Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any information that can be used to personally identify you. For more detailed information on the subject of privacy, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the “Notice Regarding the Responsible Entity” section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of the page request). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

How do we use your data?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts are concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have consented to data processing, you can withdraw your consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions about data protection.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done using so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

IONOS

The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter referred to as IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP addresses. You can find more details in IONOS’s privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.

The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent was requested, processing will only take place on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, provided that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as per TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., via email communication) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Regarding the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for the data processing on this website is:

Restaurant Yerevan
Seddiner Str. 8
10315 Berlin

Phone: +49 (0) 162 6553535
E-mail: info@yerevan-restaurant.de

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

As long as no specific storage duration is mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose of the data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons to store your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis of Data Processing on This Website

If you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR if special categories of data are processed under Art. 9 (1) GDPR. In case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing also takes place based on Art. 49 (1) lit. a GDPR. If you consent to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing also occurs based on § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or to take pre-contractual steps, we process your data based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is required to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also occur based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases for data processing will be provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business activities, we cooperate with various external entities. In some cases, it is also necessary to transfer personal data to these external entities. We only share personal data with external entities if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., sharing data with tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR in transferring the data, or if another legal basis allows data transfer. When using processors, we only share personal data of our customers based on a valid data processing agreement. In case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Specific Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT BASED ON ART. 6 (1) LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING IS PROVIDED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, 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 ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In case of violations of the GDPR, affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists regardless of other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data that we process based on your consent or in the performance of a contract, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit this data to another controller. If you request direct transmission of the data to another controller, this will only occur to the extent technically feasible.

Access, Rectification, and Deletion

You have the right, in accordance with applicable law, to request information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if necessary, the right to rectification or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions about personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time regarding this. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify it. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If you have filed an objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests outweigh, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for important public interests of the European Union or a member state.

SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the browser’s address bar from “http://” to “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser bar.

When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets and do not harm your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Persistent cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself or they are deleted automatically by your web browser.

Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third parties (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain third-party services within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website features would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used for analyzing user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, for providing certain features you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic) are stored based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, unless a different legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to provide their services technically error-free and optimized. If consent was requested for storing cookies or similar technologies, processing will take place solely based on this consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser to be informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the request and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR), if this was requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after processing your request). Mandatory legal provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.

Inquiries via Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data arising from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed for the purpose of handling your concern. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR), if this was requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries remains with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after processing your concern). Mandatory legal provisions, especially statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

5. Social Media

Facebook

This website integrates elements from the social network Facebook. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. According to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

An overview of the Facebook social media elements can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. This allows Facebook to receive the information that you visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and how it is used by Facebook. For more information, please see Facebook’s privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

To the extent that personal data is collected and transferred to Facebook with the help of the tool described here, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited solely to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook. The processing carried out by Facebook after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. Our joint obligations have been recorded in an agreement on joint processing. You can find the text of the agreement here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of its products. Data subject rights (e.g., requests for access) regarding data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert your rights with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, ensuring that European data protection standards are met when processing data in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF agrees to adhere to these privacy standards. You can find further information here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.

Instagram

This website integrates features of the Instagram service. These features are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. This allows Instagram to receive information about your visit to this website.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and how it is used by Instagram.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

To the extent that personal data is collected and transferred to Facebook or Instagram with the help of the tool described here, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited solely to the collection of data and its transfer to Facebook or Instagram. The processing carried out by Facebook or Instagram after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. Our joint obligations have been recorded in an agreement on joint processing. You can find the text of the agreement here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of its products. Data subject rights (e.g., access requests) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert your rights with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be found from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.

6. Analysis Tools and Advertising

IONOS WebAnalytics

This website uses the analytics services of IONOS WebAnalytics (hereinafter: IONOS). The provider is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, D – 56410 Montabaur. As part of the analyses with IONOS, visitor numbers and behavior (e.g., number of page views, duration of a website visit, bounce rates), visitor sources (i.e., which page the visitor came from), visitor locations, as well as technical data (browser and operating system versions) are analyzed. For this purpose, IONOS stores the following data in particular:

• Referrer (previously visited website)
• Requested webpage or file
• Browser type and version
• Used operating system
• Device type used
• Access time
• IP address in anonymized form (only used to determine the location of access)

The data collection is carried out completely anonymously according to IONOS, so that it cannot be traced back to individual persons. IONOS WebAnalytics does not store cookies.

The storage and analysis of data takes place based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. If consent was requested, the processing will take place solely based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, provided that consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as per TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

For more information on data collection and processing by IONOS WebAnalytics, please refer to IONOS’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/datenschutzerklaerung/

7. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts (Local Hosting)

This site uses Google Fonts, provided by Google, to ensure uniform font display. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google’s servers.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Font Awesome (Local Hosting)

This site uses Font Awesome for uniform font display. Font Awesome is installed locally. No connection to Fonticons, Inc.’s servers is made.

Further information on Font Awesome can be found in Font Awesome’s privacy policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of this service, we can embed map material on our website.

To use the features of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence over this data transmission. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for uniform font display. When Google Maps is accessed, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to correctly display texts and fonts.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of providing an attractive presentation of our online services and easy findability of the places indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest in the sense of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If consent was requested, processing will take place solely based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, provided that consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as per TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

For more information on handling user data, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be found from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

OpenStreetMap

We use the OpenStreetMap (OSM) mapping service.

We embed the map material from OpenStreetMap on the server of the OpenStreetMap Foundation, St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom. The UK is considered a data protection-safe third country. This means that the UK provides a level of data protection that is comparable to the data protection level in the European Union. When using OpenStreetMap maps, a connection to the servers of the OpenStreetMap Foundation is established. This may result in your IP address and other information about your behavior on this website being transmitted to the OSMF. OpenStreetMap may store cookies in your browser or use comparable recognition technologies.

The use of OpenStreetMap is in the interest of providing an appealing presentation of our online services and easy findability of the places we indicate on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest in the sense of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If consent was requested, processing will take place solely based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, provided that consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as per TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

With reCAPTCHA, it is checked whether the data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is done by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. To analyze, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, duration of the website visit, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected in the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analysis runs entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from spam. If consent was requested, the processing will take place solely based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, provided that consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as per TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

For more information on Google reCAPTCHA, refer to Google’s privacy policy and terms of service at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be found from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.