Privacy Policy

General Information

Information Regarding the Responsible Party

Company: API WATER FUN GmbH

Address: Neuenberger Straße 26, 36041 Fulda, Germany

General Data Processing Information

Personal data is only collected if you provide it to us voluntarily. No further personal data is collected beyond this. Your personal data will only be processed beyond the scope of legal permissions if you have given your express consent.

Purpose of processing: (usually) initiation or implementation of a contract.

Categories of recipients: Public authorities in the event of overriding legal regulations. External service providers or other contractors. Other external bodies, provided the person concerned has given their consent or a transfer is permitted due to overriding interest.

Third-country transfers: As part of the execution of the contract, processors outside the European Union may also be used.

Data Storage Duration: The duration of data storage depends on the statutory retention requirements and is generally 10 years.

Specific Information about the Website

Usage Data

When you access our websites, your internet browser transmits data to our web server (due to technical necessity). The following data is recorded during an ongoing connection for communication between your internet browser and our web server:

- Date and time of request

- Name of the requested data

- Page from which the file was requested

- Access status (file transferred, file not found, etc.)

- Web browser and operating system used

- Full IP address of the requesting computer, amount of data transferred.

For technical security reasons, particularly to defend against attempted attacks on our web server, we store this data temporarily. It is not possible for us to trace this data back to individual persons. After a maximum of 30 days, the data is anonymized by shortening the IP address to the domain level, so that it is no longer possible to establish a connection to an individual user. In anonymized form, the data is also processed for statistical purposes; a comparison with other data records or a transfer to third parties, even in excerpts, does not take place.

Use of a newsletter

When you register for our newsletter, you provide us with your email address and, optionally, other data. We use this information exclusively to send you the newsletter. The data you enter when registering for the newsletter will remain stored with us until you unsubscribe from our newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending us a corresponding message. By unsubscribing, you object to the use of your email address.

Use of our own 'cookies' required for displaying the website

This website uses its own 'cookies' to store settings required for displaying the website ('cookies' are data records that are sent from the web server to the user's browser and stored there for later retrieval). No personal data whatsoever is stored in our own 'cookies'. You can generally prevent the use of 'cookies' if you disable the storage of 'cookies' in your browser.

Use of various tools:

  • Based on consent, we use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited ('Google') on our website. The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The 'Enhanced data protection mode' option is activated. As a result, YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Information is only transmitted to YouTube and stored there when you watch a video. Your data may be transferred to the USA.

  • Based on the consent of website visitors, this website uses Google Maps, a map service provided by Google Ireland Limited ('Google'). If consent has been given for its use, Google may set so-called 'cookies,' which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

  • Based on the consent of website visitors, this website uses Google Ads Conversion Tracking, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited ('Google'). Google Ads Conversion Tracking uses 'cookies' that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for website operators and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage. 

  • Based on the consent of website visitors, this website uses Facebook Pixel, a web analysis service provided by Meta Platforms Inc. ('Meta'). Facebook Pixel uses so-called 'cookies,' which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Meta server in the USA and stored there. With the help of Facebook Pixel cookies, your user data is compared with the data in your Facebook account and later used for advertisements. The data collected is anonymous to us and cannot be viewed.

  • Based on the consent of website visitors, this website uses social plugins from Add This, LLC (hereinafter 'AddThis'). When you press a button in such a plugin from AddThis, your browser establishes a direct connection to the AddThis servers and, if applicable, the selected social network. This gives AddThis the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. The website operator has no influence on the type and scope of the data collected and transmitted to AddThis and, if applicable, the social networks.

  • Based on the consent of website visitors, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited ('Google'). Google Analytics uses so-called 'cookies,' which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

  • Based on the legitimate interest in protection against abusive access or spam attacks, this website uses the Captcha tool from Friendly Captcha GmbH ('Friendly Captcha'). This tool is used to prevent automated and abusive requests by 'bots' by simply checking whether the requester is a natural person.

  • Based on the consent of website visitors, this website uses AdRoll, a marketing service provided by NextRoll Inc. ('NextRoll'). AdRoll uses so-called 'cookies,' which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a NextRoll server in the USA and stored there. Dynamic advertisements are generated using AdRoll cookies.

  • Based on your consent for the contact form, this website uses the offer from TYPEFORM, S.L. ("Typeform"). Typeform uses so-called "cookies", which are text files that are stored on your computer and are used to query various information. - We have concluded an order processing contract with this service provider. 

Further information and contacts

In addition, you can assert your rights to information, correction or deletion or to restriction of processing or the exercise of your right to object to processing and the right to data portability at any time. Here you will find the possibility to contact us by email or letter. You also have the right to contact the data protection supervisory authority with complaints.