In this privacy policy, we provide you with information about the processing of your personal data.
If you wish to change your privacy settings (to give or withdraw consent), you can do so at the bottom of this page.
Data controller
Hauke Wendt, Musical Creations Entertainment GmbH, Bogenstr. 47, DE, hallo@mceshows.com, 04102 20 46 072
Hosting Provider
SiteGround
We host our website with our data processor, SiteGround, in Germany. Connection data is processed for the purpose of providing and delivering the website. For the sole purpose of delivering and providing the website, the data is not stored beyond the duration of the visit.
The legal basis for data processing is the legitimate interest (absolute technical necessity for the provision and delivery of the ‘website’ service expressly requested by you through your visit) in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
For the operation of the website, connection data and other personal data are also processed as part of various other functions or services. Detailed information on this is provided in this privacy policy for the individual functions or services.
CDN Provider
Cloudflare CDN
We host parts of our website with our data processor Cloudflare, Cloudflare Germany GmbH, Rosental 7, 80331 Munich, Germany. Connection data is processed for the purpose of providing and delivering the website. For the sole purpose of delivering and providing the website, the data is not stored beyond the duration of the visit. However, theconnection data is stored by our data processor for security purposes. The duration of processing for security purposes varies and ends when the security measures are no longer necessary. Furthermore, our data processor anonymises the collected data immediately after collection and provides us with the anonymised data in the form of statistics for analysis. We use these statistics for troubleshooting and to further develop our website.
The legal basis for data processing is legitimate interest (an absolute technical necessity for the provision and delivery of the ‘website’ service expressly requested by you when you visit the site) in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
Tag Management
Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Tag Manager is a technical tool that enables us to integrate and control other services on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, set cookies or carry out any independent analysis. It serves solely to manage and deliver the services integrated via it.
The legal basis for data processing is legitimate interest (technical necessity for the management of the services used) in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
Web analytics
Google Analytics 4
If you give your consent, we will process your personal data using the Google Analytics 4 service, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, as joint controllers, for the purpose of statistically analysing user behaviour on our website. We use Google Analytics 4 with Google Consent Mode v2 enabled. This means that without your explicit consent, no analytics cookies will be set and no personal data will be collected.
We have enabled the Google Signals feature. Google Signals enables Google Analytics to link session data with information from Google accounts of users who have enabled ad personalisation. This enables the following additional features:
- Cross-device reporting (cross-device tracking) to track your usage across different devices
- Demographic characteristics and interests (age, gender, interest categories)
- Creation of remarketing audiences for Google Ads
The data collected by Google Signals is linked to your Google Account, provided you are signed in to a Google service and have enabled ad personalisation in your Google Account. You can disable ad personalisation in your Google Account at any time at https://myactivity.google.com
The data retention period in Google Analytics is 14 months. IP anonymisation is enabled by default in Google Analytics 4.
Failure to give consent has no effect on the functionality of the website. You can withdraw any consent you have already given at any time by changing your privacy settings.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
Microsoft Clarity
If you give your consent, we will use the Microsoft Clarity service, Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland, to analyse usage behaviour on our website. Microsoft Clarity generates heatmaps (anonymised representations of clickand scrolling behaviour) and records anonymised session recordings to improve the user-friendliness of our website. Sensitive input fields (e.g. passwords, payment details) are automatically masked in the process.
Failure to give consent has no effect on the functionality of the website. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time by changing your privacy settings.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
Contact form
On our website, you have the option of to contact us directly via a contact form. Once you have submitted the contact form, the personal data you have entered will be processed by the data controller for the purpose of handling your enquiry, based on the consent you have given by submitting the form, in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR until such consent is withdrawn.
There is no legal or contractual obligation to provide personal data.
Failure to provide such data simply means that you will not be able to submit your enquiry and we will not be able to process it.Registration form
We offer you the option to register on our website. Once you have submitted your registration, we will process the data provided in the registration form for the purpose of fulfilling the contract concluded upon registration, in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, for the duration of the contract.
There is no legal or contractual obligation to provide personal data. Failure to provide such data simply means that registration is not possible. No data will be transferred to third parties.
Comment form
By commenting on our products, posts, photos or videos, the personal data you provide will be processed for the purpose of displaying your comment on our website and for internal documentation, on the legal basis of the contract concluded with you in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR (a free-of-chargehosting contract for the display of your comment on our website).
Your name and your comment will be published on our website. Your personal data will be stored until the comment is deleted.
Security services
On this website, we use services provided by security providers, such as CAPTCHA services, to prevent non-human and automated submissions.
Google reCAPTCHA
If you give your consent, we will process your personal data in conjunction with Google reCAPTCHA, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, as joint controllers, for the purpose of preventing non-human and automated input. In doing so, we allow the service to set cookies and to collect connection data and data from your web browser. We also allow the service to generate a user ID for the unique identification of the user within the context of the advertising network operated by Google. Data is stored on your device for a period of up to two years.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Failure to give consent means it will not be possible to use reCaptcha and associated forms. You can withdraw any consent you have already given by changing your privacy settings.
Embeddings
YouTube
If you give your consent, we will process your personal data in conjunction with the YouTube service, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, as joint controllers, for the purpose of playing videos on our website. We allow the service to collect connection data, collect data from your web browser and place an advertising cookie. By placing advertising cookies, Google is able to generate a unique user ID for each user. This personal data, which is suitable for unique identification, is then processed within the framework of the advertising network operated by Google. Insofar as Google carries out further independent processing of the data, in particular within the framework of Google’s advertising network, Google is the sole data controller. Further details can be found in Google’s privacy policy.
