Privacy Policy
Thank you for using RUBINLAKE! The protection of your personal data is a great and very important matter to us. Below, we would like to inform you about how we collect, use, store, share and protect your personal data when you use our websites, software and services ("Services").
We only process personal data of our users insofar as this is necessary for the provision of a functional website, our content, and services. The processing of personal data of our users on a regular basis is only carried out with the consent of the user. An exception applies to cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for actual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.
By using this website and our services, you agree to this privacy policy. If you do not agree, you may not use this website or any of its features.
Our privacy policy may be amended at irregular intervals to comply with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services. The data protection declaration in its currently valid version applies.
With regard to the terms used such as: "processing" or "responsible", we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 GDPR.
Responsible for this website and services and the processing of your personal data is:
RUBINLAKE GmbH Bettinastraße 62 D-60325 Frankfurt am Main Data protection officer: Ralitsa Popova contact@rubinlake.com
You are welcome to contact our data protection officer if you have any questions regarding data protection, or if you have any questions about the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, or if you wish to obtain information, correct, block, revoke or delete data, or revoke any consent you have given.
You can reach the data protection officer at the above postal address and at the above e-mail address.
Collection and use of personal data
All personal data that we obtain from you in the course of using our services, will only be collected, processed and used for the specified purpose. This is done only within the framework of the applicable legal provisions and with consent.
Personal data will only be processed within the EU and the European Economic Area, unless otherwise informed below or directly at the time of the data collection about a transfer to third countries. This will state the respective legal basis and, if necessary, consent is requested.
The extent and type of collection and use of your personal data differs depending on whether you visit our website only to retrieve information or whether you make use of our services.
If you use our website for purely informational purposes, do not register or otherwise transmit information to us (e.g. by e-mail), we only collect data that your browser automatically transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"), such as:
- Date and time of your visit to our website
- your browser type
- the browser settings
- the operating system used
- the referrer (previously visited page)
- IP address and
- the amount of data transferred and the access status.
The processing of this data takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our homepage. This data is not used in any other way or even passed on to third parties. However, we reserve the right to analyze the log files retrospectively if there are any indications of illegal use.
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.
We also collect the following information in order to provide you with our services:
Usage information
We collect information about how you use RUBINLAKE, including the actions you take in your account (such as uploading, posting, viewing, editing, analyzing, and deleting companies or files). We use this information to improve our services, develop new services and features, and protect RUBINLAKE users.
Account information
We collect, store, and link any information you provide to us when you use our services, such as registering, logging in, following a business, purchasing a subscription, or viewing a business. This includes information such as your name, email address, payment information, and account activity.
Document information
We have created our service to enable individuals and organizations to analyze and share knowledge about markets and businesses. To this end, we store, process, and transmit the data you upload and the information associated with it. This information includes your username, which makes it easier for you to share your data with others, as well as things like the size of the file, when it was uploaded, when it was modified, the tags used for it, and usage activity.
Cookies and similar Technology
RUBINLAKE uses cookies on the website. Cookies are small text files that are sent to your browser during your visit to our website and are stored by it on your computer for later retrieval. The purpose of using technically necessary cookies (session cookies) is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. Cookies allow us to, among other things, store your preferences and settings, allow you to log in, offer interest-based advertising, combat fraud, and analyze the performance of our websites and online services.
We use analytics cookies or web beacons (small log analysis graphics) for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content, as well as recognizing visitors. Through the analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus constantly optimize our offer.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When deactivating cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.
Commercialization
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent. We may use your personal data to improve and personalize our services, content, and advertising.
We share your data with:
We may share information as described below, but we will not sell it to advertisers or other third parties.
RUBINLAKE employees and service providers. RUBINLAKE engages certain trusted third parties (e.g., customer support and IT service providers or web analytics services) to assist us in providing, improving, protecting, and promoting our Services.
These third parties only access your information to perform tasks on our behalf in accordance with this privacy policy, and we remain responsible for their handling of your information in accordance with our instructions.
Others on RUBINLAKE. Our services display information such as your username to other users, for example in comments or company details.
