Codesinside, located at Address: Heigelhofstraße 66, 81377, München, operates the Internet portal accessible at Codesinside.com
Through this privacy policy, we aims to clarify how your data is processed when you use the Codesinside Assistent browser extension, visit codesinside.com, register and create a profile if necessary, or utilize any other functionalities of Codesinside.com. Simultaneously, we fulfill our obligation to inform you under Articles 13 and 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
I. Controller and Contact Details of the Data Protection Officer The controller responsible for data processing on codesinside is:
Heigelhofstraße 66, 81377, München Email: contact@codesinside.com
You can contact our data protection officer at:
Email: contact@codesinside.com
Contact us through our contact form: https://www.codesinside.com/contact-us
II. Personal Data, Purposes, and Legal Basis of Data Processing
According to the GDPR, personal data refers to "any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as '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, or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person."
General Use of the Website
When you access our portals, our web server automatically logs your visits, including your IP address. This data is not retained on many of our portals. To maintain system security, only anonymous data is stored, including:
- Date and time of access
- URL accessed
- Content viewed
- Information transmitted
Visitor IP address is also logged and processed due to our legitimate interest in maintaining system security (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR). In these instances, log files are deleted within one month.
Use of Vouchers
When you actively engage with our portals by claiming vouchers, we establish a connection with the respective voucher provider. To facilitate this, one or more cookies may be stored on your computer to track or attribute the redemption/access on the provider's website. Providers may either interact directly with us or through affiliate networks. Both we and the providers process tracking information (such as your IP address) and, where applicable, transaction details (date, and potentially the amount of the shopping cart) to display offers and validate the service provided. This processing is justified under Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, with our legitimate interest lying in offering you these vouchers. Processed data is deleted within 24 months. If you follow an offer link, it is possible that providers will place cookies on your device upon accessing their services. Providers will notify you separately about this.
Affiliate Networks
The following affiliate networks act as intermediaries or manage voucher allocation/transfers for both parties. Additional information about their data processing practices can be found on their respective platforms.
Kwanko
Hohe Bleichen 17, 20354 Hamburg
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AWIN AG
Eichhornstrasse 3, 10785 Berlin
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belboon GmbH
Weinmeisterstrasse 12-14, 10178 Berlin
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Brand Reward
Flat/Rm A 20/F Kiu Fu Commercial BLDG
300 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
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Daisycon
Poststrasse 1-3, 26122 Oldenburg
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Tradedoubler GmbH
Herzog-Wilhelm-Strasse 26, 80331 Munich
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TradeTracker Germany
Uhlandstrasse 26, 22087 Hamburg
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Viglink / sovrn Commerce
5541 Central Ave Suite 100, Boulder, United States
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Webgains Germany ad pepper media GmbH
FrankenStraße 150C, FrankenCampus, 90461 Nuremberg
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1. Newsletter and Press Distribution
We offer the option to subscribe to newsletters and receive press releases. This involves collecting and processing your email address as personal data. Additionally, certain usage data is collected and processed during the distribution and use of newsletters and press releases. The sending of newsletters is based on your explicit consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR), while processing and analyzing usage data serves our legitimate interest in market research and improving our products and services (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Your data will be processed until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or press release, after which it will be deleted. Details of the processing are outlined below:
a) Subscription to Newsletters and Press Releases Press releases can only be subscribed to by individuals professionally involved in editorial media (media representatives). We reserve the right to request proof from media representatives, such as a press pass.
When you subscribe to the newsletter, we will send you a confirmation email to verify your email address and your subscription preference. Upon confirmation by clicking the link in the email, you will be directed to the newsletter administration where you can select newsletters based on various topics. We store your selected preferences along with the provided email address, marking it as "Newsletter active." This information is used to send you relevant newsletters. If you wish to unsubscribe, you can do so at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in each email or by emailing us at contact@codesinside.com.
b) Newsletter Dispatch and Press Distribution Each newsletter and press release is assigned a unique mailing ID before being sent, which helps us track and distinguish it from others. We use this ID to monitor the start and end of each dispatch. When sending newsletters and press releases, we also collect information on whether the message was successfully delivered to your inbox or if it bounced.
c) Newsletter and Press Release Engagement Upon receipt of a newsletter or press release, we collect data on whether you opened the email, the frequency and times of your interactions, and whether you clicked on any links or advertisements within the message. This helps us understand the most effective times for our communications and which content interests our subscribers. We record details such as the link ID (a numerical identifier for links), the link's name, and its target URL.
d) Data Usage We utilize the collected data to optimize our newsletter and press release delivery, tailoring content to topics that are most relevant to you. For CODESINSIDE club users, we also track usage of club specials and other club-specific offers to provide personalized updates on relevant offers in the future.
For newsletters, we may also use your email address to request reviews via the Trustpilot.de review portal, seeking your feedback on the services you've used.
II. Contact Form
You can reach out to us via contact forms or email to inquire about deals or other information. When contacting us, we collect your name, email address, and possibly the offer link (for deal reports) along with your message. We only use this information to respond to your inquiry, which is in our legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Typically, this data is deleted after 6 months once the inquiry process is completed.
III. Recipients of the Data
Within our organization, access to your data is limited to departments responsible for handling your inquiries. Additionally, we engage external service providers when we are unable to provide services internally or when it is not feasible to do so. These external providers primarily offer IT and telecommunications services.
