Cookie Policy

Explanation of cookies and tracking technologies
To interact with you, we use features or messaging functions, we or our authorized service providers use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies. We use these methods to collect information that helps us make our service better, faster, and safer, and for promotional purposes.

This section is designed to give you a better understanding of these technologies and your use of them on our sites, services, applications and features. Below is a summary of some key points you should know about our use of such technologies. You can also see our full user notice about cookies below.

Cookies and comparable technologies fulfill various functions for us. Either they are necessary for our services to work at all, or they improve them: They provide more performance, additional features or ensure that you see relevant and personalized ads. In some cases, cookies and similar files are stored on your device only as long as your browser is running (session cookie); in other cases, corresponding information remains stored on your device for longer (persistent cookie). If your device offers the corresponding function, you can block, delete or disable these cookies. You can access your cookies and cookie settings in the settings of your device or browser.

Where possible, security measures are taken to ensure that no one can access our cookies or comparable technologies without authorization. A unique identifier guarantees that only we and/or authorized service providers have access to cookie data.

Service providers are companies that help us in various aspects of our business, such as operating websites, in connection with services, applications, advertising, or features. Some service providers help us show you relevant ads while you are using our services or visiting other websites. These service providers may store cookies on your device through our Services (called third-party cookies). They may also collect information that helps identify your device. This may be IP addresses or other data that can be uniquely associated.

Cookies and comparable technologies fulfill various functions for us. Either they are necessary for our services to work at all, or they improve them: They provide more performance, additional features or ensure that you see relevant and personalized ads. In some cases, cookies and similar files are stored on your device only as long as your browser is running (session cookie); in other cases, corresponding information remains stored on your device for longer (persistent cookie). If your device offers the corresponding function, you can block, delete or disable these cookies. You can access your cookies and cookie settings in the settings of your device or browser.


What are cookies, web beacons and similar technologies?
Like most websites, we use technology that essentially stores small files on your computer, tablet, cell phone or other device (collectively, a "Device"). These files allow us to record certain information when you use our sites, services, applications, messaging services or features.

The specific names and types of cookies, web beacons and other similar technologies we use may change from time to time. The following is a brief glossary to help you better understand this policy and our use of these technologies:

Cookies: Small text files, usually consisting of letters and numbers. They are stored in the memory of your browser or device when you visit a website or open a message. Cookies allow a website to recognize a specific device or browser. There are different types of cookies:

- Session cookies expire at the end of your browsing session and allow us to link your actions during that particular browsing session.
- Persistent cookies are stored on your device between browser sessions and allow us to keep a record of your priorities or actions across multiple pages.
- First-party cookies are stored by the page you have just visited.
- Third-party cookies are placed by a third party site that is different from the one you visit.

You can disable or remove cookies using tools that are available as part of most commercial browsers. Preferences must be set separately for each browser you use, and different browsers offer different functionality and options.

Web Beacons: Small graphics (also called "pixel tags" or "clear GIFs") that may be embedded in our websites, services, applications, messaging services, or features. Web beacons typically work together with cookies to identify users and analyze their behavior.

Comparable technologies for storing information: Technologies that store information in your browser or device using local shared objects or local storage (for example, Flash cookies, HTML 5 cookies, and other web application software). These technologies work in a browser-independent manner. Sometimes it is not possible to set how cookies are handled entirely in the browser. In such cases, you will have to adjust the settings of other installed applications or your device accordingly instead. We do not use the storage technologies mentioned here to tailor advertising on our pages or elsewhere specifically to you.

We may use the terms "cookies" or "similar technologies" interchangeably in our Policy with respect to any technology we use to store data in your browser or device or to collect information that enables us to identify you in the manner described above.


Your right to choose and our use of cookies, web beacons and similar technologies
We offer certain site functionality, services, applications and features that we can only provide through the use of these technologies. You can block, delete, or disable these technologies at any time, provided that your browser, installed application, or device allow you to do so. However, if you refuse cookies or similar technologies, you may not be able to use certain site features, services, applications or functionality. You may also be required to enter your password multiple times during a single session. For more information on how to block, delete or disable such technologies and files, please refer to your browser or device settings.

Generally, these technologies are used by our websites, services, applications and features to store relevant information in your browser or on your device; later, this information can be retrieved to identify you to our servers or internal systems. Where possible, we protect our cookies and similar technologies by marking them with a unique identifier. In this way, only we and/or the service providers commissioned by us can evaluate the information. We do not store any personal data in our cookies or comparable files.

