This website and its contents are governed by German law.
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. You can find detailed information on data protection in our data protection declaration listed under this text.
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Note on the Responsible Body". In this privacy policy.
On the one hand, your data is collected when you communicate it to us. This can, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is primarily 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.
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request that this data be corrected or deleted. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time about this and other questions on the subject of data protection.
When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily with so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following data protection declaration.
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
The provider is ALL-INKL.COM - Neue Medien Münnich, Inh. René Münnich, Hauptstrasse 68, 02742 Friedersdorf (hereinafter All-Inkl). For details, see the All-Inkl privacy policy: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/.
All-Inkl is used on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in our website being presented as reliably as possible. If consent has been requested, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG ( Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act), insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
The operators of these pages 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 data protection declaration.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This data protection declaration explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:
Daniel Werner
Speestraße 15
40625 Düsseldorf
Telephone: +49 (0) 160 30 30 616
E-mail: contact@forestsamples.com
The responsible body is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).
Unless a more specific storage period is specified in this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you make 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 storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place once these reasons no longer apply.
If you have consented to data processing, we will process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a GDPR, provided that special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 1 GDPR. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing will also be carried out on the basis of Art. 49 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing will also be carried out on the basis of § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required to fulfill the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we will process your data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is required to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legal bases applicable in each individual case are provided in the following paragraphs of this data protection declaration.
We use tools from companies based in third countries that are not secure in terms of data protection law and US tools whose providers are not certified according to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). If these tools are active, your personal data can be transferred to these countries and processed there. We would like to point out that in third countries with unsafe data protection laws, a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed.
We would like to point out that the USA, as a safe third country, generally has a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU. Data transfer to the USA is therefore permitted if the recipient is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF) or has suitable additional guarantees. Information on transfers to third countries, including the data recipients, can be found in this data protection declaration.
As part of our business activities, we work with various external bodies. In some cases, it is also necessary to transfer personal data to these external bodies. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary to fulfill a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR or if another legal basis allows the data to be passed on. When using contract processors, we only pass on our customers' personal data on the basis of a valid contract for order processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The validity of the data processing carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARAGRAPH 1 LIT. 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 RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATAFor this purpose, the the browser you use can connect to the Font Awesome servers. CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN SO FAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
In the event of violations of the GDPR, those affected have the right to complain to a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time about this and other questions on the subject of personal data.
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data - apart from their storage - may only be processed with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested; Consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.
Functions of the Instagram service are integrated into this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram therefore receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to assign the visit to this website to your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
If personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its forwarding to Facebook or Instagram. The processing by Facebook or Instagram that takes place after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been recorded in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for implementing the tool on our website in accordance with data protection law. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook or Instagram products. You can assert your rights as a data subject (e.g. requests for information) with regard to the data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Facebook. If you assert your rights as a data subject with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
For more information, see Instagram's privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.
The company is certified according to the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified according to the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active.
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data and your email address as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you have unsubscribed from the newsletter or if the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR.
Data that we have stored for other purposes remains unaffected.
After you have been removed from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is only used for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
This website uses MailerLite to send newsletters. The provider is UAB “MailerLite”, J. Basanaviciaus 15, LT-03108 Vilnius, Lithuania (hereinafter MailerLite).
MailerLite is a service that can be used, among other things, to organize and analyze the sending of newsletters. The data you enter for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter is stored on MailerLite's servers.
If you do not want MailerLite to analyze the data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this purpose in every newsletter message.
MailerLite enables us to analyze our newsletter campaigns. For example, we can see whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked. This allows us to determine, among other things, which links have been clicked particularly often.
We can also see whether certain previously defined actions have been carried out after opening/clicking (conversion rate). This allows us to, for example,. B. recognize whether you have made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter.
MailerLite also enables us to divide the newsletter recipients into different categories ("cluster"). The newsletter recipients can be divided, for example, by age, gender or place of residence. In this way, the newsletters can be better tailored to the respective target groups.
For detailed information on the functions of MailerLite, see the following link: https://www.mailerlite.com/features .
MailerLite's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy .
The data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time for the future.
The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or when the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Data that has been stored with us for other purposes remains unaffected.
After you have been removed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is only used for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interests.
