Privacy Policy

This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) explains the data protection practices of rakettv.org when you visit or use the websites, mobile-optimized versions of our websites, and our digital applications to which this policy is linked. This Policy also applies when you visit or use third-party subscription pages, submit forms and requests, or access other content properties published by rakettv.org that are linked to or contain the URL for this Privacy Policy (all of the foregoing, collectively referred to as “Services”).

Data Protection

As the operator of these pages, we treat your personal data, such as your name and email address, in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy. The use of our services is generally possible without providing personal data. Personal data can usually only be entered in contact forms on our pages, and this is done voluntarily; the use of the site in no way depends on it.

However, the inclusion of additional services on our site may result in different rules. Therefore, we inform you about the type, scope, and purpose of the collection, use, and processing of personal data. It is important to note that while we implement robust security measures to protect your data, the transmission of information over the Internet inherently carries some risks. Despite our best efforts, complete protection of your data from access by third parties cannot be guaranteed.

Our commitment to data protection involves continuously updating our security practices to align with evolving legal standards and technological advancements. We employ advanced encryption techniques and follow best practices to safeguard your data during transmission and storage. Additionally, we restrict access to your personal data to authorized personnel only, ensuring that it is handled with the utmost confidentiality and care.

We also provide you with the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data upon request. Should you have any concerns or inquiries regarding our data protection practices, please do not hesitate to contact us. Your privacy is of paramount importance to us, and we strive to maintain a transparent and secure environment for all users of our services.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that your browser stores on your computer. Some cookies are designed for ease of use, while others are used to track user behavior. When we use cookies on our website, it is to optimize our website and our offerings. Most of these are “session cookies,” which are deleted after the end of your visit.

You can prevent the installation of cookies by activating the corresponding security settings in your browser. For details, please refer to the explanations provided by your browser manufacturer.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of our website. Without these, the website cannot function properly.
Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit most often. This data helps us improve the website’s performance and user experience.
Functional Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
Targeting Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an ad and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Managing Cookies

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website and your ability to use certain features.

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website and deliver advertisements. These third-party cookies are governed by the privacy policies of the respective third parties.

How to Control Cookies

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. For details, visit aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer, and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site, and some services and functionalities may not work.

Server Log Files

For technical reasons, our web space provider collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits. These log files include the following information:

Type and version of the browser: This helps us understand which browsers our visitors are using and allows us to optimize the website for those browsers.
Used operating system: Knowing the operating systems used helps us ensure compatibility and provide a better user experience.
The website from which you visited us: This refers to the referring URL that brought you to our site.
Websites you visit with us: This helps us understand user behavior on our site and improve navigation and content.
Host name of the accessing computer: This is essentially the IP address of the computer accessing the site.
The date and time of your access (i.e., the server request): This helps us track site usage over time.
Your IP address: This is used for technical and security purposes.

According to the provider, this data cannot be assigned to specific persons. Additionally, this data is not merged with other data sources. However, if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use, we reserve the right to review this data retrospectively.

Purpose of Data Collection

The collection of server log files is essential for:

Ensuring Website Security: Monitoring log files helps us detect and prevent potential security threats.
Improving Website Performance: Analyzing log files allows us to identify and fix technical issues, enhancing overall website performance.
User Experience Optimization: Understanding how visitors interact with our website helps us make necessary adjustments to improve user experience.

Data Retention

Server log files are stored for a limited period, as mandated by data protection regulations, after which they are deleted. This retention period is necessary to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movements, and gather broad demographic information.

User Rights

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data stored in our server log files. If you have any concerns or inquiries regarding our data collection practices or your rights, please contact us.

Contact Form

We offer you the opportunity to contact us via email and/or a contact form. In this case, the information provided by the user will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

Information Collection

When you use our contact form, we may collect the following information:

Name: To address you properly in our responses.
Email Address: To respond to your inquiries.
Message Content: The details of your inquiry or feedback.

Purpose of Data Collection

The data collected through the contact form is used for the following purposes:

Processing Your Request: We use the information to understand and respond to your inquiry effectively.
Follow-Up: If additional information or clarification is needed, we may use your contact details to follow up.

Data Storage and Security

The information you provide through the contact form is stored securely in our systems. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

No Data Sharing

We will not share your information with third parties without your explicit consent. Your data will be used solely for the purposes outlined above and will not be compared with data collected by other components of our site.

User Consent

By using the contact form, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this section of the Privacy Policy.

User Rights

You have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal data we have stored. If you have any concerns or inquiries regarding our contact form data practices or your rights, please contact us.

Use of Social Media Share Buttons

Our website includes social media share buttons to enhance user interaction and content sharing. These buttons allow you to share our content on various social media platforms. Here’s how they work:

Functionality

Activation by User: The share buttons on our site are designed to remain inactive until you click on them. This means that no data is transmitted to the social media platforms unless you actively choose to share content.
Redirect to Social Media Services: By clicking on a share button, you will be redirected to the respective social media service (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn). Once you are redirected, the data transmission process to the social network begins.