Data is generally not transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area unless necessary for fulfilling your requests, mandated by law, or upon your explicit consent. When transferring data to third countries, we ensure compliance either by selecting countries with an adequate level of data protection as determined by the European Commission or by implementing standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission with the recipients. Copies of these standard contractual clauses can be obtained at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_en. For details regarding transfers to third countries, refer to the relevant sections of this data protection statement.
IV. Storage Period
Further details about the storage duration can be found in the respective sections detailing specific functions in this data protection statement. Additionally, for technical reasons including backup purposes, we may retain personal data in our systems for an additional period of 24 months after its initial use. However, during this period, the data will not be processed for any other purpose and will be permanently deleted once this retention period expires.
V. Rights of Data Subjects
The General Data Protection Regulation grants you specific rights that you can exercise against us, provided the legal requirements are met.
Art. 15 GDPR – Right of Access: You have the right to obtain confirmation from us as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data and information regarding the processing circumstances.
Art. 16 GDPR – Right to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data concerning you without undue delay. Depending on the purposes of the processing, you also have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
Art. 17 GDPR – Right to Erasure (‘Right to be Forgotten’): You have the right to request the deletion of personal data concerning you without undue delay. Please note the exceptions described under point II. 4.
Art. 18 GDPR – Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
Art. 20 GDPR – Right to Data Portability: If processing is based on consent or on a contract, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from us, where technically feasible.
Art. 77 GDPR in conjunction with Section 19 BDSG – Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority: 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 relating to you infringes applicable data protection laws.
Art. 21 GDPR – Right to Object: You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on legitimate interests or the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority.
If you object, we will stop processing your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, we will cease processing your personal data for these purposes.
Withdrawal of Consent: If you have given us consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. You can do this by clicking on the unsubscribe link in our emails, adjusting settings in your user account, or contacting us at contact@codesinside.com. If you notify us that you no longer wish to receive emails, we will stop sending messages to the email address you provided.
VI. Obligation to Provide Data
You are not under any contractual or legal obligation to provide us with personal data. However, without the data you provide, we are unable to provide you with our services.
VII. Existence of Automated Decision-Making (Including Profiling)
We do not employ automated decision-making processes that produce legal effects concerning you or significantly affect you.
VIII. Internet-Specific Data Processing
General Information on Cookies and Related Processing
When you browse our portals, cookies are stored in your browser. Cookies are small text files that are saved on your hard drive and associated with the browser you use. The entity placing the cookie can save or retrieve certain information through it. Cookies cannot run programs or transmit viruses to your computer; they are used solely to enhance your browsing experience on codesinside.com, facilitate statistical analysis of your usage, or display targeted advertising on our site or others.
a) Functional Offer
We use cookies at times to enable essential website functions such as user accounts, login functionalities, or voucher services. These cookies are necessary for us to provide our services, and therefore, consent is not required for their use.
b) Statistical Purposes (Web Analysis)
Many of the cookies we employ serve statistical purposes. They provide insights into which content on codes inside.com is most relevant to our users, the times of peak activity, and the types of devices used. This allows us to optimize sections like "Top 10 vouchers" or "Popular topics," enhancing the convenience of codesinside.de for our users. Information about browser types helps us tailor the website's design to common browser preferences. Additionally, these cookies assist in attributing user visits (though users remain anonymous to us) to specific sources, such as partner websites or campaigns.
c) Advertising Purposes (Marketing)
We and occasionally third-party companies engaged in advertising on our portals use cookies to display advertisements tailored to your interests. In some cases, usage data such as visited websites, number of visits, visit times, and duration on specific pages is stored and analyzed for advertising purposes.
d) Your Choice
Except for functional cookies, you have the option to consent to or decline web analysis and marketing activities through our consent management platform. You may also withdraw your consent at any time using the same platform, accessible via the link in the website footer.
Regarding the provision of functions, personal data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, with our legitimate interest lying in the purposes described above, particularly in providing you with these functions. Otherwise, processing is carried out based on your informed consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR).
Further details about the specific services and tools utilizing cookies and similar technologies on our website are provided below. A table listing the cookies and their respective durations concludes this explanation, with the duration typically corresponding to the processing period. After this period, we no longer associate your device with the data.
This website utilizes Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies," which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is typically transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. Before transmission, your IP address is anonymized by truncating the last octet. We have established standard contractual clauses with Google LLC, available at: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/processorterms/. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage.
Our websites also employ Google Analytics Remarketing features in conjunction with Google Ads capabilities. This integration allows us to link advertising target groups with Google Ads (formerly DoubleClick), enabling personalized, interest-based advertising messages tailored to your previous activities and browsing behavior on one device (e.g., mobile phone) to be displayed on another device (e.g., tablet or PC). If you have consented, Google may associate your web and app browsing history with your Google account. This facilitates consistent personalized advertising across all devices where you are logged in with your Google account. For this purpose, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated user IDs, which are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create target groups for cross-device advertising.
Google may also place cookies on your device to facilitate these functions. A table listing the cookies we are aware of is provided below. More information can be found at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en
You have the option to permanently opt out of cross-device remarketing and targeting by disabling personalized advertising in your Google Account settings. To do so, please
visit: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
For further details, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Cookies we use
Name: consent_ , e.g. consent_v1.05
Area: Functional
Origin: Internal
Description: Stores information about the consent, e.g. which areas have been agreed to and where not.
Duration: 1 year or until the consent is changed - in this case the name will be updated and queried again