Youngcom GmbH (hereinafter "Youngcom"), operator of the website www.youngbrandawards.com and www.youngbrandawards.de, attaches particular importance to the protection of your personal data and therefore strictly adheres to the laws on data protection and data security.
We protect your privacy and your private data. We collect, process and use your personal data in accordance with the content of these data protection regulations and the applicable German and European data protection laws (DSGVO), the BDSG and the Telemedia Act (TMG).

These data protection regulations regulate which personal data we collect, process and use about you. Our website can usually be used without providing any personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis.

1. Goal setting and accountability
2. Basic information on data processing and legal bases
3. Security measures
4. Disclosure of data to third parties and third parties
5. Contact us
6. Registration and Termination
7. Collection of access data
8. Cookies & range measurement
9. Google Analytics
10. Google Re/Marketing Services
11. Facebook Social Plugins
12. Facebook and Facebook Marketing Services
13. Affiliate Links
14. Newsletters
15. Integration of third-party services and content
16. Rights of Users
17. Deletion of data
18. Right to object
19. Limitation of Liability
20. Changes to the Privacy Policy

1. Goal setting and accountability

1.1. This data protection declaration explains the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data within our online offer and the websites, functions and content associated with it (hereinafter jointly referred to as "online offer" or "website"). The data protection declaration applies regardless of the domains, systems, platforms and devices used (e.g. desktop or mobile) on which the online offer is run.

1.2. The provider of the online offer and responsible under data protection law is Youngcom GmbH, Amalienstrasse 77, 80799 Munich, authorized representative: Alexander Homeyer, e-mail address: info@youngcom.de (hereinafter referred to as "we" or "us"). For further information about us and contact options, we refer to our imprint: http://www.youngcom.de/impressum.

2. Basic information on data processing and legal bases

2.1. The personal data of users processed within the scope of this online offer includes inventory data (e.g. names and addresses of customers), contract data (e.g. services used, names of clerks, payment information), usage data (e.g. the websites of our online offer visited, interests on our products), meta/communication data (device IDs, IP addresses, location data) and content data (e.g. entries in the contact form).

2.2. The term "user" includes all categories of data processing of data subjects. You include our business partners, customers, users, interested parties and other visitors to our online offering. The terms used, such as "user" are to be understood as gender-neutral.

2.3. We process personal data of users in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations. This means that user data will only be processed if there is legal permission. Ie, in particular if data processing is required to provide our contractual services (e.g. processing orders) and online services, or is required by law, the user has given their consent, as well as due to our legitimate interests (i.e. optimization and economic operation and security of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR).

2.4. From May 25, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the "GDPR effective date"), the validity of our processing of personal data is determined solely by the GDPR and then applicable data protection laws, which include the new BDSG in particular. Within the scope of this data protection declaration, the terms and regulations of the GDPR are already used, but the content of these basically corresponds to the regulations and terminology of the laws in force up to the GDPR deadline. If terms are not defined below, their meaning up to the GDPR deadline is to be understood in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations. If the data protection declaration refers to legitimate interests within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f and Section 15 (3) TMG as the legal basis for our legitimate interests.

2.5. With regard to the processing of personal data on the basis of the Data Protection Ordinance (DSGVO), we would like to point out that the legal basis for the consent is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and implementation of contractual measures Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Article 6(1)(c) GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to safeguard our legitimate interests is Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR.

3. Security measures

3.1. We take organizational, contractual and technical security measures in accordance with the state of the art to ensure that the provisions of data protection laws are adhered to and to protect the data processed by us against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or against access by unauthorized persons.

3.2. The security measures include, in particular, the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our server.

4. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties and Third-Party Providers

4.1. A transfer of data to third parties (ie in particular their transmission or transfer) only takes place on the basis of legal permissions and within the framework of legal requirements. We only pass on user data to third parties if this is necessary, for example, to fulfill our contractual obligations towards users or if we use third-party services within the scope of our legitimate interests. Furthermore, data is transmitted within the companies of our group of companies, in particular for the purpose of fulfilling administrative tasks, legal obligations or due to business interests.

