Privacy Policy

Preamble

With the following privacy policy we would like to inform you about the types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") we process, for what purposes and to what extent. This privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and in particular on our websites, in mobile applications, and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "online offer").

The terms used are not gender-specific.

Last updated: 8 August 2026

Table of Contents

• Preamble
• Controller
• Overview of Processing Operations
• Relevant Legal Bases
• Security Measures
• International Data Transfers
• General Information on Data Retention and Erasure
• Rights of Data Subjects
• Provision of the Online Offer and Web Hosting
• Bot Protection and Abuse Prevention
• Use of Cookies
• Registration, Login, and User Account
• Contact and Inquiry Management
• Plugins and Embedded Functions and Content
• Amendment and Update
• Definitions of Terms

Controller

Manfred Weber
Westermühlstr. 33
80469 München, Germany

Email address: info@mani.tube

Legal Notice: https://faustwave.io/impressum

Overview of Processing Operations

The following overview summarizes the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing, and refers to the data subjects concerned.

Types of data processed

• Inventory data.
• Contact data.
• Content data.
• Usage data.
• Meta, communication and procedural data.
• Log data.

Categories of data subjects

• Communication partners.
• Users.

Purposes of processing

• Provision of contractual services and fulfilment of contractual obligations.
• Communication.
• Security measures.
• Organizational and administrative procedures.
• Feedback.
• Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Information technology infrastructure.

Relevant Legal Bases

Relevant legal bases under the GDPR:Below you will find an overview of the legal bases of the GDPR on the basis of which we process personal data. Please note that in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, national data protection provisions may apply in your or our country of residence or domicile. Should more specific legal bases be relevant in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the privacy policy.

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) - The data subject has given their consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.
• Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures carried out at the data subject's request.
• Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) - Processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject requiring the protection of personal data do not override those interests.

National data protection provisions in Germany:In addition to the data protection provisions of the GDPR, national data protection provisions apply in Germany. These include, in particular, the Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG). The BDSG contains, in particular, special provisions on the right to information, the right to erasure, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes, and transmission as well as automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling. Furthermore, the data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.

Note on the applicability of the GDPR and the Swiss FADP:These privacy notices serve to provide information both under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For this reason, please note that, due to the broader geographical application and comprehensibility, the terms of the GDPR are used. In particular, instead of the terms "processing" of "personal data", "overriding interest", and "particularly sensitive personal data" used in the Swiss FADP, the terms "processing" of "personal data" as well as "legitimate interest" and "special categories of data" used in the GDPR are used. However, the legal meaning of the terms continues to be determined in accordance with the Swiss FADP within the scope of the FADP's applicability.

Applicability of the data protection provisions in the country of domicile:In the country in which the controller is domiciled, national data protection provisions apply in addition to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Security Measures

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs, and the nature, scope, circumstances, and purposes of the processing, as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

The measures include, in particular, safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as the access, input, disclosure, availability, and separation of the data. Furthermore, we have established procedures to ensure the exercise of data subjects' rights, the erasure of data, and responses to threats to the data. In addition, we take the protection of personal data into account as early as the development or selection of hardware, software, and procedures, in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and by default.

Securing online connections using TLS/SSL encryption technology (HTTPS): To protect the data of users transmitted via our online services from unauthorized access, we use TLS/SSL encryption technology. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are the cornerstones of secure data transmission on the internet. These technologies encrypt the information transmitted between the website or app and the user's browser (or between two servers), thereby protecting the data from unauthorized access. TLS, as the more advanced and secure version of SSL, ensures that all data transfers meet the highest security standards. When a website is secured by an SSL/TLS certificate, this is signaled by the display of HTTPS in the URL. This serves as an indicator to users that their data is being transmitted securely and in encrypted form.

International Data Transfers

Data processing in third countries: If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs in the context of using third-party services or disclosing or transferring data to other persons, bodies, or companies (which is recognizable from the postal address of the respective provider or if the privacy policy expressly refers to the transfer of data to third countries), this is always done in accordance with the legal requirements.

For data transfers to the USA, we primarily rely on the Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which was recognized as a secure legal framework by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission of 10 July 2023. In addition, we have concluded standard contractual clauses with the respective providers that comply with the requirements of the EU Commission and establish contractual obligations to protect your data.

