Privacy Policy

 

Our Privacy Policy was posted on 27 March2017. It governs the privacy terms of our Website located at www.sonictonic.io (the “Site”) and Application. Any capitalized terms not defined in our Privacy Policy, have the meaning as specified in our Terms & Conditions accessible at https://sonictonic.io/terms-and-conditions/

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Site and Application. We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site and features of the Application. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Data protection

Personal data (hereinafter mostly referred to as “data”) are processed by us only in the context of the necessity and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its contents and the services offered there.

Pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the Basic Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the ‘GDPR’), ‘processing’ means any operation or series of operations carried out with or without the aid of automated procedures personal data, such as collecting, collecting, organizing, organizing, storing, adapting or modifying, reading out, querying, using, disclosing through transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision, reconciliation or the join, the restriction, the deletion or the annihilation.

With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the nature, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, as far as we either alone or together with others decide on the purposes and means of processing. In addition, we will inform you below about the third-party components that we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data in their own responsibility.

Our privacy policy is structured as follows:

I. Information about us as responsible

II. Rights of users and stakeholders

III. Information about data processing

I. Information about us as responsible

The responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection is:

Groves Sound Branding GmbH
Isekai 20
20249 Hamburg
Germany

Phone: (+49) 40 471035 0
Fax: (+49) 40 46 40 78
E-Mail: info@sonictonic.io

II. Rights of users and stakeholders

With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right

upon confirmation of the processing of the data in question, information about the processed data, further information about data processing and copies of the data (see also Art. 15 GDPR);

Correction or completion of incorrect or incomplete data (see also Art. 16 GDPR);

for immediate deletion of the data concerning them (see also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, if further processing pursuant to Art. 17 (3) GDPR is required, to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;

upon receipt of the data concerning them and provided by them and on the transmission of this data to other providers / controllers (see also Art. 20 GDPR);

on complaint to the supervisory authority, if they consider that the data concerning them are processed by the provider in breach of data protection provisions (see also Art. 77 GDPR).

In addition, the provider is obliged to notify any recipients to whom data have been disclosed by the provider about any correction or deletion of data or restriction of processing, which takes place pursuant to Articles 16, 17 para. 1, 18 GDPR teaching. However, this obligation does not exist insofar as this notification is impossible or disproportionate. Notwithstanding, the user has a right to information about these recipients.

Likewise, according to Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them, provided that the data provided by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO be processed. In particular, an objection to the processing of data for the purpose of direct advertising is permitted.

III. Information about data processing

Your data processed on the use of our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage is omitted, the deletion of the data does not conflict with statutory retention requirements and subsequently no other information is given about individual processing methods.

All information in one place

 
  • Who weare:

    • We are SonicTonic. A team of musicologists, composersand designers, who workcloselywith doctorsand scientiststo provide tools for thetherapeutic use ofmusic &sound.
    • Please contact us info@sonictonic.io
  • What precise categories of personal data the app wants to collect and process:

    • Google Play Store Authentification (OAuth) & Performance Data of the App
  • Why the data processing is necessary (for what precise purposes):

    • (OAuth): To ensure that our users own the tonics they have once purchased, a synchronisation to a database is necessary. Theindex to identify the user needs to be unique but also needs to allow for multiple devices. The Google Authentification, as in your Google ID, is hereby the best and safest way to provide your content.
    • (Performance): To improve the quality and experience of SonicTonic, we collect general information, as in frequent users of the app or tracking which tonic is liked best. These informations are not personal and can’t be used to collect personal informations about you.
  • Whether data will be disclosed to third parties (not just a generic but a specific description to whom the data will be disclosed):

    • Your data will not be shared with third parties.
  • What rights users have, in terms of withdrawal of consent and deletion of data:

    • All users are able to demand a deletion of their SonicTonic data. However, we do not recommend deleting any data, since we only store your Google ID to identify your previous purchases and give your back what you have paid for. A deletion of the information and the index to your content will result in a loss of possession, since we are not able to reinstate your tonic store without any information about you.

What data do we collect?

Server data

For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable Internet presence, data is transmitted through your Internet browser to us or to our web space provider. With these so-called server log files u.a. Type and version of your Internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you have changed to our website (referrer URL), the website (s) of our website you are visiting, the date and time of access and the IP address of the Internet Internet connection, from which the use of our Internet presence occurs.

These data collected will be temporarily stored but will not be shared with other information about you.

This storage takes place on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our website.

The data will be deleted at the latest after seven days, as long as no further storage for evidence is required. Otherwise, the data will be wholly or partially exempt from the cancellation until the final clarification of an incident.