Data Transmission

No Automatic Data Transfer: The share button does not establish direct contact between the social network and our visitors until the visitor actively clicks on the share button. This ensures that your data is not automatically shared without your consent.
Data Shared Upon Activation: Once you click the share button, the following information may be transmitted to the respective social network:
- The specific page or content you are sharing.
- Metadata related to the content (such as the URL and title).
- Any personal information you have provided to the social network, depending on your privacy settings on that platform.

Privacy and Control

No Data Exchange Without User Action: If the share button is not clicked, there will be no exchange of data between you and the social networks. This design ensures that your privacy is maintained unless you decide to engage with the social media platform.
User Responsibility: Once you click the share button and are redirected to the social media service, the privacy policies of the respective social network apply. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and settings of the social media platforms you use to understand how they handle your data.

Benefits

Enhanced User Interaction: Social media share buttons facilitate easy sharing of our content, helping you to engage with your network and spread the word about our services.
User Empowerment: By controlling when and how data is shared, we empower you to manage your privacy and online interactions.

Privacy Policy for the Use of YouTube

Our website utilizes components of YouTube, a service operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA, which is powered by Google. When you visit pages on our website that include embedded videos, your browser connects to YouTube’s servers. This connection informs the YouTube server about which of our pages you visited while watching the video.

Data Transmission

Information Collected: If you are logged into your YouTube account while visiting our website, YouTube may associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. This happens regardless of whether you interact with the video (e.g., liking or sharing).
Opt-Out Option: You can prevent this data association by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting our website.
Third-Party Privacy Policy: For more information on how YouTube and Google handle user data, please refer to the YouTube Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy.

User Responsibility

Privacy Settings: Your interactions with embedded YouTube videos are governed by your privacy settings on YouTube. Adjust these settings directly on the YouTube platform to control how your data is used and shared.
User Consent: By continuing to use our website and interact with embedded YouTube videos, you consent to YouTube’s data processing practices as described in their Privacy Policy.

Data Security

External Control: While we embed YouTube videos for enhanced content delivery, we do not have direct control over the data collected by YouTube or Google through these interactions.
Transparent Usage: We provide this Privacy Policy to ensure transparency and inform you about how embedded YouTube components affect your privacy when visiting our website.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Facebook

Our website integrates the "SHARE" button of the social network Facebook. When you visit a page on our website that contains this plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Facebook's servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Facebook to your browser and integrated into the website.

Data Transmission

Information Collected: Facebook receives information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook account or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This includes your IP address, which is transmitted to a Facebook server in the US and stored there.
Logged-in Users: If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can associate your visit to our website directly with your Facebook account. When you interact with the "SHARE" button, the information is transmitted to Facebook and stored. This information may be published on your Facebook profile in accordance with your privacy settings.

Use of Collected Data

Advertising and Analysis: Facebook may use the collected information for advertising purposes, market research, and to create personalized Facebook pages. This includes creating user profiles based on interests and relationships, analyzing your use of our website in relation to ads displayed on Facebook, and informing other Facebook users about your activities on our site.
Privacy Settings: You can control how Facebook uses your data through your privacy settings on Facebook. Adjust these settings to manage how your information is shared and used by Facebook.

Opt-Out Option

Logging Out: To prevent Facebook from associating data collected through our website with your Facebook account, log out of Facebook before visiting our website.

Facebook Privacy Policy

Further Information: For more details on the purpose and scope of data collection by Facebook, as well as the further processing and use of your data by Facebook, please refer to the Facebook Privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Twitter

Our website incorporates features of the Twitter service provided by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. These features include the use of the "Re-Tweet" function and other Twitter widgets.

Data Transmission

Integration of Twitter Features: When you use Twitter features on our website, such as the "Re-Tweet" function, the pages you visit are linked to your Twitter account and shared with other users.
Data Transmission to Twitter: This interaction results in data being transmitted to Twitter, including information about the pages you have visited on our website.
Provider's Awareness: As the provider of our website, we are not informed about the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter.

Privacy Settings

Twitter Privacy Policy: For more information on how Twitter handles your data and your rights and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the Twitter Privacy Policy.
Managing Privacy Settings: You can manage your privacy settings on Twitter through your Account Settings at http://twitter.com/account/settings.

