Name and Address of the Responsible Entity

Art Of Samples
38159 Vechelde
Deutschland
We are not subject to VAT according to § 19 UStG.


www.artofsamples.com

Contact person: Mr. Uwe Waldenburger (Kontakt)


Disclaimer for Downloads

The use of the files provided for download is at your own risk. We assume no liability for any damages resulting from the download or use of the files. Please ensure that your system is adequately protected before downloading the files. Any claims for damages arising from the use of downloaded content are excluded, except where mandatory legal provisions apply.


General Information on Data Processing

1. Scope of Processing Personal Data

We generally process personal data of our users only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website as well as our content and services. The processing of personal data of our users regularly takes place only with the user's consent. An exception applies in such cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.

2. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

Insofar as we obtain consent from the data subject for processing operations involving personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis. When processing personal data necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations required for pre-contractual measures. Insofar as processing personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis. If processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, and these interests are not overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

3. Data Deletion and Storage Duration

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. Data may also be stored if this has been provided for by European or national legislators in EU regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a necessity for further storage of the data for contract conclusion or contract fulfillment.


IV. Provision of the Website and Creation of Logfiles

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer.

The following data is collected:

 

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. Storage of this data together with other personal data of the user does not take place.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to deliver the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

Storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. Additionally, the data helps us optimize the website and ensure the security of our information technology systems. In this context, no data is analyzed for marketing purposes.

These purposes also represent our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

4. Duration of Storage

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for achieving the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of data collection for providing the website, this is the case when the respective session ends.

In the case of storing the data in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Further storage is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or anonymized so that assignment to the calling client is no longer possible.

5. Right to Object and Remove

The collection of data for providing the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Consequently, the user has no right to object.


V. Use of Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the web browser or by the web browser on the user's computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed again.

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.

The legal basis for processing personal data using cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

 

We need cookies for the following applications:

 

The user data collected by technically necessary cookies will not be used to create user profiles.

In these purposes also lies our legitimate interest in processing personal data according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted to our site. Therefore, you as a user have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your web browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Already stored cookies can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may not be possible to use all the functions of the website fully.


VI. Registration

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

On our website, we offer users the opportunity to register by providing personal data. The data is entered into an input mask, transmitted to us, and stored. Data will not be passed on to third parties. The following data is collected during the registration process:

 

During the registration process, the user's consent to the processing of this data is obtained.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for processing the data is the user's consent, according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

User registration is required for providing certain content and services on our website, such as providing demo downloads, creating projects, and licensing music tracks.

4. Duration of Storage

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.

This applies to data collected during the registration process if the registration on our website is canceled or modified.

5. Right to Object and Remove

As a user, you have the option to cancel your registration at any time. You can have the data stored about you changed at any time.


VII. Orders

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

On our website, we offer users the opportunity to purchase licenses for using audio files – referred to as sounds or construction kits. During the ordering process, data is entered into an input mask, transmitted to us, and stored.

 

The following data is collected during the order process:

 

Your personal data will only be passed on to third parties involved in processing the payment transactions, such as our bank. In cases of data transfer to third parties, the scope of the transferred data is limited to the necessary minimum.

For payments via PayPal Plus, we pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) as part of the payment processing. For further information on data protection at PayPal, please refer to PayPal's Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for processing the data is the user's consent, according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

The data collection is carried out to process your order, communicate with you, issue invoices, create licenses, provide audio files, and manage our customer data.

4. Duration of Storage

The data collected during the order process will be stored until the expiration of the statutory retention period.


VIII. Use of Third-Party Providers for Order Processing

To process orders and provide digital products, we work with external service providers, such as payment providers and platforms for digital products. These service providers process personal data on our behalf and are obligated to protect this data according to applicable data protection regulations.

We have not yet selected a specific provider. If a service provider is used, they will be named in this privacy policy, and specific information on data processing by that provider will be provided.


IX. Analysis and Tracking Tools

To optimize our online offerings, we use the analysis and tracking tools Google Analytics, Google Adwords Conversion Tracking, and Facebook Tracking Pixel. The legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Google Analytics

To tailor our online offering to your needs, we use the analysis tool Google Analytics from Google Inc. The tracking tool creates pseudonymized user profiles and uses cookies. The following data is collected:

This data is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within the EU and other contracting states before transmission.

The information is used to evaluate website usage and generate reports on website activities. The IP addresses are anonymized, and no merging with other Google data takes place.