This dual safeguard ensures comprehensive protection of your data: The DPF forms the primary level of protection, while the standard contractual clauses serve as an additional safeguard. Should changes occur within the framework of the DPF, the standard contractual clauses take effect as a reliable fallback option. This ensures that your data always remains adequately protected even in the event of any political or legal changes.

For each service provider, we inform you whether they are certified under the DPF and whether standard contractual clauses exist. Further information on the DPF and a list of certified companies can be found on the website of the US Department of Commerce at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/ (in English).

For data transfers to other third countries, appropriate safeguards apply, in particular standard contractual clauses, express consent, or legally required transfers. Information on third-country transfers and applicable adequacy decisions can be found in the information provided by the EU Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_en.

General Information on Data Retention and Erasure

We erase personal data that we process in accordance with the legal provisions as soon as the underlying consents are revoked or no further legal bases for the processing exist. This applies to cases where the original purpose of processing no longer applies or the data is no longer required. Exceptions to this rule apply where statutory obligations or overriding interests require longer retention or archiving of the data.

In particular, data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons, or whose storage is necessary for the pursuit of legal claims or the protection of the rights of other natural or legal persons, must be archived accordingly.

Our privacy notices contain additional information on the retention and erasure of data that applies specifically to certain processing operations.

Where multiple retention periods or erasure deadlines are specified for a piece of data, the longest period is always decisive. Data that is no longer retained for the originally intended purpose but due to legal requirements or other reasons is processed exclusively for the reasons that justify its retention.

Start of the period at the end of the year: Where a period does not begin expressly on a specific date and is at least one year, it automatically starts at the end of the calendar year in which the triggering event occurred. In the case of ongoing contractual relationships within which data is stored, the triggering event is the point in time at which the termination or other ending of the legal relationship takes effect.

Rights of Data Subjects

Rights of data subjects under the GDPR: As a data subject, you have various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Art. 15 to 21 GDPR:

• Right to object: You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. Where personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.
• Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw any consent given at any time.
• Right of access: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether data in question is being processed and to information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.
• Right to rectification: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to request the completion of the data concerning you or the rectification of inaccurate data concerning you.
• Right to erasure and restriction of processing: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to request that data concerning you be erased without delay, or, alternatively, to request a restriction of the processing of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.
• Right to data portability: You have the right to receive data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format in accordance with the legal requirements, or to request its transmission to another controller.
• Complaint to a supervisory authority: Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the provisions of the GDPR.

Provision of the Online Offer and Web Hosting

We process the data of users in order to be able to provide them with our online services. For this purpose, we process the user's IP address, which is necessary to transmit the content and functions of our online services to the user's browser or device.

• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visits, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions); Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, parties involved). Log data (e.g. log files concerning logins or the retrieval of data or access times).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing and legitimate interests: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness; Information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.)). Security measures.
• Retention and erasure: Erasure in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Erasure".
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Further information on processing operations, procedures, and services:

• Provision of the online offer on rented storage space:For the provision of our online offer, we use storage space, computing capacity, and software that we rent or otherwise obtain from a corresponding server provider (also called a "web host"); Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
• Collection of access data and log files:Access to our online offer is logged in the form of so-called "server log files". Server log files may include the address and name of the retrieved web pages and files, the date and time of retrieval, the volume of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user's operating system, the referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider. On the one hand, server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g. to avoid overloading the servers (particularly in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks), and on the other hand to ensure the utilization and stability of the servers; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).Erasure of data: Log file information is stored for a maximum of 30 days and then erased or anonymized. Data whose further retention is required for evidentiary purposes is excluded from erasure until the respective incident has been finally clarified.
• Hetzner:Services in the field of providing information technology infrastructure and related services (e.g. storage space and/or computing capacity); Service provider: Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR);Website: https://www.hetzner.com; Privacy policy: https://docs.hetzner.com/de/general/company-and-policy/data-protection-at-hetzner. Data processing agreement: https://docs.hetzner.com/de/general/company-and-policy/data-protection-at-hetzner.

Bot Protection and Abuse Prevention

To protect our registration and login forms from automated abuse (e.g. by bots or mass sign-up attempts), we use the "Cloudflare Turnstile" service. In doing so, technical access information, in particular the IP address as well as interaction and device information of the user, is processed in order to distinguish between human users and automated requests. The processing serves our legitimate interests in the security and abuse-free operation of our online offer.

