Last revised: June 9th, 2021
The |pipe| website is brought to you by pi.pe GmbH,
Rheinsberger Strasse 76/77, 10115 Berlin,
Germany (hereafter: “|pipe|”). Terms like “we”,
“us”, “our”, etc. in this Privacy Policy refer to |pipe|.
Terms like “you”, “your”, etc. refer to you as a user
of the |pipe| website (hereafter “website“).
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and use
the website only if you agree with the privacy
practices described herein.
In general, you can browse the website without
telling us who you are or revealing any personal
information about yourself. We do not use cookies,
web analytic tools, plug-ins or similar technologies
to analyze your usage of the website.
Purpose of this Privacy Policy
Preamble
The protection of your privacy and your data is
really important. We take these things very
seriously so we’ve written this Privacy Policy to
explain to you as clearly as possible how we handle
and protect your personal data when you visit our
website at http://pi.pe
(hereafter: the “Website”).
In particular, we answer the following
questions:
What is “personal data”?
Who is responsible for the proper handling of your
personal data?
Does |pipe| collect your personal data?
Does |pipe| use cookies, web analytics, plug-ins and
similar technologies?
How does |pipe| protect your personal data?
How long does |pipe| retain your personal data?
How will changes to this Privacy Policy be
communicated?
How can you contact |pipe|?
Data controller
The |pipe| website is operated by pi.pe GmbH,
Rheinsberger Strasse 76/77, 10115 Berlin,
Germany (hereafter “|pipe|”, “we” or “our”). |pipe|
is the responsible “data controller” for any
handling of personal data in connection with the
website. The “handling” of personal data, as used
herein, relates broadly to any collection, processing
and use of personal data.
“Personal data” comprises any information that is
attributed or attributable to you as the user of the |pipe| website, irrespective of whether such
information was entered by you, collected from you
or otherwise obtained by us. Examples of personal
data are: your real name and address, your email
address, and the IP address used by you when
connecting to the |pipe| website.
“Collection” of personal data means the acquisition
of personal data by whatever means. “Processing”
of personal data means the recording, alteration,
transfer, blocking or erasure of personal data. Any
other utilization of personal data is referred to as a
“use” of personal data in the following. The
collection, processing and use of personal data are
hereafter collectively referred to as the “handling”
of personal data.
Who is responsible for the proper handling
of your personal data?
As the provider of the |pipe| website, we are also
responsible for all personal data that we handle in
connection with your use of the |pipe| website or
otherwise.
What types of personal data does |pipe|
collect?
IP address
When you use the |pipe| website, your IP address is
stored within our access logs on the webservers in
conjunction with the page or pages you visited. We
do this to monitor the health of the |pipe| system, to
keep track of the server load and traffic, and to
prevent non-authorized access.
What happens when you contact |pipe| ?
We may receive certain personal data when you
contact or meet us. For instance, we may gain
knowledge of your real name and email address or
Twitter handle when you contact us. We may store
this data and keep a record of the correspondence
in order to continue to communicate with you, for
example within email client software or in our
Highrise online database held in the USA, where we
may link it to other data available on the Internet,
like your LinkedIn address or any of the other
personal data mentioned above. Highrise complies
with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework as set
forth by the US Department of Commerce
regarding the collection, use, and retention of
personal information from European Union
member countries.
Does |pipe| share your personal data?
No. None of the personal data we hold about you
will be disclosed, sold or rented out to third parties
for use in their marketing or advertising or for any
other activity, without your prior consent or another
legal permission. The application of this Privacy
Policy remains subject to applicable laws in Berlin
Germany including legislation, regulations and the
orders of any courts or other lawful authorities,
other lawful requests or legal processes.
Does |pipe| use cookies, web analytics
tools, plug-ins or similar technologies?
No, |pipe| does not use cookies, web analytic tools,
plug-ins or similar technologies to analyze your
usage of the |pipe| website.
When our website features embedded video content
from YouTube it will use their enhanced privacy
mode. This means that cookies will not be placed
on your computer by YouTube until you play the
video. We are unable to provide a means of
blocking third-party cookies. For more information
on YouTube’s parent company, Google’s privacy
policy please visit http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/
policies/privacy/.
Links
This web site may contain links to third party
websites. Please be aware that we are not
responsible for the privacy practices of other such
websites. We do not endorse or make and
representations about third-party websites. The
personal data you choose to give to third-party sites
is not covered by the |pipe| privacy policy. We
encourage you to be aware when you leave our
website and to read the privacy policies of each and
every website that collects personal and
identifiable information. This privacy statement
applies solely to information collected on this
website.
How does |pipe| protect your personal
data?
We understand the importance of data security and
we want your user experience with us to be as safe
as possible. We have implemented reasonable
safeguards and precautions to protect your
personal data, including technical and
organizational measures against unauthorized
access, improper use, alteration, unlawful or
accidental destruction, and accidental loss. This
comprises standard safety procedures, including
encryption, passwords and physical security to
protect your personal data against unauthorized
access and disclosure. Your personal data held by |
pipe| is stored on a secure server and protected by
a firewall.
Please understand that, while we strive to protect
your personal data against potential risks and
exposures, there is no absolute security in the
online sphere. Hence, we ask you to support our IT
security efforts by not disclosing any personal data
that is particularly sensitive and not required for
your use of the |pipe| website.
How long does |pipe| retain your personal
data?
Your personal data is not retained by us for longer
than necessary to provide the |pipe| website to you
or to communicate with you or for other legally
permissible purposes for which they were
collected, as required under applicable retention
policies and/or as required or permitted in
How will changes to the Privacy Policy be
communicated?
Whenever we make changes to this Privacy Policy,
we will replace the current version by the new
version and update the “Last revision” date at the
top of this page and on the homepage of the |pipe|
website.
How can you contact |pipe|?
Your communication and feedback is always
welcome. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you
have any questions or concerns about our privacy
or security practices. You may also reach out to us
if you wish to gain access to the personal data we
hold about you, that it be updated, rectified, deleted
or blocked, or that we refrain from further using it.
Prior to responding to such requests, we may
request an identify proof for authentication
purposes. Please get in touch with us via email:
contact at pi.pe