Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our Privacy Policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section "Note on the Responsible Entity" within this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include, for example, data entered into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?
Some data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts are concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contractual offers, orders, or other service requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain free information at any time about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with future effect. Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For these and other questions regarding data protection, you may contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

We host the contents of our website with the following provider:

WIX

The provider is Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel (hereinafter "WIX"). WIX is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, WIX analyzes user behavior, visitor sources, the region of website visitors, and visitor numbers. WIX stores cookies on your browser that are necessary for displaying the website and ensuring security (essential cookies).

The data collected via WIX may be stored on various servers worldwide. WIX servers are located, among other places, in the USA.

For details, refer to WIX’s Privacy Policy:
https://de.wix.com/about/privacy.

Data transfers to the USA and other third countries are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or comparable guarantees under Art. 46 GDPR. For details, see:
https://de.wix.com/about/privacy-dpa-users.

The use of WIX is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) under the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every DPF-certified company is committed to adhering to these standards. For further details, visit:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5626.

Order Processing Agreement (OPA)
We have concluded an Order Processing Agreement (OPA) for the use of the above service. This is a legally required contract under data protection law, ensuring that WIX processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Notices

Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data refers to data that can be used to personally identify you. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and the purposes for which it is processed.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., via email communication) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Entity
The entity responsible for data processing on this website is:
Caterina Helmeke
Fischerinsel 1
10179 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 176 43855973
Email: coaching@caterinahelmeke.de

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Retention Period
Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing the data no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for retaining it (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods). In the latter case, deletion will occur once these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing also occurs under Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

If your data is necessary for contract performance or pre-contractual measures, we process it under Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. We also process data to fulfill legal obligations under Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Processing may further occur based on our legitimate interests under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases for individual cases are outlined in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business operations, we collaborate with external entities. This may require transferring personal data to them. We only share personal data with external entities when necessary for contract performance, legally obligated (e.g., tax authorities), based on legitimate interests under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or permitted by other legal grounds. When using processors, we share personal data with them only under a valid Order Processing Agreement (OPA). In cases of joint processing, a Joint Processing Agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations require your explicit consent. You may withdraw previously granted consent at any time. The lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal remains unaffected.

Right to Object to Data Processing in Specific Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The legal basis for processing is outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such advertising. This includes profiling to the extent it relates to direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing (objection under Art. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority
In the event of GDPR violations, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the EU member state of your habitual residence, workplace, or the location of the alleged violation. This right exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive the personal data we process automatically based on your consent or contract performance, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another controller. If you request direct transfer to another controller, this will occur only where technically feasible.

Access, Rectification, and Deletion
Under the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of processing. You may also have the right to request rectification or deletion of this data. For these purposes or for further questions regarding personal data, you may contact us at any time.

Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time to exercise this right. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of its processing instead of deletion.
If you have objected under Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance between your interests and ours must be conducted. Until it is determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data—apart from being stored—may only be processed with your consent or for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims, protecting the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest in the European Union or a member state.

SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content—such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator—this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser address bar changing from "http://" to "https://" and the padlock symbol in your browser’s address line. When SSL/TLS encryption is active, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Promotional Emails
The use of contact details published under legal notice obligations (e.g., the "Impressum") for sending unsolicited advertising or informational materials is hereby expressly objected to. The site operators reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Contact Form
If you submit inquiries to us via the contact form, the information you provide in the form, including your contact details, will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—particularly retention periods—remain unaffected.

Inquiries via Email or Phone
If you contact us by email or phone, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed to address your request. We will not share this data without your consent.

The data you transmit to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—particularly statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

Note: For legal purposes, the German version remains definitive.