4.2. If we use the services of third parties to provide our services, we take appropriate legal precautions and appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of personal data in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions.

4.3. If content, tools or other means from other providers (hereinafter jointly referred to as “third-party providers”) are used within the scope of this data protection declaration and their registered office is in a third country, it can be assumed that data will be transferred to the countries where the third-party providers are domiciled.

4.4. Third countries are countries in which the GDPR is not directly applicable law, i.e. basically countries outside the EU or the European Economic Area. Data is transferred to third countries either if there is an appropriate level of data protection, user consent or other legal permission. 

5. Processing of data in the context of relationships with our business partners, customers and prospects

5.1. We process inventory data (e.g. names and addresses as well as contact details of users) and contract data (e.g. services used, names of contact persons, payment information) of our business partners, customers and interested parties for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 letter b. GDPR.

5.2. Furthermore, we process the data of our customers and participants (e.g. the websites of our online offer visited, as well as the use of services and cooperation) on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit For example, to offer business partners, customers, interested parties and participants services based on their previous contractual interests. Furthermore, we process the data insofar as we are legally required to do so, for example due to commercial and tax law obligations, in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c. DSGVO, are obliged.

Inventory data (e.g. names and addresses as well as contact details of users) and contract data (e.g. services used, names of contact persons, payment information) of our business partners, customers and interested parties as well as participants of trade fairs and events for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Art 6 paragraph 1 letter b. GDPR.

5.3. When contacting us (via contact form or e-mail), the information provided by the user is processed to process the contact request and its processing and can be stored in our customer relationship management system (“CRM system”) for this purpose.

6. Voting and Sweepstakes

6.1. The following non-personal data is collected as part of the voting:
- Year of birth
- Gender
- Federal State
This data is collected separately and not linked to the data (of the e-mail) of the competition.

6.2 The following data will be (voluntarily) collected in order to participate in the competition.
– Email address (is not visible to other users)
After prior contact:
- Name first Name
– Address details
This data is collected to participate in the competition and used exclusively to determine the winner. After the competition has ended and the prizes have been handed over, the data (storage period max. 2 months) will be deleted.

6.3. Every user has the opportunity to register for the YoungBrandAwards newsletter. Only the e-mail address is saved for this purpose. The newsletter or invitation to vote is sent out once a year. The user can have this data deleted at any time.

6.4. We use the information provided by the users to carry out the contractual relationship with the registered users.

6.5. The user profiles are not visible to other users and cannot be indexed by search engines.

6.6. If the users who have registered in our system and have subsequently requested deletion, their data will also be deleted from the system, unless we are legally obliged to store it (e.g. for tax reasons).

6.6. It is the user's responsibility to back up their data before the end of the contract in the event of termination. We are entitled to irretrievably delete all stored data of the user.

7. Collection of access data

7.1. Based on our legitimate interests, we collect data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files). The access data includes the name of the accessed website, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider .

7.2. Log file information is stored for a maximum of seven days for security reasons (e.g. to investigate misuse or fraud) and then deleted. Data whose further storage is required for evidence purposes are excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

8. Cookies & Range Measurement

8.1. Cookies are pieces of information that are transmitted from our web server or web servers of third parties to the web browser of the user and stored there for later retrieval. Cookies can be small files or other types of information storage. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, we only use so-called "session cookies", which are only stored for the duration of the current visit to our website (e.g. to be able to enable your login status and thus the use of our online offer at all). . A randomly generated unique identification number, a so-called session ID, is stored in a session cookie. A cookie also contains information about its origin and the storage period. These cookies cannot store any other data. Session cookies are deleted when you have finished using our online service and, for example, log out or close your browser.

8.2. Users are informed about the use of cookies in the context of pseudonymous range measurement in the context of this data protection declaration.

8.3. If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in their browser's system settings. Saved cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.

