1. General

Regarding the Services Riedl Software (“Takes”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is the controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

Riedl Software
Email: ferdinand@takes-app.com

This privacy policy shall inform you on how we collect, process and use (“Use”) your Personal Data in connection with the Services.

2. Access to and storage of information in terminal equipment

By using our website, access to information (e.g. IP address) or storage of information (e.g. cookies) in your terminal equipment may occur. This access or storage may involve further processing of personal data pursuant to the GDPR.

In cases where such access to information or such storage of information is strictly necessary for the technically error-free delivery of our services, this is done on the basis of § 25 para. 1 s. 1, para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG.

In cases where such a process serves other purposes (e.g. the needs-based design of our website), this will only be carried out on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TTDSG with your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

For more information on the processing of your personal data and the relevant legal basis in this context, please refer to the following sections on the specific processing activities on our website.

3. Data we collect, process and use

Account information

When you create a Takes account, you are required to submit a username and a password, as well as your e-mail address.

Inside the app, you are able to optionally provide additional information about yourself, such as a profile avatar, profile description or positions on current issues ("Views"). Some of this optional profile information may be required to access additional features of the platform.

User created content

Any content that you upload to the platform. This includes posts ("Takes") and replies ("Comments"), as well as other content such as votes, links to sources and topics.

Information you provide directly to us

This includes any information you share with with us via our contact forms or e-mail. This information is handled strictly confidentially and may only be used by us for the purpose of processing your request. We might disclose your Personal Data where such disclosure is required by law (for example, upon request of a court or of law enforcement authorities).

4. Use of analyzing, advertising and other tools

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5. Duration of storage of personal data

Unless no shorter storage period is indicated in this privacy policy, we, in general, store Personal Data as long (i) as required for the provision of the Services to you, and/or (ii) as it is necessary with regard to the contractual relationship with you, thereafter only if and to the extent that we are obliged to do so by mandatory statutory retention obligations. If we no longer require the respective Personal Data for the purposes described above, such Personal Data will only be stored during the respective legal retention period and not processed for other purposes.

6. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to information

You have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.

Right to rectification

The right to immediately request the correction of incorrect or complete personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR.

Right to have data erased

You have the right to have your personal data erased in according with Art. 17 GDPR. According to this provision, your right to have your data erased may be excluded due to a conflicting interest.

Right to restriction

You have the right to have the processing of personal data concerning you limited in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.

Right to withdraw the given consent

You have the right to withdraw your given consent to the processing of your personal data at any time according to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR.

Right to data portability

The right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, current and machine-readable format or to request its transfer to another person responsible in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR.

Right to complain to a data protection regulatory authority

The right to complain to a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of the federal state in which we have our registered office or, if applicable, that of your usual place of work or usual residence.

Right to object

Right of objection If your personal data is processed by us on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, insofar as this is for reasons resulting from your particular situation. If the objection is directed against the processing of personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, you have a general right of objection without the requirement to indicate a special situation.

7. Contact; Data protection officer

You can contact us, for example, via the address indicated above in section 1. and/or by using the contact info contained in the App or on the Website.

For all questions regarding data protection at Takes (including the assertion of your rights further describe above under section 6.), you can also contact us directly. The contact details of the data protection officer are:

Ferdinand Riedl
ferdinand@takes-app.com

8. Keeping your personal Data secure

We place great importance on the security of all Personal Data associated with the use of our Services. We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of Personal Data under our control. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as we consider it appropriate and only authorised personnel have access to Personal Data. Whilst we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of information will never occur, we use all reasonable efforts to prevent it.

We have taken additional extensive security precautions relating to our Services and their use. However, you should bear in mind that in spite of such security measures, submission of information over the internet is never entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of information you submit via our Services whilst it is in transit over the internet.