Privacy Policy

Welcome to EssenceOfStrength. At EssenceOfStrength, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website.

Your privacy is of utmost importance to us, and we strive to ensure that your personal information is handled responsibly and in compliance with applicable data protection laws. By accessing or using EssenceOfStrength, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described herein.

We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information and how we will treat it. If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this document.

Visitor data

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

Information about your browser, network and device Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website Web pages you view while on this website Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.

Customers

When you buy something on this website, we collect personal information from you to fulfill the order. We may collect information like your:

  • Billing and shipping address
  • Details relating to your purchase
  • Email address
  • Name
  • Phone number

We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us. Our payment processor(s) Stripe will also collect payment information from you. You can read their privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy. As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.

Customer Accounts

If you create a customer account on this website, we collect personal information to improve our checkout experience and customer service. This information may include your:

  • Billing and shipping address(es)
  • Details about your orders (for example, your shirt size)
  • Email address
  • Name
  • Phone number

We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can provide website services to us.

Payments

When you make a purchase from us on this website, we use Squarespace Payments as our payment solution. Squarespace Payments is a fully integrated, native payment solution provided to us by our online store service provider Squarespace. Squarespace Payments makes use of the following third party service providers which will also receive your personal information and process it in accordance with their privacy policies:

Stripe - payment processing services. You can read Stripe’s privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy. Sift - fraud monitoring and detection services. You can read Sift’s privacy policy at https://sift.com/service-privacy.

Stripe

We offer the possibility to process the payment via the payment service provider Stripe, care of Legal Process, 510 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94103 (Stripe). This corresponds to our legitimate interest in providing an efficient and secure payment method (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). In this context, we provide the following data to Stripe, as far as it is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Name of the cardholder
Email address
Customer number
Order number
Bank account information
Credit card data
Validity period of the credit card
Credit card verification code (CVC)
Date and time of the transaction
Transaction amount
Name of the provider
Location

The processing of the data specified in this section is neither legally nor contractually required. Without the transmission of your personal data, we cannot process a payment via Stripe. [You have the option to choose another payment method.]

Stripe assumes a dual role as controller and processor in data processing activities. As a controller, Stripe uses your transmitted data to fulfill regulatory obligations. This corresponds to Stripe's legitimate interest (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) and serves the performance of the contract (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). We have no influence on this process.

As a processor, Stripe acts to complete transactions within payment networks. In the context of the data processing agreement, Stripe acts solely on our instructions and has been contractually obligated under Art. 28 GDPR to comply with data protection regulations.

Stripe has implemented compliance measures for international data transfers. These apply to all global activities where Stripe processes personal data of individuals in the EU. These measures are based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

For further information on objection and removal options regarding Stripe, please visit: https://stripe.com/privacy-center/legal

Your data will be stored by us until the completion of the payment process. This includes the period required for processing refunds, debt collection, and fraud prevention. [For us, there is a statutory retention period of 6 years according to [§ 147 AO / § 257 HGB] for the following documents: booking and order records.

Google Forms

Our website utilizes Google Forms to collect data for the purpose of providing personalized coaching services. When you submit a form on our website, Google collects certain personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide in the form fields.

Use of Information: The information collected through Google Forms is used to provide personalized coaching services tailored to your specific needs and preferences. We may also use this information to communicate with you regarding your coaching inquiries or requests.

Sharing of Information: We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information collected through Google Forms to third parties without your consent, except as described in this Privacy Policy. However, please note that Google may have access to your information as described in their Privacy Policy.

Google's Privacy Policy: Google's collection and use of your information through Google Forms are governed by Google's Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review Google's Privacy Policy to understand how Google collects, uses, and protects your information. You can find Google's privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US

Data Security: We implement reasonable security measures to protect the personal information collected through Google Forms from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.

Data Retention: We will retain your personal information collected through Google Forms for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law.

Your Rights: You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information collected through Google Forms. You also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information or to restrict its processing in certain circumstances.

By submitting a form on our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Fonts

This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, or device
  • Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it
  • Your IP address

Analytics

This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

Information about your browser, network, and device Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks
  • Internal links
  • Pages visited
  • Scrolling
  • Searches
  • Timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

Last edited: 15.02.2024