We, Picture Press Bild- und Textagentur GmbH, Am Baumwall 11, 20459 Hamburg, a subsidiary of Gruner + Jahr AG & Co KG, take the protection of your personal data and information very seriously.
Below we would like to give you an outline of the position of Picture Press with regard to privacy & data protection, how we protect your data, and the implications for you when using our personalised services.
By principle, Picture Press abides by the policy that the protection of your privacy is paramount for us. Therefore it is normal for us to comply with the statutory regulations for privacy & data protection. Furthermore, it is important for us that you always know when we store which data and how we use it.
Please read the details in the following Gruner + Jahr Privacy Policy.
Do you have any queries, suggestions of feedback regarding privacy & data protection? Please contact us under the following email address:
info@picturepress.de
What counts as personal information?
Firstly, we would like to explain what Picture Press defines as personal information. "Personal, identity-related information" is information that can be used explicitly to learn your identity. This includes information like your real name, address, street address, phone number. It does not include information that cannot be linked directly with your real identity, such as favourite websites or number of users of a given site.
Where do you collect personal information?
Picture Press asks you for your last name, first name and other personal information when you register for our database. Picture Press stores this information on a specially protected server in Germany.
We only collect any and all information relating to your identity if you have explicitly provided them to us.
Do we disclose personal information to third parties?
We do not disclose your personal information to third parties. We value the trust you bring to our relationship, and take the greatest care to protect your personal information. You have the right of revocation at all times. If you have given us personal information, you have the possibility of simply deleting it again at any time. Should you wish to do so, please send an email to
info@picturepress.de
What are cookies?
Cookies are tiny text files currently used by thousands of websites to be able to present users with as individualized an experience as possible. When a user visits a website, the site operator's server sends the user's browser not only the HTML page, but a cookie as well. Depending on its user settings, the browser decides whether to store the cookie on the user's computer. As pure text files, cookies cannot infiltrate or damage the user's system. In particular, your browser blocks cookies such that only the site that placed them can read them. The text files are deposited by the server of the visited website, and during your next visit to this site are sent by your browser to our server, in order to
provide you with information about your past visits to this site. Picture Press places cookies specifically for distributing advertising and to count page views. A random number - a kind of pseudonym - is assigned to the user in the form of a cookie, which helps the server to recognize that the request has come from the same user, but without gaining information about the user's identity or other information. Besides, such cookies generally have a life of just 24 hours.
Picture Press deposits cookies on a specially protected server in Germany in order to recognize your computer during your next visit and facilitate the login process. Also, Picture Press may deposit a cookie with a longer life that checks your browser's technical settings and will be read as first information when you visit Picture Press again.
If you prefer not to benefit from the advantages of cookies
If you prefer not to benefit from the advantages of cookies, you may easily activate and deactivate them in your browser. However, this means that we will not be able to offer you some of the website's features. Please refer to your browser's help file for details.
No liability for partner sites
We would like to point out that Picture Press partners and other websites and services that are accessed via Picture Press have their own privacy protection guidelines that are independent of Picture Press. Picture Press assumes no responsibility of liability for these guidelines and procedures, which have no connection with Picture Press.
Our right to change the guidelines with prior notice
Picture Press reserves the right to change these guidelines at any time taking into account all applicable privacy protection laws. If you have any further questions, please feel free to write to us at
info@picturepress.de
Picture Press, February 2008
