Privacy and Cookie Policy / Data protection declaration

I.  Use of your personal data
The protection and security of personal data is a high priority for us. For this reason, we strictly adhere to the rules of the General Data Protection Ordinance (GDPR). In our updated data protection declaration in accordance with the EU GDPR, we inform you about the type of data collected and the purpose for which it is collected.

Data protection officer:
Highfly Ventures Ltd.
Thomas Sterk
21 P. Katelari St. 3rd Floor, 304
CY – 1097 Lefkosia
Cyprus
t.sterk@hgf-ventures.com  

II. Use of link buttons of so-called social networks on the homepage

Our homepage contains link buttons to the websites of Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and XING (hereinafter "social networks" or "providers").

The link button to the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA, is identified by the white letter "f" on a blue background.

The link button to the microblogging service Twitter, offered by Twitter Inc, 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, can be recognized by the white bird on a blue background.

The link button to the social network Google+, which is offered and operated by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, is identified by the white letter "g" and a plus sign, both on a red background.

The link button to the social career network XING, which is offered and operated by XING AG, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg, is identified by the light and dark green stylized letter "X".

When visiting our homepage you will regularly find the link buttons of the social networks mentioned above. If you click on one of the buttons, you will be redirected to our corresponding site in the selected social network. If you are logged into your account at the selected social network in parallel, it can assign your visit to our presence there to your user account. Depending on the selected social network, you may also have the opportunity to follow our website and thus receive current information from us or share it with other participants of the respective social network.

Further information on the use of social networks is available for:
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
Twitter at https://support.twitter.com/ and https://twitter.com/tos
Google+ at http://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/terms/
XING at https://www.xing.com/help/

If you do not want the respective provider to be able to assign your visit to our website to your corresponding user account, please log out of this account beforehand.

III. Use of plug-ins of so-called social networks in the blog

Our website uses plug-ins and buttons from Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Xing and LinkedIn (hereinafter referred to as "social networks" or "providers").

You can recognize the plug-in of the social network Facebook Inc, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA, by the Facebook logo and the words "Recommend". Details about the Facebook plug-in can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

The plug-in of the microblogging service Twitter, both offered and operated by Twitter Inc, 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, can be recognized by the white bird on blue background.

The Google +1 plug-in of the social network Google+, which is offered and operated by Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, is identified by the white letter "g" on a red background.

The XING Share button of the social career network XING, which is offered and operated by XING AG, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg, is identified by the lettering "XING", followed by a stylized "X".

The plug-in of the LinkedIn social professional network, both offered and operated by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, can be recognized by the inShare logo.

When you visit our blog, the embedded plug-ins are disabled by default. The plug-ins are regularly located at the end of an article and are highlighted in gray. Only when you click on one of the plug-ins there does it establish a direct connection between your browser and the server of the desired social network.

The provider of the same receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you are logged into your personal account of the selected social network in parallel, the provider of this network can assign your visit to our blog to your user account with the help of the plug-in. If you are logged in to your account and click the plug-in a second time actively, the entry that you like contents of our blog will appear on your personal pinboard or similar in your account.

If you do not want the respective provider to be able to assign your visit to our blog to your corresponding user account, please log out of this account beforehand.

IV. General information on the collection and use of data by third parties

We would like to point out that, as the provider of the website and the blog, we are not aware of the content of the transmitted data or its use by the respective provider of a social network. Please also note that an entry on the pinboard of your account with one of the providers may be visible to third parties.

For information about the content of the transmitted data and how to share entries with specific recipients only, see the respective data usage guidelines of:

Facebook at http://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-fb
Twitter at http://twitter.com/privacy/
Google + at http://www.google.com/intl/de_en/policies/privacy/
XING at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection
LinkedIn at http://de.linkedin.com/static?key=privacy_policy&trk=hb_ft_privacy

V.  Use of Google Analytics

The website of Highfly Ventures Ltd.
http://www.hgf-ventures.com
uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will reduce your IP address within Member States of the European Union or in other countries party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and Internet use.

The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en).

You can also prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set to prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website: Disable Google Analytics.

Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. "("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will reduce your IP address within Member States of the European Union or in other countries party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and Internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

You can prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link.
An opt-out cookie is set to prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found in the Google Analytics Terms and Conditions or in the Google Analytics Overview. We would like to point out that the code "gat._anonymizeIp();" has been added to Google Analytics on this website to ensure anonymous collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

We use the service reCAPTCHA of the company Google Inc. to protect your inquiries via internet form. (Google). The query serves to differentiate whether the input is made by a person or abusively by automated, machine processing. The query includes sending the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose your input will be transmitted to Google and used there. However, Google will previously reduce your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of reCAPTCHA is not merged with other Google data. The deviating data protection regulations of the company Google apply to this data. For more information about Google's privacy policy, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en