1. Privacy at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Detailed information about data processing can be found in this Privacy Policy.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data processing on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the section entitled “Controller” in this Privacy Policy and in the Legal Notice.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us, for example when you contact us by email or enter information into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or after you have given your consent when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data such as your IP address, browser, operating system, referring URL and the time at which a page was accessed.
How do we use your data?
Some data is processed to ensure that the website is provided securely and without technical errors. Other data may be used, subject to your consent, to analyse user behaviour, optimise our services, measure reach, personalise content and display advertising.
What rights do you have?
Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection. You may withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
2. Controller
ever-growing LLC
30 N Gould St, STE R
Sheridan, WY 82801
United States of America
Represented by:
Michael Fink
Nora Alice Fink
Phone: +49 (0)8677 40997901
Email: info@ever-growing.org
The controller is the natural or legal person that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
Data Protection
We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Policy. When you use this website, various types of personal data may be processed. This Privacy Policy explains which data we process, why we process it and the legal basis on which the processing takes place.
Please note that data transmission over the internet, particularly communication by email, may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by unauthorised third parties cannot be guaranteed.
Legal Bases for Processing
If you have consented to the processing of your personal data, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. Where special categories of personal data are involved, processing is based on Article 9(2)(a) GDPR. Consent may be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.
If processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or to take steps before entering into a contract, it is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation, it is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. In other cases, processing may be based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
The storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device is additionally governed by Section 25 of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). Where access is strictly necessary, it is based on Section 25(2) TDDDG. In all other cases, access takes place only after your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG.
Withdrawal of Consent
You may withdraw consent that you have previously given at any time with effect for the future. You can do this using the cookie and privacy settings provided on the website or by sending us an informal notification. The lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.
Right to Object Under Article 21 GDPR
If your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. This also applies to profiling based on those provisions.
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to direct marketing.
Storage Period
Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this Privacy Policy, we retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the relevant processing purpose. If you submit a justified request for erasure or withdraw your consent, the data will be erased unless statutory retention obligations or other lawful reasons require continued storage.
Recipients of Personal Data
We work with external service providers in the course of our business activities. Personal data is disclosed only where this is necessary for the performance of a contract, required by law, based on a legitimate interest or covered by your consent. Where service providers process personal data on our behalf, the required data processing agreements are concluded.
Processing in the United States and Other Third Countries
The controller is established in the United States. If you contact us, exercise your data protection rights or otherwise communicate directly with us, your personal data may therefore be processed in the United States.
We also use services provided by companies that are established in the United States or other countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area or that process data in those countries. Where required, transfers are based on an adequacy decision, including the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or an applicable exception under Article 49 GDPR.
SSL or TLS Encryption
This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security purposes and to protect confidential transmissions. An encrypted connection can generally be identified by “https://” and the padlock symbol in your browser’s address bar. When encryption is active, data transmitted to us cannot easily be read by third parties.
Objection to Unsolicited Marketing Emails
We object to the use of contact details published as part of our statutory information obligations for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising or informational materials. We reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional communications, particularly spam emails.
4. Hosting and Technical Provision
Hosting
We use the services of a technical hosting provider to make this website available. The hosting provider may process IP addresses, access times, requested pages and files, referring URLs, browser information, operating system data and technical connection information.
Processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure, stable and efficient provision of our online services. Where the hosting provider processes personal data on our behalf, the processing is governed by an appropriate data processing agreement.
Server Log Files
When you access our website, information may automatically be recorded in server log files. This may include your browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, hostname of the accessing device, requested page or file, time of the server request, amount of data transferred, IP address and HTTP status code.
Processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the technical provision, stability and security of the website and in detecting and preventing abusive or unlawful access. Log data is generally not combined with data from other sources.
5. Cookies and Consent Management
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small data records that are stored on or read from your device. They may be required to provide technical functions, remember your settings, analyse use of the website or display advertising.
Strictly necessary cookies and device access are used on the basis of Section 25(2) TDDDG. The associated processing of personal data takes place, depending on the purpose, on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Cookies and similar technologies used for analytics, reach measurement, personalisation or advertising are used only after you have given your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can change your selection and withdraw consent with effect for the future at any time through the cookie or privacy settings provided on the website.