We have concluded an order processing contract (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law that guarantees that the provider only processes the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
We use the "Official MailerLite Sign Up Forms" plugin to enable simple and efficient registration in my newsletter and invitation mailing list. This plugin establishes a connection from my website to static.mailerlite.com. This connection is necessary for the plugin to work. According to Mailerlite, no personal data is transmitted via this connection without active consent (subscription to the newsletter).
Our website contains links to Loot Audio, a third-party marketplace where you can purchase some of our music software products. Please note that all sales are processed by Loot Audio, and we do not handle transactions or collect any personal data related to purchases made on their platform. We recommend reviewing the Loot Audio Privacy Policy to understand how they manage your information.
This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The website is operated by Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit one of these websites on which YouTube is embedded, a connection is established to the YouTube servers. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
We use YouTube in enhanced data protection mode. According to YouTube, videos that are played in the extended data protection mode are not used to personalize surfing on YouTube. Ads that are played in the extended data protection mode are also not personalized. No cookies are set in the extended data protection mode. Instead, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user's browser, which, like cookies, contain personal data and can be used for recognition. Details on the extended data protection mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.
After activating a YouTube video, further data processing operations may be triggered over which we have no influence.
YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
For more information about data protection at YouTube, please see their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company is certified according to the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified according to the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. You can obtain further information on this from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
This website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.
When you visit one of our pages with a Vimeo video, a connection is established to the Vimeo servers. The Vimeo server is informed which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have a Vimeo account. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA.
If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.
Vimeo uses cookies or similar recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting) to recognize website visitors.
Vimeo is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission and, according to Vimeo, on "legitimate business interests." You can find details here: https://vimeo.com/privacy.
You can find further information on how user data is handled in Vimeo's privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.
The company is certified according to the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified according to the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. You can obtain further information from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5711.
This site uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers.
You can find more information about Google Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
This site uses Font Awesome to uniformly display fonts and symbols. The provider is Fonticons, Inc., 6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
When you open a page, your browser loads the required fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts, fonts and symbols correctly. For this purpose, the browser you use can connect to the Font Awesome servers. This allows Font Awesome to know that this website was accessed via your IP address. Font Awesome is used on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on our website. If consent has been requested, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR and Section 25 Paragraph 1 TDDDG, insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support Font Awesome, a standard font from your computer will be used.
You can find more information about Font Awesome and in Font Awesome's privacy policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.
This website may contain plugins from the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, Great Britain). You can recognise the SoundCloud plugins by the SoundCloud logo on the relevant pages.
When you visit this website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the SoundCloud server after activating the plugin. SoundCloud therefore receives the information that you have visited this website using your IP address. If you click the "Like" or "Share" button while you are logged into your SoundCloud user account, you can link and/or share the contents of this website with your SoundCloud profile. This allows SoundCloud to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by SoundCloud.
The data is stored and analysed on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in as extensive visibility as possible in social media. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
Great Britain is considered a safe third country in terms of data protection law. This means that Great Britain has a level of data protection that corresponds to the level of data protection in the European Union.
For more information, see SoundCloud's privacy policy at: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.
If you do not want SoundCloud to associate your visit to this website with your SoundCloud user account, please log out of your SoundCloud user account before activating content from the SoundCloud plugin.
This website includes functions from the music service Spotify. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm in Sweden. You can recognise the Spotify plugins by the green logo on this website. You can find an overview of the Spotify plugins at: https://developer.spotify.com.
When you visit this website, a direct connection can be established between your browser and the Spotify server via the plugin. Spotify therefore receives the information that you have visited this website using your IP address. If you click on the Spotify button while you are logged into your Spotify account, you can link the content of this website to your Spotify profile. This allows Spotify to assign the visit to this website to your user account.
We would like to point out that when you use Spotify, cookies from Google Analytics are used, so that your usage data can also be passed on to Google when you use Spotify. Google Analytics is a tool from the Google Group for analyzing user behavior and is based in the USA. Spotify is solely responsible for this integration. We as the website operator have no influence on this processing.
The data is stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the appealing acoustic design of his website. If corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
You can find further information on this in Spotify's privacy policy: https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.
If you do not want Spotify to be able to assign your visit to this website to your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account.
Source: e-recht24.de