Privacy Notice

Unless otherwise provided for in specific legal relationships, the controller responsible for the processing of personal data ("personal data" means all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject"); a natural person shall be considered identifiable if they can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more special characteristics that are an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person) is, as described in these Privacy Notices:

Company:
NO SILENCE Records GmbH & Co. KG
c/o For Artists GmbH
Kurfürstendamm 211
10719 Berlin
info@nosilencerecords.com

These Privacy Notices apply to personal data that we process when you (i) visit our websites, (ii) provide us with information in connection with a potential business relationship with us.

I. General Information on Data Protection

NO SILENCE Records GmbH & Co. KG, as the controller responsible for personal data and its processing – within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation, hereinafter "GDPR") – takes the protection of your personal data very seriously and strictly adheres to the rules of data protection regulations. Personal data is processed on the website of the controller responsible for processing and in the course of our entire business activities only to the extent that this is necessary. Under no circumstances will your personal data be passed on to third parties without your consent or without another legal basis.

Below we inform you how we ensure the protection of your personal data and what types of personal data are processed for what purpose.

II. Technical and Organizational Measures at a Glance

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures – including through our service providers, whom we contractually obligate to comply with data protection – to protect your personal data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures and those of our service providers are continuously improved in accordance with technological developments. We therefore reserve the right to modify these security and data protection measures to the extent that this is required due to technical developments.

When visiting our website and using our services, we always use the SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer) in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. As a rule, this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can recognize whether a single page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the status bar of your browser (depending on software).

III. Processing of Personal Data on Our Website

The processing of your personal data when visiting our website and the associated use of our services is described below.

1. Visiting the Website for Purely Informational Purposes

NO SILENCE Records GmbH & Co. KG automatically processes personal data that your browser and other applications on your device transmit to us via our commissioned service providers on directly accessible internet presences and services (so-called log data). The corresponding processed personal data are:

• Browser type/version/plug-ins
• Operating system used
• General system information (such as device, device ID, screen resolution, etc.)
• Referrer URL (e.g., the page you previously visited)
• Hostname of the accessing device (e.g., IP address)
• Time of server request
• Geo and location data
• Device identifiers of your device.

The aforementioned personal data is processed by us for the following purposes:

• to ensure a smooth connection for our services,
• to ensure convenient use of our services,
• to ensure the basic functionality of our services,
• to assess the security and stability of the system, and
• for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data for the use of our services on our website is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) or f) GDPR.

Automatically collected log data is deleted after fulfillment of the processing purpose, generally 7 days after its collection, unless in individual cases longer storage is required for reasons of data and system security or for error detection and correction.

Without the processing of personal data, the website may not be displayed optimally.

2. Contact

To answer other inquiries/requests for quotes from you, we process the following personal data:

• First and last name
• Company
• Email address
• Phone number (voluntary)
• The content of your message.

Your information from your contact requests will be processed by us for the following purposes:

• Processing of the inquiry,
• Associated technical administration, and
• In the event that follow-up questions arise.

In the case of pre-contractual measures, the processing of this personal data takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR; otherwise, it takes place on the basis of mutual interest in processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

We will store your personal data mentioned in this section only as long as is necessary to provide you with the information you have requested and to establish a possible business relationship with you.

To the extent that we are obligated under applicable law to retain certain personal data for legally specified periods (e.g., in connection with business transactions), we will store this personal data for as long as necessary. In this case, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR. Your personal data will be deleted immediately if it is no longer required to fulfill legal obligations.

The personal data listed in this section is collected directly from you by you providing the personal data yourself. Without the processing of personal data (with the exception of voluntary information), it is not possible to process your inquiry.

3. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of website usage. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of Google Analytics is based solely on your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by adjusting your cookie settings via our cookie banner.

Further information on how user data is handled by Google Analytics can be found in Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

IV. Processing of Personal Data When Contacting Us Outside of the Website

The processing of your personal data that is not related to visiting our website is described below. If you have any questions or concerns, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via the contact details (email/telephone) provided on the respective website.

Personal data such as a valid email address or telephone number, first and last name, customer number, and the content of your inquiry are necessary so that we know who the inquiry is from and to be able to answer it. You may voluntarily provide additional personal data, which we will then use in accordance with your contact inquiry.

In the case of pre-contractual measures, this personal data is processed in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR; otherwise, it is processed on the basis of mutual interest in processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

The personal data processed by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically and completely deleted after completion of your inquiry and after the expiration of appropriate retention periods.

V. How Your Personal Data May Be Shared

We share your personal data with the following recipients:

Your personal data is generally only transmitted if you have consented, if it is required for the establishment, performance, or termination of a contractual relationship, or if it is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the controller and there is no reason to assume that your interests worthy of protection in excluding the processing or use outweigh this or statutory disclosure obligations exist.

To the extent that we transmit personal data to companies commissioned by us or cooperating with us, or to other third parties, we have agreements with these companies under applicable law, in particular according to Art. 26 and 28 GDPR. According to these provisions, the other entities processing personal data undertake to ensure an appropriate level of data protection. Please contact us in this regard; we will be happy to meet your legitimate information requests.

VI. Information About the Controller

Please contact the above-mentioned contact if you have questions or requests for information, if you wish to exercise your rights, or if you wish to revoke any consent given for the use of your personal data.

VII. Your Choice

You are not obligated to provide us with your personal data or to give your consent to the processing of your personal data. You also have certain choices regarding personal data; for example, if you have consented to the processing of your personal data, you can revoke this consent at any time and prevent further processing by contacting us as described above. Even if you revoke your consent, we may continue to collect and use non-personal data about your activities on our services and for other legal purposes, as described above. You can also use our cookie banner on our website to pre-select the use of cookies. Please note that we may not be able to properly provide some of our services if you do not wish to release your personal data for the purposes described above.

VIII. Automated Decision-Making

No automated decision-making takes place.

IX. Your Rights

1. You have the right to:

• Obtain information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, or objection to processing, the existence of a right to object, the origin of your data if it was not collected from us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
• In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, request the immediate rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored with us;
• Request the deletion of your personal data stored with us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
• Request the restriction of processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse its deletion and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or you object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
• In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or request its transmission to another controller;
• In accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, revoke the consent you have given us at any time. This has the consequence that we may not continue the data processing based on this consent in the future; and
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. You can generally contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work or our place of business. The supervisory authority responsible for the controller is:
  
  Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
  Alt-Moabit 59-61
  10555 Berlin
  Tel.: +49 30 13889-0
  Fax: +49 30 215 50 50
  Email: mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de
  
  Further information about the respective responsibilities, activities, and processing of personal data by the supervisory authority can be found in the relevant information, for example at Home - Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information.

2. Right to Object in Accordance with Art. 21 GDPR

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you that is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR on grounds relating to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

If we process personal data for the purposes of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purposes of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for the purposes of direct marketing, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.

If you lodge an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

To exercise the rights mentioned in this section, please contact the contact details provided above.

X. Updates and Changes to These Privacy Notices

These Privacy Notices are currently valid as of June 2026.

Due to the further development of our website and offerings or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend these Privacy Notices. The current Privacy Notices can be accessed and printed at any time on the website at the following address: https://nosilencerecords.com/imprint/.