You may also configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, allow cookies only in individual cases, reject certain cookies or automatically delete cookies when the browser is closed. Disabling strictly necessary cookies may limit the functionality of the website.
Consent Management
We use a consent management solution to request and store your choices regarding non-essential cookies and external services. The data processed may include your consent decision, the time of your decision, browser and device information and a consent identifier.
The processing is necessary to comply with our legal documentation and information obligations and is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR and Section 25(2) TDDDG. Your consent decision is retained for as long as necessary for verification purposes or until you delete the relevant information from your browser.
6. Contact
Contact by Email or Telephone
If you contact us by email or telephone, we process your enquiry and the associated personal data, including your name, contact details, the content of your enquiry and the communication history, for the purpose of responding to your request and handling possible follow-up questions.
Processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where the enquiry relates to a contract or pre-contractual steps. In all other cases, it is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in responding appropriately to incoming enquiries. Where you have provided consent, processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Contact Form
If you submit an enquiry through a contact form, we process the information entered in the form, including your contact details, for the purpose of responding to the enquiry and handling possible follow-up questions.
Mandatory fields are required in order to process your enquiry. Processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where the enquiry relates to a contract or pre-contractual steps. In other cases, processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR or, where consent is specifically requested, on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Data submitted through the contact form is erased when the purpose for retaining it no longer applies, you submit a justified request for erasure or withdraw your consent. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.
7. Analytics, Personalisation and Advertising
Ezoic
We use services provided by Ezoic Inc., 6023 Innovation Way, Carlsbad, CA 92009, USA. Ezoic assists us with the optimisation, analysis, personalisation and commercialisation of our online services and with displaying advertisements.
Ezoic and the advertising and technology partners used by Ezoic may process IP addresses, device and browser information, cookie and advertising identifiers, approximate location information, pages visited, interactions with the website and advertisements, referring information and technical usage data. Subject to your consent, this information may be used to personalise content and advertising, measure reach, create user profiles and assess advertising effectiveness.
Ezoic and its non-essential partner services are used only after you have given your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie and privacy settings.
Data may be processed in the United States and other third countries. Further information can be found in Ezoic’s Privacy Policy at https://www.ezoic.com/privacy/. Information about Ezoic’s advertising partners is available at https://www.ezoic.com/ad-partners.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Its parent company is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics enables us to analyse how visitors use our website. The data processed may include page views, session duration, interactions, navigation paths, approximate location information, referring URLs, browser and device information and other usage data. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to measure user interactions.
Google Analytics is activated only after you have given your consent. The legal bases are Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time through our cookie and privacy settings.
We have entered into the data processing arrangements provided by Google for the use of Google Analytics. Personal data may also be processed by Google LLC and other Google companies in the United States.
Further information is available at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en, in Google’s Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en.
You may also use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, to integrate and commercialise advertisements. Its parent company is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, local storage technologies and device identifiers. The data processed may include your IP address, browser and device information, pages visited, interactions with advertisements, approximate location information, cookie and advertising identifiers and information about previous visits to this and other websites.
Depending on your consent choices, personalised or non-personalised advertisements may be displayed, their reach may be measured and user profiles may be created. Even where advertisements are not personalised, cookies or similar technologies may be used for fraud prevention, reach measurement and billing purposes.
Google AdSense and non-essential advertising technologies are activated only after you have given your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie and privacy settings.
Further information about how Google uses data from websites that use Google services can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en.
Google Analytics Remarketing and Personalised Advertising
We may use functions of Google Analytics, Google Ads and other Google advertising services to create target groups and display interest-based advertisements based on previous visits to our website. Cookie and device identifiers, usage data and interactions with our website may be combined with information from other Google services.
If you are signed in to a Google Account and the relevant settings are enabled, Google may associate information with your Google Account and use it across devices. The specific processing also depends on your Google Account settings.
Remarketing and personalised advertising are activated only after you have given your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can also manage personalised advertising through https://myadcenter.google.com/.
Google Ads Conversion Tracking
We use Google Ads and the associated conversion tracking service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. This service allows us to determine whether a visitor reached our website through an advertisement placed by Google and subsequently performed a particular action.