Cookies

a) session cookies

We use so-called cookies with our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are stored and stored on your device by the Internet browser you use. These cookies process certain information about you, such as your browser or location data or your IP address, to an individual extent.

This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective and secure, as the processing, for example, allows us to reproduce our website in different languages or to offer a shopping cart function.

The legal basis for this processing is Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR, insofar as these cookies process data for the purpose of initiating the contract or processing the contract.

If the processing does not serve to initiate the contract or to fulfill the contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. Legal basis is then in Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Closing your internet browser deletes these session cookies.

b) Third party cookies

If necessary, our website also uses cookies from partner companies with whom we cooperate for the purpose of advertising, analyzing or functionalizing our website.

For details, in particular for the purposes and legal basis of the processing of such third party cookies, please refer to the information below.

c) disposal option

You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by setting your Internet browser. You can also delete previously saved cookies at any time. However, the necessary steps and measures depend on your specific Internet browser. If you have questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. With so-called Flash cookies, however, the processing can not be prevented by the settings of the browser. Instead, you need to change the setting of your Flash player. The necessary steps and measures depend on your specific Flash player. If you have any questions, please also use the help function or documentation of your Flash Player or contact the manufacturer or user support.

If you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, however, this may result in not all functions of our website being fully usable.

Newsletter

If you subscribe to our free newsletter, the data requested by you, ie your e-mail address and – optionally – your name and address will be sent to us. At the same time we store the IP address of the Internet access from which you access our website, as well as the date and time of your registration. As part of the further registration process, we will seek your consent to the transmission of the newsletter, describe the content specifically and refer to this Privacy Policy. We use the data collected exclusively for the newsletter dispatch – they are therefore in particular also not disclosed to third parties.

The legal basis here is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

You can revoke your consent to the newsletter dispatch at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. For this you only have to inform us about your withdrawal or press the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter.

Sendinblue

We offer you the opportunity to register with us via our website for our free newsletter.

For the purposes of newsletter distribution, we use Sendinblue, a service of Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, hereinafter referred to as “Sendinblue”.

Sendinblue also offers at

sendinblue.com/legal/termsofuse/http://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy

further privacy information.

If you subscribe to our newsletter shipping, the data requested during the registration process, such as your e-mail address and, optionally, your name and address, will be processed by Sendinblue. In addition, your IP address as well as the date of your registration along with time will be saved. As part of the further registration process, your consent to the sending of the newsletter will be obtained, the content specifically described and referred to this privacy policy.

The legal basis for sending the newsletter and the analysis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a.) GDPR.

You can revoke your consent to the newsletter dispatch at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. For this you only have to inform us about your withdrawal or press the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter.

Contact requests / contact possibilities

If you contact us via contact form or e-mail, the data you provide will be used to process your request. The specification of the data is necessary for processing and answering your inquiry – without their provision we can not answer your inquiry or at best only to a limited extent.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR.

Your data will be deleted, provided that your request has been finally answered and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements, such as in the event of subsequent contract execution.

User contributions, comments and ratings

We offer you to post questions, answers, opinions or ratings on our websites, hereinafter referred to as “posts”. If you make use of this offer, we will process and publish your contribution, the date and time of submission and the pseudonym you may use.

The legal basis here is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future, in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR. For this you only have to inform us about your cancellation.

In addition, we also process your IP and e-mail address. The IP address is processed because we have a legitimate interest in initiating or supporting further action if your contribution interferes with third party rights and / or otherwise is unlawful.

The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the necessary legal defense.

Google Analytics

In our website we use Google Analytics. This is a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereafter referred to as “Google.”

Certified under the EU-US Privacy ShieldGoogle guarantees that EU data protection standards will be respected even when processing data in the US.

The service Google Analytics is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

User and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time or frequency of visiting our website, are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. With this feature, Google already truncates the IP address within the EU / EEA.

The data collected in this way will again be used by Google to provide us with an evaluation of the visit to our website as well as about the usage activities there. This data may also be used to provide other services related to the use of our website and the use of the Internet.

Google states that you do not associate your IP address with other data. In addition, Google keeps under

https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners

further data protection information for you, for example, also to the ways to prevent the use of data.

In addition, Google offers below

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl

a so-calleddeactivation add-ontogether with further information. This add-on can be installed with the common Internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when we visit our website. The add-on informs the JavaScript (ga.js) of Google Analytics that information for visiting our website should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. But this does not prevent information from being passed to us or other web analytics services. Of course, you will also find out in this privacy policy whether and which other web analysis services we use.

Google Maps

In our website we use Google Maps for the representation of our location as well as for the creation of a driving description. This is a service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereafter referred to as “Google.”

