Boostwebs attaches great importance to protecting your personal data and privacy.

Therefore collects and uses Boostwebs Your personal data exclusively within the framework of the legal provisions such as, in particular, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the Federal Data Protection Act (“BDSG”). With this data protection declaration we would like to inform you - regardless of whether you set up a Boostwebs account with us or visit our website - about the type, scope and purposes of the collection, use and processing of your personal data Boostwebs inform.‍

1.   WHAT IS BOOSTWEBS AND HOW DOES THE PLATFORM WORK?

Boostwebs offers its users a software platform called Boostwebs, which is accessible via the website of the same name and enables users through a series of functions and interactions with external providers:

a) centrally manage your customers' reviews and select a variation of the best reviews to display on your website;

b) actively communicate with customers to request the opportunity to evaluate the business location and/or the product/service purchased;

c) control and monitor the progress of ratings and scores, which are also summarized under the different platforms;

Boostwebs acts in accordance with the GDPR regulations as:

·      Data controller, in relation to the data of users who own various types of companies and/or carry out other business activities (hereinafter “Users”), as well as in relation to the browsing data, in particular those referred to in points a) and b) data referred to in the second section of this Directive.

·      Processor of the data of end customers (i.e. those who review the user's business) submitted by users in connection with requesting, creating and organizing reviews. The of Boostwebs Processing carried out in relation to these categories of data is governed by the “Additional Data Processing Agreement” referred to in Article 28 of the Regulations. The Additional Agreement, together with this Notice and the General Terms and Conditions, is an integral part of the contractual relationship between Boostwebs and the user.

Boostwebs does not use the data provided by users for its own purposes such as marketing, market research, communication with third parties or distribution. It goes without saying that users ensure that end customers are adequately informed that their data is also being processed by external data processors and in particular by Boostwebs are processed.

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2.   EXPLANATION OF TERMS

·      “Additional Agreement” is the document that establishes the relationship between the User and Boostwebs regarding data protection.

·      “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, in particular in relation to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more characteristic elements of his or her physical, physiological, genetic , mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

·      Boostwebs is the company Boostlocals – Hauptstrasse 30, 41540 Dormagen – Email: [email protected]  

·      “Data Processor”, the natural person, legal entity, public administration and any other body that processes Personal Data on behalf of the Data Processor.

·      “Data controller” means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data and on the tools used, including security measures.

·      “User” and/or “Customer” “Data Subject” the person using the website www.boostwebs.de visits and uses the service, that is, the one to whom the personal data relates and who, unless otherwise stated, corresponds to the data subject.

3.   CATEGORIES OF DATA

The data controller collects personal data and other information directly from users as part of online registration on the website www.boostwebs.deto provide the services requested by users (generally this involves data such as email address, first name, last name, telephone number of a contact person).

The subject of processing may be personal data of users such as: B. be:

a.    Data provided during registration required for payment:

 Boostwebs processes personal data necessary for proper registration on the website in order to enable access to the platform and use of the related services. This data is provided directly by the data subject and may include personal data and contact information, including but not limited to first name, last name, date of birth, email address and telephone number. Boostwebs also processes data necessary for the payment of free services by the registered user, including all billing data. If the user allows it or can through the use of cookies Boostwebs Store authentication or payment and billing data, which the user can delete at any time and which will only be used for the purposes of fulfilling the contract.

b.    Data collected automatically:

The computer systems and applications used to operate the Boostwebs website collect, as part of their normal operation, certain data (the transmission of which is implied through the use of Internet communication protocols) that can potentially be linked to identifiable users. The data collected includes the IP addresses and domain names of the computers used by users connecting to the website, the addresses of the requested resources in URI notation (Uniform Resource Identifier) used to transmit the request to the server Method, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error, etc.), as well as other parameters affecting the operation of the website.. ) and other parameters related to the The user's operating system, browser and computer environment, the name of the Internet service provider (ISP), date and time of the visit, the visitor's origin page (reference) and the exit.

c.     Data provided voluntarily by the user:

The voluntary and express sending of electronic mail to the addresses indicated in the various access channels of this website does not imply a request for consent and involves the collection of the sender's address and the data necessary to respond to requests, as well as any others contained in the message personal data contained therein. It is assumed that this data is provided voluntarily by the user at the time of request for the provision of the service. By entering a comment or other information, the user expressly accepts this document and in particular agrees that the entered content can also be freely passed on to third parties. On the contrary, specific summary information is reported or displayed on the pages of the website set up for specific services upon request (forms). The user must therefore expressly agree to the use of the data in these forms in order to be able to send the request.

d.    Data processed as a data processor:

Boostwebs processes the data provided by Users as a data processor and in accordance with the requirements contained in the Addendum. Boostwebs guarantees in particular to follow the user's instructions and not to use this data for its own purposes such as marketing, market research, communication with third parties or dissemination.

e.    Cookies:

The website uses cookies. The data collected with the help of cookies may be used to access parts of the website or for statistical purposes or to make the browsing experience more pleasant and efficient in the future by trying to evaluate the behavior of users and the offer of content according to their needs to change behavior. More information can be found here www.boostwebs.de.

f.      Plugins:

The Website also contains social media plugins and/or buttons to enable easy sharing of content on your favorite social networks. These plugins are programmed not to set cookies when you visit the site to protect your privacy. Cookies, if provided for by the social networks, are only set if the user actually and voluntarily uses the plug-in. Please note that if the user is logged in to the social network, the user has already consented to the use of cookies transmitted through this site when logging in to the social network. The collection and use of information obtained using the plugin is subject to the respective privacy policies of the social networks to which we refer you.