If you click on a corresponding advertisement, cookies or similar identifiers may be stored. The data processed may include your IP address, browser and device information, the time and type of interaction, pages visited, referring information and an advertising or conversion identifier.
The service is used only after you have given your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie and privacy settings.
Demographic Features in Google Analytics
Where this function is activated and you have given your consent, Google Analytics may generate reports concerning demographic characteristics and interests. Data from interest-based advertising, Google Signals and third-party sources may be used for this purpose. We generally receive aggregated statistical reports and no information that directly identifies individual visitors.
Processing takes place only after you have given your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Hotjar
We use Hotjar, an analytics and feedback service provided by Hotjar Limited, Malta, company number C65490. Hotjar helps us understand how visitors use our website and improve its usability.
Hotjar may process mouse movements, clicks, scrolling behaviour, navigation paths, screen size, device type, browser information, operating system, approximate location, language, referring URL and technical usage data. Depending on the functions used, heatmaps, session recordings, surveys or feedback tools may be provided.
Hotjar is activated only after you have given your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie and privacy settings.
Further information can be found at https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/. Hotjar also provides an additional opt-out option at https://www.hotjar.com/privacy/do-not-track/.
8. Plugins, External Content and Fonts
YouTube
Our website may embed videos from the YouTube platform. The provider for users in the European Economic Area is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Its parent company is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
When a YouTube video is loaded, a connection may be established with Google or YouTube servers. Your IP address, browser and device information, the page visited, interactions with the video and cookie or account information may be processed. If you are signed in to your Google or YouTube Account, Google may associate your use of the video with your account.
YouTube content is loaded only after you have given your consent. The legal bases are Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie and privacy settings.
Further information can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Google Fonts
This website may use Google Fonts to display fonts consistently. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When fonts are retrieved externally, a connection is established with Google servers. Your IP address and browser, device and page request information may be processed.
Externally loaded Google Fonts are activated only after you have given your consent on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. Where information is stored on or read from your device, Section 25(1) TDDDG also applies. If the fonts used by the website are hosted locally on our own server, no connection to Google is established when the fonts are loaded.
Further information can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq/privacy and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
9. Affiliate Programmes and External Services
Amazon Associates Programme
We participate in the Amazon EU Associates Programme. Our website may contain labelled affiliate links and product content referring to offers available from Amazon. If you make a qualifying purchase through such a link, we may receive a commission. This does not increase the purchase price.
When you click on an Amazon link, you leave our website. Amazon may then process your IP address, browser and device information, referring data, the affiliate link used and information about your visit, order and other interactions. Amazon may use cookies and similar technologies to attribute qualifying purchases to the relevant affiliate link.
In the case of simple external links, data is generally transferred only when you click on the link. Where product images, widgets or other content are loaded directly from Amazon servers, such content is loaded only after you have given your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Processing after you access an Amazon website is carried out under the responsibility of the relevant Amazon company. Further information can be found in Amazon’s Privacy Notice at https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909010.
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
External Services Provided by kuendigung.org
Our website may contain links or references to services provided by kuendigung.org. If you click on such an external link, you leave ever-growing.org. The operator of the external website may subsequently process your IP address, browser and device information, referring data and other usage information. We have no control over this processing.
Further information can be found at https://www.kuendigung.org/datenschutz/.
10. Rights of Data Subjects
Right of Access
Under Article 15 GDPR, you have the right to obtain information about the personal data we process, the purposes of processing, the categories of data, the recipients, the storage period, the origin of the data and, where applicable, the existence of automated decision-making.
Right to Rectification
Under Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data and the completion of incomplete personal data.
Right to Erasure
Under Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the erasure of your personal data subject to the applicable legal requirements. This right does not apply where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation, the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Right to Restriction of Processing
Under Article 18 GDPR, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data subject to the applicable legal requirements.
Right to Data Portability
Under Article 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive data that you have provided to us and that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or a contract in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You may also request that this data be transmitted to another controller where technically feasible.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
Under Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. You may contact the supervisory authority responsible for your habitual residence, place of work or the location of the alleged infringement.
Automated Decision-Making
We generally do not use decision-making based solely on automated processing that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
11. Amendments to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy if the legal requirements, our website, the services used or the nature of our data processing change. The version published on this website at the relevant time applies.
Last updated: August 1, 2026