Impressum / Legal Notice

Information pursuant to Section 5 of the German Digital Services Act (DDG):

Company Name: CHANNELRIVER

Address: Graefstrasse 76A

81241 Munich

Germany

Phone: +49 171 3620083

E-Mail: jar@channelriver.com

Name of the Owner: Jan-Arne Rosenstein

Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a straightforward overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any data by which you can be personally identified.

Data Controller:

CHANNELRIVER

Jan-Arne Rosenstein

Graefstr. 76A

81241 Munich

Germany

Phone: +49 171 3620083

Email: jar@channelriver.com

2. Hosting and Platform (Squarespace)

We host our website with Squarespace. The provider is Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "Squarespace").

Squarespace is a platform for building, hosting, and displaying websites. When you access our website, technical data (such as IP address, date and time of access, volume of data transmitted, browser type, and operating system) is processed on Squarespace's servers.

The use of Squarespace is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our online presence in a technically reliable, secure, and professional manner.

Data Transfers to Third Countries:

Squarespace also processes data via affiliated entities in the United States (Squarespace, Inc., 225 Varick Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10014, USA). Data transfers are governed by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission.

Data Processing Agreement:

We have entered into a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with Squarespace, ensuring that visitor data is processed strictly in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. Cookies and Web Fonts on Squarespace

Functional and Required Cookies

Squarespace uses technically necessary cookies by default to ensure the platform functions properly and securely (e.g., for session management, security, and fraud prevention). The legal basis for storing these cookies is Section 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Web Fonts (Squarespace Fonts)

To ensure the consistent and visually appealing display of typography, this website utilizes web fonts served by Squarespace. When you load a page, your browser downloads the required fonts into its cache. Squarespace delivers these fonts via its own content delivery networks to guarantee proper formatting. This processing is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Server Log Files

The website provider (Squarespace) automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser transmits to us:

  • Browser type and version

  • Operating system used

  • Referrer URL (the previously visited page)

  • Hostname of the accessing device

  • Date and time of the server inquiry

  • IP address

This data cannot be linked to specific individuals. These data are not merged with other data sources. Collection is carried out pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to ensure the secure and stable operation of the website.

Contact via Email or Form

If you submit inquiries to us via email or via a contact form on the website, your details, including the contact information provided, will be stored for the purpose of processing your request and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your consent.

Processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of incoming requests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

5. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under applicable statutory regulations, you have the right at any time to:

  • Access information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and purpose of processing (Art. 15 GDPR),

  • Rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data (Art. 16 GDPR),

  • Erasure of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),

  • Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),

  • Data portability in a standard, machine-readable format (Art. 20 GDPR),

  • Object to the processing of your data based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (Art. 21 GDPR),

  • Withdraw consent previously granted at any time with future effect (Art. 7 (3) GDPR).

To exercise these rights, an informal email sent to the contact address provided in the Legal Notice is sufficient.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority:

In the event of violations of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The competent data protection authority for Bavaria is:

Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA)

Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach, Germany

Website: https://www.lda.bayern.de

6. SSL / TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in your browser's address bar from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon in the browser address bar.