The collection and storage of any personal information using these technologies is done in all cases with your knowledge and consent. This is achieved by fully informing you about the use of such technologies and giving you the opportunity to disable them as set out above.


Why do we use cookies?
Our cookies and other similar technologies have different functions. You are either required for the operation of our services, help us improve the services, allow you additional functionality or help us provide you with relevant and targeted advertising. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies and similar technologies.

Basically, these technologies allow our websites, services, applications and features to store relevant information in your browser or on your device and later read this information to uniquely identify your device to our servers and systems. We protect our cookies and similar technologies to ensure that only we or our service providers can read them by assigning you a unique identifier that can only be used by us or our service providers.

Our use of these technologies each falls into one of the following categories:

1. Essential: We may use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies that are necessary for the operation of our websites, services, applications and features. This includes technologies that allow you to access our websites, services, applications and features, that are necessary to detect irregularities in operations, that help prevent fraudulent activity and improve security, or that allow you to use functionalities such as shopping carts, saved searches or the like.

2. Performance-Related: We may use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies to measure the performance of our websites, services, applications and features, including such analytics that help us better understand how visitors use our websites, determine whether you have used our messaging system or viewed a post or link, or to improve our website and its content, services, applications and features.

3. Functionality-Related: We may use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies that allow us to provide you with enhanced functionality when you access or use our websites, services, applications or features. Among other things, this allows us to identify you when you log in to our website or to track your selected settings and displayed items to provide you with the best possible viewing experience of the content on our websites.

4. Analytics / Marketing: We may use our or third parties' cookies and web beacons to provide you with content on our websites or third party websites, including interest-based advertising. This includes the use of technologies that allow us to determine how relevant certain advertisements were to you, for example, whether you clicked on an advertisement.

The storage of all personal data that we collect in the course of using these technologies in categories 2 to 4 is based on your consent, which is obtained through a clear disclaimer on our website when you first visit the website. You can revoke this consent at any time in your browser (see below).

If you want to learn how to change the cookie settings of certain browsers, click on the appropriate link below:
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Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Chrome
Safari:
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OSX/Mac OS
- iOS



Use of these technologies by authorized external service providers

This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your terminal device. These text files can be read by these websites and help to identify you when you visit a website again. Some cookies are used to store preferences and are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing the browser, so-called session cookies. Other cookies are used to better adapt the website to user needs and remain on the end device, so-called permanent or persistent cookies. Further information on cookies and on the consent required for their use is available in our cookie banner on our website.

We work with third-party service providers - generally referred to as service providers. These companies have our permission to use third-party cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to store information on our sites, within our services, and in our applications or features. These service providers help make our services better, faster, and more secure.

The service providers may use such technologies to assist us in providing our own content and advertising and in generating anonymous website metrics and analytics. We do not permit any of these service providers to collect your personal information on our Sites or as part of our Services or in our applications or features for their own purposes. With respect to the use or collection of Personal Information, these service providers are subject to confidentiality obligations entered into with OWWN and all other legal restrictions. The privacy policies of such third party service providers also govern the handling of third party cookies.

Except for the use of these technologies by our service providers or other authorized third parties, we do not permit any third party site content (such as item listings, direct member-to-member communications, classifieds, comments, ratings, etc.) to include or use cookies, web beacons, local storage, or similar technologies for tracking purposes or to collect your personal information. If you believe that a third party listing or other content may be collecting personal information or using tracking technologies, please report it to hello@owwn.com.

a. Use of Google Analytics
aa. Type and purpose of processing
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google (Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be truncated beforehand 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. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. The purpose of the data processing is to evaluate the use of the website and to compile reports on website activities. On the basis of the use of the website and the Internet, other related services are then to be provided.

ab. Legal basis of processing

The processing of the entered data is based on the consent of the user(Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

ac. Data categories
IP-address (shortened).

ad. Receiver
Employee of IT- und Marketing department of FiRec GmbH
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland

ae. Storage periods
In this context, data will only be processed as long as the corresponding consent is available, but for a maximum of 14 months. After that, they will be deleted, unless there is a legal obligation to retain them. To contact us in this context, please use the contact details provided at the beginning of the privacy policy.

