Privacy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the section “Information about the responsible party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may be data that you enter into the comment form, for example.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of data protection.

2. Hosting

We host the contents of our website with the following provider:

ALL-INKL

The provider is ALL-INKL.COM - Neue Medien Münnich, owner René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf, Germany (hereinafter ALL-INKL). For details, please see ALL-INKL's privacy policy: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/.

The use of ALL-INKL is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information About the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Rafael Haußmann
Grabenstetter Straße 13
72574 Bad Urach
Germany

Phone: +49 160 2034291
Email: info@bassboi.com

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data; in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If data processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, if data processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, the transfer of personal data to these external parties is necessary. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so, or if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent that has already been given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the State Commissioner for Data Protection of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Access, Correction, and Deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data has been/is being carried out unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defence, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

SSL/TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser bar. When SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. The SSL certificate is provided by Let’s Encrypt.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Cookies help us make our website more user-friendly and secure.

We use the following technically necessary cookies:

  • Session Cookie – Enables the basic functionality of the website and the assignment of your session. Deleted when the browser is closed.
  • XSRF Token Cookie – Serves to protect against cross-site request forgery attacks (security feature). Deleted when the browser is closed.
  • Locale Cookie – Stores your preferred language setting (German or English) so that the website is displayed in the selected language.

These cookies are technically necessary for the operation of the website. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest). No tracking or marketing cookies are used.

Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of their website – for this purpose, server log files must be collected.

Comment Function on This Website

For the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, as well as the name and email address you chose, will be stored.

Storage of the IP Address

When a comment is submitted, your IP address is logged in the server's session file. This storage is a security measure in case someone publishes unlawful content in a comment.

Storage Duration of Comments

Comments and the associated data (e.g. name, email address) are stored indefinitely and are not automatically deleted. You can request the deletion of your comments and associated data at any time. Please direct your deletion request to the contact address given in the legal notice.

Legal Basis

The storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke consent that has already been given at any time. An informal notification by email to us is sufficient.

Moderation

All comments are reviewed by us before publication (moderation). Comments only become visible on the website after approval. Your email address is not publicly displayed.

5. Analytics Tools

Umami (Self-Hosted)

This website uses Umami, a privacy-friendly, open-source web analytics software. Umami is self-hosted and operated by us on a server at IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany.

Umami does not collect personal data, does not set cookies, and does not store IP addresses. The collected data is used exclusively for statistical evaluation of website usage (e.g. page views, time on site, devices used). Identification of individual visitors is not possible.

The use of Umami is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymised analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise our website.

6. External Services

Buy Me a Coffee

Our website includes a button from the service “Buy Me a Coffee” (buymeacoffee.com). When the page loads, an external script is loaded from cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com. In this process, your IP address may be transmitted to the provider.

If you make a voluntary contribution via the button, you will be redirected to the Buy Me a Coffee platform. The data processing that takes place there is subject to Buy Me a Coffee's privacy policy: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/privacy-policy.

The integration is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in offering a low-threshold option for voluntary support of our work.

MuseScore

Our website contains links to transcriptions on the MuseScore platform (musescore.com). When you click on these links, you will be redirected to the external platform. The data processing that takes place there is subject to MuseScore's privacy policy.