Privacy Policy
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This privacy policy describes how the Hextree GmbH i.G. (subsequently “Hextree”, “we”, “us”) uses and processes the personal data we collect when you use our website.

Who collects and processes your data?

Responsible for all data collection and processing is:
Hextree GmbH
Friedrichstrasse 114a
10117 Berlin
Germany

If you have any questions concerning this agreement, please contact us either via the postal address listed above or via e-mail: privacy@hextree.io

What data do we collect?

We collect the following data:
- Personal identification information (Name, email address)
- All interaction with our courses (such as course progress, submitted flags, viewed videos)
- Payment data

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide us with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you use our site (by registering, logging in, browsing). We do this by utilizing a session-cookie once you are logged into our site.
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We may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:
- Payment information provided through any of our payment providers (listed further down)
- Data submitted by you through Webflow forms

How will we use your data?

We collect your data so that we can:
- Process your subscriptions
- Provide courses
- Email you with news and offers (if opted in)

How do we store your data?

We utilize Google Cloud services to host and provide the main site functionality. These services are provided by Google LLC (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, MountainView, CA 94043, USA). Google servers might be located in the US, which will cause processing and transfer of your data to the United States. This is in accordance with Art. 45 DSGVO. See https://cloud.google.com/terms/data-processing-terms und https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/6329727 for more details.

All aforementioned data might be stored and/or processed on these services.

This data processing is required to provide the functions of our site, and falls under Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. b DSGVO, as the functions are required to fulfil our contractual obligations with our users. The interest of fulfilling these obligations prevails the interests and rights of the affected user in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. fDSGVO.

Additionally, the landing page and some of the forms on our site are hosted and provided by Webflow Inc, a Delaware corporation (“Webflow”). By using our site (and the forms contained within) your data will be provided to and processed by Webflow, in accordance to a data processing agreement between us and Webflow.

Additional External services
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To provide our site functionality we use multiple additional external services, some of which might process your data in the United States.

YouTube
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We embed videos of the website YouTube. Operator of that website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When you visit one of our sites in which YouTube videos are embedded, a connection to the YouTube servers will be established. YouTube will receive information about the site you are visiting, and furthermore is able to install cookies or use other fingerprinting technologies that might be used to track your online behavior. Our use of YouTube is required to provide some of our services, which constitutes a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. You can find more information on the privacy of YouTube/Google here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
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Vimeo

We embed videos of the website Vimeo. Operator of that website is Vimeo Inc.. When you visit one of our sites in which Vimeo videos are embedded, a connection to the Vimeo servers will be established. Vimeo will receive information about the site you are visiting, and furthermore is able to install cookies or use other fingerprinting technologies that might be used to track your online behavior. Our use of Vimeo is required to provide some of our services, which constitutes a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. You can find more information on the privacy of Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/privacy

SendGrid
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Our marketing and service e-mails are sent via SendGrid, a Twilio Inc. (375 Beale Street Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94105 USA) company. If you sign-up for one of our services, all e-mail communication will be done via SendGrid. As such, they will have access to all personal information (such as name, purchases) done through our site. Our use of SendGrid is required to provide some of our services, which constitutes a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. You can find more information on the privacy of Twilio here: https://www.twilio.com/legal/privacy

Paddle
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All payment functionality is provided by Paddle.com Inc: 3811 Ditmars Blvd, 1071, Astoria, NY 11105-1803, USA. If you purchase a subscription, your payment data as well as personal information such as name, e-mail address and phone-number, will be transferred to Paddle. Our use of Paddle is required to provide some of our services, which constitutes a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. You can find more information on the privacy of Paddle here: https://paddle.com/privacy/

Marketing

We would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like. If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date. You have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please click here.
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Your data protection rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request us to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
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If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: privacy@hextree.io

Cookies
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Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technologies.For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Keeping you signed in
- Understanding how you use our website

What types of cookies do we use?
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There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

Functionality – We use these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

How to manage cookies
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You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites
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Our website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy
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We keep our privacy policy under regular review and place any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on the 6. of March 2023.