Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The protection of your personal data is important to us. The following information provides an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website.
Personal data means any information that can be used to identify you personally.
Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
MB Racing
Owner: Dr. Thorsten Bauch
Drosselweg 36
21376 Salzhausen
Germany
Email: info@mbauchracing.com
The controller determines, alone or jointly with others, the purposes and means of processing personal data.
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2. General Information and Legal Bases for Processing
We process personal data only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website, respond to inquiries, or for the other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Where we obtain consent for the processing of personal data, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent that has been given may be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.
Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Where processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party, and such interests are not overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
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3. Hosting and Provision of the Website by Squarespace
This website is operated using the Squarespace website platform.
The provider is:
Squarespace, Inc.
225 Varick Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10014
USA
When you visit this website, Squarespace may process technical data required for the operation of the website. This may include, in particular:
IP address
information about your browser and operating system
device information
date and time of access
pages and content accessed
referrer information
technical information required for the provision and security of the website
This data is processed in particular to provide the website technically, ensure its stability and security, and prevent misuse.
To the extent that processing is necessary for the technical provision and security of the website, it is based on our legitimate interest in providing a secure and functional website pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Squarespace is a company based in the United States. In connection with the use of Squarespace, personal data may therefore be processed outside the European Union or the European Economic Area. Squarespace provides information in its privacy documentation regarding international data transfers and the safeguards used for such transfers.
Further information about data protection at Squarespace is available in the Squarespace Privacy Policy:
Squarespace Privacy Policy
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4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your device. They may be necessary for the technical operation of a website or may be used to obtain information about how the website is used.
Essential Cookies
Technically necessary cookies may be used to enable Squarespace to provide this website securely and functionally.
To the extent that these cookies are strictly necessary to provide the website or service requested by you, consent is not required.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics and performance cookies may also be used. These help us understand how visitors use our website and which content is of interest.
Where consent is required, these cookies will only be placed, or the corresponding data will only be processed, after you have provided your consent via the cookie banner.
In such cases, the legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with the applicable legal provisions governing access to information stored on a user’s terminal device.
You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future or change your preferences through the cookie settings.
Further information about cookies used by Squarespace is available at:
Information about Squarespace Cookies
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5. Squarespace Analytics
We use Squarespace Analytics, Squarespace’s integrated analytics service, to obtain information about the use of our website and to improve our online offering.
In particular, the following information may be processed:
information about your browser, network and device
IP address
previously visited websites and referrer information
pages visited
clicks and internal links
scrolling and navigation behaviour
searches performed on the website
timestamps and duration of page visits
This information enables us, for example, to evaluate page views, visitor numbers, traffic sources and the use of individual content.
Where consent is required for the use of analytics and performance technologies, processing is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future through the cookie settings.
Further information about Squarespace Analytics is available at:
Information about Squarespace Analytics
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6. Contact by Email
We provide an email address and/or links on this website that allow you to contact us by email.
If you contact us by email, the personal data you provide will be processed. This may include, in particular, your name, your email address and any information contained in your message.
The data is processed exclusively for the purpose of handling your inquiry and the related communication.
Where your contact relates to entering into or performing a contractual relationship, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR is the legal basis for processing.
In other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in processing and responding to inquiries pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
The data will be deleted once it is no longer required for handling your inquiry, unless statutory retention obligations or other legal grounds require or permit continued storage.
This website currently does not use a contact form. If you use an email link, your message is sent through the email application and/or email provider used by you.
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7. Instagram and Embedded Instagram Content
This website may display content from our Instagram presence, Michael Bauch Racing (@michaelbauchracing).
For this purpose, we use Squarespace functionality to connect a professional Instagram account and display content from the Instagram feed.
Instagram is a service provided by Meta. For users in the European Region, the responsible provider is generally:
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
Merrion Road
Dublin 4, D04 X2K5
Ireland
When you use Instagram or access external Instagram content, Meta may process personal data. The nature and extent of such processing depend, among other things, on whether you are logged into Instagram or another Meta service and how you interact with the relevant content.
If you click on Instagram content or links, you may be redirected to services provided by Instagram or Meta. From that point onward, further data processing takes place under the responsibility of the respective provider.
Data processing by Meta may also involve the transfer or processing of personal data outside the European Union or the European Economic Area.
Further information about Meta’s processing of personal data is available in Meta’s Privacy Policy:
Meta Privacy Policy
Information about connecting Instagram to Squarespace and displaying Instagram content is available from Squarespace:
Instagram and Squarespace
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8. Links to Social Networks
Our website may contain links or social-media icons linking to our profiles on social networks, in particular Instagram and Facebook.
Where these are simple links, merely displaying the relevant button or icon on our website does not in itself establish a connection with the respective social network.
Only when you click on the link will you be redirected to the website or service of the respective provider.
We generally have no control over the data processing that takes place there. The privacy policies of the respective providers apply.
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9. International Data Transfers
Some of the service providers we use, in particular Squarespace and services provided by companies within the Meta group, operate internationally. As a result, personal data may be processed in countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred to a third country, such transfer takes place in accordance with the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR.
Depending on the provider and recipient, the transfer may be based, in particular, on an adequacy decision by the European Commission or on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
Further details are available in the privacy information provided by the respective service providers.
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10. Data Retention
Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this Privacy Policy, we retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose for which it is processed.
Where statutory retention obligations apply, the relevant data will be retained for the duration of the applicable statutory retention period and subsequently deleted, unless another legal basis permits or requires further processing.
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11. Your Rights
Subject to the applicable statutory requirements, you have the following rights in particular:
Right of Access – Art. 15 GDPR
You have the right to request information as to whether we process personal data concerning you and, if so, what personal data is processed.
Right to Rectification – Art. 16 GDPR
You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data and the completion of incomplete personal data.
Right to Erasure – Art. 17 GDPR
Subject to the statutory requirements, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data.
Right to Restriction of Processing – Art. 18 GDPR
Subject to the statutory requirements, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
Right to Data Portability – Art. 20 GDPR
Subject to the statutory requirements, you have the right to receive personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and/or to have such data transmitted to another controller.
Right to Object – Art. 21 GDPR
Where we process personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right, subject to the statutory requirements, to object to such processing.
Withdrawal of Consent
Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time with effect for the future.
The lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal remains unaffected.
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12. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority
Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR.
In particular, you may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.
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13. Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
Data transmitted between your browser and this website is generally encrypted using HTTPS/TLS.