4.   SOURCE OF PERSONNEL DATA

The Owner's personal data is collected directly from the data subject. The end customer data is uploaded by users as part of using the services.

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5.   PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING AND LEGAL BASIS

User data is processed for the following purposes and on the following legal basis:

1.    Registration and access to services

Purpose: Authentication and use of the website; Legal basis: fulfillment of contract

2.    Payment processing

Purpose: Access to specific purposes of the Service; Legal basis: fulfillment of contract

3.    Storage of users’ payment details

Purpose: Speed up the purchasing process. Nothing will be stored without consent; Legal basis: consent of the user

4.    Notification to business partners and/or third parties

Purpose: Marketing, promotional and/or commercial communications

purposes; Legal basis: consent of the user.

5.    Newsletter

Purpose: To send emails about news and topics of interest; Legal basis: consent of the user.

6.    Sending direct marketing communications

Purpose: Information about the Owner's products and services; Legal basis: legitimate interest of the owner.

7.    Maintenance and improvement of services.

Purpose: To use aggregated and anonymous data to improve the Service; Legal basis: legitimate interest of the owner.

8.    Detecting or preventing fraudulent activity.

Purpose: to detect, prevent or stop fraudulent activity on the website; Legal basis: legitimate interest of the owner and legal obligation.

9.    Fulfillment of court orders

Purpose: fulfillment of legal obligations; Legal basis: legal obligation.

10. Accounting documents.

Purpose: fulfillment of legal obligations; Legal basis: Legal obligation.

11. Data collected automatically.

Purpose: To ensure and improve the web browsing experience; Legal basis: the legitimate interest of the data controller.

12. Data provided voluntarily by the user,

Purpose: is the purpose linked to the request to enter this data; Legal basis: the user’s consent.

13. For cookies and plug-ins: see the Cookie Policy by clicking here www.boostwebs.de/datenschutzerklaerung

The provision of personal data for the purposes specified in points 1 and 2 of this article is necessary in order for you to register on the Platform and conclude the contract. Without the above-mentioned data you cannot use our services.

Consent to the purposes mentioned in numbers 3, 4 and 5 is optional and has no negative impact on the user experience.

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6.   DATA RECIPIENT

To the extent relevant for the processing purposes mentioned, user data may be passed on to partners, consulting firms, private companies, technical service providers, hosting providers, IT companies and communications agencies.

If the suppliers process personal data on behalf of the data controller, they are considered data processors in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

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7.   DATA TRANSFER TO A THIRD COUNTRY

The Boostwebs website may share some of the data collected with services outside the territory of the European Union. In particular through social plug-ins and the Google Analytics service. The transfer is authorized and strictly regulated by Article 45, paragraph 1 of EU Regulation 2016/679, so it does not require any special authorizations.

8.   RETENTION PERIOD

In accordance with the principle of storage limitation (Article 5, GDPR), it is regularly checked whether the stored data is out of date in relation to the purposes for which it was collected.

In particular:

(a) Data collected automatically will be processed for the period strictly necessary for the following purposes only

to obtain statistical information about the use of the website and to check its proper operation,

also for security purposes or according to the deadlines established by law;

b) the data provided voluntarily by the user will be kept for a period not exceeding the achievement of the purposes for which they are processed or in accordance with the periods provided for by the legislature

legal regulations.

9.   RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT

The data subject always has the right to request from the data controller access to their data, rectification or deletion of data, restriction of processing or the possibility of objecting to processing, request data portability, consent to processing to revoke your consent by exercising these and other rights under the GDPR by simply notifying the data controller. The data subject can also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

The interested party can forward these requests to the following email address: [email protected]  

10.       DATA PROCESSING METHODS

The personal data provided by users will be processed in compliance with the above-mentioned regulations and the confidentiality obligations applicable to the activity of the data controller. The data will be processed both by computer means and on paper or other suitable data carriers, in compliance with the appropriate security measures in accordance with Article 5 paragraph 1 letter F of the DPA. 1 letter F of the GDPR.

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11.       FINAL REMARKS AND NATURE OF UPDATE

The information applies only to the Boostwebs website and not to other websites that the user can access through the links contained on this website. The Directive may be amended due to the introduction of new legislation in this area. The User is therefore invited to check the Privacy Policy regularly to be aware of the latest legal changes.