Failure to give consent simply means that the YouTube service will not be made available to you. You can withdraw consent that has already been given by changing your privacy settings.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
Google Maps
If you give your consent, we process your personal data together with Google Maps, a service provided by Google LLC, Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, as joint controllers, to process your personal data for the purpose of displaying interactive maps on our website. We allow the service to collect connection data, collect data from your web browser and place an advertising cookie. By placing advertising cookies, Google is able to generate a unique userID for each user. This personal data, which is suitable for unique identification, is then processed within the framework of the advertising network operated by Google. Insofar as Google carries out further independent processing of the data, in particular within the framework of Google’s advertising network, Google is solely responsible for this. Further details can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy.
Failure to give consent simply means that the Google Maps service will not be made available to you. You can withdraw any consent you have already given by changing your privacy settings.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. The legal basis for the transfer to the USA is the EU Commission’s adequacy decision in accordance with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Vimeo
If you give your consent, we will process your personal data in conjunction with the service provider Vimeo, Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA, as joint controllers, for the purpose of playing videos on our website. We allow the service to collect connection data, collect data from your web browser and place an advertising cookie. By placing advertising cookies, Vimeo is able to generate a unique user ID for each user. This personal data, which is suitable for unique identification, is then processed within the framework of the advertising network operated by Vimeo. Insofar as Vimeo carries out further independent processing of the data, in particular within the framework of Vimeo’s advertising network, Vimeo is sole data controller. Further details can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy.
Failure to give consent simply means that the Vimeo service will not be made available to you. You can withdraw consent that has already been given by changing your privacy settings.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. The legal basis for the transfer to the USA is the EU Commission’s adequacy decision in accordance with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Online Shop
We offer you the opportunity to purchase products directly via our online shop. Within the context of the online shop, the data controller processes the data you have entered, as well as data relating to the products you have selected, for the purposes of making an offer, concluding a contract, fulfilling the contract and fulfilling any post-contractual obligationsprior to the conclusion of the contract on the basis of the pre-contractual relationship initiated by you, and after the conclusion of the contract on the basis of the contract, in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
If the purchase of our products was made via an existing customer account or a customer account was created to process the purchase, your personal data will be processed until your customer account is deleted. For customers who have purchased our products via a guest profile, your personal data will be processed until the statutory retention periods have expired.
Your data will be further processed for the purpose of direct marketing in forms not requiring consent – such as the sending of addressed postal advertising – in a manner consistent with the purpose of fulfilling the contract, unless you object.
There is no legal or contractual obligation to provide personal data. However, the provision of such data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide such data will result in the contract not being concluded. Shopping baskets belonging to unregistered users will be deleted after a maximum of 14 days. The user accounts of registered users remain active until the account is deleted by the user. Contract data is processed until the limitation period for any post-contractual obligations expires.
Payments are processed via:
- Amazon Pay – Operator: Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A., 38 avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg
- Apple Pay – Operator: Apple Inc., Apple Distribution International, Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland
- Klarna – Operator: Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden
- PayPal – Operator: PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg
- Stripe – Operator: Stripe, Inc., 185 Berry Street, Suite 550, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Targeting / Profiling / Advertising
Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel)
Should you give your consent, we will process your personal data in collaboration with Meta Pixel, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland, as joint controllers, to process your personal data for the purpose of displaying personalised advertising and measuring the success of our advertising. Failure to give your consent has no direct impact on the functionality of the website; however, if you do not give your consent, we will not be able to display personalised advertising on your devices. You can withdraw any consent you have already given by changing your privacy settings.
We allow the service to collect connection data, data about your web browser and data about the content you access. We also allow the service to run tracking and recognition software and to store data on your device. Using the tracking and recognition software, the service is then able to enhance its advertising network and recognise you when you visit third-party websites, or display personalised advertising. We also use the data collected to measure the success of our advertising. The data on your device is stored for a period of up to two years.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
Google Ads Remarketing
If you give your consent, we will process your personal data together with the Google Ads Remarketing service, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, as joint controllers, to process your personal data for the purpose of displaying personalised advertising and measuring the success of our advertising. We enable the service to collect connection data and data from your web browser, as well as to place an advertising cookie. Using tracking technology, it is enables the service to recognise you when you visit other websites within the Google advertising network and to display personalised adverts.
Failure to give consent has no direct impact on the functionality of the website. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time by changing your privacy settings.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
Right to object
Where the processing of your personal data is based on a legitimate interest, you have the right to object to such processing. Unless we have compelling legitimate grounds for the processing, the processing of your data on this legal basis will be discontinued.
You also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for the purposes of direct marketing. In the event of an objection, your personal data will no longer be processed for the purposes of direct marketing.
The lawfulness of the data processed up to the point of objection remains unaffected by the objection.
Right to withdraw consent
You have the right to withdraw any consent you have already given at any time by changing your privacy settings. If you have consented to receiving electronic marketing, you may withdraw your consent by clicking on the unsubscribe link. In this case, processing will cease unless there is another legal basis. The lawfulness of the data processed up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Data subjects’ rights
You also have the right to access, rectify, erase and restrict the processing of your personal data.
Where the legal basis for the processing of your personal data is your consent or a contract concluded with you, you also have the right to data portability.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. Further information on the supervisory authorities in the European Union can be found here.