af. Legal / contractual requirement
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you prevent access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

ag. Third country transfer
Google processes your data in the USA. As appropriate guarantees, so-called standard contractual clauses according to. Art. 46 DSGVO. Futher information you find here:https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_de

ah. Revocation of consent
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data at any time with effect for the future. You can inform us of your revocation at any time via the contact option given at the beginning of the data protection information.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: "Browser Add On to disable Google Analytics".

ai. Automated decision making and profiling

With the help of the tracking tool Google Analytics, the behavior of visitors to the website can be evaluated and interests can be analyzed. For this purpose, we create a pseudonymous user profile.


b. Usage of Google Tag Manager
ba. Type and purpose of processing
Using Google Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager is a solution that allows marketers to manage website tags through one interface. The Tag Manager tool itself (which implements the tags) is a cookie-less domain and does not collect any personal data. The tool 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, it remains in place for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager:http://www.google.de/tagmanager/use-policy.html

bb. Legal basis of the processing
The processing of the entered data is based on the consent of the user (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a) DSGVO).

bc. Data categories
IP-address, Visiting time, reference, visited web pages

bd. Receivers
Recipients of the data are internal employees of FiRec GmbH and Google as an order processor. For this purpose, we have concluded the corresponding order processing agreement with Google.

be. Storage periods
Data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent has been given. Afterwards, they will be deleted, provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary. To contact us in this context, please use the contact details provided at the beginning of this privacy policy.

bf. Legal / contractual requirement
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you prevent access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

bg. Third country transfer
Google processes your data in the USA. As appropriate guarantees, so-called standard contractual clauses according to. Art. 46 DSGVO. Further information you can find here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_de

bh. Revocation of consent

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data at any time with effect for the future. You can notify us of your revocation at any time using the contact option provided at the beginning of this privacy notice. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

bi. Profiling
With the help of the Google Tag Manager tool, it is possible to evaluate the behavior of visitors to the website and analyze their interests.


c. Use of Amplitude
ca. Type and purpose of processing

This website uses Amplitude Inc, a product analytics platform. This helps companies track visitors using collaborative analytics. The platform uses behavioral reports to understand user interactions with products. The analytics platform provides insights to accelerate work on a real-time basis. With Amplitude, OWWN is able to sustainably improve products.

In the use of Amplitude, data is stored anonymously. A generic anonymous ID is created. The timestamp, the user ID, the device type, the app version, the device language, and information about the browser are stored. Neither OWWN nor Amplitude has the possibility to establish a personal reference. IP addresses are not stored.

cb. Legal basis of processing
The processing of the entered data is based on the consent of the user (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

cc. Data Categories
Timestamp Device type App version Device language

cd. Receiver
Employees of the IT and marketing department of FiRec GmbH
Amplitude Inc., 501 2nd Street, Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

ce. Storage periods
In this context, data will only be processed as long as the corresponding consent is available, but for a maximum of 14 months. After this period, they will be deleted, provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary. To contact us in this context, please use the contact details provided at the beginning of this privacy policy.

cf. Legal / contractual requirement
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you prevent access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

cg. Third country transfer
Amplitude processes your data in the USA. So-called standard contractual clauses according to Art. 46 DSGVO have been concluded as suitable guarantees. Further information can be found here:https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_de.

ch. Revocation of consent
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data at any time with effect for the future. You can notify us of your revocation at any time using the contact option provided at the beginning of this privacy notice.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Amplitude and the processing of this data by Amplitude by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: "Browser Add On to deactivate Amplitude".

ci. Automated decision making and profiling
With the help of the tracking tool Amplitude, the behavior of visitors to the website can be evaluated and interests analyzed. For this purpose, we create a pseudonymous user profile.


Authorized third-party ad networks and exchange platforms operated for personalized advertising
We may use third-party vendors, such as advertising networks and exchange platforms, that allow us to display advertisements to you. These third-party ad networks and exchange platforms may use third-party cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to collect information about your visit to our website or other places on the Internet. They may also store your unique device identifier, IP address, or identifier for advertising (IDFA). These third-party vendors may use the information they collect to show you more relevant advertisements on our or other sites. The privacy policies of the third-party providers also govern the handling of third-party cookies.

The following websites provide more information about third-party advertising cookies, personalized advertising, and the ability to opt-out of companies that have made such commitments:

- Your Online Choices – Ihre Entscheidungen im Internet
- About Ads – Zum Thema Anzeigen
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AboutCookies.org


Status of the Cookie Policy: 24.05.2022