8.4. You can opt out of the use of cookies, which are used for range measurement and advertising purposes, via the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) and additionally the US website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/) contradict.

9.Google Analytics

9.1. On the basis of our legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO) we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. ("Google") . Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offer by the user is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

9.2. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).

9.3. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our online offer by users, to compile reports on the activities within this online offer and to provide us with other services related to the use of this online offer and internet usage. Pseudonymous user profiles can be created from the processed data.

9.4. We only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization. This means that the IP address of the user 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 sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

9.5. The IP address transmitted by the user's browser is not merged with other Google data. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; In addition, users can prevent the data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the online offer being collected by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

9.6. You can find more information on data use by Google, setting and objection options on the Google websites: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners ("Data use by Google when you use our partners' websites or apps"), http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads ("Data use for advertising purposes"), http://www.google.de/settings/ads (“Manage information that Google uses to show you advertising”).

10. Google Re/Marketing Services

10.1. We use the marketing and remarketing services (“Google Marketing Services” for short) on the basis of our legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO). ”) of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, (“Google”).

10.2. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).

10.3. The Google marketing services allow us to display advertisements for and on our website in a more targeted manner in order to only present users with advertisements that potentially match their interests. If, for example, a user is shown ads for products that he was interested in on other websites, this is referred to as "remarketing". For these purposes, when our and other websites on which Google marketing services are active are accessed, Google executes a code directly from Google and so-called (re)marketing tags (invisible graphics or code, also referred to as "web beacons") integrated into the website. With their help, an individual cookie, ie a small file, is stored on the user's device (comparable technologies can also be used instead of cookies). The cookies can be set by various domains, including google.com, doubleclick.net, invitemedia.com, admeld.com, googlesyndication.com or googleadservices.com. This file notes which websites the user visits, what content he is interested in and which offers he clicked on, as well as technical information on the browser and operating system, referring websites, visiting times and other information on the use of the online offer. The IP address of the user is also recorded, whereby we inform Google Analytics that the IP address is shortened within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area and only in exceptional cases completely to a transferred to the Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address is not merged with the user's data within other Google offers. The above information can also be combined by Google with such information from other sources. If the user then visits other websites, the ads tailored to his interests can be displayed to him.

10.4. User data is processed pseudonymously as part of Google Marketing Services. This means that Google does not store and process, for example, the name or e-mail address of the user, but processes the relevant data in relation to cookies within pseudonymous user profiles. This means that from Google's point of view, the ads are not managed and displayed for a specifically identified person, but for the cookie owner, regardless of who this cookie owner is. This does not apply if a user has expressly allowed Google to process the data without this pseudonymization. The information collected by Google Marketing Services about users is transmitted to Google and stored on Google's servers in the USA.

10.5. The Google marketing services we use include the online advertising program "Google AdWords". In the case of Google AdWords, each AdWords customer receives a different "conversion cookie". This means that cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained with the help of the cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. AdWords customers find out the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.

10.6. We can integrate third-party advertisements based on the Google marketing service "DoubleClick". DoubleClick uses cookies that enable Google and its partner websites to serve ads based on users' visits to this website and other websites on the Internet.

10.7. We can include third-party advertisements based on the Google marketing service "AdSense". AdSense uses cookies to enable Google and its partner websites to serve ads based on users' visits to this website and other websites on the Internet.

10.8. We can also use the “Google Tag Manager” to integrate and manage Google analysis and marketing services on our website.

10.9. This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the Google servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offering. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer. For more information about Google Web Fonts, see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

10.10. For more information on how Google uses data for marketing purposes, see the overview page: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads, Google's privacy policy is at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy available.

10.11. If you wish to object to interest-based advertising by Google Marketing Services, you can use the setting and opt-out options provided by Google: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences.