• Types of data processed: Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, parties involved); Usage data (e.g. interactions with content and functions).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing and legitimate interests: Security measures; Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Retention and erasure: Erasure in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Erasure".
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Further information on processing operations, procedures, and services:

• Cloudflare Turnstile:Service for distinguishing human users from automated access (CAPTCHA alternative) to protect against abuse; Service provider: Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR);Website: https://www.cloudflare.com; Privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/; Basis for third-country transfer: Data Privacy Framework (DPF); see the section "International Data Transfers".

Use of Cookies

The term "cookies" refers to functions that store information on users' devices and read information from them. Cookies can also be used for various purposes, such as the functionality, security, and comfort of online offers, as well as the creation of analyses of visitor flows. We use cookies in accordance with the legal provisions. Where necessary, we obtain the users' consent in advance. If consent is not necessary, we rely on our legitimate interests. This applies where the storage and reading of information is essential in order to provide expressly requested content and functions. This includes, for example, the storage of settings and ensuring the functionality and security of our online offer. Consent can be revoked at any time. We provide clear information about its scope and which cookies are used.

Notes on legal bases under data protection law:Whether we process personal data using cookies depends on consent. If consent is given, it serves as the legal basis. Without consent, we rely on our legitimate interests, which are explained above in this section and in the context of the respective services and procedures.

Storage duration:With regard to the storage duration, the following types of cookies are distinguished:

• Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are erased at the latest after a user has left an online offer and closed their device (e.g. browser or mobile application).
• Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the device is closed. For example, the login status can be stored and preferred content displayed directly when the user visits a website again. Likewise, the user data collected with the help of cookies can be used for reach measurement. Unless we provide users with explicit information about the type and storage duration of cookies (e.g. as part of obtaining consent), they should assume that these are permanent and that the storage duration can be up to two years.

General notes on withdrawal and objection (opt-out):Users can revoke the consent they have given at any time and also object to the processing in accordance with the legal requirements, including by means of the privacy settings of their browser.

• Types of data processed: Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, parties involved).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Registration, Login, and User Account

Users can create a user account. As part of the registration, users are informed of the required mandatory details, which are processed for the purposes of providing the user account on the basis of contractual fulfilment. The data processed includes, in particular, the login information (username, password, and an email address).

As part of using our registration and login functions and using the user account, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. This storage is based on our legitimate interests as well as those of the users in protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. This data is generally not passed on to third parties, unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so.

Users may be informed by email about matters relevant to their user account, such as technical changes.

• Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. full name, residential address, contact information, customer number, etc.); Contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); Content data (e.g. textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information relating to them, such as details of authorship or the time of creation); Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visits, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Log data (e.g. log files concerning logins or the retrieval of data or access times).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing and legitimate interests: Provision of contractual services and fulfilment of contractual obligations; Security measures; Organizational and administrative procedures. Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Retention and erasure: Erasure in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Erasure". Erasure upon termination.
• Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Further information on processing operations, procedures, and services:

• Setting the visibility of profiles:Users can determine, by means of settings, to what extent their profiles are visible or accessible to the public or only to certain groups of persons; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
• Erasure of data upon termination:If users have terminated their user account, their data relating to the user account is erased, subject to a legal permission, obligation, or the users' consent; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
• No retention obligation for data:It is the users' responsibility to secure their data before the end of the contract in the event of termination. We are entitled to irretrievably erase all of the user's data stored during the term of the contract; Legal bases: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

Contact and Inquiry Management

When contacting us (e.g. by post, email, telephone, or via social media), as well as within the context of existing user and business relationships, the details of the inquiring persons are processed to the extent necessary to respond to the contact inquiries and any requested measures.

• Types of data processed: Contact data (e.g. postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); Content data (e.g. textual or visual messages and contributions as well as information relating to them, such as details of authorship or the time of creation). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, parties involved).
• Data subjects: Communication partners.
• Purposes of processing and legitimate interests: Communication; Organizational and administrative procedures; Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form). Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Retention and erasure: Erasure in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Erasure".
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Performance of a contract and prior requests (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

Plugins and Embedded Functions and Content

We integrate functional and content elements into our online offer that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers"). These may include, for example, videos or graphics (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "content").