Certified under the EU-US Privacy ShieldGoogle guarantees that EU data protection standards will be respected even when processing data in the US.

In order to enable the representation of certain writings in our Internet appearance, a connection to the Google server in the USA is set up when calling our Internet appearance.

Insofar as you access the Google Maps component integrated in our website, Google will store a cookie on your device via your Internet browser. To view our location and provide directions, your user settings and data are processed. Here we can not rule out that Google uses servers in the United States.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website.

Google’s connection to Google enables Google to determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the directions are to be transmitted.

If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the installation of cookies through the corresponding settings in your Internet browser. You will find details on this under the heading “Cookies”.

In addition, the use of Google Maps and information obtained through Google Maps is governed by the Google Terms of Service.

Moreover, Google offers below

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information.

Google reCAPTCHA

In our website, we use Google reCAPTCHA to check and avoid interactions on our website through automated access, for example through so-called bots. This is a service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereafter referred to as “Google.”

Certified under the EU-US Privacy ShieldGoogle guarantees that EU data protection standards will be respected even when processing data in the US.

Through this service, Google can determine from which website a request is sent and from which IP address you use the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, additional information may be collected by Google, which is necessary for the offer and the guarantee of this service.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in the defense against unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or the like.

Google offers below

https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information on the general handling of your user data.

Google fonts

In our website we use Google fonts for displaying external fonts. This is a service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereafter referred to as “Google.”

Certified under the EU-US Privacy ShieldGoogle guarantees that EU data protection standards will be respected even when processing data in the US.

 

In order to enable the representation of certain writings in our Internet appearance, a connection to the Google server in the USA is set up when calling our Internet appearance.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.

Google can determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the presentation of the font is to be transmitted by the connection to Google established when our website is called up.

Google offers at

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information, in particular on the possibilities of preventing the use of data.

“Facebook”-Social plug-in

In our website we use the plug-in of the social network Facebook. Facebook is an internet service of facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. In the EU, this service is again operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Facebook”.

Certified under the EU-US Privacy ShieldFacebook guarantees that EU data protection standards will be respected even when processing data in the US.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the quality improvement of our website.

Further information about the possible plug-ins as well as their respective functions Facebook holds

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

ready for you.

If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your Internet browser downloads a display of the plug-in from the Facebook servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary that Facebook processes your IP address. In addition, however, the date and time of the visit to our website are recorded.

If you are logged in to Facebook while visiting one of our plug-ins, the information collected by the plug-in will be recognized by Facebook. The information collected in this way may be assigned to your personal account by Facebook. For example, if you use the so-called “Like” button on Facebook, this information will be stored in your Facebook user account and, if applicable, published on the Facebook platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or prevent the loading of the Facebook plug-in by using an add-on for your Internet browser.

Further information on the collection and use of data as well as your related rights and protections Facebook holds in the under

https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

available data protection information.

“Twitter”-Social plug-in

In our website we use the plug-in of the social network Twitter. Twitter is an Internet service provided by Twitter, Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, hereafter referred to as “Twitter.”

Certified under the EU-US Privacy ShieldTwitter guarantees that EU data protection standards will be respected even when processing data in the US.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the quality improvement of our website.

If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your Internet browser downloads a representation of the plug-in from the servers of Twitter in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary that Twitter processes your IP address. In addition, however, the date and time of the visit to our website are recorded.

If you are logged in to Twitter while visiting any of our plug-ins, the information collected through the plug-in will be recognized by Twitter. The information collected in this way may be assigned to your personal account by Twitter. If you use the so-called “Share” button of Twitter, for example, this information will be stored in your Twitter user account and, if applicable, published via the Twitter platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Twitter before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your Twitter account.

Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your related rights and protections Twitter holds in the under

https://twitter.com/privacy

available data protection information.

Pixel of the collecting society WORT (VG WORT)

In our website we use the so-called Zählpixel the VG WORT of the provider INFOnline GmbH, Forum Bonn North, Brühler Str. 9, 53119 Bonn, in the form of the so-called SZM (Scalable Central Measurement).

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website and in the consideration of copyright interests regarding the content of our website.

The counting pixel is a graphic that is placed on our website and determines the statistical key figures. This makes it possible to calculate the copy likelihood of texts based on the number of views and the specific content of our website. The collection of this data is anonymous. In order to be able to record the traffic and your possibly recurring visit, either a so-called session cookie is stored on your device by your Internet browser or a signature consisting of various information from your Internet browser (eg user agent, screen resolution, o .ä.) is used. However, your IP address will only be processed in anonymous form. As a single user, you are not identifiable at any time.