You have the option to prevent the storage of cookies and thus the collection of data by Google Analytics in your browser through appropriate tools. A suitable plugin can be found at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

 

Google Adwords Conversion Tracking

To statistically record the use of our website and optimize it for you based on this, we use Google Adwords Conversion Tracking. Google generates a cookie that is stored on your computer if you are redirected to our website via a Google ad.

These cookies do not personally identify you, and they expire after 30 days.

The data collected via Google Conversion Tracking is used to create conversion statistics. Further information on data protection in the context of Google Conversion Tracking is available on the following page: https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html

Facebook Tracking Pixel

With your consent, we use the "Visitor Action Pixel" from Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook") within our online offering. With its help, we can track the actions of users after they have seen or clicked on a Facebook ad. This allows us to measure the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes. The data collected in this way is anonymous for us, meaning we do not see the personal data of individual users. However, this data is stored and processed by Facebook, about which we inform you according to our knowledge. Facebook may link this data to your Facebook account and also use it for its own advertising purposes according to Facebook's data usage policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. You can allow Facebook and its partners to place ads on and off Facebook. A cookie may also be stored on your computer for these purposes. This consent may only be given by users who are over 13 years old. If you are younger, please ask your legal guardians for advice. Please inform us by email at info@musicfox.com if you wish to revoke your consent.


X. Social Media Plugins

Based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, we use a social plugin from Facebook (Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA) on our website. The integration serves to make our website more personal. You can recognize the plugins by the embedded Facebook logo.

If you visit a page on our website that includes such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook server, and the plugin content is transmitted directly from Facebook to your browser and embedded in the website. Through the plugin, Facebook is informed of the page being accessed by your browser. This information is also transmitted if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not logged into your Facebook account at the time of the page access. This information, including your email address, is transmitted directly from your browser to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there.

Facebook can directly assign the visit to our website to your Facebook profile if you are logged into your Facebook account at the time of access. The information generated from any interaction with the plugin, such as clicking on "Like," is also transmitted directly to the Facebook server and processed and stored there. The information may also be published on your Facebook profile. You can prevent this by not being logged into your Facebook account when visiting our website.

You can prevent the loading of Facebook plugins with add-ons for your browser, such as the "Facebook Blocker."

You can find information about the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook in Facebook's privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/


XI. Rights of the Data Subject

If personal data concerning you is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR, and you have the following rights against the controller:

1. Right of Access

You have the right to request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed. If such processing is taking place, you can request information from the controller regarding the following:

You have the right to request information about whether personal data concerning you is being transferred to a third country or an international organization. In this context, you can request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR regarding the transfer.

2. Right to Rectification

You have the right to request the rectification and/or completion from the controller if the personal data concerning you that is being processed is inaccurate or incomplete. The controller must carry out the rectification without delay.

3. Right to Restrict Processing

Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you:

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data may only be processed, apart from being stored, with your consent or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the restriction of processing has been restricted according to the aforementioned conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to Deletion

You can request that the controller delete the personal data concerning you without delay, and the controller is obliged to delete this data without delay if one of the following reasons applies:

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to delete it pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR, the controller shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account available technology and the implementation costs, to inform controllers who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested the deletion of all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.

The right to deletion does not exist to the extent that processing is necessary:

5. Right to Information

If you have asserted the right to rectification, deletion, or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been disclosed of this rectification or deletion of the data or restriction of processing unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed by the controller about these recipients.

6. Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that:

In exercising this right, you also have the right to request that the personal data concerning you be transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of others must not be adversely affected by this.

The right to data portability does not apply to processing personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

7. Right to Object

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, including profiling based on these provisions.

The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless the controller can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, including profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for such purposes.

You have the option of exercising your right to object in connection with the use of information society services – notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC – by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

8. Right to Withdraw the Data Protection Declaration of Consent

You have the right to withdraw your data protection declaration of consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

9. Automated Decision-Making in Individual Cases, Including Profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision:

However, these decisions must not be based on special categories of personal data referred to in Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a or g GDPR applies and suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests are in place.

In the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the controller will implement suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention from the controller, to express your point of view, and to contest the decision.

10. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of your residence, workplace, or the location of the alleged infringement if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the GDPR.

The supervisory authority with which the complaint was lodged will inform the complainant of the progress and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 GDPR.

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