Legal and public. We may disclose your information to third parties if we determine that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or appropriate governmental request; (b) protect individuals from death or serious bodily injury; (c) prevent fraud or abuse of RUBINLAKE or our users; (d) protect the rights, property, safety or interests of RUBINLAKE; or (e) perform a task that is in the public interest.
For more information about the protection of your data, you can contact us at: contact@rubinlake.com
Google-Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"), on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f. GDPR) Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offer by the users is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thereby offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).
Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. In doing so, pseudonymous usage profiles of the users can be created from the processed data.
We only use Google Analytics with IP anonymization activated. This means that the IP address of users is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
The IP address transmitted by the user's browser is not merged with other data from Google. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; users can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the online offer to Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
For more information about Google's use of data, settings, and opt-out options, please refer to Google's privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) as well as the settings for the display of advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).
Google reCAPTCHA
On our website, we use Google reCAPTCHA to check and prevent interactions on our website by automated access, e.g. by so-called bots. This is a service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
Through the certification according to the EU-US Privacy Shield ( https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active ), Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU are also complied with when processing data in the USA.
Through this service, Google can determine from which website a request is sent as well as from which IP address you use the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, other information may be collected by Google that is necessary for the offer and guarantee of this service.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in the defense against unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar.
Google offers further information on the general handling of your user data at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Plugins & Tools
YouTube
Our website uses plugins from the YouTube site operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
For more information on the handling of user data, please refer to YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Facebook-Plugins (Like & Share-Button)
Plugins of the social network Facebook, provider Meta, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated on our pages. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the "Like button" ("Like") on our page. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our pages a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server is established via the plugin. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like" button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages on your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.
LinkedIn Plugin
Our website uses some functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Each time one of our pages containing LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our web pages with your IP address. If you click the "Recommend button" of LinkedIn and are logged into your account at LinkedIn, it is possible for LinkedIn to assign your visit to our website to you and your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.
You can find more information on this in LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Google Tag Manager
We use "Google Tag Manager" on our website, a service of Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "Google"). Google Tag Manager enables us as marketers to manage website tags via an interface. The Google Tag Manager tool that implements the tags is a cookie-less domain and does not itself collect any personal data. Google Tag Manager takes care of triggering other tags, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If a deactivation has been made at the domain or cookie level, this remains in place for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager.
Information about the third-party provider: Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Further information on data protection can be found on the following Google web pages:
Privacy policy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy FAQ Google Tag Manager: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/faq.html Use policy Google Tag Manager: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html
Deactivate Cookies
If you wish to restrict or block web browser cookies set on your device, you can do so through your browser settings. Visit http://www.aboutcookies.org or http://www.allaboutcookies.org for comprehensive information on how to do this for a variety of browsers.
If you have further questions about RUBINLAKE's cookie policy, please contact us at contact@rubinlake.com with your questions and suggestions.
If our cookie policy changes in any way, RUBINLAKE will post an updated version of the policy on this page.
Data Deletion or Blocking
We only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the stated purposes, unless statutory retention periods require longer storage, unless explicitly stated otherwise within the scope of this data protection declaration. After the respective purpose has ceased to exist or the periods have expired, the data will be blocked or deleted. Data is blocked, if it has to be retained for reasons of commercial or tax law. During this period, however, the data is blocked in accordance with the law and will not be processed for other purposes.
Rights to information, correction, blocking, deletion, and objection
In accordance with Article 15 GDPR, you have the right to information about your personal data stored by us at any time. You have the right to completion and correction (Article 16 GDPR), blocking (Article 18 GDPR) and in accordance with our above instructions on deletion or blocking of data a claim to deletion (Article 17 GDPR). According to Article 20 GDPR, you have a right to data portability. You may lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority, i.e. both in the federal state of your residence or place of work and with the supervisory authority responsible for the controller in the respective federal state.
When asserting your rights, please use the contact details of our data protection officer provided on our website.
You can make changes to or revoke any consent you have given by notifying us with effect for the future in accordance with Article 7 (3) GDPR. You may object to the future processing of data relating to you at any time in accordance with Article 21 GDPR.