User Responsibility

Consent and Use: By using Twitter features on our website, you consent to the transmission of data to Twitter as described in this Privacy Policy.
Data Control: It is important to review and adjust your privacy settings on Twitter to control how your data is shared and used.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Google Analytics

We utilize Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"), to enhance the functionality and optimize the ongoing development of our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to generate pseudonymized usage profiles, enabling us to analyze how visitors use our website. The information collected by these cookies includes:

Browser type and version
Operating system used
Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
Host name of the accessing computer (IP address)
Time of the server request

Data Transmission

Storage and Processing: This information is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the United States. Google uses this data to evaluate your use of our website, compile reports on website activity for us, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage for market research and website optimization purposes.
IP Anonymization: We have enabled IP anonymization (IP masking) on our website, meaning that your IP address is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the US. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the US and truncated there.

Opt-Out Options

Managing Cookies: You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of our website to their full extent.
Browser Add-On: Additionally, you can prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by cookies related to your use of our website by downloading and installing the browser add-on available at Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Opt-Out Cookie: You can also prevent data collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link: Disable Google Analytics. This will set an opt-out cookie that prevents the future collection of your data when visiting our website.

Additional Information

For more information about Google Analytics and how it handles data, please refer to the Google Analytics Cookie Usage on Websites page.

SSL Encryption

Our website implements SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption to ensure the security and protection of sensitive data transmitted between your browser and our servers. SSL encryption is used for the following purposes:

How SSL Encryption Works

Secure Transmission: SSL encryption secures the transmission of sensitive information, such as requests you send to us as the site operator.
Identification: You can identify an encrypted connection by the URL in your browser’s address bar changing from "http://" to "https://" and a padlock icon appearing next to the URL.
Protection Against Third-Party Access: When SSL encryption is active, the data you submit to us is protected and cannot be read or intercepted by third parties during transmission.

Benefits of SSL Encryption

Data Integrity: Ensures that the data exchanged between your browser and our servers remains private and integral.
Trust and Security: Provides assurance to users that their information is secure and protected while interacting with our website.
Compliance: Helps us comply with data protection regulations and industry standards for safeguarding sensitive information.

User Experience

Automatic Activation: SSL encryption is automatically activated when you visit our website, ensuring that all communications between your browser and our servers are encrypted.
Visual Confirmation: Look for the "https://" and padlock symbol in your browser’s address bar to confirm that SSL encryption is active.

Information, Deletion, Locking of Personal Data

At rakettv.org, safeguarding your personal data is a top priority, and we are committed to ensuring that you understand your rights regarding its use. Here’s an overview of how we handle your personal information and the measures we take to protect your privacy.

Your Rights

You have the right to request information about the personal data we store about you, including details about its origin, recipients, and the purposes for which it is processed. Additionally, you have the following rights:

Correction: You can request the correction of any inaccuracies or incomplete personal data we hold about you.
Blocking and Deletion: You have the right to request the blocking or deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances, such as when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

If you have any questions about your personal data or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us using the information provided on our website.

Our Web Hosting Platform and Security

rakettv.org utilizes WP Engine, a leading web hosting platform known for its robust data security, privacy measures, and compliance standards worldwide. Here’s how we ensure the security and protection of your data:

GDPR Compliance: We adhere to the core principles of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), demonstrating our commitment to data privacy and security. This includes our early adoption of frameworks such as EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield programs, underscoring our dedication to protecting personal data transferred between the EU, Switzerland, and the United States.
Responsibilities as Controller and Processor: As a controller of our customers’ account data and a processor of end-user personal data stored on our platform, WP Engine fully complies with GDPR requirements. This includes updating our terms to reflect our obligations under GDPR, which are outlined in our Data Privacy Addendum (DPA).
Data Privacy Addendum (DPA): Our DPA is seamlessly integrated into our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. This document outlines the specific responsibilities and obligations we have as a processor of personal data, ensuring transparency and compliance with GDPR standards.

Understanding GDPR and Your Responsibilities

It’s essential for our customers to understand GDPR requirements and assess their readiness for compliance. Here are some key points to consider:

Readiness Assessment: We encourage all customers to review and understand the implications of GDPR on their data processing activities. This includes familiarizing themselves with our updated terms and the protections afforded by our DPA.
Resource for Understanding GDPR: For comprehensive information on GDPR changes and requirements, you can visit authoritative resources such as GDPR Resources or read the full text of the regulation.

Data Privacy Addendum (DPA) FAQ

Here are answers to common questions regarding our Data Privacy Addendum (DPA):

Q: Do WP Engine’s terms include a Data Privacy Addendum?
- A: Yes, our DPA is linked from both our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, applying automatically to all users without the need for additional signatures.
Q: Does a DPA need to be signed or can it exist in the Privacy Policy?
- A: No, a DPA does not require a physical signature. GDPR allows for electronic agreements, including online terms and conditions, as legally binding documents.

Cookies Information

For detailed information about cookies, their usage, and how to manage your preferences, please refer to reputable resources such as:

Conclusion

At rakettv.org, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in compliance with global data protection standards, including GDPR. If you have any questions, concerns, or wish to exercise your rights regarding your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are here to ensure transparency, security, and your peace of mind regarding the handling of your personal information.

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