). 

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You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link provided in each email. Rest assured that we will handle your information with utmost care and respect your privacy. 

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Use of Personal Information

• To provide and improve our services, products, and content on the Website

• To respond to your inquiries, comments, and feedback

• To send you marketing communications, newsletters, and promotional materials

• To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes

• To protect the rights, property, and safety of our users and the public

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Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the security of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

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Deletion of Data

The data processed by us will be deleted in accordance with the legal requirements as soon as their consent permitted for processing is revoked or other permits are no longer available. If the data is not deleted because it is necessary for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing is limited to these purposes. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. Data protection information can also contain further information on the storage and deletion of data that are of primary importance for the respective processing.

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Use of Cookies

Cookies are small text files or other memory notes that store information on end devices and read information from the end devices. E.g. to save the login status in a user account, a shopping cart content in an e-shop, the called up content or used functions of an online offer. Cookies can also be used for different purposes, e.g. for the functionality, security and convenience of online offers as well as the creation of analyzes of the flow of visitors. We use cookies in accordance with legal regulations. We therefore obtain prior consent from users, unless this is not required by law. In particular, consent is not necessary if it is absolutely necessary to store and read out the information, including cookies, in order to provide the users with service they expressly request (i.e. our online offer). 

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Third-Party Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these websites before providing any personal information.

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Transmission of data

As part of our processing of personal data, it happens that the data is transmitted to other bodies, companies, legally independent organizational units or persons or that they are disclosed to them. The recipients of this data can e.g. Service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we observe the legal requirements and in particular conclude corresponding contracts or. Agreements that protect your data are made with the recipients of your data.

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Use of Google forms and access to Google Drive

Google Forms: The controller may utilize Google Forms to collect information from users. Google Forms is an online survey and data collection tool offered by Google LLC. Users may be prompted to fill out forms for various purposes, such as feedback, registrations, or inquiries.

Service provider: Google Cloud EMEA Limited, 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Authorized interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 P. 1 lit. f) DSGVO); Website: https://cloud.google.com/; Data protection declaration: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Order processing contract: https://cloud.google.com/terms/data-processing-addendum; Standard contractual clauses (guarantee of data protection level for processing in third countries): https://cloud.google.com/terms/eu-model-contract-clause; Additional Information: https://cloud.google.com/privacy.

Google Drive Access: In some instances, the controller may provide access to documents or resources hosted on Google Drive, a cloud storage service provided by Google LLC.

Data Collection and Usage: When users interact with Google Forms or access documents on Google Drive via links provided on this website, the controller does not directly collect personal data through these services. However, Google may collect and process data as per their respective terms of service and privacy policies.

Third-Party Service Provider: Google Forms and Google Drive are services provided by Google LLC. You can find more information about Google's data practices in their Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

User Responsibility: Users accessing Google Forms or Google Drive content are advised to review and understand Google's terms of service and privacy policy. The controller does not control the data processing practices of Google and shall not be held responsible for any actions, omissions, or data processing performed by Google as part of their services.

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Privacy Provisions on the use of WhatsApp

WhatsApp Communication: The controller may use WhatsApp as a communication channel for users. WhatsApp is a messaging application that allows users to send text messages, voice messages, multimedia content, and engage in real-time communication.

Service Provider: WhatsApp Messenger with end-to-end encryption; Service provider: WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2, D02 KH28, Ireland; Legal basis: Authorized interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 P. 1 lit. f) DSGVO); Website: https://www.whatsapp.com/; Data protection declaration: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal.

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Payments

In the context of contractual and other legal relationships, Due to legal obligations or otherwise based on our legitimate interests, we offer the data subjects efficient and secure payment options and, in addition to banks and credit institutions, use other service providers (in summary "payment service provider").