11. Facebook Social Plugins

11.1. On the basis of our legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO) we use social plugins ("plugins") of the social network facebook.com, which operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook"). The plugins can display interaction elements or content (e.g. videos, graphics or text contributions) and can be recognized by one of the Facebook logos (white "f" on a blue tile, the terms "Like", "I like" or a "thumbs up" sign ) or are marked with the addition "Facebook Social Plugin". The list and appearance of the Facebook Social Plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

11.2. Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active).

11.3. If a user calls up a function of this online offer that contains such a plugin, his device establishes a direct connection with the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Facebook to the user's device, which integrates it into the online offer. User profiles can be created from the processed data. We therefore have no influence on the amount of data that Facebook collects with the help of this plugin and therefore inform users according to our level of knowledge.

11.4. By integrating the plugin, Facebook receives the information that a user has accessed the corresponding page of the online offer. If the user is logged into Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to his Facebook account. If users interact with the plugins, for example by pressing the Like button or making a comment, the corresponding information is sent directly from your device to Facebook and stored there. If a user is not a member of Facebook, there is still the possibility that Facebook will find out and save their IP address. According to Facebook, only an anonymous IP address is stored in Germany.

11.5. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as the relevant rights and setting options for protecting the privacy of users can be found in Facebook's data protection information: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

11.6. If a user is a Facebook member and does not want Facebook to collect data about him via this online offer and link it to his member data stored on Facebook, he must log out of Facebook before using our online offer and delete his cookies. Further settings and objections to the use of data for advertising purposes are possible within the Facebook profile settings: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU side http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. The settings are platform-independent, ie they are adopted for all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

12. Facebook, Custom Audiences and Facebook Marketing Services

12.1. Due to our legitimate interests in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer and for these purposes, the so-called "Facebook pixel" of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025 , USA, or if you are based in the EU, Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”).

12.2. Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active).

12.3. With the help of the Facebook pixel, Facebook is able to determine the visitors of our online offer as a target group for the display of advertisements (so-called "Facebook ads"). Accordingly, we use the Facebook pixel to only display the Facebook ads we have placed to those Facebook users who have also shown an interest in our online offering or who have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products, which are based on the visited website). websites are determined), which we transmit to Facebook (so-called “Custom Audiences”). With the help of the Facebook pixel, we also want to ensure that our Facebook ads correspond to the potential interests of users and are not annoying. With the help of the Facebook pixel, we can also understand the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (so-called "conversion").

12.4. The Facebook pixel is integrated directly by Facebook when you visit our website and can save a so-called cookie, ie a small file, on your device. If you then log in to Facebook or visit Facebook while logged in, the visit to our online offer will be noted in your profile. The data collected about you is anonymous to us, so we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and can be used by Facebook and for its own market research and advertising purposes. If we should transmit data to Facebook for comparison purposes, this will be encrypted locally on the browser and only then sent to Facebook via a secure https connection. This is done solely for the purpose of making a comparison with the data that is similarly encrypted by Facebook.

12.5. The processing of the data by Facebook takes place within the framework of Facebook's data usage guidelines. Accordingly, general information on the display of Facebook ads in Facebook's data usage guidelines: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. Specific information and details about the Facebook pixel and how it works can be found in the Facebook help area: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/651294705016616.

12.6. You can object to the collection by the Facebook pixel and the use of your data to display Facebook ads. In order to set which types of advertisements are displayed to you within Facebook, you can visit the page set up by Facebook and follow the instructions for setting usage-based advertising there: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads. The settings are platform-independent, ie they are adopted for all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

12.7. You can also use the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) and additionally the US website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/) contradict.

13. Affiliate Links

13.1. Within our offer system, we use tracking measures that are customary in the industry on the basis of our legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer), insofar as these are necessary for the operation of an affiliate system with affiliate links. In the following, we explain the technical background to the users.

13.2. Affiliate links are links that the linking websites use to refer users to websites with product or other offers. The operators of the linked websites can receive a commission if users follow the affiliate links and then take advantage of the offers.

13.3. For this purpose, it is necessary for our offer system that the providers can track whether users who are interested in certain offers subsequently perceive them at the instigation of the affiliate links.