If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the storage of cookies by a setting in your Internet browser. For more information, see “Cookies” above. In addition, you have the option of terminating the SZM measurement by opting out. By confirming the link

https://optout.ioam.de/

a cookie is stored on your device via your Internet browser, which prevents further analysis. Please note, however, that you will need to press the link above again if you delete the cookies stored on your device.

YouTube

In our website we use YouTube. This is a video portal of YouTube LLC., 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, hereinafter referred to as “YouTube.”

YouTube is a subsidiary of Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereafter referred to as “Google.”

Certified under the EU-US Privacy ShieldGoogle guarantees, and thus its subsidiary YouTube, that the EU’s data protection requirements will also be met when processing data in the USA.

We use YouTube in conjunction with the Enhanced Privacy Mode feature to show you videos. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the quality improvement of our website. The Enhanced Privacy Mode feature, according to YouTube, means that the data specified below will only be transmitted to the YouTube server when you actually start a video.

Without this “Enhanced Privacy,” you will be connected to the YouTube server in the United States as soon as you visit one of our websites that embed a YouTube video.

This connection is required in order to be able to display the respective video on our website via your Internet browser. In the course of this, YouTube will at least collect and process your IP address, the date and time as well as the website you are visiting. It also connects to Google’s DoubleClick ad network.

If you’re logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube will provide the connection information to your YouTube account. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.

For the purpose of functionality as well as for the analysis of user behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies via your Internet browser on your device. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the storage of cookies by a setting in your Internet browser. For more information, see “Cookies” above.

Further information about the collection and use of data and their rights and protections Google holds in the under

https://policies.google.com/privacy

available data protection information.

Google AdWords with conversion tracking

In our website, we use the advertising component Google AdWords and the so-called conversion tracking. This is a service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereafter referred to as “Google.”

Certified under the EU-US Privacy ShieldGoogle guarantees that EU data protection standards will be respected even when processing data in the US.

We use the conversion tracking for the targeted application of our offer. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

If you click on an ad served by Google, the conversion tracking we use will store a cookie on your device. These so-called conversion cookies lose their validity after 30 days and do not serve your personal identification.

If the cookie is still valid and you visit a certain page of our website, both we and Google can evaluate that you have clicked on one of our ads placed on Google and that you have subsequently been redirected to our website.

Google uses the information gathered in this way to provide us with statistics about visiting our website. It also gives us information about the number of users who have clicked on our ad (s) as well as the subsequently accessed pages of our website. Neither we nor third parties using Google AdWords will be able to identify you in this way.

You can also prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by using the appropriate settings on your Internet browser. At the same time, you can delete previously saved cookies at any time. However, the necessary steps and measures depend on your specific Internet browser. If you have questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support.

Furthermore, Google also offers

https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html

http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Further information on this topic and in particular on the possibilities of preventing the use of data.

Google Remarketing or Google’s “Like Audiences” component

In our website we use the remarketing or “similar target groups” function. This is a service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereafter referred to as “Google.”

Certified under the EU-US Privacy ShieldGoogle guarantees that EU data protection standards will be respected even when processing data in the US. We use this feature to serve interest-based, personalized advertising on third-party websites that also participate in Google’s advertising network.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

To enable this advertising service, Google stores a cookie with a number sequence on your device during your visit to our website via your Internet browser. This cookie records anonymously both your visit and the use of our website. Personal data will not be disclosed. If you then visit the website of a third party, which in turn also uses the advertising network of Google, may appear advertising that have a reference to our website or to our local offers.

To permanently disable this feature, Google offers for the most popular Internet browsers a browser plugin.

Likewise, the use of cookies by certain providers, for example. About

 

or http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/

may be disabled via opt-out.

Through cross-device marketing, Google may be able to track your usage behavior across multiple devices, so you may even see interest-based, personalized advertising when you switch devices. However, this assumes that you have agreed to associate your browser history with your existing Google Account.

Google offers more information about Google Remarketing.

How do we use your data?

Google ID

Your Google ID is only being used to identify your previous purchase content. This is the most convenient way, as it does not require you to open up a separate SonicTonic account with us, but gives us enough verification to allow your tonics to appear on multiple devices that run the same ID.

Performance Optimisation Tool

Any quantitative information we receive is non-personal, as it can’t be reflected on the individual user of SonicTonic. It furthermore is sorely for the purpose of improving our content and making our product more enjoyable forour user.

Communications

We may use your Personal Information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information.

Disclaimer

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 27th March 2017 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page. We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@sonictonic.io