Privacy

Erklärungen gemäß § 5

DSCVRY Media GmbH
Grabenstraße 2
55262 Ingelheim am Rhein

Handelsregister: HRB 246788 B
Amtsgericht Mainz

Ust-ID:

E-Mail: malik@dscvrymedia.com

Verantwortlich für die folgenden Inhalte gemäß § 55 Abs. 2 RStV

Vertreten durch: Jakob Heim, Malik Jungbeck

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: August 6, 2025

This privacy statement by DSCVRY Media GmbH (referred to as "we", "us", or "our") outlines how and for what purposes we collect, use, store, and share ("process") your personal data when you interact with our services ("Services"), including:

Questions or feedback? This privacy policy helps clarify your data rights and our handling practices. If you do not agree with the contents, we kindly ask you not to use our Services. For further questions, you may contact us at malik@dscvrymedia.com.

AT A GLANCE

Here is a brief overview of key points from our privacy policy. For detailed information, please consult the full sections below.

For a comprehensive explanation, please continue reading below.

1. WHICH INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Information you provide voluntarily

Summary: We collect personal information you actively share with us.

This includes data you provide when signing up for our Services, requesting information, communicating with our team, or participating in activities via our Services.

What we may collect:

Please ensure all personal data you provide is accurate and kept up to date. Notify us promptly of any relevant changes.

Information we collect automatically

Summary: We automatically gather certain data when you access our Services. This includes technical details that do not personally identify you but help us understand and improve how our Services are used.

Automatically collected data includes:

This data is used solely for technical diagnostics, security, and performance analysis of our Services.

2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

Summary: We use your information to operate, enhance, and manage our Services, maintain security, comply with legal obligations, and communicate with you. Additionally, data may be processed with your consent for specific purposes.

We process your data for the following reasons:

3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

Summary: We only process your personal data when a lawful basis applies under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or similar legal frameworks.

If you are based in the EU or UK, we rely on the following legal bases:

If you are located in Canada, processing may be based on express or implied consent, or legal exceptions such as:

4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Summary: We may share your data in specific contexts, such as business transitions or with select service providers.

Examples include:

5. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?

Summary: If you use a social login (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn), we may receive profile data from those platforms.

If you register or log in via a social network, we may access publicly available information such as:

We use this data only for login and profile creation purposes. We do not control how social platforms manage your data and recommend reviewing their privacy policies separately.

6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

Summary: We store your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this notice, unless a longer retention is legally required.

Data is retained for as long as your account remains active or as needed to provide Services. After that, data will be securely deleted or anonymized unless required by law (e.g., tax or compliance purposes). If deletion is not immediately possible (e.g., due to backups), data will be securely archived until removal becomes feasible.

7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

Summary: We implement technical and organizational safeguards to protect your data.

Our systems and infrastructure are designed to prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no online transmission or storage system can be 100% secure. We advise you to use secure devices and connections when accessing our Services.

8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

Summary: Our Services are not intended for children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect data from users under 18. If we discover such data has been collected, we will promptly delete it. By using our Services, you confirm that you are 18 or older, or that you are the parent or guardian and consent to your child's use.

9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

Summary: Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, modify, or delete your personal data.

Users from the EU, UK, Switzerland, or Canada may have the following rights:

You can exercise your rights by contacting malik@dscvrymedia.com. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Marketing communications: You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in our emails or by contacting us. Note that service-related communications (e.g., order confirmations) may still be sent.

Account termination: To delete your account, contact us at the above email. Some data may be retained for legal reasons (e.g., fraud prevention or compliance).

10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Currently, we do not respond to Do-Not-Track signals from browsers, as no standard implementation exists. If such a standard is adopted, we will update this notice accordingly.

11. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

Summary: Yes, we may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect legal or operational changes.

The updated version will be identified by a "Last updated" date at the top of this notice. In the event of significant changes, we may notify you through our Services or via email. We encourage you to review this notice periodically to stay informed about how we protect your data.

12. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

Summary: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, you may have the right to request access to and receive details about the personal information we maintain about you and how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. More information is provided below.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect

We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:

We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:

We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed to provide the Services or for:

Sources of Personal Information

Learn more about the sources of personal information we collect in "WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?"

How We Use and Share Personal Information

Learn about how we use your personal information in the section "HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?"

Will your information be shared with anyone else?

We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. Learn more about how we disclose personal information in the section "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?"

We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to be "selling" of your personal information.

We have not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months. We will not sell or share personal information in the future belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers.

Your Rights

You have rights under certain US state data protection laws. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law. These rights include:

Depending upon the state where you live, you may also have the following rights:

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise these rights, you can contact us:

Under certain US state data protection laws, you can designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with applicable laws.

Request Verification

Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes.

If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity before processing your request and the agent will need to provide a written and signed permission from you to submit such request on your behalf.

Appeals

Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to take action regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us at malik@dscvrymedia.com. We will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decision. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state attorney general.

California "Shine The Light" Law

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?"

13. DO OTHER REGIONS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

Summary: You may have additional rights based on the country you reside in.

Australia

We collect and process your personal information under the obligations and conditions set by Australia's Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act).

This privacy notice satisfies the notice requirements defined in the Privacy Act, in particular: what personal information we collect from you, from which sources, for which purposes, and other recipients of your personal information.

If you do not wish to provide the personal information necessary to fulfill the applicable purpose, it may affect our ability to provide our services, in particular:

At any time, you have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?"

If you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you have the right to submit a complaint about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have questions or comments about this privacy notice, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) by email at malik@dscvrymedia.com, or by post at:

DSCVRY Media GmbH
Data Protection Officer
Grabenstraße 2
55262 Ingelheim am Rhein
Germany

15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

Depending on your place of residence and the applicable laws, you may request access to your personal data, ask for corrections, deletions, or withdraw your consent for data processing.

To exercise these rights, please send your request via email to: malik@dscvrymedia.com