Personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") is only processed by us to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.
According to Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as "GDPR"), "processing" means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
In the following privacy policy, we inform you about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis of the processing of personal data, to the extent that we either alone or jointly with others determine the purposes and means of the processing. Additionally, we inform you about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, as far as third parties process data under their own responsibility.
Our privacy policy is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as data controllers
II. Rights of users and data subjects
III. Information on data processing
The responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection law is:
Blue Ship Media Limited
Kinyra 28, Office 303
8011 Paphos, Cyprus
Email: support at blueship dot media
With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right:
Additionally, the provider is obligated to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider about any correction, deletion, or restriction of processing that occurs based on Articles 16, 17(1), and 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding this, users have a right to be informed about these recipients.
Furthermore, under Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them, provided that the data is processed under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purposes of direct advertising is permissible.
Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for its storage no longer applies, provided the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations and no other information on specific processing procedures is provided below.
If you sign up for our free newsletter, the data you provide for this purpose, i.e., your email address and, optionally, your name and address, will be transmitted to us. At the same time, we will store the IP address of the internet connection from which you access our website, as well as the date and time of your registration. During the registration process, we will obtain your consent to the newsletter’s delivery, specifically describe its content, and refer you to this privacy policy. The data collected will be used solely for sending the newsletter and will not be shared with third parties.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You may revoke your consent to the newsletter at any time with future effect in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR. All you need to do is inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link in each newsletter.
For technical reasons, particularly to ensure the security and stability of our website, data will be transmitted to us or to our webspace provider through your internet browser. With these so-called server log files, we collect, among other things, the type and version of your internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL), the websites you visit on our website, the date and time of your visit, and the IP address of the internet connection from which you access our website.
This data is temporarily stored but is not combined with other personal data about you.
The legal basis for this storage is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving, stabilizing, and securing our website.
The data will be deleted after no more than seven days unless continued storage is required for evidence purposes. In such cases, the data will be kept until the incident has been fully resolved.
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
We use Matomo (formerly "PIWIK") in our web presence. This is an open-source software that enables us to analyze the use of our website. We process your IP address, the websites of our web presence you visit, the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL), your time spent on our website, and the frequency with which you visit one of our websites.
To collect this data, Matomo stores a cookie on your device via your internet browser. This cookie is valid for one week.
If you have consented to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. The legal basis can also be Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in analyzing and optimizing our website.
However, we use Matomo with the anonymization feature "Automatically Anonymize Visitor IPs." This anonymization feature shortens your IP address by two bytes so that it can no longer be traced to you or your internet connection.
If you do not agree to this processing, you can prevent the storage of the cookie by adjusting your internet browser settings accordingly. More information can be found above under "Cookies."
In addition, you can stop the analysis of your user behavior through the so-called opt-out. By confirming the link below
a cookie is stored on your device via your internet browser that prevents further analysis. Please note that you will need to click the link again if you delete the cookies stored on your device.
To display fonts and visual elements on our website, we use external fonts from FontAwesome. FontAwesome is a service of
Fonticons Inc., 6 Porter Road, Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA, hereinafter referred to as "FontAwesome."
When you access our website, a connection is established to the FontAwesome server in the USA to enable and update the display of fonts and visual elements.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing and economically operating our website.
FontAwesome can determine which website your request came from and to which IP address the font is to be transmitted based on the connection established to the FontAwesome server when you visit our website.
FontAwesome provides more information, particularly on how to prevent data usage, at
https://fontawesome.com/privacy
We use Google Fonts to display external fonts on our website. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google."
To enable the display of specific fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when you access our website.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing and economically operating our website.
Based on the connection to Google established when you access our website, Google can determine which website your request came from and to which IP address the font should be transmitted.
Google provides further information, particularly on how to prevent data usage, at
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
https://policies.google.com/privacy
We use the Amazon affiliate program on our website. This is a service of Amazon Europe Core S.à r.l., 5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg. Through the Amazon affiliate program, advertisements from Amazon.de are placed on our website. When you click on one of these ads, you are redirected to the corresponding offer on the Amazon portal. If you decide to purchase the advertised product, we will receive a "referral commission" from Amazon.
To enable this service, Amazon uses cookies. These cookies allow Amazon to track that you were redirected from our website to the Amazon portal.
Amazon provides further information on data protection at
https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909010
If you have consented to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. The legal basis can also be Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in ensuring that our commission claims with Amazon are processed and paid.
If you do not agree to this processing, you can prevent the storage of the cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. More information can be found above under "Cookies."
The provider promotes its own digital products and seminars on the website, which users can purchase through "Digistore," a service of Digistore24 GmbH, St.-Godehard-Straße 32, 31139 Hildesheim.
For this purpose, the provider uses an application that redirects the user to the respective offer on "Digistore." The purchase of the product or booking of the seminar is made through the seller Digistore24 GmbH. Digistore24 GmbH also processes the user's data. More information can be found in the privacy policy of Digistore24 GmbH:
https://www.digistore24.com/info/privacy?language=de
If the user makes a purchase, the provider receives a "referral fee" from Digistore24 GmbH. Cookies are used to track the origin of the orders. These cookies allow Digistore24 GmbH to recognize that the user clicked on an affiliate link on the provider's website.
If you have given consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. The legal basis can also be Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in promoting the provider’s own products and handling commission payments with Digistore24 GmbH.
If the user does not agree with this processing, they can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting the browser settings accordingly.
We offer you the opportunity to sign up for our free newsletter through our website.
For sending newsletters, we use ConvertKit, a service provided by ConvertKit, Inc., 750 West Bannock Street #761, Boise, Idaho 83701-0761, USA, hereinafter referred to as "ConvertKit."
ConvertKit provides further information on data protection at
If you sign up for our newsletter, the data you provide during registration, such as your email address, will be processed by ConvertKit. Additionally, your IP address and the date and time of your registration will be stored. During the registration process, we will obtain your consent to the delivery of the newsletter, specifically describe its content, and refer you to this privacy policy.
The newsletter sent via ConvertKit will also include a tracking pixel, known as a "Web Beacon." With the help of this tracking pixel, we can evaluate whether and when you have read our newsletter and whether you followed any links in the newsletter. Along with other technical data, such as information about your device and your IP address, this data is stored to help us optimize our newsletter offering and better respond to readers' preferences. This data is used to improve the quality and attractiveness of our newsletter.
The legal basis for sending the newsletter and performing analysis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time with future effect, in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR. To do so, simply inform us of your revocation or use the unsubscribe link included in every newsletter.