here you will find our privacy policies and practices and assorted legal musings. this is not a fun place, sorry.
last updated: 2021-03-02
this is to inform you about what kinds of data we store and why. this notice applies to all activities pertaining to slidenotes.io
we work with as little data as possible and as consent driven as possible. no cookies from third parties, no tracking analytics or share buttons. we limit service providers to a select necessary few. all data on the web site except for payment details (which we don't handle ourselves, more on that below) is stored on a virtual server by our hosting service and user data is copied for safe keeping on our own hardware on company premises (both in Germany).
where there are exceptions for additional service offerings via our web site we will ask for your permission first: for example to join a video webinar, subscribe to a newsletter or discuss feature requests on a public repository. details as follows.
all presentation data is encrypted in your browser, with a password of your choice, before transmission to our servers. the password to decrypt such encrypted data is never transmitted to our servers in any way and belongs only to you. the only exceptions are
if you choose to register an account with us (thank you!) we will also need to store and access your
as of today there has not been a request by authorities to access our data files.
you can use our services without providing personal details like names or addresses. for some additional features you will need to create a user profile that requires a pseudonym and email address. we will not share your data with third parties at all, if possible - and where applicable only with your expressed consent. we take it you agree to our policies if you continue to use our services.
we need your email address to communicate via email. we will only use this data to send you the information you requested. you can unsubscribe and revoke your consent to store your information at any time with a simple click in the email or in writing. we keep track of reading data and information gathered in questionnaires to allow you to opt in or out of additional content offerings.
correspondence and information from business dealings is stored on company premises.
webhosting service provider: STRATO AG, Pascalstraße 10, 10587 Berlin, Germany privacy notice (in German) and email service provider: ALL-INKL.COM - Neue Medien Münnich, Inhaber: René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf, Germany privacy notice
the hosting providers will receive information about visiting browsers, operating system, IP, referrer, host name and time of access from your browser and store them in the log files. we will not attempt to match these data with identifiable information about you.
video service provider: We rely on YouTube to embed videos, but we only allow their scripts to load on our web site, if you click to load them. When you do load them, YouTube will also gather information about your IP. Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland, Owned by: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; privacy notice
payment service provider: we have created a separation of concerns and let an external service take care of processing user and payment information. if you buy a support-tier digital package at gumroad you will be sent a password and account registration instructions to gain access to advanced functionality at slidenotes.io
in business correspondence and dealings we have to work with and store information about the corresponding party and the relevant interactions. in using communication media and channels we have to share contact information with the relevant institutions and authorities. we are working within the legal requirements of business communication and take heed to safeguard your data with proper contractual frameworks.
we hold your data sovereignty in the highest regards and have established processes to safeguard the integrity of your data. using our website we are encrypting all data transfer via SSL.
if we do not need your data to continue to provide services for you we will, as a default, delete data within the quickest time frame legally permissible.
we have to publish contact information in keeping with EU legal requirements. this information is not an invitation to send us promotional material unprompted. if you send us promotional material regardless, we reserve the right to retaliate with all legally available nuisances.
we are keeping you informed about our policy to the best of our knowledge. if we or our service providers make changes to these policies we will inform you accordingly. watch this space.
according to EU law you have the right to inquire about the data we hold about you without incurring costs. you have the right to rectify, delete and limit our use of your data. you can always involve the relevant authorities to file a complaint if you feel that your data has been handled contrary to the legal requirements of the DSGVO: jurisdiction applies in Germany
if you would like to inquire about use of your personal data or our policies, or if you want to revoke or alter previously submitted permissions please contact:
Jakob Jochmann | Karl-Heine-Straße 99 | 04229 Leipzig | privacy[at]slidenotes.io