The data processed by the payment service providers include inventory data, e.g. the name and address, bank details, e.g. Account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs and checksums as well as the contract, Total and recipient-related information. The information is required to carry out the transactions. However, the entered data is only processed by the payment service providers and stored by them. This means that we do not receive any account or credit card-related information, but only information with confirmation or negative information of the payment. Payment service providers may transmit the data to business information agencies. This transmission is intended for the identity and credit check. We refer to the terms and conditions and the data protection information of the payment service providers.

The terms and conditions and data protection notices of the respective payment service providers apply to the payment transactions, which are published within the respective websites or. Transaction applications are available. We also refer to them for further information and assertion of revocation, information and other affected rights. We processed data such as Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); Payment data (e.g. bank details, invoices, payment history); Contract data (e.g. subject of the contract, term, customer category); Usage data (e.g. visited websites, interest in content, access times); Meta, communication and process data (e.g. B. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, consent status); Contact details (e.g. email, telephone numbers).​  With the processing purposes of provision of contractual services and customer service.​

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Mastercard: Payment services (technical connection of online payment methods); Service provider: Mastercard Europe SA, Chaussée de Tervuren 198A, B-1410 Waterloo, Belgium; Legal basis: Fulfillment of contracts and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 P. 1 lit. b) DSGVO); Website: https://www.mastercard.de/de-de.html; Data protection declaration: https://www.mastercard.de/de-de/datenschutz.html.

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Visa: Payment services (technical connection of online payment methods); Service provider: Visa Europe Services Inc., London branch, 1 Sheldon Square, London W2 6TT, GB; Legal basis: Fulfillment of contracts and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 P. 1 lit. b) DSGVO); Website: https://www.visa.de; Data protection declaration: https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-privacy-center.html.

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PayPal: Payment services (technical connection of online payment methods) (e.g. PayPal, PayPal Plus, Braintree); Service provider: PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg; Legal basis: Fulfillment of contracts and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 P. 1 lit. b) DSGVO); Website: https://www.paypal.com/de; Data protection declaration: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

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Surveys

We conduct surveys and surveys to provide information for the survey or. Survey purpose to collect. The surveys and surveys carried out by us (hereinafter "surveys") are evaluated anonymously. Personal data is only processed to the extent that this is necessary for the provision and technical implementation of the surveys (e.g. processing of the IP address, to display the survey in the user's browser or to enable the survey to be resumed using a cookie).

• Google Forms: The controller may utilize Google Forms to collect information from users. Google Forms is an online survey and data collection tool offered by Google LLC. Users may be prompted to fill out forms for various purposes, such as feedback, registrations, or inquiries.

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Newsletter

We only send newsletters, emails and other electronic notifications (hereinafter "Newsletter") with the consent of the recipient or a legal permit. If the content of the newsletter is specifically described as part of a registration for the newsletter, it is decisive for the consent of the users. Our newsletters also contain information about our services and us. To register for our newsletters, it is generally sufficient to provide your email address. However, we can ask you to make a name for personal reference in the newsletter, or other information, if this is necessary for the purposes of the newsletter. 

Information about us, our services, promotions and offers.

Processed data types: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); Contact details (e.g. email, telephone numbers); Meta, communication and process data (e.g. B. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, consent status); Usage data (e.g. visited websites, interest in content, access times).​

Processing purposes: Direct marketing (e.g. by email or post); Marketing.

Possibility of objection (opt-out): You can cancel the receipt of our newsletter at any time, i.e. Revoke your consent or object to further reception. You can either find a link to cancel the newsletter at the end of each newsletter or otherwise use one of the contact options given above, preferably email.

Measurement of opening and click rates: The newsletters contain  a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from our server when the newsletter is opened or, if we use a shipping service provider, from its server. As part of this call, technical information such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and the time of the call, This information is used to technically improve our newsletter based on the technical data or the target groups and their reading behavior based on their call locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or the access times. This analysis also includes determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened and which links are clicked. This information is assigned to the individual newsletter recipients and stored in their profiles until they are deleted. The evaluations serve us to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users. The measurement of the opening rates and the click rates as well as the storage of the measurement results in the profiles of the users and their further processing are based on the consent of the users.

