We respect your privacy and the personal information you provide to us during your visit to this website. We want you to know exactly which of your data we store and how it is used by us. Your visit to this website is subject to the following privacy statement.
1. Information storage and information use
We only store personal data that you provide to us. For example, as part of your user registration, we will ask for your name, postal and e-mail address, telephone number, age and other information in various forms. Subject to your consent, the data you provide may be used by us to send you - for example - newsletters, or to serve you with product information or other advertising. The data you provide may be used in its entirety in anonymous form for internal business purposes (e.g., compiling statistics or developing marketing strategies). Without your express consent, we will not use personal information in ways other than as set forth in this Privacy Statement. We will store or compile certain non-personal data. For example, information about which of our pages you visit most frequently. We may sell or transfer such non-personal data to subsidiaries, licensees and partners at any time. Disclosure of personal information is not precluded in the event that valid applicable laws, regulations, legal obligations or governmental requirements must be complied with.
2. Cookies and usage logs
In order to identify you as a multiple user and to determine your preferences, we install a "cookie" on your hard drive. A cookie is a text file that allows us to track and determine your preferences. The cookie remains stored on your hard drive until you remove it. You have the option to set your browser to automatically prevent cookies from being stored, or to request that cookies be stored on a case-by-case basis. If you do not allow the cookie to be stored, the website is still usable for you, but there may be restrictions on the use of certain offers. Some of our selected business partners may also use cookies on our website. However, we do not have access to these cookies, cannot control them, and therefore disclaim any responsibility for their use. In addition, we store IP addresses to identify trends in our users' site usage patterns, to administer the site, and to generate demographic information for site optimization purposes. We will never use IP information in connection with your personal data without your consent and unless there are grounds for legal action by the authorities.
3. Third
Under certain circumstances, we may engage third parties to perform tasks on our behalf that are related to the purposes set forth in this privacy statement. These include market research companies, internet providers and other service providers (e.g. shipping companies). Such third parties (service providers) are given access to personal data insofar as this is necessary for the performance of their activities. They are not permitted to use the data for any other purpose. The companies may be based both inside and outside the EEA. Although countries outside the EEA are not always subject to comparably high data protection regulations, we always require the aforementioned third parties to comply with the same principles that we follow, including this privacy statement, in order to protect the personal data of our website users.
4. Links
This website may contain links (page references) from or to other websites. Please note that we cannot accept any responsibility for the handling of personal data on other websites. This privacy statement is only applicable to the personal data stored from this website. We therefore recommend that you also carefully read the data protection statements of the websites that you reach via our website or by other means.
5. Safety
We have implemented a variety of measures to ensure the security of your personal data - online and offline. Your personal data is stored on computers that are not necessarily located in the EEA. If you have any questions about the security of our website, please contact - by eMail - our data protection officer, who can be contacted at joerg.drescher(at)businessbuddhist.com.
6. Corporate restructuring
As we continue to develop our businesses, there may be acquisitions or sales of companies or parts of companies. In such transactions, customer information, including personal data, is generally the subject of transferred assets. By submitting your personal data, you consent to the transfer of your data in the context of such transactions.
7. Announcement of changes
From time to time, this Privacy Statement may be subject to revision. The most current version of this privacy statement will always be available on the BusinessBuddist.com website. Any changes cannot be communicated independently and through other means. Therefore, we recommend that you review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Please note that our rights with regard to the use of your personal data are defined according to the currently valid version of the privacy statement, i.e. the version that can be accessed on the website.
8. Update your personal data
You have the ability to review and change the personal information you provide. If you are a registered user, you can have your personal data changed at any time. Please send your requests for information and changes by e-mail to joerg.drescher(at)businessbuddhist.com. If you are not a registered website user, but have nevertheless provided us with personal data, you are entitled to have this deleted at any time - upon first request. Please send your e-mail to joerg.drescher(at)businessbuddhist.com and note the reason for your contact in the subject line.
9. Right to choose/ opt-out
You have the right at any time to prohibit Jörg Drescher from contacting you directly with advertising or for marketing purposes. Furthermore, you are entitled at any time to receive information about your stored data, to view it and to request its correction. It is one of the principles of BusinessBuddhist.com that personal data of customers or users will not be disclosed to third parties, unless this is necessary for the fulfillment of the tasks set. Please address requests for changes or deletion of your personal data to joerg.drescher(at)businessbuddhist.com.
10. Data protection officer
We have made every effort to make your visit to BusinessBuddhist.com as pleasant as possible and to ensure that your privacy is always respected. In order to comply with the applicable data protection regulations, BusinessBuddhist.com has appointed a data protection officer who is concerned with both technical security and data protection-compliant processes. If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our handling of personal data, or if you wish to exercise your data protection rights, the data protection officer is available to you at the following e-mail address: joerg.drescher(at)businessbuddhist.com.
11. Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("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 IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by 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. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.