13.4. In order for affiliate links to work, they must be supplemented with certain values that become part of the link or can be set in some other way, e.g. in a cookie. The values include in particular the source website (referrer), time, an online ID of the operator of the website on which the affiliate link was located, an online ID of the respective offer, an online ID of the user, as well as tracking specific values such as ad media ID, partner ID and categorizations.

13.5. The online user IDs used are pseudonymous. This means that the online ID itself does not contain any personal data such as name or e-mail address. It only helps determine if the same user who clicked on an affiliate link took advantage of an offer.

13.6. The following presentation offers an overview of companies whose services we use in the context of placing the affiliate links and their evaluation or with whom we cooperate, together with data protection declarations, further information on the processing of data and, in some cases already mentioned here, possibilities of objection (so-called opt-out) contain:
– Amazon EU SARL, Germany branch, Marcel-Breuer-Str. 12, 80807 Munich, data protection declaration: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909010
– eBay Partner Network, Inc., 2145 Hamilton Ave., San Jose, CA 95125, USA, data protection declaration: https://partnernetwork.ebay.de/legal#privacy-policy

14. Newsletters

14.1. With the following information we will inform you about the contents of our newsletter as well as the registration, dispatch and statistical evaluation procedures as well as your rights of objection. By subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to receive it and the procedures described.

14.2. Content of the newsletter: We send newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications with advertising information (hereinafter "newsletter") only with the consent of the recipient or legal permission. If the contents of the newsletter are specifically described when registering for the newsletter, they are decisive for the consent of the user. Our newsletters contain announcements and reports about the voting for the YoungBrandAwards, campaigns, invitations to vote and other offers.

14.3. Double opt-in and logging: Registration for our newsletter takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration you will receive an e-mail in which you will be asked to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that nobody can register with someone else's e-mail address. The registrations for the newsletter are logged in order to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with the legal requirements. This includes storing the time of registration and confirmation as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored by the shipping service provider are also logged.

14.4. Dispatch service provider: The newsletter is dispatched using Newsletter2Go, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, hereinafter referred to as “dispatch service provider”. You can view the data protection regulations of the shipping service provider here: https://www.newsletter2go.de/datenschutz/

14.5. Furthermore, according to its own information, the shipping service provider can use this data in pseudonymous form, i.e. without assignment to a user, to optimize or improve its own services, e.g. for technical optimization of the shipping and the presentation of the newsletter or for statistical purposes in order to determine which countries the recipients come from. However, the shipping service provider does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them themselves or to pass them on to third parties.

14.6. Registration data: In order to register for the newsletter, it is sufficient if you enter your e-mail address.

14.7. Statistical survey and analysis - The newsletters contain a so-called "web beacon", ie a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from the server of the shipping service provider when the newsletter is opened. As part of this retrieval, technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and time of retrieval, are initially collected. This information is used to technically improve the services based on the technical data or the target groups and their reading behavior based on their retrieval locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or the access times. The statistical surveys also include determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened and which links are clicked. For technical reasons, this information can be assigned to the individual newsletter recipients. However, it is neither our aim nor that of the shipping service provider to monitor individual users. The evaluations serve us much more to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users.

14.8. The use of the shipping service provider, the implementation of statistical surveys and analyzes and the logging of the registration process are based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. Our interest is focused on the use of a user-friendly and secure newsletter system that serves both our business interests and meets user expectations.

14.9. Termination/Revocation – You can terminate the receipt of our newsletter at any time, ie revoke your consent. You will find a link to cancel the newsletter at the end of each newsletter. If the users have only registered for the newsletter and canceled this registration, their personal data will be deleted.

15. Integration of Third-Party Services and Content

15.1. We use content or service offers from third-party providers within our online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit Integrate services such as videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "content"). This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the user, since without the IP address they could not send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore required for the display of this content. We endeavor to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third-party providers can also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. The "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information can also be stored in cookies on the user's device and can contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visiting times and other information on the use of our online offer, and can also be linked to such information from other sources.