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Web Analysis

The web analysis (also referred to as "range measurement") is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to our online offer and can contain behavior, interests or demographic information about visitors, e.g. age or gender, include as pseudonymous values. With the help of the range analysis we can e.g. recognize at what time our online offer or its functions or content are used most frequently or invite you to reuse it. We can also understand which areas need optimization. In addition to web analysis, we can also use test procedures to e.g. to test and optimize different versions of our online offer or its components. Unless otherwise stated below, profiles, i.e. Data summarized for a usage process and information is stored in a browser or in an end device and read out from it. The information collected includes in particular visited websites and elements used there as well as technical information such as the browser used, the computer system used and information on usage times. If users have given us consent to the collection of their location data or to the providers of the services we use, location data can also be processed.

The users' IP addresses are also saved. However, we use an IP masking process (i.e., pseudonymization by reducing the IP address) to protect users. Generally, as part of web analysis, A/B-testings and optimization do not save user clard data (such as email addresses or names), but pseudonyms. In other words, we as well as the providers of the software used do not know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purposes of the respective procedures.

Processed data types: Wix analytics; For more information about Wix Analytics and its privacy practices, you can refer to Wix.com's Privacy Policy: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy

Processing purposes: Range measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning visitors); Profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles); Tracking (e.g. interest / behavior-related profiling, use of cookies); Provision of our online offer and user friendliness.

Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of IP address).

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 P. 1 lit. a) DSGVO).

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Online Marketing

We process personal data for the purposes of online marketing, which may include the marketing of advertising space or the presentation of advertising and other content (collectively referred to as "content")  based on potential interests of the users and the measurement of their effectiveness.

For these purposes, so-called user profiles are created and saved in a file (so-called "cookie") or similar methods are used, by means of which the information about the user relevant for the presentation of the aforementioned content is stored. This information can e.g. considered content, visited websites, used online networks, but also communication partners and technical information such as the browser used, the computer system used as well as information on usage times and functions used. If users have consented to the collection of their location data, they can also be processed.

Processing purposes: Range measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning visitors); Tracking (e.g. interest / behavior-related profiling, use of cookies); Conversion measurement (measurement of the effectiveness of marketing measures); Target group formation; Marketing; Profiles with user-related information (creating user profiles); Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness; Remarketing.​

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 P. 1 lit. a) DSGVO); Eligible interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 P. 1 lit. f) DSGVO).

Possibility of objection (opt-out): We refer to the data protection information of the respective provider and the objection options given to the providers. If no explicit opt-out option has been specified, there is the possibility that you will switch off cookies in the settings of your browser. However, this can limit the functions of our online offer. We therefore also recommend the following opt-out options, which are offered in summary for the respective areas: a) Europe: https://www.youronlinechoices.eu.
b) Canada: https://www.youradchoices.ca/choices.
c) USA: https://www.aboutads.info/choices.
d) Cross-territorial: https://optout.aboutads.info.​

• Instagram advertisements: Placement of advertisements within the Instagram platform and evaluation of the advertising results; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 P. 1 lit. a) DSGVO); Website: https://www.instagram.com; Data protection declaration: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy; Possibility of objection (opt-out): We refer to the data protection – and advertising settings in the profile of the users at the Instagram platform as well as within the framework of Instagram's consent procedures and Instagrams. Contact options for exercising information and other data protection rights in Instagrams Data protection declaration; Additional Information: Event data of users, i.e. Behavioral and interest information is provided for the purposes of targeted advertising and target group formation on the basis of the agreement on shared responsibility („ addition for responsible persons “, https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum) processed. Common responsibility is limited to the collection and transmission of data to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, a company based in the EU. The further processing of the data is the sole responsibility of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, which in particular the transmission of the data to the parent company Meta Platforms, Inc. in the United States (based on standard contractual clauses between Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and Meta Platforms, Inc.).