The integration always requires that the third-party providers of this content process the users' IP address, as without the IP address they could not send the content to the users' browser. The IP address is therefore necessary for displaying this content or these functions. Furthermore, providers of the content may use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. Pixel tags can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the users' device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, the time of the visit, and other information about the use of our online offer, and may also be linked to such information from other sources.

Two-click solution for embedded videos: Videos on our website are not loaded from the third-party provider's servers when the page is opened. Instead, only a preview image stored on our own server is displayed. Only when users actively click on the preview image (play button) is the video player of the third-party provider loaded and a connection to its servers established. Before this click, no data is transmitted to the third-party provider.

• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visits, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, parties involved).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing and legitimate interests: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Retention and erasure: Erasure in accordance with the information provided in the section "General Information on Data Retention and Erasure". Storage of cookies for up to 2 years.
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Further information on processing operations, procedures, and services:

• YouTube videos (extended data protection mode):Video content; YouTube videos are integrated via a special domain (recognizable by the component "youtube-nocookie") in the so-called "extended data protection mode", whereby no cookies concerning user activities are collected in order to personalize video playback. Nevertheless, information on users' interaction with the video (e.g. remembering the last playback point) may be stored. In addition, the videos are only loaded after users actively start playback (two-click solution, see above); Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR);Website: https://www.youtube.com; Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Basis for third-country transfer: Data Privacy Framework (DPF); see the section "International Data Transfers". Opt-out: Opt-out plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en, settings for the display of advertisements: https://myadcenter.google.com/.

Amendment and Update

We ask you to regularly inform yourself about the content of our privacy policy. We adapt the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing we carry out make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require an act of cooperation on your part (e.g. consent) or other individual notification.

Where we provide addresses and contact information of companies and organizations in this privacy policy, please note that the addresses may change over time and we ask you to verify the details before making contact.

Definitions of Terms

In this section you will find an overview of the terms used in this privacy policy. Insofar as the terms are defined by law, their legal definitions apply. The following explanations, on the other hand, are intended primarily to aid understanding.

• Inventory data: Inventory data comprises essential information necessary for the identification and management of contractual partners, user accounts, profiles, and similar assignments. This data may include, among other things, personal and demographic details such as names, contact information (addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses), dates of birth, and specific identifiers (user IDs). Inventory data forms the basis for any formal interaction between persons and services, facilities, or systems by enabling clear assignment and communication.
• Content data: Content data comprises information generated in the course of creating, editing, and publishing content of all kinds. This category of data may include texts, images, videos, audio files, and other multimedia content published on various platforms and media. Content data is not limited to the actual content but also includes metadata that provides information about the content itself, such as tags, descriptions, authorship information, and publication dates.
• Contact data: Contact data is essential information that enables communication with persons or organizations. It includes, among other things, telephone numbers, postal addresses, and email addresses, as well as means of communication such as social media handles and instant messaging identifiers.
• Meta, communication and procedural data: Meta, communication and procedural data are categories that contain information about the manner in which data is processed, transmitted, and managed. Metadata, also known as data about data, comprises information that describes the context, origin, and structure of other data. It may include details of file size, creation date, the author of a document, and change histories. Communication data records the exchange of information between users via various channels, such as email traffic, call logs, messages on social networks, and chat histories, including the persons involved, timestamps, and transmission paths. Procedural data describes the processes and workflows within systems or organizations, including workflow documentation, logs of transactions and activities, as well as audit logs used to trace and verify operations.
• Usage data: Usage data refers to information that records how users interact with digital products, services, or platforms. This data comprises a broad range of information that shows how users use applications, which functions they prefer, how long they stay on certain pages, and which paths they take through an application. Usage data may also include the frequency of use, timestamps of activities, IP addresses, device information, and location data. It is particularly valuable for analyzing user behavior, optimizing user experiences, personalizing content, and improving products or services. Furthermore, usage data plays a decisive role in identifying trends, preferences, and potential problem areas within digital offerings.
• Personal data: "Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. cookie), or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
• Log data: Log data is information about events or activities that have been logged in a system or network. This data typically contains information such as timestamps, IP addresses, user actions, error messages, and other details about the use or operation of a system. Log data is often used to analyze system problems, for security monitoring, or to create performance reports.
• Controller: The "controller" is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
• Processing: "Processing" means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers practically any handling of data, whether collecting, evaluating, storing, transmitting, or erasing.

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