15.2. The following presentation offers an overview of third-party providers and their content, along with links to their data protection declarations, which contain further information on the processing of data and, in some cases already mentioned here, possibilities to object (so-called opt-out):
– Videos from the “YouTube” platform of the third-party provider Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Data protection: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, opt out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/.
– External fonts from dafont.com. These fonts are integrated via a server call at dafont.com (in the USA). Further information can be found in dafont.com's data protection information, which can be accessed here: https://www.dafont.com/de/privacy.php.
– Functions of the Instagram service are integrated into our online offering. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to assign your visit to our pages to your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. Data protection: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
– Our online offering uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Every time one of our pages that contains LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection is established to LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on LinkedIn's “Recommend button” and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn will be able to assign your visit to our website to you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as providers of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by LinkedIn. Data protection: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
– We use social plugins from the social network Pinterest, which is operated by Pinterest Inc., 635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA (“Pinterest”). When you access a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest's servers. The plugin transmits log data to Pinterest’s server in the USA. This log data may contain your IP address, the address of the websites visited that also contain Pinterest functions, the type and settings of the browser, the date and time of the request, how you use Pinterest and cookies. Data protection: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.
– Functions of the Twitter service can be integrated into our online offering. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. This data is also transmitted to Twitter. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. Twitter's privacy policy at http://twitter.com/privacy. You can change your data protection settings on Twitter in the account settings under http://twitter.com/account/settins to change.
– We use functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Every time you access one of our pages that contains Xing functions, a connection is established to Xing servers. To our knowledge, personal data is not stored. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behavior is evaluated. Data protection declaration: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

16. Rights of Users

16.1. Users have the right to request information free of charge about the personal data that we have stored about them.
In addition, users have the right to rectification of incorrect data, restriction of processing and deletion of their personal data, if applicable, to assert their rights to data portability and, in the event that unlawful data processing is assumed, to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. An informal e-mail to info@youngcom.de is sufficient.

16.2. Likewise, users can revoke consent, in principle with effect for the future.

17. Deletion of Data

17.1. The data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements. If user data is not deleted because it is required for other, legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to user data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons.

17.2. According to legal requirements, storage is carried out for 6 years in accordance with Section 257 (1) HGB (books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with Section 147 (1) AO (books, records, management reports, Accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant to taxation, etc.)

18. Right to Object

Users can object to the future processing of their personal data at any time in accordance with legal requirements. The objection can be made in particular against processing for direct advertising purposes.

19. Limitation of Liability
Youngcom GmbH is not liable for the fact that websites are not accessible and files are not technically correct.

The information provided by www.youngbrandawards.com contains cross-references (“links”) to other Internet offerings, e.g. B. from cooperation partners. You can recognize that you have been forwarded to a linked offer from another service provider by the fact that a new window is opened in the browser in which the corresponding external content is displayed. The external (“foreign”) content was checked when the link was set to determine whether it violated the applicable standards under civil or criminal law. However, it cannot be ruled out that this content will subsequently be changed by the respective providers. If you believe that linked external sites violate applicable law or otherwise contain inappropriate content, please let us know. We will check your reference and remove the external link immediately if necessary. In this respect, we are not liable for the content of linked external websites, nor for their availability.

In the event of competition law, data protection law, domain law, copyright law or similar problems, we ask you to contact us in advance at info@youngcom.de to avoid unnecessary legal disputes and costs. The costs of a legal warning without prior contact will be rejected as unfounded in the sense of the obligation to mitigate damage.

20. Changes to the Privacy Policy

20.1. We reserve the right to change the data protection declaration in order to adapt it to changed legal situations or to changes in the service and data processing. However, this only applies with regard to declarations on data processing. If user consent is required or parts of the data protection declaration contain provisions of the contractual relationship with the user, the changes will only be made with the consent of the user.

20.2. Users are asked to inform themselves regularly about the content of the data protection declaration.

Youngcom GmbH, 2024