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Social Media Presence

We maintain online presence within social networks and process user data in order to communicate with the users active there or to offer information about us. We would like to point out that user data can be processed outside the European Union. This can result in risks for the users, because e.g. enforcement of users' rights could be made more difficult. Furthermore, the data of users within social networks are usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, based on the usage behavior and the resulting interests of the users, usage profiles can be created. The usage profiles can in turn be used to e.g. To place advertisements inside and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the users' computers, in which the usage behavior and the interests of the users are stored. Furthermore, data can be stored in the usage profiles regardless of the devices used by the users (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them). For a detailed description of the respective processing forms and the options for objection (opt-out), we refer to the data protection declarations and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.

Also in the case of requests for information and the assertion of rights of data subject, we would like to point out that these can be most effectively asserted by the providers. Only the providers have access to the data of the users and can take appropriate measures and provide information. If you still need help, you can contact us. We processed data types such as Contact details (e.g. email, telephone numbers); Content data (e.g. entries in online forms); Usage data (e.g. visited websites, interest in content, access times); Meta, communication and process data (e.g. B. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, consent status).​

Processing purposes: Contact requests and communication; Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form); Marketing. Legal basis: Authorized interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 P. 1 lit. F) DSGVO).

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Privacy Provisions on the use of Instagram

The controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform, enabling users to share photos and videos, as well as disseminate such data on other social networks.

Service Provider: Instagram's services are operated by Instagram LLC, located at 1 Hacker Way, Building 14, First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.

Data Collection and Usage: Each time an individual page of this website, operated by the controller, and containing an Instagram component (Insta button), is accessed, the Internet browser on the user's information technology system is automatically prompted to download a representation of the corresponding component from Instagram. During this technical process, Instagram becomes aware of the specific subpage of our website visited by the user.

If the user is logged in to Instagram while accessing our website, Instagram recognizes the visit and, for the entire duration of the visit, associates it with the specific subpage the user is viewing. This information is collected by the Instagram component and linked to the user's Instagram account. When the user clicks on any of the Instagram buttons integrated into our website, the data and information transmitted are assigned to the user's personal Instagram user account and are stored and processed by Instagram.

Data Transmission to Instagram: Instagram receives information through the Instagram component about the user's visit to our website when the user is logged in to Instagram simultaneously with accessing our website. This occurs whether or not the user interacts with the Instagram component. If the user does not wish such information to be transmitted to Instagram, they can prevent this by logging out of their Instagram account before visiting our website. Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Authorized interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 P. 1 lit. f) DSGVO); Website: https://www.instagram.com; Data protection declaration: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy.

For further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Instagram, please refer to the following links: Instagram Help Center: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388

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Changes to this privacy & policy

We may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be effective upon posting the revised Privacy Policy on our Website. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates. The last update was on December 18, 2023.

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Legal or contractual requirements to provide personal data; requirement for contracting; obligation of the affected person to provide personal data; possible consequences of non-provision. We clarify that the provision of personal data is sometimes required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or as a result of contractual obligations (e.g., providing information about contractual partners). In certain instances, it may be necessary to provide personal data in order to enter into a contract that subsequently requires data processing. For example, a data subject may be required to provide personal data if our company is entering into a contract with them. Failure to provide the necessary personal data would result in the inability to conclude the contract with the concerned individual.

Before providing personal data, the data subject must engage with one of our employees. Our employee will assess on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is legally or contractually required, or is necessary for contract fulfillment. They will clarify whether there is an obligation for the data subject to provide the requested personal data, and also explain the potential consequences if the personal data is not provided.

It's imperative that individuals considering the provision of personal data consult our employees beforehand to understand the legal and contractual implications, ensuring informed decision-making. Our employees will provide clarity on the specific circumstances and potential outcomes related to the non-provision of personal data.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at info@5678elitedance.com